After each having a week off, the Pembroke Pines Charter Jaguars and the Everglades Gators will dust off their jerseys to square off against one another at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Pembroke Pines Charter is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 34.6 points per game this season.
Last Friday, in a tight game that could have gone either way, Pembroke Pines Charter made off with a 29-28 victory over Nova.
Keidran Willis Jr was his usual excellent self, rushing for 104 yards and a touchdown, while also picking up 64 receiving yards and a touchdown. He didn't just play on offense: he also made seven total tackles (1.0 for loss) and defended a pass. Another player making a difference was Trent Beesing, who threw for 210 yards and two touchdowns on only ten passes.
Meanwhile, Everglades posted their biggest win since September 8, 2023 two weeks ago. They blew past Taravella 50-8 at home. Given the Gators' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 257th, while the Trojans are ranked 557th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
CARLOS WILSON JR had an outrageously good game as he threw for 234 yards and five touchdowns on only 13 passes.
Everglades didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off four passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as JABORI WALTON, CLAYTON BELLAMY, BRAYLON OSCAR, and WALTER MANNING picked up one apiece. BELLAMY has been hot recently, having also posted five or more total tackles the last three times he's played.
Pembroke Pines Charter's record now sits at 4-2. As for Everglades, the victory got them back to even at 3-3.
Pembroke Pines Charter might still be hurting after the 27-2 loss they got from Everglades in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Can Pembroke Pines Charter avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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