It’s good to have a quarterback who can run as well as pass. It’s even better to have a quarterback who can tackle.

And that’s exactly who the Bangor Rams have leading their team in senior Kyle Johnson.

The 6-foot-2, 225 pound senior QB not only paces the Bangor offense, he also helps anchor the defense as a linebacker.

And Johnson wasted no time packing a punch on both sides of the ball in the season opener against Deering in Bangor on Friday night.

The Portland school is making the jump to Class A this year, and Bangor welcomed them with a punishing style of play throughout the game. Bangor won comfortably 21-0.

Early on, Johnson ran over the Deering Rams on offense and ran them down on defense. He made a key tackle on third down to make sure Deering wasted good starting field posit

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