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 Vero Beach quarterback Tyler Aronson
How did the high school football season go overall?
“It went well. My season ended during week 9 when I injured my thumb early in the game. We were undefeated at the time.”
What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“I’ve been lifting weights, conditioning and working on speed training the last few months. The last few weeks I started throwing again and I’ve been working with my private QB coach again.”
How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“We should have a long playoff run again and compete for a state championship.”
What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“I haven’t seen our schedule for next year yet, but our game vs Treasure Coast is always a tough game.”
Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“I’m not sure.”
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Q&A with University Christian quarterback Dwayne Stuckey Jr.
How did the high school football season go overall?
“Pretty good didn’t have the ending we wanted but still grew as a player and teammate.”
What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“Playing baseball right now, [I’m] still getting football work in on the weekends and lifting in the morning.”
How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“[It] will definitely be a challenge losing some big players, but this will show me who really wants it.”
What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“Trinity Christian most likely, they’re senior heavy and equally matched.”
Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“We’ll have to see once the season starts.”
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Q&A with Flagler Palm Coast linebacker Rodney Hill
How did the high school football season go overall?
“This high school football season went pretty well, we accomplished a lot of things along the journey, but it wasn’t the best season. I think we could have done better, but overall we did good.”
What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“My plans now with sports and workouts are now to get bigger, stronger, and faster than last season.”
How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I feel that my football team would do a lot better this year because we have a lot of returning starters on both sides of the ball. With that being said the returning starters would be able to do a better job of coaching up the underclassmen to do the right things, such as reading the right keys, running the right routes, making the right calls.”
What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“Our football schedule hasn't come out yet.”
Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“N/A.”
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Q&A with Melbourne offensive guard James Hinds
How did the high school football season go overall?
“My high school football season went great. We had a final record of 9-3, finishing the regular season off with an 8-2 record, with our only losses being against Lake Minneola and Cocoa. We went undefeated in our district and became back-to-back district champs for the first time in a long time in our school's history. In the Playoffs we battled Centennial and won our first-round playoff game, and then took the trip to Vero Beach and played the Vero Beach Indians, unfortunately falling to them ending our season. I am very proud of how our team handled and dominated this season. We were a band of brothers who battled through extreme adversity and came out on top of some very close games. I'm a very competitive player and always want to play my sports for as long as possible each season, so of course my goal was to be in the state championship, and not achieving that was tough. Vero Beach was a very talented team. This year of playing football, with men I call my family, was amazing and I am unbelievably thankful for them, with a special shout out to the seniors who led us through the season, making it such a fun and enjoyable year.”
What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“I am currently in my off-season program with our football team, and participating in track and field events. I arrive at school at 6:30am daily for morning work-outs until 8am. After school on Wednesdays, our lineman and tight ends have ground and speed training at a specialized agility and speed performance center, named Ubrzati. Ubrzati is quite a BIG reason why Brevard can produce such exceptional athletes. State champions Cocoa High School put their athletes through this training and it really translates to the field in measurable ways. I am a thrower for my school's track team. My goal is to make a big increase in my personal records for distances this year and I'm consistently hitting 12 meters in practice. My discus form has improved as well; I'm really excited to see how this season goes starting with my first track meet coming up soon.”
How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I believe the Bulldogs will be a great team next year. We will be a younger team, but contrary to what most of Brevard County believes, we are building good athletes and putting together a good team with great chemistry. We've had kids transfer out, but this is creating an opportunity for new talent. I'm really excited for this year and am ready to play football.”
What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“I feel the toughest competition we will face before playoffs is Cocoa, they are a great team with a 2022 state title and returning offensive line, it will be great competition for us. I'm really excited for that game and can't wait to see how our hard work and chemistry affects the result of that game.”
Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“Personally, I have lots of respect for Cocoas D-line but the single toughest player has to be Samadre Hawkins. His brother Cedrick just went to Ohio State, so talent definitely runs in the family. He's 5 '11' ' and 225lbs, a very solid and strong linebacker who moves with great athleticism. He hits like a semi going downhill with no brakes and was always a pleasure to block last year. He definitely helped me improve my technique and helped me become a better player so I'm thankful and excited to face him and the rest of the Cocoa tigers this Season.”
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Q&A with Miami Palmetto wide receiver Javon Reid
How did the high school football season go overall?
“The season was a great season, learned a lot of new things at my new school Miami Palmetto. Season ended [in the] 2nd round of playoffs, definitely not what we expected but overall the season was pretty good.”
What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“My plans now are to just eat, lift and get faster.”
How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“This upcoming fall the team we are building at Miami Palmetto is going to be a very strong, aggressive and competitive team. This season we’re trying to get a ring.”
What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“Honestly I don’t see [anybody] on our schedule because we see everybody as equal but I will definitely be waiting for Christopher Columbus again this season.”
Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“Honestly there’s a lot of tough players in other teams but we’re not worrying about that over here at Miami Palmetto.”
