WEEK 6 STANDOUTS: Treasure Coast Snaps Vero’s 65-Game Streak

For four quarters, Treasure Coast and Vero Beach battled like the heavyweight contenders that both have become on the football field. When the Titans stopped the Indians’ two-point conversion attempt with no time remaining, years of frustration came to an end – along with an impressive 65-game winning streak that head coach <strong>Lenny Jankowski </strong>and his teams have put together since 2013. <img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-60070" src="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/redzone/uploads/2020/10/Florida-Player-Spotlight-2-300x188.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="188" />On a Friday night, when several other key match-ups were taking place across the state of Florida, this quality game may have lost the spotlight it truly deserved as two of the best 8A teams in the state battled for a full 48 minutes. From the beginning of the game, there was no getting around the fact that thus would be a four-quarter game – like it has been the past few years – when the Indians prevailed. Senior quarterback <strong>Jonius Watkins</strong> was once again the show – as he gave everyone a glimpse of what he can do – and despite sitting out several plays with an injury – he made enough appearances to spark this program. He gave the Titans (5-0) a seven-point lead with his 1-yard touchdown leap with 1:34 remaining in the final quarter. But as expected, Vero Beach (3-1) did not quit – and despite no timeouts remaining, the Indians drove the ball to the Treasure Coast 44-yard line with enough time to run one final play. Quarterback <strong>Jackson Nairn</strong> completed a pass to wide receiver <strong>Tyler Wrenn</strong>, who pitched the ball to running back <strong>Bobby McMillian</strong>. The score with no time on the clock left Jankowski and his team with a decision – and it was made quickly. Vero Beach opted to go for a two-point conversion, but Treasure Coast was able to pressure Nairn and his pass fell short. This was a game that showcased stars on both sides of the ball – and besides Watkins, the Titans got some major contributions from <strong>Rico Porcha, Jayden Azeredo, Eden James, [player_tooltip player_id="32746" first="Keegan" last="Davis"], Mar’Quez Bargman, Travis Hodge, Donald Thomas</strong> and <strong>Cedric Wilcox</strong> to name a few. The Indians also had plenty of players step up – besides McMillian, Wrenn and Nairn, prospects such as <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="32640" first="Keanu" last="Koht"], Trevonte O’Neal, Ahmaud Moore </strong>and <strong>Nijah Brown</strong> to name just a few. <strong>BIG TIME PERFORMERS SHINE AGAIN</strong> In addition to the thrilling Treasure Coast and Vero Beach game, there were other players stepping up in Week 6: Miami Gulliver Prep LB <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="50285" first="Jayvon" last="Only"]</strong> had five tackles, 1 interception and 1 TD in a convincing win over Somerset Homestead. Plant City quarterback <strong>Nick Felice</strong> went 30-of-38 for 423 yards and five TDs and ran for another score in the wild 43-42 win over Tampa Bay Tech. Raiders receiver <strong>Reagan Ealy</strong> had 12 catches for 220 yards and two TDs. TRU Prep Academy sophomore wide receiver <strong>Brandon Inniss</strong> accounted for over 200 yards in the Saints’ win over defending 2A state champion Champagnat Catholic. Ocala Vanguard quarterback <strong>Alexander Law</strong> passed for two touchdowns and ran for another and the Knights special teams scored twice in a 43-6 win over a depleted West Port team on Friday night at Booster Stadium. The win improved Class 5A Vanguard to 2-0 on the season. Dunnellon’s <strong>Brody Luckey</strong> and <strong>Le’Var Fitzpatrick</strong> sparked a total team effort in a 32-8 win over North Marion. Senior <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="39447" first="Ryan" last="Cunningham"]</strong>, East Lake, SAF/RB/ATH, a three-year varsity starter came up huge in a win over New Port Richey River Ridge. Venice