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2017 AP High School Football State Rankings – Week #9

Mike Ridaught

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October 17, 2017

The Associated Press Top 10 Florida High School Football Poll for Week #9 of the 2017 season. First place votes in parentheses, followed by records, rating points, and previous ranking.

Area teams in bold.

Class 8A
Record Pts Prv
1. Deerfield Beach (10) 5-2 124 2
2. Vero Beach (3) 6-0 114 3
3. Osceola (Kissimmee) 6-0 101 4
4. South Dade (Homestead) 6-0 90 5
5. Apopka 6-2 72 1
5. Christopher Columbus Catholic (Miami) 6-1 72 6
7. Miramar 6-1 46 8
8. Dr. Phillips (Orlando) 5-2 35 7
9. Wekiva 6-1 17 T10
(tie) Winter Park 8-0 17 T10
Others receiving votes: Miami Southridge 15, Flagler Palm Coast 6, Palm Beach Central 3, Seminole (Sanford) 2, Miami 1.

Class 7A
Record Pts Prv
1. St. Thomas Aquinas (Ft. Lauderdale) (13) 6-1 130 1
2. Venice 6-1 110 3
3. Lakeland 6-0 101 4
4. Plant (Tampa) 6-1 98 2
5. Braden River (Bradenton) 6-1 71 5
6. Bartram Trail (St. Johns) 5-2 62 8
7. Viera 5-1 58 7
8. Robert E. Lee (Jacksonville) 6-1 32 9
9. Columbia (Lake City) 5-2 22 10
10. Fleming Island (Orange Park) 6-1 20 6
Others receiving votes: Tampa Bay Tech 6, Dwyer (Palm Beach Gardens) 5.

Class 6A
Record Pts Prv
1. Miami Central (12) 8-1 129 1
2. Miami Northwestern (1) 5-1 115 2
3. Armwood (Seffner) 7-0 105 3
4. Vanguard (Ocala) 6-0 78 5
5. Miami Carol City 3-2 76 4
6. St. Augustine 6-0 71 6
7. North Fort Myers 6-0 54 7
8. Mainland (Daytona Beach) 3-3 28 T8
9. Miami Norland 3-3 22 T8
10. Navarre 6-1 18 10
Others receiving votes: Mitchell (New Port Richey) 12, Crestview 6, Heritage (Palm Bay) 1.

Class 5A
Record Pts Prv
1. American Heritage (Plantation) (13) 5-0 130 1
2. Cardinal Gibbons (Ft. Lauderdale) 5-1 112 2
3. Jones (Orlando) 7-1 98 4
4. Godby (Tallahassee) 7-0 92 6
5. Trinity Christian (Jacksonville) 5-3 73 5
6. Bishop Moore (Orlando) 5-1 57 7
7. Rickards (Tallahassee) 5-1 56 3
8. Bolles (Jacksonville) 6-1 41 8
9. Immokalee 6-0 31 9
10. Wakulla (Crawfordville) 6-2 16 10
Others receiving votes: Baker County (Glen St. Mary) 5, West Florida (Pensacola) 2, Ribault (Jacksonville) 1, Hernando (Brooksville) 1.

Class 4A
Record Pts Prv
1. Cocoa (13) 6-0 130 1
2. University (Ft. Lauderdale) 5-0 115 2
3. Raines (Jacksonville) 6-1 101 3
4. Dunnellon 6-1 86 5
5. Booker T. Washington (Miami) 3-4 70 4
Others receiving votes: Bradford (Starke) 12, Avon Park 6.

Class 3A
Record Pts Prv
1. Chaminade-Madonna College Prep (Hollywood) (7) 4-2 122 T2
(tie) Oxbridge Academy (West Palm Beach) (6) 4-1 122 1
3. Clearwater Central Catholic 7-0 106 T2
4. Lakeland Christian 6-0 90 4
5. Melbourne Central Catholic 4-3 38 5
Others receiving votes: First Academy (Orlando) 30, King’s Academy (West Palm Beach) 6, Benjamin (North Palm Beach) 6.

Class 2A
Record Pts Prv
1. University Christian (Jacksonville) (13) 7-0 130 1
2. Champagnat Catholic (Hialeah) 5-1 116 2
3. Victory Christian (Lakeland) 6-0 105 3
4. Cambridge Christian (Tampa) 6-1 83 4
5. North Florida Christian (Tallahassee) 6-1 79 5
Others receiving votes: St. Francis Catholic Academy (Gainesville) 7.

