Hagerty coach Steve Mikles has been talking about this all season. He knew his squad was close to getting a big victory but the Huskies, as Mikles put it last week, “just can’t get over the hump.”
Friday night that hump was Lake Brantley, and they finally got over it. Hagerty, unranked in the Sentinel’s Super 16 Coaches Poll, shocked No 14 Brantley with a 24-7 victory to keep itself in contention to make the Class 7A playoffs.
No. 10 Lake Mary clinched the Class 7A, District 3 by knocking off No. 12 Seminole 24-21.
Three other district titles were settled Friday night as No. 1 Edgewater captured 5A-5 by routing Winter Springs 47-0, No. 9 Osceola won the 6A-5 title with a 13-10 win over Viera, and South Lake clinched 6A-6 with a 54-14 victory over Horizon.
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Hagerty 24, No. 14 Lake Brantley 7 — The key for Hagerty was controlling the football on offense and providing a stout defensive effort up front. The Huskies did both. Hagerty (4-3, 1-1) had possession of the ball for 18 minutes of the first half in staking a 10-0 halftime lead, and the Huskies held star quarterback Jackson Stecher for Brantley (5-2, 0-2) in check with a relentless pass rush.
“It was kind of unexpected, but I would have never dreamed we could do what we did to their offense. Our defensive line just dominated up front,” Mikles said.
Brantley came in averaging 46 points per game.
“And then, our offense held the ball forever,” the coach said. “Everything that we planned just worked.”
Mikles praised defensive linemen Trevor Covelli, Avery Zapitz, John Lewis and Gavin Miller. Defensive back Logan Engle also had a Pick-6 touchdown.
Hagerty quarterback Royce Jenkins ran for 81 yards and 2 touchdowns, and Leandro Gutierrez rushed for 90 yards and a score. Jenkins also competed 10-of-14 passes for 125 yards.
High school football Week 8: Boone, DP, Jones, Lake Mary, Osceola win district games
No. 10 Lake Mary 24, No. 12 Seminole 21 — Late in the third quarter, with Seminole threatening to score, junior defensive back Jamarion Coleman for Lake Mary (5-2, 2-0) intercepted a pass and returned it 95 yards for a touchdown to break a 10-10 tie.
Quarterback Noah Grubbs threw a touchdown pass to Barrett Schulz and scored the winning touchdown on a 14-yard run with 2:33 left in the game to overcome two interceptions.
J’len Chaplin had a passing touchdown and rushing touchdown for Seminole (3-4, 1-1).
Dr. Phillips 42, East Ridge 0 — Zion Matthews has waited his turn behind older players during his first three years at Dr. Phillips, so he is making his final season count.
The senior running back scored four touchdowns and ran for 195 yards on 29 carries as the Panthers (6-1, 2-0) rolled past previously unbeaten East Ridge (6-1, 1-1).
“It’s everything I’ve been waiting for from freshman year to now. I’ve just been staying disciplined and keeping my head on straight,” Matthews said. “It wasn’t difficult. I was just learning behind those guys as much as I could, just waiting my turn.”
Matthews has scored 10 touchdowns in the past two games.
No. 5 Boone 44, No. 15 Winter Park 38 — Boone (7-0, 2-0) rallied from a 10-point deficit in the fourth quarter to beat the Wildcats (3-4, 1-1). Winter Park had won the previous seven meetings, including ending Boone’s season last year.
Winter Park senior running back Decorie Johnson scored three touchdowns (56, 36 and 34 yards) and the Wildcats led 31-21 in the third quarter..
Boone, however, countered with senior running back Aaron Hardy Jr., who scored two rushing touchdowns (28 and 17 yards) to help the Braves seal the victory. Hardy scored the clincher with 1:12 remaining.
Boone’s Sam Johnson threw two touchdown passes and Winter Park’s Ayden Pouncey had a 65-yard punt return for a touchdown.
No. 3 Jones 48, Lake Wales 22 — Jones (5-2, 2-0) used a balanced offense, getting three touchdown runs from senior running back Daunte Wallace and three touchdown passes from senior quarterback Dereon Coleman, who connected twice with Larry Miles and once with DJ Hicks.
No. 9 Osceola 13, Viera 10 — Osceola (5-2, 2-0) continued a district-title streak that goes back to 2011 (excluding the 2020 COVID year).
Trailing 10-7, Alijah Jenkins’ scored the go-ahead touchdown on a 19-yard pass from Amaree Rutland to make it 13-10 at the half. The game was a stalemate the rest of the way. Jamari Lofton had two interceptions for Osceola.
