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The LIONS are ROARING to reach championship

Photos by Bob Gall

Featuring: NFL Players, Dr. Phillips, Foundation Academy, All-SSAC Football Picks, Timber Creek and MUCH MORE...

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Foundation Football This was like a heavy weight fight during the first quarter. Then the Lions took off their gloves and scored 5 unanswered Touchdowns.

The Foundation Academy’s varsity football team trailed after the opening quarter against host Deltona Trinity Christian last Friday night, but by the fourth period the Lions had started a running clock.

Senior linebacker Evan Thompson was on fire as he blocked 3 punts and returned an interception a school-record 100 yards for a touchdown and Dillon Hall and Jaquane Patterson combined for 5 rushing touchdowns, guiding the Lions to a 59-14 victory in a Class 2A regional semifinal at the Dewey O. Boster Sports Complex.

Foundation (7-4) earned a trip to the regional finals on Nov. 18 against second-ranked Lakeland Victory Christian, which defeated Warner Christian 51-12 on Nov. 11. The Lions committed 6 turnovers during a 24-16 loss to the Storm in Week 8 at Southeastern University, in what equated to the Class 2A District 4 championship game.

The Lions outscored Trinity Christian 24-0 in the second quarter to erase a 14-7 deficit, as Brandon Barnes kicked a 27-yard field goal on the final play of the first half to cap the run. Hall added a pair of 4-yard touchdown runs in the third quarter, before Thompson and Kyle Krueger both had interception returns for scores in the fourth quarter.

“Our defense has just been lights out this season,” Thompson said.

“We’ve got a nose for the football and we do whatever it takes to make plays.”

Foundation posted nearly 400 yards of total offense. Jacob Titus completed 8-of-15 passes for 115 yards – including a 51-yard TD throw to Luke Chase (3 receptions, 87 yards) – Patterson rushed for 94 yards with scoring runs of 20 and 21 yards and Hall finished with 48 yards on 9 attempts and three touchdowns.

The Lions look ahead to Lakeland who defeated them last year.

FSM will be there to cover this exciting game.

Foundation Academy Football Senior Night was a huge Success Foundation Academy Football closed out its 2016 regular season with a 52-20 Senior Night victory over West Oaks Academy on Oct. 28 at Walker Field. The Lions defense caused seven turnovers and wreaked havoc on the West Oaks offense all night. Cory Rahman would open up the scoring, returning a fumble 38 yards for a touchdown. Rahman would also have a pick-6 in

the second quarter.

Defensively, Rahman scored twice and Evan Thompson returned an interception 30 yards for a touchdown. Jaquane Patterson would rush for 114 yards, putting him at 1,001 yards for the season. Patterson would also score a touchdown on a 36-yard pass from Jacob Titus.

Jacob Titus was 6-of-10 for 110 yards and threw three touchdown passes, including two to Luke Chase, giving the Lions a 45-12 lead at the half.

Lester Axson opened the scoring in the second half, taking the third-quarter kickoff to the house with a 77-yard return. Brandon Barnes also had a 34-yard field goal, while Foundation improved to 37 takeaways on the regular season.

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Dr. Phillips Beat Manatee to advance in Class 8A An offensive clinic for Dr. Phillips (9-2) gave the Panthers a 39-7 victory over visiting Bradenton Manatee (7-4) in a Class 8A first round game.

hard during the pre-season to be in the

The Dr. Phillips offense was led by quarterback Marvin Washington, who had 184 yards passing with a touchdown and 16 yards rushing.

This great athlete is both a running and throwing threat.

Washington connected with five different receivers, but his favorite target was Davarius Bargnare, who had five catches for 73 yards and one touchdown on a 55-yard reception.

Washington and Bargnare worked very

from the defense, which accounted for a blocked punt for a safety by Jaquarri Powell and an interception return TD

by D.J. Charles. The Dr. Phillips special teams has been solid this season. They have a great field goal kicker and punter.

Jaquarri Powell blocked a punt in the Hurricane’s end zone for a safety and Charles picked off Manatee quarterback A.J. Colagiovanni and returned the interception 23 yards for a score.

X’Andre McCleary of Dr. Phillips added a 44yard scoring run.

position they are today. Look to see more connections between these two.

The Panthers offense also got help

Dr. Phillips will travel next week to Sarasota Riverview (9-1), which won big over Olympia.

Ryan Popp Logan Beardslee Kaden Baur

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Bishop Moore Girls’ Volleyball is on FIRE! Bishop Moore won all three of its opening day girls volleyball matches at the Nike Tournament of Champions Friday in Phoenix, Arizona.