quarterback <strong>Colin Blazek</strong> fired four touchdown passes — one of them a 99-yarder — to rout a rebuilding Lakeland 41-20. Blazek finished the game 17 of 30 for 354 yards passing with two interceptions. Port Charlotte quarterback <strong>Logan Rogers</strong> threw four touchdown passes to lead the Pirates to a 35-13 victory over Cape Coral Mariner. <strong>Solomon Luther</strong> and <strong>Alex Perry</strong> each caught two of Rogers’ TDs. Plant City senior WR <strong>Reagan Ealy</strong>, was a very important target had a career night with 12 receptions for 220 yards and two touchdowns in the win over Tampa Bay Tech Senior QB <strong>Nick Felice</strong>, Plant City: Was an amazing 30-of-38 for 423 yards and five touchdowns and scored the game-winner on a short run with no time remaining to complete a wild comeback against Tampa Bay Tech. North Port sophomore <strong>Jeremiah Laguerre</strong> scored on an electrifying 70-yard punt return and senior teammates <strong>Juan Cisneros</strong> and <strong>Derryck Izaguirre</strong> each blocked punts as the Bobcats upped their season record to 2-3. Laguerre also scored two more touchdowns on runs of 14 and 13 yards. <strong>Sammy Edwards</strong> threw three touchdowns and ran for another as St. Augustine rolled to a 24-7 win against Flagler Palm Coast. All three of Edwards’ touchdown tosses came on third-down situations inside the red zone. Trinity Christian tailback <strong>Treyaun Webb</strong> ran for 209 rushing yards on 20 carries in a win over 8A Jacksonville Mandarin, 33-7. <strong>Cobie Bates</strong> had two touchdown receptions, including the game-winner in overtime, and threw a two-point conversion pass as host Oakleaf rallied from a 22-7 deficit to stun Fleming Island, 29-22. Oakleaf safety <strong>Chrystian Sellers</strong> had three tackles for loss. Junior do-everything halfback <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="50210" first="Kade" last="Frew"]</strong> and senior RB <strong>Azeh Kani</strong> led Jacksonville Bolles to a 24-7 win over Ocala Trinity Catholic. Defensively, the Bulldogs racked up 10 TFLs on the night, with senior LB <strong>Mack Marrone</strong> picking up four of them. <strong>Carson Crawford</strong> rushed for two touchdowns and threw for two more to keep the the Baker County Wildcats (5-0) perfect. His pass to <strong>Camron Crawford</strong> opened the floodgates for the Wildcats, and he later connected with <strong>Jaymodd Ruise</strong> on a 60-yarder at Parker (2-3). Nature Coast (3-0) was ignited by the play of junior <strong>Ethan Fahey</strong> and senior <strong>Dedric Hall</strong> to beat Hernando in a wild 34-28 game. Fivay (2-2) used a 14-yard scoring run by senior quarterback <strong>Matthew Helms</strong> midway through the third quarter and hung on for a surprising 14-7 win over Wesley Chapel. Junior <strong>Breylin Smith’s</strong> 95-yard kickoff return started the fireworks, and junior <strong>Idris Williams scampered</strong> 70 yards with a kickoff, later in the game to lead Lakeland Christian to a 44-14 win over Tampa Carrollwood Day. <strong>DeAndre Knighton</strong> and <strong>Willie Knighton</strong> came up with the big plays to lead unbeaten Frostproof to a 34-18 victory over Discovery High. DeAndre had a 90-yard touchdown pass, and later, a 90-yard kickoff return score as well. Willie carried the load all night offensively for the Bulldogs (3-0), hauling 21 handoffs mostly inside the tackles for 113 yards and two touchdowns himself. JW Mitchell RB <strong>Andrew Treto</strong> had 12 carries for 129 yards and 2 TDs as the Mustangs remained unbeaten. Miami Tru North 2023 RB <strong>Anthony Rubio</strong> had 9 carries for 140 yards and a TD in his first ever varsity game. <strong>Treyaun Webb</strong> rushed for nearly 200 yards in the first half and three touchdowns in the game as Trinity Christian went on to defeat Mandarin 33-7. <strong><em>You Can Contact Larry Blustein with prospect or team information at: <a href="mailto:Foridakids1@aol.com">Foridakids1@aol.com</a>. We are also on Social Media on @PrepRedzonefl.</em></strong>