Football Recap: Deerfield Beach Comes Up Short

By Team Reports Oct 2, 2024, 11:55am

Football Recap: Deerfield Beach Bucks vs. Blanche Ely Tigers

If Deerfield Beach was feeling good fresh off their 36-0 takedown of Stoneman Douglas back in September, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Deerfield Beach Bucks were beaten by the Blanche Ely Tigers 70-0 on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Bucks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 292nd, while the Tigers are ranked 116th).

Blanche Ely was led to victory by Shawn Paschall and Omari Mcneal. Paschall rushed for 125 yards and three touchdowns on only five carries, while Mcneal threw for 317 yards and two touchdowns while completing 90.9% of his passes. Those 125 rushing yards gave Paschall a new career-high. Kenson Louis was another key player, gaining 85 total yards and a touchdown.

Deerfield Beach's defeat dropped their record down to 1-3. As for Blanche Ely, their record is now 4-2.

Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Deerfield Beach's homestand will continue as they prepare to take on Coconut Creek at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Coconut Creek will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each matchup than the last. As for Blanche Ely, they will challenge Plantation at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. Plantation's defense has only allowed 15.4 points per game this season, so Blanche Ely's offense will have their work cut out for them.

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