COCOA(8-3) Tigers vs BISHOP VEROT Vikings (9-2) 4A Region 3 Playoff Final: Bishop Verot comes into this contest on a two game win streak. During that time, the Vikings has outscored its opponents 102-17. The last previous playoff win for Verot was 68-13 versus St. Petersburg 16 years ago by now Head Coach Josh Vogelbach. This is a much improved Bishop Verot team thats feeling confident after winning their first state playoff game and reached its first regional final since 2002. The Vikings must play mistake free Football if they intend to Upset the Tigers.

Cocoa coming off a dominating performance against the 10 Win Astronaut War Eagles will look to build on its current success. Cocoa has a young team and we may be seeing the emergence of the Darkside Defence as they grow in the 4A Playoffs. The Defense lead by So DL DaJavon White and Sr LB Brock Holland were all over the field last week and will need another performance like that to slow down the Vikings.

Previous Meetings: 2016 Cocoa 64-0 Win, 2015 Cocoa 49-12 Win

Key Players Bishop Verot: Jr RB/CB Terry Lindsey (9 Offers), So QB Jacob Azizi, Sr RB/DE Joslyn Mira, Jr ATH Tequan Chapman, Sr DL/OL Dawson Graves, , Sr CB Blake Williams, Jr  Derrick Erickson, Jr DE Dominick Febels, Jr FS Giancarlo Duplessy, , Jr RB/CB Terry Lindsey, Jr RB/DE Dominic Febels, Fr WR Jaidin Brown, Jr WR/CB Brock Gee, and So FS Lucas Tejera.

Bishop Verot Offensive Leaders: So QB Jacob Azizi (97/172, 1363 yds, 14TD, 7INT, 56%), Sr RB/DE Joslyn Mira 176Car 1057yds 12TD), Jr RB/CB Terry Lindsey(67Car 436yds 8TD), Jr RB/DE Dominic Febels (53CAr 208 yds 2TD, 8 Rec 107yds), Fr WR Jaidin Brown (37Rec 474yds 2TD), Jr WR/CB Brock Gee (22Rec 312yds 5TD), and Jr ATH Tequan Chapman (20Rec 324yds 5TD)

Bishop Verot Defensive Leaders: Jr  Derrick Erickson (113 Tkls, 15TFL, 2Sack), Jr DE Dominick Febels (88Tkls, 18.5 TFL, 4Sacks), Jr FS Giancarlo Duplessy (69Tkls, 7.5TFL), Sr DL/OL Dawson Graves (64Tkls, 20.5TFL, 6Sacks), So FS Lucas Tejera (36Tkls, 2INT), Jr LB/RB Brandon Peck (35Tkls, 10.5TFL), and Sr CB Blake Williams (17Tkls, INT)

Key Players Cocoa: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Jr ATH Caziah Holmes  (10 Offers),  ⭐⭐⭐ Sr WR Rashean Lynn (19 Offers),  ⭐⭐⭐Sr ATH Willie Gaines(11 Offers),  ⭐⭐⭐Sr LB Brock Holland(4 Offers), So OL Richie Leonard(10 Offers), Jr DE Marquise Freeman(5 Offers), Sr WR Isaiah Jones(3 Offer), So DL Dajavon White(2 Offers), Sr OL Nick Parks(Offer), , Sr WR Jamari Williams(Offer), Sr DE Tyrique Sears(Offer), Fr RB/DB OJ Ross(Offer), So QB Diego Arroyo, Sr LB  Louis “Allen” Pierce, So C Hunter Gfell,  Sr ATH Latrell Pace, Jr DB Chavis “CJ” Thompson, Sr K Alex Petruzello, and Jr DB Jordan Blackmon.

Cocoa Offensive Leaders: So QB DJ Arroyo (183/254 2553 yds, 23 TD, 10 INT, 72%), Sr WR Willie Gaines (70 Rec 958yds 11TD, 35Car 374yds 5TD), Sr WR Isaiah Jones (47 Rec 745yds 7TD), Sr WR Jamari Williams (36 Rec 418yds 3TD), Sr WR Rashean Lynn (29 Rec 407yds 4TD) 1 Rec 6yds), Jr RB Caziah Holmes (127 Car 933yds 13TD), Fr RB/DB OJ Ross (78 Car 614yds 6TD)

Cocoa Defensive Leaders:  Sr LB Brock Holland (114 Tkls, 4TFL, 3sacks), So DT DaJavon White (69 Tkls, 17TFL, 5sacks ), Jr ATH Jordan Blackmon (56 Tkls, 2TFL, 3INT), Sr DE Tyrique Sears (51 Tkls, Sack, 13Qb Hurries), and Jr DE Marquise Freeman  (43Tkls, 3Sacks, 8Qb Hurries, 2Fum Rec)

Prediction: Cocoa by 14

FINAL: Cocoa 38 Bishop Verot 14