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Cocoa Merritt Island

Tigers

Mustangs

The Merritt Island (FL) varsity football team lost Friday's home non-conference game against Cocoa (FL) in overtime by a score of 30-24.

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	OT1	OT2	Final
Cocoa	7	3	0	7	7	6	30
Merritt Island	0	7	3	7	7	0	24

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Merritt Island (25-26)

Cocoa

Passing

#	Athlete Name	C	Att	Yds	C%	Avg	TD	Int	Lng	QB Rate
	Team Totals	35	52	294	.673	8.4	1	4	28	56.1
13	Champ Smith (Jr)	35	52	294	.673	8.4	1	4	28	56.1

Merritt Island

Passing

#	Athlete Name	C	Att	Yds	C%	Avg	TD	Int	Lng	QB Rate
	Team Totals	11	26	126	.423	11.5	1	0	26	70.4
17	Kevin Verpaele (Jr)	11	26	126	.423	11.5	1	0	26	70.4

Cocoa

Rushing

#	Athlete Name	Car	Yds	Avg	Lng	TD
	Team Totals	25	134	5.4	20	3
2	Javeon Scott (So)	14	87	6.2	20	1
3	Cannon McCarthy (Sr)	2	4	2.0	4
4	Troy Silberzahn (So)	2	4	2.0	2	2
13	Champ Smith (Jr)	6	33	5.5	8
14	Jamal Smith (Jr)	1	6	6.0	6

Merritt Island

Rushing

#	Athlete Name	Car	Yds	Avg	Lng	TD
	Team Totals	31	127	4.1	26	2
3	Keith Hamilton (Jr)	1	10	10.0	10	0
8	Deshaun Thomas (Jr)	2	4	2.0	3	1
9	Raundae Monroe (Jr)	4	15	3.8	9	0
13	Drew Sarver (Jr)	2	6	3.0	8	0
17	Kevin Verpaele (Jr)	3	8	2.7	5	0
20	Alain Adams (Jr)	14	72	5.1	26	1
22	Alex Hernandez (Sr)	5	12	2.4	3	0

Cocoa

Receiving

#	Athlete Name	Rec	Yds	Avg	Lng	TD
	Team Totals	35	294	8.4	28	1
2	Javeon Scott (So)	4	31	7.8	12
4	Troy Silberzahn (So)	4	41	10.3	18	1
5	Tank White (Jr)	7	47	6.7	12
11	A. Hawkins (Jr)	5	34	6.8	12
14	Jamal Smith (Jr)	11	103	9.4	15
21	Zaylan Chapple (So)	3	10	3.3	6
84	Cayman Varis (So)	1	28	28.0	28

Merritt Island

Receiving

#	Athlete Name	Rec	Yds	Avg	Lng	TD
	Team Totals	11	126	11.5	26	1
3	Keith Hamilton (Jr)	1	26	26.0	26	0
4	D. Robinson Jr. (Sr)	4	52	13.0	18	1
8	Deshaun Thomas (Jr)	2	25	12.5	21	0
13	Drew Sarver (Jr)	1	2	2.0	2	0
18	Femi Howard Jr. (Sr)	2	15	7.5	8	0
20	Alain Adams (Jr)	1	6	6.0	6	0

Cocoa

Offensive Fumbles and Pancake Blocks

#	Athlete Name	Fum	Lost	Pnk Blk
	Team Totals	1	1
5	Tank White (Jr)	1	1

Merritt Island

Offensive Fumbles and Pancake Blocks

#	Athlete Name	Pnk Blk
	Team Totals	12
8	Deshaun Thomas (Jr)	3
50	Camren Clements (Sr)	1
60	Alex Schafer (Sr)	4
78	Joey Sonnenberg (Jr)	4

Cocoa

All Purpose Yards

#	Athlete Name	Rush	Rec	KR	PR	Total
	Team Totals	134	294	57	0	485
1	Cj Hester (Sr)			25		25
2	Javeon Scott (So)	87	31			118
3	Cannon McCarthy (Sr)	4		32		36
4	Troy Silberzahn (So)	4	41			45
5	Tank White (Jr)		47			47
11	A. Hawkins (Jr)		34			34
13	Champ Smith (Jr)	33				33
14	Jamal Smith (Jr)	6	103			109
21	Zaylan Chapple (So)		10			10
84	Cayman Varis (So)		28			28

