High school football Week 5 roundup: Trinity, Riverside, First Coast win
The Northeast Florida high school football season continues with Week 5 games on Friday, Sept. 22, 2023. Among the key matchups in the Jacksonville area are White at Riverside, a deciding game in District 3-2M; Trinity Christian at Columbia, a matchup of future college football receivers in Miles Burris and Camdon Frier; Sandalwood at Fletcher, a traditional rivalry from both sides of the Intracoastal Waterway with prolific running backs Demarii Collier and Dre Harold; and Clay at Tocoi Creek, a game that includes a pair of frequent pass catchers in the Blue Devils' Payton Dykas and the Toros' Julio Santiago.
TRINITY CHRISTIAN 27, COLUMBIA 13
Colin Hurley found Miles Burris with the go-ahead score as the Conquerors (3-2) came from behind in Lake City to top the Tigers (0-4). … Darnell Rogers tied the game with a touchdown just before halftime. … Jayke Jones sealed Trinity's win with a late pick-six, his second interception of the night.
RIVERSIDE 32, WHITE 20
Myles Kendrick turned the game around with a 100-yard pick-six and soon followed with the go-ahead score to spur Riverside to the District 3-2M title against visiting White (3-2, 0-1). … Kennvontae Sharrow scored late as the Generals (4-1) put the game away, clinching Northeast Florida's first playoff berth of 2023. ... MarQuez Griffin made three sacks and Tae'shaun Gelsey added a late clinching pick.
RAINES 27, OCALA TRINITY CATHOLIC 26
The Vikings (3-1) defended the Graveyard Friday night, holding off state-ranked Class 1S visitor Ocala Trinity Catholic (1-3). ... Raines denied Trinity Catholic on a go-ahead two-point conversion try with less than a minute to go. ... Ty'ren Randolph passed for three Viking touchdowns.
UNIVERSITY CHRISTIAN 41, KEY WEST 17
Brandon Riddle, Dwayne Stuckey and Alan Woods led the charge for 41 quick points as University Christian (3-1) made its long road trip a winner against host Key West (1-4). ... UC defenders combined to force six takeaways.
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PONTE VEDRA 32, MENENDEZ 12
Brian Case stampeded for 141 yards and four touchdowns and Ponte Vedra (3-1) continued its dominance in the St. Johns County series against host Menendez (1-4). ... Ryker Kemp forced a safety with a tackle in the end zone and six Sharks recorded sacks. ... Zac Martus intercepted a pass, while Evan Redmond (kicking), Cole Rosendahl (punting), Joe Mahoney (blocked field goal) and J.M. Pawlick (blocked punt) helped Ponte Vedra win the special teams battle.
FLETCHER 15, SANDALWOOD 7, GAME SUSPENDED
The Gateway Conference rivalry game between Sandalwood (0-3) and Fletcher (2-2) was halted in the second half after fighting off the field among spectators inside Jack Taylor Stadium. … The status of the remainder of the game is not yet certain as of Saturday. ... Prior to the interruption, Fletcher had taken the lead on a Marcelis Tate touchdown pass to Anthony Vaglienti.
FIRST COAST 65, WESTSIDE 20
Auston Harris scored the first touchdown and added another before the break the Bucs piled on the points at Westside (0-5). … Michael Thomas and Adron Walker also scored before the break in a 51-point first-half for First Coast (1-3). ... Rodney Tisdale rushed for a first-half touchdown, while Nehemiah Williams and Le'Shan Evans Jr. found the end zone late.
CAMDEN COUNTY 47, ATLANTIC COAST 7
The host Wildcats (5-1) had too much offense for Atlantic Coast (3-2) in a Florida-Georgia clash. ... Parks Riendeau passed for three touchdowns, including throws to Elyiss Williams and Ja'marley Riddle before halftime.
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BALDWIN 35, PARKER 18
Sophomore Kelvin Brown returned a kickoff for a touchdown, caught a touchdown pass from Malik Morrison and grabbed an interception as Baldwin (3-2) powered to victory against Parker (0-5) at Joe Hodge Stadium. ... Morrison also found Amari Parker for a 65-yard touchdown, and Christian Velvet ran for a 2-yard score. ... Synorice Barnes tallied two sacks and two tackles for loss.
ENGLEWOOD 44, STANTON 3
Anthony Brown caught a touchdown pass and ran back a 60-yard pick-six to lead the Rams past Stanton (0-4). … Ty Keister threw for two touchdowns. … On defense, Gamari Waziri recorded four tackles for loss for Englewood (3-1).
WOLFSON 27, BISHOP SNYDER 0
Brady Nelson surpassed 100 total yards and scored the opening touchdown as Wolfson (2-2) won at Bishop Snyder (2-3). ... Cory Richerson and Nicholas Damone also rushed for Wolfpack scores. ... Colin Maxwell rushed for the last Wolfson touchdown.
PAXON 32, BRANFORD 22
Kenyon Gardner's 96-yard touchdown run ignited the Golden Eagles against formerly perfect Branford (3-1). … Jomei Richard had multiple long runs, including a clinching first down with 1:35 left. … The defense for Paxon (3-2) made two key fourth-down stands in the first half.
