Chaminade-Madonna routs Venice 35-0 in first Open Division game
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Venice’s first Open Division game didn’t go according to plan.
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Chaminade-Madonna four-star junior quarterback Brady Quinn threw three touchdown passes as the No. 4 Lions routed the No. 8 Indians 35-0 in Hollywood on Friday, Nov. 13.
With the loss, Venice (9-2, 0-1 Pool A) faces an almost must-win situation when No. 1 St. Thomas Aquinas makes the trip to Sarasota for the second week of pool play on Nov. 20.
Chaminade (9-2, 1-0) scored four touchdowns in the first half, including a pair of touchdown passes from Quinn to four-star junior wide receiver Tromon Isaac Jr.
After taking a 7-0 lead on a 6-yard touchdown catch by Isaac, Chaminade pulled away with three touchdowns in the second quarter. The backbreaker was Quinn’s 48-yard touchdown pass to Isaac with just 2.7 seconds left in the half.
Lions sophomore wide receiver Kedarius Rhaney caught a 4-yard touchdown pass with 6:19 left in the third quarter to give the Lions a 35-point lead and start the running clock.
Running backs Amos Bradford and Clinton Jean-Pierre also scored for the Lions. Chaminade will host Lakeland in its second Open Division game.
It’s the first time since a 49-13 loss to national power IMG in the 2020 season opener that Venice’s opponent was able to win with a running clock.
Venice had opportunities to score but ended up turning the ball over seven times in Chaminade territory. Chaminade intercepted three passes — all in the red zone — and the Indians had four turnovers on downs.
Senior running back Dorien-Irving Jones had a couple big runs for the Indians — including plays of 28 and 18 yards in the first quarter — but was kept out of the end zone for the first time this season. He scored at least two rushing touchdowns in all eight regular season games he played in 2026. He finished with 151 yards on 22 carries.
Venice quarterback Mason Polley completed 6 of 18 passes for 47 yards with three interceptions. Freshman Mike Blakely caught 4 passes for 23 yards and had 4 carries for 43 yards.
Venice, which scored 496 points during the regular season, was shut out for the first time since a 42-point loss to St. Thomas Aquinas in the 2019 Class 7A state semifinals.
This article originally appeared on Sarasota Herald-Tribune: Chaminade-Madonna routs Venice 35-0 in first Open Division game