Fitzgerald 54, Benedictine 28
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Class AA
Fitzgerald 54, Benedictine 28
How the game was won: Fitzgerald gained 616 total yards (526 rushing and 90 passing) and 23 first downs to run past defending state champion Benedictine on the road. Benedictine led 21-20 at halftime, but Fitzgerald led 40-28 after the third quarter and tacked on two more scores in the fourth. Fitzgerald junior running back J.D. King rushed 44 times for 335 yards and three touchdowns for the Purple Hurricane.
Top performers: King scored on runs of 13, 4 and 32 yards. … Fitzgerald sophomore quarterback James Graham rushed 20 times for 111 yards and touchdowns of 40 yards and 3 yards. He also threw a 64-yard touchdown to Montrell Harris. … Harris opened scoring for Fitzgerald with a 25-yard touchdown. … Raul Martinez connected on field goals of 32 and 37 yards for Fitzgerald, the second one with 13 seconds left in the first half to draw within a point.
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