Football Recap: Tampa Bay Tech Skates Past Wharton with Ease + How To Watch

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Previous Games

08/29/25 - Away	50-14 W
08/30/24 - Home	74-0 W
10/13/23 - Away	23-20 W
10/14/22 - Home	28-0 W
11/26/21 - Home	42-6 W
+ 3 more games

Tampa Bay Tech won the last time they faced Wharton and things went their way on Friday too. The Titans took their match with ease, bagging a 50-14 win over the Wildcats. Given the Titans' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 15th, while the Wildcats are ranked 179th) , the win wasn't entirely unexpected.

Kesean Smith went supernova, rushing for 127 yards and two scores while picking up 7.5 yards per carry. Those 127 rushing yards gave him a new career-high. Tampa Bay Tech also got help from Trevon Moore, who showed off his sure hands for 91 receiving yards.

Tampa Bay Tech's run defense was locked in: Wharton could only muster 2.9 yards per carry. The team can thank Connor Wills for the heroic effort on defense: he. Tampa Bay Tech didn't have any issues in that department, having averaged 6.8.

Tampa Bay Tech didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Daunta Peterson Jr., Tyson Stroud, and Mason Tui picked up one apiece. Peterson Jr. got in on the action too, converting a pick into a touchdown.

Tampa Bay Tech pushed their record up to 2-0 with the victory, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season. The team's perfect season has a lot to do with their offensive performance: the team's won by an average of 27 points thus far. As for Wharton, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-1.

Looking ahead, Tampa Bay Tech will be playing in front of their home fans against Armwood at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Wharton, they are taking a road trip to face off against Sumner at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.