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Umatilla Volleyball Off To Hot Start

    The Umatilla High School varsity football team posted its second lopsided win of the new season on Friday night, traveling to Lakeland to play Tenoroc High and coming home with a 48-6 win. Umatilla jumped out to a 14-0 first-quarter lead and never looked back. As in its opener, Umatilla used a strong third quarter, 21 points this week, to put the game away.
   Umatilla will now have a week off before hosting longtime Rival Eustis on September 5.
   On Friday, Umatilla was paced by senior quarterback Ray Jenkins, who completed 11 of 17 passes for 262 yards and two touchdowns. Sophomore Micah Lambert (1) and junior Bryce Norflee (2) scored rushing touchdowns for Umatilla, and Norflee added two receiving touchdowns, the longest of which was 78 yards. Tyler Pounders also added a touchdown for Umatilla.
   Norflee contributed 155 yards to the Umatilla offense, 152 receiving. Lambert led Umatilla with 77 yards rushing, and Simon Hawkins chipped in 35.
   Defensively, Norflee again led the way with two interceptions, and Pounders had a fumble recovery.
   Eustis lost its season opener on Friday night to East Ridge by a score of 37-0, and will play at Atlantic this coming Friday night in advance of the big game at Umatilla.