Carrollwood Day School’s skill on display in win over Calvary Christian

CLEARWATER — Carrollwood Day School walked away with an exceedingly long highlight reel after Friday night’s 56-34 victory at Calvary Christian.

Biggest play? Tough to pick.

There was Izaiah Williams’ 99-yard touchdown reception, Anthony Carrie’s 80-yard scoring run, Tayshaun Burney’s 71-yard kickoff return for a touchdown, Bredell Richardson’s 60- and 36-yard TD receptions, and Tavoy Feagin’s 56-yard pick-six.

Most valuable player? Also tough to choose.

How about quarterback Jordan Magwood, who completed 8 of 12 passes for 214 yards and three touchdowns, and rushed for another 32 yards. You could also make an argument for Carrie, who finished with 19 carries for 192 yards and three scores.

CDS coach Marshall McDuffie chuckled when asked if the toughest part was managing all of his talent, which involves a lengthy list of major Football Bowl Subdivision commitments.

“We stay focused on the team and everybody working for the team,” McDuffie said. “Not everyone is going to get the highlights every game, but during the season everyone will definitely get their chances. (Friday), it worked out that just about everybody got a chance (to shine on a big play).”

Early in the second quarter, it looked like CDS (2-0) just might make the game a lot more lopsided than what it ended up being.

The Patriots jumped out to a 21-0 lead on the 36-yard pass to Richardson, Feagin’s interception return and a steady diet of Carrie, who had 13 carries for 72 yards after the first quarter.

Calvary, however, fought back behind the hard running of Sean Cuono and sharp passing of Jacob Drackett, who finished with 14 completions for 229 passing yards and four touchdowns.

Calvary (1-1) cut the gap to 21-14 and took some serious momentum into halftime after a goal-line stand on the last play of the second quarter.

“We knew we were going to get a tough test from Calvary (Friday),” McDuffie said. “And that’s what we wanted. This game should help make us better.”

CDS promptly answered in the second half with Burney’s kickoff return for a touchdown. Only 13 seconds into the third quarter, the Patriots were once again up two touchdowns, 28-14.

Calvary cut the gap to 28-21 but got no closer.

In the end, McDuffie noted that despite the big plays and lopsided victory, his team committed way too many penalties and often didn’t execute on defense like they are capable.

“We have things to work on,” the coach said. “Right now, the focus is on our next game, (Ocala) Trinity Catholic. We’re not getting ahead of ourselves, that’s for sure.”