Football Recap: Boone Braves vs. Winter Park Wildcats
Braves
| 10/10/25 vs Winter Park | 44-38 |
| 09/26/25 @ Timber Creek | 35-7 |
| 09/19/25 @ Ocoee | 24-21 |
| 09/12/25 vs West Orange | 27-21 |
| 09/05/25 vs Olympia | 42-6 |
| + 2 more games |
Boone extended their winning streak to seven on Friday, bumping them up to 7-0. They came within six points of losing the streak, but they secured a 44-38 W against the Winter Park Wildcats. For the Braves, this counts as revenge for the 35-28 win the Wildcats walked away with the last time they faced one another back in November of 2024.
Boone's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Aaron Hardy Jr led the charge by rushing for 180 yards and a pair of scores while picking up 7.2 yards per carry. Hardy Jr's rushing production has been exceptional as that marked his fifth straight game with at least 134 rushing yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Garrison Woods, who picked up 151 receiving yards and two TDs.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: Boone was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 212 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 185 rushing yards in five consecutive contests.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Boone's defensive line and their four sacks. Will Buzyniski refused to say out of the backfield, picking up 1.5 sacks all by himself. Another thorn in Winter Park's side was Buzyniski, who picked up 1.5 sacks and made nine total tackles (3.0 for loss).
As for Winter Park, they now have a losing record of 3-4. As for they, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-4.
Despite the loss, Winter Park still got an impressive performance from Decorie Johnson, who rushed for 180 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 11.3 yards per carry. The Wildcats are 2-1 when Johnson posts 80 or more rushing yards, but 1-3 otherwise.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Boone will challenge Colonial at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The Braves will be up against the Grenadiers' rather soft defense (which has allowed 32.14 points per matchup), so fans could be in store for a big offensive performance. As for Winter Park, they will square off against Ocoee at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The Knights' defense has only allowed 11.7 points per game this season, so the Wildcats' offense will have their work cut out for them.
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