North Florida Christian was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They had to suffer through a 60-28 loss at the hands of the Zarephath Academy Eagles. While losing is never fun, North Florida Christian can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 489th, while Zarephath Academy is ranked 213th).
Arius Burt and Tommy Coyne certainly did their best on Friday to avoid the loss. Burt gained 165 total yards and two touchdowns, while Coyne rushed for 117 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave Coyne a new career-high in rushing yards.
Even though they lost, North Florida Christian was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 210 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Zarephath Academy only rushed for 36.
North Florida Christian didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Kyle Estimond and Brodie Pursell. Estimond also set a new season high mark in receiving yards with 129.
Jordan Durham continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Zarephath Academy, throwing for 647 yards and seven touchdowns while completing 77.8% of his passes, and also punching in a touchdown on the ground. Durham's passing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 501 passing yards. Terrell Brant was in the mix too, providing Zarephath Academy with two touchdowns.
North Florida Christian's loss dropped their record down to 2-8. As for Zarephath Academy, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 10-1.
North Florida Christian does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Zarephath Academy, they will take on Zephyrhills Christian Academy at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Zarephath Academy will be looking to keep their five-game home win streak dating back to last season alive.
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