High School Football Preview: Englewood vs Jackson

The official start of the regular season is upon us and two teams with new coaches start their seasons off tonight. Zachary Harbison leads his Englewood Rams into the Tigers Den to face Andrew Jackson and Coach Chris Foye. Harbison assumes the Englewood job after a very successful coaching stint at Southside Middle School, leading them to a Division Title two years ago. Foye is a former All City Player, Super 24 for Jackson, a school where he returns as a head coach. Both teams have young but talented athletes eager to start the season off with a bang.


Game Time 6pm

Place: 3816 N Main St , Jacksonville Fl

Englewood Rams

2019 Season Record 2-8

Key Starters :

Braulio Ponce de Leon is a dynamic athlete on both sides of the ball. He’s confident and calculating on offense and defense. He will need to lead his team with big plays on the field for them achieve their ultimate potential as a team.

Kaloosh Henley Jr. OL

Braulio Ponce de Leon – DB

Devyn Oxendine – RB/MLB

Schedule


Jackson Tigers

2019 Record 3-7

Key Starters:

On offense Jalen Sonnier ( Former Duval Sports Top 50) leads the team with a big time arm. Coaches have raved about him in practice and note that he has all the upside to be a big time player this year. He can become the next quarterback with a household name in Northeast Florida.

Jalen Sonneir QB JR

Johnnie Jackson ATH

Freddy Gaines RB So

Rickie Shaw WR JR

Tyron Campbell, Senior DT

TreDarious Moore OT DT

Grayson Howard LB

Ezenwa Lampkins DB

Jeremiah Lovely DT

Schedule :

Prediction: Both Jackson and Englewood have new coaches and staffs, however Jackson;s staff has more experience at the High School level. That will play a major factor in game adjustments and putting players in position to excel tonight. Englewood will fight hard but in the end, Coach Foye wins his coaching debut.

Jackson 21 Englewood 14

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Andre' Ellis, Founder/ Lead Writer DuvalSports.com Florida Times Union All-City 1998,LB, Sandalwood Florida A&M Unv, BA , MBA