There's no place like home for West Nassau, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. They walked away with a 32-21 win over the Fernandina Beach Pirates on Friday. This was payback for the Warriors, who suffered a 24-20 defeat the last time these two teams met.
Smo Green
| 09/26/25 vs Fernandina Beach | 185 |
| 08/15/25 vs Paxon School For Advanced Studies | 113 |
| 09/13/24 @ Hamilton County | 113 |
| 09/12/25 vs Hamilton County | 103 |
| 08/29/25 @ Ridgeview | 84 |
West Nassau's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Smo Green led the charge by rushing for 185 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.7 yards per carry. Those 185 rushing yards gave Green a new career-high. Andi Ataiza was in the mix as well, providing West Nassau with two scores.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: West Nassau was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 437 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Fernandina Beach only rushed for 78.
Fernandina Beach lost despite a true team effort on offense. The best among them was D'Ante Simms, who picked up 70 receiving yards and one TD, and also rushed for 66 yards and one touchdown. He showed off some serious burst, cutting upfield on a catch for 56 yards. Another player making a difference was Ian Miller, who threw for 228 yards and a pair of TDs.
West Nassau pushed their record up to 6-1 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. The team dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 31.8 points. As for Fernandina Beach, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 5-2.
Coming up, West Nassau will welcome Keystone Heights at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The Indians will aim to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each game than the last. As for Fernandina Beach, after each having a week off, they and Yulee will shake off the rust and duke it out at 7:00 p.m. on October 10. The Hornets' defense has only allowed 6.5 points per game this season, so the Pirates' offense will have their work cut out for them.
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