"THIS IS HOW WE DO IT"

- Jaylin Goree reporting on Captain Shreve for JAWS.

Friday was a great day to be a gator! We kicked off our season with a pumped up pep rally full of awesome performances. All of our spirit groups did a fantastic job getting the crowd excited about the game that night. Courtney Thomas received a standing ovation when she surprised Justin Brown and asked him to homecoming. (Insert heart eyes emojis.) Our student council shook up four of our faculty members by tying tissue boxes full of ping pong balls to their backs. The only way to win was to dance the balls out the boxes! We ended our pep rally by singing our alma mater to the top of our lungs in perfect unison. (Well, sorta).

The student section was green and gold from top to bottom and full of excitement. Band players were banding, cheerleaders were cheering, flag runners were running flags, and our mascot was mascoting. Everyone was sure that Captain Shreve was ready to pummel Pineville (shout out to the cheerleaders for that phrase) and that’s exactly what they did! Let’s just say turnovers were the death of the Pineville rebels.

Even with the Gators’ quarterback, Luke Leggio, breaking his collarbone on the first offensive play, Captain Shreve took their first W by capitalizing five Pineville turnovers. By the end of the first quarter, Captain Shreve held the lead after Donovan Banks scored the first touchdown of the game. Everything from this point on was in favor of the Gators! On Pineville’s next possession, Julian Charles made an impressive interception and sprinted a good 50 yards, bringing the score to 14-0 Shreve. Pineville dropped the ball (literally) on their next offensive play and Shreve was there to pick it up. (Also, literally). Cory Anaya got the ball to Lewis for a 33-yard touchdown and with 9:52 left in the second quarter, the Gators now led by 21.

Chad Usry made a 37-yard field goal and probably would've had another if the officials hadn't overlooked a Pineville played crossing the line of scrimmage before the snap. Although the attempt was blocked, Captain Shreve still led 24-0 before the end of the half. Once they returned, the game pretty much ended out with Lewis’ 17-yard touchdown scamper.

Captain Shreve ready to take on Northwood? Find out next week on the next episode of Dragon Ball Z. (Jk, go to the game or come back here to see how it goes.)