Booker T. Washington's offense rose to the challenge against a Royal Lions defense that boasted an average of only 14 points allowed on Thursday. The Booker T. Washington Tornadoes enjoyed a cozy 35-20 win over the Immaculata-La Salle Royal Lions. Given the Tornadoes' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 39th, while the Royal Lions are ranked 134th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Irwin James was nothing short of spectacular: he rushed for 151 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.9 yards per carry, and also picked up 30 receiving yards. He really tore up the turf during one magnificent 75-yard run. Dontavious Kinchens was another key player, throwing for 207 yards and three touchdowns on only 16 passes.
Booker T. Washington's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Trezavant Boyd and Ben Hanks Jr.
When it comes to explaining why Immaculata-La Salle lost, don't look at Taylor Trauth. Despite the final result, he threw for 233 yards and three touchdowns on only 18 passes.
Booker T. Washington pushed their record up to 2-1 with that victory, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Immaculata-La Salle, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 3-1.
Booker T. Washington will head out to take on Lakeland at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Immaculata-La Salle, they will have plenty of time to ponder what went wrong as they've got a bye scheduled next week. After, they'll take on Ransom Everglades at 6:00 p.m. on September 26th.
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