First Baptist continues on their winning ways while two of the top five teams in Class 1S struggled in Week 3 action.
Here is our Class 1S recap report from Week 3:
TOP 10 RECAP
1. First Baptist (Naples) (2-0)
How They Fared: The Lions faced independent American Collegiate (Clearwater) and came out on top with a 42-22 victory. QB Ethan Crossan had 148 yards passing and 5 touchdowns in the victory, while WR Jayden Petit had 112 yards receiving and 3 touchdowns. OLB Trent Maloney led the defense with 11 tackles.
2. Lakeland Christian (2-1)
How They Fared: The Vikings suffered their first defeat of the season with a 40-7 thrashing from 2S Fort Meade.
3. Evangelical Christian (Fort Myers) (2-1)
How They Fared: The Sentinels suffered their first loss of the year with a 37-17 loss to Cardinal Mooney (Sarasota). Tanner Helton threw for 191 yards and two touchdowns in the loss to the Cougars.
4. Cardinal Mooney (Sarasota) (3-0)
How They Fared: The Cougars remain undefeated on the season after picking up a 37-17 win over Evangelical Christian (Fort Myers).
#CougarCulture pic.twitter.com/B1Cydz0Kya
— Cardinal Mooney Football (@Mooney_FB) September 9, 2023
5. Trinity Catholic (Ocala) (1-1)
How They Fared: The Celtics picked up a huge 49-7 victory over visiting 3S Gainesville to pick up their first win of the season.
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A 49-7 VICTORY for our Trinity Catholic Celtics!#AllIn☘️ pic.twitter.com/e3s1xrGLfK— Trinity Catholic Celtics Football (@TCCelticsFB) September 9, 2023
6. North Florida Christian (Tallahassee) (1-2)
How They Fared: The Eagles defeated 1R Jefferson County (Monticello) 47-12 to get their first win of the season. QB JP Pickles showed off how fast he could move in the game, rushing for 156 yards and scoring 4 touchdowns while going 10-of-18 passing for 163 yards and a touchdown. DE Lucky Baldwin recorded 2 sacks along with 8 tackles and 4 tackles for loss in the victory.
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7. Holy Trinity (Melbourne) (3-0)
How They Fared: The Tigers picked up their third straight win of the season with a 42-6 victory over SSAA Palm Beach Christian Prep.
8. John Carroll (Fort Pierce) (0-3)
How They Fared: The Golden Rams continue to struggle on the field as they drop another game to a quality opponent, this time to Zephyrhills Christian 32-19.
9. Zephyrhills Christian (2-1)
How They Fared: The Warriors picked up their second win of the season at home with a 32-19 victory over John Carroll (Fort Pierce). Zephyrhills Christian had a combined 345 yards of total offense that included 3 rushing touchdowns and a receiving touchdown.
#WarriorNation with the big team win last night! Build off this one and get better! #WarriorUp pic.twitter.com/rLjtt6IfDO
— ZCA ATHLETICS (@AthleticsZca) September 9, 2023
10. Melbourne Central Catholic (2-1)
How They Fared: The Hustlers took their first loss of the season to a very good 3S Cypress Creek (Wesley Chapel) by a score of 48-26. Dayday Farmer was limited in his rushing and receiving yards in the loss, being held to 105 yards combined while scoring 2 rushing touchdowns.
CLASS 1S SCOREBOARD
Cardinal Mooney (Sarasota) 37, Evangelical Christian (Fort Myers) 17
Community School (Naples), Southwest Florida Christian (Fort Myers) 0
Cottondale (1R) 56, Rocky Bayou Christian (Niceville) 12
Cypress Creek (Wesley Chapel) (3S) 48, Melbourne Central Catholic 27
Father Lopez (Daytona Beach) at Atlantic (Port Orange) (2S), ppd until Monday, 6
First Baptist (Naples) 42, American Collegiate (Clearwater) 22
Fort Meade 40 (2S), Lakeland Christian 7
Halifax Academy (Daytona Beach) 20, St. Joseph (St. Augustine) (IND)
Hollis Christian (Jacksonville) (IND) at St. John Paul II (Tallahassee), ppd.
Holy Trinity (Melbourne) 42, Palm Beach Christian Prep (Greenacres) (SSAA) 6
LaBelle (IND) 26, St. John Neumann (Naples) 14
Leon (Tallahassee) (3S) 63, FAMU DRS (Tallahassee) 0
North Florida Christian (Tallahassee) 46, Jefferson County (Monticello) (1R) 12
P.K. Yonge (Gainesville) 22, Mount Dora Christian (SSAA) 20
Trinity Catholic (Ocala) 49, Gainesville (3S), 7
True North (Miami) (1M) 41, Maclay (Tallahassee) 13
Victory Christian (Lakeland) 30, West Oaks Academy (Orlando) (IND) 0
Wakulla (Crawfordville) (2S) 48, Munroe Day (Quincy) 7
Zephyrhills Christian 31, John Carroll (Fort Pierce) 19
