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Lely (Florida) running back Nino Joseph goes for over 400 yards and 7 TDs

The 2027 running back piled up the stats in the Trojans' wild 90-56 win over Barron Collier

Andy Villamarzo

The Booker Tornadoes hosted the Lely Trojans (Naples, FL) Friday night, Aug. 23, 2024, who lost to Booker 46-0 during the first regular non-conference season game of the year.
The Booker Tornadoes hosted the Lely Trojans (Naples, FL) Friday night, Aug. 23, 2024, who lost to Booker 46-0 during the first regular non-conference season game of the year. / Thomas Bender/ Sarasota Herald-Tribune / USA TODAY NETWORK

If you don't know about Lely sophomore running back Nino Joseph, well, you ought to.

After his last two performances, the 2027 tailback has rushed for as many yards as some running backs might do for the entire season.

In the midst of the Trojans' 90-56 victory over Barron Collier, Joseph had himself a huge night and rushed for an eye-popping 422 yards and scored seven touchdowns. The performance is arguably one of the best rushing totals of the 2024 season to date.

Lely spoiled Barron Collier's homecoming and did it behind a offensive firework-type performance, led by Joseph. The sophomore the week before against Gulliver Prep rushed for 307 yards on 34 carries and scored four total touchdowns.

Lely (Florida) hangs 90 points and spoils Barron Collier’s homecoming

The kind of numbers Joseph has compiled through through five games makes the running back a candidate to possibly break 3,000 yards this season. Through the first five, Joseph has 1,296 yards and 19 touchdowns.

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ANDY VILLAMARZO

Andy Villamarzo has been a sports writer in the Tampa Bay (FL) Area since 2007, writing for publications such as Tampa Bay Times, The Tampa Tribune, The Suncoast News, Tampa Beacon, Hernando Sun to name a few. Andy resides out of the Tarpon Springs, FL area and started as a writer with SB Live Sports in the summer of 2022 covering the Tampa Bay Area. He has quickly become one of Florida's foremost authorities on high school sports, appearing frequently on podcasts, radio programs and digital broadcasts as an expert on team rankings, recruiting and much more.

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