Two dominant backs in Andreas Zayas and Jamari Sanders are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. After both having extra time off, the Jefferson Dragons and the Boca Ciega Pirates will shake off the cobwebs and hit the field against one another at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Jefferson has seven straight wins, Boca Ciega has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Jefferson's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed back in October. They blew past King 46-0. Considering the Dragons have won nine games by more than 26 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Among those leading the charge was Luke Steele, who threw for 119 yards and three touchdowns while completing 88.9% of his passes.
Meanwhile, Boca Ciega was beaten by Clearwater Central Catholic 49-7 last Friday. While losing is never fun, the Pirates can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 284th, while the Marauders are ranked 25th).
Jefferson's victory bumped their record up to 9-1. As for Boca Ciega, their loss dropped their record down to 4-6.
Jefferson was dealt a bruising 42-0 defeat at the hands of Boca Ciega when the teams last played back in November of 2024. Thankfully for the Dragons, Dylan Nahra (who threw for 152 yards and three TDs) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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