BRADENTON — The Bruins seventh and final touchdown Friday provided the perfect example of how dominating the Bayshore ground game was in a 50-14 rout of Booker. The Bruins ran another inside toss to the left behind gargantuan left tackle Garrett Secor. The Tornado defense swallowed up diminutive tailback Dominic Everett at the 2-yard line, but a sea of blue Bayshore jerseys began pushing the pile until it eventually spilled into the end zone for a 7-yard score.
“When we start rolling, it feels good knowing that everyone is doing their thing,” Secor said. “We’re all executing as a unit.”
The front line of Secor, Blake Karras, Nick Lucey, Wendell Williamson and Michael Lintz paved the way to a pair of career nights for Bruins backs Alex Jackson and Everett. Jackson was nearly unstoppable in the first half, rushing for 215 yards on 15 carries. A slight knee injury limited him to the role of decoy in the second half, but that just allowed Everett to score two more touchdowns to give him four on the night. In total, Bayshore (3-3, 1-1 in district) rushed for 383 yards, including an 8.7 yard per carry average, against the Tornadoes (2-4, 1-1 in district) in a key Class 3A, District 10 victory for the host Bruins.
“That’s what we’ve been trying to get,” Bayshore coach Jean Gordon said. “We haven’t been coming off the ball like that. We haven’t been running hard like that.”
The game plan got established quickly as Bayshore tried to throw on its second play from scrimmage, and the lateral ended up being fumbled for a 3-yard loss.
When the Bruins got the ball back, they went right to Jackson, which was a smart move. He carried on every play but one on the next drive, accumulating 62 yards on five carries, including a 10-yard touchdown run that answered a Booker touchdown.
Bayshore kicked a field goal on its next possession, but Booker retook the lead on a 34-yard touchdown scramble on a fourth-and-9 by Booker quarterback Jamaine Leverette.
The score only motivated the Bruins, who retook the lead on the next play from scrimmage.
Jackson, who had 86 yards in the opening quarter, burst through a gigantic hole on the left side and dashed 71 yards down the home sideline for a touchdown that gave Bayshore the lead for good.
Everett assumed the lead role after that drive, scoring two touchdowns in the final five minutes of the second quarter to give Bayshore a 30-14 lead at halftime. Everett had the final three carries for 30 yards on the first drive after a 25-yard by Jackson put him over 200 yards and gasping for air from all the work.
The Booker defense was completely consumed with Jackson in the second half, and that opened up the option, as Manuel Lynch rushed 35 yards through the left side for a score in the third quarter. Everett tacked on scores of two and seven yards in the final quarter, which enacted a running clock for the final 5:52 of the game.
“The offensive line didn’t see all of the things we showed them in practice, and they made adjustments on their own on the field,” Gordon said. “I was real proud of them for that.”
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