District title races rev up Friday night with 14 of the Sentinel Super 16 teams playing games that count in the chase for automatic state playoff berths. FHSAA district champions are guaranteed to make the playoffs.<\/p>\n
The winner of tonight\u2019s West Orange at Edgewater game is in the driver\u2019s seat for Class 6A District 9. Other pivotal games include Spruce Creek at area No. 1 DeLand, St. Cloud at Lake Nona, and Hagerty at Winter Park.<\/p>\n
Three games were played Thursday with Tohopekaliga, Windermere High and undefeated Kissimmee Gateway, scoring decisive wins (details below).<\/p>\n
We\u2019ll be posting live updates right here once Friday\u2019s games kick off. Check back often.<\/p>\n
CHECK HERE FOR SCOREBOARD UPDATES ON ALL GAMES<\/a><\/p>\n Go to the Sentinel Varsity home page for news on all high school sports. Games listed are scheduled for 7 p.m. kickoffs unless noted otherwise.<\/p>\n Rankings in bold are from this week\u2019s Sentinel Super 16<\/a> coaches poll. Teams are listed with win-loss records in parentheses. Asterisks denote district games. District records are included for teams that have played previous district games:<\/p>\n Marquee matchups<\/p>\n No. 1 DeLand defeats Spruce Creek, 42-14<\/p>\n Coverage by Chris Martucci<\/p>\n Whether on offense, defense, or special teams, it did not matter. The DeLand Bulldogs (4-1, 1-0) were firing on all cylinders as they overwhelmed the Hawks (4-2, 0-1) in a Class 6A District 2 opener.<\/p>\n After a dominant first quarter where the defense held the Spruce Creek offense to only 18 total yards, DeLand did not look back as quarterback Gardner Nordman and running back Taihj Moore led the offense.<\/p>\n Nordman threw for 216 yards and two touchdowns. He also ran for 42 yards and, aside from a fumble in the second quarter, played flawless football.<\/p>\n Moore had 8 carries for 85 yards and a touchdown. He also made a difference catching the ball, catching three passes for 59 yards and a touchdown.<\/p>\n Even with a dominant performance, DeLand head coach Rick Darlington was quick to point out there is still room for improvement.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m disappointed to give up the shut out. We\u2019ve had two in a row. We gave up a first down on 4th and 9. That\u2019s inexcusable,\u201d Darlington said. \u201cAnd then we come down here, we put all of our twos in with a running clock, and they fumbled. You wanna get a zero. You definitely don\u2019t want to give up two scores. But, you know, wins are hard to get. Spruce Creek is very well coached, and so I\u2019m just glad to get a win. But there\u2019s a lot of improvement we still got to do.\u201d<\/p>\n Cameron Gensler caught two passes for 103 yards and scored a rushing touchdown in the win.<\/p>\n Kaveon Jackson ran for a touchdown and caught a touchdown, being the team\u2019s go-to weapon in short yardage situations.<\/p>\n IN-GAME UPDATES:<\/p>\n TOUCHDOWN: A bad handoff by DeLand is recovered by Spruce Creek\u2019s Kaden Woodie, who returns it 49 yards for the touchdown. Extra point good. 42-14 DeLand. 5:05 4Q with a running clock still going.<\/p>\n On fourth down, Jonathan Roberts tries to pick up the first down himself but is pulled down just shy for the turnover on downs. First down DeLand at its 49. 6:28 4Q.<\/p>\n TOUCHDOWN: DeLand\u2019s Chico Apakama carries it in for the 3-yard touchdown run. Extra point good. 42-7 DeLand. 11:12 4Q with a running clock.<\/p>\n Third quarter ends with DeLand leading Spruce Creek 35-7 and knocking on the door for another score.<\/p>\n Bad snap goes over the Spruce Creek punter\u2019s head. Spruce Creek recovers but at its 1-yard line. First and goal DeLand.<\/p>\n TOUCHDOWN: DeLand responds with a quick drive as Cameron Gensler carries it in for the 9-yard score. First play of the drive, he had a 45-yard catch and run. Extra point good. 35-7 DeLand. 57 seconds left in the third quarter.<\/p>\n TOUCHDOWN: On 4th and 10, Jonathan Roberts finds Colton Prospect for the deep 41-yard pass to put Spruce Creek on the board. Extra point good. 28-7 DeLand. 