3 ranked teams fall in Week 1
It was another stormy Friday night for high school football, delaying the start of almost all of the regular season openers in the Orlando area. But weather cleared, play resumed and it turned out to be an eventful Week 1 to kick off the 2022 season.
Seminole spank Rams
Seminole, the No. 1 team in the preseason Sentinel Super 16 rankings, got scoring from eight players and steamrollered Sarasota Riverview 48-0. The Seminoles scored on the ground, through the air, on defense and with special teams.
Senior quarterback Luke Rucker completed 10 of 13 passes for 178 yards and two touchdowns. Michael Key caught one TD pass and ran for another. Justin Rosado returned a punt 38 yards for a TD and Tristan Hunter had a 74-yard pick-six score on an interception.
Seminole plays at area No. 2 Kissimmee Osceola on Friday.
The Kowboys won 14-5 against visiting Treasure Coast. The Titans took a 3-0 lead on their first possession before Osceola sophomore Taevion Swint took the ensuing kickoff, broke two tackles at the 30, and raced down the left sideline for an 85-yard touchdown return.
After a safety made the score 7-5 Osceola generated its only scoring drive of the game. Swint scored from a yard out for a 14-5 lead at the 2:48 mark of the second quarter and the game was scoreless the rest of the way.
Edgewater beats Bishop Moore
Edgewater extended its win streak in the Battle of College Park rivalry to four in a row with a 22-7 victory over Bishop Moore.
“When I got here, Bishop Moore had won five in a row. So for the boys to be able to keep that Battle of College Park trophy is huge,” Edgewater coach Cameron Duke said.
Edgewater senior running back and Texas commit CJ Baxter, the No. 1 prospect on the Sentinel Super 60 list, rushed for 201 yards, including a 72-yard touchdown the second time he touched the ball.
Bishop Moore head coach Matt Hedrick’s son, Heath, scored the lone touchdown for the Hornets.
Special security precautions and extra law enforcement officers were in place after an anonymous social media message that seemed threatening was posted during the week.
Rankings results
No. 6 Boone made mistakes on its first four drives but then turned the game around to win 20-12 at home vs. No. 13 Timber Creek.
The Braves trailed 12-0 and played most of the game without star receiver Aiden Mizell, who suffered a knee injury that coach Andy Johnson said was not major. Mizell’s younger brother, Isaiah, came on to make the go-ahead touchdown with a 64-yard scamper on his only carry. That came after an 8-yard TD run by teammate LaGarrius Marshell, who ran for 86 yards and two scores.
Boone now has the edge in a series that was tied 9-9 before Friday.
No. 7 DeLand opened its season with an 82-yard kickoff return TD by Allen Reed. But the Bulldogs were outscored by host Daytona Beach Mainland 42-29.
Lake Mary’s defense, with a slew of new starters, came through as the No. 10 Rams posted a 13-7 win at No. 9 Dr. Phillips. The Rams led 3-0 at halftime and increased that lead to 13-0 before the Panthers scored.
Fueled by an overpowering rushing attack and a stout defense, No. 11 Winter Park shut out Lake Nona 42-0.
Senior running back Amaris Shaw ran for two touchdowns and nearly 100 yards and senior quarterback Aidan Warner ran for a TD and threw two TD passes to Izaiah Jean-Baptiste.
Unranked Oviedo came from behind to beat No. 12 Lake Brantley 26-21. The Patriots in the final minute of the first half to lead 21-6. But Oviedo’s standout senior running back, D.J. Scott, rushed for 176 yards and scoring three touchdowns.
“D.J. is the heart and soul of our team,” Oviedo coach Greg Odierno said. “Nobody wants to tackle him for four quarters.”
No. 14 West Orange won 43—12 at Oak Ridge in the official debut for new head coach and Warriors alum Geno Thompson.
No. 16 Lake Minneola won 29-14 at Melbourne.
Lights-out win
Wekiva’s stadium lights flickered out with 10:51 to go in the game but came back on and the No. 15 Mustangs completed a 36-21 victory vs. Olympia. Terrelle Weathers scored three Wekiva TDs.
Hagerty’s Chance Bennett returned the second-half kickoff 90 yards for a TD as the Huskies won 28-7 against Orange City University.
Highly-touted ninth grade quarterback Sabby Meassick threw 5 touchdown passes for Tohopekaliga in a 49-0 win vs. Liberty.