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 12 preview
2017 commits
Quarterback Jake Allen (6-3, 200, Fort Lauderdale, FL. St. Thomas Aquinas)
Matchup: St. Thomas Aquinas (5-2) has a road game against Flanagan on Friday night.
Yearly Stats: Allen is 82-141 passing for 1,274 yards, 13 touchdowns and five 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 (5-4) plays host to Pasadena on Friday.
Yearly Stats: Blades has three interceptions, one forced fumble and ten total touchdowns this year.
Key Players: N/A
Tight end Zech Byrd (6-6, 236, Millbrook, AL. Stanhope Elmore)
Matchup: Stanhope Elmore (4-6) is finished with its season.
Yearly Stats: Byrd has three touchdown catches this year.
Key Players: N/A
Defensive end Zach Carter (6-4, 250, Tampa, FL. Hillsborough)
Matchup: Hillsborough (8-1) has a bye week this week.
Yearly Stats: Carter has 46 tackles and 7 sacks this year and a safety.
Key Players: N/A
Running back Malik Davis (5-10, 19, Tampa, FL. Jesuit)
Matchup: Jesuit (8-0) has a road game against Tampa Catholic on Friday night.
Yearly Stats: Davis had 121 carries for 1,340 yards and 22 touchdowns this year.
Key Players: N/A
Defensive back Shawn Davis (5-11, 190, Miami, FL. Southridge)
Matchup: Southridge (7-2) has a road game against Miami on Friday.
Yearly Stats: Davis has 64 tackles, four interceptions and 11 PBU’s this year.
Key Players: Southridge: 2018 WR Mark Pope and TE Kemore Gamble.
Defensive tackle Javier Edwards (6-3, 350, Brenham, TX. Blinn College
Matchup: Blinn (6-3) has is finished with its season.
Yearly Stats: Edwards had 24 tackles, two sacks and one tackle for a loss.
Key Players: N/A
Tight end Kemore Gamble (6-4, 216, Miami, FL. Southridge)
Matchup: Southridge (7-2) has a road game against Miami on Friday.
Yearly Stats: Gamble has four receiving and two rushing touchdowns this year.
Key Players: Southridge- 2018 WR Mark Pope, DB Shawn Davis.
Receiver Daquon Green (6-1, 185, Tampa, FL. Tech)
Matchup: Tampa Bay Tech (8-1) has a bye week this week.
Yearly Stats: Green has 24 catches for 391 yards and seven touchdowns this year.
Key Players: Tampa Bay Tech: 2018 QB Mike Penix Jr.
Defensive tackle Fred Hansard (6-3, 324, Princeton, N.J. Hun School)
Matchup: Hun school (7-0) has a home game against Mercersburg Academy on Saturday.
Yearly Stats: Hansard four sacks this year, a fumble recovery and a receiving touchdown this year.
Key Players: N/A
Linebacker James Houston (6-1, 225, Fort Lauderdale, FL. American Heritage)
Matchup: American Heritage (9-0) has a bye week this week.
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.
Linebacker Ventrell Miller (6-0, 227, Lakeland, FL. Kathleen)
Matchup: Kathleen (5-5) is finished with its season.
Yearly Stats: Miller has a four rushing touchdowns this year and a safety.
Key Players: Kathleen- 2019 DB Brendan Gant. Lakeland: WR James Robinson
Offensive lineman Kadeem Telfort (6-7, 300, Miami, FL. Booker T.)
Matchup: Booker T (7-3) has a bye week this week.
Yearly Stats: N/A
Key Players: Booker T. – 2018 defensive end Robert Hicks . Columbus- DB C.J. Henderson
Athlete Kadarius Toney (6-0, 177, Eight Mile, AL. Blount)
Matchup: Blount (8-2) has a home playoff game this week against Dothan.
Yearly Stats: Toney is 109-181 passing for 1,833 yards and 14 touchdowns. Toney has also run for 459 yards and nine more touchdowns this year.
Key Players: N/A
Defensive back Marco Wilson (6-0, 180, Fort Lauderdale, FL. American Heritage)
Matchup: American Heritage (9-0) has a bye week this week.
Yearly Stats: Wilson has ten tackles and an interception this season.
Key players: American Heritage- 2018 DB’s Patrick Surtain Jr. Tyson Campbell