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Bronson Eagles (Class 1A-District 6)

2013 Record: 5-5

Head Coach: Cameron Porch

Key Players: Tyler Sistrunk (LB, Sr.), Montrez Jackson (RB, So.), Garry Mitchell (LB, So.), Zach Chemin (OL, Sr.), Michael Coughlin (OL, Sr.), Gavyn Thomas (TE, Sr.)

Outlook: The Eagles are finally senior heavy. It’s very tight knit according to the coaches and they preach family as a unit. Several new players have joined the program and they have a class of sophomores with a lot of promise so the program could be on the rise. One of the biggest reasons for optimism in 2014 is the returnees.

A total of 19 lettermen return, including seven starters on offense and eight on defense. They have experience on the offensive line with Chemin (6-3, 224) and Coughlin (5-11, 215), along with Thomas (6-3, 197) at tight end. Bronson’s strength on defense will be their two returning linebackers Sistrunk (92 tackles) and Mitchell (67 tackles).

“The dividends of our hard work started to pay off last year,” said Porch, who is entering his third season as head coach. “Now we want to carry that momentum over into 2014.”

2014 Football Schedule
Friday, August 22 – at Wildwood, 7:30 p.m. (Preseason)
Friday, August 29 – at Chiefland, 7:30 p.m.
Friday, September 5 – vs. St. Joseph (St. Augustine), 7:30 p.m.
Friday, September 19 – vs. Branford, 7:30 p.m.
Friday, September 26 – vs. Cottondale, 7:30 p.m.
Friday, October 3 – vs. Bell, 7:30 p.m.*
Friday, October 10 – at Taylor (Pierson), 7 p.m.
Friday, October 17 – vs. Hilliard, 7:30 p.m.*
Friday, October 24 – at Hawthorne, 7:30 p.m.*
Friday, October 31 – at Trenton, 7:30 p.m.*
Friday, November 7 – at PK Yonge (Gainesville), 7:30 p.m.

*District game

Bronson High School website

“The Prep Zone” will count down to kick-off with a daily preview of high school football teams in the North Central Florida area. Here are the future release dates:

CLASS 1A-DISTRICT 6
June 27 – Hawthorne
June 28 – Trenton

CLASS 1A-DISTRICT 7
June 29 – Chiefland
June 30 – Dixie County (Cross City)
July 1 – Newberry
July 2 – Union County (Lake Butler)
July 3 – Williston

CLASS 1A-DISTRICT 8
July 4 – Wildwood

CLASS 3A-DISTRICT 2
July 5 – Trinity Catholic (Ocala)
July 6 – PK Yonge (Gainesville)

CLASS 4A-DISTRICT 2
July 7 – Fort White

CLASS 4A-DISTRICT 4
July 8 – The Villages
July 9 – Bradford (Starke)

CLASS 5A-DISTRICT 5
July 10 – Belleview
July 11 – Crystal River
July 12 – Dunnellon
July 13 – Eastside (Gainesville)
July 14 – North Marion (Citra)
July 15 – Santa Fe (Alachua)
July 16 – Suwannee (Live Oak)

CLASS 5A-DISTRICT 6
July 17 – Central (Brooksville)
July 18 – Weeki Wachee
July 19 – Hernando (Brooksville)
July 20 – Nature Coast (Brooksville)
July 21 – South Sumter (Bushnell)

CLASS 6A-DISTRICT 3
July 22 – Columbia (Lake City)

CLASS 6A-DISTRICT 5
July 23 – Citrus (Inverness)
July 24 – Gainesville
July 25 – Lake Weir (Ocala)
July 26 – Vanguard (Ocala)
July 27 – Forest (Ocala)

CLASS 6A-DISTRICT 6
July 28 – Springstead (Spring Hill)

CLASS 7A-DISTRICT 3
July 29 – Buchholz (Gainesville)

CLASS 8A-DISTRICT 1
July 30 – West Port (Ocala)

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