Football Recap: Tampa Catholic Picks Up Third Consecutive Victory

It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Tampa Catholic had no problem doing just that on Tuesday. They skirted past the Bell Creek Academy Panthers 14-12. The win was nothing new for the Crusaders as they're now sitting on three straight.

The critical scores for Tampa Catholic came from Izzy Rein and Audrey Kopp.

Samantha Dobson

Interceptions

04/15/25 vs Bell Creek Academy	1
04/08/25 @ Booker	1
04/04/25 vs Keswick Christian	1
04/02/25 vs Steinbrenner	1
03/31/25 @ Carrollwood Day	1
+ 8 more games

Tampa Catholic didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Taylor Gardner, Rein, and Samantha Dobson picked up one apiece. Dobson has become a key player for Tampa Catholic: the team is 10-3 when she posts at least one interception, but 1-2 otherwise.

Tampa Catholic's victory bumped their record up to 11-5. As for Bell Creek Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 9-8.

Looking ahead, Tampa Catholic will challenge Seffner Christian at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Seffner Christian will aim to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each game than the last. Bell Creek Academy does not have any more games scheduled as of now.