Sports 33
Ponte Vedra Recorder · November 5, 2015
Sharks sit
at top of
standings
By Jerry Norton
The Recorder
Before Ponte Vedra took the field
at Terry Parker High for their final
conference game, the Sharks had
won the District championship--their
win over Bishop Kenny the week before guaranteed that. Still the Sharks
showed why they are the best team
in the district with a 45-7 victory over
the Braves last Thursday evening.
That Ponte Vedra just had too many
weapons was evident in the first 15
minutes of play when the Sharks
scored five times to take a 35-0 lead.
Nick Tronti passed for three of those
touchdowns—one each to JD Pirris,
Marshall Few and Hal Swan. Swan
and Zach King accounted for the
other two scores on short runs.
Ponte Vedra’s defense played a big
part in the success of the offensive
unit during this time forcing three
Parker punts and a key fumble recovery by Gibson Pardue at the
Parker thirty yard line that set up the
Tronti to Swan touchdown.
Chris Howard’s 44-yard field goal
with seconds remaining in the first
half bumped the Sharks lead to 38-0
and gave Coach Matt Toblin took the
opportunity to use his reserves for
the remainder of the game.
Toblin saw some impressive performances by several underclassmen
including sophomore reserve quar-
Photos by Chris Norton
Sharks’ Jarret Stepp, #84 catches a Nick Tronti pass and looks for a block from teammate #8 Hal
Swan
terback JP Vendas-Leyva and sophomore running back Zack King. The
two combined for the a 58-yard third
quarter pass and run touchdown to
close out the scoring for Ponte Vedra.
King, who filled in for Swan in
both the first and second half, had an
impressive evening rushing fourteen
times for 65 yards and one touchdown and 58-yrds receiving. His 123
all-purpose yards was second only
to Swan’s 159 yards.
Parker’s lone touchdown came in
the game’s closing minutes.
Ponte Vedra finished atop the 5A
District 4 standings with a 4-0 record, scoring 199 points and allowing just 39. The Sharks, with an overall record of 7 wins and 2 losses, will
play on the road at Creekside (0-9)
in a non-conference game on Friday
evening.
Ponte Vedra’s Jarret Stepp has running room
after a catch.
Sophomore running back #39 Zack King fights four tacklers for the extra yards needed for a first
down.
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#3 Ryan Gleason knocks down a Parker pass while #20 Noah Solaun comes up to help