FERGUSON LEADS SOUTHWEST OVER FERGUSON, 21-0
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Derrick Ferguson scored all three touchdowns and the defense pitched a shutout as Southwest dominated Ferguson, 21-0, Thursday night at Tropical Park. The game got off to a scintillating start when Kamari Alexander returned the opening kickoff 80 yards for a touchdown. Unfortunately, it was called back by a penalty. Ferguson (the player, not the school) made up for it with a 32-yard run to the Falcons 45 and, 4 plays later, a 39-yard scoring rush to make it 7-0. After an exchange of punts, Benjamin Delgado returned an interception 49 yards. Two plays later, Ferguson ran 48 yards to increase the lead to 14-0. After scoreless second and third quarters, a 35-yard reception by Livan Morales set up a 13-yard Ferguson run to round out the scoring. Kicker Sebastian Raga was good on all three extra points. It was the first shutout for the Eagles defense since the opening game of the COVID-shortened 2020 season, a 9-0 win over Coral Reef. Marikevies McNichols led the defensive effort with 11 tackles. He was in the Falcons backfield almost as often as the Ferguson quarterback. The Eagles are now 3-2. The last time Southwest had a winning record this late in the season was 2018, when the Eagles started out 6-2 before finishing 6-4. |
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