Oviedo storms back to shock Lake Brantley
Oviedo’s Keonte Coffie and Morgan Mitchell spearheaded a big comeback on Friday night, rallying their team from a 25-point deficit to beat Lake Brantley 44-42 in a game that wrapped up the Class 8A, District 2 championship for the Lions.
The Lions (7-1, 5-0) trailed 35-10 after Lake Brantley’s Anthony Williams busted off an 80-yard TD run with 6 minutes, 40 seconds to go in the first half. Oviedo scored 34 unanswered points to take a 44-35 lead and then held on for the win.
Coffie finished with 222 yards and two TDs. Mitchell passed for 184 yards and two scores.
Mitchell’s 11-yard TD pass to Jonathan Rucker and Josh Bozzacco’s twopoint conversion run with 2:26 to go put Oviedo ahead 38-35.
Lake Brantley (3-5, 2-3) got 198 yards rushing and two TDs from Williams, and 130 yards rushing and two TDs from Demarius Good.
Elsewhere in 8A-2 games on Friday, Lake Mary (5-3, 4-1) won 42-0 vs. visiting Orange City University (1-8, 0-6), and No. 9 Seminole (6-2, 4-1) won 28-14 at Winter Springs (1-7, 1-4).
Playoff hopes for Lake Mary and Seminole now rest on their positions in the FHSAA playoff power rankings, which could be a long shot. Bishop Moore celebrates big: No. 12 Bishop Moore dominated its homecoming game, scoring an impressive 42-13 win over a Port St. Lucie Centennial team that arrived with a 6-1 record.
The Hornets (5-3) scored touchdowns on six of their eight possessions in the first half. Jordan Jackson capped an eightplay, 80-yard opening drive with a 5-yard run for a 7-0 lead. He finished with 59 yards rushing, 38 receiving and two TDs in in the half.
The victory boosts Bishop Moore’s FHSAA playoff power total and its chances of returning to the region playoffs for the 11th year in a row.
The special teams were very special as the Hornets forced Centennial punter Rylee Medlin to throw an incomplete pass under heavy pressure. Later, kicker Jackson Baltar delivered a textbook onside kick. Then, Dylan Brazil sent the crowd into a frenzy with a 91-yard kickoff return that gave his team a 42-7 advantage just before halftime.
No. 1 Edgewater win easily: Super Sentinel 16 No. 1 Edgewater honored 20-plus seniors prior to the game then didn’t miss a beat in a 49-3 blowout win over visiting East Ridge (2-6, 2-3).
Quarterback R.J. Harvey, one of the seniors, threw four touchdown passes to four different receivers as the Eagles improved to 8-0 and 5-0 in 7A District 4. Harvey has 14 TD throws this season.
The Eagles play for the 7A, District 4 championship at second-place Hagerty (5-3, 4-1) next Friday.
Hagerty scored a 20-0 shutout win at Lake Howell (2-6, 1-4) to stay alive. Huskies quarterback Sammy Cordero connected twice with senior wide receiver Caleb Lowe for TD passes and Hagerty’s defense stopped the Silverhawks in the opponent red zone three times, resulting in a missed field goal late in the first quarter and later, two turnovers on downs.
DP domination continues: Dr. Phillips forced six turnovers in its 44-13 win at Olympia to capture the Class 8A, District 5 championship, it’s 11th consecutive district title.
The Panthers converted five interceptions and one fumble by the Titans (2-6, 2-1) into 33 points.
Lions edge East River: No. 14 Lake Nona scored a tie-breaking touchdown in the third quarter and hung on to win 20-14 at East River to safeguard its shot at a postseason berth.
Workhorse senior running back Moises Aracena carried the ball 30 times for a game-high 139 yards and a TDs as the Lions (6-2, 4-1) won the 7A, District 5 nailbiter over the host Falcons (4-4, 2-3).
The victory kept Lake Nona solidly in the hunt for a region playoff berth along with Kissimmee Liberty (6-2, 5-1), a district rival the Lions host on Thursday night.
Harmony (8-1, 6-0), the 7A-5 champ, won 63-12 at home vs. Celebration (2-7, 0-5).
Wekiva, West Orange win big: No. 10 West Orange (6-3, 2-1) completed 8A, District 4 play with a 52-18 win at Evans (1-6, 0-3) to stay in the race for a playoff spot.
Sinica Sigler ran 88 yards for a touchdown and Darrell Harding scored on a 70-yard scamper in the Warriors’ win.
League leader Apopka (6-2, 2-0), which owns a win over West Orange, plays at area No. 2 Wekiva (7-1, 1-1) on Friday next week. A Wekiva win would force a three-way logjam and the tiebreaker for the automatic playoff berth would be the FHSAA power rankings system.
Wekiva cruised to a 41-0 non-district win over visiting Orlando University (1-7) on Friday night. Terrance Moore set the tone in that game, taking the opening kickoff back 70 yards for a Mustangs’ touchdown.
DeLand prevails: No. 3 DeLand (7-1, 2-1) scored a crucial 10-3 win at Flagler Palm Coast (7-2, 2-1) in 8A, District 1 play. The Bulldogs now will pull for FPC to win next week against league-leader Jacksonville Mandarin (5-3), which improved to 3-0 in the district with a 34-33 overtime victory over Spruce Creek on Friday night.
Osceola hammers Haines City: No. 5 Osceola ran its record to 7-1 overall and 3-0 in 8A-7 with a 42-0 home win over Haines City (2-6, 0-3). The Kowboys host Lakeland George Jenkins, which is also 2-0 in district play, in a game that will determine the 8A-7 championship next week.
Other games: No. 16 South Lake (5-3) stayed in the playoff conversation and leveled its 6A, District 5 record at 2-2 with a 42-23 win over Ocala Forest (3-5, 1-3).
Timber Creek (2-6, 1-2) won 20-6 at Colonial (3-4, 1-2) for its first 8A-3 district victory.
Windermere Prep (8-0) also remained unbeaten with a 54-6 home win over Spring Hill McLaughlin (3-4).