The Hornets opened the event defeating Santa Fe Christian of California, 2-1 (2628, 25-15, 15-8).

Shannon Crenshaw led Bishop Moore with 13 kills and 10 digs. Marlie Monserez added 21 assists, four kills and nine digs. The Hornets

Sam Knapp chipped in with seven digs and two aces.

The Hornets rallied again to wijn a late game against Bishop Gorman of Las Vegas, 24-26, 25-15, 15-13.

then swept Gilbert, Ariz., Mesquite 2-0 (25-15, 25-20).

Monserez led the way with 11 assists, eight kills and two digs.

The tournament concludes this Saturday with Bishop Moore in the hunt for the championship.

Bishop Moore Football Advances to second round in 5A playoffs Bishop Moore (10-1) advanced to the second round of the 5A playoffs with a 2119 home-field victory over Merritt Island (7-4). This was a come from behind win for the Hornets The defending state champion Hornets, ranked fifth in 5A, will play at No. 4 Palm Bay (10-0) next week. Bishop Moore’s C.J. McNeal rushed for 119 yards and a touchdown on 15 carries.

C.J. McNeal came alive and gained 106 of those yards in the second half.

Bishop Moore trailed 10-0 at halftime, but third-quarter touchdown runs by Trilion Coles and McNeal gave the Hornets a 14-10 lead. After a 47-yard field goal by Merritt Island’s Mason Denaburg, Trilion Coles’ 14-yard run made it 21-13 with 5:37 left in the game.

Daythan Peterson’s 2-yard run with 3:15 left cut Bishop Moore’s lead to 21-19. On the two-point conversion play, quarterback James Batch took the snap and tried to go right, but was tackled about a foot from the goal line.

Bishop Moore recovered the ensuing onside kick, then the Hornets killed the rest of the clock. Joe Wallace was the leading Hornet who gained 85 yards on five carries for Bishop Moore. Batch had a great game as he threw for 172 yards and a touchdown for the Mustangs. Denaburg caught eight passes for 77 yards, and also passed for 99 yards.

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Timber Creek Football Takes Down a Giant in Apopka Timber Creek quarterback Brandon Garcia hit M.J. Jarrell for a 23-yard touchdown with 2:31 left and the Wolves picked off two Apopka passes late to secure a 40-39 upset victory over the No. 2 team in the Sentinel Super 16 rankings on Friday.

The Class 8A region quarterfinal loss was only the second time previously-unbeaten Apopka (9-1) has lost in 11 opening-round playoff games since 2005. The local football world was shocked.

The Blue Darters entered the playoffs ranked No. 1 in the AP Class 8A state poll. Timber Creek (8-3) will play at Winter Park next week, a 30-21 winner over Wekiva.

Brandon Garcia had a game of his life as he riddled the Darters’ defense for 376 yards and four touchdowns on 24-of-39 passing as the Wolves scored twice on long passes after Apopka took a 3927 lead on an 11-yard pass from Demetri Burch to Paul Fitzgerald midway through the fourth period.

Timber Creek took a 14-0 lead four minutes into the game after executing a pair of onside kicks. Garcia hit Cameron Meehan on a 57-yard strike for the first score, then Peter Hayes-Patrick scored on a two-yard run.

Jones Football will advance to Cocoa in finals Jones (9-1) jumped out to a 20-0 second-quarter lead and held on for a 27-16 victory over host Avon Park Red in Class 4A. The Tigers will play at top-ranked Cocoa (8-1) next week, seeking to avenge their only loss of the season against a perennial powerhouse.

Jones’ first score came on a 71-yard interception return for a touchdown by Austin Perry.

The defenses took over the rest of the quarter and into the second, when Jones began a drive on the Red Devil 47.

A 21-yard pass from Quadry Jones to Rockenson Sajous who moved the ball to the Avon Park 26.

Three straight runs by Aaron Thompson, the last being a 17-yard touchdown, gave the Tigers a 14-0 lead.

Jones recovered an Avon Park (9-2) fumble on the next possession and a 43yard run by Thompson put them back into scoring territory. Two plays later, Jones connected with Vincent Thomas for a 28-

yard TD pass and 20-0 advantage late in the first half.

Avon Park scored a safety just before the half and then scored consecutive TDs to close the gap to 20-14.

