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ALONSO 28, SICKLES 0

By NICHOLAS J.E. MURRAY The Tampa Tribune

Published: November 8, 2008

ALONSO ... 28

SICKLES ... 0

THE DIFFERENCE: Alonso secured a playoff berth as the runner-up in Class 5A-District 6 as QB C.J. Bennett went 30 of 46 for 376 yards, two touchdowns and one interception.

GAME NOTES: The Ravens (7-3, 2-1) led 7-0 after the first quarter on a 69-yard touchdown pass from Bennett to Kory Strassberg, but despite being able to move the ball well had four turnovers end drives in the first half. Bennett had a ball deflected in the end zone for an interception, lost a fumble, and receiver Nook Williams twice fumbled after making a reception, ending potential scoring drives. ... Williams did finish as the Ravens' leading receiver with 11 catches for 136 yards, including a 26-yard touchdown reception in the fourth quarter. ... Sickles' (3-7, 1-2) best opportunity to score came off a trick play that saw a reverse by Jameel Gray get pitched back to QB Cullen O'Brien. O'Brien found Tony Jeffrey for a 43-yard completion, and first-and-goal at the Ravens 6. Three plays later, however, Scott O'Donoghue was stopped on fourth-and-goal from the 1.

STAT OF THE GAME: Alonso blocked two punts, one of which went out of the end zone for a safety.

QUOTE OF THE GAME: "They respected our speed. We've got some guys on the outside who can run by you, so they were going to play off us, and we took advantage of that by going underneath." - Alonso QB C.J. Bennett

Nicholas J.E. Murray