Nease quarterback Marcus Stokes, once a Florida commit, signs with West Florida.

The University of Florida's decision to cut ties with Nease High School quarterback Marcus Stokes is drawing varying opinions.

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Nease quarterback Marcus Stokes had his scholarship offer pulled from the University of Florida after a clip surfaced on social media of Stokes using a racial slur while singing a song.

If Collin Drafts had to do it again, the Nease coach still would go for the fake extra-point attempt his team tried Friday night. But maybe, in hindsight, he would try it a little earlier and on a field goal instead.

News4JAX hands out a list of questions to high school football players before the start of every season covering a variety of topics. This year, we received responses from nearly 110 players. Players are asked to not vote for their own team or teammates on select questions. This is what they had to tell us.

Nicky Williams rushed for five touchdowns in the News4JAX Game of the Week, while quarterback Wilson Edwards threw for three more, as host Creekside used a 21-point third-quarter outburst on the way to a 62-41 victory over Nease in a St. Johns County showdown.

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The 904 was good to the Gators’ class of 2023 on Thursday as QB Marcus Stokes and RB Treyaun Webb commit to Florida.

It was a good day in the 904 for Billy Napier and the Gators.

High school football is back, for a few weeks at least, with spring practices opening Monday across the state. A few sights and sounds from Monday’s opening day of spring.

Dom Henry had big goals. They also seemed unrealistic. Henry, a Nease senior, headlines the All-News4JAX offense.

It's Week 7 of the high school football season. A glance at the top four games this week, the next four and the full schedule.

It’s Week 4 of the high school football season and quite a few teams look to stay unbeaten. Here’s a glance at our top four games of the week and the next four. All games are Friday at 7 p.m. unless indicated.

Creekside coach Sean McIntyre was preaching offensive efficiency this week. Score when opportunities are presented. The Knights did that very well.