St. Augustine OC Brandon James finding equal success from his Gators playing days
Former Florida Gators star running back Brandon James is starting his fourth season as the St. Augustine offensive coordinator, which is even a surprise to James who never thought growing up he would become a football coach.
Game of the Week: Tocoi Creek, Beachside open season with St. Johns County showdown
Our Game of the Week features the rising Toros and new head coach Zachary Harbison against a Beachside team coming off an excellent first season.
Game of the week: Resar, Newsome shine as Bishop Kenny clocks Episcopal
BK started the game at Episcopal with a monumental eight-minute-plus scoring drive and then rode an opportunistic and aggressive defense to a 35-14 victory Friday night in the News4Jax Game of the Week.
Ridgeview High School receives sportsmanship award for 2nd year in a row
CLAY COUNTY, Fla. - The matchup between the Orange Park High School Raiders and the Ridgeview High School Panthers was selected as the "Game of the Week" for Week 6 of Football Friday. The boys varsity football game at Ridgeview High in Clay County will kick off at 7 p.m. Friday. "This is the second year in a row that Ridgeview High School has been selected as the Fred E. Rozelle Sportsmanship Award winner," said Ridgeview High Athletic Director John Sgromolo. The Florida High School Athletic Association announced in June that Ridgeview High was the Class 6A receipt of the 2019 Fred E. Rozelle Sportsmanship Award. From sportsmanship to school spirit, Ridgeview High isn't lacking.
Orange Park squeaks past Oakleaf
ORANGE PARK, Fla. โ It was another tight ball game for our second Game of the Week in Clay County, as the Oakleaf Knights hosted the Orange Park Raiders. In the second quarter, Oakleaf quarterback Jordon Johnson lobbed it up for J.C. By the fourth quarter, Orange Park had closed the gap to within 5 points, when Jacob Mezera hit Raekwon Fuller for a 17-yard touchdown. "We try and tell our kids you never quit, you never quit until the end. Oakleaf did the same thing," Orange Park Coach Craig Nosse said.