Find out what colleges are recruiting JT Tipton, Caleb Young Jr., Bobby T. Smith, Jamarous Thomas, and Hector Chavez now!


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Q&A with Lecanto quarterback JT Tipton​

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Right now my main focus has been on keeping options open and seeing how far I can get in football as well as basketball.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“As of right now I have no recruitment. Just interest and looks.”

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

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I have only attended visits and camps for basketball.”

Do you have plans for more trips soon?
“Next summer going into my junior year. I plan on doing multiple for both sports.”

What camps are you planning to do this summer?
“N/A.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Kentucky. Always loved the Big Blue.”


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Q&A with Gainesville running back Caleb Young Jr.​

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“I want to play football and run track if I can in college.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I’m being recruited but they are more so interests and the college(s) knowing my name.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“Warner University via NCSA.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“Yes making/made an unofficial visit to Florida.”

Do you have plans for more trips soon?
“Yes, I do plan on making on making more trips.”

What camps are you planning to do this summer?
“Florida, USF, FSU, Under Armor Invite only camp, FAU, UCF.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“My favorite college growing up was the University of Florida.”


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Q&A with Boynton Beach athlete Bobby T. Smith​

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“I plan on playing college football, I graduate 2024 so my time is coming soon.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I speak with a lot of coaches but I only have offers from Albany SWtate, Gardener-Webb, and Bryant University.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“I would say Gardener-Webb because the coach that gave me my offer, offered me at his previous school and that shows how much he really believes in my talent.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I have been to USF, Georgia Southern, FAU, Miami, Mercer, and Valdosta. Some for camps, game invites, and academic reasons.”

Do you have plans for more trips soon?
“I plan on going on official visits, I don’t know where or when yet but I will get that together soon.”

What camps are you planning to do this summer?
“I did a few camps this June, I went to Mercer, Valdosta, USF, FAU/FSU, and Miami camps so far, I might go to more but I’m not sure yet.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Growing up my favorite college has always been Auburn University.”


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Q&A with Boynton Beach linebacker Jamarous Thomas​

YYDo you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“I’m looking to play sports on the next level, mainly football.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“Mercyhurst University.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“Mercyhurst University.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“No.”

Do you have plans for more trips soon?
“None as of right now.”

Have you done any camps this off-season? How do you feel you performed?
“Yes I attended Mercer University mega camp, and Valdosta University mega as well, I feel I had performed great having a couple college coaches come speak to me after.”

Do you have any plans for camps ahead?
“No plans as of right now.”

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


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Q&A with Christopher Columbus middle linebacker Hector Chavez​

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Yes I’d love to play a sport in college. I specifically want to play football.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“Schools like: University of Miami, Georgia State, Liberty, Syracuse, UMass.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“I’ll say University of Miami.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“No not so far but I plan on taking some soon.”

Do you have plans for more trips soon?
“Yes.”

Have you done any camps this off-season? How do you feel you performed?
“No I haven’t this off season.”

Do you have any plans for camps ahead?
“Yes. I have Wake Forest, Penn, and Dartmouth.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Growing up I always enjoyed watching The U play so I’ll say University of Miami.”


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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 Lecanto quarterback JT Tipton
What have you been doing as of late with off-season workouts?
“Lots of lifting, throwing, agility, stamina work and basketball as well.”

What do you feel you have improved on most since last football season?
“Footwork and arm strength. I feel like I can move easier in the pocket and throwing deep is smoother and less stress on the arm.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I feel like we will do great. We have improved over the off season with 7on7 and many more camps. We have some dawgs up front and some skills that are go getters.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“We've talked to coach about the schedule and we've said that Wekiva will most likely be the toughest.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“We don't know as of now but we definitely know they got some skills that can play.”

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Q&A with Gainesville running back Caleb Young Jr.
What have you been doing as of late with off-season workouts?
“This off season I’ve been in the weight room, on the field and track to better myself athletically and physically.”

What do you feel you have improved on most since last football season?
“My coaches and I have seen improvement on my footwork, reaction time, ball skills and technique.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I think me and my team will do ok, we are building up to each other and building chemistry still.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“I feel that Buchholz High School will be the hardest team we play this year.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“Jordan Richardson from Buchholz High School.”

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Q&A with Boynton Beach athlete Bobby T. Smith
What have you been doing as of late with off-season workouts?
“We have summer practice and I do other weight room and field workouts after.”

