It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact John Hay can now relate to. They were dealt a 37-0 defeat at the hands of the Harding Raiders on Friday. While losing is never fun, John Hay can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio football rankings (they are ranked 501st, while Harding is ranked 80th).
Chaz Coleman was a one-man wrecking crew for Harding as he threw for 112 yards and three touchdowns while completing 77.8% of his passes, and also rushed for 88 yards on only seven carries. Coleman also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, forcing a fumble and making five total tackles (2.0 for loss). Harding also got a significant boost from Stephen Sims, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 95 yards.
John Hay now has a losing record at 5-6. As for Harding, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 8-3.
John Hay does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Harding, they will square off against Austintown-Fitch at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Harding is looking to tack on another W to their four-game streak on the road.
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