It’s down to nitty-gritty time for Seminole County High School football teams.
Programs tuned up for the final week of district play by winning six of the 10 games played.
There were a couple of big wins as Lake Mary (6-2) cruised past Evans (5-3), 31-6, and Lake Mary Prep (5-4) pulled off a 29-28 upset of previously unbeaten Donahue Catholic Academy (7-1) from Ave Maria.
Other winners saw Trinity Preparatory School (1-7) get its first win of the season in a 24-20 ‘upset’ of Cedar Creek Christian High School (3-4) of Jacksonville, The Master’s Academy (8-1) use a record-setting performance to ease past Mount Dora Christian Academy (7-2), 42-14, and Lake Brantley (3-6) and Orangewood Christian (5-4) post shutouts over Orlando-University (1-7), 35-0, and Faith Christian High School (4-5), 15-0, respectively.
But there were a few tough losses as well as Seminole (6-2) rallied from a 22-13 halftime deficit to take a 25-22 heading into the fourth quarter, but host The First Academy (7-1) scored the final 14 points to hand the Fighting Seminoles their second straight loss, 36-25, in Orlando; Oviedo (6-2) saw its six-game winning streak come to an end as Orange City-University (7-1) scored the final 16 points in a 30-20 victory; and Lake Howell (1-7) put a scare into unbeaten Windermere High (8-0) before falling 21-13.
The final district week got off to an early _ and successful _ start as The Geneva School (6-3) and Lake Mary Prep both won make-up games, 19-13 over All Saints Academy (2-3) from Winter Haven and 63-20 over defending state champion Liberty Christian Prep (0-8) in Tavares, respectively, in SSAA (Sunshine State Athletic Association) 6-man football action on Monday. Both teams will also close out the regular season later this week.
Here are some short recaps:
Lake Mary 31, Evans 6
Visiting Lake Mary scored the final 28 points to erase a 6-3 deficit behind Noah Grubbs, who threw three touchdown passes, and Isaiah Thomas, who scored a pair of touchdowns.
Lake Mary 31, Evans 6
First Quarter
LMHS _ Emilio Bacardi FG.
EHS _ Touchdown (Kick failed).
Second Quarter
LMHS _ Isaiah Thomas 20 pass from Noah Grubbs (Emilio Bacardi kick).
Third Quarter
LMHS _ Carson Friedman 40 pass from Noah Grubbs (Emilio Bacardi kick).
LMHS _ Parker Perales 8 pass from Noah Grubbs (Emilio Bacardi kick).
Fourth Quarter
LMHS _ Isaiah Thomas 8 run (Emilio Bacardi kick).
The First Academy 36, Seminole 25
In an odd third quarter, visiting Seminole got a field goal, an 86-yard interception return by Juan Berchal and a safety when the Tribe defense forced an intentional grounding in the end zone to take a 25-22 lead, but the Royals’ running game behind Dane Thompkins (16-carries, 124-yards, three touchdowns) dominated the fourth quarter to give the hosts a Homecoming victory.
The First Academy-Orlando 36, Seminole 25
First Quarter
TFA _ Demetrice McCray 83 pass from Salomon Georges Jr. (Santiago Suarez kick).
SHS _ Khamani Robinson 8 run (Liam Allen kick).
Second Quarter
TFA _ Evan James 38 pass from Salomon Georges Jr. (Santiago Suarez kick).
SHS _ J’len Chaplin 80 kickoff return (Kick blocked).
TFA _ Dane Thompkins 52 run (Evans James run).
Third Quarter
SHS _ Liam Allen 17 FG.
SHS _ Juan Berchal 86 interception return (Liam Allen kick).
SHS _ Safety (intentional grounding in end zone).
Fourth Quarter
TFA _ Dane Thompkins 1 run (Santiago Suarez kick).
TFA _ Dane Thompkins 14 run (Santiago Suarez kick).
Orange City-University 30, Oviedo 20
Brock Joyce opened the scoring with a touchdown run and Chance Nixon caught a touchdown pass and ran for another score, both of which put Oviedo ahead at the time, but the Lions could not find the scoreboard in the second half as the Titans rallied for the win.
Orange City-University 30, Oviedo 20
First Quarter
OHS _ Brock Joyce 10 run (Logan Calder kick).
UHS _ Malachi Walters 6 run (Owen Baylor kick).