What do you feel you have improved on most since last football season?
“I feel I improved on my change of direction, I got better at planting my foot and exploding out and my vision improved but there is still more work needed to be done.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“We will have another dominant season, with the work we’re putting in we will be ready to play.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“I would have to say Santa Luces, they gave us a run for our money last year. I’m expecting a great game this time around.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“Saint Andrews has a good WR we would have to watch out for (I don’t know his name).”

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Q&A with Boynton Beach linebacker Jamarous Thomas
What have you been doing as of late with off-season workouts?
“I have been lifting very extreme, and conditioning to have a breakout senior year.”

What do you feel you have improved on most this off-season?
“Something I feel like I improved on is my motor.”

How do you feel your team will do this football season?
“Very successful winning district titles back-to-back.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“St. Andrews.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“Teddy Hoffman.”

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Q&A with Christopher Columbus middle linebacker Hector Chavez
What have you been doing as of late with off-season workouts?
“I’ve been lifting, doing a lot of conditioning with my team, and of course I’ve been putting in extra work with bettering my craft.”

What do you feel you have improved on most this off-season?
“I’ll say becoming a better teammate a better player. Fixing up all of the things on the field that I slacked with last season and perfecting the things I did good last year.”

How do you feel your team will do this football season?
“I think we will have a successful season, everyone on the team working hard and motivating and pushing each other to get better every day and I think that’s going to help us in the long run.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“Most likely I’ll say Clearwater. They are a big and physical team but if we play how we’re supposed to and do what we have to do we’re going to win.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“To be honest I don’t know, I just know whoever we play is going to try their hardest to beat us and we just got to come in there ready for whatever and play hard.”

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The location for the state finals has not been set. According to the grapevine the FHSAA is hoping to land a stadium where they might be able to have all classes from 1A-8A in the same week. This was done at Doak Campbell Stadium in Tallahassee in 2020 due to covid. Apparently the Gene Cox Stadium in Tallahassee and the Drink Pink Stadium in Ft Lauderdale are not likely to hold the events this year. Of course, the FHSAA is working diligently to find a site.

Any suggestions?

It is not an ideal stadium for football but Tropicana Field in St. Pete could be a possibility. It is not configured for football but it was used for the Under Armour All Star Games.

What have you been doing as of late with off-season workouts?
“I’ve been working on speeding training more than anything.”

What do you feel you have improved on most since last football season?
“The knowledge of the game and maturity.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I feel we will go far as long as we keep working physically and mentally.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“Clearwater Central Catholic.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“Football is a team sport with that being said one individual wouldn’t really be a threat.”

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Yes I do and I haven’t for sure made up my mind where I’d go.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“University of Kentucky, USF, NC A&T.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“University of Kentucky.”

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

Do you have plans for more trips soon?
“Yes, most likely.”

What camps are you planning to do this summer?
“I want to go to some camps in Kentucky and USF.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“I liked watching LSU and UF.”

What have you been doing as of late with off-season workouts?
“Going to in-state camps and working on my craft.”

What do you feel you have improved on most this off-season?
“My technique and speed have improved the most this off season.”

How do you feel your team will do this football season?
“I feel like my team will do great this season.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“No team is tough unless we make it tough, just play ball.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“No one.”

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

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“No colleges.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“I have no colleges recruiting me.”

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

Do you have plans for more trips soon?
“Yes I do.”

Have you done any camps this off-season? How do you feel you performed?
“Yes, I feel as if I did my best.”

Do you have any plans for camps ahead?
“Yes.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“I do, it was the UM Hurricanes.”

What have you been doing as of late with off-season workouts?
“We have summer workouts starting at 8 for O-line and d-line go until about 10:30 then I’ll go and swim or do some agility work/prepare for camps I’m going to.”

What do you feel you have improved on most this off-season?
“My hand work coming off the ball.”

How do you feel your team will do this football season?
“I think we’re going to be 10-0.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“I feel like we compete with every team we play but it’s always a good game between us and Edgewater since this rivalry has been going on for forever.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“The toughest is a hard question but I know Jones has a d-lineman with D’antre Robinson and same with Edgewater Josh Alexander.”

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

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“Harvard, Holy Cross, UCF, Princeton, Air Force, Lehigh, Lafayette.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“I’ve got a PWO from UCF and no other offers except for a d2 [offer from] Saint Anslem and d3 [offer from] Gettysburg.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I went up to Harvard and Holy Cross.”

