High school football roundup: Mandarin, Ribault, Ed White, Baldwin among Week 3 winners
Northeast Florida's high school football season continues into Week 3 across the Jacksonville area. Among many notable games on the list, this week's action includes Fletcher's meeting with Jackson in a contest of Gateway Conference squads; Bolles' visit to Coffee in a Florida-Georgia clash at the Border War Classic inside Brunswick's Glynn County Stadium; White's visit to Englewood, where the Rams officially roll out their new artificial surface for the first time at Don Jarrett Stadium; and Sandalwood's game at Raines, including two of Jacksonville's early top rushers in Mark Miller of the Vikings and Demarii Collier of the Saints.
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MANDARIN 50, RIVERSIDE 20
The Tramell Jones and Jaime Ffrench show connected for three touchdowns as the visiting Mustangs handed Riverside (2-1) their first defeat. … Tiant Wyche rushed for two scores and caught a Jones pass for another for Mandarin (3-0). … Junior Myles Kendrick caught two touchdowns for the Generals from quarterback Glenn Foreman III.
RAINES 26, SANDALWOOD 7
Ty'ren Randolph scored both passing and rushing as Raines continued its run of recent success against Sandalwood (0-3), rolling to victory at the Graveyard. … Ziyon Butler scored a touchdown for the Vikings (2-0).
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BRADFORD 32, MIDDLEBURG 7
The Tornadoes (3-0) allowed a rare touchdown but otherwise rolled in a victory at Middleburg (0-2). ... Bradford held Middleburg to 102 yards. ... Kendric O'Neal rushed for the Broncos' score.
COFFEE 17, BOLLES 9
Coffee (3-0) rallied after halftime in the Border War Classic at Glynn County Stadium, leaving Bolles with its first 0-3 start on the field since 1967. … The Bulldogs led in the second half in all three of their defeats.
WHITE 36, ENGLEWOOD 14
Jaylen Pettway threw four touchdown passes, two to Nick Roberson, and the Commanders pulled away in the second half in the opening of the new artificial field for the Rams (2-1). … D.J. Hampton also caught a TD pass, Josh Patterson both scored a touchdown reception and made an interception on defense and Anthony Duncan returned a fumble to the Englewood 5 for White (2-1). ... Tony Williams added a touchdown rush.
FLETCHER 7, JACKSON 0
Dre Harold's second-half touchdown run was the only score as the Senators (1-2) held off visiting Jackson (1-2). ... The shutout is the second for Fletcher in its last three Gateway Conference games.
RIBAULT 45, STANTON 0
Sophomore QB T.J. Cole passed for two touchdowns and rushed for one as the Trojans poured on the points early to roll past the host Blue Devils (0-2). … Bernard Brown and Jayshaun Wanton also ran for scores for the Trojans (2-1), playing their second game in three days. ... Jenssy Smith recovered two fumbles and Jucoby Marion picked off a pass.
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BALDWIN 14, FERNANDINA BEACH 6
Christian Velvet rushed for a score and picked off a pass on defense as Baldwin bounced back its District 5-2S opener against Fernandina Beach (1-2, 0-1). … Neshawn Jacobs ran for a TD. … Octavius Barnes sealed the win with a late pick for Baldwin (2-1, 1-0), which next takes on Baker County.
ATLANTIC COAST 30, WESTSIDE 6
Sean Speed passed for three touchdowns and threw for another as resurgent Atlantic Coast won its second game in 72 hours, stinging host Westside (0-3). … Atlantic Coast, winless in 2022, moves to 3-0.
PAXON 14, HILLIARD 12
A 70-yard A.J. Davis touchdown rush helped the Golden Eagles (1-2) pick up their first win of 2023 at Hilliard (1-1). … Dante Walker scored off an 85-yard kick return for Paxon. ... The Golden Eagles forced four turnovers, the last a clinching fumble with 1:10 remaining.
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BEACHSIDE 38, MENENDEZ 7
The Barracuda defense dominated with four takeaways, chomping past the Falcons (1-2) in St. Augustine. … Riley Hofrichter made a scoop-and-score, while Will Dudley, Alex Kinchen and Eddie Craig made interceptions for Beachside (2-1). … Eddie Jordan fired three touchdown passes.
NEASE 48, RIDGE COMMUNITY 6
Maddox Spencer neared the 200-yard receiving mark again and scored twice as the Panthers (2-1) rebounded in Polk County against Ridge Community (1-2). … Careal Carter stretched his interception streak to three games, Elisha Luckett scored on a blocked punt return and Nease rolled up a 48-0 halftime lead with its starters. … Nate Harry surpassed 300 yards in the air.