2:09 3Q.<\/p>\n Jonathan Roberts in at quarterback for Spruce Creek.<\/p>\n TOUCHDOWN: Tahij Moore takes the direct snap and pushes it in for the 3-yard touchdown. A fabulous start to the second half for the DeLand offense as they took off 4:34. Extra point good. 28-0 DeLand. 7:26 3Q.<\/p>\n Kaveon Jackson picks up 9 yards on 4th and 3 to set DeLand up with first and goal at the Spruce Creek 3.<\/p>\n DeLand to receive the second half kickoff, up three scores and dominating both sides of the ball so far.<\/p>\n Tahij Moore: 6 rushes for 81 yards; 2 receptions for 47 yards and a touchdown in the first half for DeLand.<\/p>\n Kaveon Jackson: 5 rushes for 18 yards, 1 touchdown; 2 receptions, 24 yards, 1 touchdown.<\/p>\n Gardner Nordman: 5-for-6 129 yards, 2 touchdowns.<\/p>\n Halftime: DeLand: 21, Spruce Creek: 0. Complete domination by the Bulldogs offense and defense in this first half.<\/p>\n TOUCHDOWN: DeLand defense holds. And one play after Tahij Moore\u2019s 30-yard burst, Gardner Nordman finds Kaveon Jackson for a 9-yard touchdown pass. His second touchdown pass of the night. Extra point good. 21-0 DeLand. 1:38 2Q.<\/p>\n DeLand quarterback Gardner Nordman loses the football and Spruce Creek recovers the fumble. First down Spruce Creek at its 19. 4:14 2Q.<\/p>\n Spruce Creek goes for it on 4th and 16 but quarterback Owen Josephs\u2019 pass falls incomplete. First down DeLand at its own 36.<\/p>\n End of the first quarter: DeLand: 14, Spruce Creek: 0. Spruce Creek\u2019s offense with only 18 total yards so far.<\/p>\n TOUCHDOWN: DeLand running back Kaveon Jackson carries it in from 2 yards out to increase the Bulldogs lead. Extra point good. The DeLand offense is firing on all cylinders as they have operated with surgical precision. 14-0 DeLand. 1:23 1Q.<\/p>\n DeLand will start at its 35.<\/p>\n Another three and out for the Spruce Creek offense as they are forced to punt. Through two drives, the offense only has 7 yards of total offense. Most of it from a 16-yard gain by\u00a0 running back Dontez Culley on 3rd and 20.<\/p>\n TOUCHDOWN: DeLand quarterback Gardner Nordman airs it out and finds Tahij Moore for the 30-yard touchdown. Extra point good. 7-0 DeLand. 6:28 1Q.<\/p>\n Quick three and out for the Spruce Creek offense as they are forced to punt. DeLand will start their drive at their 37.<\/p>\n Spruce Creek to start at its own 28 yard line.<\/p>\n Spruce Creek wins the coin toss and elects to receive. We are just about set to get underway here at Spec Martin Stadium.<\/p>\n Checking in from DeLand. Clear skies, a slight chill in the air. A perfect night for football.<\/p>\n PRE-GAME NOTES:<\/p>\n DeLand romped to a 42-0 win last season and is 26-5 against the Hawks since 2008. But Bulldogs have rushed for 1,128 yards. Taihj Moore has 488 of that.<\/p>\n No. 10 Edgewater defeated No. 4 West Orange, 31-6<\/p>\n Coverage by Chris Hays<\/p>\n Edgewater (3-2, 1-0) jumps into the driver\u2019s seat in 6A District 4. West Orange (5-1, 0-1) suffered first loss.<\/p>\n More details to come, including postgame comments. \u2026\u00a0<\/p>\n IN GAME UPDATES:<\/p>\n Edgewater takes over on downs at the 50 yard line. The Eagles will now start to whittle the clock 6:09 left in the game leading 31\u20136.<\/p>\n TOUCHDOWN: Edgewater back in the end zone as Bryce Jackson punches it in from 2 yards, Eagles lead West Orange 31\u20136, 8:14 left in the game.<\/p>\n Things are falling part for West Orange. After the Warriors are flagged for unsportsmanlike conduct on the Edgewater sideline, Aj Chung throws a second interception of the game, this one to Cordale Nunn. We\u2019re headed to the fourth quarter with Edgewater leading 24-6.<\/p>\n Edgewater kicker Jacob Lue Pann misses a 53 yard field goal attempt. The Eagles lead 24-6, 46 seconds left in the third quarter.<\/p>\n Edgewater running back Jaelyn Powell shaken up. He\u2019s been running hard all night taking all kinds of hits. He has 148 yards rushing and two touchdowns tonight.<\/p>\n West Orange onside kick attempt goes out of bounds.