Although many teams were on byes, there were also several primetime matches in Week 7.
Venice suffered its first loss of the season, falling to Raines on the road. Manatee lost at home against Columbia. Cardinal Mooney, ODA and Sarasota Christianpicked up wins.
And since individual performances can get lost in the final scores, the Herald-Tribune is honoring the top performances each week.
Here are the 10 standouts from Week 7.
Ira Dale Jr., Venice
Dale had 127 yards and one touchdown on 23 carries in a 20-17 loss to Raines on the road.
Carter Fraser, Manatee
After several players exited the game due to injury, Fraser stepped up, rushing for 49 yards on 13 carries with one score.
Peyton Gray, Sarasota Christian
Gray finished with nine tackles, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery in Sarasota Christian's 36-15 win over Keswick
Christian.
Seneca Hawthorne, Cardinal Mooney
Hawthorne had two touchdowns (88 and 35 yards) against Clearwater Central Catholic in a 47-35 win.
Matthew Manyak, Sarasota Christian
Manyak had eight tackles, two sacks and two tackles for loss in Sarasota Christian's win over Keswick Christian.
Connail Jackson, Cardinal Mooney
Jackson had two touchdowns and over 200 yards on 19 carries in Mooney's win over Clearwater Central Catholic, despite not playing much in the second half.
Tavares Powell, Manatee
Powell had nine catches for 189 yards and two touchdowns in Manatee's 51-28 loss to Columbia.
Jordan Sanders, Cardinal Mooney
With less than two minutes left to play, Sanders had a pick-6, giving Cardinal Mooney a 12-point lead in a 47-35 over Clearwater Central Catholic.
Noah Spenn, Sarasota Christian
Spenn had two catches for 36 yards and one touchdown, adding three tackles a pass breakup in Sarasota Christian's win over Keswick Christian.
Tait Zeltwanger, Sarasota Christian
Zeltwanger finished 10-of-21 with 151 yards and one touchdown. He added six carries for 35 yards and two scores in Sarasota Christian's 36-15 win over Keswick Christian.
WEEK 7 RESULTS
FRIDAY, OCT. 2
Cardinal Mooney 47, Clearwater Central Catholic 35
Columbia 51, Manatee 28
Out-of-Door Academy 49, Southwest Florida Christian 14
Canterbury 46, Saint Stephen’s 6
Sarasota Christian 36, Keswick Christian 15
Southeast 45, Osceola 6
Raines 20, Venice 17
Lemon Bay 40, Wellen Park 7
Wesley Chapel 27, Bayshore 7
The Classical Academy of Sarasota 30, City of Life 0
BYE: Braden River, Bradenton Christian, Lakewood Ranch, North Port, Palmetto, Parrish Community, Riverview, Sarasota
WEEK 8 SCHEDULE
THURSDAY OCT. 8
Out-of-Door Academy at Seffner Christian, 7:30 p.m.
Shorecrest Prep at Bradenton Christian, 6:30 p.m.
FRIDAY, OCT. 9
Bayshore at Cardinal Mooney, 7 p.m.
Southeast at Braden River, 7 p.m.
Lakewood Ranch at Venice, 7:30 p.m.
Palmetto at Manatee, 7:30 p.m.
Parrish Community at Sumner, 7:30 p.m.
Riverview at North Port, 7:30 p.m.
Sarasota at Lehigh, 7:30 p.m.
Sarasota Christian at Indian Rocks Christian, 7 p.m.
The Classical Academy of Sarasota at Lakeside, 7 p.m.
OPEN: Wellen Park BYE: Saint Stephen’s
This article originally appeared on Sarasota Herald-Tribune: Game balls: Sarasota, Manatee high school football top Week 7 performers
