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<\/a><\/p>\nBartram Trail Bears<\/strong><\/p>\n Coach<\/strong>: Darrell Sutherland<\/p>\n Record<\/strong>: 11-4<\/p>\n Key Players<\/strong>: Devin Ellison (Sr., RB), Gunnar Hitzeman (Sr., WR), Griffin Helm (Sr., WR), Johnny Burkett (Sr., OL), Harry Bowker (Sr., DB\/P), Robby Love (Sr., OL), Chase Ruskin (Sr., LB), Nick\u00a0Macabee (Jr., OL), Tre’Vez Johnson (Jr., DB), \u00a0Aaron Jones (So., RB)<\/p>\n Newcomers<\/strong>: Chad Dodson (Jr., QB), Zach Rhodes (Jr., WR), Colin McKee (Sr., OL), Spencer Hudson (Sr., OL),\u00a0Andrew Bonday (Sr., DL), Kaleo Fowler (Sr., LB), Craig Sinclair (Jr., DB), Connor Easterling (Sr., DL), Ralph Hamilton (Jr., LB),\u00a0Jordan Webster (Sr., LB), Brandon Vespi (Sr., LB), Eric Weatherly (Fr., ATH), William Greig\u00a0(Jr., K)<\/p>\n Schedule<\/strong><\/p>\n Aug 24 Brunswick, GA<\/p>\n Aug 31 Apopka<\/p>\n Sept 7 at Clay<\/p>\n Sept 14 at Oakleaf *<\/p>\n Sept 21 St. Augustine<\/p>\n Sept 28 at Creekside *<\/p>\n Oct 5 OPEN<\/p>\n Oct 12 Fleming Island *<\/p>\n Oct 19 at Cocoa<\/p>\n Oct 26 Buchholz *<\/p>\n Nov 2 at Nease<\/p>\n Outlook<\/strong>: After years of knocking on the door, Bartram Trail finally was able to get to the promise land, Orlando and compete for a state title. Now they have finally\u00a0got there the goal doesn’t change of bringing home the first trophy back. It will be extremely difficult to duplicate the success but its certainly not out of the equation.\u00a0It won’t be easy\u00a0replacing most of an offense\u00a0that scored 617\u00a0points last year and also most of a\u00a0team that saw 12 guys move on to college,\u00a0including six go Division I.\u00a0For the first time in several years, Sutherland will look to just one guy to run\u00a0his speed triple option offense in Dodson, who\u00a0despite just throwing four passes last year, already has an offer from Akron.\u00a0Dodson will have several weapons to choose from in\u00a0speedy backs Ellison (1261 yards, 17 TD on 150 carries) and\u00a0Jones (359 yards, 3 TD on 55 carries) as well as big time receivers Hitzeman (33 catches for 617 yards,\u00a05 TD) and\u00a0Helm (46 catches for 658 yards, 6 TD).\u00a0The defense is still in good shape with the return of Bowker (41 tackles, 4 INT) and\u00a0Ruskin (73 tackles, 6\u00a0TFL, 4 sacks, INT) as well as Love.\u00a0 Part of the reason\u00a0for the huge turnaround and success last season was the teams closeness and bonding and willing to set aside personal goals for team goals. Sutherland is hoping some of that rubs off on this team and says it already has. During his 17 year tenure,\u00a0the Bears have made the playoffs 15 times including three straight, look for it to extend to four straight years.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Buchholz Bobcats<\/strong><\/p>\n Coach: <\/strong>Mark Whittemore<\/p>\n Record: <\/strong>5-6<\/p>\n Key Players: <\/strong>Trent Whitemore (Sr., WR\/DB), Cam Orth (Sr., QB), Jakhai Mitchum (Sr., RB), Isaiah Michel (Sr., WR), Noak Keeter (Sr., DL), Armondo Acosta (Jr., LB), Blake Mitchell (Sr., WR), Lawrence Smith Jackson (Sr., DE), Victor Nelson (Sr., DB)<\/p>\n Newcomers<\/strong>: Richard Gronley (Sr., DL), Terrance Young (Sr., LB), Corbin Grantham (Jr., DB)<\/p>\n Schedule<\/strong><\/p>\n Aug 24 Eastside<\/p>\n Aug 31 at Vanguard<\/p>\n Sept 7 Columbia<\/p>\n Sept 14 Fleming Island *<\/p>\n Sept 21 at Belleview<\/p>\n Sept 28 OPEN<\/p>\n Oct 5 Gainesville<\/p>\n Oct 12 at Creekside *<\/p>\n Oct 19 Oakleaf *<\/p>\n Oct 26 at Bartram Trail *<\/p>\n Nov 2 Santa