Plant (Tampa, Fla.) at Robinson (Tampa, Fla.)
Wesley Bullock and Plant have a tough task in trying to score on upstart Robinson's defense.
Photo by Marc Estrada
The two top-ranked teams in Tampa-St. Pete meet in the regular-season finale for both squads. Although these rivals are located less than 5 miles apart, this is a non-district game. Plant (8-1), the defending Class 8A state champion, has won its last seven games against Robinson by an average margin of 32 points. Robinson (9-0) needs one more win for its first undefeated regular season since 1963,
according to TampaBay.com.
Plant has gone 7-0 since a crushing 33-3 loss to nationally ranked Curtis (River Ridge, La.) at the Louisiana Superdome on Labor Day weekend. Senior running back
Wesley Bullock – who was limited by injury in the Curtis game – has emerged of late by rushing for more than 100 yards in four of the last six games, including a 108-yard effort on only six carries in a 51-20 blowout of Bloomingdale (Valrico) last week.
See the Plant vs. Robinson series history in the MaxPreps record bookRobinson's strength all season has been its defense. Despite giving up 21 points both last week to Middleton (Tampa) and to Jefferson (Tampa) in the opener, the Knights still have allowed only 66 points total in nine games.
Mitch Stephens: Plant 28, Robinson 21
Steve Montoya: Plant 28, Robinson 20
Stephen Spiewak: Plant 21, Robinson 17
Kevin Askeland: Plant 42, Robinson 40
Leland Gordon: Plant 27, Robinson 20
Jamie DeMoney: Plant 28, Robinson 7
