SAHS Jackets football team win in first round of the FHSAA regional playoffs

This past Friday (11/10), The St. Augustine High School Yellow Jackets football team hosted the Tate HS Aggie’s (Pensacola) in the first round of the FHSAA Region 1 – 6A playoffs.  Playing as the first seed in Region 1, the Yellow Jackets defeated Tate by a score of 49-14, in a game that ended with a running clock through most of the second half.  The Jackets held the Aggie’s to 163 yards of total offense while gaining 386 yards as a team.  Taking advantage of a defense prepared for the pass, the Jackets turned to their running game and gained 283 yards, led by RB Dexter Brown (#15) who gained 217 yards on 13 carries, including touchdown runs of 68 and 65 yards.

The St. Augustine passing attack, led by quarterback Austin Reed (#14), completed 7 passes on a modest 10 attempts (103 yards).  The lone passing touchdown came on a 10 yard strike from Reed to Cedrin Daniel (#2) in the 3rd quarter.  The game increased Austin’s season passing stats to 115-164 (70%), 2,218 yards, 29 TD’s/5 Int’s.  Next up for the Yellow Jackets is a second round home playoff game against Navarre High School to be held on Friday (11/17) at 7:30 p.m.