Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Tarpon Springs). They breezed by the Dunedin Falcons to the tune of 47-12 on Thursday. Given the Spongers' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 164th, while the Falcons are ranked 446th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Tarpon Springs found their leader in sophomore Joaquin Kavouklis, who threw for 250 yards and five touchdowns on only 19 passes. Those five passing touchdowns set a new season-high mark for Kavouklis. Makih Johnson was Kavouklis' top target, picking up 126 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Tarpon Springs didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Keyshaun Birks and Ryker Dilorenzo. Tarpon Springs got some further help from Christopher Cresser: he made 12 total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Tarpon Springs' win bumped their record up to 5-2. As for Dunedin, they dropped their record down to 2-5 with the loss, which was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season.
Tarpon Springs has already played their next contest, a 55-18 defeat against Cardinal Mooney on the 25th. As for Dunedin, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 50-7 victory against Anclote on the 25th.
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