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Palm Beach Gardens 47, Boca Raton 10: Roshard Burney, J.P. Caruso lead Gators' attack
Friday, October 14, 2011
by
Joseph Kairalla
Palm Beach Gardens continued its emergence as possibly one of the area's dominant teams with a 47-10 rout of host Boca Raton on Friday night.
This time, the Gators (5-1, No. 7) dominated on the ground and in the air. Running back Roshard Burney had another outstanding night, rushing for 225 yards and three touchdowns.
Burney had 34 carries against the Bobcats (1-5) because fellow running back Alex Clark was out with an injury.
Sophomore quarterback J.P. Caruso and wide receiver Frank Brown gave the Gardens offense a new dimension as Caruso found Brown five times for 200 yards and two TDs.
Caruso had his best game thus far (11 for 15, 278 yards) and gave the Gators the early lead when he connected with Brown on a 45-yard touchdown pass on the third play from scrimmage.
Caruso later found Brown for a 91-yard score, the Gators' final TD of the game.
"If they're going to play us with a lot of guys in the box, we'll go over the top of them," Gators coach Chris Davis said. "J.P.'s been doing a great job and this was a breakout game for Frank."
Caruso added 40 yards rushing and two TD runs. His first score was a 10-yard run that gave the Gators an early two-touchdown lead, while his second was a 12-yarder that put Gardens up
33-3 early in the third.
Burney was held in check for much of the first half before springing loose for a 61-yard score midway through the second quarter. He added a short TD run before the half, giving the Gators a 27-3 lead heading into the break.
"With Alex out, I knew I had to step up and really, I embraced the challenge," Burney said. "A lot of credit has to go to my offensive line and teammates, though. Without them, there is no me."
The win by Gardens sets the stage for a huge District 9-8A showdown when the Gators (2-0 district) face Seminole Ridge (4-2, 2-0).
"We're progressing as a team and are certainly excited about next week," Davis said.
After struggling for most of the first half, Bobcats quarterback Kevin Anderson found a little rhythm in the second, throwing for 87 yards and a touchdown to Connor Rand.
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User Comments:
bobcats commented on October 15, 2011 at 12:49 a.m.: report abuse
Where has the Bobcat pride gone? The "Michigan"helmets? Bobcats Together We Will? The winning tradition. These traditions that made the bobcats great were thrown out by the last regime. Maybe it's time for the administrators at Boca High to bring back that bobcat pride.
boca commented on October 15, 2011 at 2:51 a.m.: report abuse
To the boca players that act big in school. 2-5, I don't have anything against football either. Football gets all the respect and coverage and you show a 2-5 record. Time to turn the D1 egos into D1 players on the field. Where's Coach Toe?
skip commented on October 15, 2011 at 8:37 a.m.: report abuse
GO BIG O! Yeah for James C. best Jr. O-line player in the County!
Coach Toe Supporter commented on October 15, 2011 at 10:15 a.m.: report abuse
It's absolutely incredible what has taken place at Boca high in terms of the football program over the last couple of years...The firing of Coach Toe was such a huge injustice...Coach Toe took over a losing program...Didn't have a home game his first year coaching because the field was still under construction..had sub-par practice facilities by having to practice in a park...He goes out and has a 8-3 record losing two games by 1 point...Year two..Coach Toe leads them to the playoffs with a 9 win season.....This program is on the brink of doing some special things...Then the whole Eddie Sullivan fiasco took place..Bottom line..If Eddie Sullivan was illegally recruited...He should not have been playing at Boca under Coach Byars that same year....I was one of the protesters who wanted answers from Dr. McKee once Coach Toe was fired....He sighted the recruiting deal and Coach Toe not having the ability to lead this program where it was about to go....In fact his words to the group were.."The direction that this program is about to go..We need a man capable of taking us there, and that man is Keith Byars"....In year one, Coach Byars did go to the playoffs (With Coach Toes team). Year two they have a losing record at 4-6. Year three he's fired because at just about the half way point for putting his hands on a young man in an inappropriate way. His record was 1-4 before getting let go...I really didn't think Dr. McKee meant that in terms of 'direction' that it meant taking the program backwards....Had Byars not been fired..he probably wold have walked anyway with his son graduating from Boca at years end....We can debate this over and over as to what's happened over the last few years...But that's really not going to fix anything that has taken place. The only thing that can be done at this point is to move forward and get this program back where it belongs and that's getting in those playoffs and competing for a state championship year after year...And with that new direction of winning that this team has an opportunity to go in...The man who can and will lead us there is Coach Toe...Re-instate Coach Toe and make a wrong back into a right! Coach Toe was put on gods green earth for one reason...Coaching and leading young men at Boca Raton Community High School!
Boca Parent commented on October 15, 2011 at 4:46 p.m.: report abuse
I agree. You need Coach Toe back in the program and fix the disgrace that this school now holds. Coach Toe not only cares about his players on the field, he goes above and beyond in the classroom and out of school. He cares about HIS KIDS! He CARES ABOUT THEIR FUTURES! HE CARES ABOUT THEIR GRADES! He wants them all to SUCCEED! Ex-coach Byars was only out for one kid, and his landlord's kid. Everybody knew it. I never heard so many kids so unhappy in a program and leave the school and quit playing ball because of ONE MAN. Dr. McKee needs to MAKE THE CALL and PUT TOE BACK! Boca needs to get this program back on track quick. It's time to stop playing DADDY BALL and put a coach in there that the kids will love, respect and admire. Bring the love of football back to Boca High. Bring the "Together We Will" back into Boca High. Leave the "My son will go to Ohio State" behind us and MOVE FORWARD and do what's best for the players and the program NOW. Seriously, Dr. McKee, what is stopping you from doing the RIGHT THING? It's not too late to fix this, you know. You can give our senior players a great year and good memories if you act now. You know we're right, Dr. McKee. So what's stopping you?
