While I was still working in Sarasota before I transfered to Athens, GA in 1993. I was working in same field (Mail Acceptance) that I ended my career with as a Manager in Atlanta ,but on a much smaller level. I got to meet and interact with a number or business professionals in Sarasota. There was a lady that I would interact with from the Sarasota Area Blood Bank, named "Devonne". I grew up fairly naive about alot, and even in my early 20's at that point remained naive about much particularly as it related to women. Devonne was HOT HOT, and for what ever reason decided I was her go to guy at the PO when ever she was there. If I wasnt immediately around she would hound the guys to go find me or just generally want to know where I was. It led to the guys...(all way older than me), to teasing me about her, normally they would start asking me questions about Devonne, that revolved around "what if" scenario type questions.

Devonne, was always on me about donating blood ecspecially when I told her I was C-. After several months I relented and decided one day on my lunch break to go head down to the blood bank and donate blood. The staff there asked a number of questions about my personal health, but also wanted to know whhat prompted me to come donate and I responded by letting them know Devoone had convinced me to. At this point Im all hooked up, in a semi laying down position and I guess one of the staff had let Devonne know I was there. She was out in a flash, and immediately concerned I wasnt eating or drinking anything while I was donating my blood. She offered to go get some juice and essance stay with me to hold my hand until the process was complete. She comes back with some orange juice and jumps up on the thing I was semi laying on and insist we toast to the ocassion! I didnt drink...stilll dont and had never toasted anything, so she says I'll do it. So she begins with a "Ashes to ashes, dust to dust, if Rock Hudson had stuck to P**y, he wouldn't be dead!" I literrially spit the orange juice I had in my mouth out all over myself. I had never had or heard a woman talk to me in such a manner, she just giggled and ran to get something to clean me up. She eventually married a building contractor and started having kids, and I saw very little of her after that. But during this time of her always teasing me, Robert Palmer came out with his video "Addicted to Love", my jaw dropped the 1st time I saw it, I swear the lady playing a guitar to Palmer's left in the video looked exactly like Devonne.....anytime I see the video I immediately thinkk of Devonne!

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Well deserved in a hard fought battle.

Find out what colleges are recruiting Bjorn Jurgensen, Michael Clayton II, Lucas Despot, Noah Guenther, and Cameran Dixon now!


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Q&A with Bishop Moore quarterback Bjorn Jurgensen​

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“I want to play college football.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“Michigan State, Troy and Delaware are the main schools.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“Michigan State has been recruiting me the hardest.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I have been to Pitt, Delaware and USF this fall.”

Do you have plans for any trips soon?
“As of right now I don’t have plans to travel to any schools.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“My favorite college growing up was LSU, my grandparents are from Louisiana so I’ve always been a fan of them.”


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Q&A with Bokey quarterback Michael Clayton II​

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Yes, football.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“Arkansas, Virginia Tech, Pittsburgh, Toledo, and FAMU have all offered scholarships, many other schools have been in contact and interested as well just working through their process.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“Tough to say the hardest, but it would have to be one of the five who already offered a scholarship. Arkansas, Virginia Tech, Pittsburgh, Toledo, and FAMU.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“Yes, I visited Tennessee, Miami, FSU, UCF, and UF.”

Do you have plans for game day trips?
“Not sure about next year, but I was able to attend games at Tennessee, University of Miami, UCF, and University of Florida in 2023.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“There’s a couple teams that I have always enjoyed watching, if I had to pick one, it would be FSU.”


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Q&A with Braden River quarterback Lucas Despot​

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Yes I do want to play sports, I would love to throw javelin in college, as well as play football.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I have been recruited by no colleges so far.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“No colleges have been recruiting me.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I have not made any college trips yet, but I have been to college camps.”

Do you have plans for game day trips?
“I do not have any plans for game day trips.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“My favorite college growing up has been Indiana since I am from there.”


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Q&A with Newsome quarterback Noah Guenther​

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“My goal is to play college football after high school. It’s been a goal of mine since I was a little kid, which is why I put so much effort and passion into my work ethic.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“Since this was my first year as the starting quarterback, I have not received many interests. But now that I have a film, I will be able to promote myself and catch the attention of colleges. I currently have no offers yet, hopefully this will change by this time next year.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“See above.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“N/A.”