No. 1 Edgewater 42, Winter Springs 0 — Senior running back Damian Moore caught a touchdown pass and ran for two more scores in the first half and Jacob Lue Pann added two field goals for Edgewater (8-0, 2-0) as the Eagles won the 5A-5 title.
No. 2 Bishop Moore 48, Eustis 0 — Bishop Moore (7-0, 2-0) got touchdowns from Kenyon Alston, Malaki Estrada, Amar’e Johnson, Magnus Talma and Donovan Ferrufino. Blake McCullough threw 4 touchdown passes. On defense, the Hornets got sacks from Noah Prince, Brady Raub and Lucas Bower, and Estrada added an interception.
No. 11 West Orange 57, Ocala West Port 0 — AJ Chung threw 5 touchdown passes — 2 each to Yuto Johnson and Sean Tulloch and one to Edison Delgado — to set up a district showdown with Ocoee (5-2, 2-0) on Oct. 24. West Orange (6-1, 2-0) also got 2 rushing touchdowns from Jayden Ammons. Defensively, Nolan Turner had a scoop-and-score off a blocked punt, and Matthew Kaminski Cordeiro had sacks.
No. 16 Oviedo 43, Lake Howell 20 — Johnnie Cobbs and Brock Joyce each had more than 100 yards rushing and two touchdowns for the Lions (5-2, 2-0). Steven Malone blocked a punt and returned it for a TD. Sebastian Galeano threw a TD pass to Carmari Solomon.
Gateway 42, Lake Placid 13 — Sophomore running back Nydrell Thigpen had a career night, rushing for 305 yards and 5 touchdowns.
In a battle of unbeaten teams in the Sunshine State Athletic Conference, Central Florida Christian Academy got past Cornerstone Charter 32-24 and SSAA team Umatilla ripped Lake Alfred Discovery 71-0.
Also, Orlando University first-year coach Dave Carrington got his first victory in a 10-0 win over Cypress Creek, which has lost 28 games in a row.
Week 8 Football Results
(OPEN DATE: Orlando The First Academy, Ocoee, St. Cloud, Windermere Prep)
Thursday’s Super 16 Game
No. 8 Evans 32, Wekiva 0
Elsewhere Thursday
Leesburg 17, Gainesville 7
Bishop Snyder 16, Faith Christian 0
Friday’s Super 16 Games
No. 1 Edgewater 47, Winter Springs 0
No. 2 Jones 48, Lake Wales 22
No. 3 Bishop Moore 48, Eustis 0
No. 4 Dr. Phillips 42, East Ridge 0
No. 5 Boone 44, No. 15 Winter Park 38
No. 7 DeLand 49, Flagler Palm Coast 21
No. 9 Osceola 13, Viera 10
No. 10 Lake Mary 24, No. 12 Seminole 21
No. 11 West Orange 57, Ocala West Port 0
Hagerty 24, No. 14 Lake Brantley 7
No. 16 Oviedo 43, Lake Howell 20
Elsewhere Friday
South Lake 54, Horizon 14
Olympia 38, Celebration 0
Spruce Creek 35, Orange City University 0
Seabreeze 14, Deltona 13
Timber Creek 37, Freedom 6
Gateway 35, Lake Placid 0
Lake Nona 21, Harmony 9
Ocala Forest 52, Lake Minneola 0
Space Coast 39, Kissimmee Liberty 6
Lecanto 50, Lyman 6
Tavares 41, Mount Dora 7
New Smyrna Beach 28, Pine Ridge 14
Auburndale 42, Poinciana 0
Orlando Christian Prep 14, Fort Meade 7
Lake Weir 6, Lake Buena Vista 0
Innovation 42, Colonial 0
Orlando University 10, Cypress Creek 0
Melbourne 48, East River 7
Foundation Academy 35, Vero Beach Master’s Academy 7
Tohopekaliga 42, Oviedo Master’s Academy 8
Mount Dora Christian 48, Marathon 0
Orangewood Christian 28, Father Lopez 24
Trinity Prep 41, Geneva School 20
Umatilla 71, Discovery 0
CFCA 32, Cornerstone Charter 24
Windermere (6-0) at Oak Ridge (3-3), postponed to Nov. 3
Apopka (1-5) at Cocoa (2-4), postponed to Nov. 3
Lake Highland Prep (4-2) at St. Edward’s (4-3), postponed
West Oaks Academy (1-6) at St. Joseph Academy (6-0), postponed
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