Football: Spoto 37, Wharton 10

RIVERVIEW — Host Spoto broke open a close game with 25 unanswered points in the second half en route to a 37-10 win over Wharton in Friday's season opener.

The Wildcats had five turnovers and were no match for the Spartans' aerial attack. Spoto quarterback Nick Addison targeted Tyron Baker on three of his four second-half touchdown passes with Danny Taylor hauling in the other scoring pass, a 77-yarder for the game's longest play.

"We found out we can throw the football, and that's something we're going to have to do," Spoto coach Dale Caparaso said.

Addison, who completed 9 of 13 passes for 207 yards, also scored on a 4-yard run. That touchdown gave the Spartans a 12-0 lead.

Wharton rallied for its only points to pull within two at halftime. Marcolm Banks made Spoto pay for a 13-yard loss by punter Darrin Morris by scoring on a 4-yard run.

Steve Lee, Times correspondent