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First Academy Taylor

Eagles

Wildcats

The Taylor (Pierson, FL) varsity football team won Friday's home non-conference game against First Academy (Leesburg, FL) by a score of 20-0.

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
First Academy	0	0	0	0	0
Taylor	0	12	8	0	20

Final score provided by R. Dexter.

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Box Score Stats

First Academy (23-24)		Taylor (23-24)
50	Total Plays	62
11	First Downs	18
12	Penalties	3
68	Penalty Yards	28
20:05	Possession Time	27:30

Game Stats

Taylor (23-24)

First Academy

Passing

#	Athlete Name	C	Att	Yds	C%	Avg	TD	Int	Lng	QB Rate
	Team Totals	16	25	130	.640	8.1	0	1	20	60.4
11	Cason Cherry (Jr)	16	25	130	.640	8.1	0	1	20	60.4

Taylor

Passing

#	Athlete Name	C	Att	Yds	C%	Avg	TD	Int	Lng	QB Rate
	Team Totals	1	4	28	.250	28.0			28	56.3
7	Anthony Miler (Jr)	1	4	28	.250	28.0			28	56.3

First Academy

Rushing

#	Athlete Name	Car	Yds	Avg	Lng
	Team Totals	22	42	1.9	14
1	Luke Rutzebeck (So)	1	-7	-7.0	-7
4	Devyn Leiva (So)	6	28	4.7	12
11	Cason Cherry (Jr)	11	26	2.4	14
22	Bryson Barnett (Sr)	4	-5	-1.3	1

Taylor

Rushing

#	Athlete Name	Car	Yds	Avg	Lng	TD
	Team Totals	51	270	5.3	24	3
1	Alex Gomez (Sr)	4	-10	-2.5
2	Nikko Dozier (So)	7	36	5.1	11	1
4	James Thomas (So)	4	64	16.0	24	1
5	Andrew North (Jr)	2	11	5.5	7
6	Josiah Smith (Sr)	20	90	4.5	11
7	Anthony Miler (Jr)	14	79	5.6	14	1

First Academy

Receiving

#	Athlete Name	Rec	Yds	Avg	Lng
	Team Totals	16	120	7.5	20
1	Luke Rutzebeck (So)	1	10	10.0	10
3	Bryce Norflee (Fr)	4	29	7.3	19
4	Devyn Leiva (So)	1	0	0.0	0
8	A. Cichielo	5	39	7.8	20
9	B. Vandykn (Sr)	1	3	3.0	3
22	Bryson Barnett (Sr)	1	4	4.0	4
44	Rhett Walsh (Jr)	3	35	11.7	18

Taylor

Receiving

#	Athlete Name	Rec	Yds	Avg	Lng	TD
	Team Totals	1	28	28.0	28
6	Josiah Smith (Sr)	1	28	28.0	28

First Academy

Offensive Fumbles and Pancake Blocks

#	Athlete Name	Fum	Lost	Pnk Blk
	Team Totals	2	1
11	Cason Cherry (Jr)	2	1

Taylor

Offensive Fumbles and Pancake Blocks

#	Athlete Name	Fum	Lost
	Team Totals	3	3
1	Alex Gomez (Sr)	1	1
6	Josiah Smith (Sr)	2	2

First Academy

All Purpose Yards

#	Athlete Name	Rush	Rec	KR	Total
	Team Totals	42	120	18	180
1	Luke Rutzebeck (So)	-7	10	6	9
3	Bryce Norflee (Fr)		29		29
4	Devyn Leiva (So)	28	0	8	36
8	A. Cichielo		39		39
9	B. Vandykn (Sr)		3		3
11	Cason Cherry (Jr)	26			26
15	Henry Purvis (Fr)			4	4
22	Bryson Barnett (Sr)	-5	4		-1
44	Rhett Walsh (Jr)		35		35

Taylor

All Purpose Yards

#	Athlete Name	Rush	Rec	KR	IR	Total
	Team Totals	270	28	15	35	348
1	Alex Gomez (Sr)	-10				-10
2	Nikko Dozier (So)	36		15		51
4	James Thomas (So)	64			35	99
5	Andrew North (Jr)	11				11
6	Josiah Smith (Sr)	90	28			118
7	Anthony Miler (Jr)	79				79

First Academy

Total Yards

#	Athlete Name	Rush	Pass	Rec	Total
	Team Totals	42	130	120	172
1	Luke Rutzebeck (So)	-7		10	3
3	Bryce Norflee (Fr)			29	29
4	Devyn Leiva (So)	28		0	28
8	A. Cichielo			39	39
9	B. Vandykn (Sr)			3	3
11	Cason Cherry (Jr)	26	130		156
22	Bryson Barnett (Sr)	-5		4	-1
44	Rhett Walsh (Jr)			35	35

