First Baptist Academy and Cardinal Newman squared off in some playoff action on Friday, but First Baptist Academy had to settle for second. They took a 27-9 bruising from the Cardinal Newman Crusaders. The Lions were red-hot offensively headed into the matchup (they scored no less than 31 points in the five games prior) but the Crusaders' defense proved too tough.
Brady Quinn threw for 241 yards and a touchdown.
Dominick Davis was his top target, making a tackle. On the ground,
Sam Sparacio rushed for 82 yards, and also picked up 45 receiving yards.
Cardinal Newman was led to victory by Jyron Hughley and Jaylin ?Jbo? Brown. Hughley rushed for 72 yards and two touchdowns, while ?Jbo? Brown rushed for 103 yards and a touchdown on only 14 carries.
The defeat snapped First Baptist Academy's winning streak at five games and leaves them with a 9-3 record. As for Cardinal Newman, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 10-1.
First Baptist Academy does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Cardinal Newman, they will challenge Clearwater Central Catholic at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Cardinal Newman is on a nine-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), Clearwater Central Catholic a five-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the field.
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