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High school football ‘24: Friday’s scoreboard and looking ahead to Week 6

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – It was a wild Week 5 of the high school football season as the halfway mark officially arrived. Here’s a glance at notables, scores and schedules from Friday night.

Changing of the guard in SJC?

Nease is for real and the Panthers reinforced that on Friday night. The Panthers erased a three-touchdown deficit to stun host and Super 6 No. 1 St. Augustine 35-34 in overtime of a St. Johns County thriller. Nease is the only unbeaten public school team remaining in St. Johns County.

Nease stopped quarterback Locklan Hewlett just short of the goal line on a two-point conversion run in OT to stun St. Augustine.

No. 5 Nease last beat the Yellow Jackets in 2018, also by a point, but this is the first win over St. Augustine for Panthers head coach Collin Drafts.

At 4-0, it’s the best start for the Panthers since 2006 when they started the post-Tim Tebow era 14-0 and reached the Class 4A championship game before losing to Tampa Plant, 25-21.

This one felt unlikely as St. Augustine raced to a 21-0 lead in the first half. A pick-six by Eli Luckett got Nease on the scoreboard in the second half but the Yellow Jackets stayed in front, going up 28-14 on a Trendell Anderson touchdown run in the fourth quarter. But Nate Harry fired a tying touchdown to Tyler Ghazanfari to get the game into OT, and threw the go-ahead touchdown in OT to a diving Maddox Spencer.

Mustangs reeling

Mandarin has now lost two consecutive games after a 3-0 start. The Mustangs drew the unfavorable assignment of going on the road to face national powerhouse IMG Academy and lost 49-6. Mandarin has been racked by injuries, including a season-ending leg injury to Elite 11 quarterback Tramell Jones.

How many unbeatens remain?

There are nine of them after Week 5.

Bradford, Christ’s Church, Flagler Palm Coast, Middleburg, Nease, Raines, St. Joseph, Union County and Zarephath Academy.

Zarephath and St. Joseph are 6-0 to lead the way. Middleburg and Union County are 5-0. The other four teams are 4-0, with all but Union County and FPC on byes in Week 5.

On the other end

Seven area programs remain in search of their first victory of the season: KIPP Bold City, Hollis Christian, Parker, Ridgeview, Sandalwood, Young Kids in Motion and Yulee.

Sandalwood had its best showing of the season on Friday night in a 47-19 loss to Fletcher. The Saints had been held scoreless in their four previous losses this year.

