On Friday, the Johnson Jaguars were fully in charge, breezing past the McAllen Memorial Mustangs 49-21 on the road. Given the Jaguars' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 185th, while the Mustangs are ranked 533rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
A big part of the win came down to the chemistry between Elvis Estrada and his top target Gabe Simpson. Estrada threw for 329 yards while completing 76.5% of his passes while Simpson picked up 182 receiving yards. Jaden Perez did his part to keep the secondary busy, picking up 114 receiving yards.
Despite the loss, McAllen Memorial still got an impressive performance from Kane Coy, who rushed for 86 yards and a touchdown. Coy got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run that went for an incredible 57 yards.
Johnson now has a winning record of 2-1. As for McAllen Memorial, their defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 2-1.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Johnson will have plenty of time to enjoy the victory as they don't play again for a while. They'll take on Brandeis at 7:00 p.m. on September 28th. As for McAllen Memorial, they are taking a road trip to square off against Rio Grande City at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. McAllen Memorial is facing Rio Grande City at the right time seeing as Rio Grande City is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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