St. Johns County football: Jackets perfect, Nease and Tocoi Creek win
NEASE 31, FLETCHER 27
Surviving a wind-tunnel night on the Atlantic Ocean, a lightning delay and repeated comebacks from host Fletcher, Nease made the big plays when they counted most to edge the Senators in high school football Oct. 9 at Jacksonville Beach. … Northwestern-committed quarterback Aiden Phifer accumulated more than 300 total yards and the Panthers bounced back from three turnovers in a back-and-forth battle at the Beaches. … Jack Hoover and Tyshawn Ford each scored two touchdowns for Nease (4-3, 2-1 District 2-5A). … Chase Durden caught two TDs for Fletcher (4-3, 1-2).
ST. AUGUSTINE 55, RIDGEVIEW 0
Sophomore receivers Ray'shawn Jeffries and Ry'Lend Williams scored first-half touchdowns and St. Augustine stayed perfect at Ridgeview (1-6, 0-3). … Chance Carter and quarterback Cash Downey also ran for scores for the Jackets (7-0, 3-0).
MANDARIN 34, PONTE VEDRA 10
Five-star recruit Brysen Wright's 80-yard touchdown run set the tone for Mandarin, topping the Sharks (2-5, 1-2 District 2-5A) in a lightning-delayed high school football game. … Miami commit Knox Annis found Jace Kemp with two TD passes and rushed for a third himself. … Super 11 tackle Kindrid Outland grabbed an interception for Mandarin (6-1, 3-0), setting up a Shaunqueze Foster TD.
TOCOI CREEK 27, FIRST COAST 0
Tocoi Creek (2-5, 2-1 District 1-6A) built a winning streak with a shutout at the Shipyard against the Bucs (1-6, 1-2). … The Toros next play winless Atlantic Coast on Oct. 16.
PALATKA 12, MENENDEZ 0
The Panthers (3-4, 2-0) took a giant step toward locking up District 4-3A by shutting out Menendez (3-4, 1-1). … The Falcons next play Oct. 16 against Impact Christian.
ST. JOSEPH 43, WEST OAKS 6
Cam Coffindaffer scored three touchdowns to lead the Flashes (4-4) past the Flame (2-6). … Jack Powers caught two touchdown passes and Asher Glisson ran for a score. … Ian Demello added a defensive touchdown off a West Oaks fumble.
BARTRAM TRAIL 33, BEACHSIDE 26
Freshman Blake Soares rushed for 131 yards and three touchdowns as the Bears (6-1, 2-1) rallied from a three-touchdown deficit to beat Beachside (3-3, 0-3 District 2-5A). … Bartram Trail QB Xander Camus also connected with Leo Marucci and Cam Ganther on touchdowns, and edge rushers Marcelo Estrada and Major Granados combined for four sacks. … The St. Johns County schools were meeting for the first time. … Beachside grabbed a 19-0 lead on TD catches by Brennan Monaco and Baylor Riley.
CREEKSIDE 46, ATLANTIC COAST 0
Broc Brinkley took a kickoff back for a touchdown and the defense forced two safeties as Creekside (5-2, 3-0) tightened its grip on District 1-6A against the Stingrays (0-7, 0-3). … Davis Baldwin rushed for two first-half touchdowns.
ST. FRANCIS 62, FLORIDA DEAF 0 (8-MAN)
Gainesville St. Francis (5-2) scored 29 first-quarter points on the way to a shutout of FSDB (0-6). … The Wolves limited the Dragons to 18 total yards. … Florida Deaf next plays Oct. 17 against Maryland Deaf.
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