At first glance, Apopka's 35-7 victory over host Fort Pierce Westwood seems to be just another routine triumph for the Blue Darters. But it took a relatively mistake-free second half for the Blue Darters to pull away from the Panthers after leading just 12-7 at halftime, thanks to four lost fumbles, three in the first quarter alone.
"We're still making too many mistakes", said Apopka coach Ty Ensor, who, like the Darters, is now 2-0 as a head coach. "We've got to keep going and keep getting better"

One thing Apopka did very well, when it was hanging onto the ball, was putting up big rushing numbers. The Darters rushed for 375 yards. The Apopka defense also contributed its part, holding Westwood's passing attack to just 160 yards. The Panthers completed 21-of-34, but averaged just a little over 7-1/2 yards per completion. The Panthers managed just 67 rushing yards, 39 of them on the final play of the first half as the Darters were playing a prevent defense.