After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Central, Nova was happy to have turned things around on Thursday. They came out on top against the South Plantation Paladins by a score of 33-22. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Titans considering their eight-point performance the contest before.
Nova's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Jason Dunkley led the charge by picking up 115 receiving yards and a touchdown. Dunkley torched the secondary when he pulled down a catch that went for 75 yards. Another rusher making a difference was Troy Thomas, who rushed for 57 yards and a touchdown.
Nova's defense stepped up as well, laying out Sakib Muhammad. five times. Leading the way was Malik Brown with two sacks.
Although South Plantation took the loss, they still got scores from Muhammad, Kamary Cooper, and Xaveon Pennington.
Nova's win was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 3-1. As for South Plantation, they are on a six-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-2.
Nova will have plenty of time to enjoy the victory as they don't play again for a while. They'll take on Hallandale at 7:00 p.m. on September 27th. As for South Plantation, they are on the road again on Friday to play Coral Springs at 7:00 p.m. Hopefully South Plantation focused on turnovers this week as team gave up four on Thursday.
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