Nease Building For The Future

Following the 2020 season, plenty of football teams across Florida began to make plans for spring and the following year. One of those schools happened to be Nease and head coach <strong>Collin Drafts</strong>. With the pandemic and other things that made 2020 a season that many would like to forget, what this always competitive program began to do was focus on 2021 – where a challenging schedule awaits. With a long off-season ahead, the focus will be on getting the rising seniors (2022) in a position to not only be difference makers, but also showcase leadership qualities that this program needs. With schools such as Flagler Palm Coast, rival Ponte Vedra, Creekside, Orange Park, Jacksonville Atlantic Coast, Yulee, Jacksonville First Coast, St. Augustine, Neptune Beach Fletcher, Fleming Island and Westside, the season ahead will be one that the Panthers and this quality coaching staff will need to come together. That Class of 2022 will be vital to the success in 2021 – with players such as <strong>Ben Bogle</strong> (FB/DL, 6-2, 220 – 2.9 GPA), <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="50120" first="Evan" last="Crenshaw"]</strong> (P, 6-3, 180 – 3.57 GPA), <strong>Sam Dec </strong>(OT/DL, 6-4, 230 – 3.2 GPA), <strong>Taliek-Markehl Golphin</strong> (RB/OLB, 5-10, 165 – 3.5 GPA), <strong>Zach Harmon</strong> (LB, 5-9, 195 – 4.2 GPA, 1220 SAT), <strong>Dominique Henry</strong> (WR/DB, 5-10, 165 – 3.8 GPA) and kicker <strong>Canaan Kimbrall </strong>(5-11, 145 – 4.41 SAT) ready to make a statement. The Panthers also have <strong>Creed McClafferty</strong> (WR/FS, 5-10, 165 – 3.3 GPA), <strong>Ryan McGough</strong> (WR/CB), <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="50169" first="Gabe" last="Ohlson"] </strong>(QB, 6-4, 210 – 3.6 GPA, 1110 SAT), <strong>Kenneth Ponzetti</strong> (WR/OLB, 6-2, 190 – 3.2 GPA, 23 ACT), <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="111488" first="Grant" last="Stevens"]</strong> (TE, 6-4, 230 – 3.1 GPA), <strong>Chase Warner </strong>(OLB, 6-2, 205 – 3.1 GPA) and versatile <strong>Donavan Wilson</strong> (WR/FS, 6-3, 195 – 3.5 GPA). <strong>UNFDERCLASSMEN WILL BE VERY IMPORTANT</strong> Like so many teams, Nease will look to the underclassmen for some help and much-needed depth. Prospects like <strong>Gavin Bogart</strong> (OLB, 5-10, 160), <strong>Matthew Edwards</strong> (CB, 5-9, 145), <strong>Samuel Milton</strong> (RB, 5-7, 175), <strong>Brenden Monty</strong> (WR, 5-10, 140), <strong>Davon Patterson</strong> (WR, 5-8, 160), <strong>Paden Pinder</strong> (OT, 6-2, 275), <strong>Nick Severt</strong> (DE/OT, 6-2, 210) and quarterback <strong>Marcus Stokes</strong> (6-2, 175). The Class of 2024 (rising sophomores) also have some young talent like <strong>Demarco Blackmon</strong> (OL, 5-8, 255), <strong>Joey Couch</strong> (DL, 6-2, 230), <strong>Cade Papineau </strong>(OLB, 6-0, 165) and <strong>Emmanuel Williams</strong> (WR/CB). <strong>PHOTO COURTESY OF NEASE HIGH FOOTBALL</strong> <strong><em>You Can Contact [player_tooltip player_id="111610" first="Larry" last="Blustein"] with prospect or team information at: Floridakids1@aol.com. We are also on Social Media on @PrepRedzonefl.</em></strong>