Do you have plans for any trips soon?
“N/A.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“My favorite college growing up was the Michigan Wolverines. My entire family is from Michigan so we are all die-hard fans.”


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Q&A with Dr. Phillips wide receiver Cameran Dixon​

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“I would love to be able to finish playing football later on in life for the university of Miami.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“A couple of colleges are interested in me.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“The main team who has been recruiting me the hardest is Anna Maria.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I haven’t made any college trips yet.”

Do you have plans for game day trips?
“When football season comes back up I’ll have some game day trips planned out.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Growing up, the University of Miami was always my favorite team to watch.”


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Q&A with Bishop Moore quarterback Bjorn Jurgensen
How did the high school football season go overall?
“I would say that we had a really good year making it to the class 2M regional finals of playoffs.”

What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“My plan this offseason is to work with my trainer Baylin Trujillo and lift and throw with my teammates at school in the mornings.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I think that our team will be really good next year. We have a lot of returning starters and I feel like our chemistry is really good.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“I think Edgewater will be. They’re probably our toughest opponent every year so I’m excited to play them.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“I think Semaj Fleming from Edgewater, he’s a big playmaker for them.”

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Q&A with Bokey quarterback Michael Clayton II
How did/is everything going football wise as of late?
“Overall great, I love the game, the preparation, my teammates and coaches. Right now with the season over, focusing on off-season workouts, and recruiting.”

What do you feel your team can continue to improve on going forward?
“I can get better at preparation and execution, trying to play each game and every play at A+ level.”

Have you been pleased with your performances?
“Yes, I felt like we had a great season, individually I achieved many of the goals set out at the beginning of the season. However, I can always improve and am constantly focused on that.”

How do you feel about the play of your team?
“Very good, I love my teammates.”

What are your sporting goals going forward as of now?
“Continue to improve my personal play, compete and win a state championship, accept and commit to play QB at the P5 level.”

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Q&A with Braden River quarterback Lucas Despot
How did/is everything going football wise as of late?
“Football is going amazing, I can’t wait for my senior year, I feel very confident in my team.”

What do you feel your team can continue to improve on going forward?
“I feel my team could improve on better communication, I felt there was a lack of it this past year.”

Have you been pleased with your performances?
“I have been pleased with my performance my junior year, my first year as a starter I felt I really showed my potential.”

How do you feel about the play of your team?
“My team this year had the potential to be 8-2 or even 9-1 and finished 5-5.”

What are your sporting goals going forward as of now?
“My sporting goals, as of right now, is to use my athletic ability to not pay for college.”

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Q&A with Newsome quarterback Noah Guenther
How did the high school football season go overall?
“Our high school football season wasn’t everything that we had hoped for record-wise. We finished 2-8 with a very long and tough schedule. Even though we didn’t accomplish every goal we still made progress and became better every week. I was able to put up good stats which will hopefully help me and my recruiting this off season.”

What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“I’m planning on working out and exercising every single day whether it be weight lifting, speed training, or throwing sessions. The ultimate goal is to get better every single day. I’m also going to run track to help with speed and endurance.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I believe our team can do great next season. We have a lot of key returning players that had great seasons this year and they are getting better every single day. We will also have guys that are going to have to step up and contribute to the team, but I trust that they are ready to play and make us a great team.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“With the new districts being drawn up I know that we will be playing teams such as Plant City, Sumner, Strawberry Crest, and Alonso. Out of these teams, I think Sumner and Plant City will give us great fights. Both teams are well coached and have great players. Newsome is excited to play them and prove ourselves.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“Out of the teams I for sure know that we are playing, there are multiple athletes that I could say are the best players. Chris Denson from Plant City is a great player as well as Tyler Williams from Sumner. Every team we are playing will have great players that will give us some troubles. We respect them but we are not scared of the competition.”

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Q&A with Dr. Phillips wide receiver Cameran Dixon
How did/is everything going football wise as of late?
“Football season was a great learning experience for next year.”

