West reclaims bragging rights with tight win over East in Pensacola Sports All-Star game

When you line up some of the best players across the Panhandle, it’s bound to be a defensive battle.

And that’s exactly what the Pensacola Sports All-Star football game brought on Friday at Booker T. Washington. Split between the West and East teams, the West came out with a 13-6 victory after a late touchdown from Pine Forest’s Miequle Brock Jr.

The West team comprised of players from Escambia County schools, while the East featured players from both Santa Rosa and Okaloosa counties.

While players from the West – which regained bragging rights after falling to the East in 2022 for the first time since 2017 – might’ve come out victorious, Friday’s game was more about “getting to see all the smiles on these kids faces,” Rocky Bayou Christian head coach K.C. Woods, who led the East team, said.

“We talked about it on the East side, for some, this was the last time they’re buckling it up. For them to get an opportunity that they didn’t know they would have (at the end of the season), to go and do it one more time, it’s awesome,” Woods said. “For those who have gotten looks or are looking to get some looks (from colleges) to get to play Friday night lights one more time, there’s nothing like it.”

Pine Forest running back Miquele Brock (No. 3) brings his talents to bear for the West team during the Pensacola Spots East/West All-Star game at Washington High on Friday night.

At first, it was just a struggle for either team to put points on the board. Between a missed field goal, punts and turnovers, it took until there was 4 minutes, 59 seconds left in the half for someone to break the deadlock. West Florida’s Cole Willis booted a 24-yard field goal to put West up 3-0.

After some more struggles on offense from both sides, Willis got his second field goal of the night – a 39-yarder, which was…

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Author : Pensacola News Journal

Publish date : 2023-12-16 05:26:58

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