It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but North Rockland had no problem doing just that on Friday. Their defense stepped up to hand the Carmel Rams a 28-0 shutout. Considering the Raiders have won five contests by more than 24 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Jaquan Johnson continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 240 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 10.4 yards per carry. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 112.1 rushing yards per game. Backing up that air attack was Christopher Norman, who rushed for 96 yards.
North Rockland was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 348 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since the start of last season.
North Rockland didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Johnson and King Saint Fleur. Johnson has been hot recently, having also posted two or more rushing touchdowns the last three times he's played.
The win (which was North Rockland's seventh in a row) raised their record to 8-2. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 30.9 points per game. As for Carmel, their loss dropped their record down to 5-4.
North Rockland will take on Mamaroneck at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday. North Rockland's defense has only allowed 10.6 points per game this season, so Mamaroneck's offense will have their work cut out for them. Carmel does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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