The Bulls made their first appearance on the state championship stage. The Kowboys failed to win their first state championship since 1998.
It was the first time that a Palm Beach County high school won a FHSAA football state championship since the Dwyer Panthers did it in 2013. The last time a team from Palm Beach County reached the state title game was The King's Academy Lions in 2018.
West Boca Raton(15-0) quickly scored on their first possession at the 9:57 mark of the first quarter for a 7-0 lead. On the second play of the drive, quarterback Mason Mallory fired a 60-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Kyle Andrews on the right hash marks.
The Bulls special teams unit made an impact during the opening quarter. Defensive lineman Xavier Reid blocked a punt and the Bulls began their next drive on the Kowboys seven-yard line. John Farfan would kick a 23-yard field goal with 4:51 left in the first and they had a 10-0 lead.
Osceola(12-3) would cut the deficit to 10-7 with 4:25 to go in the second quarter. Running back Taevion Swint blasted up the middle on a one-yard touchdown run.
Late in the third quarter, West Boca Raton drove down to the Kowboys one-yard line. They had to settle for a 31-yard field goal by Farfan with 3:15 remaining and a 13-7 advantage.
After the Kowboys punted the ball away, the Bulls scored on the first play of their next possession to make it 19-7 with 44 seconds to go in the third. Mallory connected a 47-yard touchdown strike to wide receiver Mark Hanniford on the right sideline.
West Boca Raton capped the victory 26-7 with 3:19 to go in the fourth quarter. Hanniford caught a 93-yard touchdown pass on the right side from quarterback Trey Moran on the third play of the drive.
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