High school football roundup: St. Augustine, Bradford, Yulee win

Clayton Freeman, Florida Times-Union

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ST. AUGUSTINE 49, CLAY 9

Two touchdown passes from Locklan Hewlett to Myles Simmons helped the Yellow Jackets (8-0, 4-0) stay perfect on the road at Clay (4-5, 1-3 District 4-3S). … St. Augustine, seeded first in Region 1-3S, will host a playoff game in two weeks.

BRADFORD 42, PALATKA 0

Trente Jenkins returned a first-quarter fumble to the house and Bradford's iron defense locked up a District 6-2S title against visiting Palatka (7-2, 1-1). … Dae'Jon Shanks threw TD passes to Chalil Cummings and Elijah Kellum for the Tornadoes (9-0, 2-0), and also ran for a touchdown of his own. ... Jy'quez Cason scored on a Bradford punt return.

BUCHHOLZ 35, FLEMING ISLAND 21

Gainesville Buchholz (9-0, 4-0) scored 22 fourth-quarter points and survived a scare for a District 3-4S win at Fleming Island (2-7, 0-4). … Myles Graham gave the Bobcats the lead with a TD run and Quinton Cutler provided the insurance with his second rushing score. ... Kaylib Singleton had given the Golden Eagles a 7-6 halftime lead on a reception from Cibastian Broughton.

ORANGE PARK 41, MIDDLEBURG 22

Orange Park played the spoiler role against rival Middleburg (4-5, 1-2), denting the Broncos' hopes at Hoyt B. Cotney Stadium. …. Orange Park, which scored the first 20 points, improves to 4-5 and 2-1 in District 3-3S.

Orange Park receiver Dylon Ruiz (9) struggles toward the end zone while being held by Middleburg's Landon Nalepa (7) late in the second quarter.
Orange Park receiver Dylon Ruiz (9) struggles toward the end zone while being held by Middleburg's Landon Nalepa (7) late in the second quarter.

COLUMBIA 49, RIDGEVIEW 0

Xavier Collins threw four first-half touchdown passes, two to Marlin Haywood, and Columbia rolled past Ridgeview (1-7, 0-3 District 3-3S). … Camdon Frier returned a punt for a touchdown for Columbia (4-4, 3-0), winner of its last four. … Kani Fulton carried a fumble back for another Tiger score.

KEYSTONE HEIGHTS 49, JOSHUA CHRISTIAN 8

Baylor Ford threw two touchdown passes to Garrison Teague and one to Andru Siemer as Keystone overwhelmed Joshua Christian (1-6). … Wyatt Van Zant started the scoring parade with a pick-six for Keystone (5-4). … Cartez Daniels and Darrion Grady added TD runs as Keystone advanced closer to the Class 2S playoffs.

YULEE 33, WEST NASSAU 6

Shamarion Gibbs rushed for an early touchdown and one late one to start the Hornets (7-2, 3-1) on the road to victory against West Nassau (3-7, 1-3 District 5-2S). … Rylan Hale also recovered a fumble and caught a Nikao Smith TD pass for Yulee, which is set to receive an at-large berth in Class 2S. ... Teonte Artis-Croxton ran for a Hornet touchdown.

BAKER COUNTY 28, FERNANDINA BEACH 6

Benny Lewis pushed the Wildcats in front with a first-half touchdown rush and added two more late as the Wildcats went on to down host Fernandina Beach (3-6, 0-4 District 5-2S). … Rhett Rhoden made a clinching pick for Baker County (6-3, 4-0), which had already clinched the district trophy.

FORT WHITE 49, HILLIARD 13

Najeeb Smith piled up three first-half touchdowns as Fort White overpowered the host Red Flashes (3-6). … Jayden Jackson passed for five Fort White TDs. … Hayden Adam also scored a pick-six for Fort White (7-1), a playoff lock in Class 1R.

TOCOI CREEK 29, FPC 28

Julio Santiago's punt return touchdown started the Toros on the road to victory at FPC (3-6, 0-3 District 4-4S). … Ryan Killmer rushed for one score for Tocoi Creek (5-4, 1-1) and completed TD passes to Jevon Welch and tight end Hudson Brewer. ... Tocoi Creek's Nov. 3 game against Nease will decide the district.

BEACHSIDE 49, NFEI 0

The Barracudas (8-1) extended their winning run to eight games against North Florida Educational Institute (2-7). ... Beachside concludes its second season Nov. 3 against Providence.

PAXON 61, TRADITION PREP 22

Kenyon Gardner returned interceptions for 68 and 90-yard touchdowns, two of Paxon's three pick-sixes, and added TD catches from Mike Underwood as the Golden Eagles beat Port St. Lucie Tradition Prep (4-4) in the Sunshine State Athletic Association Atlantic bracket. … Jomei Richard rushed for three TDs, including a 95-yarder. … Javon Johnson notched the third pick-six for Paxon (4-5), which scored 61 first-half points.

STANTON 35, COCOA BEACH 29

Stanton (2-6) won its second straight game over Cocoa Beach (2-7) in SSAA action. ... Trey Tompkins starred on special teams, returning one kickoff 85 yards and another for a 93-yard touchdown, and also ran for a 35-yard score.

BISHOP SNYDER 32, ORANGEWOOD CHRISTIAN 21

John Bishop threw for 203 yards and three touchdowns to lead Bishop Snyder (6-3) over Orangewood Christian (4-5) in SSAC 5A play.

Around the area

White (5-4) went down 35-8 on its trip to state-ranked Palm Beach Gardens Benjamin (7-2). … University Christian (5-4) lost 43-6 at Clearwater Academy International (5-4). … Wakulla (10-0, 2-0) came from behind for the 24-21 win at Suwannee (6-2, 1-1), clinching District 4-2S. … Zarephath Academy (5-4) won 30-26 at Christ's Church (7-2) in the SSAA Championship Bracket. ... St. Joseph (3-6) rolled up 49 unanswered points during their 56-14 SSAA 3A bracket win over Ocoee Legacy Charter (2-6). … Cedar Creek Christian (1-8) got its first win of 2023, 64-27 over South Daytona Warner Christian (0-7) in the SSAA Cup. …

This article originally appeared on Florida Times-Union: High school football: Jacksonville-area Week 10 Friday results, scores

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