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| 08/22/25 - Home | 41-0 W |
| 08/23/24 - Away | 28-27 W |
| 09/20/19 - Home | 22-13 W |
Royal Palm Beach gave their fans exactly what they wanted out of a home opener on Friday. They claimed a resounding 41-0 win over the Port St. Lucie Jaguars. The Wildcats have beaten the Jaguars the last three times they've met, but they better watch out: this was the closest the Jaguars has come to flipping the script.
Max Griner went supernova, throwing for 190 yards and two touchdowns while completing 81.8% of his passes, and also rushing for 57 yards and one score. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in passer rating (161.9). Royal Palm Beach's leading receiver Demetrius Gibson was Griner's top target yet again, picking up 62 receiving yards and a pair of TDs.
Special teams also deserves some recognition, posting 11 points in total. The biggest highlight from special teams (and perhaps the team as a whole) came courtesy of DaCoby Wooten, who ran a kickoff back for a touchdown.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Royal Palm Beach is packing up and heading out for their first away game of the season: they will take on Leonard at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. As for Port St. Lucie, they will venture away from home to challenge South Fork at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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