Revenge: Easy road win for Fort Pierce Westwood

MOORE HAVEN – The Fort Pierce Westwood Panthers started the season with a 0-4 record.

Led by head coach Chris Kokell, they have been at work in their quest to come back from the challenging first few games.

Westwood began its redemption run with a 38-8 win over Centennial in Week 6.

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After Westwood’s first victory of the season, the focus turned to Moore Haven for a revenge match in Glades County.

The Fort Pierce squad overcame last year’s 22-20 home loss to Moore Haven by flipping it to a 31-6 road win last night (Oct. 4).

Westwood used a halftime lead of 18-0 and extended it to 31-0 in the third quarter. We will show you Westwood’s final touchdown of the game right below.

SCORE UPDATE@FPWestwoodFB – 31@MHfootball247 – 0

5:26 left in the third quarter

•@TraveonTownsend: TD run
•XP GOOD@RealCoachK @DB__God @Mike_Fabian13 @Andy_Villamarzo @FlaHSFootball @MuckCityMedia pic.twitter.com/lR4Q0E4aSu

— Naji Tobias (@najitobias) October 5, 2024

Though Moore Haven would suffer a blowout loss on its homecoming, it was able to muster a touchdown in the game’s final seconds. Watch below for yourself.

SCORE UPDATE@FPWestwoodFB – 31@MHfootball247 – 6

58 seconds left in the fourth quarter

•@CH1ggins: Wide open TD catch from QB Kenneth Simmons (‘29)@ForexxManny @coach_simmons @Andy_Villamarzo @FlaHSFootball @MuckCityMedia pic.twitter.com/jja98HCm1F

— Naji Tobias (@najitobias) October 5, 2024

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For Fort Pierce Westwood, it was a full team effort from start to finish. Players and coaches reflected on how they got it done and more.

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Jaleb Ford

They spoke on how @RealCoachK, @DB__God, @CoachCody54, and the entire coaching staff prepared them for Moore Haven in a 31-6 revenge win on the road.@Mike_Fabian13 @MuckCityMedia pic.twitter.com/oK1Kb2z5Bw

— Naji Tobias (@najitobias) October 5, 2024

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With the win, Fort Pierce Westwood improved to 2-4 on the season. As for Moore Haven, the loss resulted in a 2-3 record.

NEXT GAME FOR FORT PIERCE WESTWOOD: Week 8 on the road at Heritage (Palm Bay) (2-4) – Friday, Oct. 11 at 7 p.m.; District 13-5A showdown and likely must-win game for Westwood (0-1 in 13-5A)

NEXT GAME FOR MOORE HAVEN: Week 8 on the road at Community School of Naples (3-3) – Friday, Oct. 11 at 7 p.m.