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Merritt Island Melbourne

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Bulldogs

The Melbourne (FL) varsity football team lost Friday's home non-conference game against Merritt Island (FL) by a score of 24-14.

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Merritt Island	14	10	0	0	24
Melbourne	7	7	0	0	14

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Box Score Stats

Merritt Island (24-25)		Melbourne (24-25)
49	Total Plays	64
13	First Downs	17
8	Penalties	3
51	Penalty Yards	15

Game Stats

Melbourne (24-25)

Merritt Island

Passing

#	Athlete Name	C	Att	Yds	C%	Avg	TD	Lng	QB Rate
	Team Totals	9	17	128	.529	14.2	1	13	97.2
12	S. Hartman jr (Jr)	2	3	25	.667	12.5	1	13	131.9
17	Kevin Verpaele (So)	7	14	103	.500	14.7	0	13	74.4

Melbourne

Passing

#	Athlete Name	C	Att	Yds	C%	Avg	Int	QB Rate
	Team Totals	13	23	127	.565	9.8	3	32.6
10	CJ Hall (Fr)	0	1	0	.000		1	0.0
12	Michael Rogers (Jr)	2	5	0	.400	0.0	2	8.3
18	Carter Fisher (So)	11	17	127	.647	11.5		87.1

Merritt Island

Rushing

#	Athlete Name	Car	Yds	Avg	Lng	TD
	Team Totals	25	163	6.5	24	1
6	D. Williams (Sr)	11	70	6.4	7	0
8	Deshaun Thomas (So)	2	21	10.5	16	1
12	S. Hartman jr (Jr)	7	70	10.0	24	0
17	Kevin Verpaele (So)	3	-10	-3.3	0	0
22	Alex Hernandez (Jr)	2	12	6.0	6	0

Melbourne

Rushing

#	Athlete Name	Car	Yds	Avg	Lng	TD
	Team Totals	33	173	5.2	51	2
12	Michael Rogers (Jr)	4	1	0.3
18	Carter Fisher (So)	1	0	0.0	0
28	K. Johnson (So)	19	91	4.8	13	1

Merritt Island

Receiving

#	Athlete Name	Rec	Yds	Avg	Lng	TD
	Team Totals	9	126	14.0	13	1
1	Tobijah Semper (Sr)	2	20	10.0	13	1
8	Deshaun Thomas (So)	4	70	17.5	13	0
12	S. Hartman jr (Jr)	2	24	12.0	13	0
22	Alex Hernandez (Jr)	1	12	12.0	6	0

Melbourne

Receiving

#	Athlete Name	Rec	Yds	Avg	Lng
	Team Totals	13	137	10.5	55
4	Ej Hall (So)	2	19	9.5	13
11	Ty Field (Jr)	1	11	11.0	11
19	James Knolmayer (Jr)	6	89	14.8	55
28	K. Johnson (So)	1	18	18.0	18

Merritt Island

Offensive Fumbles and Pancake Blocks

#	Athlete Name	Fum	Lost	Pnk Blk
	Team Totals	0	0	17
52	C. Chmielewski (Jr)			3
60	Alex Schafer (Jr)			3
65	Joah Thomas (Jr)			3
73	Andrew Metcalf (So)			3
78	Joey Sonnenberg (So)			5

Offensive Fumbles and Pancake Blocks

Melbourne has not entered any offensive fumbles and pancake blocks stats.

Merritt Island

All Purpose Yards

#	Athlete Name	Rush	Rec	KR	PR	IR	Total
	Team Totals	163	126	99	0	35	423
1	Tobijah Semper (Sr)		20	99			119
2	C. Campbell (Sr)					35	35
6	D. Williams (Sr)	70					70
8	Deshaun Thomas (So)	21	70				91
12	S. Hartman jr (Jr)	70	24				94
17	Kevin Verpaele (So)	-10					-10
22	Alex Hernandez (Jr)	12	12				24

Melbourne

All Purpose Yards

#	Athlete Name	Rush	Rec	Total
	Team Totals	173	137	310
4	Ej Hall (So)		19	19
11	Ty Field (Jr)		11	11
12	Michael Rogers (Jr)	1		1
19	James Knolmayer (Jr)		89	89
28	K. Johnson (So)	91	18	109

Merritt Island

Total Yards

#	Athlete Name	Rush	Pass	Rec	Total
	Team Totals	163	128	126	291
1	Tobijah Semper (Sr)			20	20
6	D. Williams (Sr)	70			70
8	Deshaun Thomas (So)	21		70	91
12	S. Hartman jr (Jr)	70	25	24	119
17	Kevin Verpaele (So)	-10	103		93
22	Alex Hernandez (Jr)	12		12	24

Melbourne

Total Yards

#	Athlete Name	Rush	Pass	Rec	Total
	Team Totals	173	127	137	300
4	Ej Hall (So)			19	19
11	Ty Field (Jr)			11	11
12	Michael Rogers (Jr)	1	0		1
18	Carter Fisher (So)	0	127		127
19	James Knolmayer (Jr)			89	89
28	K. Johnson (So)	91		18	109

