MOUNDSVILLE — It wasn’t just a passing fancy Friday when the John Marshall Monarchs whipped Brooke 35-14 in Moundsville. It was a whole new way of looking at things.

With third-year QB Kayden Knapp unleashing a 252-yard, three-touchdown aerial assault, the host Monarchs stayed in the West Virginia Class AAA playoff hunt by besting their long-time rival Bruins before a bountiful crowd on a brisk, clear Homecoming Night.

JM moves to 5-2 on the season and looks to move up from this week’s No. 17 standing in the SSAC playoff hunt. The top 16 teams make the field. Brooke (3-5) came into the bout ranked 20th.

Normally a run-oriented team behind sophomore sensation Dalton Cooper, the Monarchs took to the air Friday as Cooper nurses a hip-pointer and is relegated to mostly defensive duties. JM

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