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The Merritt Island Christian (Merritt Island, FL) varsity football team won Friday's home playoff game against Hernando Christian Academy (Brooksville, FL) by a score of 30-27.

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
HCA	7	7	7	6	27
MICHS	6	8	0	16	30

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Game Stats

Hernando Christian Academy (23-24)

Merritt Island Christian (23-24)

Hernando Christian Academy

Passing

#	Athlete Name	C	Att	Yds	C%	Avg	TD	Lng	QB Rate
	Team Totals	5	9	71	.556	14.2	1	18	118.3
7	Caydon Williams (So)	3	6	51	.500	17.0	1	18	118.8
44	Blake Bandy (Sr)	2	3	20	.667	10.0			85.4

Merritt Island Christian

Passing

#	Athlete Name	C	Att	Yds	C%	Avg	TD	Int	Lng	QB Rate
	Team Totals	13	18	225	.722	17.3	1	3	57	93.3
4	Bode Handwork (So)	13	18	225	.722	17.3	1	3	57	93.3

Hernando Christian Academy

Rushing

#	Athlete Name	Car	Yds	Avg	Lng	TD
	Team Totals	30	263	8.8	47	2
7	Caydon Williams (So)	4	29	7.3	10
11	Trenton Sellers (Sr)	8	85	10.6	47	1
44	Blake Bandy (Sr)	6	57	9.5	16
50	Gus Rich (Sr)	12	92	7.7	45	1

Merritt Island Christian

Rushing

#	Athlete Name	Car	Yds	Avg	Lng	100+	TD
	Team Totals	37	227	6.1	36	1	3
4	Bode Handwork (So)	7	79	11.3	36	0	1
10	C. Stevenson (Jr)	1	9	9.0	9	0
12	Max Bunin (Sr)	18	103	5.7	25	1	1
15	G. Grimstead (Sr)	11	36	3.3	16	0	1

Hernando Christian Academy

Receiving

#	Athlete Name	Rec	Yds	Avg	Lng	TD
	Team Totals	5	84	16.8	35	1
11	Trenton Sellers (Sr)	1	10	10.0	10
15	Jaden Montzka (So)	2	54	27.0	35	1
20	Layton Boggs (So)	2	20	10.0	10

Merritt Island Christian

Receiving

#	Athlete Name	Rec	Yds	Avg	Lng	TD
	Team Totals	11	218	19.8	57	1
1	Trey Nevad (Jr)	4	66	16.5	29
10	C. Stevenson (Jr)	3	87	29.0	57	1
12	Max Bunin (Sr)	2	26	13.0	17
17	A. Alessandrini (Sr)	2	39	19.5	31

Offensive Fumbles and Pancake Blocks

Hernando Christian Academy has not entered any offensive fumbles and pancake blocks stats.

Merritt Island Christian

Offensive Fumbles and Pancake Blocks

#	Athlete Name	Fum	Lost	Pnk Blk
	Team Totals	2	2
12	Max Bunin (Sr)	2	2

Hernando Christian Academy

All Purpose Yards

#	Athlete Name	Rush	Rec	IR	Total
	Team Totals	263	84	86	433
7	Caydon Williams (So)	29		1	30
11	Trenton Sellers (Sr)	85	10		95
15	Jaden Montzka (So)		54	65	119
20	Layton Boggs (So)		20		20
44	Blake Bandy (Sr)	57			57
50	Gus Rich (Sr)	92		20	112

Merritt Island Christian

All Purpose Yards

#	Athlete Name	Rush	Rec	IR	Total
	Team Totals	227	218	21	466
1	Trey Nevad (Jr)		66		66
4	Bode Handwork (So)	79			79
10	C. Stevenson (Jr)	9	87		96
12	Max Bunin (Sr)	103	26		129
15	G. Grimstead (Sr)	36		21	57
17	A. Alessandrini (Sr)		39		39

Hernando Christian Academy

Total Yards

#	Athlete Name	Rush	Pass	Rec	Total
	Team Totals	263	71	84	334
7	Caydon Williams (So)	29	51		80
11	Trenton Sellers (Sr)	85		10	95
15	Jaden Montzka (So)			54	54
20	Layton Boggs (So)			20	20
44	Blake Bandy (Sr)	57	20		77
50	Gus Rich (Sr)	92			92

Merritt Island Christian

Total Yards

#	Athlete Name	Rush	Pass	Rec	Total
	Team Totals	227	225	218	452
1	Trey Nevad (Jr)			66	66
4	Bode Handwork (So)	79	225		304
10	C. Stevenson (Jr)	9		87	96
12	Max Bunin (Sr)	103		26	129
15	G. Grimstead (Sr)	36			36
17	A. Alessandrini (Sr)			39	39