What do you feel your team can continue to improve on going forward?
“I believe we can work on our humility.”

Have you been pleased with your performances?
“This year my performance has been outstanding, next year will be even better.”

How do you feel about the play of your team?
“The play of my team is great because we are a balanced team.”

What are your sporting goals going forward as of now?
“Right now is the offseason so I’ve been working on getting faster and increasing my strength.”

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How did/is everything going football wise as of late?
“Football season was a great learning experience for next year.”

What do you feel your team can continue to improve on going forward?
“I believe we can work on our humility.”

Have you been pleased with your performances?
“This year my performance has been outstanding, next year will be even better.”

How do you feel about the play of your team?
“The play of my team is great because we are a balanced team.”

What are your sporting goals going forward as of now?
“Right now is the offseason so I’ve been working on getting faster and increasing my strength.”

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“I would love to be able to finish playing football later on in life for the university of Miami.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“A couple of colleges are interested in me.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“The main team who has been recruiting me the hardest is Anna Maria.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I haven’t made any college trips yet.”

Do you have plans for game day trips?
“When football season comes back up I’ll have some game day trips planned out.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Growing up, the University of Miami was always my favorite team to watch.”

How did the high school football season go overall?
“Our high school football season wasn’t everything that we had hoped for record-wise. We finished 2-8 with a very long and tough schedule. Even though we didn’t accomplish every goal we still made progress and became better every week. I was able to put up good stats which will hopefully help me and my recruiting this off season.”

What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“I’m planning on working out and exercising every single day whether it be weight lifting, speed training, or throwing sessions. The ultimate goal is to get better every single day. I’m also going to run track to help with speed and endurance.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I believe our team can do great next season. We have a lot of key returning players that had great seasons this year and they are getting better every single day. We will also have guys that are going to have to step up and contribute to the team, but I trust that they are ready to play and make us a great team.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“With the new districts being drawn up I know that we will be playing teams such as Plant City, Sumner, Strawberry Crest, and Alonso. Out of these teams, I think Sumner and Plant City will give us great fights. Both teams are well coached and have great players. Newsome is excited to play them and prove ourselves.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“Out of the teams I for sure know that we are playing, there are multiple athletes that I could say are the best players. Chris Denson from Plant City is a great player as well as Tyler Williams from Sumner. Every team we are playing will have great players that will give us some troubles. We respect them but we are not scared of the competition.”

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“My goal is to play college football after high school. It’s been a goal of mine since I was a little kid, which is why I put so much effort and passion into my work ethic.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“Since this was my first year as the starting quarterback, I have not received many interests. But now that I have a film, I will be able to promote myself and catch the attention of colleges. I currently have no offers yet, hopefully this will change by this time next year.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“See above.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“N/A.”

Do you have plans for any trips soon?
“N/A.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“My favorite college growing up was the Michigan Wolverines. My entire family is from Michigan so we are all die-hard fans.”

How did/is everything going football wise as of late?
“Football is going amazing, I can’t wait for my senior year, I feel very confident in my team.”

What do you feel your team can continue to improve on going forward?
“I feel my team could improve on better communication, I felt there was a lack of it this past year.”

Have you been pleased with your performances?
“I have been pleased with my performance my junior year, my first year as a starter I felt I really showed my potential.”

How do you feel about the play of your team?
“My team this year had the potential to be 8-2 or even 9-1 and finished 5-5.”

What are your sporting goals going forward as of now?
“My sporting goals, as of right now, is to use my athletic ability to not pay for college.”

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Yes I do want to play sports, I would love to throw javelin in college, as well as play football.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I have been recruited by no colleges so far.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“No colleges have been recruiting me.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I have not made any college trips yet, but I have been to college camps.”

Do you have plans for game day trips?
“I do not have any plans for game day trips.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“My favorite college growing up has been Indiana since I am from there.”

How did/is everything going football wise as of late?
“Overall great, I love the game, the preparation, my teammates and coaches. Right now with the season over, focusing on off-season workouts, and recruiting.”

What do you feel your team can continue to improve on going forward?
“I can get better at preparation and execution, trying to play each game and every play at A+ level.”

