WATCH REPLAY! Cocoa Tigers Host Rockledge Raiders in BBQ Bowl Action on Space Coast Daily TV

KICKOFF SET FOR 7 P.M. ON SPACE COAST DAILY TV

BREVARD COUNTY, FLORIDA – Call it what you want; the BBQ Bowl, the biggest rivalry on the Space Coast (of course that’s up for debate), or simply – Cocoa vs Rockledge. The Cocoa Tigers enter this matchup as defending back-to-back State Champions with a 5-3 record on the season. The Rockledge Raiders on the other hand are 6-2 on the season.

Cocoa has won the last four BBQ bowls in a row and leads in the series overall with a 27-8 record between the two.

Quarterback Brady Hart of the Tigers has thrown for 2,594 yards, 25 TDs, and has thrown 7 interceptions. Offensively this unit is led by a strong group with numerous players returning from last year’s State Championship team.

With the strong trench play upfront, the Cocoa offense has been balanced all season long with 4-star UCF commit WR Jayvan Boggs standing out among the rest with 14 total touchdowns this season.

Defensively, the Tigers have been tasked with defending some of the most challenging programs up and down the state. The team has totaled 587 tackles through 8 games.

Overall, when you think of a well-balanced football team, look no further than the 2024 Cocoa Tigers.

The Raiders are led by first year head coach Tyrone Giscombe. Rockledge will be challenged with a difficult task Friday Night as they travel to Dick Blake Stadium to face the defending State Champions.

Quarterback Traven Green has 11 touchdown passes on the season while young rising star ATH Jamarcus Giscombe leads the team with 10 total touchdowns.

As a team, the Raiders have a total of 2,458 all purpose yards on the season. Rockledge has 441 total tackles and 17 sacks on the season heading into their final regular-season game.

The 46th BBQ Bowl has all the makings of a classic! It is a game a lot of people have been pointing to since the beginning of the season.

Both teams would like to carry a BBQ Bowl win with them as the playoffs begin. Which one will it be? If you can’t make it to the game, tune in to Space Coast Daily for the Friday Night Locker Room’s broadcast of the “Game of the Year” to find out!

This is the third decade of high school sports coverage for the principals of Space Coast Daily and the Friday Night Locker Room – brought you again this year by Erdman Automotive, Health First, and All Points.

The Friday Night Locker Room – Space Coast Daily team is Brevard’s No. 1 Source for Sports..

All games kick-off at 7 p.m. and are brought to you by Erdman Automotive, Health First, and All Points.

The Space Coast Daily – Friday Night Locker Room principals and the broadcast team have more than 100 years of experience covering youth and high school sports in Brevard County and this season’s coverage on Space Coast Daily TV will once again feature a dynamic broadcaster lineup.

Space Coast Sports Hall of Famers Steve Wilson and Orville Susong of the Friday Night Locker Room will once again bring you all the live action from the broadcast booth.

In addition, Tom Palermo, Jim Palermo, Giles Malone, Zach Clark, Juan Rodriguez, Ron Lighthall, Terry Spain, Matt O’Hern, Michael Malone, Gavin Keith, Brian Dillon, will anchor or produce play-by-play broadcasts this season.

Don’t miss these live sports broadcasts, featuring cutting-edge coverage on the streaming Space Coast Daily TV, along with player interviews, replays, highlights, pre-game and post-game analysis, and much more!

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