Hernando Christian Academy

Tackles

#	Athlete Name	Solo	Asst	Tot Tckls
	Team Totals	33	18	51
1	Ryan Schuck (Jr)	5	2	7
7	Caydon Williams (So)	5	1	6
11	Trenton Sellers (Sr)	7	8	15
13	T. Horrocks Howard (8th)	6	4	10
15	Jaden Montzka (So)	5	1	6
20	Layton Boggs (So)	1	1	2
22	Landon Euler (Jr)	1	1	2
44	Blake Bandy (Sr)	3		3

Merritt Island Christian

Tackles

#	Athlete Name	Solo	Asst	Tot Tckls	TFL
	Team Totals	27	27	54	1.0
1	Trey Nevad (Jr)	2	2	4
2	J. Hutchinson (Jr)	2	2	4
4	Bode Handwork (So)	7	3	10	1.0
8	Shea Robertson (Jr)		4	4
10	C. Stevenson (Jr)	7	4	11
15	G. Grimstead (Sr)	4	1	5
17	A. Alessandrini (Sr)	4	3	7
22	Logan Wassmer (Sr)	1		1
70	Logan Zengler (Fr)		4	4
74	C. Jennings (8th)		4	4

Hernando Christian Academy

Sacks

#	Athlete Name	Sacks	Ydl	Hurs
	Team Totals			1
20	Layton Boggs (So)			1

Merritt Island Christian

Sacks

#	Athlete Name	Hurs
	Team Totals	4
2	J. Hutchinson (Jr)	2
17	A. Alessandrini (Sr)	2

Hernando Christian Academy

Defensive Statistics

#	Athlete Name	Int	Int Yds	Avg	PD	Fmb Rec	FR Yds	Caus
	Team Totals	3	86	28.7	5	2	2	2
7	Caydon Williams (So)	1	1	1.0	3
15	Jaden Montzka (So)	1	65	65.0	1			1
20	Layton Boggs (So)					1	1
22	Landon Euler (Jr)							1
44	Blake Bandy (Sr)				1	1	1
50	Gus Rich (Sr)	1	20	20.0

Merritt Island Christian

Defensive Statistics

#	Athlete Name	Int	Int Yds	Avg	PD	Fmb Rec	FR Yds	Caus
	Team Totals	1	21	21.0	4	2	30	2
1	Trey Nevad (Jr)				2
4	Bode Handwork (So)							1
10	C. Stevenson (Jr)					2	30	1
15	G. Grimstead (Sr)	1	21	21.0	1
17	A. Alessandrini (Sr)				1

Hernando Christian Academy

Points

#	Athlete Name	TDs	TD Pts	Kick Pts	Tot Pts
	Team Totals	4	24	3	27
7	Caydon Williams (So)			3	3
11	Trenton Sellers (Sr)	1	6		6
15	Jaden Montzka (So)	2	12		12
50	Gus Rich (Sr)	1	6		6

Merritt Island Christian

Points

#	Athlete Name	TDs	TD Pts	Conv	Tot Pts
	Team Totals	4	24	6	30
4	Bode Handwork (So)	1	6		6
10	C. Stevenson (Jr)	1	6		6
12	Max Bunin (Sr)	1	6	6	12
15	G. Grimstead (Sr)	1	6		6

Hernando Christian Academy

PATs and Field Goals

#	Athlete Name	PAT	Att	%	FG	Att	%	Lng	Tot Pts
	Team Totals	3	3	1.0					3
7	Caydon Williams (So)	3	3	1.0					3

PATs and Field Goals

Merritt Island Christian has not entered any pats and field goals stats.

Hernando Christian Academy

Touchdowns

#	Athlete Name	TD Rush	TD Rec	TD IR	Total
	Team Totals	2	1	1	4
11	Trenton Sellers (Sr)	1			1
15	Jaden Montzka (So)		1	1	2
50	Gus Rich (Sr)	1			1

Merritt Island Christian

Touchdowns

#	Athlete Name	TD Rush	TD Rec	Total
	Team Totals	3	1	4
4	Bode Handwork (So)	1		1
10	C. Stevenson (Jr)		1	1
12	Max Bunin (Sr)	1		1
15	G. Grimstead (Sr)	1		1

Conversions

Hernando Christian Academy has not entered any conversions stats.

Merritt Island Christian

Conversions

#	Athlete Name	C Rush	C Rec	Total
	Team Totals	3		3
12	Max Bunin (Sr)	3		3

Game Story

Florida High School Football - Merritt Island Christian sneaks past Hernando Christian Academy

November 10, 2023: Merritt Island, FL 32952

The Merritt Island Christian Cougars (Merritt Island, FL) football edged the visiting Hernando Christian Academy Lions (Brooksville, FL), 30-27 in Friday's non-league bout.

In their next game, the Cougars face the Old Plank Christian Academy Defenders (Jacksonville, FL) in a non-league bout, on Saturday, November 18. Merritt Island Christian will attempt to advance on its 8-4 season record. The Defenders enter the bout with a 6-6 record after their 44-22 non-league win over Geneva (Winter Park, FL).