Have you been pleased with your performances?
“Yes, I felt like we had a great season, individually I achieved many of the goals set out at the beginning of the season. However, I can always improve and am constantly focused on that.”

How do you feel about the play of your team?
“Very good, I love my teammates.”

What are your sporting goals going forward as of now?
“Continue to improve my personal play, compete and win a state championship, accept and commit to play QB at the P5 level.”

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Yes, football.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“Arkansas, Virginia Tech, Pittsburgh, Toledo, and FAMU have all offered scholarships, many other schools have been in contact and interested as well just working through their process.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“Tough to say the hardest, but it would have to be one of the five who already offered a scholarship. Arkansas, Virginia Tech, Pittsburgh, Toledo, and FAMU.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“Yes, I visited Tennessee, Miami, FSU, UCF, and UF.”

Do you have plans for game day trips?
“Not sure about next year, but I was able to attend games at Tennessee, University of Miami, UCF, and University of Florida in 2023.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“There’s a couple teams that I have always enjoyed watching, if I had to pick one, it would be FSU.”

How did the high school football season go overall?
“I would say that we had a really good year making it to the class 2M regional finals of playoffs.”

What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“My plan this offseason is to work with my trainer Baylin Trujillo and lift and throw with my teammates at school in the mornings.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I think that our team will be really good next year. We have a lot of returning starters and I feel like our chemistry is really good.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“I think Edgewater will be. They’re probably our toughest opponent every year so I’m excited to play them.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“I think Semaj Fleming from Edgewater, he’s a big playmaker for them.”

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“I want to play college football.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“Michigan State, Troy and Delaware are the main schools.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“Michigan State has been recruiting me the hardest.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I have been to Pitt, Delaware and USF this fall.”

Do you have plans for any trips soon?
“As of right now I don’t have plans to travel to any schools.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“My favorite college growing up was LSU, my grandparents are from Louisiana so I’ve always been a fan of them.”

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The 1st 30 minutes of th video consisted of discussing the Venice/Lakeland game, and then to a larger extent the Venice AD spoke to the less than desirable circumstance at the Tallahassee venue and the short comings in general of the way the FHSAA insist on having these Championship games at a neutral site, primarily as it relates to the financials

How did the high school football season go overall?
“We had a great season and ended 8-2.”

What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“I lift on the weightlifting team, and will begin off season OL work In January.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I think we have a great returning team and should go to the playoffs.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“Navarre is the toughest team because they always play their best game against us.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“N/A.”

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Yes, I plan to play football at the next level.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“Schools recruiting me: Alabama, Clemson, Arkansas, Oklahoma. The schools that have offered me: Miami, Florida, Florida state, Georgia, Georgia Tech, Boston College, South Carolina, Mississippi State, Marshall, Troy, USF, Charlotte.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“Miami is recruiting me the hardest.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I have been to a bunch of camps and some game day visits, this year I went to a game at Clemson, Florida State, and Florida.”

Do you have plans for any trips soon?
“I haven’t made any plans yet.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“My dad played at Miami so they were the team I grew up rooting for.”

How did/is everything going football wise as of late?
“This football season was a tussle, very tough schedule, very few numbers.”

What do you feel your team can continue to improve on going forward?
“[The] thing my team and I as quarterback can improve on is being more focused on and off the field.”

Have you been pleased with your performances?
“With my first varsity start as a sophomore I feel like I did ok, but the start of the season was very rough for me so I had to grow mentally and learn how to fall back on my mechanics.”

How do you feel about the play of your team?
“The play of my team, I wouldn't say good, but I’ll say we played ok and hard, we never gave up and we fought through a lot of adversity.”

What are your sporting goals going forward as of now?
“To win state championships.”

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Yes.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I have a few but Clemson is home.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“N/A.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“Yes, a few.”

Do you have plans for game day trips?
“N/A.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Yes, Clemson.”

How did/is everything going football wise as of late?
“As of right now, everything is looking good, the boys at East Lake and I are looking to grind hard over the offseason.”

What do you feel your team can continue to improve on going forward?
“What we need to improve on is leadership and team bonding.”

Have you been pleased with your performances?
“I for sure surprised myself with a couple of my performances this year but I know [my] capability and strive to improve over the offseason.”