Jones benefited from an encroachment penalty that gave them first-and-goal. James Felix scored on a 5-yard run with 3:39 remaining and the Tigers held on to the win.

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2016 All Conference Honorable Mention

2016 All Conference Teams

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Sunshine State Athletic Conference Girls Basketball Preview The 2016-2017 Sunshine State Athletic Conference Girls Basketball is shaping up to be the biggest and most exciting yet. The conference will feature 16 teams from throughout the state, divided into four divisions. The conference tournament will being on the weekend of January 13-14 and conclude on January 28.

Leading the way in the Central Division will be the defending conference champions from International Community School. Coach Kaitlyn Funchess inherits a team that went 18-10 last year and return a number of key players, including: Meredith Slack, Meaghan Slack, Lydia Hough and Amanda Balash. Faith Christian, Trinity ChristianDeltona and Windemere Prep round out the Central division. Key matchups include a January 6th Faith Christian @ International Community School game, along with the January 12th Windermere Prep @ Trinity Christian Deltona. Both games will likely play key roles in determining seeding for the tournament.

The winner of the South Division, consisting of Berean Christian, Saint Edward’s School, Highlands Christian and Boca Raton Christian, is set to match up with the winner of Central division in semi-final play on Saturday January 14 at Saint Edward’s School. The South is led by last year’s conference runner-up Berean Christian. Under Mike May, the Bulldogs finished 17-9 last season and return senior forward Jessica Nodell (10.7ppg 7rpg) and sophomore point guard Jenna Brannon (4asp). The Bulldogs have a key matchup with Boca Raton Christian on January 6.

Highlands Christian, coming off a 16-6 season last year, returns key seniors Danielle Domino and Gina Olivia, along with junior Ellen Allen. Coach Ramona Caputo will led the Knights against long time opponent Boca Raton Christian on December 16. Saint Edward’s School rounds out the division that stretches from Vero Beach to Pompano Beach. The Pirates are led by the backcourt of junior guard Maya Jenkins (16.5ppg), junior Tea Tee (6spg) and sophomore Katy Rodriguez. Saint Edward’s will open up it’s first year of SSAC girls basketball play by hosting Highlands Christian on December 9.

The West Division consisting of Bishop McLaughlin Catholic, Zephyrhills Christian Academy, All Saints Academy, Bell Creek Academy leads a strong group of teams from throughout the west coast of Florida region. Under Coach Anita Davis, Bishop McLaughlin went 13-11 last year and returns the duo of Emily Dykeman (5.1 ppg/7.5rpg/1.4spg) and Olivia Downing (3.3. ppg/5.4 rpg/1.0spg). All Saints Academy, joins the SSAC this year under Head Coach Shannon Skeans who holds a career record of 88-46. Sophomores Payton Dunbar (6 ppg/3 apg/4spg) and Jill Rex (5ppg/7rpg) led the way for the Saints. All

Saints and Bishop McLaughlin will face off early in the season on December 2.

Zephyrhills Christian will look to build on

for a place in the league championship on Saturday January 14th at All Saints Academy.

last season’s winning record under Coach Shaun Ormond. The Warriors kick off the season on November 15 with a league matchup against All Saints Academy. Bell Creek rounds out the West Division which will play the winner of the North Division

The North division consists of Legacy Charter, Central Florida Christian, Seven Rivers Christian and City of Life Christian encompasses teams from around the greater North-Central region of Florida. Seven Rivers Christian, led by Coach Gary Dreyer, return Ami Culi (7.8 ppg/3.7 spg), Maloni Lewis (12.5 ppg/14.5rpg/2.2 spg) and Abby Kuntz (5.1 ppg/4.8 rpg/1.2 spg).

On January 5th all four North divisional teams will be in action for a key night to determine tournament seeding. Seven Rivers Christian will travel to Legacy Charter and Central Florida Christian Academy will travel to City of Life Christian.

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Winter Park Football Comes alive to defeat Wekiva to Advance The host Wildcats scored the go-ahead touchdown with a little more than four minutes to play Friday to come away with a 30-21 win over Wekiva in a Class 8A region quarterfinal at Showalter Field.

in him and let him go get it. ”Wekiva, which turned the ball over four times, was unable to secure the ball on the ensuing kickoff as two players bumped into each other along the sideline while fielding the return.

Winter Park returned two interceptions for touchdowns and slowed Wekiva running back Jaylon Fair just enough to limit his effectiveness despite finishing with a game-high 151 yards and two touchdowns on 27 carries.

