- April 22, 2024
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LAKE BUTLER Junior quarterback Joe Milton threw for three touchdowns and ran for another in leading the Olympia Titans to a convincing 40-14 win over Cypress Creek in the district opener for both teams.
Cypress Creek had struck first on a 52-yard touchdown run by Najee Freeman, but the Titans (3-1, 1-0 district) responded on their first offensive possession with a 31-yard rushing touchdown by Milton.
“(Cypress Creek) hit us big at the very beginning, but our kids adjust,” Olympia coach Kyle Hayes said. “We just continued to play.”
After the Bears’ strong drive to start the game, the Titans’ defense made adjustments and would allow less than 200 yards of total offense on the night (109 rushing yards and 83 passing yards). The focus was limiting and applying pressure Cypress Creek’s dual-threat quarterback, Kordell Scott.
“[Scott] was their best player,” Hayes said. “We just wanted to make sure he was under duress all night.”
Olympia senior receiver Bradley Dos Santos was on the receiving end of two of Milton’s touchdown tosses with Jordan Underwood being on the receiving end for the third — a 42-yard scoring strike.
“That’s what happens when you got a 16-year-old kid with a big arm,” Hayes said of Milton’s strong night. “He’s improved a lot. … He’s starting to understand to play the playbook — (to) play the situation.”
Robin Green Jr. also got in on the scoring with a 10-yard touchdown run late in the first half and the Titans’ defense weighed in with Isiah Moore returning a fumble for a touchdown in the fourth quarter.
For Olympia: The Titans will play a non-district game at Evans (2-2) in Week Five.
