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Fletcher is Recruiting Central

Spring football is here and Fletcher has been a very popular place for college football recruiters to stop in and evaluate the Senators’ college prospects. To get recruited, student-athletes need to have game footage highlights available on Hudl and have above average grades and a qualifying ACT/SAT test score. Below is a list of schools that have visited campus so far this May:

Navy, Samford, Penn State, Georgia State, Holy Cross, Florida, Praire View A&M, Minnesota, Georgia Tech, Columbia, The Citadel, Florida Atlantic, South Carolina, Edward Waters, Charleston Southern, Auburn, Maryland, Pittsburgh, Jacksonville, Arkansas, Penn, Wofford, Presbyterian, Colgate, Georgia Southern, Western Kentucky, Furman, Kentucky, UConn, Mississippi State, Florida International, Richmond, Notre Dame, Iowa State, Virginia, Central Florida, Missouri, Florida State, Liberty, Bethune Cookman, Michigan State, Elon, Temple, Webber International, Ole Miss, Troy, South Florida, Boston College, Appalachian State, Mercer, Ohio State

Spring Football Time at The Beach

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All Academic Team

Congratulations to Fletcher’s members of the 2012 Duval County All Academic Football Team. These student-athletes were recently honored by the Northside Rotary Club of Jacksonville at a ceremony at the Jacksonville Zoo & Gardens. Defensive lineman Alex Williams, defensive back Ryan Berndt and offensive lineman Matt Boyd all made first team honors with a 3.5 GPA or higher. “I am very proud of these young men, they have found the balance between being sucessful varsity athletes and putting their academics first”, said head coach Josh Corey. The All Academic Team is comprised of senior football players from Duval County’s public and private high schools.

Class 8A All State

Fletcher was well represented on the 2011 Class 8A All State team. Running back Jamari Smith and linebacker Rique Bentley were first team selections and offensive lineman Brandon Kirby was a second team selection. Congratulations on a job well done!

Smith T-U Player of the Year

Fletcher junior running back Jamari Smith was recently named the Florida Times-Union’s offensive player of the year. Jamari totaled 2178 yards on 295 carries this past season with a total of 28 touchdowns. Smith credited his offensive line of Lucas Fore, Austin Haynes, James Hennesey, Rasean Ray, Brandon Kirby and Brad Bourque for paving the way for this record breaking season. Purple’s offense amassed over 3,000 rushing yards this season and junior quarterback Evan Orth passed for over 1,700 yards with 20 touchdowns during Fletcher’s run to the state final four. The best news? All of these players will be back for the 2012 season! Congratulations!