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News4JAX Super 10: Trinity Christian, Bartram Trail lead the way into 2022 season
Read full article: News4JAX Super 10: Trinity Christian, Bartram Trail lead the way into 2022 seasonThe News4JAX high school football Super 10 will be published on Tuesdays throughout the high school football regular season.
One Hall of a duo: LeRoy Butler, Tony Boselli make history together for Jacksonville
Read full article: One Hall of a duo: LeRoy Butler, Tony Boselli make history together for JacksonvilleThe Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 2022 features the adopted son (Tony Boselli) and the native son (LeRoy Butler) for a combination unlike anything the area has seen before. They will be enshrined with the game’s greats Saturday afternoon in Canton, Ohio, continuing a local trend that has seen area products enter the Hall at a rapid recent pace.
Former Bolles football player names racehorse after legendary Corky Rogers
Read full article: Former Bolles football player names racehorse after legendary Corky RogersHow do you honor a man who has made a major impact on your life? If you are former Bolles football player Tommy Murphy, you name a racehorse after him.
No looking back: Trinity Christian wins 9th state football championship
Read full article: No looking back: Trinity Christian wins 9th state football championshipTrinity Christian ran away from Hialeah Champagnat Catholic 41-23 in the Class 2A state championship game on Thursday night, inching up the history books with a thorough and convincing win over the Lions.
Boselli and Butler named Pro Football HOF finalists again
Read full article: Boselli and Butler named Pro Football HOF finalists againFormer Packers safety LeRoy Butler, left, and former Jaguars offensive tackle Tony Boselli were named NFL hall of fame finalists. (AP photos)JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Tony Boselli and LeRoy Butler are Pro Football Hall of Fame finalists again, while the wait continues for Fred Taylor. Butler, a former Packers safety who was largely credited for starting the famed Lambeau Leap, was named a finalist for the second straight year. Boselli was a Pro Bowl selection from 1996-2000 before injuries ended his career. He had 721 tackles and was inducted into the Packers hall of fame in 2007.
From the awful Jaguars to competing in a pandemic, 20 of the top sports stories of 2020
Read full article: From the awful Jaguars to competing in a pandemic, 20 of the top sports stories of 2020Bottom, Jaguars players kneel on the steps of the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office and coach Doug Marrone. The coronavirus pandemic changing the everyday basics about life and shook up the sports calendar like nothing before. Bishop Kenny (Class 4A), Bolles (Class 3A) and St. Johns Country Day (Class 2A) also won titles. March 11The NBA is the first major sports league in the country to halt its season due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Trinity Christian players celebrate after winning the Class 3A state title with a 25-22 win over Chaminade Madonna on Wednesday night.
Bolles can’t catch up to Gibbons in Class 4A championship game
Read full article: Bolles can’t catch up to Gibbons in Class 4A championship gameA 12th state football championship will have to wait for Bolles. The Bulldogs scored on their second play of the game but Cardinal Gibbons was in control after that in a 35-21 loss in the Class 4A state championship game on Thursday afternoon in Tallahassee’s Doak Campbell Stadium. University Christian fell to Hialeah Champagnat Catholic in the Class 2A championship (41-27) and Trinity Christian roared back to stun Hollywood Chaminade Madonna (25-22) in the Class 3A title game on Wednesday. Bolles’ next six drives ended in a series of punts, turnover on downs and an interception as Gibbons took control. Gibbons scored on its next two possessions, both on touchdown passes from Brody Palhegyi.
Corky Rogers’ influence, impact was far greater than his record
Read full article: Corky Rogers’ influence, impact was far greater than his recordJACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Corky Rogers had more victories and more state championships than just about anyone who ever coached high school football. RIP Bolles football coach, Corky Rogers! And COACH ROGERS WAS MY “HERO” RIP COACH!! "Coach Rogers, indirectly, has been the most influential person in my success. Corky Rogers RIP coach https://t.co/aUx7Xau601 — Chris Bono (@ChrisBono) February 27, 2020Trinity Christian coach Verlon Dorminey, the area’s longest-tenured coach who is entering his 30th season, said that Rogers’ impact on him began before Rogers even knew it.
The Corky Rogers Plaza unveiled today in honor of the legendary Bolles coach
Read full article: The Corky Rogers Plaza unveiled today in honor of the legendary Bolles coachCorky Rogers has gotten more high school football wins than any other coach in state historyCopyright 2019 by WJXT News4Jax - All rights reserved.
Sights and sounds of high school football media day
Read full article: Sights and sounds of high school football media dayBartram Trail coach Darrell Sutherland, left and Fleming Island's Damenyum Springs talk during the Baker's Sports high school media day on Tuesday at UNF. JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - The 14th annual Bakers Sports high school football media day has come and gone, which means one very important thing. Football season is officially under way. News4Jax sports editor Justin Barney tracks some of the sights and sounds of media day. The big part is the legacy that Coach Rogers left, Toblin said.