Do you have plans for more trips soon?
“I got some camps up north I’m going to but I’m not going to tour the campus or anything.”

Have you done any camps this off-season? How do you feel you performed?
“I’ve gone to 2 mega camps, and it’s just too many people. It’ll help you if you’re 6’5 and look [distinct] but if not, it’s going to be hard to show out. But I did well at UCF like I said earlier, they gave me a PWO after their camp.”

Do you have any plans for camps ahead?
“I’m going to Temple, Lafayette, Columbia, Holy Cross, Princeton, Harvard.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“I did not have a favorite college growing up.”

What have you been doing as of late with off-season workouts?
“I’ve been working on my technique, running track, and been in the weight room.”

What do you feel you have improved on most since last football season?
“My speed has improved and my ball skills.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I feel like I will do great and be district champions again.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“The toughest competition is Santaluces since it’s a rivalry game.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“Toughest individual player I will face is Teddy Hoffman from Saint Andrews.”

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Yes, I want to play sports in college and any school that I'm interested in, especially in Florida.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“Colleges that have been recruiting me are Columbia, Limestone, and Allen university.”

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

Have you made any college trips yet?
“No, I haven't made any college trips yet.”

Do you have plans for more trips soon?
“I don’t have any plans for trips as of right now.”

What camps are you planning to do this summer?
“Camps I’m planning on going to are Mercer, Valdosta, FAU, University of Miami, and USF.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“My favorite college growing up was UCF.”

How did the high school football season go overall?
“It was a successful season as I finished my sophomore season with amazing stats and much improvement towards my game.”

What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“My plan is to work even harder, hit the weight room even harder and know I have to train for that chip that has been put on my shoulder.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“Our team will be more successful as we were a young team with little experience and we have all grown exponentially.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“Benjamin High school as they are always a powerhouse team with many talents on both sides of the ball.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“Chauncey Bowens from the Benjamin School.”

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“I strive to play football at the next level and work every day to get to that goal.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I have received scholarships from the University of Toledo, Western Kentucky and Fau.”

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

Have you made any college trips yet?
“Yes, to the University of Florida.”

Do you have plans for any trips soon?
“No.”

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

Find out what colleges are recruiting Julius Puryear, Khwarmi Plummer, Travis Kerney, Jadon Frick, and Aiden Malcolm now!


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Q&A with Jensen Beach athlete Julius Puryear​

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“I strive to play football at the next level and work every day to get to that goal.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I have received scholarships from the University of Toledo, Western Kentucky and Fau.”

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

Have you made any college trips yet?
“Yes, to the University of Florida.”

Do you have plans for any trips soon?
“No.”

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


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Q&A with Boynton Beach defensive back Khwarmi Plummer​

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Yes, I want to play sports in college and any school that I'm interested in, especially in Florida.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“Colleges that have been recruiting me are Columbia, Limestone, and Allen university.”

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

Have you made any college trips yet?
“No, I haven't made any college trips yet.”

Do you have plans for more trips soon?
“I don’t have any plans for trips as of right now.”

What camps are you planning to do this summer?
“Camps I’m planning on going to are Mercer, Valdosta, FAU, University of Miami, and USF.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“My favorite college growing up was UCF.”


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Q&A with Sebring running back Travis Kerney​

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Yes I do and I haven’t for sure made up my mind where I’d go.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“University of Kentucky, USF, NC A&T.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“University of Kentucky.”

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

Do you have plans for more trips soon?
“Yes, most likely.”

What camps are you planning to do this summer?
“I want to go to some camps in Kentucky and USF.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“I liked watching LSU and UF.”


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Q&A with Boone defensive lineman Jadon Frick​

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

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“Harvard, Holy Cross, UCF, Princeton, Air Force, Lehigh, Lafayette.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“I’ve got a PWO from UCF and no other offers except for a d2 [offer from] Saint Anslem and d3 [offer from] Gettysburg.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I went up to Harvard and Holy Cross.”

Do you have plans for more trips soon?
“I got some camps up north I’m going to but I’m not going to tour the campus or anything.”

Have you done any camps this off-season? How do you feel you performed?
“I’ve gone to 2 mega camps, and it’s just too many people. It’ll help you if you’re 6’5 and look [distinct] but if not, it’s going to be hard to show out. But I did well at UCF like I said earlier, they gave me a PWO after their camp.”

