The Bulls brought down the curtain on the 2024 season with a 41-0, running clock romp over Raines in the Class 3A state championship game at Pitbull Stadium.
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The Vikings were playing in their sixth state title game and first under head coachThe Bulls won the eighth title in program history and served notice once again that the most competitive football is played in Dade. Of Raines’ three losses in championship games all have been to teams from the 305 area code.Raines had plowed through the season with a high-powered offense of its own but found yards difficult to come by against the Bulls.
The Vikings had a shot at tying the game in the second quarter, going from their own 7 all the way to the Northwestern 1. But the Bulls draggeddown at the 1 on both third and fourth down to deny the Vikings their best scoring chance of the game.inside the 20 that was a hair underthrown. Walker slipped trying to make the grab but was clear of any Bulls defender. Two plays later, Strawder hiton a short sideline throw that he turned into a 29-yard field flipper.
Cole and Walker had been an elite duo all season long. But Walker was banged up after sliding for a catch and had just 20 yards in the game. Cole, who entered with 43 touchdown passes and needed four to tie the area record of 47 set by First Coast’sWhile Raines’ defensive line erased most of the running lanes, that didn’t matter with how well Strawder played. Two of his touchdowns went to the 6-5, five-star wideout Russell. Hardy had a 65-yard touchdown catch to open the second half.
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