Oviedo

The Lions out-hustled the Huskies in this cross-town contest in Oviedo, FL, that pit the Oviedo Lions against the Hagerty Huskies for this Flashback Football Friday. The Huskies’ offense was able to get double digits on the board but fell short of the goal and lost two fumbles to the tenacious defense of the Lions. For the Oviedo Lions, it was a sizzling sophomore show with QB Luke Rucker rushing for 2 touchdowns and connecting with Sebastian Vargas and Alex Saunders for 2 more touchdowns, for 173 total yards while D.

Two weeks ago, after early National Signing Day when quarterback Timmy McClain of Class 8A state champ Seminole signed with USF, many wondered who would be the new Seminoles’ quarterback. The answer may have enrolled Monday at the Sanford school.   Record-breaking Oviedo sophomore Luke Rucker has transferred to Seminole High.

Mainland High School boys basketball team hosted the Chick-fil-A Classic tournament Dec. 28-30 for 16 central Florida high school teams. Each team had the chance to play three games during the three day tournament.

Trinity Prep and Master’s Academy were among the teams to score wins during Hoops with a Heart tournament play Saturday. Trinity Prep has been in a holding pattern while Javon Bennett was recovering from an ankle injury. Bennett returned in a big way, scoring 29 points to help the Saints rout Lake Brantley 79-54 in Saturday’s Hoops with a Heart Classic at Oviedo High School.