The Nease Panthers will head out on the road to take on the Atlantic Coast Stingrays at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Nease will be strutting in after a win while Atlantic Coast will be coming in after a loss.
Nease's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They walked away with a 10-0 victory over Bartram Trail.
Enrique Ordo?ez was his usual excellent self, rushing for 151 yards. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 107 rushing yards per game.
Jacob Curry
| 10/10/25 @ Bartram Trail | 15 |
| 09/26/25 @ Buchholz | 10 |
| 09/19/25 vs St. Augustine | 9 |
| 09/12/25 @ Fletcher | 10 |
| 09/05/25 vs Lincoln | 12 |
| + 13 more games |
Another reason for the win was Nease's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for five sacks. Bartram Trail's QB won't forget Jacob Curry anytime soon given he sacked him four times. Curry has been hot for a while, having also posted six or more total tackles the last 18 times he's played. Nease got some further help from Kru Casey: he picked up a sack, forced one fumble, and made 14 total tackles (5.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, Atlantic Coast played a tough game on Friday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They were outmatched by Creekside and fell 35-6. While losing is never fun, the Stingrays can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 226th, while the Knights are ranked 83rd).
Nease will have to contain Qwuame Green as he made an impact in Atlantic Coast's last game. He rushed for 82 yards and one TD.
Atlantic Coast's defeat was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 3-4. As for Nease, their win bumped their record up to 5-2.
Everything came up roses for Nease against Atlantic Coast in their previous matchup back in October of 2024, as the team secured a 44-12 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Panthers 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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