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MIAMI | For Raines, the wait for state championship number four goes on.
Miami Northwestern halted the Raines run on Saturday night at Pitbull Stadium, stampeding the Vikings 41-0 at Class 3A’s Florida High School Athletic Association championship.
Quarterback Leon Strawder accounted for five touchdowns, four passing and one rushing, and passed for 365 yards to lead the Bulls’ charge to a debut championship under first-year coach and former NFL QB Teddy Bridgewater.
It was 904 vs. 305, Duval vs. Dade, and the final score was one-sided: The Bulls (12-2) inflicted the heaviest defeat against the Vikings since Bolles beat them 60-20 in the 2016 playoffs, as South Florida continued its near-total domination of the FHSAA football championships since the demise of the Metro-Suburban system.
The Raines defense gang-tackles the Miami Northwestern ball-carrier during the first half of the Class 3A state championship game on Dec. 14, 2024.
The game was also marred by a pair of third-quarter skirmishes, the first of which halted play for almost 10 minutes as officials and police worked to restore order.
Still, for one half, Raines remained firmly alive and kicking, until…
A flag: On the Vikings’ opening possession, after a third-down stop, Raines junior Eddie Hinton took off running on a fake punt and advanced to midfield. One problem, though: Officials whistles live-ball offsetting personal fouls, bringing the entire play back and denyinga potential momentum swing.
A football’s length: After Raines stuffed Miami Northwestern at the goal line to start the second period, junior quarterback TJ Cole marched the Vikings up the field for a potential thing score. But on consecutive snaps on the goal line, officials ruled Cole narrowly short of the touchdown, denied
A fingertip: Down 7-0 in the second quarter with fourth and 8 from the…
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Author : The Florida Times-Union
Publish date : 2024-12-15 04:28:00
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