5 Bold Predictions for Week 10 of the Ocala-area high school football season
High School football regular season is slowly coming to an end. That means we have two more weeks to make predictions.
Thursday and Friday nights around the county offer championship implications and postseason standings.
Will West Port continue to make history? Will Lake Weir take another stride? After consulting our crystal ball, we have answers to those questions—and more.
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West Port grabs school record 7 wins
You're in for a good matchup when you combine district opponents and a rivalry game. The Wolf Pack, who end their season Friday night, will look to add to a school record win total.
West Port brings momentum and home-field advantage to the gridiron. It’ll be close, but the Wolf Pack take a high score, 41-38 win over Forest into the offseason.
Pick your poison: A Wildcat goes for 100 yards
Forest has a trio of athletes who have turned in multiple 100 yard all-purpose games this season. Between Matt Hart, Israel Evans, and Jordan Strickland, the Wildcats have playmakers who can go the length of the field whenever they touch the ball.
Whether you’re feeding Hart or Evans through the air to a tune of 209.4 receiving yards per game, one of them breaks your defense for a big play. Strickland is a Swiss Army knife that’ll cut your defense in every phase of the game to triple-digit all-purpose yards.
Celtics win by four touchdowns when it matters
Trinity Catholic hasn’t landed on the winning side of much of its talent-packed schedule. Yet they’ve shown flashes each week of a team that can make a playoff push.
The Celtics'battle with P.K. Yonge could be the turning point. Trinity Catholic head football coach John Brantley will have his guys fired up to win a district championship.
Dylan Donahoe continues his breakout season and goes for 3 TDs and 10 tackles
Donahoe's production has college programs sniffing around Dunnellon High School. He’s proving he can pound the ball on offense and attack the ball on defense.
South Sumter may be the Tigers' biggest challenge since playing Vanguard, but a five-game winning streak will help them overlook the latest FHSAA rankings. With a district championship on the line, expect someone to step up. Donahoe could impact both sides in an upset win.
Hurricanes win first playoff game in 5 years
The last time Lake Weir played a home playoff game their seniors were in middle school. It’s a new landscape for the Hurricanes, and they’re in the controlling end of the Sunshine State Athletic Association.
FHSAA rankings favor Lake Weir 78 spots above Interlachen. The Hurricanes' downhill defense should limit the Rams' recently hot passing game to half their average of 57.6 receiving yards per game.
This article originally appeared on Ocala Star-Banner: West Port makes history and 4 more Ocala area football predictions
