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Former Lakewood WR Marquez Valdes-Scantling scores on Super Bowl TD catch

Valdes-Scantling hauls in a touchdown catch that gives the Kansas City Chiefs the lead in Super Bowl LVIII

Andy Villamarzo

Many around the Tampa Bay area knew what Marquez Valdes-Scantling was capable of well before he ever starred in the National Football League (NFL). 

The former Lakewood High School product put his name in the Super Bowl record books for scoring, as Valdes-Scantling scored on a 16-yard touchdown pass from Patrick Mahomes in Super Bowl LVIII at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas. 

Valdes-Scantling played his high school ball at Lakewood High School in St. Petersburg for Cory Moore and was a speedster on the outside for the Spartans. In his senior season at Lakewood, Valdes-Scantling hauled in 50 passes for 800 yards and 14 touchdowns. 

After his days in St. Petersburg, Florida, the wide receiver played collegiately at NC State and USF before getting drafted in the fifth round (No. 174) of the 2018 NFL Draft. 

Valdes-Scantling becomes the first player ever from the University of South Florida to score a touchdown in a Super Bowl. 

-- Andy Villamarzo | villamarzo@scorebooklive.com | @sblivefl  

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Andy Villamarzo
ANDY VILLAMARZO

Andy Villamarzo has been a sports writer in the Tampa Bay (FL) Area since 2007, writing for publications such as Tampa Bay Times, The Tampa Tribune, The Suncoast News, Tampa Beacon, Hernando Sun to name a few. Andy resides out of the Tarpon Springs, FL area and started as a writer with SB Live Sports in the summer of 2022 covering the Tampa Bay Area. He has quickly become one of Florida's foremost authorities on high school sports, appearing frequently on podcasts, radio programs and digital broadcasts as an expert on team rankings, recruiting and much more.

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