Olympic Heights (1-3) 53, Palme Beach Lakes (0-4) 19:
Quarterback Matt Kelly led the Lions offensively with two touchdown runs and a 24-yard TD pass. He rushed for 83 yards on 18 carries.
The defense and special teams scored three times for Heights. Lions’ lineman Walvenski Alme batted a pass attempt up in the air, caught it and stepped in the end zone for the first defensive score. Devin McKinney scored on a 5-yard fumble return, and Diegaulle Sama had an 81-yard kickoff return for the Lions.
Vero Beach (4-0) 37, West Boca Raton (1-3) 7:
Eugene Bethea ran for a touchdown in the first quarter and the Bulls trailed by just 14-7 at halftime before the Indians pulled away in the second half in the Citrus Bowl in Vero Beach.
Pope John Paul II (1-3) 20, Calvary Christian (2-0) 21
The Calvary Christian Academy Eagles got by the host Pope John Paul II Eagles by a score of 21-20.
The Eagles now sport a 1-3 record. They take the field next when they host Benjamin for a 3A District 7 game on Friday, September 30. Pope John Paul II will meet a Buccaneers team coming off a 12-6 league loss to Pahokee. The Buccaneers record now stands at 1-3.
North Miami Beach-Hillel (1-0) 14, Boca Raton Christian (0-3-1) 6:
Caleb Hood had 71 rushing yards and a touchdown on 12 carries and Sam Smith added 89 rushing yards, but the Blazers fell to the Hurricanes in Boca Raton.
Dwyer 41 (3-1), Spanish River (3-1) 0:
The Dwyer defense sacked the Sharks’ quarterbacks 10 times. Mark Kelly had four sacks himself. The Panthers also had two interceptions and allowed only six first downs.
The Sharks entered the game 3-0 and did not represent themselves poorly. Senior receiver Reggie Love made some highlight-film grabs and finished with four catches for 80 yards. Unfortunately the Sharks couldn’t put together a scoring drive.
St. Andrews (2-1-1) 23, Westminster Academy (0-1) 21
Down 14-10 in the fourth quarter, St. Andrew’s special teams came alive when Burnett blocked a punt attempt and returned the block for a touchdown that changed the momentum of the game and gave St. Andrew’s the win.