Jesuit wins first Florida high school football championship since 1968

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Posted By: Jeff Fisher December 18, 2021

For a while, it looked like the state champion-less streak would continue for Jesuit, which hadn’t won a state title since 1968. In the 6A title game, Jesuit which in the next-to-last High School Football America 100, powered by NFL Play Football, was ranked No. 10, trailed Pine Forest heading into the fourth quarter.

Pine Forest appeared ready to close the door on Jesuit by going for a touchdown on fourth down at the 1-yard line, but the Tigers’ defense was equal to the task.

Huge stop by Jesuit on 4th and 1 for Pine Forest at the 1 yard line. No points for the Eagles. #flhsfb pic.twitter.com/bZUmAZdN1J
— FloridaHSFootball.com (@FlaHSFootball) December 19, 2021

It was the first time in the fourth quarter that Jesuit was stop Pine Forest inside the 10.

Jesuit would get its game-winning score Luke Knight connected with Jaydn Girard to make it 33-29. A successful two-point conversion made the final 35-29.

TOUCHDOWN JESUIT!

Luke Knight to Jaydn Girard for a 7 yard TD pass and the Tigers retake the lead here with 37 seconds left in the game! #flhsfb @avillamarzo @Biggamebobby @HSFBamerica pic.twitter.com/sPw0qNRwsY
— FloridaHSFootball.com (@FlaHSFootball) December 19, 2021

Read a complete game recap from FloridaHSFootball.com

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Jeff Fisher

Jeff is an award-winning journalist and expert in the field of high school sports, underscored with his appearance on CNBC in 2010 to talk about the big business of high school football in America.Jeff turned to his passion for high school football into an entrepreneurial venture called High School Football America, a digital media company focused on producing original high school sports content for radio, television and the internet.Jeff is co-founder and editor-in-chief of High School Football America, a partner with NFL Play Football.