Do you have any plans for camps ahead?
“I’m going to Temple, Lafayette, Columbia, Holy Cross, Princeton, Harvard.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“I did not have a favorite college growing up.”


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Q&A with Palm Beach Gardens outside linebacker Aiden Malcolm​

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

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“No colleges.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“I have no colleges recruiting me.”

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

Do you have plans for more trips soon?
“Yes I do.”

Have you done any camps this off-season? How do you feel you performed?
“Yes, I feel as if I did my best.”

Do you have any plans for camps ahead?
“Yes.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“I do, it was the UM Hurricanes.”


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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 Jensen Beach athlete Julius Puryear
How did the high school football season go overall?
“It was a successful season as I finished my sophomore season with amazing stats and much improvement towards my game.”

What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“My plan is to work even harder, hit the weight room even harder and know I have to train for that chip that has been put on my shoulder.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“Our team will be more successful as we were a young team with little experience and we have all grown exponentially.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“Benjamin High school as they are always a powerhouse team with many talents on both sides of the ball.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“Chauncey Bowens from the Benjamin School.”

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Q&A with Boynton Beach defensive back Khwarmi Plummer
What have you been doing as of late with off-season workouts?
“I’ve been working on my technique, running track, and been in the weight room.”

What do you feel you have improved on most since last football season?
“My speed has improved and my ball skills.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I feel like I will do great and be district champions again.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“The toughest competition is Santaluces since it’s a rivalry game.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“Toughest individual player I will face is Teddy Hoffman from Saint Andrews.”

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Q&A with Sebring running back Travis Kerney
What have you been doing as of late with off-season workouts?
“I’ve been working on speeding training more than anything.”

What do you feel you have improved on most since last football season?
“The knowledge of the game and maturity.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I feel we will go far as long as we keep working physically and mentally.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“Clearwater Central Catholic.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“Football is a team sport with that being said one individual wouldn’t really be a threat.”

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Q&A with Boone defensive lineman Jadon Frick
What have you been doing as of late with off-season workouts?
“We have summer workouts starting at 8 for O-line and d-line go until about 10:30 then I’ll go and swim or do some agility work/prepare for camps I’m going to.”

What do you feel you have improved on most this off-season?
“My hand work coming off the ball.”

How do you feel your team will do this football season?
“I think we’re going to be 10-0.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“I feel like we compete with every team we play but it’s always a good game between us and Edgewater since this rivalry has been going on for forever.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“The toughest is a hard question but I know Jones has a d-lineman with D’antre Robinson and same with Edgewater Josh Alexander.”

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Q&A with Palm Beach Gardens outside linebacker Aiden Malcolm
What have you been doing as of late with off-season workouts?
“Going to in-state camps and working on my craft.”

What do you feel you have improved on most this off-season?
“My technique and speed have improved the most this off season.”

How do you feel your team will do this football season?
“I feel like my team will do great this season.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“No team is tough unless we make it tough, just play ball.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“No one.”

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What have you been doing as of late with off-season workouts?
“During the offseason I have been running track to improve my speed to make me an overall better football player. Also I have been working on my technique as a DB daily.”

What do you feel you have improved on most since last football season?
“I feel like I have improved my technique as a DB and also improved my overall IQ of the game. Also because I have gotten faster I feel confidence in technique.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I feel like our team will do way better than last season. Last season we went 4-6. This year I feel like we will have a winning record.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“I personally don’t think there is any team that is tough enough for our team to worry about. I feel like if we all do our job we will win every game we play.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“There isn’t any one person I feel will be the toughest for our team.”

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“I want to play football in college. I don’t care about what college I play for as long as I get a full ride scholarship and don’t have to pay for college.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“Currently, there haven’t been any college coaches who have been recruiting.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“There aren’t any coaches recruiting me at the moment.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I haven’t made any college trips yet but I plan to make a lot during the summer.”

Do you have plans for more trips soon?
“Yes I have plans to take college trips this summer.”

What camps are you planning to do this summer?
“I planned to go to the FIU and FAU camps. These are just some of the camps I planned already. But I plan to attend more camps.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Yes, The University of Florida has been my favorite college growing up.”

What have you been doing as of late with off-season workouts?
“Off season work I’ve been trying to perfect the little things with my trainer.”

What do you feel you have improved on most since last football season?
“Eye discipline.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“Win a ring.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“Our week one matchup, Mainland.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“I never really look deep into our opponents’ rosters but Trevor Jackson of West Orange is a really good player we face.”

