Morgan has gone 8-2 against Juan Diego Catholic recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Morgan Trojans will challenge the Juan Diego Catholic Soaring Eagle at 7:00 p.m. Morgan is currently enjoying a perfect season and no doubt wants to keep things rolling.
Morgan is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They really took it to Kearns for the full four quarters, racking up a 65-0 victory at home. Given the Trojans' advantage in MaxPreps' Utah football rankings (they are ranked ninth, while the Cougars are ranked 81st), the result on Friday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Morgan got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Drew Korth out in front who rushed for 55 yards and a touchdown, and also caught a touchdown. Another passer making a difference was Beck Sheffield, who threw for 114 yards and a touchdown on only eight passes.
Morgan's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged three passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Abram Anderton and Ryler Jorgensen. Anderton also set a new season high mark in total tackles with six.
Meanwhile, Juan Diego Catholic came up short against Manti on Friday and fell 40-30.
Morgan pushed their record up to 5-0 with that victory, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season. As for Juan Diego Catholic, they now have a losing record at 2-3.
Everything came up roses for Morgan against Juan Diego Catholic in their previous meeting back in September of 2023 as the squad secured a 48-14 win. In that matchup, Morgan amassed a halftime lead of 34-7, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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