BELLE GLADE — Clutching the Muck Bowl MVP trophy, Glades Central wide receiver Rashawn Nembhard seemed almost embarrassed by all the attention. His teammates were whooping it up in the end zone after beating Pahokee 27-14 in the latest renewal of Palm Beach County’s fiercest high school football rivalry on Oct. 30. Nembhard, a sophomore, didn’t really want to talk about his exploits, preferring to let his performance speak for itself.”One thing I always tell him, the humble player will always get rewarded,” coach Omar Haugabook said. “The ball always finds the humble guy. The guy that’s fussing and complaining and pouting, the ball never finds them.”The ball found Nembhard on two long scoring plays, a 40-yard pass from quarterback Tawan Roux and a 90-yard kickoff return. He also set up the Raiders’ third touchdown with a 34-yard catch-and-run. It was the kind of game kids dream about when growing up in the Muck, and it helped the Raiders (4-5) win their third consecutive game in the rivalry, all under Haugabook.Glades Central now holds a 36-22 edge in the series.The Blue Devils (5-4) trailed 24-7 entering the fourth quarter, when their struggling offense came to life, putting together a long touchdown drive and reaching the Glades Central 11 in the final minute before turning the ball over on downs. It was a typical Muck Bowl, featuring a standing-room-only crowd and plenty of trash talk, shoving matches and personal fouls. Both teams were assessed more than 100 yards in penalties. But it produced an atypical hero in Nembhard, who missed last year’s Muck Bowl with an injury and entered the game with solid but not spectacular numbers (20 receptions, 381 yards, three TDs).”We call him GoGo to let you know how fast he is,” Haugabook said. “He is a lightning bolt of a player. He reminds me a lot of the guys that came before us with his speed, with his quickness. “He’s going to get better and better as a receiver, understanding the game, understanding how to run routes. But man, with the ball in his hands, he is special.”With the Raiders leading 3-0, Roux launched a deep pass down the left sideline that found a streaking Nembhard in stride for a 40-yard touchdown. “The coaches called a great play, we executed and the QB threw a great pass,” Nembhard said.In the second quarter, the teams traded scores in a wild 10-second span. First, Glades Central punted, and the short kick bounced high in the air. It appeared the Raiders’ coverage team let up, thinking the ball would be downed, but Pahokee’s Mari Cleveland grabbed it and ran 52 yards for a touchdown. On the ensuing kickoff, Nembhard fielded the ball at the 10, made his way to the right sideline and raced to the end zone untouched.In the third quarter, Glades Central’s defense made a stop on fourth-and-1 from the Raiders’ 31, setting up a long touchdown drive capped by Zhaire Davis’ 6-yard run. The Blue Devils opened up their offense in the fourth quarter, with quarterback Braylon Pe
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