{"id":37245,"date":"2018-08-12T16:48:53","date_gmt":"2018-08-12T20:48:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.duvalsports.com\/?p=37245"},"modified":"2018-08-13T11:40:29","modified_gmt":"2018-08-13T15:40:29","slug":"class-3a-baldwin-and-fort-white-aim-for-playoffs-others-rebuild","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.duvalsports.com\/?p=37245","title":{"rendered":"Class 3A: Baldwin and Fort White aim for playoffs, others rebuild"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The addition of two more wild card spots\u00a0voted in by the Florida High School Athletic Association in the offseason, not only gives rebuilding teams like Episcopal,\u00a0Providence and St. Joseph high hopes but also rewards the top two\u00a0teams in each region with a bye also.<\/p>\n<p>Which for teams like Baldwin and Fort White,\u00a0the chance to secure home field advantage and a bye in the first round\u00a0is the top priority for both of those teams.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Baldwin Indians\" width=\"1150\" height=\"647\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/UY1RfXQXgN8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Note: Helmets courtesy of FloridaHSFootball.com<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.duvalsports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/baldwinhelmet-1.png\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-37246\" src=\"https:\/\/www.duvalsports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/baldwinhelmet-1-300x227.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"227\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Baldwin Indians<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Coach<\/strong>: Steve Shields<\/p>\n<p><strong>Record<\/strong>: 5-5<\/p>\n<p><strong>Key Players<\/strong>: Gavin Screws\u00a0(Sr., QB),\u00a0Xavier McGriff (Jr., WR), Christian Sanderson (Jr., RB\/WR\/DB), Richie Coffey (Sr., WR), Dana Poole Jr. (Sr., DB\/WR), Tyler Pritchett (Sr., WR\/DB), Tyler Toliver (Sr., WR\/DB), Aaren Sims (Jr.,\u00a0DB), Michael Barnes (Sr., DE\/FB), Raymond Hill (Jr., DB\/RB), Nicholas Sprague (Jr., K), Noah Crews (Sr., OL\/DL)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Newcomers<\/strong>: Amos Porter (Jr., RB\/DB\/WR), Montrell Bradham (Jr., WR\/DB), AJ Mealer (Sr., RB\/ATH), Marcus Lundy (Fr., LB)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Schedule<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Aug 24 Hamilton County<\/p>\n<p>Aug 31 at Bradford<\/p>\n<p>Sept 7\u00a0at Dixie County<\/p>\n<p>Sept 14 at Stanton<\/p>\n<p>Sept 21 Union County<\/p>\n<p>Sept 28 at West Nassau<\/p>\n<p>Oct 5 Westside<\/p>\n<p>Oct 12 at Englewood<\/p>\n<p>Oct 19 at Santa Fe<\/p>\n<p>Oct 26 OPEN<\/p>\n<p>Nov 2\u00a0Paxon<\/p>\n<p><strong>Outlook<\/strong>: There isn&#8217;t\u00a0usually\u00a0a lot of hype for a team coming off a .500 season but when they won four of the last five games and\u00a0return the bulk of their starters it\u00a0becomes clear why Baldwin\u00a0has high expectations this season. Third year starter Screws (151 of 303 for 2,390 yards, 26 touchdowns),a Troy commit, is back as is a receiving core returning three of its top four receivers from last year including: McGriff (39 catches\u00a0for 664 yards,17.0 y.p.c., 7 TDs), Sanderson (26 catches for 411 yards, 15.8 y.p.c., 3 TDs) and Coffey\u00a0(13 catches for 213 yards, 16.4 y.p.c., 4 TDs).\u00a0Newcomer Mealer,\u00a0a transfer\u00a0from Orange Park, will get the bulk of the carries after Hill was moved to the defense.\u00a0Toliver and newcomers Porter, a transfer from Raines, and Bradham, a transfer from Trinity, will also see time at receiver as well. The defense is stacked led by Barnes (88 tackles) and a solid secondary featuring Pritchett (81 tackles, 3 sacks), Sims\u00a0and Poole.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.duvalsports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/episcopalhelmet-1.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-37247\" src=\"https:\/\/www.duvalsports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/episcopalhelmet-1-300x227.