Trinity Catholic wins district title

Trinity Catholic’s Noah Kaylor (14) celebrates his touchdown on P.K. Yonge with Hudson Holland (55) during a football game at Trinity Catholic High School in Ocala, Fla. on Friday, Oct. 24, 2025. Trinity Catholic won the game 49-12. [Bruce Ackerman/Ocala Gazette] 2025.

Trinity Catholic quarterback Carter Schofield tossed four touchdown passes and ran for another score to lead the Celtics to a 49-12 win over P.K. Yonge on Oct. 24. The resounding victory improved Trinity Catholic to 4-4 on the season and earned the Celtics the Class 1A-Distrrict 4 championship.

“It’s very rewarding to win the district championship,” said first-year coach Clint Hart. “We couldn’t have done it without the hard work of the players, coaches and administration. We knew the possibilities of winning our district and we expect nothing less. We all bring something and that’s the beauty of a team. We’re going to enjoy the victory over the weekend and then get back to work on Monday to prepare for a good Newberry team.”

Trinity Catholic came out throwing the football on its opening possession as Schofield found sophomore wide receiver Noah Kaylor open over the middle of the P.K. Yonge defense for a 69-yard touchdown pass. The extra point by junior Andrew Leonard gave the Celtics a 7-0 lead.

P.K. Yonge, which dropped to 0-9 overall, went nowhere against a swarming Trinity Catholic defense and was forced to punt. The Celtics went 67 yards in just three plays with Schofield connecting with sophomore wide receiver Ah’Millian Jenkins on a 39-yard scoring strike. The point after made it 14-0.

P.K. Yonge’s next possession ended when quarterback Willie Spain’s pass was intercepted by Jenkins, who took it back for a 68-yard touchdown. The Blue Wave continued to struggle to pick up any sizable yardage against the fired-up Trinity Catholic defense. Spain had another pass intercepted by junior Messiah Bailey who returned it 33 yards for a touchdown. The point after by Leonard gave the Celtics a commanding 28-0 lead with 9:11 still remaining in the first period.

“We knew they were going to throw the ball and I told our guys that the opportunities for interceptions were going to be there,” coach Hart said. “They went out and made the plays.”

P.K. Yonge put together its best drive of the game by marching 80 yards in nine plays with Spain, who completed 4 of 13 passes for 69 yards, finding J.J. Santiago open for a 4-yard touchdown pass. The extra point was no good to leave the Blue Wave trailing 28-6.

Trinity Catholic went back to work as Schofield, who completed 9 of 14 passes for 227 yards, hit Gabe Serrano for a 9-yard scoring pass. After forcing another P.K. Yonge punt, Trinity Catholic took over at the Blue Wave 26 and found the end zone in one play as Schofield found senior tight end Caiden Buchs open for a 26-yard touchdown pass. The extra point made it 42-6 early in the second quarter.

P.K. Yonge picked up a couple of first downs before punting. The Celtics marched 55 yards in eight plays with Schofield scoring on a 16-yard keeper around right end to give Trinity Catholic a 49-6 lead.

P.K. Yonge managed to score just before halftime on a 1-yard plunge by Santiago to make it 49-12. With the large disparity in the score a running clock was used for the remainder of the game. Trinity Catholic substituted freely in the second half allowing its younger players to gain some valuable game experience.

The win clinches a postseason berth for Trinity Catholic. The Celtics play Newberry on Oct. 31 in its last regular-season game and will begin their bid for a state championship the following week.

“We come from different places and different backgrounds, but we have one common goal here and that’s to develop young men and win football games,” coach Hart said. “Newberry is a good football team and that will be a good game for us to play to get ready for the playoffs.”

Trinity Catholic Defeats P.K. Yonge 49-12

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