Class 1A
Record Pts Prv
1. Madison County (11) 7-0 128 1
2. Pahokee (2) 5-1 115 2
3. Baker School 7-0 105 3
4. Dixie County (Cross City) 8-0 94 4
5. Crescent City 5-1 42 NR
Others receiving votes: Union County (Lake Butler) 18, Wildwood 18.

How the top 20 regional football teams fared in Week #8

Mike Ridaught

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October 16, 2017

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Here’s a look at how all of the regionally-ranked football teams fared in Week #8. Only two top 10 teams lost but one was a top 10 match-up. The new regional ranking will be released on Tuesday, October 17.

The Prep Zone Power Poll ranks the top 20 high school football, basketball, baseball & softball teams (regardless of FHSAA classification) across 26 counties in North Central Florida (Alachua, Baker, Bradford, Citrus, Clay, Columbia, Dixie, Duval, Flagler, Gilchrist, Hamilton, Hernando, Jefferson, Lafayette, Lake, Levy, Madison, Marion, Nassau, Putnam, Sumter, St. Johns, Suwannee, Taylor, Union & Volusia counties). It is voted on weekly by sportswriters and sportscasters. It is fueled by Divine Power Wear.

The Prep Zone Power Poll fueled by Divine Power Wear – 2017 Football Poll #8 Results
(School, followed by classification, first place votes, overall record, and how they fared last week)
1. Vanguard (Ocala) (6A) (5) (6-0) – won at RV Gainesville, 31-24
2. St. Augustine (6A) (3) (6-0) – won at Ed White (Jacksonville), 49-7
3. Madison County (1A) (7-0) – OFF
4. Robert E. Lee (Jacksonville) (7A) (6-1) – won at First Coast (Jacksonville), 42-7
5. Raines (Jacksonville) (5A) (6-1) – won at Oakleaf (Orange Park), 41-3
6. Fleming Island (Orange Park) (7A) (6-1) – LOST to #7 Bartram Trail (St. Johns), 32-16
7. Bartram Trail (St. Johns) (7A) (5-2) – won at #6 Fleming Island (Orange Park), 32-16
8. Trinity Christian (Jacksonville) (5A) (5-3) – won at Westside (Jacksonville), 54-7
9. Dunnellon (4A) (6-1) – d. North Marion (Citra), 29-0
10. Spruce Creek (Port Orange) (8A) (5-1) – LOST to #13 Flagler Palm Coast, 17-14
11. University Christian (Jacksonville) (2A) (7-0) – d. Kingdom Prep (Auburndale), 49-0
12. Bolles (Jacksonville) (5A) (6-1) – won at Bishop Kenny (Jacksonville), 38-34
13. Flagler Palm Coast (8A) (7-0) – won at #10 Spruce Creek (Port Orange), 17-14
14. Columbia (Lake City) (7A) (5-2) – d. Atlantic Coast (Jacksonville), 45-14
15. Dixie County (Cross City) (1A) (8-0) – won at Newberry, 27-13
T-16. Mainland (Daytona Beach) (6A) (3-3) – d. RV Matanzas (Palm Coast), 24-3
T-16. Ribault (Jacksonville) (5A) (5-2) – OFF
18. Lafayette (Mayo) (1A) (7-0) – won at P.K. Yonge (Gainesville), 49-26
19. Ridgeview (Orange Park) (5A) (6-2) – LOST to RV Clay (Green Cove Springs), 49-3
20. East Ridge (Clermont) (7A) (5-2) – LOST at West Port (Ocala), 21-14

Also receiving votes:
Gainesville (6A) (4-2) – LOST to #1 Vanguard (Ocala), 31-24
Baker County (Glen St. Mary) (5A) (6-1) – won at Orange Park, 35-0
Ponte Vedra (5A) (5-2) – d. Terry Parker (Jacksonville), 56-0
Clay (Green Cove Springs) (5A) (5-2) – won at #19 Ridgeview (Orange Park), 49-3
Matanzas (Palm Coast) (6A) (4-2) – LOST at #T-16 Mainland (Daytona Beach), 24-3
Union County (Lake Butler) (1A) (6-2) – LOST at Fort White, 40-0
Bradford (Starke) (4A) (5-1) – OFF
St. Francis Catholic (Gainesville) (2A) (6-0) – won at Florida Deaf (St. Augustine), 56-0