The Wildcats (8-3), ranked No. 14 in the Sentinel Super 16, lost 35-7 at No. 7 Wekiva (7-4) on Sept. 23. This time around it came down to a solid effort on defense and a gutsy play at quarterback for a touchdown in crunch time.

The Wildcats recovered and responded with a 34yard field goal by Tom Daly to ice the game less than two minutes later. Winter Park hosts district foe Timber Creek, ranked No. 10, in the second round on Friday. The Wolves upset No. 2 Apopka on the road 40-39.

Cameron Brown stepped in front of a pass by Trey McGee on Wekiva’s first drive and returned an interception 42 yards to put the Wildcats in front 7-0 less than two minutes into the game.

Kevince Brown gave the Wildcats a 21-14 lead inside the final minute of the third quarter when he pulled down a tipped pass at the line of scrimmage and rumbled 75 yards the other way.

Winter Park’s Cameron Lagree held on to the football until the very last moment before taking a hit, unloading a 30-yard pass over the middle into the end zone for Dre Williams to give the Wildcats a 27-21 lead. “I knew my line had me and we had the double move going to Dre, and I just had to let him finish his move,” Lagree said.

“Once he got to the top of his route I put my trust

“We went over there [earlier in the season] and really got our butts kicked, so I challenged these kids all week,” said Winter Park coach Tim Shifflet of the regular-season loss to Wekiva.

And the team responded with timely defensive plays to keep the game close until the offense was able to get in position to put the game away.

“It came down to the kids wanting it a little more than they did ... getting a little bit tougher, playing better up front, and stopping the run a little bit better,’’ Shifflet said. “All those things we stressed all week in practice that didn’t happen when we played them in Week 4.”

This Weeks High School Football Standings 8A-1 Final Lake Brantley Spruce Creek

7 39

7A-1 Final Bartram Trail Ocoee

52 13

5A-4 Final Merritt Island Bishop Moore

56

7A-2 Final Martin County Lake Nona

35 14

8A-2 Final Treasure Coast 28 Osceola 27

7A-2 Final East River Viera

7A-1Final Hagerty 21 Buchholz 31

6A-4 Final Okeechobee Mainland

28 20

8A-2 Final Bradenton Manatee Dr. Phillips

8A-1 Final Sandalwood 20 Seminole 30

8A-2 Final Olympia 25 Sarasota Riverview

8A-1 Final Wekiva Winter Park

21 30

8A-1 Final Timber Creek Apopka

40 39

19 21

3A-2 Final Tampa Berkeley Prep First Academy

28 14

5A-4 Final Eustis Palm Bay

10 49

2A-2 Final Foundation Academy Trinity Christian

59 14

0 41

4A-2 Final Santa Fe South Sumter

18 42

2A-2 Final Warner Christian Victory Christian

12 21

7 56

4A-3 Final Jones Avon Park

27 16

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Foundation Cheerleaders Maddi DeStafano- 12 Casey Kenoyer- 12 Morgan Rademacher- 12 Jessica Gray- 11 Susannah Cogburn- 10 Erin Hassell- 10 Shelby Quillian- 9 Maria Kime- 9 Sydney Ragsdale- 9 Grace Langhoff- 9 Isabelle Bower- 9 Ann Marie Cook-9 Isie Hale- 9 Caitlyn Pacheco- 8 Rachel Hipskind -8 Juliana Wilson-8 Jada Wilson- 6

Orange County and Seminole County Football Senior Bowl face off on December 14 at Showalter Field for the Backyard Blitz.

Roger Franklin Williams is the creator and host of the Talkin’ Old School Radio program, which is broadcast every week on FM 96.9 THE GAME, AM 740 THE GAME, FM 102.5 WFLA and AM 540 WFLA. Talkin’ Old School is a sports talk show with a “point of view”---that point of view is to promote the “Old School” values of hard work, team work and respect for the game and to highlight the ballplayers, coaches and teams who represent that “Old School” ethos.

Williams will announce the Backyard Blitz along with videographer, Quik Cut, for streaming after the game on you tube. This will give the Backyard Blitz a permanent record of its inaugural All Star Game and for coaches looking at athletes for potential scholarships.

Roger Williams believes in the values that make high school sports impactful on young athletes.

Williams says, “Participating in sports can be one of the most positive, uplifting experiences of a young person’s life. Sports are where high school student-athletes learn valuable lessons such as teamwork, goal setting, hard work, focus, persistence and perseverance, discipline, accountability, responsibility, how to deal with adversity, humility, respect for teammates, coaches, opponents and other students, as well as many other life lessons that will serve them well in their life as adults. I am constantly amazed at the dedication and passion of high school coaches and teachers; they have one of the absolute most important jobs in our country and it is a personal passion of mine to highlight and recognize their hard work and commitment to our young students.

