There wasn't a ton of movement in the power rankings this week, but there was certainly enough to keep things interesting. Among the action were the efforts of Cardinal Gibbons's senior Nik Scalzo, an offensive menace who scored six total TDs.
Welcome
Dwyer has been an offensive powerhouse for four straight weeks after the team lit up the scoreboard again last week. The final score between it and Olympic Heights was a 62 - 0 blowout in Dwyer's favor. Dwyer made sure to walk the walk to justify being talked up as the big favorite. Thanks to its success, Dwyer cracked into the power rankings and now occupies the 24th spot.
Can't Touch This
Trinity Christian Academy got a 31 - 30 win over Columbia last week, and a key reason for the win was senior Marcus Crowley. Crowley rushed for 261 yards and three touchdowns. In fact, our algorithms singled out Crowley as one of the top players in the power rankings for the week.
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Wekiva gave both West Orange and its quarterback (sacked six times) a rough time last week. Wekiva and West Orange were almost perfectly matched up, but Wekiva suffered an agonizing 30 - 29 defeat. The loss came about despite a quality game from junior Supreme Richardson, who earned two touchdowns and 151 yards rushing the ball. The rough outing dragged Wekiva down four positions in the power rankings -- the largest fall of the week.
Next Week's Big Game
The big showdown in the power rankings this week is between Deerfield Beach (5th in the power rankings) and St. Thomas Aquinas (3rd). Deerfield Beach will be strutting in after a win while St. Thomas Aquinas will be stumbling in from a defeat. We'll see if Deerfield Beach can add another positive mark to its record or if St. Thomas Aquinas can shake off its loss and take the spring out of Deerfield Beach's step.
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