Merritt Island

All Purpose Yards

#	Athlete Name	Rush	Rec	KR	PR	IR	Total
	Team Totals	127	126	40	10	56	359
3	Keith Hamilton (Jr)	10	26		10		46
4	D. Robinson Jr. (Sr)		52				52
5	D. Peterson (Sr)					10	10
6	Kamar Fielder (Jr)			20		45	65
8	Deshaun Thomas (Jr)	4	25				29
9	Raundae Monroe (Jr)	15		20			35
13	Drew Sarver (Jr)	6	2				8
17	Kevin Verpaele (Jr)	8					8
18	Femi Howard Jr. (Sr)		15				15
20	Alain Adams (Jr)	72	6				78
21	Jonas Walters (Jr)					1	1
22	Alex Hernandez (Sr)	12		0			12

Cocoa

Total Yards

#	Athlete Name	Rush	Pass	Rec	Total
	Team Totals	134	294	294	428
2	Javeon Scott (So)	87		31	118
3	Cannon McCarthy (Sr)	4			4
4	Troy Silberzahn (So)	4		41	45
5	Tank White (Jr)			47	47
11	A. Hawkins (Jr)			34	34
13	Champ Smith (Jr)	33	294		327
14	Jamal Smith (Jr)	6		103	109
21	Zaylan Chapple (So)			10	10
84	Cayman Varis (So)			28	28

Merritt Island

Total Yards

#	Athlete Name	Rush	Pass	Rec	Total
	Team Totals	127	126	126	253
3	Keith Hamilton (Jr)	10		26	36
4	D. Robinson Jr. (Sr)			52	52
8	Deshaun Thomas (Jr)	4		25	29
9	Raundae Monroe (Jr)	15			15
13	Drew Sarver (Jr)	6		2	8
17	Kevin Verpaele (Jr)	8	126		134
18	Femi Howard Jr. (Sr)			15	15
20	Alain Adams (Jr)	72		6	78
22	Alex Hernandez (Sr)	12			12

Cocoa

Tackles

#	Athlete Name	Solo	Asst	Tot Tckls	TFL
	Team Totals	45	26	71	4.0
1	Cj Hester (Sr)	4	1	5
7	Raymond McCoy (Sr)	1	3	4
8	Duran Guilford (Sr)	5	2	7
9	Jermaine Waters (Sr)	3	1	4	2.0
10	Tyion Jacobs (Sr)	5	3	8
12	Kyree Brooks (Jr)	2	2	4
15	D. Cooper Jr (Sr)	6	4	10	2.0
20	O'Kece Battle (Sr)	5	5	10
23	D. Phillips (Jr)	2	1	3
44	Tremain Wells (Sr)	2	2	4
50	C. Redman Thompson (Sr)	1	1	2
51	C. Patterson Jr (Sr)	1		1
56	Elyias Wilson (So)	4	1	5
99	Mel Mitchell Iv (Sr)	4		4

Merritt Island

Tackles

#	Athlete Name	Solo	Asst	Tot Tckls	TFL
	Team Totals	28	45	73	1.0
0	Jarvis Howell (Sr)	6	9	15	.0
1	W. Bouloute (Jr)	0	2	2	.0
2	Zachary Olson (Sr)	1	2	3	.0
5	D. Peterson (Sr)	4	2	6	.0
6	Kamar Fielder (Jr)	2	3	5	.0
8	Deshaun Thomas (Jr)	1	3	4	.0
15	Ethan Holt (Sr)	7	8	15	.0
21	Jonas Walters (Jr)	2	2	4	.0
24	Amarri Hamilton (So)	0	1	1	.0
36	Zion Christian (Fr)	1	1	2	.0
40	Nathan Schafer (So)	2	3	5	1.0
50	Camren Clements (Sr)	0	1	1	.0
60	Alex Schafer (Sr)	0	3	3	.0
78	Joey Sonnenberg (Jr)	0	1	1	.0
90	Miami Coughlin (Sr)	1	3	4	.0

Cocoa

Sacks

#	Athlete Name	Sacks	Ydl	Hurs
	Team Totals	1.0	8	6
9	Jermaine Waters (Sr)	1.0	8	5
15	D. Cooper Jr (Sr)			1

Sacks

Merritt Island has not entered any sacks stats.

