Southwest dominated on both sides of the ball in a convincing
41-6 victory over neighborhood rival Coral Park Friday night at Tropical
Park. The win, before a huge crowd of happy Eagles fans, gave Taj Marshall
his first victory as a head coach. Southwest's offense only had to punt
once in the game. The Eagles (1-0) needed only one play to score on
their second possession when senior Derrick Ferguson raced 64 yards
for the touchdown. Santiago Pernalete made the first of his five extra
points to make it 7-0. The Rams, under first year head coach and Southwest
alum Julio Nuñez, used a 74-yard run to move the ball to the
Eagles one, but still needed three plays to punch it in. Ferguson's
second touchdown, a fifteen-yard run, and a 27-yard scramble by quarterback
Deandre Pique made it 21-6 at halftime. In the third quarter, Pique
scored on a 1-yard run, Kevin
Rodriguez took it to the house on a 43-yard pick-six and Antwan
Delancy Jr. returned a punt 50 yards to make it 41-6. The 35-point margin
triggered the mercy rule, and a running clock was used for the rest
of the game. Coral Park ran seven plays in the fourth quarter before
the officials ended the one-sided event.
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![]() Derrick Ferguson scored Southwest's first two touchdowns |