West Boca Raton Handles Palm Beach Central

     The West Boca Raton Bulls defeated the Palm Beach Central Broncos 28-7 at Broncos Stadium on Thursday night. Both high school football teams participated in the postseason last year. 

     West Boca Raton(2-0) got out to a 7-0 lead at the 7:52 mark of the first quarter. Running back Jayden Lockhart scooted to the outside around the right end and scored from 16 yards away. 

     It became 14-0 for the Bulls with 5:19 remaining in the first. Quarterback Trey Moran faked a handoff and sprinted down the left side for a nine-yard touchdown run. 

     In the second quarter, West Boca Raton extended it to 21-0 in the last minute of the first half. Lockhart busted up the middle from one yard out for his second touchdown of the contest. 

     The Bulls made it 28-0 with 3:52 left in the third quarter. Quarterback Mason Mallory tossed a swing pass to the right side and wide receiver Jayden Elder raced in for a 17-yard touchdown. 

     Palm Beach Central(1-1) broke the shutout in the final minute of the third. Broncos quarterback Chance Routson threw a touchdown pass to wide receiver Nedrick Boldin on the left side of the end zone.