Tuesday, September 29, 2009

9-25 ::: Terry Parker at Forrest

High School Football is in full swing.

The Friday Night Football Live tour visited Forrest High School for its matchup versus Terry Parker.

The game provided to be an exciting one as Channin Ragland hauled in a 45-yard pass to set up the go-ahead TD for host Forrest (2-2, 1-0 in District 2-3A). Derrick Smith ran in from 2 yards out to put the Rebels up over Parker (0-4, 0-1). Forrest sealed the win with a key defensive stop, led by a key sack by Alan Mitchell.

Thank you to all of those who stopped by the Tour to partake in gifts and goodies provided by our sponsors: National Guard, Allstate, Scion, Cadbury, Gillette, Tobacco Free Florida, Snack Factory and Sqwincher.

See you next week!





Tuesday, September 22, 2009

9-18 ::: Godby at Andrew Jackson

From Jacksonville.com

Jackson 13, Tallahassee Godby 7

Star of the game: Altrevon Wilson completed 6 of 15 passes for 92 yards and ran and threw for a touchdown to lead Jackson past visiting Tallahassee Godby. Wilson's 17-yard pass to Marquel Wade gave the Tigers a 13-0 lead in the second quarter and the Tigers defense held off a late rally.

Turning point: Late in the first half, Derek Owens intercepted a pass at the Cougars' 40. Owens' 15-yard return set up Wilson's touchdown pass three plays later.

On defense: Rashard Freeman sacked Dennis Andrews on fourth-and-15 at the Jackson 39 with 3:23 to play. The sack ended Godby's drive and its hope of a fourth-quarter comeback. ... The Tigers (3-0) recovered a Cougars fumble in the final two minutes. ... Jackson's defense recorded six sacks and held Godby (1-2) to minus-6 yards rushing in the first half.

Quick hits: The Cougars' Jamelle Murray returned a punt 65 yards to the Jackson 1 to set up Godby's only touchdown. ... Murray also had a 49-yard return in the second half. ... Jeremiah Rackley ran for 73 yards on 25 carries for Jackson.

They said it: "Our defense is the heart and soul of our team. The kids played hard and they got two big stops at the end." - Jackson coach Kevin Sullivan.







Friday, September 18, 2009

9-11 ::: Bartram Trail at St. Augustine

The Friday Night Football Live tour enjoyed its first ever visit to St. Augustine.

St. Augustine beat Bartram Trail 49-7.

The school did a phenomenal job of welcoming the Friday Night Football Florida Tour to the campus. Allstate and Scion were able to interact with the fans and the fans appreciated the free samples they received courtesy of FNF Live Tour partners.




Monday, September 7, 2009

9-4 ::: Ridgeview at Orange Park

The Jacksonville, Florida, edition of FNF Live got underway with a bang.

Orange Park (featured in the 2009 edition of Friday Night Football Florida magazine) blasted Ridgeview 35-0 in a rivalry game to start the season.

FNF Live and all of its sponsors were there for all the festivities and handed out a ton of products to fans in attendance.