Rockledge football suffers heartbreaking OT loss to Spruce Creek
Rockledge football fought Class 6A Spruce Creek for 48 minutes, pushing the game to OT but an end zone interception resulted in a 10-3 defeat.
Rockledge football suffered a heartbreaking overtime loss to Spruce Creek in a rescheduled game on September 14, following a postponement due to weather a week prior. Spruce Creek took an early 3-0 lead in the first quarter, but Rockledge mounted a game-tying drive in the final minutes of regulation, forcing overtime. In overtime, Rockledge scored first with a touchdown, but failed to capitalize on their first offensive play of the extra period, as a quarterback change led to an interception that sealed a 10-3 defeat for the Raiders.
Head coach John Holmes commended his team's toughness despite the penalties, while Spruce Creek's sophomore John Reilly scored the game-winning touchdown.
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