<\/p>\n TOUCHDOWN: Jayden Ammons scores on an 11 yard run to get West Orange on the board. Scoring drive was highlighted by a 39 yard pass from AJ Chung to Noah Nair. West Orange\u2019s two point conversion try fails. Edgewater leads 24\u20136, 3:19 left in the third quarter.<\/p>\n Edgewater linebacker Cayden Epps banged up on the kickoff return. He has to be helped off the field with a leg injury.<\/p>\n TOUCHDOWN: Jaelyn Powell bursts through the middle for a 14-yard score and Edgewater now leads West Orange 24\u20130 with 5:59 left in the third quarter.<\/p>\n AJ Chung throws a 9 yard touchdown pass to Mikel Victor but officials flagged the Warriors for holding. That left West Orange at second and goal from the 19 and Edgewater holds on three straight incomplete passes. West Orange turns the ball over downs.<\/p>\n Halftime: Edgewater 17, West Orange 0.<\/p>\n FIELD GOAL: Edgewater settles for a 22-yard field goal by Jacob Lue Pann to up its lead to 17-0. 1:21 left first half<\/p>\n A 31 yard run by Jaelyn Powell and Edgewater has the ball first goal in the 6 yard line 3:17 left first half, the Eagles leading West Orange 14\u20130.<\/p>\n Edgewater sophomore QB Dillon Troutman is shaken up and leaves the field on his own with 4:55 left in the first half.<\/p>\n After Durrell Mitchell Junior had a strip sack on West Orange quarterback AJ Chung the fumble was recovered by Jamarcus Tanner for Edgewater. The Eagles have the ball again.<\/p>\n TOUCHDOWN: Sophomore Dillon Troutman in at quarterback for Edgewater and he goes 15 yards for the touchdown to put the Eagles on top 14\u20130. 11:10 left in the second quarter. Big play on the drive was a Troutman 29 yard pass to Jabaris Breckenridge<\/p>\n Edgewater Senior Mike Darden intercepts an AJ Chung pass and we\u2019re going to the second quarter.<\/p>\n TOUCHDOWN: Jaelyn Powell goes 3 yards to cap off a 48-yard Edgewater drive. That came after a short punt by West Orange and Eagles lead 7\u20130, 5:14 left first quarter<\/p>\n West Orange senior kicker Rodrigo Bigio is injured tonight. So the kicking duties will be up to sophomore Jordan Heffernan.<\/p>\n Beautiful night for Football here at Edgewater.<\/p>\n PRE-GAME NOTES:<\/p>\n They\u2019ve met only three times since 2017, with Edgewater winning those games. The Eagles, seeking their ninth consecutive district title, have lost two regular season games for the first time since 2020.<\/p>\n West Orange quarterback AJ Chung has thrown 17 TD passes, 7 to Yuto Kawamura-Johnson. Both are juniors.<\/p>\n No. 11 St. Cloud (3-1) at No. 8. Lake Nona (4-1)*<\/p>\n Coverage by Ken Jackson\u00a0<\/p>\n And that clock will run as Noah Green scores his second touchdown of the night from 6 yards out on the first play of the fourth quarter. This solid matchup on paper with St. Cloud has turned into a 43-8 Lake Nona blowout.<\/p>\n The third quarter ends with Lake Nona leading St. Cloud 37-8 and will start the fourth with the ball on the 6-yard line. A touchdown will send this already long game to a running clock.<\/p>\n TOUCHDOWN: Lake Nona goes 80 yards in seven plays, and Noah Green runs in from the 6-yard line. Lions lead St. Cloud 37-8 after another successful 2-point conversion.<\/p>\n Lake Nona\u2019s Nicolas Flores snags his second interception of the night in the end zone. Lions take over at the 20 with 9:51 left in the third quarter.<\/p>\n Halftime stats: St. Cloud-Lake Nona hasn\u2019t been classically played. While the Lions are averaging 8.3 yards per carry on 14 runs, QBs Elijah Hankerson and Jeremiah Lattier are combined 13-for-38. And Lake Nona has 102 yards in penalties.<\/p>\n After an hour and 45 minutes we\u2019ve finally reached halftime at Lake Nona, where the Lions lead 29-8.<\/p>\n TOUCHDOWN: It took Lake Nona three plays and 90 seconds to restore its three-score lead over St. Cloud. After a Charles Woodson Jr. kickoff return to the Bulldogs 27, Elijah Nickerson finds Josiah Hall from 14 yards out, then pitches to Daryn Hodge for the 2-pointer and the Lions are up 29-8 with 3:35 left in the first half.