2 weeks Ago By The Ledger
Auburndale flag football head coach Gloria Choquette and the entire Auburndale flag football team’s mentality was to focus on the game and play one game at a time. The Bloodhounds (11-2) knew in the Class 3A, District 6 semifinal game that Sebring would bring their experience, but it was up to Auburndale to take it one play at a time. With this mindset in full effect, the Bloodhounds were still down early but fought, battling adversity and eventually overcoming the challenge, winning the seminal matchup 14-7.
The No. 28 program in Class 3A will play in the district championship game against Lakeland Wednesday at home, and with a win, it will be the program’s first-ever district championship. “It feels good to see the girls make history, but the job is not finished.
Lakeland is a well coached program and we are going to have to bring our best game against them,” Choquette said. All County: Gallery: Meet The Ledger's 2024 All-County Flag Football TeamSenior quarterback Demi Serman said the team is gelling at the right time. “It feels amazing because of how far we have come as a team,” Serman said.
“We had a rough end to last year and this was our comeback season to show everyone what we can do and I feel like we’ve done that so far. I give all thanks to God for giving us this opportunity and I hope that we can make a deep playoff run.”Potentially sparking a deep playoff run were the playmakers in the district semifinal game: Serman threw a 55-yard touchdown pass to senior receiver Jakara Holland as well as a 15-yard touchdown pass to Christianelle Rebarchek.
Defensively, it was a collective effort, as the team’s defense had key stops in Bloodhound territory. There were a few goal line stops, too.In other news, Haines City (15-0), the No.
27 program in all of Florida, which has first-team all-county player Zebrielle Canaday, will take on Durant Wednesday at home.m in the district final game. This article originally appeared on The Ledger: Auburndale flag football wins district semifinal matchup.