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"227\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Episcopal Eagles\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Coach: <\/strong>Mark Brunell<\/p>\n<p><strong>Record: <\/strong>4-5<\/p>\n<p><strong>Key Players: <\/strong>Zack Blair (Sr., QB), Freddie Dollison (Sr., OL\/DL), Jack Barksdale (Sr., FS\/WR), Jake Tylski (Sr., OL\/DL), Matthew Cooper (Sr., WR), Mike Hodges (Sr., WR), Justin McKee (Sr., RB), Curry Pajcic (Sr., RB\/LB)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Newcomers: <\/strong>Jackson Chappell (Sr., OL\/DL)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Schedule<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Aug 24\u00a0Christ Church<\/p>\n<p>Aug 31 Warner Christian<\/p>\n<p>Sept 7 West Nassau<\/p>\n<p>Sept 14 Creekside<\/p>\n<p>Sept 21 OPEN<\/p>\n<p>Sept 28 at Hilliard<\/p>\n<p>Oct 5 at Bishop Snyder<\/p>\n<p>Oct 12 Providence<\/p>\n<p>Oct 19 at Jackson<\/p>\n<p>Oct 25 at Wolfson<\/p>\n<p>Nov 2 Bishop Kenny<\/p>\n<p><strong>Outlook: <\/strong>The good news is\u00a0their is plenty of momentum heading into the season, as after starting 0-3 the Eagles rebounded to\u00a0go 4-3 down the stretch.\u00a0The\u00a0concern is which team will shown up, the one who\u00a0scored 40 points in all four wins or the one that gave up 39 or more points, including 61 to Providence, in four of their five losses. Offensively, the\u00a0Eagles\u00a0will have Blair (498 yards, 8 TDs),\u00a0Cooper,\u00a0Hodges, McKee and Pajcic all back in Brunell&#8217;s spread attack as well as lineman Tylski and\u00a0Dollison, which along with newcomer Chappell, a transfer from\u00a0Rock Hill, SC, should pave the way for an explosive offense.\u00a0The hiring of former teammate Jaguar linebacker Kevin Hardy as the defensive line coach\u00a0should help fix the issues on the defense.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.duvalsports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/fortwhitehelmet-1.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-37248\" src=\"https:\/\/www.duvalsports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/fortwhitehelmet-1-300x227.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"227\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Fort White\u00a0Indians<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Coach: <\/strong>Demetric Jackson<\/p>\n<p><strong>Record: <\/strong>7-4<\/p>\n<p><strong>Key Players: <\/strong>Corey Durden (Sr., RB\/DE), Stephen Pilkington (Sr., LB\/TE), Deondre Cray (Sr., WR), Kameron Calhoun (Jr., LB), Matt Dimauro\u00a0(Sr., OL), Stanley Maxwell (Sr., RB\/LB), Kanell Stewart (Sr., WR), Brayden Summers (So., RB), Rahman Paul (Sr., WR\/DB), Donovan Jenkins (Sr., DB\/WR), Terrance Jones (Jr., WR), Derrick Roberson (Jr., LB\/WR)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Newcomers: <\/strong>Dylan Blair (Sr., QB)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Schedule<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Aug 24 at Suwannee<\/p>\n<p>Aug 31 Providence<\/p>\n<p>Sept 7 at Santa Fe<\/p>\n<p>Sept 14 Taylor County<\/p>\n<p>Sept 21 Bradford<\/p>\n<p>Sept 28 Williston<\/p>\n<p>Oct 5 OPEN<\/p>\n<p>Oct 12 at Union County<\/p>\n<p>Oct 19 Dixie County<\/p>\n<p>Oct 26 at Newberry<\/p>\n<p>Nov 2 Parker<\/p>\n<p><strong>Outlook: <\/strong>An established program like Fort White doesn&#8217;t worry about the past and is always looking\u00a0ahead to the future adopting the next man up\u00a0motto.\u00a0That couldn&#8217;t be more true this year with the loss of 5 starters on offense. That&#8217;s not to say the offense is bare as Dryden (473 yards, 4 TDs), Maxwell (498 yards, 4 TDs) and Summers (137 yards, 3 TDs) are all back in the backfield along with four of the five lineman.\u00a0Blair (64 of 120 for 1,597 yards, 11 TD, 3 INTs), who transferred from\u00a0Columbia, takes over at quarterback and will have plenty of weapons to choose from including Pilkington, Cray, Stewart, Paul and Jones. The defense returns five starters and looks to Dryden (76 tackles) and Roberson (82 tackles) and should be solid again.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.duvalsports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/providencehelmet-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-37249\" src=\"https:\/\/www.duvalsports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/providencehelmet-1-300x227.