10-23 ::: Parker at Bishop Kenny

Mark Butler led the run-heavy Bishop Kenny offense with 229 yards on 15 carries, including a 61-yard touchdown on the first play of the second half as the host Crusaders beat the Braves in District 2-3A play. Butler scored four times. Bishop Kenny controlled the clock and kept its offense on the field for much of the first half, but the loss of RB Antonio Baker to an injury in Parker's first drive of the game hurt the Braves. Until that point, Baker had rushed for 49 yards on 11 carries. Kwane Barrington handled the lion's share of rushing duties in the second half, collecting 110 yards on 13 carries and a touchdown.

Bishop Kenny also recovered three Parker fumbles.

10-16 ::: St. Augustine at Nease

The St. Augustine Yellow Jackets continued their march towards Orlando and the state championships with a convincing 45-6 win over the Nease Panthers before 5,500 fans.

The Yellow Jackets (7-0) scored on four of their five first-half possessions to build a 24-6 lead. They scored on three of the seven plays they ran in the third quarter to make it a blowout. No meeting between these two schools had been decided by more than seven points since 2003.

Duane Brady and Markis Merrill led the way for St. Augustine. Nease fell to

2-5 on the season.

10-9 ::: Columbia at Ridgeview

Columbia 40, Ridgeview 28

Star of the game: Senior back Tiger Powell rushed for 102yards on 22 carries and three touchdowns, while quarterback Cameron Sweat threw for two scores to power visiting Columbia in a District 4-4A victory.

Turning point: After Ridgeview (1-5, 0-1) cut the Tigers' lead to 33-28 with
5:36 left in the game. Columbia (3-1-1, 2-0) drove 65 yards in seven plays, capped by a 14-yard run by Powell to seal the victory with 2:05 left. Pate Quartez rushed three times for 36 yards during the drive.

On defense: Allan Bates returned an interception for a touchdown and Justin Chapala had an interception for the Panthers. Zach Epenship and Clyde Coker each recorded interceptions for the Tigers.

Fast facts: Ridgeview has returned kickoffs for touchdowns in back-to-back games, including Gerald Mills' 90-yard return Friday. ... Mills accounted for 213 yards of offense, including 123 yards on the ground. ... Tigers senior wide receiver Jamal Montague made eight catches for a game-high 177 yards and scored on a 37-yard pass.

10-2 ::: First Coast at Mandarin

Star of the game: Buccaneers running back Daron White returned a punt 47 yards for a touchdown, rushed for 104 yards on 20 carries and had to bear the load for the First Coast offense after Eric Beverly left the game with a knee injury in the second quarter.

Turning point: First Coast's Joseph Jackson intercepted a pass by Chelton Carter in the end zone with 44 seconds left in the first half, preserving a
19-13 lead for the visiting Buccaneers (3-2).

On defense: Bucs safety Michael Foster intercepted two passes and recovered a muffed Mandarin lateral, and his numerous tackles included a sack of Mandarin's Carter in the fourth quarter.

Fast facts: Beverly ran eight times for 102 yards before his injury. ...
Mandarin's Kevin Bell ran 19 yards for a second-quarter touchdown and returned a kickoff 66 yards to set up another TD for the Mustangs (2-3) in the fourth quarter.