High school football roundup: St. Augustine, Ponte Vedra, Riverside, Middleburg win
The 2023 FHSAA high school football season rolled into Week 9 across Jacksonville and Northeast Florida. Key games on the schedule included Baldwin's matchup against West Nassau in District 5-2S, matching two teams on the postseason bubble in Callahan; White's game against Ribault, a battle of Gateway Conference opponents with playoff implications in FHSAA Class 2M; undefeated Bradford's meeting with Lecanto at David Hurse Stadium, where the Tornadoes try to continue their outstanding defensive record; and Yulee's trip to Episcopal, with both teams in the hunt for at-large spots in the regional playoffs.
ST. AUGUSTINE 56, GAINESVILLE 0
Devonte Lyons and Trendell Anderson rushed for two scores apiece as St. Augustine (7-0, 3-0) ran up a running-clock margin by halftime and clinched District 4-3S at Gainesville (1-8, 0-4). … Jimmie Wheeler and Marquice King picked off passes, among the Jackets' four takeaways. … Dylan Cook threw for three touchdown passes and Locklan Hewlett completed another, with Somourian Wingo scoring twice.
PONTE VEDRA 35, ORANGE PARK 0
Brian Case rushed for 72 yards and three touchdowns as the red-hot Sharks (7-1) won their seventh in succession at Orange Park (3-5). ... Ponte Vedra's defense notched its third shutout of 2023. ... Joey Stephens and Jake Hilley also added touchdown runs for the Sharks, who play Nease on Oct. 27 with the District 4-4S title at stake.
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RIVERSIDE 37, SANDALWOOD 7
Three Myles Kendrick touchdowns and another from Tae'shaun Gelsey propelled the Generals (7-2) to the win at the Backyard against the Saints (0-8). … Jamal Harvey-Jackson forced a safety for Riverside and Larry Davis made four of Riverside's 10 sacks. ... Shermon Davis rushed for 107 yards, and freshman Jaidan Delaune passed for three touchdowns for the District 3-2M champion Generals.
BRADFORD 42, LECANTO 0
Dae'Jon Shanks shined in his new situation with over 275 yards and three total TDs in the Tornadoes' shutout of Lecanto in Starke. … Shanks orchestrated a seven-play drive to begin, ending with a 21-yard circus TD to Chalil Cummings, and Bradford (8-0) scored on four of its five first half drives for their 10th straight regular season win at home. … Shanks' highlights include a cross-field 89-yard TD run and a 19-yard throw and catch to Marshall commit Chason Clark on the final play of the first half.
WHITE 28, RIBAULT 20
The Commanders (5-3) strengthened their push for a Class 2M at-large playoff berth against Ribault (3-5).
BALDWIN 35, WEST NASSAU 0
Baldwin maintained its charge for a District 5-2S at-large bid, halting the two-game winning streak of the Warriors (3-6, 1-2) in Callahan. ... Kelvin Brown caught a Gage Screws touchdown before halftime. ... Nashawn Jacobs also rushed for a Baldwin score.
FIRST COAST 35, PAXON 6
Jacari Maddox's pick-six started the Bucs (4-4) on the road to victory over Paxon (3-5). …Rodney Tisdale Jr. added TD passes to LeShan Evans and Michael Thomas. … Auston Harris also ran for a score for the Bucs, who play for the District 1-3M title Thursday against Fletcher. ... Leonard Whitcomb scored Paxon's touchdown.
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UNIVERSITY CHRISTIAN 44, PARKER 20
Dwayne Stuckey threw for multiple scores to Jenoa Alford and University Christian (5-3) bounced back to recharge its playoff chase in Class 1M against visiting Parker (0-8). ... Isaac Colwell scored a pick-six for UC.
BAKER COUNTY 31, JACKSON 14
Chase Phillips' 99-yard fumble return for a touchdown was the turning point as the Wildcats (5-3) held off Jackson (3-5). ... Baker County's Seth Chestnut and Tucker Thrift also recovered fumbles by the visiting Tigers.
ENGLEWOOD 27, WESTSIDE 26
Multi-sport standout Anthony Brown rushed for two touchdowns and passed for one to help the Rams hold off Westside (0-9). ... Jalen Scarver starred on both sides of the ball with a receiving touchdown and an interception. ... Malik Neely also ran for an Englewood (5-3) score.
