Orlando Christian Prep

The OCP Warriors (8-1) concluded the regular season with 15-12 victory over Zephyrhills Christian Academy on November 5 to secure their 8th consecutive win and earned a 1-seed in Region 2 of the FHSAA Class 2A State Football Playoffs.

The top two seeded teams in the region earned a bye week for the Regional Quarterfinal round of the playoffs that took place on Friday November 12.  The 2-seed in the region happened to be Zephyrhills Christian. Earning the top seed also gives the Warriors "home field" throughout the regional games. CLICK HERE to see FHSAA 2A Playoff Bracket.

Our opening playoff game opponent will be 4-seed Holy Trinity Episcopal Academy Tigers (Melbourne), who defeated 5-seed Orangewood Christian 37-29 on Friday night.

The Tigers trailed by 13 points in the ballgame before scoring 20 unanswered led by senior quarterback Ty Englehart, who was 16-23, 281 yards, 4 TDs, 1 INT in the game. His primary target was freshman Nicholas Teeter who caught seven passes for 174 yards and three TDs. Teeter had 232 all-purpose yards in the ballgame. Defensively, sophomore defensive lineman Nate Jennings had 11 tackles, three sacks and 6.5 TFL, along with an interception and blocked FG attempt that led to a score on the return.

ABOUT HOLY TRINITY

Holy Trinity's only loss came on the last weekend of the season to Father Lopez (Daytona Beach), 35-0. Including Friday night's 8-point win, the Tigers are averaging 30 point margin in their victories. Outside of their quarterback, their top producers on offensive and defense are freshmen and sophomores.

Englehart (6-3, 180) has thrown for 1932 yards on 100-178 (56%) attempts with 27 TDs and 4 INTs on the year. Sophomore Day Day Farmer (6-0, 150) has been the primary receiver for Englehart this season with 41 receptions, 948 yards (23.1 ypc and 94.8 ypg) and 18 touchdowns.

On the defensive side of the ball, Jennings leads the team in tackles (57), solo tackles (37), tackles per game (7.1), and tackles for loss (26.5).

NUMBERS DON'T TELL THE WHOLE STORY

Statistics can only tell you so much about an opponent. Coming into the matchup, OCP averages 31.1 points per game while allowing just 10.8 points per game. Holy Trinity averages 38.5 points per game while allowing 14 points per game.

Despite their gaudy offensive numbers they are ranked 19th in FHSAA Class 2A, Holy Trinity has feasted on the easiest schedule among the Top 25 ranked teams according to MaxPreps.com at -20.0 strength of schedule. There only six teams with an easier schedule. OCP, ranked 4th by MaxPreps.com, has a SOS of +5.3.

GAME TIME AND LOCATION

OCP is the host team, but the game will not be played at Warrior Field on the Orlando Christian Prep campus. The game will be played at Orangewood Christian School (Maitland) with kickoff set for 7pm.

Admission is $8 per game during the Regionals. Tickets will only be sold via GoFan, as well as cash will be accepted at the game site.

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