Friday Night Frenzy recap week 2: 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 trying to shine on the field to impress college coaches and win a state championship ring before heading to college.

Like the past years Gator Country is going to do a preview every Thursday for all of the Florida Gators recruiting 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 to name a player of the week from the commits games.

High School Recap

PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Elijah Blades- Blades had a kick return for a touchdown and also a interception returned for a touchdown in the win.

2017 commits

 

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

Result: St. Thomas Aquinas lost to Booker T. 27-23 on Friday night.

Game Stats: Allen was 15-33 passing for 253 yards and two interceptions.

Notes: St. Thomas had a chance to take the lead before Allen threw an interception on the one yard line.

 

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

Result: Muri defeated Compton 49-12 on Friday night.

Game Stats: Blades had a kick return for a touchdown and also a interception returned for a touchdown in the win.

Notes: Blades had two 90 plus yard touchdowns.

 

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

Result: Stanhope Elmore lost to Prattville 28-23 on Friday night.

Game Stats: Byrd had five catches for 99 yards and a touchdown.

Notes: Byrd has now scored in both games this season.

 

 

 

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

Result: Hillsborough defeated Durant on Friday night at home.

Game Stats: Carter had three and a half sacks in the win on Friday night.

Notes: Carter played defensive end and also played some defensive tackle.

 

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

Result: Southridge defeated Edison 7-0 in a rain-shortened game.

Game Stats: Davis had an interception in the win.

Notes: The game was called after lighting right before halftime.

 

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

Result: Blinn defeated Texas A&T 55-0 on Saturday afternoon.

Game Stats: N/A

Notes: N/A

 

 

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

Result: Southridge defeated Edison 7-0 on Friday night.

Game Stats: Gamble had a 12-yard touchdown catch in the win.

Notes: The game was called after lighting right before halftime.

 

 

 

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

Result: Tampa Bay Tech defeated Jefferson 25-20 on Friday.

Game Stats: Green had two catches for 19 yards in the win.

Notes: Jefferson doubled team him a lot on Friday.

 

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

Result: Hun school doesn’t start until September 10th.

Game Stats: N/A

Notes: Hansard just committed on Friday.

 

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

Result: American Heritage defeated Colquitt County 17-14 on Saturday night on the road.

Game Stats: N/A

Notes: Houston is out for the year with a torn ACl.

 

 

Running back Adarius Lemons (6-0, 195, Cleawater, FL. High)

Result: Clearwater defeated Tarpon Spring 22-10 on Friday night.

Game Stats: N/A

Notes: Lemons didn’t play on Friday night.

 

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

Result: Kathleen lost to Lake Gibson 21-0 to open the season.

Game Stats: N/A

Note: N/A

 

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

Result: Pinellas Park defeated Osceola 44-7 on Friday night.

Game Stats: N/A

Notes:

 

 

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

Result: Booker T defeated St. Thomas 27-23 to open the season.

Game Stats: N/A

Notes: Telfort anchored an offensive line that stood tall against St. Thomas.

 

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

Result: Blount defeated Robertsdale 49-10 on Friday night.

Game Stats: N/A

Notes: Toney didn’t play on Friday night.

 

 

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

Result: American Heritage defeated Colquitt County 17-14 on Saturday night on the road.

Game Stats: Wilson had four tackles.

Notes: American Heritage moved to 1-0 on the year.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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.