There's no place like home for Booker T. Washington, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. They snuck past the Homestead Broncos with a 34-28 win on Thursday. This was payback for the Tornadoes, who suffered a 27-20 loss the last time these two teams met.
Wryan Jenkins
| 09/25/25 @ Miami Springs | 156.3 |
| 10/09/25 vs Homestead | 150.2 |
| 10/03/25 @ Vero Beach | 146.7 |
| 09/11/25 @ Immaculata-La Salle | 67 |
| 09/19/25 vs Lakeland | 66.9 |
| + 3 more games |
A big part of Booker T. Washington's victory came down to the chemistry between Wryan Jenkins and his top target Tyrell Johnson. Jenkins threw for 221 yards and three TDs while completing 75% of his passes while Johnson gained 109 total yards and two touchdowns. Jenkins' passing game has become a key predictor of Booker T. Washington's success: the team is 2-1 when his passer rating is 100 or higher, but only 0-5 otherwise. A healthy portion of Jenkins' aerial production (105 yards to be exact) went to Darnell Wesby.
Booker T. Washington didn't let much get past them through the air: they limited Homestead to a completion percentage of just 48.4%. Given Jenkins' standout performance, it's clear the Broncos' secondary just wasn't on the same level.
Despite the loss, Homestead still got an impressive performance from Jacob Villa, who threw for 341 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 11.8 yards per attempt. Jefftavious Lyons did his part for the team as well, scoring a TD off of 69 receiving yards.
Booker T. Washington's win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 2-6. As for Homestead, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-6.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Booker T. Washington will have some time to savor their victory since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Ransom Everglades at 7:30 p.m. on the 23rd. As for Homestead, they will take on American at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday. The Broncos will be up against the Patriots' rather soft defense (which has allowed 30 points per game), so fans could be in store for a big offensive performance.
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