Taylor

Total Yards

#	Athlete Name	Rush	Pass	Rec	Total
	Team Totals	270	28	28	298
1	Alex Gomez (Sr)	-10			-10
2	Nikko Dozier (So)	36			36
4	James Thomas (So)	64			64
5	Andrew North (Jr)	11			11
6	Josiah Smith (Sr)	90		28	118
7	Anthony Miler (Jr)	79	28		107

First Academy

Tackles

#	Athlete Name	Solo	Asst	Tot Tckls	TFL
	Team Totals	16	71	87	3.0
1	Luke Rutzebeck (So)		1	1
3	Bryce Norflee (Fr)	2	2	4
4	Devyn Leiva (So)		1	1
5	Chase Simmons (Fr)		1	1
8	A. Cichielo	1	9	10
9	B. Vandykn (Sr)		1	1
10	Rayce Teate (Fr)		1	1
11	Cason Cherry (Jr)		1	1
12	Logan Stalvey (So)	2	8	10
21	Case Ellison (So)		1	1
22	Bryson Barnett (Sr)	4	5	9	2.0
23	Amir Knowles (So)	2	3	5
44	Rhett Walsh (Jr)		3	3
50	Kyle Kirkland (Fr)	1	2	3
51	Abram Wright (Jr)		5	5
54	Ryder Steinmetz (So)	1	5	6
55	Rhett Lunsford (Fr)	1	5	6
59	Christian Hopke (Sr)	1	14	15
67	Dante Pleitez (Fr)	1	3	4	1.0

Taylor

Tackles

#	Athlete Name	Solo	Asst	Tot Tckls	TFL
	Team Totals	36	23	59	6.0
1	Alex Gomez (Sr)	5	1	6
2	Nikko Dozier (So)	6	3	9
4	James Thomas (So)		2	2
5	Andrew North (Jr)	3	1	4
6	Josiah Smith (Sr)	4	4	8
7	Anthony Miler (Jr)	6	0	6
20	Peyton Simpson (So)	4		4	3.0
27	Brady French (Fr)		1	1
50	Riley Simpson (Jr)	2	2	4	.5
54	C. Ramos (So)	1	3	4	.5
61	Sammy Martinez (So)		2	2
74	Francisco Perez (Sr)	1	4	5	2.0

Sacks

First Academy has not entered any sacks stats.

Taylor

Sacks

#	Athlete Name	Sacks	Ydl	Hurs
	Team Totals	5.0	46	7
20	Peyton Simpson (So)	2.0	17	1
50	Riley Simpson (Jr)	.5	6	1
51	C. Lebron (Jr)			1
54	C. Ramos (So)	.5	4	1
61	Sammy Martinez (So)			1
74	Francisco Perez (Sr)	2.0	19	2

First Academy

Defensive Statistics

#	Athlete Name	PD	Fmb Rec	FR Yds	Caus
	Team Totals	4	2	0	2
5	Chase Simmons (Fr)		1	0
8	A. Cichielo	2			1
9	B. Vandykn (Sr)	1
22	Bryson Barnett (Sr)	1	1	0	1

Taylor

Defensive Statistics

#	Athlete Name	Int	Int Yds	Avg	PD	Fmb Rec	FR Yds	Caus
	Team Totals	1	35	35.0	4	1	0	4
1	Alex Gomez (Sr)				3			1
2	Nikko Dozier (So)							1
4	James Thomas (So)	1	35	35.0	1
7	Anthony Miler (Jr)							1
20	Peyton Simpson (So)							1
74	Francisco Perez (Sr)					1	0

First Academy

Kickoffs

#	Athlete Name	KO	Yds	Avg	Lng	TB
	Team Totals	1	45	45.0	45
9	B. Vandykn (Sr)	1	45	45.0	45

Taylor

Kickoffs

#	Athlete Name	KO	Yds	Avg	Lng	TB
	Team Totals	3	92	30.7	38
6	Josiah Smith (Sr)	3	92	30.7	38

First Academy

Punts

#	Athlete Name	P	Yds	Avg	Lng	In 20
	Team Totals	2	50	25.0	30
77	Owen Hanken (Sr)	2	50	25.0	30

Punts

Taylor has not entered any punts stats.