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

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“Schools that have been recruiting me at the moment are Navy, Columbia, UCF, Georgetown.”

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

Have you made any college trips yet?
“Took unofficial to UCF and Harvard.”

Do you have plans for more trips soon?
“I plan on visiting the schools that are most interested in me.”

What camps are you planning to do this summer?
“Mega camps, and camps that I know that [the] school has eyes on me.”

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

What have you been doing as of late with off-season workouts?
“I have been working on getting quicker in and out of breaks, and being more explosive after the catch.”

What do you feel you have improved on most since last football season?
“I have gotten noticeably faster since last season (200m time went from 23.7 to 22.3).”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“Our team will shock the world this season, big changes in mentality and mindset are happening and it’s going to be a different level of football.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“Every team we play will be our toughest competition. The program has been 3-17 the past two seasons so we’re making a big change.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“I don’t know who will be the best player we’ll face this year, we’re just looking to dominate everyone.”

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“I hope to be a dual sport athlete in college for football and track.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I currently have offers from Pitt, Marshall, Western Kentucky, West Virginia, Tennessee Tech, and Edward Waters.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“Tennessee Tech is recruiting me the hardest right now.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I took an unofficial trip to USF, and was invited to the BCU spring game.”

Do you have plans for more trips soon?
“I have no other college trips planned so far, that are still open as of now.”

What camps are you planning to do this summer?
“As of now, camp days are still undecided.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“I’ve always dreamed of being an Alabama Wide receiver.”

What have you been doing as of late with off-season workouts?
“I’ve been lifting, recovering from injuries I had and going to training and participating in track.”

What do you feel you have improved on most since last football season?
“I have improved in speed, size, strength, and IQ.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I feel my team has the possibility of competing in the state semifinals next season.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“I feel Lake Wales will be the toughest of all our opponents since there is a team that beat us twice and won states in the same year.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“I wouldn’t say that there is only one tough individual we will face since there are multiple great players we will go against in the season.”

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Yes I want to compete in football at the Division 1 level.”

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

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“I’ve been told that USF coaches like my film and like me as a player so it could be a possibility of being recruited by them.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“No.”

Do you have plans for more trips soon?
“For camps, yes.”

What camps are you planning to do this summer?
“College camps: UH, USF, FSU, App. State, Miami etc.”

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

What have you been doing as of late with off-season workouts?
“So far with off season workouts I’ve done track and field and powerlifting to try and improve and maintain my speed and strength. I’ve also done 7v7 with my football team here at PBGHS.”

What do you feel you have improved on most since last football season?
“I’ve definitely improved on making better reads at linebacker and my strength. End of the season I was at 185lbs now I’m at 200lbs still moving the same way.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I feel our team next season has a huge amount of potential to reach our overall goal of bringing a state championship back to Palm Beach County. Overall, we’re looking bright and better than ever.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“Toughest team on our schedule for this upcoming season is most likely going to be Vero Beach, but we’re going to be a lot more prepared for them this year compared to last year.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“The toughest player my team and I will face this upcoming season, I’m not too sure. At the end of the day stars don’t define a good player, anyone can shine at any opportunity.”

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“It would be a dream to play sports in college. Since I was little I’ve always wanted to play college football, but I’d do track & field as well.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“So far in my recruiting process I’ve had a couple of colleges recruiting me. A couple are Brown, Cornell, and FAU.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“As of now Brown is definitely recruiting me the hardest through online Junior Day, conversations, and meeting in person.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“As of now, I haven’t planned any college visits yet.”

Do you have plans for more trips soon?
“I don’t plan on making any college visits this summer, because my schedule is filled with camps.”

What camps are you planning to do this summer?
“For this upcoming summer I’m attending 5 camps throughout June and July. I’ll be releasing the full schedule soon, but one of them is definitely Brown.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“My favorite college growing up was definitely UM. I used to go watch their football games at Hard Rock Stadium all the time. My youth football team was even the Hurricanes.”

Find out what colleges are recruiting Niko Piatt, Theodore Sands, Justin Woulard, Rameir Gordon, and Jeovahny Cadet now!


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Q&A with Seminole Ridge linebacker Niko Piatt​

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“It would be a dream to play sports in college. Since I was little I’ve always wanted to play college football, but I’d do track & field as well.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“So far in my recruiting process I’ve had a couple of colleges recruiting me. A couple are Brown, Cornell, and FAU.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“As of now Brown is definitely recruiting me the hardest through online Junior Day, conversations, and meeting in person.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“As of now, I haven’t planned any college visits yet.”