How do you feel about the play of your team?
“I feel like the past year we showed some really good stuff, and showed some poor stuff but we know we can fix the mistakes.”

What are your sporting goals going forward as of now?
“Next year for football, my goal is to be a leader and role model of the squad and strive for playoffs. For this upcoming year with baseball, I want to build up more strength and velocity for upcoming years.”

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“As of right now I would love to play both baseball and football in college.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I haven’t yet been recruited.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“N/A.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I plan to go on a couple trips this summer.”

Do you have plans for game day trips?
“No plans yet.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“My favorite college growing up is Florida State University.”

How did/is everything going football wise as of late?
“Everything’s been going great lately.”

What do you feel your team can continue to improve on going forward?
“Teamwork and motivation towards each other.”

Have you been pleased with your performances?
“[I had] a 1,300 yd passing season, I feel like I can still improve.”

How do you feel about the play of your team?
“I feel like we’re good on any level.”

What are your sporting goals going forward as of now?
“Just to get to college.”

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Yes, basketball or football, maybe both.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“No colleges have been looking at me.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“No colleges.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“Hopefully going on college camps and tours.”

Do you have plans for game day trips?
“Nope.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Yep, FAMU.”

How did/is everything going football wise as of late?
“It’s going great, I can’t really ask for more but I just lost a regional championship but now I just have to work.”

What do you feel your team can continue to improve on going forward?
“Just working as a team, it really helps a team when you have team chemistry.”

Have you been pleased with your performances?
“N/A.”

How do you feel about the play of your team?
“I feel really great about it.”

What are your sporting goals going forward as of now?
“Just win a state championship game.”

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“My dream is to play d1 football.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“Western Kentucky and Archie’s and Austin Peay and USF have been talking to me.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“Definitely Western Kentucky.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“Yes I have made it down to Miami, FSU, UF and FAU.”

Do you have plans for game day trips?
“Yeah, would love to head down to a couple games.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“N/A.”

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Q&A with Palm Beach Central quarterback Caleb Butler​

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“My dream is to play d1 football.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“Western Kentucky and Archie’s and Austin Peay and USF have been talking to me.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“Definitely Western Kentucky.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“Yes I have made it down to Miami, FSU, UF and FAU.”

Do you have plans for game day trips?
“Yeah, would love to head down to a couple games.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“N/A.”


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Q&A with Westwood quarterback Joseph Weathers​

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Yes, basketball or football, maybe both.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“No colleges have been looking at me.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“No colleges.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“Hopefully going on college camps and tours.”

Do you have plans for game day trips?
“Nope.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Yep, FAMU.”


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Q&A with East Lake quarterback Eli Millian​

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“As of right now I would love to play both baseball and football in college.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I haven’t yet been recruited.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“N/A.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I plan to go on a couple trips this summer.”

Do you have plans for game day trips?
“No plans yet.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“My favorite college growing up is Florida State University.”


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Q&A with Munroe quarterback Jaeyon Wimes​

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Yes.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I have a few but Clemson is home.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“N/A.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“Yes, a few.”

Do you have plans for game day trips?
“N/A.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Yes, Clemson.”


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Q&A with Pace offensive center Grant Wise​

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Yes, I plan to play football at the next level.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“Schools recruiting me: Alabama, Clemson, Arkansas, Oklahoma. The schools that have offered me: Miami, Florida, Florida state, Georgia, Georgia Tech, Boston College, South Carolina, Mississippi State, Marshall, Troy, USF, Charlotte.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“Miami is recruiting me the hardest.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I have been to a bunch of camps and some game day visits, this year I went to a game at Clemson, Florida State, and Florida.”

Do you have plans for any trips soon?
“I haven’t made any plans yet.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“My dad played at Miami so they were the team I grew up rooting for.”


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Q&A with Palm Beach Central quarterback Caleb Butler
How did/is everything going football wise as of late?
“It’s going great, I can’t really ask for more but I just lost a regional championship but now I just have to work.”

What do you feel your team can continue to improve on going forward?
“Just working as a team, it really helps a team when you have team chemistry.”