How the Super 10 fared

1. St. Augustine (3-1), lost to (5) Nease, 35-34 (OT). Next: at Columbia (2-3), 7:30 p.m.

2. Raines (4-0), Off. Next: vs. Riverside (3-2), 6:30 p.m.

3. Bradford (4-0), Off. Next: vs. Keystone Heights (2-2), 7:30 p.m.

4. Mandarin (3-2), lost to IMG Academy, 49-6. Next: vs. First Coast (2-2), 6:30 p.m.

5. Nease (4-0), beat (1) St. Augustine, 35-34 (OT). Next: vs. Gainesville Buchholz (3-2).

6. Bolles (3-1), beat (9) Oakleaf, 57-50. Next: vs. Baldwin (2-3), 7:30 p.m.

7. Ponte Vedra (3-1), beat Menendez, 40-0. Next: at Fleming Island (2-2).

8. Baker County (3-1), beat Baldwin, 45-24. Next: at Tallahassee Godby (3-2).

9. Oakleaf (3-2), lost to Bolles, 57-50. Next: vs. Fletcher (4-1).

10. Bartram Trail (3-2), beat Orange Park, 45-7. Next: at Tocoi Creek (3-1).

Week 5 results, Florida

Thursday’s games

Creekside 45, Winter Park 28

Ponte Vedra 40, Menendez 0

Friday’s games

Appling County 35, Suwannee 16

Atlantic Coast 28, Jackson 14

(8) Baker County 45, Baldwin 24

(10) Bartram Trail 45, Orange Park 7

Beachside 41, Bishop Kenny 8

Bell 35, Old Plank 0

Bishop Snyder 18, Wolfson 10

(6) Bolles 57, (9) Oakleaf 50

Chiefland 38, NFEI 0

Duval Charter 54, Cornerstone Classical 6

Englewood 21, Stanton 14

Episcopal 31, KIPP Bold City 13

Fernandina Beach 16, Santa Fe 0

First Coast 24, Clay 7

Flagler Palm Coast 50, Zephyrhills Christian 19

Fletcher 47, Sandalwood 19

Harvest Community 31, YKIM 6

IMG Academy 49, (4) Mandarin 6

Interlachen 48, Bronson 0

Keystone Heights 14, Dixie County 6

Matanzas 18, Seabreeze 10

Middleburg 27, Ridgeview 0

(5) Nease 35, (1) St. Augustine 34, OT

Palatka 34, Nature Coast Tech 26

Riverside 14, Ribault 0

St. Joseph 35, First Academy 0

Trinity Christian 21, Columbia 14

Union County 49, Fort White 16

University Christian 35, Impact Christian 0

West Nassau 22, Yulee 21

White 21, Parker 6

Zarephath Academy 42, Lafayette 39

Not reported

Crescent City (2-1) at Hilliard (0-4)

Hollis Christian (0-4) at P.K. Yonge (2-2)

OFF: Bradford, Cedar Creek Christian, Christ’s Church, Eagle’s View, Fleming Island, Impact Christian, Paxon, Providence, Raines, Tocoi Creek, Westside.

Week 6 schedule, Florida

Thursday, Sept. 26

Fort White (3-2) at Tallahassee Chiles (1-4)

Friday, Sept. 27

Ambassadors Christian (0-6) at Hollis Christian (0-5)

Baker County (3-1) at Tallahassee Godby (3-2)

Baldwin (2-3) at Bolles (3-1), 7:30 p.m.

Bartram Trail (3-2) at Tocoi Creek (3-1)

Bishop Kenny (3-2) at Parker (0-4), 6:30 p.m.

Clay (1-4) at Ridgeview (0-4)

Crescent City at Father Lopez (0-4)

First Coast (2-2) at Mandarin (3-2), 6:30 p.m.

Flagler Palm Coast (4-0) at Orange City University (4-1)

Fletcher (4-1) at Oakleaf (3-2)

Gainesville Buchholz (3-2) at Nease (4-0)

Gainesville Oak Hall (2-3) at Eagle’s View (3-2)

Harvest Community (2-4) at Cedar Creek Christian (3-2)

Impact Christian (2-2) at Gadsden County (4-1)

Jackson (2-3) at Wolfson (1-4), 6:30 p.m.

Joshua Christian (0-0) at YKIM (0-5), 6:30 p.m.

Keystone Heights (2-2) at Bradford (4-0), 7:30 p.m.

Mainland (0-5) at Matanzas (3-2)

Menendez (2-2) at Westside (1-3), 6:30 p.m.

Mount Dora Christian (6-0) at Duval Charter (1-4)

Newberry (2-2) at Palatka (4-1)

NFEI (1-4) at KIPP Bold City (0-5), 6:30 p.m.

Old Plank Christian (2-3) at Christ’s Church (4-0)

Orange Park (1-4) at Middleburg (5-0)

Paxon (4-1) at Union County (5-0), 7:30 p.m.

Ponte Vedra (3-1) at Fleming Island (2-2)

Providence (3-1) at Master’s Academy (5-0), 7:30 p.m.

Riverside (3-2) at Raines (4-0), 6:30 p.m.

St. Augustine (3-1) at Columbia (2-3), 7:30 p.m.

Sandalwood (0-5) at Creekside (2-3)

Suwannee (1-4) at Wakulla (3-1)

Victory Christian (4-0) Academy at Episcopal (2-3)

West Nassau (5-1) at Fernandina Beach (3-2)

White (3-1) at Merritt Island (4-1)

Yulee (0-4) vs. Ribault (1-4), at Paxon, 6:30 p.m.

Zarephath Academy (6-0) at West Oaks (1-2), 6 p.m.

Zephyrhills Christian (1-3) at Trinity Christian (3-2)

OFF: Atlantic Coast, Beachside, Bishop Kenny, Bishop Snyder, Englewood, Hilliard, Interlachen, St. Joseph, Stanton, University Christian.

Week 6 results, Georgia

Friday’s results

Brunswick 21, Greenbrier 14

Lakeside 28, Glynn Academy 14

Pierce County 17, Brooks County 14

Tallahassee Lincoln 10, Ware County 0

OFF: Camden County, Charlton County

Georgia schedule, Week 7

Friday, Sept. 27, all games at 7:30 p.m.

Benedictine (1-2) at Ware County (2-3)

Brunswick (4-1) vs. Glynn Academy (3-2)

Camden County (5-0) at Valdosta (5-0)

Charlton County (3-2) at Lanier County (1-4)

Pierce County (5-0) at Vidalia (3-2)


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Justin Barney joined News4Jax in February 2019, but he’s been covering sports on the First Coast for more than 20 years.

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