<\/p>\n TOUCHDOWN: St. Cloud cuts into the Lake Nona lead as tight end Owen Sullivan hauls in a 6-yard touchdown pass from Jeremiah Lattier. Jaden Taylor-Irons adds the 2-pointer and it\u2019s 21-8 with 5:24 left in the first half.<\/p>\n TOUCHDOWN: Lake Nona\u2019s Elijah Nickerson finds Sebastian Lora on a 20-yard touchdown pass to add to the lead over St. Cloud. It\u2019s 21-0 Lions with 8 minutes left in the second quarter.<\/p>\n Lake Nona Charles Woodson Jr. intercepts St. Cloud quarterback Jeremiah Lattier and returns it to the Lions 47 as another Bulldog possession ends briefly.<\/p>\n TOUCHDOWN: After Lake Nona recovered an onside kick following its pick-6 and was the beneficiary of a defensive holding call on 4th-and-6, quarterback Elijah Nickerson tracks down a bad snap, rolls left, breaks a tackle and scores from 11 yards out. The Lions lead 14-0 with a minute left as St. Cloud has run just three plays.<\/p>\n PICK-SIX TOUCHDOWN: Lake Nona safety Nicolas Flores makes a shoestring catch on an interception and weaves 40 yards through traffic for a score. The Lions lead St. Cloud 7-0 five minutes into the first quarter.<\/p>\n A 5-minute drive earns Lake Nona nothing after a pass on 4th and 9 falls incomplete in the end zone. St. Cloud takes over at its 25 for its first offensive drive.<\/p>\n Lake Nona wins the coin toss and will start with the ball at its own 41 yard line after the opening kickoff.<\/p>\n St. Cloud and Lake Nona are greeted with the best weather of the season thus far in tonight\u2019s key 6A District 5 matchup.<\/p>\n PRE-GAME NOTES:<\/p>\n St. Cloud beat the Lions en route to a district title last year. But the Lions got revenge by winning a playoff rematch 29-0.<\/p>\n Hagerty defeats Winter Park, 20-6<\/p>\n Coverage by Jean Racine\u00a0<\/p>\n Huskies (3-1, 1-0) score a Class 6A district opener on the road against Winter Park (2-4, 0-1).<\/p>\n More details to come, including postgame comments:\u00a0<\/p>\n Huskies\u2019 Wyatt Hatfield intercepted a pass. Hagerty gets the ball on its 23-yard line with 2:36 remaining in the game.<\/p>\n Winter Park forces a punt, which goes out of bounds. Wildcats take over in their 41-yard live with 3:53 remaining in the game.<\/p>\n Huskies forced another stop at their 14-yard line. Hagerty leads 20-6 with 6:13 remaining in the fourth quarter.<\/p>\n End of the third quarter: Hagerty 20, Winter Park 6.<\/p>\n Winter Park forces a punt and starts possession on its own 25-yard line.<\/p>\n Hagerty halted a promising Winter Park drive.<\/p>\n TOUCHDOWN: Hagerty scores on a 7-yard TD toss from Royce Jenkins to Roberto. Santiago-Lopez. Extra point is good. Huskies lead 20-6 with 4:21 remaining in the third quarter<\/p>\n Hagerty receives the second half kickoff and returns it to the Huskies own 25-yard line.<\/p>\n HALFTIME: Hagerty 13, Winter Park 6.<\/p>\n TOUCHDOWN: A 25-yard TD connection between Cade DePriest and Johnny Slack gets Winter Park on the scoreboard. Extra point is no good. Hagerty leads 13-6 with 30 seconds remaining in the half.<\/p>\n Winter Park forces a punt. Wildcats take over on the Huskies\u2019 47-yard line with 1:13 remaining in the half.<\/p>\n Another turnover on downs. A promising drive by Winter Park is halted. Huskies take over on their own 11-yard line.<\/p>\n Winter Park forces a turnover on downs. After a big 4th down sack, Wildcats take over on their own 32-yard line.<\/p>\n End of the first quarter: Hagerty 13, Winter Park 0.<\/p>\n Hagerty capitalized on a 57-yard flea flicker from Roberto Santiago-Lopez to Royce Jenkins on the drive.<\/p>\n TOUCHDOWN: Hagerty punches it in for a 2-yard TD by Roberto Santiago-Lopez. Extra point is no good. Hagerty leads 13-0 with 3:54 remaining in the first quarter<\/p>\n TOUCHDOWN: Hagerty scores on a 7-yard touchdown pass from Royce Jenkins<\/a> to Brennan Groves. Extra point is good. Huskies lead 7-0 with 9:34 remaining in the first quarter.<\/p>\n Winter Park fumbles at its own 26-yard line and Hagerty takes over.<\/p>\n Hagerty won the toss and deferred.<\/p>\n PRE-GAME NOTES:<\/p>\n Winter Park is 6-1 vs. Hagerty and shut the Huskies out in the two recent meetings (2021-2022).<\/p>\n