On the bubble:
Belleview (5A) (5-2) – won at Eastside (Gainesville), 36-33
Bishop Kenny (Jacksonville) (5A) (5-2) – LOST to #12 Bolles (Jacksonville), 38-34
Crescent City (1A) (5-1) – d. Umatilla, 48-7
Fletcher (Neptune Beach) (7A) (6-1) – d. Andrew Jackson (Jacksonville), 50-0
Forest (Ocala) (6A) (5-2) – won at Lake Weir (Ocala), 31-6
Fort White (3A) (5-2) – d. RV Union County (Lake Butler), 40-0
Hawthorne (1A) (5-1) – d. Chiefland, 44-7
Hernando (Brooksville) (5A) (5-0) – won at Weeki Wachee, 49-7
Menendez (St. Augustine) (5A) (4-3) – won at Palatka, 49-0
Nease (Ponte Vedra) (6A) (4-3) – won at Middleburg, 63-28
Oak Hall (Gainesville) (2A) (5-1) – d. St. Johns Country Day (Orange Park), 42-7
Seven Rivers Christian (Lecanto) (2A) (6-2) – d. Trinity Christian (Deltona), 62-0
Taylor (Pierson) (3A) (6-1) – won at Hamilton County (Jasper), 17-6
West Nassau (Callahan) (4A) (6-1) – d. Fernandina Beach, 24-21
Wildwood (1A) (6-0) – d. Keystone Heights, 40-21

Volleyball highlights big week on ThePrepZone.com (Oct. 16-20)

Mike Ridaught

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October 16, 2017

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A high school volleyball district tournament highlights our coverage the week of October 16, beginning with the Buchholz volleyball team on our weekly high school radio show at Sonic of Gainesville on Monday, the Class 7A-District 4 semifinals on Tuesday, and two football games on Friday.

Plus, catch our bi-weekly Oak Hall Football Report presented by Sonic Drive-In every Monday and Friday, and our weekly radio reports with Mike Ridaught on “The Tailgate” with Jeff Cardozo, Pat Dooley & Zach Alboverdi every Wednesday at 4 p.m. and Marty Pallman’s high school football reports on Brady Ackerman & Shane Matthews every Friday at 11:15 a.m. on WRUF-FM 98.1 & AM-850.

Tune in to ThePrepZone.com Nature Coast Sports Report presented by SunState Federal Credit Union every Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 7:28 a.m. and repeating at 5:28 p.m. on 93.3 FM & 940 AM in Chiefland/Trenton & 1240 AM in Cross City.

For our Gainesville audience, tune in to ThePrepZone.com Sports Report presented by SunState Federal Credit Union every weekday morning around 7:50 a.m. on ‘I am Country 106.9 FM’ and archived here.

Here is what is coming up this week as part of our broadcast schedule on ThePrepZone.com and local radio:

Monday (TONIGHT), 7-8 p.m. – “The Prep Zone”
High school show broadcast ‘live’ from Sonic Drive-In of Gainesville
‘Live’ and ‘archived’ audio available online at www.ThePrepZone.com & www.Floridacast.com
RADIO: 92.1 FM & 1230 AM in Gainesville and 100.1 FM & 900 AM in Ocala
Join Mike Ridaught & Marty Pallman as they talk high school sports from Sonic of Gainesville. Their guests for this episode include: Buchholz (Gainesville) volleyball coach Wickie Ariet and members of the Bobcats’ volleyball team, who play in the Class 8A-District 4 tournament on Tuesday.

Tuesday, 5 & 7 p.m. – High School Volleyball DH
5 p.m. – Forest (Ocala) vs. Lake Weir/Columbia winner
7 p.m. – Gainesville vs. Vanguard (Ocala)
‘Live’ and ‘archived’ VIDEO available online at www.ThePrepZone.com (via the NFHS Network)
Join Marty Pallman & Ryan Urquhart for the Class 7A-District 4 semifinals from Vanguard (Ocala)

Wednesday, 7-8 p.m. – “The Prep Zone”
High school show broadcast ‘live’ from Sonic Drive-In (Easy Street location)
‘Live’ and ‘archived’ audio available online at www.ThePrepZone.com & www.Floridacast.com
RADIO: 92.1 FM & 1230 AM in Gainesville and 100.1 FM & 900 AM in Ocala
Join Mike Ridaught & Marty Pallman as they talk high school sports from Sonic of Ocala. Their guests for this episode included West Port (Ocala) football coach Matthew Franklin and members of the Wolf Pack football team.