CLAY 42, ORANGE PARK 41
Ethan Bellemare booted the game-winning 27-yard field goal with 15 seconds remaining, and Clay (2-1) came back from a 16-point second-half hole to stun the Raiders (1-2) at the renovated Hoyt B. Cotney Stadium. ... Payton Dykas scored two touchdowns for Clay.
YULEE 48, ZAREPHATH ACADEMY 12
Nikao Smith passed for three touchdowns and the Hornets blew open the game after halftime against Zarephath (1-2). … Teonte Artis-Croxton scored three times for the Hornets (2-1).
DELAND 35, COLUMBIA 21
Quarterback TJ Moore threw for two touchdowns and ran for another as host DeLand beat Columbia 35-21 on Friday night at Spec Martin Stadium. … Zack Paulk threw three touchdown passes for the Tigers (0-2), two to Camdon Frier and one to Marlin Haywood, to make it interesting late. … The Bulldogs got off to a quick start when athlete Javon Ross popped free on a 20-yard run for a 7-0 lead.
FORT WHITE 49, KEYSTONE HEIGHTS 26
Jayden Jackson threw three touchdown passes, two to Garrett Brady and one to Najeeb Smith, to lead Fort White past host Keystone (0-2). … Lecosta Byrd also scored a second-half pick-six and Dakota Fisher ran for two scores for Fort White (2-0). … Cartez Daniels ran for two Keystone TDs.
PALATKA 48, ALACHUA SANTA FE 10
Cartaveon Valentine scored three touchdowns, two on passes from Tommy Offord, leading the Panthers past Santa Fe (0-3). … Offord's touchdown pass to Trenton Williams pushed the Panthers (3-0) in front.
WALTON 31, UNION COUNTY 28 (2OT)
With around six minutes to go, Union County’s Dayquan Diston threw a 35-yard TD to Gavin Jenkins to take a 28-22 lead. ... The Fightin’ Tigers forced a turnover on downs, but Walton got the ball back and tied the game. ... Eventually, the game went into a second overtime, but a UC turnover on downs of its own set up Walton for a game-winning field goal.
BISHOP SNYDER 50, CEDAR CREEK CHRISTIAN 0
John Bishop passed for 190 yards and five touchdowns to lead the Cardinals past Cedar Creek Christian (0-3). … Joel Lowe and Jordan Williams caught two touchdowns apiece with Michael Bishop grabbing another for Bishop Snyder (2-1). … Dylan Carter and Joseph Morales each rushed for scores.
UNIVERSITY CHRISTIAN 40, CHARLTON COUNTY 13
Alan Woods rushed for two touchdowns and caught another from Dwayne Stuckey as the Christians topped Charlton County (0-4) in Thursday's Border Classic opener at Glynn County Stadium. ... UC (2-1) piled up 32 points after the break to blow open a close contest. ... Malachi Mosley took a fumble back for a touchdown and Luke Thomas added an interception.
GLYNN ACADEMY 27, BAKER COUNTY 20
In Thursday night's late game at the Border Classic, Glynn Academy (3-1) scored in the final two minutes to thwart a Baker County comeback attempt. ... The Wildcats (0-2) had rallied from a 20-0 second-quarter hole with two rushing touchdowns from Benny Lewis and one from Ke'nais Williams. ... Baker County begins 0-2 for the first time since 2005.
Around the area
Rayhn Hutchinson ran for 140 yards and three touchdowns to lead Ridgeview (1-2) in a 51-18 win over Kissimmee Gateway (0-3). ... Providence (2-1) galloped to a 41-0 shutout of visiting Wolfson (1-2). ... Class 1R power Hawthorne (3-0) proved too strong for Parker (0-3) in Alachua County, rolling 46-6. ... Suwannee (2-0) won 33-18 at Chiefland (1-1). … Christ's Church (2-0) won 45-0 over visiting Harvest Community (0-3). … Eliyjah Caldwell scored four touchdowns rushing and one receiving, helping Impact Christian (2-0) rally from 18 points down for a 40-24 win at Eagle's View (2-1). … Joshua Christian (1-1) won 22-12 at Warner Christian (0-2) in South Daytona. ... Young Kids in Motion (0-2) lost 47-6 at Tampa Cambridge Christian (2-1). ... TDH Academy's scheduled game at St. John Paul II was canceled, as reported by the Tallahassee Democrat.
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