Football Game Preview: Mainland Buccaneers vs. Mosley Dolphins + Official Tickets

By Team Reports Nov 17, 2025, 11:21pm

Football Preview: Mainland Buccaneers vs. Mosley Dolphins

Mainland has won three straight games at home, while Mosley has won three straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Friday. The Buccaneers will welcome the Dolphins at 7:30 p.m. One thing working in Mainland's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last four matchups.

Mainland is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. Everything went their way against Middleburg as they made off with a 34-13 win. Given the Buccaneers' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 40th, while the Broncos are ranked 133rd) , the win wasn't entirely unexpected.

Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Mainland to victory, but perhaps none more so than Sebastian Johnson, who threw for 278 yards and two TDs while picking up 12.6 yards per attempt. Chris Butler was Johnson's top target, picking up 104 receiving yards and one touchdown.

Meanwhile, Mosley narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Lincoln 33-30.

A big part of Mosley's win came down to the chemistry between Jp Holsombake and his top target Ga'Marcus Halstead. Holsombake threw for 240 yards and three TDs while completing 84.2% of his passes while Halstead picked up 90 receiving yards and three scores. Holsombake is on a roll when it comes to passing touchdowns, as he's now passed for three or more in each of the last five games he's played. Samuel Chisolm handled things on the ground, rushing for 88 yards.

Mosley didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Talan Moore and Christian Brown. Brown got in on the action too, converting a pick into a touchdown.

Mainland's record is now 8-2. As for Mosley, their record now sits at 10-1.

Friday's game will pit two of the most dominant signal callers against one another: Johnson and Holsombake. Johnson just won't slow down this season and has thrown 20 touchdowns while averaging 233.2 passing yards per game. Holsombake has been a dominant force too and has thrown 33 touchdowns (and and only 6 picks) while averaging 229.4 passing yards per game.

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