OHS _ Chance Nixon 20 pass from Jerome Curry (Logan Calder kick).
Second Quarter
UHS _ Isaiah Baker 76 pass from Malachi Walters (Owen Baylor kick).
OHS _ Chance Nixon 45 run (Kick blocked).
Third Quarter
OCU _ Malachi Walters 5 run (Owen Baylor kick).
Fourth Quarter
OCU _ Safety (Oviedo holding in the end zone).
OCU _ Barrett Schulz 24 pass from Malachi Walters (Owen Baylor kick).
Lake Brantley 35, Orlando-University 0
Cody East (6-for-11 passing, 67-yards; 9-carries, 90-yards) threw for a score and ran for a score, Ezekiel French (2-for-3 passing, 37-yards) tossed a touchdown pass to Matthew Krause (6-receptions, 62-yards, 2 touchdowns), Jamaile Bradford ran for a pair of second quarter touchdowns and the Patriots defense came up with a pair of interceptions in the victory.
Lake Brantley 35, Orlando-University 0
First Quarter
LBHS _ Matthew Krause 13 pass from Cody East (Kick failed).
LBHS _ Cody East 12 run (Vinny Messina run).
Second Quarter
LBHS _ Jamaile Bradford 15 run (2-point run failed).
LBHS _ Jamaile Bradford 2 run (Marcus Campbell run).
Third Quarter
LBHS _ Matthew Krause 25 pass from Ezekiel French (Stephano Samper kick).
Fourth Quarter
No scoring.
The Master’s Academy 42, Mount Dora Christian Academy 14
Sophomore D’Marion Simmons came off the bench to run for over 300 yards and five touchdowns as host The Master’s Academy pounded powerful Mount Dora Christian Academy in a battle of SSAA powers at Pennington Field.
Lake Mary Prep 29, Donahue Catholic Academy 28
Host Lake Mary Prep took a 23-7 halftime lead an held on for a 29-28 victory with a last-second blocked field goal attempt.
Quarterback Wade Brashears (12-for-19 passing, 184-yards; 9-carries, 59-yards) threw for two touchdowns, both to Evan Allen (8-receptions, 120-yards) and ran for two more for the Griffins.
Orangewood Christian 15, Faith Christian High School 0
Luke Askew scored the game’s only touchdown and the host Rams added a 2-point conversion run from Tyson Bowie, a 34-yard field goal from Jake Cotter and a safety in winning a defensive battle.
Here are the Week 9/10 results and the Week 10/11 schedule:
WEEK 9/10
Thursday, October 17
Merritt Island Christian 39, The Geneva School 0.
Friday, October 18
The First Academy-Orlando 36, Seminole High School 25.
Hagerty High School was off.
Lake Brantley High School 35, Orlando-University High School 0.
Lake Mary High School 31, Evans High School 16.
Lake Mary Prep 29, Ave Maria-Donahue Catholic Academy 28.
Leesburg High School 39, Lyman High School 23.
The Master’s Academy 42, Mount Dora Christian Academy 14.
Orangewood Christian School 15, Faith Christian High School 0.
Trinity Preparatory School 24, Jacksonville-Cedar Creek Christian High School 20.
Orange City-University High School 30, Oviedo High School 20.
Windermere High School 21, Lake Howell High School 13.
Winter Springs High School was off.
WEEK 10/11
(All games at 7 p.m. unless otherwise noted)
Monday, October 21
The Geneva School 19, Winter Haven-All-Saints Academy 13.
Lake Mary Prep 63, Tavares-Liberty Christian Prep 20.
Thursday, October 24
Lake Howell High School at Wekiva High School.
Friday, October 25
Belle Isle-Cornerstone Charter Academy at Orangewood Christian School.
Jacksonville-Duval Charter Scholars Academy vs. The Master’s Academy at Pennington Field, 7:30 p.m.
Lake Brantley High School vs. Lake Mary High School at Don T. Reynolds Stadium.
Lake Highland Preparatory School vs. Trinity Preparatory School at Hubbard Field.
Lyman High School vs. Winter Springs High School at A.W. Epps Sports Complex.
Oviedo High School at Evans High School.
Clermont-Real Life Christian Academy vs. The Geneva School at Eric Liddell Athletic Complex.
Seminole High School vs. Hagerty High School at Sam Momary Stadium.
Tampa-SLAM at Lake Mary Prep.
