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The Hernando Christian Academy (Brooksville, FL) varsity football team lost Thursday's home non-conference game against Merritt Island Christian (Merritt Island, FL) by a score of 38-12.

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
MICHS	0	7	16	15	38
HCA	0	6	0	6	12

Final score provided by M. Rockwell.

Recap
Box Score
Awards
Matchup Info

Game Stats

Merritt Island Christian (24-25)

Hernando Christian Academy (24-25)

Merritt Island Christian

Passing

#	Athlete Name	C	Att	Yds	C%	Avg	TD	Int	Lng	QB Rate
	Team Totals	6	11	194	.545	32.3	2		79	139.2
4	Bode Handwork (Jr)	6	11	194	.545	32.3	2		79	139.2

Hernando Christian Academy

Passing

#	Athlete Name	C	Att	Yds	C%	Avg	TD	Int	Lng	QB Rate
	Team Totals	7	10	97	.700	13.9	1	1	25	94.6
7	Caydon Williams (Jr)	7	10	97	.700	13.9	1	1	25	94.6

Merritt Island Christian

Rushing

#	Athlete Name	Car	Yds	Avg	Lng	TD
	Team Totals	14	233	16.6	56	3
4	Bode Handwork (Jr)	2	52	26.0	33	1
13	N. Buccio (Sr)	6	32	5.3	14	1
23	Emmerson Hahn (Jr)	2	59	29.5	56
25	Caleb Richeson (Jr)	3	15	5.0	9
33	Fisher Edalgo (Jr)	1	75	75.0		1

Hernando Christian Academy

Rushing

#	Athlete Name	Car	Yds	Avg	Lng	100+	TD
	Team Totals	35	244	7.0	32	1	1
1	Jaden Montzka (So)	6	40	6.7	20	0
7	Caydon Williams (Jr)	11	92	8.4	32	0	1
12	Deion Gadsen (Jr)	18	112	6.2	28	1

Merritt Island Christian

Receiving

#	Athlete Name	Rec	Yds	Avg	Lng	TD
	Team Totals	6	184	30.7	79	2
1	Trey Nevad (Sr)	4	95	23.8	45	1
10	C. Stevenson (Sr)	2	89	44.5	79	1

Hernando Christian Academy

Receiving

#	Athlete Name	Rec	Yds	Avg	Lng	TD
	Team Totals	2	14	7.0	9
1	Jaden Montzka (So)	2	14	7.0	9

Merritt Island Christian

All Purpose Yards

#	Athlete Name	Rush	Rec	IR	Total
	Team Totals	233	184	0	417
1	Trey Nevad (Sr)		95		95
4	Bode Handwork (Jr)	52			52
10	C. Stevenson (Sr)		89		89
13	N. Buccio (Sr)	32			32
23	Emmerson Hahn (Jr)	59			59
25	Caleb Richeson (Jr)	15			15
33	Fisher Edalgo (Jr)	75			75

Hernando Christian Academy

All Purpose Yards

#	Athlete Name	Rush	Rec	IR	Total
	Team Totals	244	14	0	258
1	Jaden Montzka (So)	40	14		54
7	Caydon Williams (Jr)	92		0	92
12	Deion Gadsen (Jr)	112			112

Merritt Island Christian

Total Yards

#	Athlete Name	Rush	Pass	Rec	Total
	Team Totals	233	194	184	427
1	Trey Nevad (Sr)			95	95
4	Bode Handwork (Jr)	52	194		246
10	C. Stevenson (Sr)			89	89
13	N. Buccio (Sr)	32			32
23	Emmerson Hahn (Jr)	59			59
25	Caleb Richeson (Jr)	15			15
33	Fisher Edalgo (Jr)	75			75

Hernando Christian Academy

Total Yards

#	Athlete Name	Rush	Pass	Rec	Total
	Team Totals	244	97	14	341
1	Jaden Montzka (So)	40		14	54
7	Caydon Williams (Jr)	92	97		189
12	Deion Gadsen (Jr)	112			112