MIDDLEBURG 14, RIBAULT 0
Senior Austin Cruce scored the go-ahead touchdown as the host Broncos topped Ribault (3-2). … Jaybo Jenkins scored a fourth-quarter clincher for Middleburg (1-3).
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NEASE 27, ORANGE PARK 14
Maddox Spencer caught two touchdowns from Bryce Frick, gaining more than 100 yards receiving for the fourth time this season, and the Panthers (3-2) came from behind after halftime to beat visiting Orange Park (2-3). ... Cam Smith returned from injury to rush for two scores. ... Elisha Luckett sealed Nease's win with a fourth-quarter interception.
CLAY 30, TOCOI CREEK 28
Ethan Bellemare delivered his game-winning field goal of September, this one with two seconds left, and Clay (4-1) held off the host Toros (2-3) in a back-and-forth contest. … Iyen Addison and Gino Addison each rushed for two Blue Devils scores. … Kendale Doctor and Chandler Thomas each picked off passes for Clay. ... Tocoi Creek had taken the lead on Ryan Killmer's touchdown pass to Jevon Welch.
BEACHSIDE 50, RIDGEVIEW 0
Edward Jordan fired five more touchdown passes for the Barracudas to shut out Ridgeview (1-3). … Cohen Beebe and Bryce Gee caught two touchdown passes each. … Eddie Craig, Will Dudley and Alex Kinchen led Beachside (4-1) on defense.
TITUSVILLE 35, FLEMING ISLAND 29
A road rally fell short for Fleming Island at Titusville (5-0). … Tyler Beverly gave Fleming Island (2-2) an early lead and Cibastian Broughton (2-2) narrowed the deficit late. ... For Titusville, Jamarion Stephens scored on runs of 45 and 29 yards and also caught a 20-yard scoring pass from Josiah Allen. Allen also threw a touchdown pass to Ray Wilson-Polydor.
BISHOP KENNY 51, WEST NASSAU 14
Gavin Hawkins, taking over for sidelined Super 11 quarterback James Resar, threw three first-half touchdowns to lead the Crusaders past West Nassau (1-4). … Caleb Mattison added a rushing touchdown for the Crusaders (3-1) and A.J. Alicea returned an interception for a score. … Josh Bruton scored twice on the ground for the Warriors. ... Play ended with 2:26 remaining after an injury to a West Nassau player, who was taken from the stadium in an ambulance. Further information was not yet available.
VIERA 28, BAKER COUNTY 6
Chase Cromartie scored on a 6-yard run and threw a 15-yard touchdown pass to Eric Nelson to build a 14-0 halftime lead as Viera downed its former state finalist coach from 2015, Kevin Mays of Baker County (1-3). ... Viera (2-2) didn't give up a score until the final period, after Mickey Schmidt sealed the win with a 40-yard pick-six.
KEYSTONE HEIGHTS 46, INTERLACHEN 8
Kyle Perkins' pick-six and two touchdown rushes from Cartez Daniels highlighted the win for Keystone against visiting Interlachen (0-5). ... Baylor Ford threw touchdowns to Andru Siemer and Wyatt Van Zant for Keystone (2-2). ... Colton Hollingsworth rushed for a score and picked off a pass on defense.
PROVIDENCE 23, CHRIST'S CHURCH 8
Mason Williams rushed for a touchdown and passed for another to Alex Wright as the Stallions ended the unbeaten run of the Eagles (3-1). ... Carter Ross and Jaden Jablonski picked off passes and John King tallied his sixth sack of the year for the Providence (4-1) defense, which has allowed only 29 points in 2023. ... Tiago Tauler added a rushing score.
IMPACT CHRISTIAN 56, CEDAR CREEK CHRISTIAN 0
Hans Price threw four touchdown passes, three to Tristen Kelly, and ran for a fifth as the Lions (4-0) cruised past Cedar Creek Christian (0-4). ... Impact (4-0) recovered three Cedar Creek fumbles.
Around the area
Omarr Dixon caught two receptions and made one of three team picks on defense as Episcopal (3-1) rolled 33-6 past NFEI (1-4). … Marquavious Owens scored early and Suwannee (4-0) remained perfect, winning 32-6 over visiting North Marion (1-2). … Gustavo Garcia kicked three field goals and Orlando Christian Prep (4-0) also stayed perfect, 22-21 over host Union County (2-2) despite three touchdowns from Fightin' Tigers QB Trenton Klein. … Earl Moore's 90-yard kickoff return in the fourth quarter helped Hilliard (2-2) to the 22-20 win at Crescent City (2-2). … Brian Oesterle rushed for two scores and Melbourne Central Catholic (3-2) unleashed 31 unanswered points to win 31-7 over St. Joseph (1-4). … Jace McDonald totaled three TDs and Tranard Roberts two scores as Williston (5-0) handed Fort White (4-1) its first loss, 42-7. … Anthony Andrews intercepted two passes and Harvest Community (1-3) got its first win of 2023, 20-6 against visitor Duval Charter (0-3). … Zarephath Academy (2-3) lost 49-12 at Mayo Lafayette (3-1). … Zephyrhills Christian (3-2) moved the ball against Young Kids in Motion (0-3), winning 60-6. … Joshua Christian (1-3) lost 30-0 in Dover at Specially Fit Academy (3-0).
--The Times-Union, Gainesville Sun and Florida Today
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