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KOC: 8/16 Palm Beach Gardens

The current administration and Coach Perry have made it clear they don’t intend on playing Vero anymore while they’re in charge. It’s a shame because it’s a natural rivalry (the only two public high schools in the county.) Sebastian is finally back in the fhsaa after a couple years in the ssac. They are trying to rebuild the program after struggling just to get enough kids just to field a team, getting embarrassed by Vero would probably not help those efforts. They won’t win their district (Jensen beach is the probable favorite I would think) but it’s a step in the right direction.

Still wondering who will be the KOC opponent.

Doesn’t surprise me, Vero always schedules tougher opponents at home usually, I’m actually surprised they were able to convince 2 Dade county teams to come here after last years debacle with Northwestern.

I doubt they are, Vero just usually pony up’s the $$$ and hosts them, I wouldn’t be surprised if the 4 Brevard County schools are home/away though…

Vero Beach According to Max Preps: 8/23 @ Eau Gallie 8/30 Gainesville Bucholz 9/6 Homestead 9/12 @ Centennial (district) 9/20 @ Palm Bay Heritage 9/27 Fort Pierce Central (district) 10/4 Miami Booker T Washington 10/11 @ Rockledge 10/18 BYE 10/25 Treasure Coast (district) 11/1 @ Palm Bay

According to Max Preps: 8/23 @ Eau Gallie 8/30 Gainesville Bucholz 9/6 Homestead 9/12 @ Centennial (district) 9/20 @ Palm Bay Heritage 9/27 Fort Pierce Central (district) 10/4 Miami Booker T Washington 10/11 @ Rockledge 10/18 BYE 10/25 Treasure Coast (district) 11/1 @ Palm Bay

No worries, I can’t figure out how to post a link including the photo as you do instead of just a link, would probably prevent duplicates, I’m not too tech savvy…

Victory Christian https://twitter.com/countypolk/status/1776484800733348015/photo/1

Bishop Moore https://twitter.com/HornetFB_1MOORE/status/1776378378968248669

Sarasota Booker https://twitter.com/CoachLittles/status/1775640058013368381

Maybe I’m not completely in the loop, but this schedule seems very daunting for a school their size, as far as I’m aware, they are not Orlando’s version of Chaminade…yet. Are they just trying to take the next step or do they have more than I know?

Titusville https://twitter.com/titusvillefb/status/1775915584409989292/photo/1

The First Academy (Orlando) https://twitter.com/royals__fb/status/1753466297831002365/photo/1

Santucci article: https://www.palmbeachpost.com/story/sports/high-school/2024/04/01/florida-high-school-football-faces-growing-problem-coach-defections/73117929007/

Ocala Vanguard https://x.com/VanguardFB/status/1772951193179840761?s=20

Sebastian River : 8/16 Titusville 8/23 Mount Dora 8/30 Tradition Prep 9/6 Harmony 9/13 @ Jensen Beach (district) 9/20 @ South Fork 9/27 Okeechobee (district) 10/4 Astronaut 10/11 BYE 10/18 John Carroll Catholic (district) 10/25 @ Port St. Lucie (district) 11/1 @ Satellite

Fort pierce Westwood https://x.com/RealCoachK/status/1767210750269943847?s=20

https://thebokey.com/2015/05/01/what-does-bokey-mean/

They didn’t announce until the third week of April last year, might be waiting a while…

Looks like he is retiring, returning to lead his alma mater… https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/39444157/former-nfl-qb-teddy-bridgewater-named-coach-hs-alma-mater

After watching this year, I would rather have a bunch of guys with no stars that came up through Vero’s system together than a bunch of 3-4 star transfers who are just there to fill out their recruiting tapes. I’m just old school I guess, I would rather see a bunch of kids play their hearts out and lose than a bunch of guys who win but look like they don’t want to be out there…

Lol, he could throw further than 20 yards, he started only his senior season and sat behind more talented QB’s his other 3 years at the school. If Coach J wanted his son to play start at the position despite not having the talent to do so, he would have done it before his senior season. The fact is he was the best available player at the qb position that season, he obviously grew up in the system, playing on the freshmen and jv teams and as backup his junior year. He must of been capable enough to earn a D1 scholarship to Akron where he is still as a redshirt sophomore. Any thoughts of nepotism at Vero can probably stop at the high school level because no D1 program will waste a scholarship as a favor to a friend, they obviously saw something there or they wouldn’t have extended the offer.

It’s his, 2021 article about his life now: https://wsvn.com/sports/former-south-florida-football-star-willie-williams-shares-his-journey-as-coach-personal-trainer-mentor/amp/

Maybe people feel coaching favors Deland, although all of the factors you stated definitely are in TC’s favor.