Football Recap: St. Augustine Yellow Jackets vs. Menendez Falcons
St. Augustine won the last time they faced Menendez, and things went their way on Friday too. Everything went the St. Augustine Yellow Jackets' way against the Menendez Falcons as the St. Augustine Yellow Jackets made off with a 34-14 victory. Given the Yellow Jackets' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 23rd, while the Falcons are ranked 166th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Trendell Anderson had a dynamite game for St. Augustine, rushing for 100 yards and three touchdowns on only 13 carries. Somourian Wingo also helped out with an impressive 141 receiving yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, St. Augustine was moving up and down the field and finished the game with 461 total yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Menendez only gained 287.
St. Augustine's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Braylon James and Darrell Jenkins.
Menendez lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Mason Lynch, who picked up 41 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 66 yards. Another player making a difference was Nate Carr, who picked up 91 receiving yards and a touchdown.
St. Augustine pushed their record up to 2-0 with that win, which was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Menendez, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-1.
St. Augustine will welcome Bolles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Menendez, they will venture away from home to take on Beachside at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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