Friday, 6:45 p.m. – High School Football
Rocky Bayou Christian (Niceville) at Oak Hall School (Gainesville)
‘Live’ and ‘archived’ VIDEO available online at www.ThePrepZone.com
Join Skyler Lebron (Play-by-play) and Sarah Morton (Color), with Joseph Hastings on camera, for this North Florida Football Conference game. The Eagles are looking to keep their FHSAA playoff hopes alive in Class 2A-Region 2. It’s also Homecoming and Senior Night for the Eagles.

Friday, 7 p.m. – High School Football
North Marion (Citra) at Belleview
‘Live’ and ‘archived’ audio available online at www.ThePrepZone.com & www.Floridacast.com
RADIO: 92.1 FM & 1230 AM in Gainesville; 100.1 FM & 900 AM in Ocala
Join Mike Ridaught (Play-by-play) and Anthony Crum (Color) for the Class 5A-District 6 championship game.

Buchholz Volleyball – 2017

Mike Stanton

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October 16, 2017

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Date: Mon 10/09/2017
Title: “The Prep Zone”

Event Details: Join Mike Ridaught and Marty Pallman as they talk high school sports from Sonic Drive-In of Gainesville. Guests this week include Gainesville football coach Mark Latsko and members of the Hurricanes’ football team. The show will also air on 92.1 FM & 1230 AM in Gainesville, and 100.1 FM & 900 AM in Ocala. #ThePrepZone.com

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Sonic Player-of-the-Game (Oct. 13) – Marquez Glover (Vanguard)

Mike Ridaught

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October 14, 2017

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Our Sonic Player-of-the-game for Friday, Oct. 13, is Marquez Glover of the Vanguard (Ocala) football team.

Glover scored the game-winning TD with a little over a minute to play to give Class 6A No. 5 Vanguard a 31-24 win at Gainesville. The Knights, the top-ranked team in The Prep Zone Power Poll, stayed unbeaten at 6-0, including 3-0 in 6A-District 5.

The senior threw for 274 yards and three TD’s, but it was his 2-yard QB draw with 1:03 to play that ended up being the difference.

Following a 32-yard field goal by Gainesville’s Derek Holloway to tie the game with 5:02 remaining, Glover calmly led the Knights down the field on a 9-play scoring drive.

With under three minutes to play, Glover found senior wide receiver Debarre Jenkins, an FAU commit, on a 16-yard pass play across the middle for a first and goal at the GHS 10-yard line. The touchdown came on a third-and-goal at the 2.

Glover, who has received interest from Toledo, Georgia State, FAU & FIU, had a 19-yard TD pass to Leonard Manuel with under four minutes to play in the opening half to put the Knights on the scoreboard, followed by a 10-yard TD pass to Trevonte Rucker with four seconds left in the second quarter to give Vanguard a 14-7 lead at the half.

The Knights took the second-half kickoff and marched down the field in the third quarter, scoring on a 20-yard pass from Glover to Louisville commit Glover Cook for their largest lead at 21-7.

Vanguard, which controls its playoff destiny, will host Lake Weir on Friday, Oct. 20, followed by a city showdown at Forest for the district title on Friday, Oct. 27.

Every game The Prep Zone will recognize a Sonic Player-of-the-Game. The recipient receives a $10 gift card & certificate courtesy of Sonic Drive-In of Gainesville & Ocala.

2017 Area Football Scores – Week #8

Mike Ridaught

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October 14, 2017

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Football on Field Coverage area includes 26 counties in North Central Florida – Alachua, Baker, Bradford, Citrus, Clay, Columbia, Dixie, Duval, Flagler, Gilchrist, Hamilton, Hernando, Jefferson, Lafayette, Lake, Levy, Madison, Marion, Nassau, Putnam, Sumter, St. Johns, Suwannee, Taylor, Union & Volusia counties.

