No. 1 Lake Mary survives scare Round 1 playoff results
Lake Mary, the No. 1-ranked team in all of Class 4 Metro, was on the brink of defeat in the first round of the state playoffs Friday night.
The Rams (10-1) forced a turnover in the red zone and scored with 1:43 to go to pull out a 42-38 road win against spirited Boone (5-6), the No. 8 seed in an eightteam region bracket.
The winning 14-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Noah Grubbs to Carson Hinshaw marked Lake Mary’s first lead.
When Dylan Wilson intercepted a pass with 1:01 remaining, the entire Lake Mary sideline and contingent of fans exhaled and celebrated a victory that was anything but easy.
“I’m proud of my guys for fighting the entire game and never giving up,” Lake Mary coach Scott Perry said. “We earned an advance to next week, so I’m happy about that. We’ve got to get better so we can earn another one.”
Grubbs, a sophomore quarterback, threw 5 touchdown passes — three to Caden Harshbarger, who racked up 340 receiving yards. Grubbs finished with 516 passing yards but was intercepted twice. He also ran for a TD.
Boone receiver Isaiah Mizell had 4 touchdown catches — all on catch-and run plays.
He scored from 59 yards out to open the scoring and took a fourthdown pass from quarterback Sam Johnson 33 yards for a score that gave the Braves a 21-7 lead.
A 33-yard field goal by Blake Bulger increased the advantage to 24-7 before Lake Mary scored in the final minute of the first half to close the gap. — Chris Martucci
Seminole handles Hagerty: Seminole (9-2) scored a lopsided 42-3 victory vs. visiting Hagerty.
Karson Siqueiros-Laskey, the ‘Noles senior QB, threw for 4 of Seminole’s 6 first-half TDs as the ‘Noles built a 42-0 lead to turn the running clock on for the second half. Justin Rosado had 2 TD catches.
Seminole is 10-1 in first-round playoff games dating to its first of two state titles in 2008. The loss came in 2017 against Apopka — the team SHS hosts Friday.
— Max Gamarra
Apopka tops Trojans: Apopka (8-3) won 22-13 at home against Evans to get past the Trojans (5-6) for the second time this season.
The Blue Darters, making their 23rd consecutive playoff appearance, improved to 11-1 in firstround games since 2012.
“Evans came to play,” Apopka coach Jeff Rolson said. “We knew they would. They have pride and they play hard. Our kids battled and did what we needed to do.”
Apopka’s Antwone Robinson blocked a punt and recovered the ball in the zone for the game’s first TD.
Evans QB Chris Peterson ran for TDs covering 41 and 14 yards.
— Jeff Gardenour
Dr. Phillips upends Olympia: Dr. Phillips scored the go-ahead TD, a 6-yard run by Amari Major, with 11 seconds to go in the third quarter and then got the defensive stops it needed to avenge a regular-season loss with a 17-15 win at rival Olympia.
The Panthers (7-4) notched their first postseason win since 2019.
Romelo Ware rushed 27 times for 188 yards and 2 touchdowns for Olympia (8-3), which led 9-3 at halftime. — J.C. Carnahan
No. 1 Edgewater rolls: Edgewater (11-0), No. 1 in the Sentinel Super 16 area rankings, cruised to a 37-6 home win against Jacksonville First Coast in 3M.
Semaj Fleming and Kaden Shields-Dutton (15 carries, 117 yards) each ran for 2 TDs and QB Michael Clayton threw TD passes to Fleming and A.J. Howard in the victory.
First Coast’s TD came on the final play with Edgewater’s starters out.
Edgewater is 7-0 in first-round play under seventh-year coach Cameron Duke.
— Philip Rossman-Reich
Jones advances: Jones stifled Oviedo’s offense most of the way in a 33-7 road win.
Trever Jackson and Jerrian Parker each scored 2 TDs for the Tigers (8-3) who built a 26-0 lead.
Oviedo (8-3) got on the board with a 39-yard TD pass from Jackson LaTour to Marquette Williams, who made a tremendous catch in coverage. — Chris Hays
Elsewhere
Bishop Moore (8-3), making its 16th consecutive playoff appearance, won 42-22 against Jacksonville Ed White in 2M. The Hornets have won seven straight.
Orange City University (10-1) forced five turnovers and blanked New Smyrna Beach 42-0 at Deltona High. The Titans will be the home team next week to rematch DeLand (9-2), which beat OCU in the regular season.
DeLand rallied in the second half behind the play of Javon Ross to win 35-25 over Spruce Creek (7-4).
Leesburg (10-1) beat visiting Auburndale 29-19 for only its second playoff win since 1992. The Yellow Jackets will travel to play at Lake Wales (11-0), the reigning 3S state champ, next week.
Lake Minneola (8-3) beat visiting Haines City 35-16 to improve to 9-3 in playoff games since 2019. (with Sentinel Super 16 rankings for Orlando area teams)
Class 4M Region 1
No. 3 Lake Mary d. Boone 42-38 Mandarin d. No. 8 Winter Park 29-16 No. 2 Seminole d. Hagerty 42-3 No. 10 Apopka d. No. 15 Evans 22-13 Class 4M Region 2
No. 12 Dr. Phillips d. No. 6 Olympia 17-15
Class 3M Region 1
No. 1 Edgewater d. First Coast 37-0 No. 5 Jones d. No. 11 Oviedo 33-7 Class 2M Region 1
No. 14 Bishop Moore d. Ed White 42-22
Class 4S Region 2
No. 7 Lake Minneola d. Haines City 35-16
Class 4S Region 3
Treasure Coast d. Osceola 28-0 No. 9 Orange City University d. New Smyrna Beach 42-0
No. 4 DeLand d. Spruce Creek 35-25 Class 3S Region 2
No. 13 Leesburg d. Auburndale 29-19 Class 2S Region 3
Cocoa d. Eustis 54-7
Region semifinal matchups
Friday
Class 4M Region 1
Mandarin (7-3) at Lake Mary (10-1) Apopka (8-3) at Seminole (9-2) Class 4M Region 2
Dr. Phillips (7-4) at Tampa Plant (9-2)
Class 3M Region 1
Jones (8-3) at Edgewater (11-0) Class 2M Region 1
Bishop Moore (8-3) at Riverside (9-2)
Class 1M Region 1
Providence School (7-3) at Orlando Christian Prep (9-1)
Class 4S Region 2
Wiregrass Ranch (9-2) at Lake Minneola (8-3)
Class 4S Region 3
DeLand (9-2) at Orange City University (10-1)*
Class 3S Region 2
Leesburg (10-1) at Lake Wales (11-0) (*game site to be determined)
Varsity Content Editor Buddy Collings can be reached by email at bcollings@orlandosentinel.com.