The Tampa Bay Tech Titans will look to take advantage of their home-field for the first time this season as they take on the Wharton Wildcats at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Tampa Bay Tech is headed into their home opener looking to turn things around after opening their season on the road. They lost 63-40 to Venice on Friday. The game was a close 28-25 at the break, but unfortunately for the Titans it sure didn't stay that way.
Tampa Bay Tech might have lost, but man, Darryon Jones was a machine: he threw for 221 yards and four touchdowns, and also rushed for 94 yards. Jones was no stranger to the big play, turning on the jets for a run that went for 52 yards. Another player making a difference was Javari Barnett, who rushed for 101 yards and two touchdowns.
Even though they lost, Tampa Bay Tech was moving up and down the field and finished the game with 580 total yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Venice only gained 471.
Meanwhile, Wharton gave their fans exactly what they wanted out of a home opener on Friday. They blew past Freedom, posting a 38-0 victory at home. Given the Wildcats' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 99th, while the Patriots are ranked 513th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Christopher (Cj) Hilton had a dynamite game for Wharton, rushing for 130 yards and three touchdowns on only 14 carries. The team also got some help courtesy of Duke Corley, who rushed for 109 yards on only 12 carries.
Tampa Bay Tech came out on top in a nail-biter against Wharton in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, sneaking past 23-20. Does Tampa Bay Tech have another victory up their sleeve, or will Wharton turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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