IMPACT CHRISTIAN 34, WOLFSON 16
Eliyjah Caldwell scored two receiving touchdowns and one rushing as Impact (6-2) returned to the win column in a victory over visiting Wolfson (3-5). ... Hans Price passed for two TDs. ... Impact's Jemarie Weems caught five passes for 135 yards and a touchdown.
STANTON 42, HARVEST COMMUNITY 8
An early Treyvon Tompkins touchdown rush helped the Blue Devils (1-6) end their winless streak against Harvest (2-6). ... Marques Barber rushed for two Stanton touchdowns. ... Jack Shea made four sacks on defense.
BEACHSIDE 42, CRESCENT CITY 0
Four Edward Jordan touchdown passes helped stretch the winning run to seven for the Barracudas at Crescent City (3-5). … Marco Lanza rushed for a touchdown and caught another for Beachside (7-4).
MIDDLEBURG 31, BISHOP KENNY 28
Kaleb Robison's 47-yard field goal at the buzzer booted the Broncos (4-4) to victory against Bishop Kenny (5-3) in a makeup game from Hurricane Idalia in late August. … James Resar's touchdown pass tied the score for Bishop Kenny in the fourth quarter before Robison's game-winner. ... Jaydan Jenkins rushed for more than 200 yards and led the drive from inside the 20 to set up the field goal.
MATANZAS 24, CLAY 21
Daniel DeFalco took a lateral from quarterback Dakwon Evans and then threw 30 yards downfield to Andre Andrews for a touchdown to give the Pirates a third-quarter two-score lead, and later plunged for the game-sealing first-down to beat Clay (4-4, 1-2 District 4-3S) . … Matanzas (6-2, 2-1) can seal district runner-up honors by beating Menendez. …. The Blue Devils took an early lead, recovering an onside kick and marching 53 yards on 13 plays with Merrick Rapoza scoring the first of his three rushing touchdowns from a yard out. … Clay’s Payton Dykas finished with 119 yards on 10 catches.
MADISON COUNTY 29, OAKLEAF 16
A gritty effort for Oakleaf (2-5) fell short at the end in a back-and-forth battle on Boot Hill against Madison County (5-1).
FORT WHITE 45, RIDGEVIEW 0
Dakota Fisher's four-touchdown first half led host Fort White (7-1) to the shutout against Ridgeview (1-7). … Jayden Jackson also ran for a pair of scores, and the Fort White defense tallied a safety.
YULEE 33, EPISCOPAL 0
Rylan Hale returned a blocked punt for a touchdown and caught a Nikao Smith touchdown as Yulee (6-2) slammed the door on the Episcopal (3-5) offense at Jangro Stadium. ... Tyson Wharton and Teonte Artis-Croxton also caught touchdowns from Smith. ... Shamarion Gibbs made an interception for the Hornets.
PALATKA 29, FERNANDINA BEACH 16
Cartaveon Valentine ran the second-half kick back for a touchdown and also caught an 83-yard TD reception for the host Panthers (7-1). … Tommy Offord's first-half run pushed Palatka in front against Fernandina Beach (3-5), and he later added a long scoring rush.
BISHOP SNYDER 45, SEVEN RIVERS CHRISTIAN 6
John Bishop passed for three touchdowns and 213 yards to lead the host Cardinals past Seven Rivers (3-5). … Joseph Morales also scored twice for Bishop Snyder (5-3). ... Dylan Carter added 113 rushing yards and a score.
Around the area
Keystone Heights (4-4) picked up a rare forfeit win against Pierson Taylor (3-4). … Trenton Klein passed for two touchdowns and ran for one, and Blake McCoy scored a punt return as Union County (4-3) won 42-7 at Alachua Santa Fe (0-8). … .Destin (7-2) booted the winning PAT in overtime and a two-point conversion fell short for Hilliard (3-5) as the visitors won, 20-19. … Gainesville Eastside (5-3) rolled 43-0 past host St. Joseph (2-6). … Christ's Church (7-1) won 40-16 over Eagle's View (3-5) in Sunshine State Athletic Association action. … Branford (5-2) rolled 35-0 over TDH Academy (1-6). … Leesburg First Academy (3-5) won 42-28 against Cedar Creek Christian (0-8). ... Duval Charter (1-6) got its first victory, 23-6, over South Daytona Warner Christian (0-6).
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