Merritt Island Christian

Tackles

#	Athlete Name	Solo	Asst	Tot Tckls	TFL
	Team Totals	37	31	68	6.0
1	Trey Nevad (Sr)	5		5	2.0
2	J. Hutchinson (Jr)	5	2	7	2.0
4	Bode Handwork (Jr)	8	6	14
5	Jordon Rooks (Fr)	1		1
6	Benjamin Kelley (Jr)		1	1
8	Shea Robertson (Sr)		2	2
9	I. Grimstead (Jr)	3	1	4
10	C. Stevenson (Sr)	2	3	5
12	John Hey (So)	2	2	4
13	N. Buccio (Sr)	1	1	2
14	Titus Bono (Fr)		1	1
20	Daiden Gilmore (Jr)	3	1	4	1.0
23	Emmerson Hahn (Jr)	4	1	5
25	Caleb Richeson (Jr)		1	1
33	Fisher Edalgo (Jr)	1	3	4
44	Brayden Murphy (Sr)	2	2	4	1.0
70	Logan Zengler (So)		2	2
74	C. Jennings (Fr)		2	2

Hernando Christian Academy

Tackles

#	Athlete Name	Solo	Asst	Tot Tckls
	Team Totals	16	8	25
1	Jaden Montzka (So)	4	1	5
2	Dallas Williams (Fr)	1	1	2
7	Caydon Williams (Jr)	6	3	9
12	Deion Gadsen (Jr)	1		1
13	Tayvion Howard (Fr)	2		3
20	Layton Boggs (Jr)	2	3	5

Merritt Island Christian

Sacks

#	Athlete Name	Sacks	Ydl	Hurs
	Team Totals	1.0	3
44	Brayden Murphy (Sr)	1.0	3

Hernando Christian Academy

Sacks

#	Athlete Name	Sacks	Ydl	Hurs
	Team Totals	2.0	4	3
13	Tayvion Howard (Fr)	1.0		1
20	Layton Boggs (Jr)	1.0	4	2

Merritt Island Christian

Defensive Statistics

#	Athlete Name	Int	Int Yds	Avg	PD	Fmb Rec	FR Yds
	Team Totals	1	0	0.0	2	1	0
4	Bode Handwork (Jr)				1	1	0
12	John Hey (So)	1	0	0.0
23	Emmerson Hahn (Jr)				1

Hernando Christian Academy

Defensive Statistics

#	Athlete Name	Int	Int Yds	Avg	PD
	Team Totals	2	0	0.0	4
1	Jaden Montzka (So)	1			2
7	Caydon Williams (Jr)	1	0	0.0	2

Merritt Island Christian

Points

#	Athlete Name	TDs	TD Pts	Conv	Kick Pts	Tot Pts
	Team Totals	5	30	2	2	34
1	Trey Nevad (Sr)	1	6	2		8
4	Bode Handwork (Jr)	1	6			6
10	C. Stevenson (Sr)	1	6			6
13	N. Buccio (Sr)	1	6			6
17	Abel Stricklin (Fr)				2	2
33	Fisher Edalgo (Jr)	1	6			6

Hernando Christian Academy

Points

#	Athlete Name	TDs	TD Pts	Conv	S	Kick Pts	Tot Pts
	Team Totals	1	6			0	6
7	Caydon Williams (Jr)	1	6			0	6

Merritt Island Christian

PATs and Field Goals

#	Athlete Name	PAT	Att	%	FG	Att	%	Lng	Tot Pts
	Team Totals	2	2	1.0					2
17	Abel Stricklin (Fr)	2	2	1.0					2

Hernando Christian Academy

PATs and Field Goals

#	Athlete Name	PAT	Att	%	FG	Att	%	Lng	Tot Pts
	Team Totals	0	2	.0					0
7	Caydon Williams (Jr)	0	2	.0					0

Merritt Island Christian

Touchdowns

#	Athlete Name	TD Rush	TD Rec	Total
	Team Totals	3	2	5
1	Trey Nevad (Sr)		1	1
4	Bode Handwork (Jr)	1		1
10	C. Stevenson (Sr)		1	1
13	N. Buccio (Sr)	1		1
33	Fisher Edalgo (Jr)	1		1

Hernando Christian Academy

Touchdowns

#	Athlete Name	TD Rush	TD Rec	TD FR	TD IR	TD PR	TD KOR	Total
	Team Totals	1						1
7	Caydon Williams (Jr)	1						1

Merritt Island Christian

Conversions

#	Athlete Name	C Rush	C Rec	Total
	Team Totals		1	1
1	Trey Nevad (Sr)		1	1

Conversions

Hernando Christian Academy has not entered any conversions stats.

