Football Recap: Naples Starts off Right with Win over Riverview Sarasota

By Team Reports Sep 5, 2024, 9:31am

Football Recap: Naples Golden Eagles vs. Riverview Sarasota Rams

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Naples gave their fans exactly what they wanted out of a home opener on Friday. They really took it to the Riverview Sarasota Rams for the full four quarters, racking up a 47-14 victory at home. Given the Golden Eagles' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 29th, while the Rams are ranked 86th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Trayvon Jean went supernova for Naples, rushing for 145 yards and three touchdowns on only nine carries. Jean's longest rush was for an impressive 55 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Another rusher making a difference was Caleb Dume, who rushed for 111 yards on only five carries.

Riverview Sarasota's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Anthony Miller, who threw for 188 yards and two touchdowns on only 17 passes, and Jaden Wheeler, who picked up 103 receiving yards and a touchdown.

Naples will challenge Barron Collier at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Riverview Sarasota, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Riverview at 7:30 p.m. Hopefully Riverview focused on turnovers this week as team gave up four on Friday.

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