Willow Grove- Conference play for the American Conference out of the Suburban One League saw the Springfield (MontCo) Spartans upend the Upper Moreland Golden Bears (UM) 41-17 on a wet and dreary night. The Spartan rushing attack was dominant all evening. Senior running back CJ Johnson and senior quarterback Jack McGuckin combined for 369 rushing yards. By my account, Johnson, on only 17 carries, rushed for 273 yards and three scores. That’s an average of over 16 yards per carry (ypc). McGuckin carried the ball 21 times for 96 yards and a score. He also chipped in 93 yards passing and two touchdowns. Head coach Chris Shelly said after the game, “Well, there was a lot of talk online heading into this game and a bunch of nonsense, and we took that personally.” For perspective, the Spartans are the smallest school in the conference (4A) while they compete with all 5A and 6A schools. Shelly continued, “Our kids felt disrespected. I don’t know where that comes from, but we’re always the little engine that could.” After last night’s performance, the American conference is on notice, and I’m not sure there will be any disrespect the rest of the way, as previously unbeaten UM found out the hard way.