Do you have plans for more trips soon?
“I don’t plan on making any college visits this summer, because my schedule is filled with camps.”

What camps are you planning to do this summer?
“For this upcoming summer I’m attending 5 camps throughout June and July. I’ll be releasing the full schedule soon, but one of them is definitely Brown.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“My favorite college growing up was definitely UM. I used to go watch their football games at Hard Rock Stadium all the time. My youth football team was even the Hurricanes.”


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Q&A with Zephyrhills athlete Theodore Sands​

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Yes I want to compete in football at the Division 1 level.”

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

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“I’ve been told that USF coaches like my film and like me as a player so it could be a possibility of being recruited by them.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“No.”

Do you have plans for more trips soon?
“For camps, yes.”

What camps are you planning to do this summer?
“College camps: UH, USF, FSU, App. State, Miami etc.”

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


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Q&A with Melbourne Catholic Central wide receiver Justin Woulard​

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“I hope to be a dual sport athlete in college for football and track.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I currently have offers from Pitt, Marshall, Western Kentucky, West Virginia, Tennessee Tech, and Edward Waters.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“Tennessee Tech is recruiting me the hardest right now.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I took an unofficial trip to USF, and was invited to the BCU spring game.”

Do you have plans for more trips soon?
“I have no other college trips planned so far, that are still open as of now.”

What camps are you planning to do this summer?
“As of now, camp days are still undecided.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“I’ve always dreamed of being an Alabama Wide receiver.”


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Q&A with DeLand defensive back Rameir Gordon​

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

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“Schools that have been recruiting me at the moment are Navy, Columbia, UCF, Georgetown.”

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

Have you made any college trips yet?
“Took unofficial to UCF and Harvard.”

Do you have plans for more trips soon?
“I plan on visiting the schools that are most interested in me.”

What camps are you planning to do this summer?
“Mega camps, and camps that I know that [the] school has eyes on me.”

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


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Q&A with Coral Springs Charter cornerback Jeovahny Cadet​

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“I want to play football in college. I don’t care about what college I play for as long as I get a full ride scholarship and don’t have to pay for college.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“Currently, there haven’t been any college coaches who have been recruiting.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“There aren’t any coaches recruiting me at the moment.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I haven’t made any college trips yet but I plan to make a lot during the summer.”

Do you have plans for more trips soon?
“Yes I have plans to take college trips this summer.”

What camps are you planning to do this summer?
“I planned to go to the FIU and FAU camps. These are just some of the camps I planned already. But I plan to attend more camps.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Yes, The University of Florida has been my favorite college growing up.”


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Q&A with Seminole Ridge linebacker Niko Piatt
What have you been doing as of late with off-season workouts?
“So far with off season workouts I’ve done track and field and powerlifting to try and improve and maintain my speed and strength. I’ve also done 7v7 with my football team here at PBGHS.”

What do you feel you have improved on most since last football season?
“I’ve definitely improved on making better reads at linebacker and my strength. End of the season I was at 185lbs now I’m at 200lbs still moving the same way.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I feel our team next season has a huge amount of potential to reach our overall goal of bringing a state championship back to Palm Beach County. Overall, we’re looking bright and better than ever.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“Toughest team on our schedule for this upcoming season is most likely going to be Vero Beach, but we’re going to be a lot more prepared for them this year compared to last year.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“The toughest player my team and I will face this upcoming season, I’m not too sure. At the end of the day stars don’t define a good player, anyone can shine at any opportunity.”

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Q&A with Zephyrhills athlete Theodore Sands
What have you been doing as of late with off-season workouts?
“I’ve been lifting, recovering from injuries I had and going to training and participating in track.”

What do you feel you have improved on most since last football season?
“I have improved in speed, size, strength, and IQ.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I feel my team has the possibility of competing in the state semifinals next season.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“I feel Lake Wales will be the toughest of all our opponents since there is a team that beat us twice and won states in the same year.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“I wouldn’t say that there is only one tough individual we will face since there are multiple great players we will go against in the season.”

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Q&A with Melbourne Catholic Central wide receiver Justin Woulard
What have you been doing as of late with off-season workouts?
“I have been working on getting quicker in and out of breaks, and being more explosive after the catch.”

