In the battle of claws versus swords, it was the former that took control of this Class 1A regional semifinal matchup. Lions QB Brady Quinn threw five touchdowns to help the Lions fight their way to the regional finals.
In the first half, FBA's Jayden Petit, Bradley Martino and Sam Sparacio all found the endzone while the Lions defense held the Bucs to just two field goals. FBA led 19-6 at the break.
Benjamin came out of halftime firing on all cylinders, taking no time to score its first touchdown of the night. Jayden Vega connected with Julian Luiz to chip away at the deficit.
On the following drive, Quinn's fourth touchdown pass of the evening came from four yards out, going to Dominick Davis in the back of the end zone.
Benjamin responded with another scoring drive, Terrion Ivey-Akins rushing in from five yards out.
But Quinn connected with Petit again to further the lead over the Buccaneers for good.
FINAL: #2 First Baptist Academy 34, #3 Benjamin 20.