Mason County muffed the opening kickoff and the Golden Eagles recovered the ball at the Royals' 40 yard line.
Five plays later, Johnson Central quarterback Riley Preece scored on a 10-yard run.
On Mason County's first play from scrimmage, Johnson Central forced a fumble and recovered the ball at the Royals' 37 yard line.
Six plays later, Preece scored on a three-yard run.
The Royals threatened to score on their next possession when Chandler Dunaway threw a 46-yard pass to Leevi Dunaway, but Johnson Central made a touchdown-saving tackle on the play at the Golden Eagles' 17 yard line. That drive ended with an interception.
Johnson Central drove 93 yards in nine plays for a 21-0 lead with 11:31 remaining in the second quarter.
Preece, who also plays safety, returned two interceptions for touchdowns 62 seconds apart in the second quarter and Johnson Central had a 36-0 lead with 4:27 left in the first half. The rest of the game was played with a running clock.
On their first possession of the second half, the Royals advanced to the Johnson Central 21 yard line, but Preece intercepted a pass in the end zone.
The Golden Eagles put together an 82-yard scoring drive capped by a 50-yard touchdown pass by Preece.
Johnson Central had 289 yards of total yards of offense including 212 rushing yards.
Mason County was held to 101 total yards (55 passing and 46 rushing).
Mason County coach Jonathan Thomas said he thought the Royals were excited to play, but "we just didn't have it right off the bat early. We just can't make those mistakes that early and dig yourself in a hole against a team this good with the number of kids we have."
Mason County only had 23 players dressed for the game.
The loss snapped the Royals' four-game winning streak.
Mason County ends the season with a 7-4 record, two years after going 1-9.
"Very proud of our kids," Thomas said. "You know, tonight's performance cannot take away from what they've meant to this program, this team and this school."
JC 1st Q 9:29 Riley Preece 10 yard run (Dalton Collins kick) JC 7, MC 0
JC 1st Q 6:01 Riley Preece 3 yard run (Dalton Collins kick) JC 14, MC 0
JC 2nd Q 11:31 Blake Gamble 15 yard run (Dalton Collins kick) JC 21, MC 0
JC 2nd Q 5:29 Riley Preece 66 yard interception return (Dalton Collins kick) JC 28, MC 0
JC 2nd Q 4:27 Riley Preece 60 yard interception return (Devin Johnson run) JC 36,MC 0
JC 4th Q 8:13 Blake Gamble 50 yard pass from Riley Preece (Dalton Collins kick) JC 43, MC 0
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