THE DAILY BLITZ: March 26, 2012

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Delray Beach American Heritage OL Roderick Johnson commits to Florida

As reported yesterday on our Twitter account, offensive lineman Roderick Johnson from Delray Beach American Heritage verbally pledged his service to the Florida Gators. The Palm Beach Post reports that Johnson was a key player in American Heritage’s Class 3A state championship team this past season where they defeated Madison County in Orlando. Johnson chose Florida over Auburn, West Virginia, UCF and USF. You can read more on Johnson’s commitment by clicking here.

Naples Barron Collier down to two finalists

The two finalist are in for the Barron Collier job with a decision to be made later today with an official hire come tomorrow, the Naples Daily News has reported. The two finalists are former Cape Coral, Frostproof and Winter Haven head coach Brad Metheny and current Barron Collier assistant Daniel Pallante. Both coaches have extensive backgrounds and out of 7 finalists were among the four who accepted the invitations to come to Naples for an interview in front of a 10 person committee. You can read more on the comments the finalists had to say by clicking here.

Mark Richt and Aquan Boldin just  a few of the names to inducted into the Palm Beach County Sports Hall of Fame

Georgia Bulldogs head coach Mark Richt and Baltimore Ravens wide receiver Anquan Boldin are among several other notable football players that that were inducted into the Palm Beach County Sports Hall of Fame, the Palm Beach Post has reported.

Boldin who is a 1999 graduate of Pahokee in Western Palm Beach County and played college ball for Florida State, has been note worthy of his causes on and off the field over the last decade including holding the annual Q-Fest to raise money for Pahokee and having a new football stadium built for the school just a few years ago. You can read the full story on Boldin by clicking here.

Richt, who has coached at the University of Georgia was also inducted into the Hall of Fame. Richt played his high school ball at Boca Raton and still has ties to the area.

You can read more about Richt and his induction, plus others who were inducted,  including Jessie Hester and who received awards by clicking here.

Tampa Wharton QB Chase Litton gets his first offer from LSU

Litton who is one of the top Class of 2014 prospects in the Tampa Bay area received his first offer from LSU, Tampa Bay Times has reported. The rising junior announced the offer on his Twitter account with rising senior teammate Vernon Hargraves confirming the offer. You can read more on the offer from the Times by clicking here

Tampa Catholic DL commits to New Mexico Military Institute

The Tampa Bay Times has reported that defensive lineman Taylor Timmons had committed to New Mexico Military Institute. He lead the team with 62 tackles and 8 sacks during the Crusaders 6-4 season. You can read more by clicking here.