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Lake Worth 40, Santaluces 0: QB Evan Moore rushes for 119 yards, three touchdowns
Thursday, October 21, 2010
by
Jeff Greer
Allen Eyestone / Palm Beach Post
Two weeks ago, Lake Worth opened District 12-5A play with a resounding win at Royal Palm Beach, the district runner-up last season.
On Thursday night, Lake Worth (6-1, 2-0 ) made quick work of another district playoff team from 2009, cruising past last year's champion, Santaluces, 40-0.
It was a sloppy affair with as many flags as first downs, but Lake Worth will take victories however they come.
The win puts the Trojans on pace for a district-deciding showdown with John I. Leonard on Nov. 5 and on the cusp of a playoff berth. If Leonard beats Royal Palm tonight, Lake Worth clinches a spot.
"That's what we've practiced for all spring, all summer," Lake Worth coach Errick Lowe said. " This is the position we want to be in."
Lake Worth's evolution into a playoff-caliber team has coincided with junior quarterback Evan Moore's progression. Moore, who started as a freshman, leads the area in passing, but his legs did most of the work on Thursday. He rushed for 119 yards and three touchdowns. He completed 10 of 23 passes for 175 yards and a touchdown with two inconsequential interceptions.
"They were blitzing a lot on the edges, so if I didn't check it, I took off," Moore said. "Everything worked tonight."
Lake Worth's defense made its presence felt, too. The Trojans held the Chiefs (3-5, 0-2) to 67 yards of offense in the first half en route a 27-0 lead .
Defensive back Travis Meeks' 81-yard interception return for a touchdown gave Lake Worth a 14-0 lead halfway through the first quarter, and the Trojans never looked back. In all, Lake Worth forced six turnovers and kept Santaluces to 94 total yards.
"That's what you want - a goose egg on that scoreboard," Lowe said.
The loss knocks Santaluces out of the playoffs.
"Every time we did something good, there was yellow all over the field," Santaluces coach Daryl Drinkwater said, referring to penalty flags.
Lake Worth hosts Suncoast next week before the John I. Leonard game in two weeks. Moore said his team is ready for its biggest game of the season, but won't look past Suncoast .
"One week at a time," Moore said, laughing. "When John I. Leonard comes, they better be ready."
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User Comments:
Shhhh Haters!!!! commented on October 21, 2010 at 11:47 p.m.: report abuse
GREAT GAME TONIGHT LW!! I CAN TASTE THE PLAYOFF(S) ALREADY!!
GET READY J.I....... :-)
ray commented on October 22, 2010 at 5:46 a.m.: report abuse
san mam, what game did you watch? There will not be a next year. You had the players. Your coach is fake. Ray Berger is coming back. At least he dresses well, but he can't coach either.
Running commented on October 22, 2010 at 9:10 a.m.: report abuse
It doesn't matter if the LW WR catch it or not. Look at the stats and you will see Moore runs the ball every chance he gets even when WR are wide open.
boca fan commented on October 22, 2010 at 10:05 a.m.: report abuse
Funny stuff... lw cant be happy even after a big win! sullivan is a BIG cry baby thats why he did not play wr for us. glad u guys got that problem! likely him or his slime ball father would make comments above... thats their style!
Shhhh Haters.... commented on October 22, 2010 at 10:06 a.m.: report abuse
Y'all are some damn HATERS!!! Did you look at the scoreboard, Santaluces scored NOTHING!! The chiefs basically showed up at the game and did NOTHING!!
How does Even suck, he rushed for 119 yards and three TD's?
Congratulate LW!! :-):-):-)
refs?? commented on October 22, 2010 at 10:22 a.m.: report abuse
U said something about bad refing? they were d--- yea but they were fair each way. they didnt let n e thing slip from either side. strict but fair.
true commented on October 22, 2010 at 10:26 a.m.: report abuse
U are right lw people are silly! Moore had 180 yrds passing so he must have been throwing to someone??? the post has him #1 in every passing stat??? he must be completing passes to someone??? but ur right he is the best dual threat qb around!!! He is LW only hope for play offs!!!
bottom line commented on October 22, 2010 at 10:26 a.m.: report abuse
I'm sorry, but Evan Moore is not a one man show. Here is the bottom line:
Royal Palm 0-6-0 losers
Spanish River 0-7-0 CRAP
Forest Hill 0-7-0 MY GOD!!!!!
