Blue Devils
| 09/19/25 @ Palm Beach Gardens | 41 |
| 09/04/25 @ Seminole Ridge | 40 |
| 09/01/25 @ Cypress Lake | 40 |
| 08/22/25 @ Palm Beach Central | 27 |
| 09/12/25 vs Cardinal Newman | 10 |
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Pahokee). They blew past the Palm Beach Gardens Gators 41-21 on Friday. The Blue Devils have beaten the Gators the last four times they've met, but they better watch out: this was the closest the Gators has come to flipping the script.
Pahokee's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Xavier Mitchell, who rushed for 90 yards and a pair of touchdowns on only six carries, and also threw for 302 yards and two TDs on only 16 passes. Samuel Arnold was another key rusher, gaining 229 total yards.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: Pahokee was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 278 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Palm Beach Gardens only rushed for 94 rushing yards.
Another reason for the win was Pahokee's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for four sacks. Malachi Bothers was especially locked on to Palm Beach Gardens' QB and sacked him twice.
Despite the loss, Palm Beach Gardens still got an impressive performance from Jordan Johnson, who threw for 195 yards and two TDs on only 17 passes.
Pahokee's win bumped their record up to 4-1. As for Palm Beach Gardens, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-3.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Pahokee will have some time to savor their victory since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Lake Worth at 6:30 p.m. on October 3. As for Palm Beach Gardens, they will take on Seminole Ridge at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. The matchup will give the Gators their first taste of in-conference action this season.
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