Jooboo commented on October 15, 2011 at 6:52 p.m.: report abuse
Cry baby bobcats!...Go Gators!
fat joe commented on October 15, 2011 at 9:54 p.m.: report abuse
Coach toe is blackballed. He ain't coming back. Get a high profile guy.
John J. commented on October 16, 2011 at 6:29 p.m.: report abuse
Bring back the helmet. Do a national search for a coach.
Really! commented on October 16, 2011 at 8:37 p.m.: report abuse
Reality check Boca Fans:
Week 1-3 (Coach Byars) Passing Stats
1. 15/27 236yds 2 TDs
2. 17/32 276yds 0 TDs
3. 20/31 234yds 2 TDs
52/90 746yds 58%
Week 4-6 (New Offense) Passing Stats
4. 6/23 78yds 0 TDs
5. 4/28 148yds 1 TD
6. 12/25 108yds 1 TD
32/76 334yds 42%
Quarterback and Team are better than that!!!
Really! commented on October 16, 2011 at 8:47 p.m.: report abuse
If you are a recruiter for a Div I college football team, who would you choose to speak with regarding a players talent:
Keith Byars:
1. Second in Heisman voting; should have won it but the U had no D...thanks Flutie!
2. Pro-Bowl team member
3. New position created because his skill set..Yes boys and girls the H back
postion could as easily have been named the KB Tight!
4. Ohio State great!!!
5. Caught Dan Marino's record breaking TD pass
6. Makes a mean snow angel ..when it matters most!
7. Ran as fast with one shoe as most players could with two!!
8. Strong man of Faith!!
9. Thirteen years in the NFL (Eagles, Dolphins, Patriots, Jets)
Coach Toe:
1. Good guy
Really!
Really! commented on October 16, 2011 at 8:51 p.m.: report abuse
Introduce your highschool QB to high profiled college head coaches and recruiters across the country and what do you get? Claims of maltreatment and abuse!
No good deed goes unpunished!
Really!!
Really! commented on October 16, 2011 at 9:06 p.m.: report abuse
week 5 : 14/28 Passing. Total still correct
Really!
Really! commented on October 16, 2011 at 9:20 p.m.: report abuse
How's that helmet working out for Michigan?!
Really!
Really! commented on October 16, 2011 at 9:24 p.m.: report abuse
Love teams that look like a team. Gardens should be able to go all the way! Not a fan but love your game! Simple, clean, error-free! Best players get the ball! Awesome job! Can't wait to see some of these kids on Saturday's and Sunday's!
Really!
unbiased opinion commented on October 17, 2011 at 12:29 a.m.: report abuse
If the offense really has changed, No offense can be installed in 8 days(the number of practices between the firing and the teams first game after)
and going strictly off the stats: Game 1 was against glades central, I would like to compare this year to last year. I doubt they would be much difference
Game 2: the rushing number seems to be pretty solid, highest totals of the years with the #1 back getting injured half was through the 3rd qtr.
Game 3: gardens was a very good team, WAY better then west boca, better then Atlantic, and WAY WAY better then jupiter. Comparing the new offense to the old offense isnt exactly comparing apples to apples, when the opponents were West boca ATL and jupiter, compared to Glades central JIL(ran the ball well) and Gardens.
Also, are you counting drops and all the other factors beyond the numbers or just reading the paper?
Boca Parent commented on October 17, 2011 at 12:30 a.m.: report abuse
Based on what my son tells me the offense still has all the same routes, the plays just have different names
FYI commented on October 17, 2011 at 12:35 a.m.: report abuse
PBgametime totals are incorrect. Bocas offense still sucks but #5 had way more then 2 catches for 16 yards. He had 2 catches alone for 15+ each
Film facts from the football guy commented on October 17, 2011 at 1:50 a.m.: report abuse
Boca's passing offense
Anderson 15-38 209 yards 1 TD 1 INT
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McCoy 5, 68
Moore 3, 59
Rand 3, 34
Byars 2, 15
Stoller 1, 20
Sweeney 1, 13
NOTHING AT ALL TO WRITE HOME ABOUT
Just wanted to give you guys the correct stats to bash boca over
HOKIE commented on October 17, 2011 at 8:28 a.m.: report abuse
Larry Green deserves the job. Green did a great job as interim Coach when Giersbrook was released. The coach's seemed to work well with him in that transition. Just my 2 cents.
bdbandit2001 commented on October 17, 2011 at 12:01 p.m.: report abuse
I never knew that boca raton had pride. Last time i remember we played a game and our coached decide to let the starters play the first half and after you were losing to a non rank preseason top 10 you decided to play startrs the whole game and only won 21-20 so sad
J.P. Fan commented on October 18, 2011 at 3:35 p.m.: report abuse
J.P. Would you come back to St. Andrews if Mac leaves?
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