Friday Night Frenzy preview week 11: Florida Gators recruiting

It’s that time of the year again where the Friday Night Lights are bright and prospects all across the country are battling to finish off the year with a state championship ring.

Like the past years Gator Country is going to do a preview every Thursday for all of the Florida Gators commits and on Monday we will do a full recap including stats and notes from the past weeks games.

This year we are going to also highlight the key players to watch in the game that aren’t Florida Gators commits but rather targets or just big names in the game.

Also we will give you a few games that involve Florida Gators targets from the Class of 2016 and 2017 to watch as well.

 

Week 11 preview

2017 commits

 

Quarterback Jake Allen (6-3, 200, Fort Lauderdale, FL. St. Thomas Aquinas)

Matchup: St. Thomas Aquinas (5-2) has a home game against Blanche Ely on Friday night.

Yearly Stats: Allen is 73-128 passing for 1,177 yards, 12 touchdowns and five interceptions this year.

Key Players: St. Thomas- West Virginia commit Mike Hartley.

 

Defensive back Elijah Blades (6-2, 170, Pasadena, CA. John Muir)

Matchup: Muri (4-4) plays host to Burroughs on Friday.

Yearly Stats: Blades has three interceptions, one forced fumble and seven total touchdowns this year.

Key Players: N/A

 

Tight end Zech Byrd (6-6, 236, Millbrook, AL. Stanhope Elmore)

Matchup: Stanhope Elmore (3-6) will travel to Selma on Thursday.

Yearly Stats: Byrd has three touchdown catches this year.

Key Players: N/A

 

Defensive end Zach Carter (6-4, 250, Tampa, FL. Hillsborough)

Matchup: Hillsborough (8-0) travels to take on Armwood on Friday.

Yearly Stats: Carter has 40 tackles and 6 sacks this year and a safety.

Key Players: N/A

 

Running back Malik Davis (5-10, 19, Tampa, FL. Jesuit)

Matchup: Jesuit(7-0) has a road game against Spoto on Friday night.

Yearly Stats: Davis had 116 carries for 1,227 yards and 21 touchdowns this year.

Key Players: N/A

 

Defensive back Shawn Davis (5-11, 190, Miami, FL. Southridge)

Matchup: Southridge (7-2) has a bye week this week.

Yearly Stats: Davis has 64 tackles, four interceptions and 11 PBU’s this year.

Key Players: Southridge: 2018 WR Mark Pope and TE Kemore Gamble.

 

Defensive tackle Javier Edwards (6-3, 350, Brenham, TX. Blinn College

Matchup: Blinn (6-2) has a road game against Northeastern Oklahoma A&M on Thursday.

Yearly Stats: Edwards had 21 tackles, two sacks and one tackle for a loss.

Key Players: N/A

 

Tight end Kemore Gamble (6-4, 216, Miami, FL. Southridge)

Matchup: Southridge (7-2) has a bye week this week.

Yearly Stats: Gamble has four receiving and two rushing touchdowns this year.

Key Players: Southridge- 2018 WR Mark Pope, DB Shawn Davis.

 

Receiver Daquon Green (6-1, 185, Tampa, FL. Tech)

Matchup: Tampa Bay Tech (7-1) has a road game against East Bay on Friday night.

Yearly Stats: Green has 24 catches for 391 yards and seven touchdowns this year.

Key Players: Tampa Bay Tech: 2018 QB Mike Penix Jr.

 

Defensive tackle Fred Hansard (6-3, 324, Princeton, N.J. Hun School)

Matchup: Hun school (6-0) has a road game against Peddie on Saturday.

Yearly Stats: Hansard four sacks this year.

Key Players: N/A

 

Linebacker James Houston (6-1, 225, Fort Lauderdale, FL. American Heritage)

Matchup: American Heritage (8-0) travels to Hallandale on Friday night.

Yearly Stats: Houston is out for the year with a torn ACL.

Key Players: American Heritage- 2018 DB’s Tyson Campbell and Patrick Surtain Jr.

 

Linebacker Ventrell Miller (6-0, 227, Lakeland, FL. Kathleen)

Matchup: Kathleen (4-4) will host Lakeland on Friday night.

Yearly Stats: Miller has a three rushing touchdowns this year and a safety.

Key Players: Kathleen- 2019 DB Brendan Gant. Lakeland: WR James Robinson

 

Defensive tackle Jordon Scott (6-1 345, Largo, FL. Pinellas Park)

Matchup: Pinellas Park (4-3) has a home game against Seminole on Friday night.

Yearly Stats: Scott has two sacks and a forced fumble this year.

Key Players:

 

Offensive lineman Kadeem Telfort (6-7, 300, Miami, FL. Booker T.)

Matchup: Booker T (6-3) has a home game against Edison on Thursday.

Yearly Stats: N/A

Key Players: Booker T. – 2018 defensive end Robert Hicks . Columbus- DB C.J. Henderson

 

Athlete Kadarius Toney (6-0, 177, Eight Mile, AL. Blount)

Matchup: Blount (8-2) has a bye week before starting the playoffs next week.

Yearly Stats: Toney is 109-181 passing for 1,833 yards and 14 touchdowns. Toney has also run for 459 yards and nine more touchdowns this year.

Key Players: N/A

 

Defensive back Marco Wilson (6-0, 180, Fort Lauderdale, FL. American Heritage)

Matchup: American Heritage (8-0) travels to Hallandale on Friday night.

Yearly Stats: Wilson has ten tackles and an interception this season.

Key players: American Heritage- 2018 DB’s Patrick Surtain Jr. Tyson Campbell

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Andrew Spivey
Andrew always knew he wanted to be involved with sports in some capacity. He began by coaching high school football for six years before deciding to pursue a career in journalism. While coaching, he was a part of two state semifinal teams in the state of Alabama. Given his past coaching experience, he figured covering recruiting would be a perfect fit. He began his career as an intern for Rivals.com, covering University of Florida football recruiting. After interning with Rivals for six months, he joined the Gator Country family as a recruiting analyst. Andrew enjoys spending his free time on the golf course and watching his beloved Atlanta Braves. Follow him on Twitter at @AndrewSpiveyGC.

2 COMMENTS

    • Actually it looks like you had Davis’ stats going into this Friday, just didn’t change the name and school.