Rays Lose to Blazers

The Marco Island Academy football team lost their game against the Blazers of Boca Raton Christian with a final score of 44-7 on Friday, September 6th.  

After a win the week before, the Rays were hoping for a second victory but were not able to pull through during the game. However, the team was able to compete more with their opponents compared to their previous meetup. In August of 2023, the teams met in Boca Raton and the Blazers came out on top with a final score of 42-0. With an impressive touchdown from Alan Thomas, the Rays secured a touchdown and had multiple impressive stats that made this year's game much more successful.  

Head Coach Lew Montgomery reflected on the game and the way the team played on Friday. “I feel like there were a lot of positives taken from the game and the mistakes we made are fixable. They got a couple really good ones on us but we were right there in position to make the play, we just didn't.” 

Many players stood out to Montgomery and added to the hope for a positive season. “Logan Drag had six tackles: a tackle for loss and four assists. He really led the defense. Freshman Hutch Hamilton is starting to really do a good job. Leading the secondary, he had a bunch of knockdowns. Alan Thomas was the overall player.” 

With a growing team, there are hopes for more wins in the future. The players are learning more and more how to work as a team and how to make the right plays happen. Coach Montgomery sees his team improving every game. “The players are figuring out how to be in the right spots, at the right time. Their game vision is really starting to come along well and so their football IQ is really starting to increase. It’s allowing for better football to be played and ultimately I think it’s going to lead to more victories.” 
MIA (1-1) will travel to Ocoee, Florida, to play against the Central Florida Christian Academy Eagles (0-2) on Saturday, September 14th.