What do you feel you have improved on most since last football season?
“I have gotten noticeably faster since last season (200m time went from 23.7 to 22.3).”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“Our team will shock the world this season, big changes in mentality and mindset are happening and it’s going to be a different level of football.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“Every team we play will be our toughest competition. The program has been 3-17 the past two seasons so we’re making a big change.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“I don’t know who will be the best player we’ll face this year, we’re just looking to dominate everyone.”

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Q&A with DeLand defensive back Rameir Gordon
What have you been doing as of late with off-season workouts?
“Off season work I’ve been trying to perfect the little things with my trainer.”

What do you feel you have improved on most since last football season?
“Eye discipline.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“Win a ring.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“Our week one matchup, Mainland.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“I never really look deep into our opponents’ rosters but Trevor Jackson of West Orange is a really good player we face.”

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Q&A with Coral Springs Charter cornerback Jeovahny Cadet
What have you been doing as of late with off-season workouts?
“During the offseason I have been running track to improve my speed to make me an overall better football player. Also I have been working on my technique as a DB daily.”

What do you feel you have improved on most since last football season?
“I feel like I have improved my technique as a DB and also improved my overall IQ of the game. Also because I have gotten faster I feel confidence in technique.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I feel like our team will do way better than last season. Last season we went 4-6. This year I feel like we will have a winning record.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“I personally don’t think there is any team that is tough enough for our team to worry about. I feel like if we all do our job we will win every game we play.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“There isn’t any one person I feel will be the toughest for our team.”

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I tend to use trivia as a means to create conversation, and today my attempt to create conversation led to having a conversation with a 1966 participant of the #1 versus #2 between Notre Dame and Michigan State. In addition to him showing me as well as trying on his National Championship ring. So a little background this gentleman caught my eye because of what appeared to be wearing a older looking letterman's jacket. It was faded but the green and white coloring with accompanying large green (S), led me to be pretty sure it was a jacket representing Michigan State University. So I asked the older gentleman, how good was his Michigan State football knowledge and he responds by replying with casual ( Oh....... I think it's pretty good all in all). Setting a invitation for me to ask him a question!

So, I ask him when was the last time Michigan State played in a football game where both teams were ranked #1 and # 2, who did Michigan State play and finally who won? The gentleman smiles at me, and says I think I might be able to answer that.......I respond back also smiling by responding back with (You think so?.........). The gentleman now sporting a all out grin along with the woman he is with says, (yeah....... I should since I played in the game.). My jaw literally hit ground, and I come back with a flabbergasted (You are shittin me!) Turns out his name was Dave Techln and the woman he was with was the wife of Tony Conti who also played on the 1966 Michigan State team, both played on the OL. I mentioned to him about his size led me to never figure he played on the OL, so ended up talking about it was a different era for football then...... although Bubba Smith also was on that team and was considered a giant of a man then.........so many greats on that team......Showed me his ring as well as letting me try it on......made my day! I've watched the game on Youtube about a year ago, and it is a classic........

https://sanweb.lib.msu.edu/DMC/tribune/temp/spartanhistory/FootballProgram/gridironnov1966.pdf

I am planning on driving over to Lake Wales for the Highlanders vs Fort Myers. Legion Field is located next the large beautiful Lake Wales. A parking area is right next to the stadium which is not paved with large oak trees. There is no charge for parking. An entrance to the stadium is conveniently located next to it. Once you enter the gate you walk up a short ramp and you are in the stadium. The stadium itself is one of those classic city or county owned venues that is not located on the Lake Wales High campus. It’s not a great one but has it’s own charm.

We’re looking forward to see what the Highlander defending 3S state champs look like as well as Coach Sam Siriani’s Green Wave. A certain renowned celebrity Flavarsity poster is planning to come up and drive over to the game with me. I would mention his name but I don’t want to alert the paparazzi.

What have you been doing as of late with off-season workouts?
“I’ve mostly been working on my route running this off season.”

What do you feel you have improved on most since last football season?
“The part of my game I feel like I improved the most on getting out my breaks faster on routes and creating as much space as possible.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I feel pretty good about our team next season although we have a few younger kids coming up I believe they’ll be up to the challenge.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“The team I feel like is going to be a challenge for us will definitely be St Thomas Aquinas and Dunbar high school but the other teams are not to sleep on because they can be just as good.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“The best players we’ll probably face would have to be Tawaski Abrams and Eric Fletcher out of Dunbar.”

