St. Petersburg and Boca Ciega are an even 4-4 against one another since September of 2014, but not for long. The St. Petersburg Green Devils will look to take advantage of their home-field for the first time this season as they take on the Boca Ciega Pirates at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both are strolling into their matches after big wins in their previous games.
St. Petersburg is coming home in high spirits after they had to open their season on the road against Gibbs. St. Petersburg blew past Gibbs 46-0 on the road on Friday. Given the Green Devils' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 152nd, while the Gladiators are ranked 325th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Jeffery Jones was a one-man wrecking crew for St. Petersburg as he rushed for 108 yards and three touchdowns on only nine carries, and also threw for 154 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 passes. Jones' longest rush was for an impressive 64 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Zayquavion Williams handled things on the ground, rushing for 83 yards.
St. Petersburg didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Ben Cubito and Mike Macualey.
Meanwhile, Boca Ciega took care of business in their home opener on Friday (and then some). They blew past Hollins, posting a 44-0 victory at home.
Boca Ciega had a senior duo take command as Ke?Marian Albert rushed for 113 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 carries and Dylan Nahra threw for 181 yards and two touchdowns.
St. Petersburg was dealt a bruising 63-21 defeat at the hands of Boca Ciega when the teams last played back in October of 2021. Can St. Petersburg avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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