Top three teams in county set with results from Week 6

The top tier of football teams in the county has been established after a Week 6 filled with statement victories and lopsided results.

Here are some highlights:

■ Wellington’s last-second touchdown earned a win over Seminole Ridge;

■ Palm Beach Central blew out Boca Raton in a light- ning-shortened game;

■ Dwyer routed Olympic Heights.

In other games around the area, American Heritage remained undefeated after topping Pensacola Catholic . ... Pahokee picked up a road win at Boynton Beach . ... Glades Central fell to Cocoa . ... Cardi- nal Newman blanked St. John Paul II Academy . ... and Inlet Grove won its third game of the year, matching the Hurricanes’ win total in the previous four seasons combined.

Here are four takeaways from last week’s action:

1. Mark-Antony Richards’ future is bright. Friday was my first opportunity to see Mark-Antony Richards in game action, and he did not disappoint. The Super 11 selection was all over the field for Wellington and willed his team to victory with as ago, but have put up over impressive of a drive as you’ll 40 points in their last two see from a high school pros- games. They have a pair of pect who was, technically, Belle Glade tests ahead of playing out of position. After them, as they’ll face Glades an Austin Wallace injury, Rich- Day and Glades Central in ards was thrust into the quar- back-to-back weeks, but both terback role and made all the teams lost in Week 6. It won’t right decisions from the Wild- be easy, but Cardinal Newman cat formation to help the Woldoes have a shot at a one-loss verines salvage a victory that regular season. seemed out of reach with just 4. Could Glades Central minutes to play. His versatil- finish with only three wins? ity, athleticism and football Glades Central is a powerIQ will translate well at the house in the county, and next level. entered the year with tal

2. The county’s top three ent and expectations that teams have established far exceeded its current 2-3 themselves. Palm Beach record. The Raiders have Central and Dwyer made it several difficult opponents clear on Friday night that they, on their remaining schedalong with undefeated Atlanule; they clo s e the year tic, belong among the top with games against Amerithree teams in the county. can Heritage, Cardinal NewDwyer made a statement with man and Pahokee. It’s possia 62-0 drubbing of Olympic ble, because of its talent, that Heights, while Palm Beach Glades Central turns things Central’s contest against Boca around in short order, but Raton was heading toward a the Raiders are in jeopardy of similar score before the game missing the playoffs and sufwas stopped early in the third fering a losing season. quarter with the Broncos leadHow did Ryan do? ing 42-0. Both teams showed Record: 16-2 that, when healthy and clickBest pick: I predicted that ing, they can hang with most Port St. Lucie would defeat teams in the state. Suncoast 24-21 and was only

3. Cardinal Newman off by a few points, as the final may win out. The Crusad- score was 28-22. ers dropped a road game to

Pahokee a couple of weeks