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 2 preview
2017 commits
Quarterback Jake Allen (6-3, 200, Fort Lauderdale, FL. St. Thomas Aquinas)
Matchup: St. Thomas Aquinas (0-1) travels to take on Miramar on Friday night as they look to rebound from a week one loss.
Yearly Stats: Allen was 15-33 passing for 253 yards and two 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 (1-0) travels to take on Desert Oasis in Las Vegas on Friday night.
Yearly Stats: Blades has one interception and two total touchdowns this year.
Key Players: N/A
Tight end Zech Byrd (6-6, 236, Millbrook, AL. Stanhope Elmore)
Matchup: Stanhope Elmore (0-2) travels to Montgomery to take on Park Crossing.
Yearly Stats: Byrd has two touchdown catches this year.
Key Players: Park Crossing: 2018 OL Tank Jenkins
Defensive end Zach Carter (6-4, 250, Tampa, FL. Hillsborough)
Matchup: Hillsborough (1-0) will host Plant on Friday night.
Yearly Stats: Carter has seven tackles and 3.5 sacks this year.
Key Players: Plant: 2018 TE Judge Culpepper
Defensive back Shawn Davis (5-11, 190, Miami, FL. Southridge)
Matchup: Southridge (1-0) will play host to Dr. Krop on Friday night.
Yearly Stats: Davis has an interception and two pass breakups this season.
Key Players: Southridge: 2018 WR Mark Pope and TE Kemore Gamble
Defensive tackle Javier Edwards (6-3, 350, Brenham, TX. Blinn College
Matchup: Blinn (1-0) will play host to Cisco College on Saturday night at home.
Yearly Stats: Edwards had three tackles last week.
Key Players: N/A
Tight end Kemore Gamble (6-4, 216, Miami, FL. Southridge)
Matchup: Southridge (1-0) will play host to Dr. Krop on Friday night.
Yearly Stats: Gamble had a touchdown in game one of the season.
Key Players: Southridge- 2018 WR Mark Pope, DB Shawn Davis
Receiver Daquon Green (6-1, 185, Tampa, FL. Tech)
Matchup: Tampa Bay Tech (1-0) has to travel to take on Sickles on Friday night.
Yearly Stats: Green had two catches for 19 yards in week one.
Key Players: N/A
Defensive tackle Fred Hansard (6-3, 324, Princeton, N.J. Hun School)
Matchup: Hun school doesn’t start its season until next Saturday.
Yearly Stats: N/A
Key Players: N/A
Linebacker James Houston (6-1, 225, Fort Lauderdale, FL. American Heritage)
Matchup: American Heritage (1-0) plays host to Don Bosco Prep 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.
Running back Adarius Lemons (6-0, 195, Cleawater, FL. High)
Matchup: Clearwater (1-0) travels to take on Countryside on Friday night.
Yearly Stats: Lemons had 11 carries for 121 yards in the preseason lost.
Key Players: N/A
Linebacker Ventrell Miller (6-0, 227, Lakeland, FL. Kathleen)
Matchup: Kathleen (0-1) travels to take on Haines City on Friday night.
Yearly Stats: N/A
Key Players: Kathleen- 2019 DB Brendan Gant
Defensive tackle Jordon Scott (6-1 345, Largo, FL. Pinellas Park)
Matchup: Pinellas Park (1-0) heads on the road to take on Northeast on Friday night.
Yearly Stats: N/A
Key Players:
Offensive lineman Kadeem Telfort (6-7, 300, Miami, FL. Booker T.)
Matchup: Booker T (1-0) has a home game against Monsignor Pace on Friday.
Yearly Stats: N/A
Key Players: Booker T. – Auburn commit Robert Hicks
Athlete Kadarius Toney (6-0, 177, Eight Mile, AL. Blount)
Matchup: Blount (2-0) has a home game against Baldwin County on Friday night.
Yearly Stats: Toney was 13-25 passing for 181 yards and a touchdown. Toney also ran for 101 yards on nine carries and two more touchdowns.
Key Players: N/A
Defensive back Marco Wilson (6-0, 180, Fort Lauderdale, FL. American Heritage)
Matchup: American Heritage (1-0) plays host to Don Bosco Prep on Friday night.
Yearly Stats: Wilson has four tackles.
Key players: American Heritage- 2018 DB’s Patrick Surtain Jr. Tyson Campbell