PALM BEACH GARDENS – The Glades Central Raiders have reached the halfway point of their resurgent season.
The Muck’s No. 1 team this year currently has a 5-0 record after pulling away last night (Sept. 19) from the Dwyer Panthers on the road in a 33-7 win.
After a weather delay of almost two hours – the game did not kick off until 8:15 p.m. – this tilt had the look and feel of a close one from start to finish.
This contest was scoreless for most of the first half, considering the fact that a touchdown was waved off for Dwyer (1-4) due to an offensive penalty in the first quarter.
After the Panthers were penalized for using illegal personnel to push a runner to the end zone, they were in position to put points on the board for a few more play. But a missed field goal on fourth down effectively turned the momentum away from the Panthers and toward the Raiders.
With 4:30 left in the second quarter, Glades Central junior running back Armaud Stinfort (9 carries, 64 yards on the night) powered his way for a 5-yard touchdown run down the middle of the field. This gave Glades Central a 6-0 lead over Dwyer.
And then with less than one minute left in the second frame, Raiders sophomore defensive back Daryl Goring (four tackles) caught an interception return for a touchdown.
With an extra point by kicker Christian Reyes, Glades Central’s lead was extended to 13-0.
To end the first half, we got a defensive interception from senior defensive back Samorrious Green.
Watch all the key first-half footage right below for yourself.
In the third quarter, Glades Central effectively put this game out of reach.
We got a 1-yard rushing touchdown from senior athlete Jerrmyll Ray and an extra point from kicker Javier Flores, who combined to extend their team’s lead to 20-0 at the 8:52 mark.
Later in the third quarter, Dwyer senior quarterback Koden Brown ran past the Glades Central defense for his team’s only score of the game. The rushing touchdown – plus an extra point from kicker Andrew Fiedor – would cut the Raiders lead to 20-7 at the 3:36 mark.
But the game’s final 13 points scored were all from Glades Central – one toward the end of the third quarter and one in the fourth quarter.
We got an open touchdown pass from Raiders junior quarterback Taj Barnes (18-for-28 passing, 204 yards, 1 touchdown, 0 interceptions) to senior wide receiver Gregory King III (4 catches, 55 yards) with 59 seconds left in the third. A second extra point by Reyes would extend Glades Central’s lead to 27-7.
Two more things happened in the game, both of which happened in a span of a few seconds left in the fourth quarter.
With 4:42 left, Goring caught his second interception of this game. And just nine seconds later, Stinfort scored his second rushing touchdown of the game at the 4:33 mark.
Glades Central caught three interceptions and recovered two lost fumbles. So in essence, the Muck program won the turnover battle over Dwyer.
NEXT GAME FOR GLADES CENTRAL: Week 6 at home vs. Clewiston (0-4); Friday, Sept. 27 at 6:30 p.m.
NEXT GAME FOR DWYER: Week 6 at home vs. West Boca Raton (3-0); Friday, Sept. 27 at 6:30 p.m.
AROUND THE LAKE: OTHER THURSDAY NIGHT GAME
LaBelle 23, Glades Day 0: The Gators (2-3) have now dropped three straight games since starting their season off with a 2-0 record. It is their second consecutive shutout loss, the last coming in Week 4 against Oxbridge Academy (35-0 road loss on Friday, Sept. 13).
FRIDAY NIGHT ACTION
Pahokee (2-2) at Palm Beach Gardens (0-3): Week 5 game has been moved to Monday, Sept. 30 at 6:30 pm – Anquan Boldin Stadium in Pahokee
Clewiston (0-4) at Cardinal Newman (4-0): 7 p.m. kickoff in West Palm Beach
Moore Haven (1-2) at Evangelical Christian (3-1) – 7 p.m. kickoff in Fort Myers
Okeechobee (1-3): BYE WEEK
PHOTO CREDITS: Alex Peterman
Muck City Media Enterprises 
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