Football Friday

Top Performers
Braden River running back Carlos Crawford: 23 carries for 151 yards and a touchdown.

Lakewood Ranch quarterback Chad Rex, lef:, 19 carries for 80 yards and two touchdowns. He also was 8-of-17 passing for 101 yards.

ODA wide receiver Austin Hoppe: seven catches for 181 yards and a touchdown.

Twitter Talk
Here’s what some fans and players were saying following the first week of the season.

“So proud of our boys for making that huge comeback in the 4th quarter to win it! #PirateNation #PiratePride”

“Always good to get that first win.”

“(Chad Rex) owns Southeast. Good job lil homie. Tell Coach K I said congrats on his first win. #MustangPride”

“(Chad Rex) is dominating tonight at Southeast.”

GAME CHANGER
Jacob Huesman Quarterback | Braden River High

Huesman threw a pair of touchdown passes in the second half, including a 21-yard pass to Joseph Evans with less than a minute remaining in regulation, to propel Braden River to a 35-32 come-from-behind victory over North Fort Myers. Huesman was 15-of-26 for 246 yards and three touchdowns. He also had an interception.

SCORE BOARD
Week 1 // Aug. 29

Braden River 35
North Fort Myers 32

Lakewood Ranch 37
Southeast 14

Cardinal Mooney 20
LaBelle 0

Bradenton Christian 13
ODA 7

By the Numbers
3 - The number of different players who scored touchdowns for Cardinal Mooney in its 20-0 victory over LaBelle.

2 - The number of 5-yard touchdown runs Lakewood Ranch running back Justin Fischer scored in the Mustangs victory over Southeast.

159.86 - The number of miles roundtrip the Braden River football team traveled for its season opener versus North Fort Myers.

251 - The number of passing yards ODA freshman quarterback Gus Mahler had in his varsity debut.

76 - The yardage of Cardinal Mooney senior Sean Morris Jr.’s opening kickoff return for a touchdown.