It's playoff time, and Venice had no trouble coming through when it counted. They took their contest on Friday with ease, bagging a 49-12 victory over the Ridge Community Bolts. With the Indians ahead 34-6 at the half, the matchup was all but over already.
Darryon Jones
| 11/14/25 vs Ridge Community | 161.5 |
| 10/10/25 vs Riverview Sarasota | 141.3 |
| 10/24/25 @ Sarasota | 121.5 |
| 10/17/25 vs Clearwater Central Catholic | 100.9 |
| 09/26/25 vs Lehigh | 98.3 |
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Venice to victory, but perhaps none more so than Darryon Jones, who threw for 214 yards and three touchdowns while completing 81.2% of his passes, and also punched in one score on the ground. The dominant performance also gave Jones a new career-high in passer rating (161.5). Another back making a difference was Dorian 'Macho' Jones, who rushed for 104 yards and a pair of TDs on only 12 carries.
Venice didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Irell Dale and Layne Kisovic. Kisovic has been hot, having also posted five or more total tackles the last five times he's played. Brock Hupp was another major factor on D, picking up a sack, making nine total tackles (2.0 for loss), and defending one pass.
Venice is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games. That's provided a nice bump to their 7-3 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 41.0 points over those games. As for Ridge Community, they now have a losing record of 5-6.
Coming up, Venice will challenge West Orange at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The Warriors' defense has only allowed 13 points per game this season, so the Indians' offense will have their work cut out for them. Ridge Community does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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