Booker, Rams Run By Cougars

Durant could not contain Andre Booker, and the Cougars' playoff hopes took a big hit.

Booker ran for 224 yards and three scores as Sarasota Riverview beat Durant 27-17 Friday night in a Class 6A-District 6 game at the Ram Bowl.

The Rams (5-3, 2-0) control their destiny in the district. Durant needs to beat Riverview and have the Rams beat city rival Sarasota.

The Cougars (4-4, 0-2) managed just 129 yards of offense, but used two early stops to take a 14-0 lead. After a big punt return by John Hicks, Ryan Rice scored from the 2.

After Durant stopped the Rams on fourth down, Hicks ran 42 yards to make it 14-0.

Booker went 80 yards on the next play from scrimmage, then added a 42-yard run on the next possession.

After the teams traded field goals, a 38-yard Dan Grochowski field goal with 10:01 to play in the fourth gave the Rams the lead for good.

Ninety seconds later, Booker added a 29-yard scoring run to close it out.

Sarasota Herald-Tribune

LENNARD 20

LAKE PLACID 17

LAKE PLACID - After jumping ahead by two touchdowns early, Lennard survived a fierce Lake Placid comeback and hung on for a Class 2A-District 5 victory.

The Longhorns scored on their first two drives of the game and converted a crucial fourth-down play on their own 28-yard line late in the fourth quarter. They scored on a 15-yard pass with 2:28 to play and watched a 57-yard field goal attempt by Lake Placid fall short in the waning seconds.

Highlands Today

CARDINAL MOONEY 35

BERKELEY PREP 28

Cardinal Mooney running back Steve Ierulli scored on a 1-yard run with 14 seconds left, lifting the Cougars to a Class 2B-District 6 victory against Berkeley Prep.

Ierulli's score snapped the game's fourth tie, with no team grabbing more than a 7-point lead. It moved Mooney's record to 5-3 and 1-1 in the district, while the Bucs fell to 4-3 and 1-1.

The Bucs were paced by running back Julian Crockett, who gained 112 yards on 19 carries. His brother, Jordan Crockett, gained just 9 yards, but scored on runs of 5 and 3 yards.

CAMBRIDGE CHRISTIAN 29

LEESBURG FIRST ACADEMY 6

LEESBURG - Micah Lewis ran for two touchdowns, and caught another as Cambridge Christian won its first game of the season.

Lewis broke a pair of touchdown runs, a 40-yard run in the third quarter, and a 60-yard score in the fourth.