Seminole Ridge rips Lake Worth 27-0; Thursday's other flag football results

Thursday, March 26, 2009

The Seminole Ridge flag football team recorded its fourth consecutive shutout Thursday, handling Lake Worth 27-0.

Seminole Ridge (4-1) lost to Jupiter to start the season and hasn't allowed a point since. Against Lake Worth, the Hawks defense allowed just 25 yards of offense.

"After that Jupiter game, I told the girls 'I wouldn't want to be the one playing you next'," Seminole Ridge coach Austin Bowe said. "They beat us and we knew what we had to do and we didn't do it, and they realized there was a reason for all the coaching points."

Seminole Ridge quarterback Hillary Mears had two rushing touchdowns and passed for another against Lake Worth (5-2). She was 9-for-20 for 102 yards passing with an interception.

Charlene Thome contributed a rushing and a receiving touchdown for Seminole Ridge.

Lake Worth's defense put more pressure on quarterback Mears than she said she had seen all season.

"I'd like to work on my passing," Mears said. "It's gotten better but they had some good pass rushers."

But the Seminole Ridge defense kept on Lake Worth quarterback Nicole Maxwell just as much.

In the third quarter, with the Hawks leading 13-0, Seminole Ridge's Ashleigh Fragale broke through for two sacks of Lake Worth quarterback Nicole Maxwell that backed the Trojans up to their own 5-yard-line.

"I just did what my coach told me to do and that was to go up and cut in and that kept her in so (Maxwell) couldn't roll," Fragale said. "I just kept her in there and was able to get the flags."

After Lake Worth punted, Seminole Ridge took advantage of its good field position by taking a 20-0 lead when Coral Collum threw a pass to Mears, who pitched it to Thome, who ran in from 15 yards out.

- Cristina Ledra

More flag football

Palm Beach Gardens 23, Dwyer 0: Heather Johnston returned two interceptions for touchdowns, Kristina Kartrude returned another interception for a touchdown, leading the Gators (2-2) to the rout of the Panthers (2-2) in Palm Beach Gardens. Nina Prieto had four sacks and a safety and Manichea Henry added three sacks and a safety. Julianna Bell and Cyntrice Hester also had interceptions for the Panthers.

Jupiter 33, Palm Beach Lakes 0: The Warriors shut out the Rams (0-3) in West Palm Beach.

Pope John Paul II 24, Boca Raton 0: Junior quarterback Katie Capobianco ran for 220 yards and two touchdowns and connected with junior Beth Fisher on two touchdown passes to help the host Eagles (1-2) handle the Bobcats. Junior Ashley Burkhart had two interceptions, including one in the final minutes to preserve the shutout.

Boynton Beach 24, Glades Central 0: Taylor Wood had a touchdown reception, added an interception and threw a touchdown pass to Avante Atwaters to help the Tigers (4-1) cruise past the Gators in Boynton Beach. Atwaters also had a 45-yard rushing touchdown for Boynton.

West Boca Raton 12, Olympic Heights 0: Alex Shevock had a 23-yard touchdown reception and Jen Friesing added a 2-yard rushing touchdown as the Bulls (4-0) shut down the Lions in Boca Raton.