Have you been pleased with your performances?
“N/A.”

How do you feel about the play of your team?
“I feel really great about it.”

What are your sporting goals going forward as of now?
“Just win a state championship game.”

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Q&A with Westwood quarterback Joseph Weathers
How did/is everything going football wise as of late?
“Everything’s been going great lately.”

What do you feel your team can continue to improve on going forward?
“Teamwork and motivation towards each other.”

Have you been pleased with your performances?
“[I had] a 1,300 yd passing season, I feel like I can still improve.”

How do you feel about the play of your team?
“I feel like we’re good on any level.”

What are your sporting goals going forward as of now?
“Just to get to college.”

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Q&A with East Lake quarterback Eli Millian
How did/is everything going football wise as of late?
“As of right now, everything is looking good, the boys at East Lake and I are looking to grind hard over the offseason.”

What do you feel your team can continue to improve on going forward?
“What we need to improve on is leadership and team bonding.”

Have you been pleased with your performances?
“I for sure surprised myself with a couple of my performances this year but I know [my] capability and strive to improve over the offseason.”

How do you feel about the play of your team?
“I feel like the past year we showed some really good stuff, and showed some poor stuff but we know we can fix the mistakes.”

What are your sporting goals going forward as of now?
“Next year for football, my goal is to be a leader and role model of the squad and strive for playoffs. For this upcoming year with baseball, I want to build up more strength and velocity for upcoming years.”

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Q&A with Munroe quarterback Jaeyon Wimes
How did/is everything going football wise as of late?
“This football season was a tussle, very tough schedule, very few numbers.”

What do you feel your team can continue to improve on going forward?
“[The] thing my team and I as quarterback can improve on is being more focused on and off the field.”

Have you been pleased with your performances?
“With my first varsity start as a sophomore I feel like I did ok, but the start of the season was very rough for me so I had to grow mentally and learn how to fall back on my mechanics.”

How do you feel about the play of your team?
“The play of my team, I wouldn't say good, but I’ll say we played ok and hard, we never gave up and we fought through a lot of adversity.”

What are your sporting goals going forward as of now?
“To win state championships.”

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Q&A with Pace offensive center Grant Wise
How did the high school football season go overall?
“We had a great season and ended 8-2.”

What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“I lift on the weightlifting team, and will begin off season OL work In January.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I think we have a great returning team and should go to the playoffs.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“Navarre is the toughest team because they always play their best game against us.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“N/A.”

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I guess the way we'll do this is as follows:
1.) Contest will run for the duration of the playoffs until a state Champ is determined for 4S and 3S Classifications.
2.) All entries must be submitted each week of the playoffs by 5:00pm eastern standard time on Friday, except for the Championship games
3.) Championship games entries must be submitted by midnight the day before the Championship game is played
4.) Entries for all playoff games through the semi-finals will be strictly pick the winner for each game
5.) The Championship games for 4S and 3S will require picking the winner of each game as well as total points scored for each game.
6.) The individual selecting the largest number of correct winners over the duration of the playoffs, will be declared the Florida Varsity Pickem Champ for 2023!
a.) In the event of a tie, the tie breaker will be based on who guesses closet to the over-all number of points scored for the 4S& 3S Championship games

7.) Grand Prize Winner will receive the following:
a.) Florida High School affiliated Tee-Shirt of the Grand Prize winner's choice
b.) $25 gift card to Beef O Brady's

* If this meets everyone's approval I will move forward with posting this coming week's scheduled games?

Which are very similar to the previous system. The FHSAA Board of Directors voted 9-4 for the 2024-2025 season. There will be eight classifications (Rural and 1A-7A). The board approved required district play for the upcoming season. More fair and competitive competition was cited in one article for the reasons for the change.

The “Open Division” proposal was not voted on. This idea is to have top teams pulled out of respective classification’s tournaments with a winner-take-all tourney of Florida’s top teams.

I took this from a couple of reports. I could not find anything about the results from the FHSAA on their website at this time. The FHSAA front page has a statement that yesterday’s meeting of the Board of Directors meeting was to take place.

