SARASOTA — Cardinal Mooney’s best offensive weapon turned out to be Lakewood High’s worst nightmare on Friday night in the Class 2A-Region 3 final at John Heath Field at Austin Smithers Stadium.

Connail Jackson turned in a phenomenal performance to lift the Cougars (12-1) to a 49-29 victory over the Spartans (11-2) to give Cardinal Mooney its third straight region championship. The junior running back ran for a mind-boggling 331 yards and five touchdowns.

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