MIAMI — West Boca Raton cemented its status as a Florida high school football powerhouse with its trademark defense and rushing attack at Pitbull Stadium.
The Bulls routed West Broward 31-0 in the Class 6A state championship game at Florida International University for the program’s second consecutive FHSAA state title.
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University of Miami signee Javian Mallory broke a 50-yard rushing touchdown and senior Tray Mitchell returned a fumble 65 yards for a touchdown in the second quarter to give West Boca Raton (13-2) its decisive edge after a scoreless opening quarter.
Mallory finished with 18 carries for 126 yards and three touchdowns, including a 1-yard score in the third quarter and a 7-yard score in the fourth quarter.
Quarterback Trey Moran also enjoyed a big day on the ground with 129 rushing yards, including a 63-yard carry in the fourth quarter.
Long an afterthought of Palm Beach County high school football, West Boca Raton is now 10-0 in the playoffs over the past two seasons under head coach Dylan Potts.
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West Boca Raton football is the first back-to-back FHSAA state champion from Palm Beach County since Glades Day won consecutive Class 1B championships in 2009 and 2010.
With Cardinal Newman‘s upset win over Chaminade-Madonna on Thursday, Palm Beach County now has multiple FHSAA football state champions in the same year for the first time since 2009 (Dwyer, American Heritage-Delray and Glades Day).
This is a developing story. Check back for updates.
Alex Peterman is a high school sports reporter for The Palm Beach Post. He can be reached at apeterman@usatodayco.com.
Eric J. Wallace is deputy sports editor for The Palm Beach Post. He can be reached at ejwallace@usatodayco.com.
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