The Cardinal Gibbons Chiefs knocked off the Gulliver Prep Raiders 29-7 in a FHSAA Class 4A regional semifinal. The contest was played at Riccardo Silva Stadium on the Florida International University campus in Miami.
Gulliver Prep(5-1) attempted to take the early lead on their first possession midway through the first quarter. Will Bettridge missed on a 42-yard field goal.
Cardinal Gibbons(5-1) got on the scoreboard with 1:04 left in the first quarter. They scored on a two-yard touchdown run as running back Kamari Moulton busted up the middle to make it 6-0.
The Chiefs pulled ahead 12-0 at 8:36 of the second quarter. Quarterback Brody Palhegyi scrambled out of the pocket to the left side and tossed an eight-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Bryson Williams in the front of the end zone.
They extended it to a 19-point margin with 2:16 remaining in the first half. Running back Torrence Miller sprinted down the left sideline and scored from 50 yards away.
In the third quarter, Cardinal Gibbons got a 24-yard field goal from Chris Silverstein at the 3:10 mark. The Raiders eventually scored as wide receiver Jalen Brown made a one-handed catch in the middle of the end zone on a 36-yard touchdown pass by quarterback Carson Haggard and they trailed 22-7 with 1:13 left in the third.
The Chiefs picked up another score with 4:50 remaining of the fourth quarter to make it 29-7. Backup quarterback Mason Polivka raced to the left side, broke three tackles and reached the end zone from 16 yards out.
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