Video: Early Contenders - No. 7 IMG AcademyThe squad stacked with national recruits was stunned in the season opener.IMG Academy (Bradenton, Fla.), the nation's No. 1 team according to the
MaxPreps Computer Rankings, and preseason
No. 7 in the Xcellent 25, has started the season with a loss.
No shame, however, losing to
American Heritage (Plantation, Fla.).
According to baynews9.com, quarterback
Jason Brown threw for 123 yards and two touchdowns and
Nick Eubanks caught a TD pass and returned an interception for another score.
Jason Brown, American Heritage
File photo by Stuart Browning
, the nation's top-rated senior quarterback according to
247Sports, threw for 180 yards and rushed for a touchdown, but it wasn't enough for IMG Academy.
IMG was actually going in for a potential game-winning touchdown, but Eubanks made the interception and added the finishing touches with his second TD of the game.