First Academy

Kickoff and Punt Returns

#	Athlete Name	KO Rets	Yds	Avg	Lng	KR Yds
	Team Totals	3	18	6.0	8	18
1	Luke Rutzebeck (So)	1	6	6.0	6	6
4	Devyn Leiva (So)	1	8	8.0	8	8
15	Henry Purvis (Fr)	1	4	4.0	4	4

Taylor

Kickoff and Punt Returns

#	Athlete Name	KO Rets	Yds	Avg	Lng	P Rets	Yds	Avg	Lng	FC	KR Yds
	Team Totals	1	15	15.0							15
2	Nikko Dozier (So)	1	15	15.0							15

Points

First Academy has not entered any points stats.

Taylor

Points

#	Athlete Name	TDs	TD Pts	Conv	Tot Pts
	Team Totals	3	18	2	20
2	Nikko Dozier (So)	1	6		6
4	James Thomas (So)	1	6		6
7	Anthony Miler (Jr)	1	6	2	8

Touchdowns

First Academy has not entered any touchdowns stats.

Taylor

Touchdowns

#	Athlete Name	TD Rush	Total
	Team Totals	3	3
2	Nikko Dozier (So)	1	1
4	James Thomas (So)	1	1
7	Anthony Miler (Jr)	1	1

Conversions

First Academy has not entered any conversions stats.

Taylor

Conversions

#	Athlete Name	C Rush	C Rec	Total
	Team Totals	1		1
7	Anthony Miler (Jr)	1		1

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Recap Video

Alexander Cichielo's highlights T. Dewitt Taylor High School 1:45

Game Story

Florida High School Football - First Academy topped by Taylor

September 15, 2023: Pierson, FL 32180

The First Academy Eagles football team (Leesburg, FL), was beaten 20-0 in Friday's non-league challenge with the host Taylor Wildcats (Pierson, FL)

The Wildcats (3-1) will now prepare for their challenge against Crescent City (Crescent City, FL). The Raiders come into the 2S District 8 challenge with a 2-1 record.

The Eagles now sport a 1-3 record. They take the field next when they host Saint Francis Catholic for a non-league challenge on Friday, September 22. First Academy will meet a Wolves team coming off a 44-16 non-league loss to Bishop McLaughlin Catholic (Spring Hill, FL). The Wolves record now stands at 0-3.

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Rankings & Records

First Academy (23-24)

FL	Class
574	47

Overall	Home	Away	Win %	PF	PA
3-6	2-3	1-3	.333	193	226

Taylor (23-24)

FL	Class
546	61

Overall	District	Home	Away	Win %	District %	PF	PA
4-5	0-2	2-2	2-3	.444	.000	156	202

Team Scoring Averages

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
First Academy	3.0	9.2	6.8	2.4	21.4
Taylor	3.6	5.3	4.9	3.6	17.3

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Team Stat Comparison

First Academy		Taylor
82.9	Rushing Yards Per Game	173.8
139.6	Passing Yards Per Game	24.2
222.4	Total Yards Per Game	198.0
73.4	Tackles Per Game	41.9
0.5	Sacks Per Game	1.3
21.4	Points Per Game	18.0
-	Pancake Blocks	13

Team Leaders

First Academy		Taylor	National Avg.
#4 Devyn Leiva35.0	Rushing Yards Per Game	#6 Josiah Smith71.0	20.6
#11 Cason Cherry133.7	Passing Yards Per Game	#7 Anthony Miler21.1	50.5
#11 Cason Cherry155.2	Total Yards Per Game	#6 Josiah Smith81.9	36.9
#12 Logan Stalvey10.7	Tackles Per Game	#6 Josiah Smith10.4	2.7
#12 Logan Stalvey0.3	Sacks Per Game	#74 Francisco Perez0.6	0.2
#11 Cason Cherry4.9	Points Per Game	#7 Anthony Miler5.3	2.1
-	Pancake Blocks	#74 Francisco Perez7	6

Common Opponents

School	Common Opp. Rec.		School	Common Opp. Rec.
First Academy	2-0		Taylor	2-0

Date	Away	Home	Result		Date	Away	Home	Result
9/1/23	First Academy	Trinity Prep	(W) 53-0		8/25/23	Taylor	Trinity Prep	(W) 44-6
9/22/23	Saint Francis Catholic	First Academy	(W) 48-22		9/1/23	Taylor	Saint Francis Catholic	(W) 40-18

Record Breakdown

First Academy (23-24)		Taylor (23-24)
3-6	Overall	4-5
0-0	League	0-2
3-5	Non-League	4-3
0-1	Head to Head	1-0
2-0	Common Opponent	2-0
2-3	Home	2-2
1-3	Away	2-3
0-0	Neutral	0-0
0-1	Playoff	0-0
3-6	In-State	4-5
0-0	Out-of-State	0-0