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Apopka fights off West Orange in 8A football playoff game

Apopka scored touchdowns on its first two possessions and added two field goals in the second half to defeat rival West Orange 18-9 in a Class 8A, Region 2 semifinal game on Friday in Winter Garden.

With the road victory, the Blue Darters (7-3) avenged a 15-14 overtime loss to the Warriors (6-4) in the regular season. In that game, Apopka’s only offensive score came in overtime, but this time, the Blue Darters scored on a pair of touchdown runs by quarterback Jaquan Lowman as he bowled over from the 1-yard line on Apopka’s first possession and then added a score on a 27-yard run early in the second period on Apopka’s second possession.