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"227\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Providence Stallions<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Coach: <\/strong>Bobby Dan McGlohorn<\/p>\n<p><strong>Record: <\/strong>3-6<\/p>\n<p><strong>Key Players: <\/strong>Michael Gilligan (Sr., QB\/DB), Nolan Mitchell (Sr., WR), Mac Hughes (Sr., OL\/DL), Cavron\u00a0Calder (Sr., FS\/WR), Blake Hawk (Sr., WR\/FS), Luis Delatorre (Sr., DB\/WR), Jordan Brown (Jr., RB\/DB), Koel Johnson (Jr., DB\/WR), Jacob Young (Jr., K\/P), Jeremiah Wallace (Sr., OL\/DL), Christian Rollinson (Sr., TE\/DE)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Newcomers: <\/strong>None<\/p>\n<p><strong>Schedule<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Aug 24 Jackson<\/p>\n<p>Aug 31 at Fort White<\/p>\n<p>Sept 7 West Nassau<\/p>\n<p>Sept 14 OPEN<\/p>\n<p>Sept 21 North Florida Christian<\/p>\n<p>Sept 28 at Lake Highland Prep<\/p>\n<p>Oct 5 Wolfson<\/p>\n<p>Oct 12 at Episcopal<\/p>\n<p>Oct\u00a019 at Trinity Catholic<\/p>\n<p>Oct 26 at Atlantic Coast<\/p>\n<p>Nov 2 Westside<\/p>\n<p><strong>Outlook: <\/strong>After stops in South Florida and most recently in South Carolina, new coach Bobby Dan McGlohorn\u00a0is hoping to rebuild a struggling Providence program in\u00a0a tail spin its been stuck\u00a0in for a while. After back-to-back three\u00a0win seasons,\u00a0the program needed a new direction and a fresh start\u00a0to get back to what it once was.\u00a0McGlohorn spent all of spring and summer teaching the basic fundamentals and installing his own offense and defense, the kids responded to it well putting up 50 points in the spring game.\u00a0Its going to be an uphill battle for the Stallions as the loss of 17 seniors and\u00a0the return of two starters are both sides of the ball will extremely\u00a0difficult. A small roster is not only forcing everyone\u00a0to play both ways but also making it\u00a0a huge\u00a0problem with depth.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>St. Joseph Academy Flashes<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Coach<\/strong>: Brandon Tidwell<\/p>\n<p><strong>Record<\/strong>: 4-4<\/p>\n<p><strong>Key Players<\/strong>: James Drysdale (Sr., RB\/LB), Dylan Thibault (Sr., QB), Ethan Senderling (Jr., LB\/WR), Patrick Lane (Jr., WR\/DB), Miles Ayers (Jr., OL\/DL), Christian Kes (Jr., DB), Will Cowles (Sr., RB\/DE), Tyler Strausbaugh (So., WR\/DB), Tim Colbert (Jr., OL\/DL)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Newcomers<\/strong>: Gregory Allen (Fr., RB), PJ Stevens (Fr., WR), Kent Hall (Fr., WR), Cameron Helt\u00a0(Fr., OL\/DL)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Schedule<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Aug 24 at Cedar Creek<\/p>\n<p>Aug 31 St. Francis *<\/p>\n<p>Sept 7 Eagle&#8217;s View<\/p>\n<p>Sept 14 at Oak Hall *<\/p>\n<p>Sept 21 Cocoa Beach<\/p>\n<p>Sept 27\u00a0at Florida Deaf *<\/p>\n<p>Oct\u00a05 at St. Johns *<\/p>\n<p>Oct 12 at John Paul II<\/p>\n<p>Oct 19 OPEN<\/p>\n<p>Oct 26 Deltona Trinity<\/p>\n<p>Nov 2\u00a0NFFC Cross Over<\/p>\n<p><strong>Outlook<\/strong>: Hired two\u00a0months\u00a0before the first game, Tidwell did a heck of a job stepping into a tough situation and\u00a0guiding the Flashes to a\u00a0.500 season. With a full year now, the sky is the limit for the program\u00a0and its expectations. The hiring of former Swiss\u00a0Point coach Don Luczak was a great hire and should bring some winning attitude\u00a0back to the program. Tidwell returns six starters on both sides of the ball including playmakers Thibault (90 of\u00a0136 for 1739 yards, 19 TD, 3 INT)\u00a0and Drysdale (558 rushing, 317 receiving, 15 touchdowns) as both were\u00a0All-Conference selections.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The addition of two more wild card spots\u00a0voted in by the Florida High School Athletic Association in the offseason, not only gives rebuilding teams like Episcopal,\u00a0Providence and St. Joseph high hopes but also rewards the top two\u00a0teams in each region with a bye also. 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