Micah Johnston is the Sports Editor for the Macon Melody. When he’s not fanatically watching baseball or reading sci-fi and Stephen King novels, he’s creating and listening to music. He graduated from Central High School’s IB program in 2018 after four years in the Sugarbear Band, then graduated from Mercer University’s Reg Murphy Center for Collaborative Journalism in 2022. Micah worked at the Macon Telegraph as a general assignment, sports and crime reporter before joining the Melody.
The second half went south on the Indians after the loss of their quarterback Kain Mincey at halftime, as the Raiders snagged four interceptions to put the key region game away.
The mistakes stacked up for the Raiders, and penalties eventually sealed the deal as the Royals scored late to grab the final lead in a thrilling game.
The two empty drives told the story of the Raiders’ 17-7 loss to Dublin Friday night at the Shamrock Bowl, as the Irish were able to hold Northeast’s offense out of the end zone all game long.