Hollywood, FL. — Webber International leaned on a bruising ground game and a takeaway-hungry defense to post a 28–0 road shutout of Fort Lauderdale on Saturday afternoon. The Warriors piled up 346 yards (228 rushing) on 58 plays, controlled possession for 33:48, and finished 2-for-2 in the red zone while the defense limited the hosts to 207 total yards and 3-of-13 on third down.

After a scoreless first quarter, Webber turned an interception into points early in the second. Five plays later, Davaughn Thomas bounced in from nine yards at 9:00 of Q2 for a 7–0 lead. The Warriors made it 14–0 late in the third when Dorian Manuel burst through for a 32-yard touchdown to cap an 8-play, 68-yard march.

Webber slammed the door in the fourth. D'Markus Mathis needed just 17 seconds to race 56 yards to paydirt at 6:43, and R. Johnson finished the scoring with a 1-yard plunge at 1:15 to round out the 28–0 final. Kicker Rourke Davis was perfect on all four PATs.

The Warrior defense authored the shutout with 3 sacks, 6 tackles for loss, and two interceptions while keeping Fort Lauderdale out of the red zone entirely. Linebacker Caden Morrell stuffed the stat sheet with 11 tackles, a sack, and an interception returned 16 yards; Jonathan St. Jacque added 4 tackles, a sack, and a pick. Jeremy Willoughby logged 7 stops up front, while Anthoni Smith and Oscar Castillo each recorded a sack.

Scoring Summary

• Q2 – 9:00: Davaughn Thomas 9-yd rush (Davis PAT). 5 plays, 29 yards, 2:19 TOP.
• Q3 – 3:45: Dorian Manuel 32-yd rush (Davis PAT). 8 plays, 68 yards, 4:15 TOP.
• Q4 – 6:43: D'Markus Mathis 56-yd rush (Davis PAT). 4 plays, 74 yards, 0:17 TOP.
• Q4 – 1:15: Reginald Johnson 1-yd rush (Davis PAT). 7 plays, 58 yards, 5:28 TOP.

By the Numbers (Team)

• Webber: 346 total yards (228 rush / 118 pass), 19 first downs, 5-of-12 3rd down, 2-of-4 4th down, TOP 33:48.
• Fort Lauderdale: 207 total yards (122 rush / 85 pass), 11 first downs, 3-of-13 3rd down, 0 red-zone trips, 12 penalties for 93 yards.

Stat Leaders (Webber)

• Rushing: D'Markus Mathis 3–70–1 (long 56); Davaughn Thomas 7–44–1; Dorian Manuel 5–40–1; Reginald Johnson 5–24–1; Blake Birchler 6–34.
• Passing: Blake Birchler 14–19–118 (long 26); team 14–21–118.
• Receiving (top yardage): Dantay Diorio 1–26; Jonathan St. Jacque 1–20; Cooper Cadorette 1–15; Cory Conklin 1–12; Dorian Manuel 1–10 (10 different receivers caught passes).
• Defense: Caden Morrell 11 tackles, 1.0 sack, 1 INT (16 ret yds); Jeremy Willoughby 7 tackles; Jonathan St. Jacque 4 tackles, 1.0 sack, 1 INT; Anthoni Smith 1.0 sack; Oscar Castillo 1.0 sack.
• Special Teams: Jaxson Rivera 3 punts, 39.3 avg, 2 inside-20; Rourke Davis 4-for-4 PAT.

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