Justice Moody, shown at practice last week, tied a school record with six touchdowns in St. Paul Johnson's season-opening victory. (Jeff Wheeler/The Minnesota Star Tribune)
FOOTBALL ACROSS MINNESOTA | Week 1
Richard Magembe found something that made him smile when he arrived at St. Paul Johnson High on the first day of school.
Kids were excited about the football team.
“The whole school was buzzing,” said Magembe, Johnson’s coach. “Everybody was talking about it.”
Even better: Twenty kids signed up to join the team that week.
“Twenty kids that hadn’t been out,” Magembe said.
Amazing the impact that a win and some good vibes can have on a program that is trying to reach new heights.
Amazing the impact that a win and some good vibes can have on a program that is trying to reach new heights.
Johnson opened its season a few days before the start of school with a thrilling 38-35 victory over Highland Park in which star wide receiver Justice Moody tied a school record with six touchdowns, including the game-winner with 32 seconds left on a jet sweep.
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