Roundup | Bayshore High ousted from playoff hunt with loss to DeSoto

BRADENTON -- Yards were hard to come by, points were even harder.

Bayshore managed just 112 total yards -- 57 of them on fake punts -- in a 9-3 loss to DeSoto that eliminated the Bruins from playoff contention.

Jesus Urdaneta's 23-yard field goal just before halftime turned out to be Bayshore's lone points of the night.

Arcadia DeSoto (1-7, 1-3) took a 7-3 lead with a touchdown with 6:10 left in the game, then expanded it to 9-3 with a safety at the 5:28 mark.

Bayshore (1-7, 1-3) had two possessions to get back in the game but struggled to move the ball.

The Bruins return to action next week at Englewood Lemon Bay.

VENICE 43, LAKEWOOD RANCH 7 -- The Mustangs tried some early trickery against the Indians on Friday in Venice, but eventually fell to the Indians, 43-7.

Ranch (1-7, 0-4) picked up 35 yards using a flea flicker on its second drive and eventually scored its only touchdown on a 15-yard pass from quarterback Justin Curtis to running back Justin Fischer, cutting Venice's lead to 15-7.

The Indians, however, set up a Class 7A-District 11 elimination game against Palmetto next week.

Venice (7-1, 3-1) scored on touchdown runs by Bryce Carpenter and Matt LaRoche, a fumble recovery by Aaron Hackett and three touchdown passes by Carpenter.

Lakewood Ranch, which has already be eliminated from playoff contention, travels to North Port next week for a district finale against the Bobcats.

TAMPA CAMBRIDGE CHRISTIAN 49, BRADENTON CHRISTIAN 8 -- The Panthers defense struggled again Friday, giving up at least 49 points for the sixth straight game, and Cambridge Christian remained unbeaten with a 49-8 win against BCS in Tampa.

Bradenton Christian (2-6, 1-3) managed only 65 yards on the ground and 88 through the air against the Lancers (8-0, 3-0) to officially end its postseason hopes in Class 2A-District 5.

Running back Zack Cooper Jr. scored the only touchdown of the game for the Panthers on a 19-yard rush and Brett Gerber followed it with a two-point conversion run. Gerber also led the team with 14 tackles in the loss.

BCS is finished with district play and will host Fort Myers Canterbury next week.

This story was originally published October 24, 2015 at 12:00 AM with the headline "Roundup | Bayshore High ousted from playoff hunt with loss to DeSoto ."