Players of the Game

Hernando Christian Academy (23-24)

Hernando Christian Academy has not selected any Players of the Game.

Merritt Island Christian (23-24)

Congratulations to #10 Carter Stevenson (overall), #12 Max Bunin (offensive) and #4 Bode Handwork (defensive) for being selected the Merritt Island Christian Football Players of the Game.

HCA @ MICHS Football Game Info

Fri., Nov. 10, 2023 @ 4p

SSAA 3A Semifinals

The Merritt Island Christian (Merritt Island, FL) varsity football team won Friday's home playoff game against Hernando Christian Academy (Brooksville, FL) by a score of 30-27.

This game is a part of the "2023 SSAC 8-Man - SSAC 8-Man AAA Bracket" tournament.

Rankings & Records

Hernando Christian Academy (23-24)

National	FL	Class
1,008	9	9

Overall	District	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	District %	PF	PA
8-3	2-2	4-0	3-3	1-0	.727	.500	379	145

Merritt Island Christian (23-24)

National	FL	Class
869	7	7

Overall	District	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	District %	PF	PA
9-4	2-2	4-4	4-0	1-0	.692	.500	336	266

Team Scoring Averages

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Hernando Christian Academy	3.5	7.0	10.5	3.0	34.5
Merritt Island Christian	8.1	8.0	2.0	4.1	25.8

Head-to-Head

Hernando Christian Academy won on 10/13/2023

10/13 @ 7p Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final

HCA 0 7 14 0 21
MICHS 0 0 6 0 6

The Hernando Christian Academy (Brooksville, FL) varsity football team won Friday's away conference game against Merritt Island Christian (Merritt Island, FL) by a score of 21-6.
Box score
Merritt Island Christian won on 11/10/2023

11/10 @ 4p Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final

HCA 7 7 7 6 27
MICHS 6 8 0 16 30

The Hernando Christian Academy (Brooksville, FL) varsity football team lost Friday's away playoff game against Merritt Island Christian (Merritt Island, FL) by a score of 30-27.
Box score

10/13 @ 7p	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
HCA	0	7	14	0	21
MICHS	0	0	6	0	6

Team Stat Comparison

Hernando Christian Academy		Merritt Island Christian
219.8	Rushing Yards Per Game	190.8
36.7	Passing Yards Per Game	153.6
39.3	Receiving Yards Per Game	148.3
256.5	Total Yards Per Game	344.5
32.2	Tackles Per Game	49.2
1.3	Sacks Per Game	1.9
27.2	Points Per Game	25.7

Team Leaders

Hernando Christian Academy		Merritt Island Christian	National Avg.
#50 Gus Rich82.0	Rushing Yards Per Game	#15 Genesis Grimstead58.7	20.6
#7 Caydon Williams34.6	Passing Yards Per Game	#4 Bode Handwork144.7	50.5
#20 Layton Boggs14.5	Receiving Yards Per Game	#1 Trey Nevad70.1	17.5
#50 Gus Rich82.0	Total Yards Per Game	#4 Bode Handwork191.8	36.9
#11 Trenton Sellers6.2	Tackles Per Game	#4 Bode Handwork7.8	2.7
#20 Layton Boggs0.5	Sacks Per Game	#17 Anthony Alessandrini0.8	0.2
#50 Gus Rich10.2	Points Per Game	#15 Genesis Grimstead6.3	2.1

Common Opponents

School	Common Opp. Rec.		School	Common Opp. Rec.
Hernando Christian Academy	2-2		Merritt Island Christian	3-1

Date	Away	Home	Result	Date	Away	Home	Result
8/18/23	Hernando Christian Academy	City of Life Christian Academy	(W) 46-0	9/1/23	Merritt Island Christian	City of Life Christian Academy	(W) 35-6
8/25/23	Hernando Christian Academy	Calvary Chapel Academy	(L) 26-7	9/14/23	Merritt Island Christian	Calvary Chapel Academy	(W) 26-20
9/15/23	Hernando Christian Academy	Geneva Classical Academy	(W) 56-26	9/8/23	Merritt Island Christian	Geneva Classical Academy	(W) 62-22
10/7/23	Hernando Christian Academy	Master's Academy	(L) 44-6	9/29/23	Master's Academy	Merritt Island Christian	(L) 28-0

Record Breakdown

Hernando Christian Academy (23-24)		Merritt Island Christian (23-24)
8-3	Overall	9-4
2-2	League	2-2
5-0	Non-League	4-2
1-1	Head to Head	1-1
2-2	Common Opponent	3-1
4-0	Home	4-4
3-3	Away	4-0
1-0	Neutral	1-0
1-1	Playoff	3-0
8-3	In-State	9-4
0-0	Out-of-State	0-0