Thursday, December 16, 2021

Cardinal Gibbons Takes Cocoa And Class 4A Title

     The Cardinal Gibbons Chiefs held off the Cocoa Tigers 21-19 in the FHSAA Class 4A state championship game at DRV PNK Stadium in Fort Lauderdale on Thursday night. The Chiefs repeated as Class 4A state champs and captured their third state title in the past four years.
     Cardinal Gibbons(11-2) jumped out to a 7-0 lead at the 8:06 mark of the first quarter. Quarterback Dylan Rizk fired a 15-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Jesse Anderson on the left side and he dived to touch the front left pylon in the end zone. 
     Cocoa(11-2) would even it up 7-7 with 28 seconds left in the first. Running back O.J. Ross rushed through the left side of the line from two yards away. 
     There would be no scoring during the second and third quarters. It came down to the fourth quarter for both schools. 
     The Chiefs offense mainly went with a rushing attack in the second half. Running back Kamari Moulton busted up the middle for a 14-yard touchdown at 10:41 of the fourth quarter to give them a 14-7 lead. 
     The Tigers responded on their next possession as quarterback Davin Wydner carried the ball to the left side and scored on a one-yard touchdown run at the 7:25 mark. Cocoa missed on a two-point conversion run to the left and they trailed 14-13. 
     Moulton scored his second touchdown of the contest with 2:22 left in the quarter to give them a 21-13 advantage. He angled around the left end and reached the end zone from seven yards out. 
     Cocoa had the opportunity to close the gap and they did. Wydner scrambled to the right sideline and tossed a long 72-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Kyon Calhoun on the right hash marks with 1:57 to go in the fourth to make it 21-19. The Tigers decided to go for a two-conversion run to the left side again and it was stopped by the Chiefs defense. 

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