Thursday Night Action: Dwyer powers past Royal Palm Beach in 21-6 win

ROYAL PALM BEACH – This one could have gone either way between Dwyer and Royal Palm Beach on Thursday night (Sept. 12).

The end result went Dwyer’s way as it earned a 21-6 road win over Royal Palm Beach.

Locked in a scoreless tie for almost the entire first half, the Panthers broke through with a touchdown pass from senior quarterback Koden Brown to junior athlete Rauol Brown with 4.5 seconds left in the second quarter.

With an extra point by sophomore kicker Andrew Fiedor, Dwyer took a 7-0 lead over Royal Palm Beach that went into halftime.

HALFTIME: @DwyerHSFootball has a 7-0 lead over @WildcatsRpb

•Raoul Brown: TD catch from @KodenBrown

•@Andrew_Fiedor08: XP good

Score & XP came with 4.5 seconds left in the first half@CoachWSmith1 @MuckCityMedia @Andy_Villamarzo @FlaHSFootball pic.twitter.com/tdGrrLhags

— Naji Tobias (@najitobias) September 13, 2024

The second half was mostly about Dwyer, and it came down to two possessions in particular. 

We will show you in clips how they both ended. 

We can say that Dwyer junior running Sylvia Joseph (5-foot-8, 180 pounds) powered his way to get two rushing touchdowns en route to a 21-0 lead later on in the second half. We can also say that Fiedor connected on all three of his extra point attempts.

Watch those plays right below for yourself.

End 3rd: @DwyerHSFootball extends its lead to 14-0 over @WildcatsRpb

•@Sylviojosephjr_: 8-yard TD run
•@Andrew_Fiedor08: XP GOOD (2-for-2)@CoachWSmith1 and crew got the game’s second TD & XP with 14 seconds left in the third frame.@MuckCityMedia @Andy_Villamarzo… pic.twitter.com/Tj5Bk6gNjr

— Naji Tobias (@najitobias) September 13, 2024

3:55 4th: @DwyerHSFootball extends its lead to 21-0 over @WildcatsRpb

•@Sylviojosephjr_: 4-yard TD run
•@Andrew_Fiedor08: XP GOOD (3-for-3)@CoachWSmith1 @KyleShortridge @KodenBrown @antoineperry_2 @DanteDDeSantis @MuckCityMedia @Andy_Villamarzo @FlaHSFootball pic.twitter.com/oa3aOuYgT0

— Naji Tobias (@najitobias) September 13, 2024

This was enough for Dwyer to hold on for its first win of the season over Royal Palm Beach, which got the game’s final score on a 1-yard touchdown run from sophomore sensation Demetrice Rolle.

1:06 4th: @WildcatsRpb has cut the lead for @DwyerHSFootball to 21-6

•@RolleDemetrice8: 1-yard TD run
•2-point conversion pass failed@maxwellgriner: Led drive to Dwyer’s 1-yard line@CoachKenyon @MuckCityMedia @Andy_Villamarzo @FlaHSFootball @coachDjRolle @BrandonHuggin19 pic.twitter.com/jAYR9SRQZN

— Naji Tobias (@najitobias) September 13, 2024

FINAL: @DwyerHSFootball (1-3; 1-0
in 12-6A) earns its first win of the season tonight over @WildcatsRpb (3-1; 0-1 in 12-6A)@FHSAA District 12-6A opener for both teams@MuckCityMedia @Andy_Villamarzo @FlaHSFootball @CoachWSmith1 @KyleShortridge @HurriSHane @KodenBrown pic.twitter.com/AsvQuTiX46

— Naji Tobias (@najitobias) September 13, 2024

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With the win, Dwyer improved to 1-3 and 1-0 in District 12-6 play. 

Meanwhile, Royal Palm Beach dropped to 3-1 and 0-1 in District 12-6A play.

Royal Palm Beach sophomore quarterback Max Griner and head coach Chuck Kenyon took the time to reflect on their learning experience from Thursday night against Dwyer.

Interview: @maxwellgriner

The @WildcatsRpb ‘27 QB helped lead his team to a late fourth-quarter score in his team’s 21-6 loss to @DwyerHSFootball. He spoke on what he and his team learned from tonight’s experience and how they will grow from it.@CoachKenyon @CoachSamCurry pic.twitter.com/lQYsoUH2jW

— Naji Tobias (@najitobias) September 13, 2024

Interview: @CoachKenyon

The @WildcatsRpb head coach spoke of his team’s effort vs. @DwyerHSFootball and how they can all get better from it.@RPBHSOfficial @CoachSav_ @CoachSamCurry @coachDjRolle @BrandonHuggin19 @maxwellgriner @gibson_d12 @RolleDemetrice8 @DerrickPat60743 pic.twitter.com/RnLZs1SDiF

— Naji Tobias (@najitobias) September 13, 2024

NEXT GAME FOR ROYAL PALM BEACH: Week 5 vs. Forest Hill (2-0) on Friday, Sept. 20 at 6:30 p.m.

NEXT GAME FOR DWYER: Week 5 vs. Glades Central (3-0) on Thursday, Sept. 19 at 6:30 p.m.