Merritt Island

Tackles

#	Athlete Name	Solo	Asst	Tot Tckls	TFL
	Team Totals	18	86	104	9.0
0	Jarvis Howell (Jr)	3	8	11	3.0
2	C. Campbell (Sr)	0	4	4	.0
3	Jace Jordan (Sr)	1	7	8	1.0
5	D. Peterson (Jr)	1	3	4	.0
9	Quay Hastie (Sr)	0	5	5	.0
13	Kamar Fielder (So)	1	3	4	.0
21	Zachary Olson (Jr)	1	3	4	.0
23	W. Bouloute (So)	1	2	3	1.0
24	Finn Sinclair (Sr)	2	10	12	.0
28	Roman Mingo (Jr)	1	7	8	1.0
32	Cayden Herrick (Sr)	4	11	15	1.0
48	Dominick Smith (Sr)	3	12	15	2.0
90	Miami Coughlin (Jr)	0	5	5	.0
99	Camren Clements (Jr)	0	6	6	.0

Melbourne

Tackles

#	Athlete Name	Solo	Asst	Tot Tckls	TFL
	Team Totals	33	33	66	4.0
6	Kevin Thorpe (Jr)	1	1	2
21	Isaac Jenkins (Jr)	1	3	4
24	Nate Alba (So)	3	3	6
25	Daniel Negron (Jr)	4	3	7	1.0
32	Jaxon Eagle (Jr)	1	0	1
33	Tyler Gagen (Jr)	6	6	12	1.0

Merritt Island

Sacks

#	Athlete Name	Sacks	Ydl
	Team Totals	4.0	66
0	Jarvis Howell (Jr)	3.0	61
48	Dominick Smith (Sr)	1.0	5

Sacks

Melbourne has not entered any sacks stats.

Merritt Island

Defensive Statistics

#	Athlete Name	Int	Int Yds	Avg	Fmb Rec	FR Yds	Caus	Blk Pnts	Blk FGs
	Team Totals	3	35	11.7	0	0	0	0	0
2	C. Campbell (Sr)	1	35	35.0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Jace Jordan (Sr)	1	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
21	Zachary Olson (Jr)	1	0	0.0

Melbourne

Defensive Statistics

#	Athlete Name	Int	Int Yds	Avg	PD	Fmb Rec	FR Yds	Caus	Blk Pnts	Blk FGs
	Team Totals				2	1
6	Kevin Thorpe (Jr)				1

Merritt Island

Kickoffs

#	Athlete Name	KO	Yds	Avg	Lng	TB
	Team Totals	5	264	52.8	75	3
14	Liam Miller (So)	5	264	52.8	75	3

Kickoffs

Melbourne has not entered any kickoffs stats.

Merritt Island

Punts

#	Athlete Name	P	Yds	Avg	Lng	In 20
	Team Totals	6	227	37.8	50	4
12	S. Hartman jr (Jr)	6	227	37.8	50	4

Punts

Melbourne has not entered any punts stats.

Merritt Island

Kickoff and Punt Returns

#	Athlete Name	KO Rets	Yds	Avg	Lng	P Rets	Yds	Avg	Lng	FC	KR Yds
	Team Totals	1	99	99.0	99	1	0	0.0	0	0	99
1	Tobijah Semper (Sr)	1	99	99.0	99						99
4	D. Robinson jr. (Jr)					1	0	0.0	0	0	0

Kickoff and Punt Returns

Melbourne has not entered any kickoff and punt returns stats.

Merritt Island

Points

#	Athlete Name	TDs	TD Pts	Conv	S	Kick Pts	Tot Pts
	Team Totals	3	18	0	0	6	24
1	Tobijah Semper (Sr)	2	12	0			12
8	Deshaun Thomas (So)	1	6	0			6
14	Liam Miller (So)					6	6

Melbourne

Points

#	Athlete Name	TDs	TD Pts	Conv	S	Kick Pts	Tot Pts
	Team Totals	2	12				12
28	K. Johnson (So)	1	6				6

Merritt Island

PATs and Field Goals

#	Athlete Name	PAT	Att	%	FG	Att	%	Lng	Tot Pts
	Team Totals	3	3	1.0	1	1	1.0	36	6
14	Liam Miller (So)	3	3	1.0	1	1	1.0	36	6

PATs and Field Goals

Melbourne has not entered any pats and field goals stats.

