Tenoroc plays East Ridge for Postseason Bowl Game

The Tenoroc Titans did not qualify for the Class 4A playoffs, but their season is not over with just quite yet. Tenoroc finished the regular season 6-4, but have one last chance to add another win to their memorable season. The Titans take on the East Ridge Knights in a postseason bowl game in Clermont today.

The Titans are led on offense by junior quarterback J’Torian Spates who has passed for 875 yards and 6 touchdowns while rushing for 351 yards and 2 touchdowns. His favorite target, senior wide receiver Keyon Walters, leads the team in receiving yards with 498 yards and 4 touchdowns. Walters also adds 300 yards rushing and 3 touchdowns on the ground this season. Another target of Spates is senior wide receiver Jordan Holder who leads the team in receptions with 20 and has 265 receiving yards on the season. Senior running back Jedarian Gaskins leads the ground attack for the Titans with 1,050 rushing yards and 8 touchdowns on 119 carries.

The Knights are led on offense by sophomore quarterback BeSean McCray who has passed for 1,404 yards and 18 touchdowns while also adding 963 rushing yards and 14 touchdowns on the ground. Senior running back Tirrek Hooten is the leading rusher with 1,570 yards and 14 touchdowns on 212 carries.

The game is scheduled to kickoff today at 7 PM.

Winter Haven to finish season in 2015 FCA Honor Bowl

The regular season is finished for most teams in the county, but Winter Haven won’t be one of them. The Blue Devils were invited to play in the 2015 FCA Honor Bowl today against Tampa King (5-5).

The Winter Haven Blue Devils finished the 2015 regular season with a 7-3 record. Those three losses were to Kissimmee Osceola, Kathleen and Lakeland; teams with a combined record of 25-4.

The 2015 FCA Honor Bowl will kickoff today at 7 PM. The site of the game will be Victory Stadium at Southeastern University. General admission is $5.00 and for any student-athletes who wear their game jersey to the game will only be charged $2.00 for admission.

DJ Law named to the MACJC All-State Team

Link: EMCC Athletics

East Mississippi Community College sophomore running back DJ Law (Haines City alum) earned second-team honors on the 2015 MACJC All-State Football Team announced Monday by the Mississippi Association of Community and Junior Colleges.

Despite missing two games due to an injury, Law still led EMCC in rushing this season with 597 rushing yards. Law also led the team in all-purpose yards finishing with 858 total yards (597 rushing, 132 receiving and 129 kickoff return yards) for an average of 122.6 yards per game. Law’s 2015 season performance included four 100-yard rushing games and a 9.3 yards per rush average ranking him second nationally. Law finished with 3 touchdown runs and 1 touchdown reception on the season.

Posted by Hasani Harper (@H2_PolkCoFB)

Utah linebacker Gionni Paul earns Week 10 National Player of the Week honors

 

Link: Walter Camp Football Foundation

Link: Athlon Sports


Week 10 of the college football season saw Utah senior linebacker Gionni Paul (Kathleen alum) walk away with a few National Player of the Week honors.

The Walter Camp Football Foundation and Athlon Sports named Gionni Paul the National FBS Defensive Player of the Week for his performance on Saturday against Washington.

Paul recorded nine tackles (two for a loss), two quarterback sacks, one interception and recovered a fumble and returned it 54 yards for a touchdown to help 12th ranked Utah defeat Washington, 34-23.

Paul joins two other Utah players (DB Eric Weddle, Sept. 24, 2006 and DE Derrick Shelby, Oct. 16, 2011) to earn Walter Camp National Player of the Week honors since 2004.

Athlon Sports considered Paul one of the 15 Best College Football Players No One is Talking About in 2015 prior to Week 10. Paul’s play on Saturday and throughout the season (team leading 84 tackles and 12.0 tackles for a loss) is at least not going unnoticed by one national outlet.

Posted by Hasani Harper (@H2_PolkCoFB)

Scoreboard - Week 11, 2015 Season

 

Week 11 of the 2015 Season is in the books and here are the final scores from games involving Polk County teams.

Mulberry 17, Frostproof 6 (Friday #GOWPolk)
Tenoroc 20, Lake Region 13
Cornerstone Charter 34, Jordan Christian Prep 0
Ridge Community 33, Auburndale 28
Fort Meade 50, George Jenkins 14
Victory Christian 55, Father Lopez 23
Santa Fe Catholic 56, Berean Christian 35
Lakeland Christian 35, Agape Christian 0
Bartow 28, Lake Wales 19
Winter Haven 46, Haines City 20

Florida State Defensive Back Derwin James named Top College Football Freshman

 

Link: Pro Football Focus

Pro Football Focus recently released their mid-season report on the nation’s best true freshman and earning the top spot was Florida State defensive back Derwin James (Haines City alum).

Pro Football Focus had this to say about James performance so far this season:

“One of the hottest players in the country, James has been a force on the FSU defense since taking over as starter in Week 6. His +17.0 overall grade ranks third among all safeties, including a +7.4 mark against the run that ranks 10th and a strong +2.8 grade against the run. James has also been a menace when rushing the passer, picking up two sacks, two hits, and six hurries on only 15 rushes.”

Through 8 games this season, James currently ranks third on the team in total tackles (39), third in pass break-ups (3) and is tied for first in forced fumbles (2). Against Syracuse (James’ third consecutive start of the season) on Oct 31, James led the team in tackles with 12 with a career high in solo tackles (7) and unassisted tackles (5).

Lakeland's James Robinson receives offer from Alabama

Lakeland junior wide receiver James Robinson continues to add to his impressive list of college verbal offers. After his performance last Friday night against cross-town rival Kathleen (4 receptions, 132 yards, 2 TDs), Robinson received a verbal offer from the Alabama Crimson Tide the next day.

I'm blessed to receive an offer from Alabama Crimson Tide , Making momma Proud 💯💪✊🏈🏈⚓⚓⚓ pic.twitter.com/kzC3kAmQZc

— RELENTLESS ⚓️✊ (@_StunnaJayy_) October 31, 2015