Cypress Bay (3-0) compiled 303 yards rushing and 16 first downs in the first half as the Lightning rolled past the Wildcats (1-2) 35-3 in front of a crowd of 4,000 at Cypress Bay High School.

The Lightning is ranked third in the Herald's Top 20 South Florida poll and fifth in the state in Class 6A.

And it's doubtful Cypress Bay head coach Mark Guandolo needed any pregame speeches to get his players fired up before kickoff. On Thursday morning, the center of the field had been dug up to spell out the WHS for Western High School.

''To be honest, this is a pretty big rivalry, so the kids were already pretty fired up to begin with,'' Guandolo said. ``They didn't need too much extra motivation, but that sure got their attention.''

And if Cypress Bay was looking to make a statement, they wasted little time -- the offense took the opening kickoff and put together a 13-play, 80-yard drive that ate up the first 7:21 of the game to take a 7-0 lead on a 5-yard touchdown run by Craig Dee.

''The kids really came out and played hard . . . and did what they had to do,'' said Guandolo, who was holding a plaque given to him minutes earlier in recognition of his 200th high school victory.

``What does 200 wins mean? I guess it means I'm getting old.''

-- BILL DALEY

MORE FOOTBALL

• South Broward 43, West Broward 3: Jamar Brown rushed for more than 100 yards for the second time in the season and scored twice as host South Broward earned its first victory of the season, beating first-year West Broward 43-3.

The senior tailback finished with 122 yards on just 12 carries, including touchdowns of 12 and 35 yards.

The latter score came in South Broward's first possession of the third quarter for a 36-0 lead, leading to the running clock the rest of the way. Curtric Evans also scored twice on runs of 18 and 6 yards.

The Bulldogs (1-2) led 29-0 at halftime in a game which kicked off 35 minutes late due to lightning. South Broward accumulated 238 yards during the first two quarters, scoring four touchdowns in consecutive possessions.

After taking a 13-0 lead on Brown's first score, the defense scored on a safety when West Broward quarterback Dustin Edens recovered his own fumble in the end zone.

West Broward (0-2), held to 59 total yards, avoided the shutout when Connor Doole kicked a 23-yard field goal.

-- CONCEPCION

LEDEZMA

• Westwood Christian 47, Posnack 0: Raymond Bryant rushed for 187 yards on 12 carries and scored three touchdowns for Westwood Christian. Redari Revere added a touchdown and had 20 yards on three carries. Quinten McCall added a 65 yard kickoff return in the third quarter. Linebacker Steve Chaverria led the defense with 15 tackles and added a blocked punt. Brian Murton added nine tackles.

GIRLS' VOLLEYBALL

• Archbishop McCarthy d. Coral Springs Charter 16-25, 25-22, 25-20, 25-19: After losing its first game to Coral Springs Charter, Archbishop McCarthy rallied to take three consecutive games and defeat the Panthers. Marissa Chaiser had 11 points, four aces and 12 kills. Katie Uritis had 10 kills, two blocks. Kristy Bermudez had 13 points, six kills and 10 digs for the Mavericks (4-1).

• North Broward d. St. Andrew's 25-11, 25-10, 25-16: Katelyn Hummel had 11 points, six aces and 25 assists. Krista Lighter had six kills, three aces and four digs. Olivia Mesner had nine kills for the Eagles (7-1).

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