Friday, Oct. 13
Avon Park 38, South Sumter (Bushnell) 0
Baker County (Glen St. Mary) 35, Orange Park 0
Baldwin 42, Englewood (Jacksonville) 14
Bartram Trail (St. Johns) 32, Fleming Island (Orange Park) 16
Bishop Moore (Orlando) 49, Tavares 6
Bolles (Jacksonville) 38, Bishop Kenny (Jacksonville) 34
Branford 46, Bronson 7
Cedar Creek Christian (Jacksonville) 61, Ocala Christian Academy 0
Clay (Green Cove Springs) 49, Ridgeview (Orange Park) 3
Cocoa Beach 53, Warner Christian (South Daytona) 20
Columbia (Lake City) 45, Atlantic Coast (Jacksonville) 14
Crescent City 48, Umatilla 7
Crystal River 22, Central (Brooksville) 6
Deltona 21, Pine Ridge (Deltona) 0
Dixie County (Cross City) 27, Newberry 13
Dunnellon 29, North Marion (Citra) 0
Eagle’s View (Jacksonville) 2, Merritt Island Christian 0
Edgewater (Orlando) 27, Lake Minneola 26 (OT)
Faith Christian (Orlando) 35, Halifax Academy (Daytona Beach) 0
Father Lopez Catholic (Daytona Beach) 57, Cornerstone Charter 0
Flagler Palm Coast 17, Spruce Creek (Port Orange) 14
Fletcher (Neptune Beach) 50, Andrew Jackson (Jacksonville) 0
Forest (Ocala) 31, Lake Weir (Ocala) 6
Fort White 40, Union County (Lake Butler) 0
Foundation Academy (Winter Garden) 29, North Florida Educational Institute (Jacksonville) 8
Hawthorne 44, Chiefland 7
Hernando (Brooksville) 49, Weeki Wachee 7
Jordan Christian Prep (Auburndale) 48, St. John Lutheran (Ocala) 0
Lafayette (Mayo) 49, P.K. Yonge (Gainesville) 26
Lake Mary 27, DeLand 13
Leesburg 47, South Lake (Groveland) 40
Mainland (Daytona Beach) 24, Matanzas (Palm Coast) 3
Menendez (St. Augustine) 49, Palatka 0
Mount Dora Bible 42, Bishop McLaughlin (Spring Hill) 21
Nease (Ponte Vedra) 63, Middleburg 28
Oak Hall (Gainesville) 42, St. Johns Country Day (Orange Park) 7
Ponte Vedra 56, Terry Parker (Jacksonville) 0
Robert E. Lee (Jacksonville) 42, First Coast (Jacksonville) 7
Raines (Jacksonville) 41, Oakleaf (Orange Park) 3
Sandalwood (Jacksonville) 34, Mandarin (Jacksonville) 10
Santa Fe Catholic 26, First Academy-Leesburg 0
Seabreeze (Daytona Beach) 14, New Smyrna Beach 13
Seven Rivers Christian (Lecanto) 62, Trinity Christian (Deltona) 0
Springstead (Spring Hill) 14, Land O’Lakes 7
St. Augustine 49, Ed White (Jacksonville) 7
Suwannee (Live Oak) 48, Paxon (Jacksonville) 0
Taylor (Pierson)17, Hamilton County (Jasper) 6
The Villages 38, Interlachen 22
Trenton 42, Bell 0
Trinity Catholic (Ocala) 31, Santa Fe (Alachua) 0
Trinity Christian (Jacksonville) 54, Westside (Jacksonville) 7
University (Orange City) 34, Winter Springs 21
University Christian (Jacksonville) 48, Kingdom Prep (Auburndale) 0
Vanguard (Ocala) 31, Gainesville 24
Vernon 14, Jefferson County (Monticello) 0
West Nassau (Callahan) 24, Fernandina Beach 21
West Port (Ocala) 21, East Ridge (Clermont) 14
Wildwood 40, Keystone Heights 21
Williston 28, Taylor County (Perry) 27
Yulee 41, Stanton College Prep (Jacksonville) 8

Thursday, Oct. 12
Belleview 36, Eastside (Gainesville) 33
Buchholz (Gainesville) 54, St. Johns Creekside (St. Johns) 23
Saint Francis Catholic (Gainesville) 56, Florida Deaf (St. Augustine) 6

Tuesday, Oct. 10
Ribault (Jacksonville) 33, Suwannee (Live Oak) 26
West Port (Ocala) 26, Lake Howell (Winter Park) 20 (OT)

Vanguard at Gainesville – Football 2017

Mike Stanton

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October 13, 2017

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Date: Fri 10/13/2017
Title: HS Football – Vanguard (Ocala) at Gainesville (Pregame, 7 p.m.)

