If you arrived at the annual PAL BOWL at Lakewood Ranch last night, you missed one of the best plays of the evening.  Manatee High’s Ace Sanders took the opening kickoff 99 yards untouched for a score as Manatee County wins 26-12 against Sarsota County.

With the win, Manatee snapped its three-game losing streak to Sarasota who leads the all-time series 10-8.

The annual charity game was originally scheduled for Dec. 18 at Riverview High, but the game was cancelled due to serious weather conditions. The game was then moved to Lakewood Ranch because of a scheduling conflict. With the game date changed, this gave Manatee High School players a chance to participate in the classic. The Hurricanes were in Orlando on December 18 at the Citrus Bowl to play in the Class 5A High School Football finals.
Sanders was named the team MVP and finished with four catches for 38 yards. A.J Strong was named Sarasotas MVP of the game. He rushed for 131 yards on 20 carries.

In front of a crowd of 6,725 at the Citrus Bowl in Orlando, the Manatee High football team came up just short in its quest for a fifth state title in the 5A state championship game.

Falling behind early, the Tampa Plant Panthers put 21 points on the board in the first half and never looked back. Plant out rushed the Hurricanes 167 yards to 78, but the Hurricanes had their passing game working throwing for a total of 264 yards. In the end, it just wasn’t enough as the Canes loose 21-14.

Congratulations to our local team as they have a lot to be proud of.

The Brad Price Memorial PAL Bowl is now scheduled for January 8th at 7:30 PM at Lakewood Ranch High School. The game features Manatee Players vs. Sarasota Players.

The PAL Bowl is run by the Manatee and Sarasota Police Athletic Leagues. Coaching for the Manatee team will be Bradenton Christian’s Allan Gerber and John Sprague from Riverview will coach the Sarasota team.

For more information, Contact - Dave Bristow, 747-3011, x2278

After coming out to a quick 14-0 lead at the end of the first quarter the Hurricanes would not let up on the Palm Bay Bayside team. The Canes beat Bayside with a final score of 31-14. Manatee ended up with 131 passing yards and 226 rushing yards.

Manatee will be at home this Friday night at Hawkins Stadium against St. Thomas Aquinas, one of the top rated teams by USA Today.

If the Hurricanes win on Friday night they will play for the Class 5A-Region 3 State Title on December 11th at the Citrus Bowl in Orlando.

Saint Stephen’s 28 at Cardinal Mooney 35

Southeast 20 at Riverview 3

Charlotte 53 at Sarasota 21

Palmetto 7 at Braden River 3

The Villages 42 at Out-of-Door Academy 49

North Port 9 at Port Charlotte 20

Manatee 42 at Booker 7

Lemon Bay 6 at Lake Placid 41

Hardee 22 at Lakewood Ranch 35

DeSoto 35 at Bayshore 21

Braden River 48 at Lemon Bay 8

Sarasota 14 at Riverview 24

Manatee 71 at North Port 0

Venice 46 at Woods Haven Prep 6

Bayshore  27 at Southeast 34

Lakewood Ranch 17 at Palmetto 13

Cardinal Mooney 17 at Mulberry 20

Out-of-Door Academy 35 at Saint Stephen’s 24

Booker 28 at Braden River 35

Venice 43 at Manatee 29

Southeast 45 at Lemon Bay 0

Sarasota 14  at Largo 39

North Port 0  at Riverview 17

Gulf Coast 14 at Palmetto 35

Cardinal Mooney 25 at Clearwater Central Catholic 26

Moore Haven 21 at Out-of-Door Academy 27

Evangelical Christian 28 at Bradenton Christian 7

Saint Stephen’s 38 at St. John Neumann 15

Temple Christian 0 at Bradenton Prep 63

Southeast 41 at Booker 7

Venice 48 at Sarasota 7

Port Charlotte 3 at Palmetto 42

Riverview 16 at Manatee 27

Charlotte 49 at Lakewood Ranch 0

Tampa Catholic 42 at Cardinal Mooney 3

Lemon Bay 7 at Bayshore 26

Bradenton Christian 7  at Out-of-Door Academy 17

Saint Stephen’s 14  at Fort Myers Evangelical 48

Braden River 7 at Manatee 14

Sarasota 19 at Southeast 41

Riverview 0 at Palmetto 10

Lakewood Ranch 35 at Bayshore 14

Charlotte 28 at Venice 31

Bradenton Christian 32 at Calvary Christian 7

Shorecrest Prep 6 at Out-of-Door Academy 48

North Fort Myers 28 at North Port 6

LaBelle 7 at Lemon Bay 16


DeSoto 13 at Braden River 34
Venice 34 at Southeast 10
Booker 20 at Riverview 42
Palmetto 27
at Bayshore 9
St. Andrew’s 48 at Saint Stephen’s 7
Manatee 35 at Lakewood Ranch 14
Cardinal Mooney 14 at Bishop Verot 31
First Baptist Academy 0 at Bradenton Christian 42
Lemon Bay 21 at Port Charlotte 29
North Port 0 at Ida Baker 48

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