Football Recap: Osceola Continues Road Dominance on Friday

Osceola had already proven themselves in the regular season and they didn't miss a beat now that it's playoff time. They snuck past the Buchholz Bobcats with a 41-35 win on Friday. The Kowboys pushed the score to 41-21 by the end of the third, a deficit the Bobcats cut but never quite recovered from.

Taevion Swint was his usual excellent self, rushing for 199 yards and one touchdown while picking up 9.5 yards per carry. Those 199 rushing yards gave him a new career-high. Another rusher making a difference was Jeffrey Sinophat, who rushed for 57 yards and two touchdowns.

Buchholz's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Trace Johnson, who threw for 439 yards and five touchdowns while completing 72% of his passes. Johnson is becoming a predictor of Buchholz's success: when he posts at least 250 passing yards the team is undefeated (and 1-4 when he doesn't). Keil McGriff was Johnson's top target, picking up 162 receiving yards and one touchdown.

Osceola's victory was their sixth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 12-2. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 34.2 points per game. As for Buchholz, the loss snapped their winning streak at seven games and leaves them with a 10-4 record.

Osceola will square off against West Boca Raton at 12:30 p.m. on Friday. West Boca Raton will roll in looking for their ninth straight win, something Osceola surely won't give up without a fight. Buchholz does not have any more games scheduled as of now.