BRADENTON — Zach Hammond to Mike Curry worked for three aerial touchdowns — one of 85 yards — and Jared Williams ran for two TDs Friday night as the Bradenton Prep Patriots exploded for a 45-6 win over Shenikah Prep.
The game was scoreless through a quarter and a half until defender Ed Brown sacked the quarterback for a safety.
Previously, two penalties inflicted on the Shenikah punter, one roughing and one for a facemask, had stymied the Patriot’s attack. With the win, Bradenton Prep is now 4-0 this season.
After the safety, Shenikah punted and the Patriot’s offense began to roll toward a 16-0 halftime lead. The first TD drive was capped by Hammond’s 27-yard pass to Curry.
At halftime, coach Joe Hammond’s defense had held Shenikah to 18 total yards.
In the second half, Curry hauled in a 9-yard score and the 85-yard bomb.
Williams’ scoring runs were of 15 and 20 yards. He finished the game with 22 carries for 152 yards.
Hammond completed 15 of 18 tosses for 228 yards, and Curry caught six passes for 157.
Bruce Livingston’s interception return of 48 yards for a TD capped the scoring. Livingston, Brown, John Johnson and Andrew Wright terrorized Shenikah’s quarterback, totaling nine sacks.
LAKELAND CHRISTIAN 21, SAINT STEPHEN’S 0 — The Saint Stephen’s Falcons suffered their first loss of the season in a 21-0 defeat at Lakeland Christian on Friday night.
The Falcons failed to take advantage of many close scoring opportunities, once driving to Lakeland’s 2 yard line before penalties pushed them back, coach Stan Brown said.
For the season, Saint Stephen’s is 2-1.
Prep volleyball
COUNTY TOURNAMENT — On the first day of the two-day event, Southeast beat Bayshore 25-16, 25-18.
Braden River beat Saint Stephen’s 25-14, 25-16. For the Falcons, Morgan Johnson recorded eight kills.
Bradenton Christian beat Manatee 25-9, 25-18. For the Panthers, Maria DeKuiper had three kills, two blocks and three aces, while Kelly Moss had three kills and five service points.For the Canes, Page Pierro was the outstanding player, her coach said.
— Herald staff
