Choctawhatchee and American Heritage squared off in some playoff action on Friday, but Choctawhatchee had to settle for second. They lost to the Patriots at home by a 31-14 margin. The defensive woes were uncharacteristic for the Indians, who until this contest were averaging 10.14 points allowed.
Tamen Zabetakis and Von'Tavius Keller certainly did their best on Friday to avoid the loss. Zabetakis rushed for 163 yards while picking up 7.1 yards per carry, while Keller gained 81 total yards and a touchdown.
Leon Strawder went supernova For American Heritage., throwing for 301 yards and three TDs while completing 78.3% of his passes, and also rushing for 34 yards and one touchdown. The dominant performance also gave Strawder a new career-high in passer rating (159). Jamar Denson was in the mix as well, providing American Heritage with two scores.
Indians
| 12/05/25 vs American Heritage | 14-31 |
| 11/28/25 @ St. Augustine | 31-28 |
| 11/21/25 vs Columbia | 27-20 |
| 11/14/25 vs Booker T. Washington | 49-6 |
| 10/30/25 vs Enterprise | 16-20 |
The loss snapped Choctawhatchee's winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 12-2 record. As for American Heritage, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine games. That's provided a nice bump to their 8-5 record this season.
Choctawhatchee does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for American Heritage, they will challenge Jones at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday. The Fightin' Tigers' defense has only allowed 9.8 points per game this season, so the Patriots' offense will have their work cut out for them.
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