Event Details: Join Mike Ridaught (Play-by-play) and Sam Ellis (Color) for this Alachua County vs. Marion County showdown and battle for first place in Class 6A-District 5. The game will also air on 92.1 FM & 1230 AM in Gainesville, as well as 100.1 FM & 900 AM in Ocala. #ThePrepZone.com

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Sonic Player-of-the-Game (Oct. 12) – Trent Whittemore (Buchholz)

Mike Ridaught

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October 13, 2017

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Our Sonic Player-of-the-game for Thursday, Oct. 12, is Trent Whittemore of the Buchholz (Gainesville) football team.

The junior threw three first-half TDs as the Bobcats kept their postseason hopes alive with a rout of Creekside (St. Johns), 54-23, on Homecoming. It was the first Class 7A-District 3 win of the season for the Bobcats (3-4, 1-1).

Whittemore’s first TD pass of the night, a 13-yard pass to junior JR Moffatt, gave Buchholz a 13-0 lead in a game they never trailed. Trent Whittemore_Buchholz POG

His second TD pass, from 43 yards out to junior Isaiah Michel, gave the Bobcats a 20-7 lead early in the second quarter.

Then, his final TD pass of the night, a 36-yard scoring toss to Michel with :17 left in the half, gave Buchholz a commanding 40-16 lead at the break.

The University of Florida commit completed 7-of-8 for 140 yards in the opening half.

Buchholz travels to Oakleaf (Orange Park) next Friday, then returns home for a match-up against state-ranked Bartram Trail (St. Johns) on Oct. 27 with a chance to clinch a postseason spot.

Every game The Prep Zone will recognize a Sonic Player-of-the-Game. The recipient receives a $10 gift card & certificate courtesy of Sonic Drive-In of Gainesville & Ocala.

St. Johns Country Day at Oak Hall – Football 2017

Mike Stanton

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October 13, 2017

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St. Johns Country Day at Oak Hall – Football 2017

Friday, 6:45 p.m. – High School Football
St. Johns Country Day (Orange Park) at Oak Hall School (Gainesville)

Join Anthony Crum (Play-by-play) and Sarah Morton (Color), with Joseph Hastings on camera, for this North Florida Football Conference South Division game. The Eagles are looking to keep their FHSAA playoff hopes alive in Class 2A-Region 2.

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Buchholz keeps postseason hopes alive with a Homecoming win

Mike Ridaught

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October 13, 2017

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Buchholz_Bobcats The Buchholz (Gainesville) football team picked the perfect time to have its biggest offensive night.

On Homecoming, the Bobcats built an early lead just four minutes into the game and never trailed, scoring early and often, and late, in a 54-23 win against Creekside (St. Johns).

Trent Whittemore threw three TD passes, all in the first half, and the Bobcats had two kickoff returns for scores, as Buchholz (3-4, 1-1) got its first win in Class 7A-District 3.

Whittemore, our Sonic Player of the Game, had a 13-yard TD pass to junior JR Moffatt, and touchdown passes of 43 and 36 yards to junior Isaiah Michel.

Late in the second quarter, Caleb Bowers had a 90-yard kickoff return for a touchdown to give the Bobcats a 34-13 lead. Whittemore’s 36-yard TD pass to Michel gave Buchholz a 40-16 lead at halftime.

Bobcats’ junior Michael Williams finished off the big night for Buchholz with an 80-yard kickoff return for a TD with :53 left.

The 54 points is the most points in one game in head coach Mark Whittemore’s six seasons, surpassing the 51 points in a 51-0 win against Eastside (Gainesville) last August.

Buchholz travels to Oakleaf (Orange Park) next Friday, then returns home to face district foe Bartram Trail (St. Johns), which is currently ranked 8th in the state.