Cocoa

Defensive Statistics

#	Athlete Name	PD
	Team Totals	2
1	Cj Hester (Sr)	1
20	O'Kece Battle (Sr)	1

Merritt Island

Defensive Statistics

#	Athlete Name	Int	Int Yds	Avg	PD	Fmb Rec	FR Yds	Caus	Blk Pnts	Blk FGs
	Team Totals	5	56	11.2	15	1	0	1	0	0
1	W. Bouloute (Jr)	0	0		0	1	0	0	0	0
2	Zachary Olson (Sr)				3
5	D. Peterson (Sr)	3	10	3.3	5	0	0	0	0	0
6	Kamar Fielder (Jr)	1	45	45.0	4			1
15	Ethan Holt (Sr)				3
21	Jonas Walters (Jr)	1	1	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Cocoa

Kickoffs

#	Athlete Name	KO	Yds	Avg	Lng	TB
	Team Totals	3	153	51.0	59
77	Keelan Gonzalez (Jr)	3	153	51.0	59

Merritt Island

Kickoffs

#	Athlete Name	KO	Yds	Avg	Lng	TB
	Team Totals	4	175	43.8	60	1
14	Liam Miller (Jr)	4	175	43.8	60	1

Cocoa

Punts

#	Athlete Name	P	Yds	Avg	Lng	In 20
	Team Totals	3	71	23.7	36	1
67	Lucas Ramirez (Sr)	3	71	23.7	36	1

Merritt Island

Punts

#	Athlete Name	P	Yds	Avg	Lng	In 20
	Team Totals	6	253	42.2	57	2
14	Liam Miller (Jr)	3	146	48.7	57	1
17	Kevin Verpaele (Jr)	3	107	35.7	45	1

Cocoa

Kickoff and Punt Returns

#	Athlete Name	KO Rets	Yds	Avg	Lng	P Rets	Yds	Avg	Lng	FC	KR Yds
	Team Totals	3	57	19.0	25	2	0	0.0	0	1	57
1	Cj Hester (Sr)	1	25	25.0	25						25
3	Cannon McCarthy (Sr)	2	32	16.0	22						32
8	Duran Guilford (Sr)					2	0	0.0	0	1	0

Merritt Island

Kickoff and Punt Returns

#	Athlete Name	KO Rets	Yds	Avg	Lng	P Rets	Yds	Avg	Lng	FC	KR Yds
	Team Totals	3	40	13.3	20	1	10	10.0	10	0	50
3	Keith Hamilton (Jr)					1	10	10.0	10	0	10
6	Kamar Fielder (Jr)	1	20	20.0	20						20
9	Raundae Monroe (Jr)	1	20	20.0	20						20
22	Alex Hernandez (Sr)	1	0	0.0	0

Cocoa

Points

#	Athlete Name	TDs	TD Pts	Kick Pts	Tot Pts
	Team Totals	4	24	6	6
2	Javeon Scott (So)	1	6
4	Troy Silberzahn (So)	3	18
77	Keelan Gonzalez (Jr)			6	6

Merritt Island

Points

#	Athlete Name	TDs	TD Pts	S	Kick Pts
	Team Totals	3	18	0	6
4	D. Robinson Jr. (Sr)	1	6
8	Deshaun Thomas (Jr)	1	6	0
14	Liam Miller (Jr)				6
20	Alain Adams (Jr)	1	6

Cocoa

PATs and Field Goals

#	Athlete Name	PAT	Att	%	FG	Att	%	Lng	Tot Pts
	Team Totals	3	3	1.0	1	1	1.0	30	6
77	Keelan Gonzalez (Jr)	3	3	1.0	1	1	1.0	30	6

Merritt Island

PATs and Field Goals

#	Athlete Name	PAT	Att	%	FG	Att	%	Lng	Tot Pts
	Team Totals	3	3	1.0	1	2	.5	27	6
14	Liam Miller (Jr)	3	3	1.0	1	2	.5	27	6

Cocoa

Touchdowns

#	Athlete Name	TD Rush	TD Rec	Total
	Team Totals	3	1	4
2	Javeon Scott (So)	1		1
4	Troy Silberzahn (So)	2	1	3

Merritt Island

Touchdowns

#	Athlete Name	TD Rush	TD Rec	TD FR	TD IR	TD PR	TD KOR	Total
	Team Totals	2	1	0	0	0	0	3
4	D. Robinson Jr. (Sr)		1					1
8	Deshaun Thomas (Jr)	1	0					1
20	Alain Adams (Jr)	1	0					1

Game Story

Florida High School Football - Merritt Island edged by Cocoa

August 22, 2025: Merritt Island, FL 32953

The Cocoa Tigers edged the host Merritt Island Mustangs football team by a score of 30-24 in Friday's non-league challenge.

