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 13 preview
2017 commits
Quarterback Jake Allen (6-3, 200, Fort Lauderdale, FL. St. Thomas Aquinas)
Matchup: St. Thomas Aquinas (7-2) has a home playoff game against Palm Beach Lakes on Friday night.
Yearly Stats: Allen is 88-154 passing for 1,423 yards, 15 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 (6-4) travels to Antelope on Friday night for a playoff game.
Yearly Stats: Blades has three interceptions, one forced fumble and ten total touchdowns this year.
Key Players: N/A
Tight end Zech Byrd (6-6, 236, Millbrook, AL. Stanhope Elmore)
Matchup: Stanhope Elmore (4-6) is finished with its season.
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 (8-1) has a road playoff game against Lake Gibson on Friday.
Yearly Stats: Carter has 46 tackles and 7 sacks this year and a safety.
Key Players: N/A
Running back Malik Davis (5-10, 19, Tampa, FL. Jesuit)
Matchup: Jesuit (9-0) has a home playoff game against Gibbs on Friday night.
Yearly Stats: Davis had 146 carries for 1,663 yards and 24 touchdowns this year.
Key Players: N/A
Defensive back Shawn Davis (5-11, 190, Miami, FL. Southridge)
Matchup: Southridge (8-2) has a home playoff game against Southwest on Friday.
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 (6-3) has is finished with its season.
Yearly Stats: Edwards had 24 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 (8-2) has a home playoff game against Southwest on Friday.
Yearly Stats: Gamble has five 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 (8-1) has a home playoff game against St. Petersburg on Friday.
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 (8-0) has a bye week this week.
Yearly Stats: Hansard four sacks this year, a fumble recovery and a receiving touchdown this year.
Key Players: N/A
Linebacker James Houston (6-1, 225, Fort Lauderdale, FL. American Heritage)
Matchup: American Heritage (9-0) has a home playoff game against Westwood on Friday.
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 (5-5) is finished with its season.
Yearly Stats: Miller has a four rushing touchdowns this year and a safety.
Key Players: Kathleen- 2019 DB Brendan Gant.
Offensive lineman Kadeem Telfort (6-7, 300, Miami, FL. Booker T.)
Matchup: Booker T (7-3) has a home playoff game against Glades Central 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 (9-2) has a home playoff game this week against McAdory
Yearly Stats: Toney is 124-206 passing for 2,007 yards and 14 touchdowns. Toney has also run for 664 yards and 11 more touchdowns this year.
Key Players: N/A
Defensive back Marco Wilson (6-0, 180, Fort Lauderdale, FL. American Heritage)
Matchup: American Heritage (9-0) has a home playoff game against Westwood on Friday.
Yearly Stats: Wilson has ten tackles and an interception this season.
Key players: American Heritage- 2018 DB’s Patrick Surtain Jr. Tyson Campbell