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Golf
+ Johnson repeats, makes states
For the second year in a row, Plant City High golfer Kendall Johnson is the individual champion for both district and regional play.
Johnson, a senior, shot a 71 to win the FHSAA regional individual championship, and will be the only golfer representing PCHS at this year’s state championships. States will be held from Nov. 3-4 at Mission Inn and Resort, 10400 County Road 48, Howey-in-the-Hills.
Football
+ TCYFCC recaps
Plant City Dolphins/Antioch Redskins
The Dolphins and Redskins faced each other in Antioch Saturday, Oct. 24. and Plant City came out on top.
The Mighty Mites and Midgets won by shutout, with respective scores of 30-0 and 55-0. The Pee Wees and junior varsity teams each held Antioch to six points in respective 49-6 and 58-6 wins. The varsity squad closed the day with a 36-12 win.
Turkey Creek Trojans/Dover Patriots
The Trojans and Patriots faced each other, but these teams split their successes.
Turkey Creek Mighty Mites and Midgets beat the Pats to the tune of 30-0 and 26-0, respectively.
The rest of the games were Dover’s. The Pats Pee Wees got a 28-0 win over Turkey Creek. The varsity team got a 32-13 win over the Trojans, but the real game of the day was undoubtedly the JV matchup: a 60-53 shootout classic the Pats got away with.
Playoff dates
The first two rounds of playoff action will be played in the next two weeks. After Round 2, football will have a bye week while the TCYFCC cheerleading teams compete in the Saturday, Nov. 14, Cheer-Off at Durant High School. The boys will come back into action for the Superbowl. The location has yet to be named.