ORANGE PARK- Starting as many as six freshman on defense, Orange Park coach Tom MacPherson had to be extremely pleased with what he saw Friday night in the spring football jamboree. In two halves (four quarters total) the young Raiders defense allowed only 13 points total, including six in the closing seconds. Facing two of the top rising junior quarterbacks in the...Read More
Fleming Island High School- Spring Football was in the air in Clay County at the NEFAC Football Jamboree, featuring several Junior High Football teams in the area. Wilkinson, Orange Park, Green Cove, Lake Asbury, Lakeside, Bradford, and Oakleaf Junior Highs all participated in the jamboree. Each team would compete in two quarters of play, showcasing some...Read More
WESTSIDE-Jhamaal Marsh shook off some early game jitters and responded with a magical performance in leading Ribault to a 34-0 win over host Ed White last night at Commanders Stadium. Early on it had all the makings of a typical spring game, with numerous fumbles and several costly penalties; however in the end one team stood victorious. One of those...Read More
Lee High School- It was a regular season feel for a spring football game in the back yard Thursday evening when Trinity Christian traveled to Lee High School. The band was booming, the food was smoking, and the crowd was electric as the scene was set for the most anticipated match up of the spring....Read More
Ridgeview High School- The 2017 Clay County Middle School Track & Field Championships were held Friday April 28th, pitting some of the best middle school athletes Clay County has to offer against each other. There were many athletes who achieved personal bests in individual competitions, yet the ultimate goal for everyone was to have their...Read More
ARLINGTON-Like they have all season long, Parker used a suffocating defense and an opportunistic offense to defend its Gateway Conference flag title with a 27-0 win over visiting Baldwin last night at Joe Hodge Stadium. Parker wasted no time establishing an early lead as quarterback Jazmyn Simmons connected with wide receiver Rashonda ‘Ace’ Hall on a 2-yard pass giving...Read More
With the fourth overall selection in the 2017 NFL Draft, the Jacksonville Jaguars selected Leonard Fournette, the freakishly talented runningback from LSU. Why is the word “freak” associated with Fournette you ask? Because he defies the laws of physics with his size and speed. At 6’0 feet and 240 pounds he has a very large...Read More
Its that time of year again, spring has caught up on us which means spring football is back. Teams began practicing April 24 and have 20 days to polish things before concluding spring practice with spring football games. The following is a run down of area spring football games from all over the First Coast area. May...Read More
University Christian- The Q Silencers won the 6th annual Mason McLeod Memorial Football Tournament this week. Many of the players that made up the Silencers were members of the Switzerland Point Middle School Football Team that won The St Johns County Middle School Football Championship last year. Swiss Point Running back Aaron ” The Rocket”...Read More
The ESPN Top 300 High School prospects for the class of 2018 was released this week and once again there are some local Northeast Florida prospects on the list. Last year the First Coast was represented well in the 2017 ESPN Juniors Top 300 last year. The ranking lists players on a stars system and provides...Read More