The Florida State University High School Seminoles will head out on the road to square off against the Thomas County Central Yellow Jackets at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Florida State University High School can't be to happy about their upcoming road match considering what happened when they opened their season on the away from home on Friday. They took a 21-14 hit to the loss column at the hands of Dunnellon. The Seminoles gained 164 more yards on the day, but it was the Tigers that made the best use of them.
Meanwhile, Thomas County Central had already won 16 in a row dating back to last season (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 32.1 points), and they went ahead and made it 17 on Friday. They breezed by the Syrupmakers at home to the tune of 44-14. Given the Yellow Jackets' advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked fifth, while the Syrupmakers are ranked 106th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Jaylen Johnson had a dynamite game for Thomas County Central, throwing for 269 yards and three touchdowns on only 19 passes, while also rushing for 58 yards and two touchdowns on only five carries. Another passer making a difference was Jabari Watkins, who picked up 147 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Thomas County Central was moving up and down the field and finished the game with 494 total yards. That's the most total yards they've posted since back in August of 2023.
Florida State University High School took their victory against Thomas County Central in their previous meeting back in August of 2021 by a conclusive 35-15. The rematch might be a little tougher for Florida State University High School since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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