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

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“Schools that are recruiting me are USF, Iowa State, Furman, UCF, Georgia Tech, and a few more but no offers yet.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“I would say UCF and Iowa State since they’ve been after me the longest.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I’ve been to USF a few times but that’s all for now.”

Do you have plans for more trips soon?
“Yes but I don’t know where yet.”

What camps are you planning to do this summer?
“No idea yet.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Favorite college growing up had to be FSU.”

What have you been doing as of late with off-season workouts?
“I have been lifting 6 days a week, 2 throwing sessions a week, and speed training.”

What do you feel you have improved on most since last football season?
“I feel like I have improved mostly on my footwork inside the pocket and my body frame.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I feel like we have a solid team for this upcoming year and can surprise a lot of people.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“Considering we have Dillard, Coconut Creek, Ely, Cypress Bay and Stranahan on the schedule we will have tough competition week in and week out. With that said, I feel like St. Thomas will be our hardest opponent next year. This is because they have everything from Talent to hard work and discipline.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“From whom I currently know, Hyajah Miller which is a solid corner on coconut creek and Toledo commit will be one I have to watch out for.”

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

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“Colleges that have been recruiting me are... USF, FAU, FIU, Wake Forest, Duke, Lehigh University, Purdue, Fordham, Villanova, Dartmouth, UPenn, Texas Tech, Harvard, Yale, Purdue, Cornell, Bethune Cookman, Albany State, Edward Waters, Minnesota, Notre Dame, and UCLA.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“Schools that are recruiting me the hardest are Edward Waters (as offered), Albany State, Bethune Cookman, Wake Forest, and Purdue, USF.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“Yes, I went on a 10-day college tour last year. Schools included Miami, Clemson, Coast Carolina, USF and South Carolina. I was also invited to attend a couple FAU games during the season.”

Do you have plans for more trips soon?
“Yes, I plan on visiting and attending college camps in June.”

What camps are you planning to do this summer?
“As of now, I have been invited to and plan on attending prospects camps at Wake Forest, USF, UPenn, Purdue, West Virginia, and South Carolina.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Both my parents graduated from UCF and I grew up watching them play and have attended games. I also like watching the Gators and teams with high powered offenses.”

How did the high school football season go overall?
“We had a rough season last fall but overall I had fun and enjoyed playing.”

What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“We just started up spring practice and we’ve been working out in the mornings for the past few weeks.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I think next year is going to be a lot more successful and I’m excited for what is to come.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“I think the toughest game will be against St. Augustine high. We have battled them the last two years and 2 years ago we won the district title so I’m hoping we can repeat that last year.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“Kendall Jackson from Buchholz. He is one of the best high school players that I’ve played against and I’ve seen him make great plays. He’s going to go on to be a great college player.”

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

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I’ve received some interest from schools in Florida such as USF and FAU. Also some Ivy League schools such as Harvard and Brown.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“Harvard.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I have made trips to Harvard, Florida, USF, FAU, Delaware, Bethune Cookman and a few more.”

Do you have plans for any trips soon?
“I am planning on going to many camps over summer, specifically so far Florida, USF, Harvard, Brown, Dartmouth, and some more.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Growing up I was always a big fan of the University of Kentucky. But since I’ve moved to Gainesville it has been a dream of mine to go to the University of Florida.”

What have you been doing as of late with off-season workouts?
“I lift at Tork Sports Performance 3 days a week and I am at the field 2 days a week doing drills a running routes.”

What do you feel you have improved on most since last football season?
“I feel like I have gotten better at understanding the game and why I would do certain stuff in certain situations on the field. I've also worked on my route running a lot, I put on some more pounds and my speed has increased a lot.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I feel like we’ll have a great season and if we get to our full potential we’ll go 10-0 and have a playoff run but there’s a lot we still have to work on right now as a team.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“I feel like the Florida Georgia classic vs Brunswick High School will be our hardest game.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“I’m not sure but I know that Bartram’s Riley Trujillo will definitely give us a good run.”

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

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“Wake Forest, Bowling Green, WKU, USF, FS, Coastal Carolina.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“I feel like it’s not clear yet, they’ve all been showing a good amount.”

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

Do you have plans for more trips soon?
“I’ll definitely take some trips after spring football.”

What camps are you planning to do this summer?
“Yes Wake Forest, USF, Coastal Carolina, FSU, possibly West Virginia and there’s definitely going to be some more.”

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