Football Recap: Stranahan Mighty Dragons vs. South Plantation Paladins
After only seven points in their last game, Stranahan made sure to put some points up on the board against South Plantation on Friday. The Stranahan Mighty Dragons took down the South Plantation Paladins 40-21. That's more bragging rights for the Mighty Dragons, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Jaeden Phillips continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, throwing for 446 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 13.5 yards per attempt. Demetrious Knox was Phillips' top target, picking up 177 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Stranahan didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Blake Mitchell and Opious Knox Jr. Mitchell is also crushing it when it comes to defended passes: he's defended at least two every time he's taken the field this season. Stranahan got some further help from Terrynce Ellis Jr: he picked up a sack, made eight total tackles, and defended two passes.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Stranahan was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 202 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since the start of last season.
Despite the loss, South Plantation still got an impressive performance from Dorwen Vedrine, who picked up 44 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Stranahan's win bumped their record up to 2-3. As for South Plantation, their loss dropped their record down to 3-3.
Stranahan will face off against Central at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. One thing working in Central's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last four matchups. As for South Plantation, they have the luxury of staying home for another week and will welcome South Broward at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. South Plantation is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 30.8 points per game this season.
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