Game Story

Florida High School Football - Hernando Christian Academy knocked off by Merritt Island Christian

August 22, 2024: Brooksville, FL 34601

In Thursday's non-league game, the Merritt Island Christian Cougars (Merritt Island, FL) football team overcame the host Hernando Christian Academy Lions (Brooksville, FL), by a tally of 38-12.

In their next game, the Cougars battle the Master's Academy Patriots (Vero Beach, FL) in a Sunshine State - Atlantic (8 Man) game, on Friday, August 30. Merritt Island Christian will attempt to better on its 2-0 season record. The Patriots enter the game with a 2-0 record after their 38-0 non-league win over Babcock (Punta Gorda, FL).

The Lions (1-1) will now prepare for their game against Canterbury (St. Petersburg, FL). The Crusaders enter the Sunshine State - Gulf (8 Man) game with a 0-0 record.

Players of the Game

Merritt Island Christian (24-25)

Congratulations to #4 Bode Handwork (overall), #1 Trey Nevad (offensive), #2 Josiah Hutchinson (defensive) and #17 Abel Stricklin (special teams) for being selected the Merritt Island Christian Football Players of the Game.

Hernando Christian Academy (24-25)

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

MICHS @ HCA Football Game Info

Thu., Aug. 22, 2024 @ 4p

The Hernando Christian Academy (Brooksville, FL) varsity football team lost Thursday's home non-conference game against Merritt Island Christian (Merritt Island, FL) by a score of 38-12.

Rankings & Records

Merritt Island Christian (24-25)

National	FL	Class
616	4	4

Overall	District	Home	Away	Win %	District %	PF	PA
11-1	5-0	6-1	5-0	.917	1.000	433	179

Hernando Christian Academy (24-25)

National	FL	Class
1,024	10	10

Overall	District	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	District %	PF	PA
7-5	2-2	2-4	4-1	1-0	.583	.500	304	265

Team Scoring Averages

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Merritt Island Christian	13.8	10.1	6.2	6.0	36.1
Hernando Christian Academy	2.0	3.9	2.9	11.3	25.3

Team Stat Comparison

Merritt Island Christian		Hernando Christian Academy
227.5	Rushing Yards Per Game	226.3
146.5	Passing Yards Per Game	63.5
145.7	Receiving Yards Per Game	46.6
374.0	Total Yards Per Game	289.8
58.2	Tackles Per Game	34.3
1.8	Sacks Per Game	2.0
34.3	Points Per Game	22.7

Team Leaders

Merritt Island Christian		Hernando Christian Academy	National Avg.
#13 Nathanael Buccio102.0	Rushing Yards Per Game	#13 Tayvion Howard112.2	20.4
#4 Bode Handwork149.1	Passing Yards Per Game	#7 Caydon Williams68.8	51.0
#1 Trey Nevad76.4	Receiving Yards Per Game	#20 Layton Boggs25.5	17.4
#4 Bode Handwork173.4	Total Yards Per Game	#7 Caydon Williams123.9	36.6
#10 Carter Stevenson8.5	Tackles Per Game	#7 Caydon Williams9.3	2.7
#44 Brayden Murphy0.8	Sacks Per Game	#20 Layton Boggs1.1	0.2
#1 Trey Nevad9.2	Points Per Game	#1 Jaden Montzka9.5	2.2

Common Opponents

School	Common Opp. Rec.		School	Common Opp. Rec.
Merritt Island Christian	2-0		Hernando Christian Academy	1-1

Date	Away	Home	Result		Date	Away	Home	Result
9/27/24	Four Corners	Merritt Island Christian	(W) 45-20		11/8/24	Four Corners	Hernando Christian Academy	(W) 44-36
11/1/24	Canterbury	Merritt Island Christian	(W) 20-6		8/30/24	Canterbury	Hernando Christian Academy	(L) 21-6

Record Breakdown

Merritt Island Christian (24-25)		Hernando Christian Academy (24-25)
11-1	Overall	7-5
5-0	League	2-2
5-0	Non-League	3-2
1-0	Head to Head	0-1
2-0	Common Opponent	1-1
6-1	Home	2-4
5-0	Away	4-1
0-0	Neutral	1-0
1-1	Playoff	2-1
11-1	In-State	7-5
0-0	Out-of-State	0-0