Lakeland hammers Lake Gibson in Tuesday game: Live score updates

Live scoring updates and big plays as the nation's No. 15 team, Lakeland, hosts Lake Gibson in rare Tuesday night high school football encounter

No. 15 Lakeland will be in action Tuesday night, hosting Lake Gibson, after the contest was moved from Friday night as a precaution in advance of Hurricane Helene. / Matt Christopher

LAKE GIBSON AT LAKELAND

	1	2	3	4	F
Lake Gibson	0	0	0	0	0
Lakeland	35	28	0	0	63

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FINAL: LAKELAND 63, LAKE WALES 0

POSTGAME RECAP

Shanard Clower had four first half touchdown receptions, three from starting quarterback Zander Smith and one from his backup, Chad Williams. Lakeland’s first TD was scored by Malik Morris, who setup the score by blocking a punt on the defensive side. Later, Morris recovered a fumble and returned it 50 yards for a touchdown.

The Dreadnaughts also scored on a pick six by linebacker Zephaniah Rogers.

FOURTH QUARTER

- The clock has run out and that's our final score, 63-0

- We're in the fourth quarter water break, midway through the fourth quarter.

- FUMBLE! On the verge of reaching 70 points, Lakeland fumbles the ball away and Lake Gibson takes over on its own 10.

THIRD QUARTER

- Lakeland is deep inside the Lake Gibson 10 as the third quarter comes to an end.

- FUMBLE RECOVERY! Lakeland strips the QB and runs the recovery down to the 20 yard line.

- Lake Gibson converts a couple of first downs. They are at the Lakeland 48.

- Lake Gibson has the ball for the first time in the third quarter. The Braves are at their own 27.

- Breaking News! For the first time tonight, Lakeland will punt.

HALFTIME

- After a lengthy intemission, we are just about ready to start the second half. The running clock will be on throughout.

SECOND QUARTER

- It's halftime

- TOUCHDOWN! After one final first half punt by Lake Gibson, the Dreadnaughts score with 15 seconds to play in the half. Backup quarterback Chad Williams connects with, you guessed it, Shanard Clower, for a 49-yard score. It's 63-0.

- TOUCHDOWN! The Dreadnaughts reach the end zone for the eighth time tonight on a short run

- Lake Gibson fails to get off another punt and Lakeland has it at the Braves' 27.

- Zander Smith, on a fourth down run, scores on a 1-yard sneak. The kick is good and it is 49-0 with 4:25 to play in the first half.

- Clower returns Lake Gibson punt back to the Braves 39. Lakeland on the march again.

- TOUCHDOWN! Zander Smith and Shanard Clower hook up again, this time for a 30-yard TD pass and Lakeland continues to cruise, 42-0.

- Lakeland forces yet another punt. The Naughts have it again at their own 37.

FIRST QUARTER

- FUMBLE TOUCHDOWN! On the final play of the first quarter, Malik Morris scoops a fumble and returns it 50 yards, untouched, for the touchdown. Lakeland is rolling, 35-0, at the end of one.

- Dominic Cervantes hauls in a first down reception for Lake Gibson. The Braves are at the Lakeland 47.

- PICK SIX! Junior Zephaniah Rogers makes the theft and brings it back 78 yards for the score.

- SACK! A holding call trumps the sack, but the Braves are pushed back to the Dreadnaughts' 25.

- The Braves hit a long gainer. Derrick McBride gets over the top and takes the ball all the way down to the Lakeland 25. Another completion takes it down to the 14.

- Lake Gibson gets its first first down, on a pass interference call. The Braves are out to the 36.

- TOUCHDOWN! Two plays later, the Dreadnaughts are in the end zone again. Smith to Clower once again and its 21-0.

- Lake Gibson finally gets a punt away. Clower returns it 12 yards to the Braves 43.

- The Braves fail to convert again. The punt team is on once again.

- Lake Gibson, after a touchback, will begin its third possession at its own 20.

- TOUCHDOWN! Zander Smith connects with Shanard Clower for a 14-yard TD pass. Lakeland leads 14-0.

- After another 3 and out, the Lake Gibson punter could not get the kick away and is tackled at his own 9. Lakeland has it there.

- TOUCHDOWN! Morris then takes the Dreadnaughts across the goal line from the one. Lakeland leads 7-0.

- BLOCKED PUNT! Lakeland's Malik Morris blocks the punt and get the ball at the Lake Gibson 1.

- The Braves gain 7 on first down, but still got three and out.

- Lake Gibson gets the opening kickoff and starts at their own 18.

PREGAME

- We are less than 30 minutes from the start of tonight's game. Get comforable and follow along for our live updates. Just keep refreshing this post for the latest updates.

- Kickoff is scheduled for 7 pm.

- Lakeland (4-0), ranked No. 15 in the latest Top 25 SBLive/SI National High School Football Rankings, hosts Lake Gibson (2-2) in a rare Tuesday night high school football game, which was moved up from Friday in order to avoid an impact from Hurricane Helene, which is slated to hit the area Thursday.