North Broward Prep football beat Somerset Academy Canyons 36-16 on Friday to advance to the semifinals. It was the Eagles’ fourth straight win and moved the team to 6-6 this season.
Somerset Academy scored first after the Eagles’ opening field goal, taking an 8-3 lead. North Broward Prep answered with a run of its own. Braxton Bylaw intercepted a pass, and Ralph Diaz threw a long touchdown pass to Luigi Borio. Diaz later ran in a touchdown to make it 17-8.
The Eagles pulled away in the second half. Christian Deering scored two rushing touchdowns, the first after an interception and the second following a long run by Tanner Gillman.
Defensive end Thor Hawsta recorded his 17th sack of the season, tying the school’s single-season record. Kicker Mateo Sanchez made three more field goals, including a 51-yarder, and is 7-for-7 on field goals through the first two playoff games.
North Broward Prep will host Coral Shores High School in the semifinals on Friday, Nov. 13, at 6 p.m. The Hurricanes finished the regular season 6-3 and have won playoff games over Cocoa Beach and Bayside High School.
