LECANTO — Lighthouse Personal Christian Academy confirmed velocity can sting towards Seven Rivers Christian on Friday within the opening spherical of the Sunshine State Athletic Affiliation 4A championship collection at Warrior Park.
The Stingrays used their velocity and dimension to their benefit towards the Warriors, cruising to a 48-30 victory. Lighthouse, which hadn’t scored greater than 20 factors in a sport this season, picked the fitting second to unleash its offense. The Stingrays rushed for a staggering 379 yards, whereas rolling up 454 yards of complete offense, of their resounding victory over the Warriors — whose second-half rally fell brief.
“It is onerous to organize for,” mentioned Seven Rivers Christian head coach Monty Vann, whose workforce dropped to 3-7 on the season and await their season and playoff destiny on Sunday. “We do not have anyone that quick. You’re taking their six quickest guys and we’re No. 7, then they take their subsequent six. It is a type of offers, preparation, we do the most effective you may. You may solely accomplish that a lot.”
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Lighthouse staked itself to a 20-0 first half lead, thanks to 3 dashing touchdowns, together with a surprising 95-yard run by Jayden Bonhomme after a Warriors’ drive contained in the 10-yard line stalled out. Bonohome broke to the left aspect of the sphere by means of the Warrior protection with 9:58 remaining within the second quarter.
However the Stingrays confirmed they did not all the time need to depend on the massive play, including one other rating later within the second quarter as they marched 81 yards in 11 performs, chewing up nearly six minutes of play. Operating again Damarion Crocker scored from 12 yards out and located receiver Henry Johnson for the 2-point conversion for a 20-0 lead with 1:32 left within the first half. Johnson had damaged off an 80-yard rating on the drive just for it to be nullified by a penalty.
Johnson completed the sport with a team-high 148 yards dashing on 9 carries. He additionally had scoring runs of 67 and 26 yards within the third quarter. Bonohome completed with 107 yards on 5 carries and one rating.
Johnson’s second rating of the third quarter all however secured the victory for Lighthouse. His 26-yard scamper put the Stingrays forward 42-8, with lower than a minute remaining within the third quarter.
Seven Rivers Christian confirmed its resiliency within the fourth quarter, scoring thrice to slim the deficit, together with a pair of lengthy scoring strikes from quarterback Nathan Tidwell to Noah Magill. The pair connected scoring passes of 41 and 50 yards.
Tidwell completed the sport with 175 yards on 5-of-15 passing with three touchdowns, with Magill catching all the passes. Tidwell added a team-high 118 yards dashing on 18 carries. Operating again Hayden Pillsbury added 57 yards dashing, together with a 1-yard rating within the fourth quarter.
“I am actually pleased with them, they continued to battle,” Vann mentioned. “Their physique language was actually good; they walked away from lots of unhealthy conditions.”
What’s subsequent for Vann’s Warriors stays to be seen. He mentioned he would want to see if they’ll discover a match-up sport to play.
“Then, we’ve to see the place our guys are mentally at,” he defined. “I would like our guys to evaluate the place they’re at. I am in all probability going to ballot the seniors and see what they wish to do. It is their season, so we’ll see in the event that they wish to play another time.”
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