Wellington 3-4-0 PLAYED LOSING TEAMS!!!!!!
Santaluces 3-5-0 For the games they won, look who they played.
Only real competition LW had was Jupiter Christian and they lost.
The O LINE is what permits Moore to run and not get hit, but Im not surprised he doesnt get hit more with LW running up the score every game and keeping him in the entire game just to bring up his stats. College recruiters are not stupid.
MOORE throws 2 interceptions on average a game. Maybe he is afraid to throw the ball bc of that. The real heros at LW is the defense, because they keep shutting these teams down.
As far as the LW WR's, Im surprised to see them catch anything at all. Perhaps they just think Moore will run it anyway so why try?
When LW plays the big boys and wins I may give Moore "some" respect, but until then he is just a quarterback on a team playing losing teams and winning. Dual threat qb? What a joke! He is no Cameron!
haha another reality check commented on October 22, 2010 at 10:46 a.m.: report abuse
LW did a great job....we executed and dominated..So its hilarious when i read the coach from the chiefs saying "everytime we did something good there was yellow all over the field". HAHAHAHA..How bout when ur sideline swings a helmet at a player running out of bounds..Thats the refs fault too right???santaluces was out of the game when we were 14-0 there sideline was SUPER QUIET!!!!!!! Someone needs to control that team. they started off the year with a turnover problem and yet have corrected it. So hold on to the football...Oh yea our WR suck but at least they can catch and can take a hit..good job # 1!!! if our O-line suks ur team suks how bout u make a tackle, we are not playing flag.. Bottom Line go back to the basics..HEY, # 8 and #2 u can play w Lw anytime.(good game). Hope # 20 is ok!!!
Shhh Hater!! commented on October 22, 2010 at 11:02 a.m.: report abuse
@ haha another reality check: WELL SAID!! ;-):-):-)
IF LW PLAYED THE CHIEFS IN ANOTHER GAME IT WOULD BE THE SAME OUTCOME. A DAMN "ZERO!" ON THE SCORE BOARD!... HOLLA!!!! :-)
STAY TUNED LW HATERS!! ;-)
Dwyer Fan commented on October 22, 2010 at 12:11 p.m.: report abuse
Evan Moore best dual threat QB in the area??? haha How about Jacoby Brisset you idiots. LW sucks Dwyer would beat them 60-0.
yaaa commented on October 22, 2010 at 1:22 p.m.: report abuse
to say that dwyer would only beat LW 60-0 is an understatement
jupiter joke commented on October 22, 2010 at 2:17 p.m.: report abuse
Hey cameron Lover. your boy has done nothing this year and played like crap last year!!! Stat show MOORE put up more yrds as a soph than he will put up this yr!!! and last yr most of the teams lw played were predicted to beat them...MOORE still put up the yrds!! when your boy does something then you can talk until the shut your flap before you get help! Brisset and moore are the two best Qb in so fl!
get real commented on October 22, 2010 at 2:35 p.m.: report abuse
dyer would beat LW but Lw would score 30 or more.
jakejake commented on October 22, 2010 at 2:42 p.m.: report abuse
Some of you are so rude, ignorant and obnoxious; I am actually embarrassed for you. This is high school football. The vast majority of the players and coaches work incredibly hard all year - both physically and emotionally. The coaches do it out of love for the game and for the kids...certainly not the paycheck. Many of the kids give their all and then some of you have the audacity to write cruel and often times obscene things about themselves and/or their families???
get a life.....enjoy the games, give credit where credit is due....Lake Worth did win after all and their record is 6-1; they are doing something right. Give constructive criticism....but why be so nasty? i guess some people are just angry they are not out there playing, coaching or winning themselves.
high school football is awesome.....it gives some kids so many options they may not normally have had.....so, GO TROJANS...you know you are awesome, that is all that matters!!
likeitis commented on October 22, 2010 at 2:43 p.m.: report abuse
Lake Worth couldn't score 30 on JCs so you sure wouldn't score 30 on Dwyer
jakejake commented on October 22, 2010 at 3:23 p.m.: report abuse
likeitis.....relax.....you have no idea what they would score, so take it easy....
chief commented on October 22, 2010 at 3:50 p.m.: report abuse
Wen santaluces coach said "wen we did some thing right there was yellow every where" he wasnt refering to the ref cheating. that was the best officiating we have had all season. fair game. he was talkin about how our players couldnt get sht str8.