Next, the Tigers clash with the Mainland Buccaneers (Daytona Beach, FL) in a non-league outing, on Friday, August 29. Cocoa will attempt to move on its 1-0 season record.

With the defeat, Merritt Island drops to 0-1 on the campaign. The Mustangs host Melbourne (Melbourne, FL) to clash with the Bulldogs in a non-league game on Friday, August 29. The Bulldogs enter the game with a record of 1-0. Melbourne won 58-7 in their recent non-league game against Cocoa Beach (Cocoa Beach, FL)

Check In
1st Quarter
0 - 0 The scorer has checked in. Cocoa 0, MIHS 0

Posted @ 7:08p
Game Attendance
1st Quarter
Attendance Hundreds

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Field Conditions
1st Quarter
Field Conditions Dry

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Weather Conditions
1st Quarter
Weather Conditions Fair

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0 - 0

Punt
Cocoa1st Quarter ~5 minutes to go
Merritt Island has punted to Cocoa. Cocoa has the ball on Merritt Island's 48-yard line. Cocoa 0, MIHS 0

Posted @ 7:14p
0 - 0

Red Zone Alert
Cocoa1st Quarter ~3 minutes to go
Cocoa is inside Merritt Island's 20. Cocoa 0, MIHS 0

Posted @ 7:19p
6 - 0

Passing Touchdown
Cocoa1st Quarter ~3 minutes to go
Cocoa - #13 Champ Smith 15 Yd pass completed to #4 Troy Silberzahn for a TD. Cocoa 6, MIHS 0

Posted @ 7:22p
7 - 0

Made Point After
Cocoa1st Quarter ~3 minutes to go
Cocoa - PAT Good. Cocoa 7, MIHS 0

Posted @ 7:22p
7 - 0

Punt
Cocoa1st Quarter Under a minute
Merritt Island has punted to Cocoa. Cocoa has the ball on their own 30-yard line. Cocoa 7, MIHS 0

Posted @ 7:26p
7 - 0

End of 1st Quarter
2nd Quarter
Cocoa 7, MIHS 0

Posted @ 7:28p
7 - 6

Rushing Touchdown
Merritt Island2nd Quarter ~4 minutes to go
Merritt Island - #8 Deshaun Thomas with a 3 Yd Rushing TD. Cocoa 7, MIHS 6

Posted @ 7:49p
7 - 7

Made Point After
Merritt Island2nd Quarter ~4 minutes to go
Merritt Island - PAT Good. Cocoa 7, MIHS 7

Posted @ 7:50p
10 - 7

Field Goal
Cocoa2nd Quarter Under a minute
Cocoa - 40 Yd Field Goal. Cocoa 10, MIHS 7

Posted @ 8:08p
10 - 7

Halftime
Halftime
Cocoa 10, MIHS 7

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10 - 7

Start of 3rd Quarter
Cocoa3rd Quarter
Cocoa to kick off to Merritt Island.

Posted @ 8:39p
10 - 10

Field Goal
Merritt Island3rd Quarter Under a minute
Merritt Island - 30 Yd Field Goal. Cocoa 10, MIHS 10

Posted @ 9:05p
10 - 10

End of 3rd Quarter
4th Quarter
Cocoa 10, MIHS 10

Posted @ 9:10p
10 - 16

Rushing Touchdown
Merritt Island4th Quarter ~6 minutes to go
Merritt Island - 10 Yd Rushing TD. Cocoa 10, MIHS 16

Posted @ 9:26p
10 - 17

Made Point After
Merritt Island4th Quarter ~6 minutes to go
Merritt Island - PAT Good. Cocoa 10, MIHS 17

Posted @ 9:26p
10 - 17

Two-Minute Warning
Cocoa4th Quarter ~2 minutes to go
Cocoa has the ball. Cocoa 10, MIHS 17

Posted @ 10:02p
24 - 17

Score Correction
Cocoa4th Quarter
Score correction for Cocoa in 4th Quarter. Cocoa 24, MIHS 17

Posted @ 10:03p
24 - 24

Score Correction
Merritt Island4th Quarter
Score correction for Merritt Island in 4th Quarter. Cocoa 24, MIHS 24

Posted @ 10:03p

Players of the Game

Cocoa (25-26)

Congratulations to #4 Troy Silberzahn (overall), #2 Javeon Scott (offensive), #20 O'Kece Battle (defensive) and #77 Keelan Gonzalez (special teams) for being selected the Cocoa Football Players of the Game.

