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Frostproof rolls past Fernandina Beach for SSAA Atlantic League State Championship

The Bulldogs claim their first state title in 25 years

Jeff Gardenour

The Frostproof players and cheerleaders celebrate the school's first football state championship in 25 years after defeating Fernandina Beach, 27-8, in the Sunshine State Athletic Association Atlantic League State Championship game.
The Frostproof players and cheerleaders celebrate the school's first football state championship in 25 years after defeating Fernandina Beach, 27-8, in the Sunshine State Athletic Association Atlantic League State Championship game. / Frostproof Football

This clash for a state championship features two teams in their first season in the Sunshine State Athletic Association. Fernandina Beach (6-6) defeated West Nassau in the opening round of the Atlantic League playoffs and then advanced to final when Paxon forfeited in the semifinal round because of incident which followed its victory over Lake Weir.

Frostproof (8-3) rolled into the championship with a 28-20 win over Bayside, in the opening round, and a 21-0 victory over Delray Beach American Heritage last week.

Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. (Eastern time) and the game is being streamed live on the SportsFlixTv (subscription required).

RECAP

Mehki Guillaume sparked a big second half for Frostproof with a 74-yard touchdown return, with the opening kickoff of the third quarter and the Bulldogs ran away with a 27-8 victory.

Frostproof took a 6-0 halftime lead on a 1-yard touchdown sneak by quarterback Landon Fuller and a superb effort by its defense. The Bulldogs kept Fernandina Beach off the scoreboard by blocking a second quarter field goal attempt.

Runningback Charlie Plain stretch the Bulldogs’ lead to 20-0 with a 16-yard run in the third quarter and Dontre Daniels added another TD, midway through the final quarter, with a 12-yard run.

Fernandina Beach avoided the shutout with flea-flicker touchdown pass from Beckham Rohe to Aydin Poe with 1:20 to play in the contest.

Scroll down to read up on both teams before kickoff and refresh this page for the latest score and game updates from setup to teardown.

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PREGAME

- Kickoff is schedule for 7 pm ET

Beautiful night at The Villages, where the weather has cooled off for tonight's SSAA Atlantic League state championship. Temperature is 66 degrees as we near kickoff.

FIRST QUARTER

PUNT! Frostproof defense forces 3 and out.

TOUCHDOWN! Frostproof QB Landon Fuller scores on 1-yard sneak! Bulldogs lead Fernandina Beach, 6-0, with 5:36 left, PAT failed.

FROSTPROOF defense swarming, forces another 3 and out! Bulldogs still lead 6-0,

FERNANDINA BEACH defense forces turnover on downs.

END OF FIRST QUARTER: Frostproof 6, Fernandina Beach 0.

SECOND QUARTER

FIELD GOAL BLOCKED: Frostproof blocks Fernandina Beach 37-yard FG and gets huge return! Bulldogs still lead 6-0. 6:17 left in 2Q.

FERNANDINA BEACH forces 3 and out.

FROSTPROOF forces 3 and out as both schools slugging it out defensively.

FERNANDINA BEACH with poor 17-yard punt.

FROSTPROOF QB Landon Fuller throws pass to Charlie Plain in right corner of end zone but falls incomplete on final play of first half. Frostproof leads Fernandina Beach, 6-0.

END OF SECOND QUARTER

SECOND HALF KICKOFF

THIRD QUARTER

TO THE HOUSE! Frostproof's Mehki Guillaume takes second-half kickoff 74 yards for a TD! Bulldogs make PAT, lead 13-0, with 11:47 left in 3rd quarter.

FUMBLE!! Fernandina Beach coughs it up near midfield.

FROSTPROOF on the move again with RB Charlie Plain and QB Landon Fuller.

CORBIN BOYD big 13-yard run up the middle to set up Frostproof at Fernandina Beach 13-yard line with 6:25 left in the third quarter. Water break. Frostproof up 13-0.

TOUCHDOWN!! Frostproof RB Charlie Plain scores on 16-yard end around to give Bulldogs a 20-0 lead with 5:27 left in the third quarter.

FROSTPROOF's Jatavius Ward big sack of Fernandina Beach QB Ian Miller!


FERNANDINA BEACH another poor punt, this one for only 6 yards.

FROSTPROOF on the march behind QB Landon Fuller.

STUFFED! Fernandina Beach stops Frostproof QB Landon Fuller on 4th-and-1.

END OF THIRD QUARTER: Frostproof 20, Fernandina Beach 0

FOURTH QUARTER

FERNANDINA BEACH star RB D'ante Simms shaken up on play with 9:54 left.

SACKED! Frostproof defense sacks Fernandina Beach, forces turnover on downs,

FROSTPROOF USING DEEP STABLE of running backs to wear down Fernandina Beach.

TOUCHDOWN: Frostproof's Dontre Daniels crashes through multiple Fernandina Beach defenders on the way to 12-yard TD! Bulldogs lead 27-0 with 5:19 left.

SACKED: Back-to-back sacks for Frostproof defense!

INTERCEPTION! Frostproof's TJ Cobb snags pass from Fernandina Beach on 4th down with 1:34 left.

Frostproof fumbles the ball away.

TOUCHDOWN: Fernandina Beach flea-flicker TD pass from Beckham Rohe to Aydin Poe with 1:20 left, and Pirates convert 2-point pass. Frostproof 27, Fernandina Beach 8.

FINAL SCORE: Frostproof 27, Fernandina Beach 8. Bulldogs win 4th state championship in school history!


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Jeff Gardenour
JEFF GARDENOUR

Jeff Gardenour is a Florida native and long-time resident of the Sunshine State. He is a journalism veteran of more than four decades, having worked in a number of news divisions through the years for multiple media outlets, including Gannett and Tribune Company. A University of Florida journalism graduate, Jeff has covered every level of sports, including MLB, USFL, XFL, WNBA, NCAA, IMSA, high schools and more. He is a former award-winning sports editor of the Sebring News-Sun and current freelance writer for SBLive Sports, PrepVolleyball.com and The Orlando Sentinel. Jeff is married with two children and resides in Oviedo, FL. He can be reached at jgardenour1962@gmail.com and followed on Twitter @JMarkG1962.

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