Congrats lake worth.
Shhh Haters!! commented on October 22, 2010 at 3:52 p.m.: report abuse
@ jakejake... WELL SAID!! :-)
RELAX PEOPLE!!
proud chief parent commented on October 22, 2010 at 4:29 p.m.: report abuse
To Chief - Well said. Lake Worth put on a great game. Everything I've heard about Evan Moore is true and he should be applauded.
to Haha another reality check - you nailed it. if they can't keep possession of the ball they lose the game. As for swinging a helmet at your player's head when he came into Chief's sidelines, has it occurred to you that most players hold their helmets in their hands when not on the field? Natural response - someone comes running at you full speed you are going to raise your hands, and if you're holding something it gets swung. Sounds to me like an accident, if not ref would have called it.
Lw band commented on October 22, 2010 at 5:26 p.m.: report abuse
proud chief parent i applaud u for being truthful. u guys have a good band! well said jake jake!! LIKEITIS! U MUST HAVE A SON THAT WAS OR IS A BAD QB AND U HATE LIFE BECAUSE OF IT! GET A LIFE YOUR COMMENTS ARE FOOLISH 2 EVERYONE! WE SHOULD START A THREAD ON HOW CHILDISH UR!!! IT WOULD GO ON FOREVER!!! LOL.........
get real commented on October 22, 2010 at 5:41 p.m.: report abuse
LIKEITIS/BOTTOM LINE ( SAME GUY) IS NOT MAN ENOUGH TO HAVE A SON!
bad facts commented on October 22, 2010 at 5:51 p.m.: report abuse
BOTTOM LINE. your facts/lies are dumb! wrong! sad! like everything that come out of your sick mind. GET REAL IS RIGHT! IF YOU WOULD COME DOWN TO LAKE WORTH FOR 10 MIN WE WOULD TEACH U ABOUT WINNING AND LOSSING!
trojanbound commented on October 22, 2010 at 9:02 p.m.: report abuse
bottomline- stop hatin. lw been workin hard for they got to. you obviously got some animosity bc your school obviously is doing absolutely NOTHING!!! get off evan. if he was so called a joke he wouldnt be progressing as much as the team is. get over yourself. evan dont need none of your respect him and the team get enough from everbody else HATER !
P.s: get off that wholethem playing losing teams. last time i checked, they dont chose who they play !
Starkeyboy commented on October 22, 2010 at 10:55 p.m.: report abuse
I tell ya what, you people can say whatever you want about the players on LW, but there will be nothing said negatively about Coach Lowe. The man is a class act, and the best coach in the county by far. He deserves a playoff berth, and he has worked incredibly hard for it. And, seriously? Do you people have nothing better to do but to comment on some blog about how bad some high school kids are at football? Get a life, these kids play their hearts out. LW is coming back, the years of win-less seasons are over, and Coach Lowe deserves much credit for that. Evan Moore is a stud, no way around it. And remember this, LW isn't one of those rich kid, trust fund, crazy money booster club kind of school. They take what they can get, and make the best out of it. Not many programs like that aside from Belle Glade. GO LAKE WORTH!!!!
Bye Bye Floyd!! commented on October 23, 2010 at 8:14 p.m.: report abuse
Every thug should know by now that the camera is going to getcha!! As a result of #5 (Floyd from Santaluces) frustration of LW # 44 Cory Moore shutting him & his team down all night with 15 tackles, Floyd made a decision that may have lasting consequences to his high school & college career by punching #44 after a play!! Game film clearly catches Floyd in the act! This game will be sent to FHSAA & Wisconsin for review. Looks like Floyd might be watching the rest of his season from the bench!
