West Boca Raton Topples Cardinal Newman

     The FHSAA Class 6A state champions the West Boca Raton Bulls defeated the FHSAA Class 1A state champions the Cardinal Newman Crusaders 24-7 in Boca Raton on Thursday night at Frank A. Barbieri Jr. Stadium. It was a battle between two reigning state champions. 

     West Boca Raton(3-0) ended up getting a field goal to go up 3-0 early in the second quarter. The Bulls increased their lead to 10-0 on a touchdown midway in the second.

     In the second half, West Boca Raton made it 17-0 three minutes into the third quarter. Cardinal Newman(3-1) broke the shutout with seven minutes remaining in the third with a score to make it 17-7. The Bulls found the end zone again one minute into the final quarter for a 24-7 lead.