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HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS APOPKA 43, SPRUCE CREEK 0
Blue Darters breeze to win
Apopka's team speed is just too much for Spruce Creek, ending the team's playoff run.
Tania Ganguli
Sentinel Staff Writer
December 1, 2007
APOPKA
The blue blur that flew by Port Orange Spruce Creek's defense on the third play of their Class 6A, Region 1 final against Apopka did it again and again and again.
But it was rarely the same blur. It was Jeremy Rouse the first time, for a 67-yard touchdown run. Then Jeremy Gallon and Caleb Nelson and Travelle Davis, to name a few.
"They were getting really frustrated," said Nelson, an Apopka running back. "They would get one guy and we'd send another one in."
Apopka's speed was too much for Spruce Creek (9-4). The Blue Darters (12-1) won 43-0 after leading 30-0 at halftime. The Blue Darters will travel to Boone next week for the state semifinal.
"Our young men expect to win when they're out there," Apopka Coach Rick Darlington said, smiling.
Gallon, Apopka's quarterback, finished with 108 yards passing, 74 yards rushing and a touchdown. Rouse finished with 107 yards rushing and a touchdown. Nelson picked up 74 yards rushing and a touchdown. Davis had 63 yards.
Six different players scored, with Tom Smith and Rusty Ketchum also picking up 1-yard touchdowns.
"Our district is pretty good, but overall we don't have that speed," Spruce Creek Coach Gary Meadows.
Apopka built an early lead, scoring on its first two drives.
"That's what we tried to do," Darlington said. "The games they won in the playoffs they jumped on people early."
But they could do almost nothing against Apopka. Spruce Creek's quarterbacks threw three interceptions.
Meadows didn't forget the unexpected season his team constructed, with surprise playoff wins over Lake Brantley and Flagler Palm Coast, but he lamented the ending.
"I apologize to the Port Orange community, to the Daytona Beach community," Meadows said. "We weren't ready to play tonight."
Apopka 43, Spruce Creek 0
Spruce Creek 0 0 0 0 -- 0
Apopka 15 15 7 6 -- 43
FIRST -- A: Rouse 67 run (Gallon run); A: Gallon 2 run (Beary kick). SECOND -- A: Nelson 16 run (Mars run); A: Davis 6 run (Beary kick). THIRD -- A: Smith 1 run (Beary kick). FOURTH -- A: Ketchum 1 run (kick failed)
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS APOPKA 43, SPRUCE CREEK 0
Blue Darters breeze to win
Apopka's team speed is just too much for Spruce Creek, ending the team's playoff run.
Tania Ganguli
Sentinel Staff Writer
December 1, 2007
APOPKA
The blue blur that flew by Port Orange Spruce Creek's defense on the third play of their Class 6A, Region 1 final against Apopka did it again and again and again.
But it was rarely the same blur. It was Jeremy Rouse the first time, for a 67-yard touchdown run. Then Jeremy Gallon and Caleb Nelson and Travelle Davis, to name a few.
"They were getting really frustrated," said Nelson, an Apopka running back. "They would get one guy and we'd send another one in."
Apopka's speed was too much for Spruce Creek (9-4). The Blue Darters (12-1) won 43-0 after leading 30-0 at halftime. The Blue Darters will travel to Boone next week for the state semifinal.
"Our young men expect to win when they're out there," Apopka Coach Rick Darlington said, smiling.
Gallon, Apopka's quarterback, finished with 108 yards passing, 74 yards rushing and a touchdown. Rouse finished with 107 yards rushing and a touchdown. Nelson picked up 74 yards rushing and a touchdown. Davis had 63 yards.
Six different players scored, with Tom Smith and Rusty Ketchum also picking up 1-yard touchdowns.
"Our district is pretty good, but overall we don't have that speed," Spruce Creek Coach Gary Meadows.
Apopka built an early lead, scoring on its first two drives.
"That's what we tried to do," Darlington said. "The games they won in the playoffs they jumped on people early."
But they could do almost nothing against Apopka. Spruce Creek's quarterbacks threw three interceptions.
Meadows didn't forget the unexpected season his team constructed, with surprise playoff wins over Lake Brantley and Flagler Palm Coast, but he lamented the ending.
"I apologize to the Port Orange community, to the Daytona Beach community," Meadows said. "We weren't ready to play tonight."
Apopka 43, Spruce Creek 0
Spruce Creek 0 0 0 0 -- 0
Apopka 15 15 7 6 -- 43
FIRST -- A: Rouse 67 run (Gallon run); A: Gallon 2 run (Beary kick). SECOND -- A: Nelson 16 run (Mars run); A: Davis 6 run (Beary kick). THIRD -- A: Smith 1 run (Beary kick). FOURTH -- A: Ketchum 1 run (kick failed)
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