Cardinal Mooney Blows Past Bolles to Claim 2A FHSAA Crown

Posted on December 10, 2025 by Brandon Odoi

Miami– In Wednesday night’s 2A Florida High School Football Association final, Sarasota Cardinal Mooney’s offensive explosion led to their second state championship crown since 2023.  They topped Jacksonville Bolles 52-28 behind three rushing touchdowns by Connail Jackson (26 carries for 160 yards) aided by three receiving touchdowns by Bo Odaniel (7 catches for 107 yards). 

That 2023 championship was Cardinal Mooney’s first state football title since 1972, ending a 51-year drought. Cardinal Mooney won the Florida High School Athletic Association (FHSAA) Class 1S state championship on December 8, 2023. The Cougars defeated Trinity Catholic High School (Ocala) by a score of 31–27 in that title game

Bo Odaniel, 2026 WR

About Brandon Odoi

Brandon Odoi is a tenured journalist. He's covered youth football since 8th grade, high school football since 2009 and began covering college football in 2011 as a beat writer for the University of Miami Athletic programs. In 2011, he founded Football Hotbed a national multi-media platform for football across the country. He's a graduate of the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University and spent his first five years as a professional working at ABC Television Network, ending his career as a producer in Miami. He's married with two sons and a daughter and resides in South Florida.
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