FORT WALTON BEACH — Two wins down, three to go for Choctawhatchee flag football.
After a 31-6 over Booker T. Washington in the Region 1-2A semifinals , the last flag team alive in the area is in search of its fifth straight region championship and ultimately a rematch with Robinson, which beat the Big Green in last year’s championship.
Diaris Morales threw for 286 yards and five touchdowns and the Big Green defense continued a dominant postseason where they’ve posted two shutouts and allowed just 12 points while its offense has assaulted the scoreboard with 144 points.
Morales spread the love, finding Kady Folsom for two scores and Tishelle Bowles, Maddy Faris and KK Hardy for the other three.
Defensively, Peyton DiBenedetto delivered a team-best nine flag pulls, Hardy had two interceptions, Grey Smith had a team-leading four sacks and Trinity Davis pulled seven flags.
Now the Big Green gear up for a region title rematch with Paxon, who they beat 33-6 in last year’s Elite 8. Kickoff is 7 p.m. Thursday at Joe Etheredge Stadium.
This article originally appeared on Northwest Florida Daily News: Morales throws for 5 TDs, Choctaw flag on cusp of 5th straight Final 4
Reporting by Seth Stringer, Northwest Florida Daily News / Northwest Florida Daily News
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