The Florida state football title games will be on Bally Sports this week. Three games a day on Thursday, Friday and Saturday at 10am, 3pm and 8pm. The games will be played at FAMU’s Ken Riley Field in Tallahassee.

Thursday
Class 1M
Clearwater Central Catholic vs. Chaminade Madonna

Class 3S
Mainland (Daytona) vs. St. Augustine

Class 1R
Madison County vs. Hawthorne

Friday
Class 1S
Trinity Catholic (Ocala) vs. Cardinal Mooney (Sarasota)

Class 4M
Mandarin (Jacksonville) vs. Columbus (Miami)

Class 2S
Bradford (STARK) vs Cocoa

Saturday
Class 2M
Berkeley Prep (Tampa) vs Norland (Miami)

Class 3M
Homestead vs. St. Thomas Aquinas

Class 4S
Lakeland vs. Venice

Find out what colleges are recruiting Shaun Hartman, Chase Cromartie, Zabeyon Morgan, Jordan Magwood, and Joseph Troupe now!


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Q&A with Merritt Island quarterback Shaun Hartman​

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“It is a dream of mine to one day play D1 college football.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“As of right now I’m not in contact with any coaches but I will be attending multiple camps and hopefully building relationships with coaches and their staffs.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“No but I will be attending camps.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“N/A.”

Do you have plans for game day trips?
“N/A.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“N/A.”


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Q&A with Viera quarterback Chase Cromartie​

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Yes, football.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I’ve been in contact with several coaches that have said I’m on their board but I don’t have any official offers at this point.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“N/A.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“West Georgia, JMU, Georgetown, UCF, FAU.”

Do you have plans for game day trips?
“I did [visit] FAU earlier in the season and there’s a couple I’m still thinking about doing but I haven’t made a decision yet.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Florida.”


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Q&A with Bay quarterback Zabeyon Morgan​

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“I want to play football in college.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I don’t have any colleges recruiting me right now, not that I know of.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“N/A.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I've been to FAMU and FSU, that’s the two I’ve been to.”

Do you have plans for game day trips?
“Nope, not any plans but just work.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Alabama.”


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Q&A with Carrollwood Day School quarterback Jordan Magwood​

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“I want to play football in college.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“USF, Ole Miss, App State, Marshall, Tulane, Georgia Southern, Kennesaw State.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“Georgia Southern.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“Yes, to Georgia Southern, USF and Ole Miss.”

Do you have plans for game day trips?
“Yes.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Yes, Florida.”


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Q&A with Berkeley Prep running back Joseph Troupe​

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Yes I do want to play sports. I would like to play football and baseball.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“USF, Louisville, Arkansas State, East Carolina University, Georgia tech, Coastal Carolina, North Dakota, and Syracuse.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“They’re all pretty much equal.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“Yes.”

Do you have plans for game day trips?
“Yes, my next scheduled visit is Louisville.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“I didn’t have a favorite team but we’ve always followed The University of South Carolina because my dad played for The University of South Carolina.”


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Find out what some of the top players in the state are saying about football and sports now!


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Q&A with Merritt Island quarterback Shaun Hartman
How did/is everything going football wise as of late?
“Unfortunately, our season has just concluded but that just means it’s time to start working for next season.”

What do you feel your team can continue to improve on going forward?
“I feel like we always have a great game plan and working on implementing it more into the game would be a game changer for us.”

Have you been pleased with your performances?
“I’m happy with how I performed this season but there’s improvement to be made for next season.”

How do you feel about the play of your team?
“My team is a family and although we’re a young team we have a ton of potential and I believe it’s going to show more than ever next season.”

What are your sporting goals going forward as of now?
“Goals for myself going forward are to gain weight and get stronger this offseason.”

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Q&A with Viera quarterback Chase Cromartie
How did/is everything going football wise as of late?
“Pretty good, our team improved a lot from last year.”

What do you feel your team can continue to improve on going forward?
“Continue to grow and get stronger and older.”

Have you been pleased with your performances?
“I improved a lot from last year but still want to get better as a player and a leader.”

How do you feel about the play of your team?
“Really good and really close to making the playoffs, a few plays away from being 6-3 or 7-2.”

