Clearwater at Tarpon Springs 8/28/2015

Game Type: non-conference
Location: Clearwater High School, Clearwater, FL
Final Score: Clearwater 38, Tarpon Springs 0.

The Clearwater Tornadoes ran away with the game early, starting with Jacquez Jones' 70 yard touchdown run in the first few minutes of the game. Adarius Lemons added two more touchdowns as the Tornado defense held the Tarpon Springs Spongers scoreless in the first half.

Things didn't improve for the Spongers after half time, as they fumbled deep in their own territory to set up a Clearwater field goal. Early in the fourth quarter, Kendrick Harvey scored again for Clearwater, on a 6-yard pass, giving the Tornadoes a 31-0 lead. Camerron Ellis capped off Clearwater's final drive with a 15-yard touchdown reception to put the Tornadoes up 38-0. Tarpon Springs never got on the board.

Senior Clearwater quarterback Garrison Bryant threw for 53 yards and a touchdown, while junior Austin Day threw for 96 yards and two touchdowns. Ellis led the receiving corps with 82 yards and a touchdown, Jones ran for 88 yards and Lemons ran for 73. Tarpon Springs' Jerome Fowler managed 51 yards passing.

Clearwater will take their dominant win and prepare for Countryside High School next week; Tarpon Springs will face Dixie Hollins High School.

King at Wharton 8/28/2015

Game Type: non-conference
Location: Wharton High School, Tampa, FL
Final Score: Wharton 35, King 7.

The Wharton Wildcats jumped out to an early lead over the King Lions, scoring two unanswered touchdowns in the first quarter. After adding a third touchdown, King's Otis Williams ran the kickoff back for a touchdown, to make the halftime score 21-7.

Wharton added two more touchdowns in the second half, as King couldn't get anything going on offense. Wharton running back Miles Williams ran for 163 yards and receiver DeVontres Dukes recorded 140 receiving yards.

King will face Middleton High School next week; Wharton will play Robinson High School.

Wharton at Lennard 8/21/2015

Game type: Exhibition
Location: Lennard High School, Ruskin, FL
Final Score: Lennard 22, Wharton 20

The Lennard Longhorns narrowly held on for a win in the season's first action, a preseason exhibition against the Wharton Wildcats.

Lennard led 11-9 at halftime, and held on to win by two points in the end. Lennard running back Jahryn Bailey ran 110 yards and scored three touchdowns in the game, as the Longhorns committed 20 (!) penalties. Wide receiver Deshawn Barnes had some amazing catches in this game:



Wharton's star was running back Miles Williams, who recorded 146 yards on the night, scoring one touchdown. Wharton will start the regular season against King HS this Friday, as Lennard moves on to play Spoto HS.

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Clearwater at Indian Rocks Christian 8/21/2015

Game type: Exhibition
Location: Indian Rocks Christian School, Largo, FL.
Final Score: Clearwater 42, Indian Rocks Christian 14

In an exhibition game Friday night, the Clearwater Tornadoes defeated the Indian Rocks Christian Golden Eagles. Clearwater struck first, driving down the field for a touchdown, but missed the extra point. The Tornadoes got the ball back and got to the end zone again, then converted for two points to take a 14-0 lead. Indian Rocks struck back to cut the lead to seven, then Clearwater made it 21-7 before Indian Rocks managed another touchdown to make it 21-14 at half time.

Game highlights are available here.

Clearwater ran away with the game in the second half, scoring three unanswered touchdowns. The Tornadoes spread the ball out well: tight end Camerron Ellis, fullback Kane Taylor, slot back Jacquez Jones, and running backs Kendrick Harvey and Adarius Lemons each scored touchdowns. Lemons and Harvey combined for 223 yards and quarterback Garrison Bryant threw for 155 yards. Lemons also returned the opening kickoff 80+ yards.

Indian Rocks' touchdowns were scored by running back Zeke McGaughy and receiver Ty Majlik. Although the Golden Eagles drove down inside the ten yard line at the end of the game, they were held scoreless in the second half. McGaughy finished the game with 99 rushing yards and Majlik recorded 88 receiving yards.

King at Jefferson 8/21/2015

Game type: Exhibition
Location: Thomas Jefferson High School, Tampa, FL.
Final Score: Jefferson 33, King 0

In a preseason exhibition, the King Lions visited the Jefferson Dragons Friday night. Jefferson was expected to win, however King did upset the Dragons last season when the two teams were playing in the same division.

King quarterback Delvin Austin throws a pass to the sideline in the first quarter.

The game was dominated by Jefferson, who built a 27-0 half time lead. Quarterback Cade Weldon (junior) and running back Mondreas Lofton (senior) kept the offense rolling from the start. Jefferson's defensive line routinely broke through, making King's passing game very ineffective. The second half was less brutal, but Jefferson remained in control until the end, keeping King off the board for the entire game.

King's stars of the game were quarterback Delvin Austin and receiver/safety Demario Brisbon. Austin was sacked several times despite being extremely elusive in the backfield. Brisbon's speed was responsible for several King first downs and two touchdown-saving tackles on defense. King running back Otis Williams also picked up some good chunks of yardage in the second half, but failed to reach the end zone.

Odds & ends: Jefferson missed two extra points in the first quarter. King missed two field goals in the game. King turned the ball over about five times, Jefferson turned it over twice.