Football Recap: Jefferson Dragons vs. Leto Falcons
Jefferson won the last time they faced Leto, and things went their way on Friday too. The Jefferson Dragons breezed by the Leto Falcons on the road to the tune of 48-13. Given the Dragons' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 208th, while the Falcons are ranked 443rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Ronnell Dubose was a one-man wrecking crew for Jefferson as he rushed for 171 yards and three touchdowns on only 13 carries, and also picked up 32 receiving yards. The dominant performance gave him a new career- in total yards. Another player making a difference was Jack Cunningham, who threw for 254 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 11.0 yards per attempt.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Jefferson was moving up and down the field and finished the game with 516 total yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Leto only gained 177.
Jefferson's win ended a four-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-0. As for Leto, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 0-2.
Jefferson will challenge George Jenkins at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Leto, they will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Cardinal Mooney at 7:30 p.m. on September 13th.
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