What are your sporting goals going forward as of now?
“Going to run track in the spring, but my main goal is to get bigger and stronger for next season.”

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Q&A with Bay quarterback Zabeyon Morgan
How did/is everything going football wise as of late?
“Everything’s going good, just working offseason right now.”

What do you feel your team can continue to improve on going forward?
“We just have to get more mature and be coachable and take ownership.”

Have you been pleased with your performances?
“I'm not pleased with my performance, I feel like I can do better even when I do well.”

How do you feel about the play of your team?
“I feel like my team is capable of doing everything.”

What are your sporting goals going forward as of now?
“Being a better leader and helping lead my team to a state championship.”

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Q&A with Carrollwood Day School quarterback Jordan Magwood
How has everything with the football season been going so far?
“Everything has been going well. We’ve been growing as a team week by week and I’m excited to see what we’ll be as the season comes to an end.”

Have you been pleased with how you have played this season?
“I have been pleased with my play this season by being more accurate which causes more passing yards and also being a better leader in the locker room.”

How do you feel your team has played?
“The team has been playing very well, even in our one-point loss we’ve been getting better by the week and growing together creating chemistry.”

What do you feel your team can improve on?
“I feel like we can improve on just not letting teams think they can play with us early.”

What are the keys for your team being successful going forward?
“The key for us is preparation. Our preparation is what is continuing to keep us going.”

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Q&A with Berkeley Prep running back Joseph Troupe
How has everything with the football season been going so far?
“Our season is going pretty good so far. We’ve lost 2 games in the regular season and we’re entering the playoffs right now so we’re just doing everything we can to be perfect.”

Have you been pleased with how you have played this season?
“I feel like I’ve played ok. I was just disappointed that I got injured in the second game of the season so I feel like I haven’t been able to play to my full potential this season.”

How do you feel your team has played?
“We’ve been playing good but we’re still working to improve on the small things every week.”

What do you feel your team can improve on?
“We’re just trying to be the best at every aspect of the game. There’s always room for improvement.”

What are the keys for your team being successful going forward?
“Making sure everyone is doing their job and staying disciplined.”

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How has everything with the football season been going so far?
“Our season is going pretty good so far. We’ve lost 2 games in the regular season and we’re entering the playoffs right now so we’re just doing everything we can to be perfect.”

Have you been pleased with how you have played this season?
“I feel like I’ve played ok. I was just disappointed that I got injured in the second game of the season so I feel like I haven’t been able to play to my full potential this season.”

How do you feel your team has played?
“We’ve been playing good but we’re still working to improve on the small things every week.”

What do you feel your team can improve on?
“We’re just trying to be the best at every aspect of the game. There’s always room for improvement.”

What are the keys for your team being successful going forward?
“Making sure everyone is doing their job and staying disciplined.”

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Yes I do want to play sports. I would like to play football and baseball.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“USF, Louisville, Arkansas State, East Carolina University, Georgia tech, Coastal Carolina, North Dakota, and Syracuse.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“They’re all pretty much equal.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“Yes.”

Do you have plans for game day trips?
“Yes, my next scheduled visit is Louisville.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“I didn’t have a favorite team but we’ve always followed The University of South Carolina because my dad played for The University of South Carolina.”

How has everything with the football season been going so far?
“Everything has been going well. We’ve been growing as a team week by week and I’m excited to see what we’ll be as the season comes to an end.”

Have you been pleased with how you have played this season?
“I have been pleased with my play this season by being more accurate which causes more passing yards and also being a better leader in the locker room.”

How do you feel your team has played?
“The team has been playing very well, even in our one-point loss we’ve been getting better by the week and growing together creating chemistry.”

What do you feel your team can improve on?
“I feel like we can improve on just not letting teams think they can play with us early.”

What are the keys for your team being successful going forward?
“The key for us is preparation. Our preparation is what is continuing to keep us going.”

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“I want to play football in college.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“USF, Ole Miss, App State, Marshall, Tulane, Georgia Southern, Kennesaw State.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“Georgia Southern.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“Yes, to Georgia Southern, USF and Ole Miss.”

Do you have plans for game day trips?
“Yes.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Yes, Florida.”