Florida Gators: Friday Night Frenzy Recap Week 1

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 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.

Player of the week:

2017 quarterback Jake Allen is the player of the week this week: Allen was 27-33 for 369 yards and three touchdown passes in St. Thomas Aquinas’ win.

 

High School Recap

2016 commits

 

Offensive lineman Branton Autry (6-4, 320, Coffeyville, KS JUCO

Result: Coffeyville doesn’t start its season until next  Saturday when they will host Iowa Western in the Cox Kickoff Classic.

Game Stats: N/A

Notes: N/A

 

Defensive end JaQuan Bailey (6-3, 235, Jacksonville, FL Raines)

Result: Raines doesn’t start until next Friday night when they travel to Lee High School.

Stats: Last season Bailey had 60 tackles, four tackles for a loss and five sacks as a junior.

Notes: N/A

 

Offensive lineman Stone Forsythe (6-7, 331, Winter Garden, FL West Orange

Result: West Orange and Osceola tied in the preseason game on Friday night.

Stats: N/A

Notes: Osceola came from behind by 13 points to tie the game in the third quarter.

 

  

Cornerback Chauncy Gardner (5-11, 190, Cocoa, FL High)

Result: Cocoa doesn’t start its season until next Friday night when they travel to take on Palm Bay.

Yearly Stats: Last season Gardner had 31 rush attempts for 303 yards and five touchdowns. Gardner also had 10 catches for 196 yards and another two touchdowns. On defense Gardner had 49 tackles, three sacks and three interceptions.

Notes: N/A

 

 

Receiver Josh Hammond (6-0, 180, Hallandale, FL High)

Result: Hallandale doesn’t open its season until next Saturday when they travel to Ellenwood, GA to take on Cedar Grove.

Yearly Stats: Last season Hammond had 25 catches for 413 yards and six touchdowns as a junior.

Notes: N/A

 

 

Center Brett Heggie (6-4, 290, Mount Dora, FL High)

Result: Mount Dora doesn’t open its season until next Friday when they host South Lake at home.

Yearly Stats: N/A

Notes:

 

Receiver Isaiah Johnson (6-3, 212, West Palm Beach, FL Dwyer)

Result:  Dwyer defeated Northwestern 27-22 on Friday night in West Palm Beach.

Game Stats: Johnson had five catches for 148 yards and a touchdown in the win.

Notes: This was a preseason game for both teams.

 

Linebacker Vosean Joseph (6-2, 210, Miami, FL Norland)

Results: Norland defeated North Miami 43-0 on Thursday night.

Game Stats: N/A

Notes: This was a preseason game.

  

Defensive back Quincy Lenton (6-0, 195, Meridian, MS High)

Result: Meridian was defeated by Madison Central 24-18 in a upset on Friday night.

Game Stats: N/A

Note: This was a big upset as Meridian came in as the number three team in the state and lost to an non=-ranked Madison Central team.

 

 

Cornerback C.J. McWilliams (5-11, 164, Miami, FL Southwest)

Result: Southwest doesn’t start its season until next Friday when they travel to take on Miami Coral Park.

Yearly Stats: N/A

Notes:

 

 

Linebacker Eric Mitchell (6-1, 228, Miami, FL Central)

Result: Central defeated Royal Palm Beach 48-6 on Friday night.

Game Stats: N/A

Notes: This was a preseason game.

 

 

Linebacker Jeremiah Moon (6-4, 210, Hoover, AL High)

Result: Hoover defeated Oakland 24-6 on Saturday night in the regular season opener

Game Stats: N/A

Notes: Hoover’s defense had 13 tackles for a loss and held the wing T offense of Oakland to just 79 yards rushing.

 

 

Cornerback Jayvaughn Myers (6-1, 175, Dade City, FL Pasco)

Result:  Dade City doesn’t start its season until next Friday when they take on Victory Christian Academy.

Yearly Stats: As a junior Myers had 31 tackles, one sack and five pass breakups.

Notes: N/A

 

Running back Lamcial Perine (5-11, 211, Theodore, AL High)

Result: Theodore defeated Citronelle 43-6 on Friday night.

Game Stats: Perine had nine carries for 145-yards and two touchdowns in the win.

Notes: Perine and Theodore was up 40-0 at halftime which meant the starters only played the first half.

 

Cornerback Aaron Robinson (6-1, 173, Deerfield Beach, FL High)

Result: Deerfield Beach lost on Friday night to Coconut Creek by a score of 21-19.

Game Stats: Robinson had five tackles in the loss.

Notes: Robinson held his own on Friday night against top receiver Binjimen Victor.

 

Safety Jeawon Taylor (6-2, 192, Montgomery, AL Park Crossing)

Result: Park Crossing defeated St. James 37-14 on Friday night to start the season.

Game  Stats: N/A

Notes: Park Crossing held St. James to 11 yards in the first half.

 

 

Running back Mark Thompson (6-2, 230, Dodge City, KS JUCO)

Result:  Dodge City will open its season on Thursday night

Game Stats: As a freshman Thompson had 84 rushing attempts for 460 yards and eight touchdowns.

Notes: N/A

 

Athlete Tyrek Tisdale (6-0, 198, Orlando, FL Oak Ridge)

Result: Oak Ridge defeated Boone 17-10 on Friday night.

Game Stats: Tisdale had three rushes for 88-yards in the win.

Notes: LB Jonathan Jones scooped up a fumble and returned it 72-yards for a touchdown.

 

Quarterback Kyle Trask (6-6, 212, Manvel, TX)

Result: Manvel doesn’t start its season until next Friday night when they host Westfield.

Yearly Stats: Trask was 48-68 for 786 yards and six touchdowns as a junior last year.

Notes: N/A

 

 

Receiver Rick Wells (6-0, 187, Jacksonville, FL Raines)

Result: Raines doesn’t start until next Friday night when they travel to Lee High School.

Yearly Stats: Last season Wells had 29 catches for 749 yards and six touchdowns as a junior.

Notes: N/A

2017 commits

 

Quarterback Jake Allen (6-2, 195, Fort Lauderdale, FL St. Thomas Aquinas)

Result: St. Thomas Aquinas defeated Dillard 24-0 on Friday Night

Game Stats: Allen was 27-33 for 369 yards and three touchdown passes in the win.

Notes: Miami WR commit Sam Bruce had 10 catches for 160 yards and two touchdowns.

 

Receiver Daquon Green (6-1, 186, Tampa, FL Tech)

Result: Tampa Bay Tech defeated Blake (Tampa) 44-0 on Friday night.

Game Stats: N/A

Notes: N/A

 

Offensive lineman Kadeem Telfort (6-6, 323, Miami, FL Norland)

Result: Norland defeated North Miami 43-0 on Thursday night.

Game Stats: N/A

Notes:

 

Receiver Lavarus Tigner (6-2, 185, Deerfield Beach, FL High)

Results: Deerfield Beach lost on Friday night to Coconut Creek by a score of 21-19

Game Stats: N/A

Notes: Tigner did not dress or play in the game on Friday night.

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.