Football Friday

Top Performer
Booker wide receiver Jermaine Belvin caught three passes for 71 yards and two touchdowns.

+ Sarasota Sailors fall in district opener
The defending Class 7A-District 10 champion Sarasota High football team fell to Braden River 49-12 in its district opener Oct. 2.

The Sailors scored on their opening possession when sophomore quarterback Xakari Hawkins punched it in from a yard out, capping off a 50-yard drive.

But Braden River, who handed Sarasota its only district loss last season, responded with touchdowns on all seven of its possessions.

Sarasota scored its final touchdown with five minutes to play in the third quarter when Hawkins connected with Dakota Cotner.

The Sailors return to non-district action tomorrow night at Venice.

Observer Game of the Week
Oct. 10
Cardinal Mooney vs. St. Petersburg Catholic
Cardinal Mooney enters tomorrow night’s non-district contest with a 4-1 record. The Cougars were off last week after suffering their first loss of the season two weeks ago. Cardinal Mooney edged past St. Petersburg Catholic 14-12 during the regular season last year before falling to the Barons 35-34 in the opening round of the playoffs.

SCOREBOARD
Week 6 // Oct. 2 and Oct. 3

Booker 26
Wauchula Hardee 13

Braden River 49
Sarasota 12

Manatee 49
Riverview 7

Bishop Verot 42
ODA 12

Twitter Talk
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Game Changer
Jeremiah Henderson
Quarterback | Booker High

Henderson completed 11 of 17 passes for 164 yards and two touchdowns, including a 22-yard strike to Jermaine Belvin with six minutes left in regulation, to lead the Tornadoes to their first district victory of the season. Henderson also scored on a 2-yard run to end the first half.