Fe<\/p>\n Outlook: <\/strong>A year ago, Buchholz snuck in the playoffs in the backdoor, this year they hope to get in using the front door by winning the district title. With a mix of veterans and a healthy team, the Bobcats want to serve notice the district is wide open and theirs for taking. Cam Orth is back after missing three games last season due to a hand injury, despite only playing in three games Orth still managed to finish 48 of 81 for\u00a0743 yards,\u00a0nine touchdowns and three interceptions. With Orth back, Whittemore can go back to his natural position after having to move to quarterback with Orth out;\u00a0as Whittemore threw for 885 yards and 11 touchdowns, ran for 451 yards and 3 touchdowns, caught 29 passes for 404 yards and 5 touchdowns and also had 34 tackles and 2 interceptions on defense. Mitchem (800 yards, 13 TD on 156 carries), Michel (39 catches for 708 yards, 7 TD) and Mitchell (29 catches for 383 yards and 3 TD) are back as well and will be key weapons. Defensively, the Bobcats return Keeter (80 tackles, 9 TFL, 10.5 sacks), Acosta (99 tackles, 18 TFL, 6.5 sacks) and Jackson (32 tackles, 2 INT) to form a solid unit. The key for the Bobcats is staying healthy something they couldn’t do last year as well as grow up after\u00a0being dealt with such adversity.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Creekside Knights<\/strong><\/p>\n Coach: <\/strong>Sean McIntyre<\/p>\n Record: <\/strong>4-6<\/p>\n Key Players: <\/strong>Tai Lavatai (Sr., QB), Saul Storey (Sr., OL), Shane Calhoun (Jr., TE), Abe\u00a0Cates (Sr., DL), Evan Wiley (Sr., LB), Ian Wiley (Sr., DB)<\/p>\n Newcomers: <\/strong>Roby Blake (So., OL), Will Erickson (So., OL), Jack Goodrich (So., WR), Hunter Jones (So., OL), Kyle Smith (So., OL), Kale Peacock (Jr., DL), Christian Williams (Jr., TE), Luther McCoy (So., DL)<\/p>\n Schedule<\/strong><\/p>\n Aug 24 at Winter Springs<\/p>\n Aug 31 Ridgeview<\/p>\n Sept 7 Paxon<\/p>\n Sept 14 at Episcopal<\/p>\n Sept\u00a021 Nease<\/p>\n Sept 28 Bartram Trail *<\/p>\n Oct 5 OPEN<\/p>\n Oct 12 Buchholz *<\/p>\n Oct 19 at Fleming Island *<\/p>\n Oct 26 at Oakleaf *<\/p>\n Nov 2 at Ponte Vedra<\/p>\n Outlook: <\/strong>McIntyre\u00a0worked miracles barely a few weeks\u00a0into his inaugural season, helping the Knights end the 22 game losing streak with a win over Winter Springs and followed that with a four win season nearly finishing his first\u00a0season\u00a0with a .500 record. So what does he do for an encore ?\u00a0Only time will tell, as well as how quickly his young team develops. Gone is a huge senior class that ended the long losing streak that tied a county record and with it hopefully changed the mentality of the program. Two starters are back on offense including Lavatai (31 of 74 for 593 yards, 12 TD, 0 INTs) and the lone veteran lineman Storey.\u00a0Lavatai who committed to Navy, will also have four young offensive lineman to work with including Blake, Erickson, Jones and Smith. The defense returns five starters and will\u00a0be led by Cates\u00a0and the Wiley brothers. McInyre\u00a0said he doesn’t\u00a0care about the record as much as he cares about how they play and if they are being the best team they can be every Friday. I do care about wins and losses as the ultimate goal is getting in the playoffs and winning the\u00a0district title, which is the\u00a0standard we live by.. One things he said they team needs to do better is\u00a0tackle a lot better, if they can\u00a0do that they will be a lot more successful.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n