DeLand prevails; Seminole clinches title
to wait at least another week before it can make Bill Gierke the first high school football coach in Sentinel coverage area history to reach 300 career wins.
There were two ejections in the game when a scuffle between Thomas and Orangewood’s Anthony Brown with 6:14 to play in the second quarter saw both players leave the game.
Kaderris Roberts had two TDs for Orangewood. He scored on a 62-yard run in the third quarter and caught a 30-yard pass TD pass from Travis Goodwin in the final period.
The Rams play at home against Deltona Trinity Christian next Friday and conclude the regular season Nov. 1 with a game at Lake Highland Prep. And Orangewood could join Foundation in the region playoffs. the district title with Tavares (4-4, 2-2) losing 31-19 to Leesburg (3-5, 2-2) on Friday. But second-place Bishop Moore could be as high as No. 5 seed in Region 2.
Rennie got things started early in the contest. He scored a 1-yard touchdown on Bishop Moore’s opening drive. The Hornets’ special teams and defense took over from there. Brazil scored his first touchdown after a blocked kick, giving Bishop Moore a 14-0 lead.
Rennie would later add a 22-yard score and an 18-yard touchdown during the firsthalf outburst by the Hornets.
Bishop Moore also recovered two pooch kicks in the first half and turned them into 14 points. It also recovered a fumble and picked off a pass and turned those two opportunities into points.
Eustis (1-7, 0-4) struggled to move the ball on offense. The Panthers recorded just three first downs in the first half before quarterback Wes Elliott found wide receiver Deandre James for a 49-yard score on the final play of the first half.
The Hornets have won 26 consecutive games against Lake County public schools since losing to Leesburg 32-28 in 2009. They play at Mount Dora (2-6, 1-3) next week. Florida high school record for consecutive regular-season football wins with a 21-0 home win against state-ranked Hollywood Chaminade-Madonna on Friday night.
That was Vero’s 60th consecutive victory, matching a record set by Lakeland from 1995 through 2001. The Indians are No. 4 in the 8A state poll.
In other games: No. 4 Kissimmee Osceola (7-1) won 13-0 at Bradenton Manatee (4-5). The Kowboys are ranked No. 10 in the 8A state poll.
■ Brandon Adams made a game-winning field goal for Hagerty (4-4, 1-3) in a 31-28 overtime victory over Orlando University (1-7, 0-4). University had possession first in OT but fumbled the ball away on first down.
■ Class 7A, District 4 frontrunner Winter Springs (4-4) won 40-15 vs. visiting Lecanto (2-7) in a non-district game.
■ Lake Howell (5-3), looking for its first above-.500 season since 1996, won 36-14 against visiting Deltona. The Silver Hawks have two more chances to get a sixth regular-season win with games to go against Lyman and Orange City University.
■ Orlando Christian Prep (6-1) scored a touchdown in the final minute to win 14-13 against Faith Christian (4-4).
■ The First Academy (3-4) continued its push for a 3A playoff berth with a 38-17 win at Windermere Prep (2-6).
■ No. 15 Lake Minneola (5-3) lost 50-34 at home to Ocala Vanguard (5-2) in non-district play. The Hawks will vie for the 6A, District 5 championship at home against Springstead (8-0) next week.
■ Second-year Tohopekaliga (4-4) won 28-7 at home against Harmony (2-6).
■ Trinity Prep (4-5) won 63-0 at South Daytona Warner Christian (2-5).
■ Cornerstone Charter won 21-20 in four overtimes at Halifax Academy of Daytona Beach on Thursday night. Both teams scored TDs in the final OT session and the Ducks won on a successful extra point.