Winter Park fought the good fight in their overtime match against Gateway on Wednesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They and the Panthers were almost perfectly matched up, but they suffered a 13-12 loss. Despite 358 more yards than the Panthers, the Wildcats couldn't convert that extra yardage to scores.
Winter Park's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Denise Bellot, who threw for 244 yards and one touchdown, and Aaliyah Miller, who picked up 97 receiving yards and one score. Miller was even better on defense, picking up a sack, making seven total tackles (2.0 for loss), and defending six passes.
Makiyah-Jae Sutton
| 04/09/25 @ Gateway | 2 |
| 04/07/25 @ Lake Brantley | 1 |
| 03/27/25 @ Freedom | 1 |
| 03/26/25 vs Lake Nona | 3 |
| 03/25/25 vs Boone | 2 |
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Even if they lost, Winter Park's defense still kept up the pressure with eight sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Calista Rand and Makiyah-Jae Sutton, who racked up five sacks between them. Sutton is crushing it when it comes to sacks: she's posted at least one every time she's taken the field this season. Another thorn in Gateway's side was Layla Jefferson, who picked up a sack, made ten total tackles (2.0 for loss), and defended four passes in addition to snagging an interception.
The critical scores for Gateway came from Camiya Campbell and Patricia Rodriguez.
Winter Park's loss dropped their record down to 7-5. As for Gateway, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 9-5 record this season.
Winter Park didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 12-7 defeat against Colonial on the 15th. As for Gateway, they have also already played their next matchup, a 32-0 win against Liberty on the 15th.
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