The Venice Indians head to Miami and play the Homestead Broncos at Traz Powell Stadium on Friday afternoon in a FHSAA Class 7A regional semifinal contest. The winner will take on St. Thomas Aquinas or Manatee in the next round.
Venice(9-3) is attempting to reach the state semifinal round for the fifth consecutive season. The Indians are 3-1 in their last four road playoff games. After a season opening loss to IMG Academy, they were victorious in six consecutive contests. Venice fell to playoff-bound teams American Heritage and Manatee then won three straight. They have outscored their opponents 489-188 this year. The Indians have options in the backfield with running backs Steffan Johnson, Damarion Escort, Dylan Turner and Carson Smith. Quarterback Colin Blazek will guide the offense and his main targets on passes are wide receivers Weston Wolff, Jashawn Platt, Myles Weston and Keyon Sears.
Homestead(3-2) lost their first two games of the season, however they have bounced back with wins over North Miami, Gulf Coast and Doral Academy. They are even with point differential against opponents this season at 103-103. Quarterback Joshua Townsend will lead their offense down the field. The Broncos rely on their rushing attack with a slew of running backs which includes Armoni Hall-McCants, Daron Williams and Quadrin Jones. Wide receivers Adrian Harris, Mark Evans, Tequevious Welch and Fraquan Warren can make pass receptions from Townsend.
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