LEESBURG — The ''flag'' pattern John McGlohorn ran to shake off coverage and run under a 45-yard touchdown pass from Steve Madden, rallying Leesburg High School to a 25-24 victory Friday night, was a play he suggested to Yellow Jackets Coach Gene Foster.
The play turned the advantage of quickness and anticipation that Lake Weir's cornerback had used to beat McGlohorn on short down-and-out patterns into a disadvantage.
''He had been beating me on the break all night long,'' said McGlohorn, a junior wide receiver. ''I came back to coach and suggested a play. The particular route is called and '87 flag' route. I knew I could beat him on that.''
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The play highlighted an 18-point second-half turnaround for Leesburg, which battled back from a 24-7 halftime deficit. Leesburg was heavily favored against inexperienced Lake Weir, but the Hurricanes capitalized on Leesburg's sluggish and turnover ridden first half.
''In the first half, the guys just didn't have their hearts into it,'' McGlohorn said. ''We went back into the field house at halftime and decided we could do it.''
The most serious injury sustained by a Leesburg player was a strained right knee to defensive tackle Desmond Harris, who could be out for a couple of weeks.
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The lights went out in Dade City Friday night because of a blown transformer, causing an hour-long delay and giving host Pasco time to regroup and rally to a 27-21 victory over Bushnell South Sumter. Power was restored to half the field for the second quarter and all the light standards were in use after halftime.
''The big question was, did the lights help us or them more? I would say, since we are a running team and they are a passing team, that playing on a half lit field was an advantage for us,'' South Sumter Coach Inman Sherman said. ''But the delay gave them a chance to regroup.
''We play basically 12 kids and they were pretty tired. You figure, we dressed out for the game at 7 o'clock and it didn't end until 11:30.''
Groveland's defense gave up 188 yards rushing in a 20-0 loss to Newberry, but allowed only one touchdown on the ground, that coming with slightly more than three minutes to play. In addition, the Greenbacks recovered four of five Newberry fumbles and intercepted one pass.
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By spending most of the week preparing his defense, Groveland Coach Mike Walker's offense paid the price. The Greenbacks rushed for just 81 yards on 31 attempts. Lost in that statistic is the fact they could not take advantage of a Newberry fumble on its 28 on the second play of the game.
''If Groveland would have had the killer instinct it has had in the past, we would have taken it in,'' Walker said. ''I think that might have helped us a lot.
''We didn't look very good offensively. We spent most of our time working on defense during the week, so the offense didn't get that much work.''
Worth noting: Nearly all of the Greenbacks played offense, defense and special teams. ''We just don't have the luxury of platooning,'' Walker said.
Clermont Coach Bruce Kregloe hopes he has the same problem the remainder of the season that he had after Friday's, 35-0, whipping of Lecanto.
His problem?
Picking a defensive player of the game. Three players were worthy of the honor, all with four or five solo tackles and several assists.
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There was also a little question about the offensive player of the week, but he picked Lance Walsworth's passing performance of 5-of-11 for 104 yards and 3 touchdowns over Derek Jones, who rushed for 154 yards and 1 touchdown on 17 carries.
The 35 points was the highest point total scored by Clermont since the ninth game of the 1984 season, when the Highlanders beat Spring Hill Springstead, 36-32. And consider this: Clermont needs only 21 points to surpass the 55 points it scored in 1985.
Mount Dora's Robert Kelly-to-Anthony Harley combination worked close to perfection in the Hurricanes' 32-18 victory over Umatilla. Harley beat the Bulldogs' secondary for a 54-yard touchdown pass in the first quarter, and 10 minutes later, he broke free for a 42-yard catch to set up the 'Canes' second TD. All totalled, Harley caught 3 passes for 125 yards.
Kelly, who finished 6-of-16 passing for 137 yards and 3 TDs and ran for a fourth touchdown, set up Mount Dora's final score with a 23-yard return of an interception.
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''That hurt an awful lot,'' said Umatilla Coach Kent Stevens. ''I think that we were tired, but we were so emotional, we didn't seem tired. When he intercepted that pass, it made us realize just how tired we were. . . . If that makes any sense.''
Linebacker Jimmie Lucas may not be fully recovered from a preseason knee injury but don't tell that to Alachua Santa Fe -- the team Wildwood beat, 20-14, Friday night.
Lucas, along with fellow linebacker Harry Massey, were the two outstanding performers for the Wildcats defense. Lucas had 8 tackles and Massey had 7 solo tackles, 1 sack and 1 blocked punt.
Tavares running back David Lattimore scored on a 2-yard run to cap a 99- yard, 2-feet, 11-inch drive and give the Bulldogs a 6-0 victory over Pierson Taylor. The touchdown came after Tavares made a big goal-line stand early in the fourth quarter, stopping Taylor 1-inch from the end zone.
Defensive guards David Miller and Robbie Tanner were commended for outstanding play by Tavares Coach Mike Sosinki.
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Joe Williams and Alan Schmadtke www.orlandosentinel.com September 16, 1986
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Carver Heights Quarterback Club
1986 Varsity Jacket Lettermen
Class Of 1988 Leesburg High School
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