After flying high against Robinson last Friday, Southeast came back down to earth. The Seminoles had to suffer through a 42-14 loss at the hands of the Manatee Hurricanes. While losing is never fun, the Seminoles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 311th, while the Hurricanes are ranked 81st).
Despite the defeat, Southeast had strong showings from Cornelius Fields, who picked up 120 receiving yards and one touchdown, and Tavares Powell, who gained 36 total yards and a touchdown. Fields got the majority of those receiving yards when he pulled down a pass and took off for a gain of 72 yards.
Leading Manatee to victory were Malik Bryant and Mason Summer. Bryant rushed for 76 yards and one score on only six carries, while Summer rushed for 21 yards and one TD. Those 21 rushing yards gave Summer a new career-high. J'Kwan Williams did his part to keep the secondary busy, picking up 83 receiving yards.
Southeast's loss dropped their record down to 1-1. As for Manatee, the win also got them back to even at 1-1.
Southeast will have a little extra prep time after the defeat as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on Lakewood Ranch at 7:00 p.m. on the 12th. As for Manatee, they have already played their next matchup, a 42-7 loss against Lowndes on the 5th.
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