Friday Night Frenzy recap week 8: 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: Kadarius Toney- Toney had four touchdowns in his team’s big win on Friday night.

2017 commits

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

Result: St. Thomas Aquinas had its game cancelled due to the hurrican

Game Stats: N/A

Notes: N/A

 

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

Result: Muir lost to Crescenta Valley 33-0 on Friday.

Game Stats: Blades had an interception in the loss.

Notes: Muir has lost four straight games.

 

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

Result: Stanhope Elmore lost to Carver 40-33 on Friday night.

Game Stats: N/A

Notes: Stanhope Elmore is now 2-5 on the year.

 

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

Result: Hillsborough defeated Jefferson 35-28.

Game Stats: Carter had two tackles in the win.

Notes: Hillsborough moves to 6-0 on the year.

 

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

Result: Southridge had its games cancelled.

Game Stats: N/A

Notes: N/A

 

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

Result: Blinn defeated Arkansas Baptist College 36-26 on Saturday.

Game Stats: Edwards had two tackles, a sack and a tackle for a loss in the win.

Notes: Blinn is 5-2 on the year now.

 

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

Result: Southridge had its games cancelled.

Game Stats: N/A

Notes: Southridge is 4-2 on the season.

 

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

Result: Tampa Bay Tech lost to Armwood 38-14 on Friday night.

Game Stats: Green had two catches for 50 yards in the loss.

Notes: Tampa Bay Tech lost for the first time this year.

 

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

Result: Hun defeated Blair Academy 35-0 on Saturday.

Game Stats: N/A

Notes: Hun remains undefeated this year.

 

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

Result: American Heritage had its game cancelled due to the hurricane.

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 Gibbs 48-14 on Saturday.

Game Stats: Lemons did not play in this game.

Notes: Clearwater is 5-0 on the year.

 

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

Result: Kathleen had its game cancelled due to the hurricane.

Game Stats: N/A

Note: Kathleen is 2-4 on the year.

 

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

Result: Pinellas Park lost to Lakewood 33-28 on Saturday.

Game Stats: Scott had two tackles.

Notes: Pinellas Park is 4-1 on the year.

 

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

Result: Booker T had its game cancelled due to the hurricane.

Game Stats: N/A

Notes: N/A

 

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

Result: Blount defeated Leflore 57-18 on Friday night.

Game Stats: Toney had 190 yards passing and two touchdowns and ran for two more scores.

Notes: Blount is 7-1 on the year.

 

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

Result: American Heritage had its game cancelled due to the hurricane.

Game Stats: N/A

Notes: American Heritage is undefeated this 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.