Venice High football lifts community's spirits with playoff run

The Venice High School football team (8-3) is two wins away from winning back-to-back state titles. “Just throughout the season, we’ve been progressing,” Venice quarterback Brooks Bentley said. “You can see it in our points against opponents progressively keep going up.” In Venice’s three games this postseason, the Indians are out-scoring opponents on average 54-12. Next up, a Class-4S state semifinal against Buchholz High School in Gainesville.