If you can say anything about the 2020 high school football season for the Plant City High Raiders, the theme was up and down.
Just the like pandemic issues, head coach <strong>James Booth</strong> and his staff knew they were going to get maximum effort, but being consistent was certainly an issue.
Losing four times against quality opponents – such as Bradenton Manatee (32-27), Valrico Blooomingdale (37-20) once in the regular season and once (35-21) in the playoffs, and Tampa Hillsborough (32-14), the Raiders were looking to learn from those setbacks.
With a very competitive and busy off-season, the focus will be on bring your “A” Game every week – and as spring is quickly approaching, it will be about the rising senior (2022) class that will get this program headed in the right direction.
With wins over Riverview (44-7), impressive Tampa Bay Tech (43-42), Strawberry Crest (30-0) and rival Plant City Durant (35-7), the experiences learned this past season will truly help moving forward.
The Class of 2022 will have some quality talent – such as <strong>Reggie Bush</strong> (RB, 5-8, 170), <strong>Rhet Conyers</strong> (LB, 5-11, 215), <strong>D.J. Haynes</strong> (FS/RB, 6-1, 195), <strong>Jermarian Jackson</strong> (CB, 6-3, 175), <strong>Ian Jolly</strong> (FS, 6-2, 170), <strong>Romello Jones</strong> (RB/CB, 5-11, 178) and offensive linemen <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="111522" first="Josiah" last="Lancaster"]</strong> (6-5, 320) and <strong>Jovoni Torres</strong> (6-7, 325).
The Raiders will also rely on quarterback <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="111419" first="Carson" last="Mohler"]</strong> (6-3, 230), and talented receivers <strong>Jariyah Sawyer </strong>(5-10, 175) and <strong>Sincere Williams</strong> (5-10, 155).
<strong>UNDERCLASSMEN WILL BE ESSENTIAL</strong>
With spring uncovering some more younger prospects that will be huge this coning season, look for Class of 2023 standouts <strong>Clint Danzey</strong> (QB, 6-1, 170) and <strong>Javan Futch</strong> (DT, 6-4, 315) – as well as Class of 2024 prospects <strong>Jon Coleman</strong> (WR, 6-0, 160) and <strong>Zykee Joyce</strong> (WR, 6-1, 170) to be impact players as well.
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