The Cardinal Gibbons Chiefs defeated the American Heritage Stallions 26-14 at the Corral in a Class 4A regional final clash on Friday night. The Chiefs are two victories away from their first state since 2018. The Stallions were the final Palm Beach County team to be eliminated from the postseason.
Cardinal Gibbons(6-1) got up 7-0 at 8:10 mark of the first quarter. Quarterback Mason Polivka threw a bubble screen to the left side and Davon Kiser raced through the middle of the field from 25 yards out.
In the second quarter, American Heritage(4-4) evened it up at 10:25. Wide receiver Matthew Smiciklas caught a 20-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Dylan Rizk on the front left side of the end zone.
The Chiefs moved ahead on their next possession with 5:05 left in the second. Adrien Alfieri was able to kick a 28-yard field goal for a 10-7 lead.
The Stallions regained the lead 14-10 just one minute later with 4:05 to go in the quarter. Rizk found wide receiver Brandon Schabert behind the Chiefs secondary for a 64-yard score.
Cardinal Gibbons would reclaim the lead again 17-14 with 11 seconds remaining in the first half. Polivka connected a swing pass to the left sideline and A.J. Jenkins scored from 11 yards.
The Chiefs extended the gap to 24-14 with ten seconds left in the third quarter. Running back Torrence Miller sprinted up the middle from 14 yards away. They added a safety at the 8:34 of the fourth quarter when defensive end Mason Thomas sacked Rizk in the middle of the end zone.
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