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Q&A with Vero Beach quarterback Tyler Aronson
How did the high school football season go overall?
“It went well. My season ended during week 9 when I injured my thumb early in the game. We were undefeated at the time.”
What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“I’ve been lifting weights, conditioning and working on speed training the last few months. The last few weeks I started throwing again and I’ve been working with my private QB coach again.”
How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“We should have a long playoff run again and compete for a state championship.”
What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“I haven’t seen our schedule for next year yet, but our game vs Treasure Coast is always a tough game.”
Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“I’m not sure.”
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Q&A with University Christian quarterback Dwayne Stuckey Jr.
How did the high school football season go overall?
“Pretty good didn’t have the ending we wanted but still grew as a player and teammate.”
What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“Playing baseball right now, [I’m] still getting football work in on the weekends and lifting in the morning.”
How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“[It] will definitely be a challenge losing some big players, but this will show me who really wants it.”
What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“Trinity Christian most likely, they’re senior heavy and equally matched.”
Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“We’ll have to see once the season starts.”
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Q&A with Flagler Palm Coast linebacker Rodney Hill
How did the high school football season go overall?
“This high school football season went pretty well, we accomplished a lot of things along the journey, but it wasn’t the best season. I think we could have done better, but overall we did good.”
What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“My plans now with sports and workouts are now to get bigger, stronger, and faster than last season.”
How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I feel that my football team would do a lot better this year because we have a lot of returning starters on both sides of the ball. With that being said the returning starters would be able to do a better job of coaching up the underclassmen to do the right things, such as reading the right keys, running the right routes, making the right calls.”
What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“Our football schedule hasn't come out yet.”
Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“N/A.”
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Q&A with Melbourne offensive guard James Hinds
How did the high school football season go overall?
“My high school football season went great. We had a final record of 9-3, finishing the regular season off with an 8-2 record, with our only losses being against Lake Minneola and Cocoa. We went undefeated in our district and became back-to-back district champs for the first time in a long time in our school's history. In the Playoffs we battled Centennial and won our first-round playoff game, and then took the trip to Vero Beach and played the Vero Beach Indians, unfortunately falling to them ending our season. I am very proud of how our team handled and dominated this season. We were a band of brothers who battled through extreme adversity and came out on top of some very close games. I'm a very competitive player and always want to play my sports for as long as possible each season, so of course my goal was to be in the state championship, and not achieving that was tough. Vero Beach was a very talented team. This year of playing football, with men I call my family, was amazing and I am unbelievably thankful for them, with a special shout out to the seniors who led us through the season, making it such a fun and enjoyable year.”
What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“I am currently in my off-season program with our football team, and participating in track and field events. I arrive at school at 6:30am daily for morning work-outs until 8am. After school on Wednesdays, our lineman and tight ends have ground and speed training at a specialized agility and speed performance center, named Ubrzati. Ubrzati is quite a BIG reason why Brevard can produce such exceptional athletes. State champions Cocoa High School put their athletes through this training and it really translates to the field in measurable ways. I am a thrower for my school's track team. My goal is to make a big increase in my personal records for distances this year and I'm consistently hitting 12 meters in practice. My discus form has improved as well; I'm really excited to see how this season goes starting with my first track meet coming up soon.”
How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I believe the Bulldogs will be a great team next year. We will be a younger team, but contrary to what most of Brevard County believes, we are building good athletes and putting together a good team with great chemistry. We've had kids transfer out, but this is creating an opportunity for new talent. I'm really excited for this year and am ready to play football.”
What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“I feel the toughest competition we will face before playoffs is Cocoa, they are a great team with a 2022 state title and returning offensive line, it will be great competition for us. I'm really excited for that game and can't wait to see how our hard work and chemistry affects the result of that game.”
Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“Personally, I have lots of respect for Cocoas D-line but the single toughest player has to be Samadre Hawkins. His brother Cedrick just went to Ohio State, so talent definitely runs in the family. He's 5 '11' ' and 225lbs, a very solid and strong linebacker who moves with great athleticism. He hits like a semi going downhill with no brakes and was always a pleasure to block last year. He definitely helped me improve my technique and helped me become a better player so I'm thankful and excited to face him and the rest of the Cocoa tigers this Season.”
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Q&A with Miami Palmetto wide receiver Javon Reid
How did the high school football season go overall?
“The season was a great season, learned a lot of new things at my new school Miami Palmetto. Season ended [in the] 2nd round of playoffs, definitely not what we expected but overall the season was pretty good.”
What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“My plans now are to just eat, lift and get faster.”
How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“This upcoming fall the team we are building at Miami Palmetto is going to be a very strong, aggressive and competitive team. This season we’re trying to get a ring.”
What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“Honestly I don’t see [anybody] on our schedule because we see everybody as equal but I will definitely be waiting for Christopher Columbus again this season.”
Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“Honestly there’s a lot of tough players in other teams but we’re not worrying about that over here at Miami Palmetto.”
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