Football Preview: Tocoi Creek Toros vs. Bishop Kenny Crusaders
Tocoi Creek is 0-3 against Bishop Kenny since September of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Tocoi Creek Toros will look to defend their home field against the Bishop Kenny Crusaders at 7:00 p.m. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Friday, Tocoi Creek needed a bit of extra time to put away Westside. They snuck past the Wolverines with a 28-22 victory. Given the Toros' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 157th, while the Wolverines are ranked 403rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Among those leading the charge was Ryan Killmer, who rushed for 37 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 156 yards and a touchdown. Another player making a difference was Vincent Galella, who rushed for 87 yards and a touchdown.
Meanwhile, Bishop Kenny won against Matanzas last Friday with 42 points and they decided to stick to that point total again on Friday. Bishop Kenny breezed by Episcopal School of Jacksonville at home to the tune of 42-3. The contest was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 28-3.
Derek Heideman had an outrageously good game as he threw for 373 yards and five touchdowns on only 13 passes. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 3.5 passing touchdowns per game. Jp Donovan was another key player, picking up 173 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Bishop Kenny was moving up and down the field and finished the game with 544 total yards. That's the most total yards they've posted since was before the start of last season.
The win made it two in a row for Tocoi Creek and bumps their season record up to 2-0. As for Bishop Kenny, they pushed their record up to 2-0 with that victory, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season.
Tocoi Creek couldn't quite finish off Bishop Kenny when the teams last played back in September of 2023 and fell 23-20. Thankfully for Tocoi Creek, James Resar (who threw for 247 yards and a touchdown while completing 82.4% of his passes, and also rushed for 52 yards on only five carries) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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