It’s that time of the year again where the Friday Night Lights are bright and prospects 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 week’s games.
This year we are going to also to name a player of the week from the commits’ games.
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Week 1 recap
2027 commits
Tight end Jackson Ballinger (6-5, 230, Centerburg, OH. High)
Result: Centerburg defeated Utica 35-14 on Friday night.
Game Stats: Ballinger had three catches for 72 yards and a long touchdown pass.
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Running back Andrew Beard (5-9, 195, Bogart, GA. Prince Avenue Christian)
Result: Prince Avenue Christian defeated Thomson 28-21 on Friday night.
Game Stats: Beard did not play on Friday night.
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Receiver Tramond Collins (6-0, 185, Cottondale, FL. High)
Result: Cottondale defeated North Bay Haven Academy 30-20 on Friday night.
Game Stats: N/A
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Quarterback Davin Davidson (6-6, 215, Sarasota, FL. Cardinal Mooney)
Result: Cardinal Mooney defeated Berkeley Prep 39-21 on Friday night.
Game Stats: Davidson was 20-25 passing for 180 yards and also threw for three touchdowns.
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Defensive back Kailib Dillard (6-2, 170, Tulsa, OK. Jenks)
Result: Jenks doesn’t play until next weekend.
Game Stats: N/A
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Tight end Tommy Douglas (6-4, 235, Princeton, NJ. Hun)
Result: Hun defeated Montreal Academy 55-8 on Friday night.
Game Stats: Douglas had a touchdown catch in the win on Friday night.
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Defensive back Raheem Floyd (6-0, 170, East St. Louis, IL. High)
Result: East St. Louis defeated Chicago Mt. Carmel 42-23 on Friday night.
Game Stats: Floyd had a pick six in the game to put the game away for his team.
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Defensive back Aamaury Fountain (6-3, 182, Warner Robins, GA. Northside)
Result: Northside defeats Eagle’s Landing 42-6 on Friday night.
Game Stats: N/A
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Linebacker Tre Geathers (6-1, 195, Charlotte, NC. Providence Day)
Result: Providence Day defeated Myers Park 49-13 on Friday night.
Game Stats: Geathers had two tackles and also returned an interception for a touchdown in the win.
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Offensive lineman Maxwell Hiller (6-5,305, Coatesville, PA. High)
Result: Coatesville doesn’t play until this week.
Game Stats: N/A
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Offensive lineman Elijah Hutcheson (6-5, 265, Roanoke Catholic, VA. High)
Result: Roanoke Catholic doesn’t play until next week.
Game Stats: N/A
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Receiver Anthony Jennings (5-11, 160, Fort Lauderdale, FL. Dillard)
Result: Dillard defeated Piper 44-21 on Friday night.
Game Stats: Jennings had two touchdown catches in the win.
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Athlete Kamarion Johnson (6-0, 185, Homerville, GA. Clinch County)
Result: Clinch County lost to Fitzgerald 22-13 on Friday night.
Game Stats: N/A
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Defensive lineman De’Voun Kendrick (6-4, 300, Tampa, FL. Carrollwood Day)
Result: Carrollwood Day defeated Eau Gallie 41-7 on Friday night.
Game Stats: Kendrick had 3 tackles, 2 sacks, and a quarterback hurry in the win.
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Linebacker Ellis McGaskin (5-11, 210, Mobile, AL. Williamson)
Result: Williamson defeated Baker 33-0 on Friday night.
Game Stats: McGaskin had double digit tackles in the win.
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Kicker Aaron McWilliams (5-11, 185, Sharpsburg, GA. East Coweta)
Result: East Coweta defeated Ola 24-7 on Friday night.
Game Stats: McWilliams was 3-3 on PAT’s and 1-2 on field goal attempts in the win.
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Offensive lineman Peyton Miller (6-5, 310, Anna, TX. High)
Result: Anna doesn’t play until next week.
Game Stats: N/A
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Defensive lineman Cain Van Norden (6-7, 299, Washington DC., St. Frances Academy)
Result: St. Frances doesn’t play until next week.
Game Stats: N/A
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Defensive back Amare Nugent (5-11, 180, Broward, FL. American Heritage)
Result: American Heritage lost to West Boca Raton 24-7 on Friday.
Game Stats: N/A
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Receiver Elias Pearl (5-11, 183, Port Charlotte, FL. High)
Result: Port Charlotte defeated Cape Coral 63-26 on Friday night.
Game Stats: Pearl did not play on Friday.
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Linebacker Ja’Bios Smith (6-2, 205, Swainsboro, GA. High)
Result: Swainsboro lost to Cook 36-35 in overtime.
Game Stats: Smith had 14 tackles in the loss.
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Defensive lineman Zahmar Tookes (6-3, 260, Rochester, NY. Brighton)
Result: Brighton doesn’t play for two weeks.
Game Stats: N/A
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Defensive end Cahron Wheeler (6-5, 245, Baltimore, MD. St. Paul’s)
Result: St. Paul’s doesn’t play for two weeks.
Game Stats: N/A
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Defensive back Kamauri Whitfield (5-10, 185, Orlando, FL. The First Academy)
Result: The First Academy defeated Dr. Phillips 58-7 on Friday.
Game Stats: N/A
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