By Kennedy Rosenhal<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Ponte Vedra High School football team won their recent game over First Coast High School with a final score of 27-7. This brings their record to 2-2. The sharks had controlled the whole game, and defense really stepped up, only allowing seven points. Senior safety, Sam Soares, had a pick in the first half. And sophomore, Ben Burk was out with a scapula injury for the Sharks, so junior, Nathan Bunkosky had to take over the offense. He threw one touchdown to sophomore, Ryan Smith and senior, Mikey Stephens took care of the rest. Stephens had two rushing touchdowns, and helped lead the team to victory. Junior, Davis Ashcroft put the game away with three extra points and two field goals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In the first quarter, the Sharks did not score, but did not allow their opponent to score. They had their fans on the edge of their seats. The students that showed up for the away game did not have to wait long for action though. In the second quarter, the Sharks scored twenty points, and only allowed seven. The offense exploded, with Mikey Stephens scoring his first touchdown and Nathan Bunkosky throwing a wide-open touchdown pass to Ryan Smith on the left side of the endzone. This was the first game this year that Nathan had started as quarterback. He explained, \u201cStepping up as quarterback against First Coast was definitely a challenge, but it was a challenge I had been practicing for. I\u2019ve played quarterback a few times so I\u2019m not too unfamiliar, so it was good to be moved out here and help the team. I\u2019ve moved around to many positions, so it wasn\u2019t stressful at all; I\u2019ll do whatever it takes to get a win.\u201d His confidence helped the Sharks come out on top against the FCHS buccaneers. The half ended with a score of 20-7 since Ashcroft hit his two field goals. In the second half, the defense did not allow any more touchdowns, and only allowed twelve rushing yards the whole game. Mikey Stephens had one more rushing TD in the third quarter, and the Sharks finished the game with a win. The players prepared for this game carefully after losing to BCHS. Jacob Gibbs elaborated on that, stating, \u201cTo prepare for this game, we watched film throughout the week and prepared for what we would expect from First Coast\u2019s playstyle. I go 110 percent in the weight room and practices to get ready.\u201d The Sharks were prepared for a physical game against the Buccaneers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cTo prepare for this game, we watched film throughout the week and prepared for what we would expect from First Coast\u2019s playstyle.”<\/div>