Football Recap: Friday's Win Is Tampa Catholic's Fourth in Last Five Outings

Ava Kopp

Passing Touchdowns

02/17/25 @ Seffner Christian	4
03/28/25 vs Lakewood Ranch	3
03/08/25 vs East Bay	3
03/05/25 vs Sickles	3
02/26/25 vs Brandon	3
+ 5 more games

Tampa Catholic won the last time they faced Lakewood Ranch, and Ava Kopp did her part to make sure it happened again. Tampa Catholic strolled past Lakewood Ranch with points to spare on Friday, taking the game 19-0 with plenty of help from Kopp, who threw for 114 yards and three touchdowns. She has become a key player for Tampa Catholic: the team is undefeated when she posts at least three passing touchdowns, but 2-3 otherwise.

Tampa Catholic has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games. That's provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season. Lakewood Ranch's defeat ended an eight-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 11-2.

Tampa Catholic and Lakewood Ranch should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps Florida Rankings. Tampa Catholic will face off against Carrollwood Day at 7:05 p.m. on Monday up 129 places (28 vs. 157). The two teams have allowed few points on average (Tampa Catholic 8, Carrollwood Day 7.2) so any points scored will be well earned. Meanwhile, Lakewood Ranch (ranked 60th) will meet Bayshore (ranked 324th) at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday.