\n\t\t\t\t\t\tManatee powered its way into the 5A regional final Friday night, knocking off Cape Coral 55\u201329 behind a massive performance from quarterback Keith Smith.Smith was unstoppable, rushing for more than 200 yards and finishing with four total touchdowns as the Hurricanes stormed out to a 42-15 halftime lead and never looked back. Manatee piled up big gains on the ground all night, getting long scoring runs from Caedon White and Caleb Cobb while capitalizing on short fields and turnovers.Cape Coral had flashes \u2014 including a long touchdown run from Jermaine Skinner and deep strikes from Derek Hooker \u2014 but the Seahawks couldn\u2019t slow Manatee\u2019s pace or match its explosive ground game.Cape closes its season at 10\u20132 in one of the program\u2019s strongest years in recent memory, while Manatee moves on with momentum into next week\u2019s regional championship.FINAL: Manatee 55, Cape Coral 29.\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n
\t\t\t\t\t\tCAPE CORAL, Fla. \u2014 \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n
Manatee powered its way into the 5A regional final Friday night, knocking off Cape Coral 55\u201329 behind a massive performance from quarterback Keith Smith.<\/p>\n
Smith was unstoppable, rushing for more than 200 yards and finishing with four total touchdowns as the Hurricanes stormed out to a 42-15 halftime lead and never looked back. Manatee piled up big gains on the ground all night, getting long scoring runs from Caedon White and Caleb Cobb while capitalizing on short fields and turnovers.<\/p>\n
Cape Coral had flashes \u2014 including a long touchdown run from Jermaine Skinner and deep strikes from Derek Hooker \u2014 but the Seahawks couldn\u2019t slow Manatee\u2019s pace or match its explosive ground game.<\/p>\n
Cape closes its season at 10\u20132 in one of the program\u2019s strongest years in recent memory, while Manatee moves on with momentum into next week\u2019s regional championship.<\/p>\n
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