Merritt Island

Touchdowns

#	Athlete Name	TD Rush	TD Rec	TD FR	TD IR	TD PR	TD KOR	Total
	Team Totals	1	1	0	0	0	1	3
1	Tobijah Semper (Sr)		1				1	2
8	Deshaun Thomas (So)	1	0					1

Melbourne

Touchdowns

#	Athlete Name	TD Rush	TD Rec	TD FR	TD IR	TD PR	TD KOR	Total
	Team Totals	2						2
28	K. Johnson (So)	1						1

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Melbourne's stats are presented by HudlHudl

Game Story

Florida High School Football - Merritt Island over Melbourne

August 30, 2024: Melbourne, FL 32901

The crowd at Friday's non-league contest between the Merritt Island Mustangs (Merritt Island, FL) and the host Melbourne Bulldogs (Melbourne, FL), witnessed Merritt Island's football squad knock off Melbourne by a tally of 24-14.

The Mustangs (2-0) will now prepare for their contest against DeLand (DeLand, FL). The Bulldogs enter the non-league contest with a 1-1 record. In their last contest, DeLand gained a win over New Smyrna Beach (New Smyrna Beach, FL), 56-21, in a non-league contest.

Coming up next, the Bulldogs battle the Satellite Scorpions (Satellite Beach, FL) in a non-league contest, on Thursday, September 5. Melbourne will attempt to better on its 0-2 season record. The Scorpions enter the contest with a 0-2 record after their 33-0 non-league loss to Viera (Viera, FL).

Check In
3rd Quarter
24 - 14 The scorer has checked in. MIHS 24, Melbourne 14

Posted @ 8:54p
Scorer Dropped Out
3rd Quarter

Posted @ 9:16p

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Photos by Darryl De Fiore

Players of the Game

Merritt Island (24-25)

Congratulations to #12 Shaun Hartman jr (offensive), #48 Dominick Smith (defensive) and #1 Tobijah Semper (special teams) for being selected the Merritt Island Football Players of the Game.

Melbourne (24-25)

Melbourne has not selected any Players of the Game.

MIHS @ Melbourne Football Game Info

Fri., Aug. 30, 2024 @ 7p

The Melbourne (FL) varsity football team lost Friday's home non-conference game against Merritt Island (FL) by a score of 24-14.

Rankings & Records

Merritt Island (24-25)

FL	Class
141	14

Overall	District	Home	Away	Win %	District %	PF	PA
7-4	2-2	3-2	4-2	.636	.500	298	206

Melbourne (24-25)

FL	Class
217	37

Overall	District	Home	Away	Win %	District %	PF	PA
5-6	0-2	2-3	3-3	.455	.000	171	239

Team Scoring Averages

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	OT1	Final
Merritt Island	9.4	7.7	2.2	3.7	3.0	27.1
Melbourne	5.3	3.7	1.0	2.2	-	15.5

Team Stat Comparison

Merritt Island		Melbourne
154.1	Rushing Yards Per Game	176.5
195.0	Passing Yards Per Game	82.1
195.1	Receiving Yards Per Game	83.5
349.1	Total Yards Per Game	258.6
73.4	Tackles Per Game	76.5
1.1	Sacks Per Game	2.7
25.6	Points Per Game	12.6
140	Pancake Blocks	-

Team Leaders

Merritt Island		Melbourne	National Avg.
#6 Delvonte Williams96.6	Rushing Yards Per Game	#28 Kymarion Johnson83.7	20.4
#17 Kevin Verpaele162.7	Passing Yards Per Game	#12 Michael Rogers72.9	51.0
#4 Donterrius Robinson jr.68.9	Receiving Yards Per Game	#19 James Knolmayer33.1	17.4
#17 Kevin Verpaele166.3	Total Yards Per Game	#12 Michael Rogers124.2	36.6
#24 Finn Sinclair9.8	Tackles Per Game	#33 Tyler Gagen11.1	2.7
#0 Jarvis Howell0.7	Sacks Per Game	#92 Fallon Battice0.3	0.2
#14 Liam Miller6.4	Points Per Game	#76 Carter Black6.0	2.2
#78 Joey Sonnenberg35	Pancake Blocks	-	6

Common Opponents

School	Common Opp. Rec.		School	Common Opp. Rec.
Merritt Island	3-1		Melbourne	2-2

Date	Away	Home	Result	Date	Away	Home	Result
9/13/24	Merritt Island	Palm Bay	(W) 41-2	9/20/24	Palm Bay	Melbourne	(W) 31-0
10/14/24	Merritt Island	Eau Gallie	(L) 27-20	11/1/24	Melbourne	Eau Gallie	(L) 43-0
10/25/24	Satellite	Merritt Island	(W) 57-7	9/6/24	Melbourne	Satellite	(W) 24-7
11/1/24	Viera	Merritt Island	(W) 17-14	10/25/24	Viera	Melbourne	(L) 28-14

Record Breakdown

Merritt Island (24-25)		Melbourne (24-25)
7-4	Overall	5-6
2-2	League	0-2
5-1	Non-League	5-3
1-0	Head to Head	0-1
3-1	Common Opponent	2-2
3-2	Home	2-3
4-2	Away	3-3
0-0	Neutral	0-0
0-1	Playoff	0-1
7-4	In-State	5-6
0-0	Out-of-State	0-0