West Toronto Prep, an 0–5 high school football team out of Canada, found itself facing one of the best programs in the United States—Bradenton, Fla.’s IMG Academy—on Friday night. Things went about as you’d expect, and resulted in less football than those in attendance were anticipating when entering the game.
The Golden Warriors of West Toronto Prep had been outscored 195–6 entering the game. IMG, meanwhile, is 7–1 and considered one of the top teams in the country. The game was a stark mismatch on paper, and wound up being even more lopsided than anyone could have anticipated.
IMG opened the game scoring on its second offensive play, opening the floodgates. The score was 57–0 after one quarter, and was ultimately called after IMG ran out to a 96–0 halftime lead. Highlights from the game are widely available online, and show the powerful IMG team facing a squad that could barely get a shotgun or long snap off the ground, an issue that led to a number of defensive scores for the Ascenders.
