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Some football games just have it all.
Quarterbacks putting up numbers you’d see in a video game, running backs carrying the load in crunch time, defenses making big plays, big-man touchdowns, and special teams trickery.
Friday night’s shootout at the Teepee had all of that and more, and Venice came out on top with a 54-51 win over Cocoa in a heavyweight bout between two USA Today Florida Network Super 25 teams.
Despite the final score, the first three possessions of the game seemed to indicate a defensive rock fight was coming. That was until Cocoa (3-2) quarterback and Michigan commit Brady Hart registered his first (of many) big touchdown passes, finding UCF commit Jayvan Boggs for a 63-yard touchdown in the first quarter.
Cocoa wide receiver Jayvan Boggs (#5) puts a move on Venice linebacker Tanner Ruh (#24). The Venice Indians hosted the Cocoa Tigers on Friday, Sept. 20, 2024.
Venice (5-0) responded four minutes later with a 3-yard touchdown carry from Dorian-Irving Jones, who by all definitions, carried the load once Jamarice Wilder went out with an injury.
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After the first quarter ended, the floodgates opened and the Indians and Tigers combined for 91 points over the next 36 minutes.
Hart went surgical and got Cocoa down field with ease, and Boggs was often the recipient.
Midway through the second quarter, Hart floated a lob to the back of the end zone that Boggs levitated for and reeled in over a pair of defenders. UCF offensive coordinator Tim Harris Jr., who was in attendance on the sideline, could only smile.
Starting in the second half, Venice almost exclusively elected to onside kick. And it made all the difference in the world.
Instead of giving…
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Author : Herald-Tribune
Publish date : 2024-09-21 06:11:16
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