The new Backyard Blitz All-Star Challenge football game, set for Wednesday, Dec. 14, at Showalter Field in Winter Park, will have a halftime program that brings together football players ages 10-18 and law enforcement officers for a ceremony emphasizing mutual respect.

The game matching seniors from Orange County against Seminole County senior standouts is set for Wednesday, Dec. 14, at Showalter Field in Winter Park. It’s an expansion of the decades-old Orange County Senior Bowl game.

Former Senior Bowl MVP and Dr. Phillips, UCF and NFL player Doug Gabriel will headline the halftime program.

Head coaches for the game are Trinity Prep assistant Dave Langdon for Orange and Hagerty head coach Phil Ziglar for Seminole. Both have been driving forces behind the Senior Bowl game for years.

Florida Sporting News highly supports this game and will be covering the Backyard Blitz Senior Bowl action on December 14th.

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UCF is committed to keep great football players here in Central Florida UCF hosted six prospects on Saturday during the NCAA official recruiting visits, including Orlando Dr. Phillips quarterback Marvin Washington, who is their top area recruit.

Four of the official visitors, including Washington, are committed to UCF’s 2017 recruiting class.

Washington is coming off a big victory Friday night in the opening round of the Florida High School Athletic Association Class 8A state playoffs.

Dr. Phillips defeated Bradenton Manatee 39-7.

Washington passed for 184 yards and a touchdown.

Making a good case to why he’s going to UCF.

The other official visitors already pledged to UCF are safety Tariq Carpenter of Lincolnton (Ga.) Long County High, linebacker Kalia Davis of Pensacola West Florida Tech and defensive end Chris Whitaker of Hollywood Chaminade-Madonna.

UCF is still trying flip a commitment from Kentucky pledge Joshua Ali, a teammate of Carpenter’s at Chaminade-Madonna. He was also on an official visit, as was defensive end Jeremiah Zio of St. Petersburg Admiral Faragut.

The most notable unofficial visitor was Orange

City University High’s Lorenzo Lingard, who is ranked as the No. 2-ranked 2018 running back in the country by 247Sports.

Joining Washington in the crowd was Dr. Phillips junior receiver Davarius Bargnare, the brother of UCF freshman receiver Jaquarius Bargnare. The younger Bargnare caught five balls for 73 yards Friday night, including a 55-yard touchdown pass from Washington. This passing duel has been on fire all season. This will be a great opportunity for the Bargnare brothers to play college football together with a top rank quarterback

Tommy Bahama and NFL Players join together at the Mall at Millenia The Tommy Bahama store at The Mall at Millenia was the place to be on Saturday, November 5, 2016. NFL Hall of Fame player, Larry Little, NFL legends like Donovan Darius, Fernando Smith, Mike Attardi and Brian Travis were signing and interacting with their customers. This was not highly publicized event

by Tommy Bahama for a reason. The reason why this was not highly publicized is due to a new Tommy Bahama marketing campaign. This new creative and innovative marketing, creates a different customer and fan appreciation that allows personal attention.

All that Tommy Bahama wanted these NFL legends to do, is pick out the clothes for them to keep and post them on their own personal social media outlets. This was a great way for the players to invite who they wanted to come, rather than a crazy fan or mob scene. We think this could be the smartest marketing of athletes to date. By reaching to the players own networks, it brings out people they want to be at their event. It’s almost like a formal

invitation from your favorite NFL player.

The players brought their own smart phone and they helped each other promote on each other’s social media outlets using Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

Go on Facebook to see the post.

Also visit Social Blackbelt at www.socialblackbelt.com for more NFL Player events here in Florida.

The NFL players are looking forward to doing more events at this location once again in December. So, if a NFL Football Hall of Fame player comes up to you at Tommy Bahama next month, don’t be surprised.

Also, former NFL player and 4 time Award-Winning Children’s book writer, Mike Attardi will be making a surprise meet and greet in December with the local charity “One Heart for Women and Children at the Tommy Bahama Store located at the Mall at Millenia. Attardi will have two children’s books that he will be signing. Look at his Facebook site at Mike Attardi NFL Player to get more information on the date.

Tommy Bahama is known for their RELAX attitude and this new marketing is just that!

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