Ben Stolen commented on October 24, 2010 at 2:39 a.m.: report abuse
why yall mad at the kid? let him go ahead and play ball im sure it was a reason he reacted plus it was prob a push off that looked like he punched him in his face, yall just so quick to label black people as thugs and animal and hate to see him go off to Wisconsin! i bet it was a late hit or something for him to push buddy away/out his face. just let the boy play ball.
LW IS CRYING AGAIN commented on October 25, 2010 at 10:33 a.m.: report abuse
Unbelievable that someone from that coaching staff would try to ruin a young mans season and college career bc he made a mistake on tape, if it was such a terrible act u would of caught during the game ( way to pay attention coach)...I doubt ur little tape will even get the pub ur looking for, so go play CSI @ home and worry about coaching and stop playing detective...Calling him a thug u should get ur typing permit revoked. Keep watching that tape ok bud, let me kno what else you find...we are all curious.
LOL commented on October 25, 2010 at 11:08 p.m.: report abuse
HEY -LW IS CRYING AGAIN - Nobody on the coaching staff is writing this. The only one that has ruined anyone's name is Floyd for punching another kid. You can't blame anyone for this except Floyd. He knows what he did. It is because Floyd made a mistake on video that it's even being talked about. If it wasn't on video nobody would be talking about it because Floyd would have gotten away with it. It's on film proving it!! No CSI needed, no need for detective work. It's easy to see on the video! FHSAA will review it and I am quite certain a punishment will be taking place! Who needs a typing permit to write on a blog? That is a retarded comment!!! I can't stop laughing!!
Shay Lake Worth Fan commented on October 26, 2010 at 8:11 a.m.: report abuse
Lake Worth has been working their butts off for years, i was at that game. It was a great game played by the trojans. Evan has come a VERY long way and had VERY big shoes to fill coming to his freshman year. Coach Lowe is by far the best coach i've seen. 2 years ago they went 1-9 this year they're 6-1 and counting! All you people talking crap about LW vs Dwyer get out of here! Are they even in the same district? why the hell does it matter. But i can tell you one thing, i'm pretty sure Lw would put up more of a fight against dwyer than most teams in palm beach county. Let them play and stop bringing all this unnecessary drama to the game. Its in the past anyways, theres not one thing anyone can do about it now.
Shay Lake Worth Fan commented on October 26, 2010 at 8:14 a.m.: report abuse
Btw Everyone could clearly see when Floyd hit Corey, you didn't need a tape to see that.
LW # 1 Fan commented on October 26, 2010 at 2:41 p.m.: report abuse
Shay, your 100% right about that. Now, I think that Floyd is done for the year and so is the referee.. They can both watch from the bench. lol.. The video did catch Floyd in the act, so it will be interesting to see the outcome from FHSAA.
What? commented on October 26, 2010 at 3:06 p.m.: report abuse
Attention: LW is Crying Again!! That is all you could come up with?
If you play and watch football, the refs make mistakes all the time. Even if the coach were to tell the ref during the game about the punch, the game would have still went on without doing anything because the refs would have denied it. In fact, the ref will be paying for his mistake and probably not ref another high school game.
The camera was in the right place at the right time and caught Floyd punching another athlete that happened to be shutting Floyd down all night! Floyd thought he had an opportunity to throw a punch without getting caught, but the tape was rolling. Yes, his frustration took control, but that gave him no right to do what he did. So, stop crying and just deal with the consequences. After all, the video speaks for itself. So, the coaches, players and parents do not have to say a word. Your the one whining~~
BIG SHOW commented on November 1, 2010 at 12:41 p.m.: report abuse
@byebye floyd yaw some crazy people trying to get a kid kicked off the team like i say the same grave you digging for floyd you guys are going to fall in it head first because you cry babies face the jil boys this week you may think your going to win not friday then who ever made the smart little remark about our coach saving his tears you guys better save yaw tears because yaw gone get a beat down baby see you at the game friday bring your tissues because your going to need them
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