Section B Wakulla coach, players named to FACA district team
THE WAKULLA NEWS, Thursday, October 29, 2015
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War Eagles wallop NFC Wakulla shows off muscle in 42-23 victory over North Florida Christian
By WILLIAM SNOWDEN editor@thewakullanews.net
Wa k u l l a H e a d Coach Scott Klees predicted before the game that his team might not be focused. To be expected, he said, after the big win last week over district rival Rickards to win the district championship. And he was right. The defense and special teams played well and kept it tight until the offense woke up – and then the War Eagles were unstoppable, improving their record to 7-1 on the season. The final score of 42-23 makes it seem closer than the game actually was. At one point in the third quarter, it was 42-9. Wa k u l l a ’ s s t a r t ers sat out the fourth quarter and the younger players got some playing time. “I’m proud of the way our team came out and played,” Klees said. “Defensively and special teams played really well. The offense was slow, but got going.” The War Eagles paid for the last two victories with some injuries: Justin Davis and Antonio Morris were hurt, and Chris Beverly and Bucky Mcglammary didn’t dress out for the NFC game after getting banged up against Rickards. Though Klees said he wasn’t sure what to expect against this week’s opponent, Arlington Country Day School fr om Jack-
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Wakulla running back Demarcus Lindsey busts one into the North Florida Christian secondary. He would be knocked out of bounds at the 1-foot line, and would take it in for a touchdown two plays later.
THIS WEEK: It’s Homecoming for the War Eagles as they host Arlington Country Day School from Jacksonville on Friday, Oct. 30 at 7:30 p.m. The game will be broadcast live on WAVE 94.1 radio. sonville, and while he knows his team won’t be at full strength, “If we do what we’re supposed to do, we’ll be all right.” GAME RECAP
NFC scored first to go up 6-0 with 1:36
in the first quarter. The extra point was no good. Wakulla’s Feleipe Franks booted a long punt downed at the NFC 2 yard line to pin them deep. A subsequent punt Turn to Page 3B
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