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The Tate football team received contributions from all three phrases of its program in a dominant 41-0 victory over Gulf Breeze on Friday at Dolphin Stadium.
“I’m really excited, it’s the first time in awhile that Tate has been 2-0 to start to the season,” Tate head coach Rhett Summerford said. “With the momentum of this team and the big senior class, we just have to keep rolling and getting better. There’s a lot of improvement and we are going to keep working.”
The visiting team put on a clinic defensively, starting from the first snap of the contest as the Aggies forced a three-and-out on the first possession and did not allow a first down until the second quarter on a penalty. Tate had numerous tackles for loss with defensive linemen Brayden Walker and Maleak North among the Aggies who wreaked havoc in the Gulf Breeze backfield.
“Our defense is playing really well right now and it has given them a lot of confidence,” Summerford said. “It’s two shutouts in a row and hats off to the entire defensive staff, they are rolling right now. We are really talented in the back half of the defense, and we are also really deep on the defensive line, which allows us to substitute in a lot of guys. And when you have that it usually means you have a really good defense.”
Wide receiver Christian Neptune and quarterback Taite Davis sparked the Aggie offense as the two connected for three of the four passing touchdowns on the night for the visitors. The latter two touchdowns, which were 53 and 44 yards apiece, broke the game open after halftime as Tate was able to expand a 13-0 advantage at the break to a 34-0 lead heading to the fourth quarter.
Davis ended his night with a seven-yard passing touchdown to Elijah West, while Carson Secchiari added a touchdown on the ground for Tate in the fourth quarter.
“The offense…
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Author : Pensacola News Journal
Publish date : 2024-08-31 04:25:19
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