Merritt Island (25-26)

Congratulations to #20 Alain Adams (offensive), #5 Devonte Peterson (defensive) and #6 Kamar Fielder (special teams) for being selected the Merritt Island Football Players of the Game.

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Cocoa @ MIHS Football Game Info

Fri., Aug. 22, 2025 @ 7p

The Merritt Island (FL) varsity football team lost Friday's home non-conference game against Cocoa (FL) in overtime by a score of 30-24.

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Rankings & Records

Cocoa (25-26)

National	FL	Class
409	40	5

Overall	Home	Away	Win %	PF	PA
2-3	0-2	2-1	.400	97	106

Merritt Island (25-26)

National	FL	Class
1,405	111	9

Overall	District	Home	Away	Win %	District %	PF	PA
3-2	1-0	3-1	0-1	.600	1.000	180	137

Team Scoring Averages

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	OT1	OT2	Final
Cocoa	2.3	2.0	2.3	4.7	7.0	6.0	19.4
Merritt Island	4.0	9.8	4.3	19.3	7.0	0	36.0

Team Stat Comparison

Cocoa		Merritt Island
93.6	Rushing Yards Per Game	127.6
175.2	Passing Yards Per Game	243.0
167.8	Receiving Yards Per Game	243.0
268.8	Total Yards Per Game	370.6
57.8	Tackles Per Game	77.6
2.4	Sacks Per Game	0.8
2.4	Points Per Game	-
-	Pancake Blocks	77

Team Leaders

Cocoa		Merritt Island	National Avg.
#2 Javeon Scott31.0	Rushing Yards Per Game	#20 Alain Adams75.4	15.5
#13 Champ Smith181.0	Passing Yards Per Game	#17 Kevin Verpaele243.0	17.4
#5 Tank White43.8	Receiving Yards Per Game	#4 Donterrius Robinson Jr.86.8	12.5
#13 Champ Smith197.8	Total Yards Per Game	#17 Kevin Verpaele256.4	32.3
#12 Kyree Brooks8.4	Tackles Per Game	#0 Jarvis Howell13.2	2.9
#9 Jermaine Waters0.8	Sacks Per Game	#90 Miami Coughlin0.3	0.3
#77 Keelan Gonzalez2.4	Points Per Game	-	2.7
-	Pancake Blocks	#60 Alex Schafer20	3

Common Opponents

School	Common Opp. Rec.		School	Common Opp. Rec.
Cocoa	0-1		Merritt Island	0-0

Date	Away	Home	Result		Date	Away	Home	Result
9/19/25	Eau Gallie	Cocoa	(L) 25-13		10/10/25	Eau Gallie	Merritt Island

Record Breakdown

Cocoa (25-26)		Merritt Island (25-26)
2-3	Overall	3-2
0-0	League	1-0
2-3	Non-League	2-2
1-0	Head to Head	0-1
0-1	Common Opponent	0-0
0-2	Home	3-1
2-1	Away	0-1
0-0	Neutral	0-0
0-0	Playoff	0-0
2-3	In-State	3-2
0-0	Out-of-State	0-0

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Passing

Rushing

Rushing

Receiving

Receiving

Offensive Fumbles and Pancake Blocks

Offensive Fumbles and Pancake Blocks

All Purpose Yards

All Purpose Yards

Total Yards

Total Yards

Tackles

Tackles

Sacks

Sacks

Defensive Statistics

Defensive Statistics

Kickoffs

Kickoffs

Punts

Punts

Kickoff and Punt Returns

Kickoff and Punt Returns

Points

Points

PATs and Field Goals

PATs and Field Goals

Touchdowns

Touchdowns

Florida High School Football - Merritt Island edged by Cocoa

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