By: Evan Long
On Oct. 16, the Ponte Vedra High School (PVHS) Sharks took on the Fletcher High School (FHS) Senators at home for PVHS’ homecoming game. The Sharks entered the district game 2-5 on a rough stretch of back-to-back district game losses. The Senators came into the game 4-3 after a hot start to the season, winning four of their first five games. The Sharks took an early lead in the first half after outscoring the Senators 10-7 in the first quarter and 9-3 in the second quarter, resulting in a comfortable 19-10 lead going into halftime. After the teams both scoring a touchdown in the third quarter, PVHS matched FHS score in the fourth quarter as well giving the Sharks a huge 40-31 win at home.
“It was an amazing feeling to win our homecoming game in front of the whole school.”
Caden Kartzmark (12)
The Sharks record improves to 3-5 on the year and 2-2 in the district. Junior quarterback, Carter Sole got the start and threw for 216 yards and 2 touchdowns on a 67% completion rate. Senior running back, Alexander Winkles had a monstrous game putting up 287 scrimmage yards to pair up with 4 total touchdowns. The edge rushers had an amazing game at controlling and pressuring the quarterback, led by junior, Mike Aker with 4 sacks and 6 tackles for loss. Followed by senior, Caden Kartzmark with 2 sacks. After the game, Kartzmark stated, “It was an amazing feeling to win our homecoming game in front of the whole school.” The Sharks look to stay hot as they travel to play rivals, Nease High School in a highly anticipated game on Oct. 23.
Pictured: Alexander Winkles (12) running with the football (@fenneysflics)
