Rockledge Hits The Ground Running

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>ROCKLEDGE FOOTBALL 2022</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Head Coach:</strong> Wayne Younger</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>2022 Record:</strong>&nbsp;3-0</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>2022 Schedule:</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>GULLIVER, W 37-0</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>DORAL ACADEMY, 45-7</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>VIERA, 41-0</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>9/16 – at Palm Bay Bayside</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>9/23 – KISSIMMEE OSCEOLA</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>9/30 – Off<br>10/7 – at Bradenton Manatee</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>10/14 – SATTELITE</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>10/21 – at Merritt Island</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>10/28 – EAU GALLIE</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>11/4 – at Cocoa</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>THE RAIDERS</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>During the summer, everywhere his team went, head coach Wayne Younger had that look of a winner.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The confidence that comes from hard work and a devotion to being the best they can be has put this football program back on the map – in a major way.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The top team on the Space Coast so far this season, the Raiders still have an uphill climb, with a number of quality program still left on a very competitive schedule.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Watching them several times during the off-season, you can see the pieces come together. Winning 7-on-7 titles, sending prospects to camps and combines have been a major part of the overall growth, and as they head into the fourth week of the season, this team has more than proven that they belong. Not just as a top Space Coast program, but one that has entered the Top 25 in the state of Florida.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Here is a look, once again, at the top prospects to keep an eye on here in 2022:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>CLASS OF 2023</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='128097' first='Phineas' last='Allen'] (DB, 5-9, 185)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='381569' first='Eddie' last='Combs'] (WR, 6-0, 170)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Howard Craft (DE, 6-3, 235)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='128708' first='Andreas' last='Foreman'] (DL, 6-0, 215)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Cohen Graham-Johnson (RB, 6-1, 195)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Arfayvan Hills (DL, 6-1, 245)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='128070' first='Bryce' last='Lovett'] (OL, 6-5, 320)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>James Lowder (WR, 6-1, 195)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Jody Maynard (RB/FB, 5-11, 190)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Teejay Neal (DB, 5-11, 180)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='128619' first='Teddy' last='Smith'] (OL, 6-4, 300)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Dereon Walker (DL, 6-2, 275)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>CLASS OF 2024</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Axzavian Alexander (WR, 6-1, 180)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Lorenzo Bell Jr. (WR, 6-1, 155)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Traven Green (QB, 6-2, 180)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Daviyon Hawkins (DL, 6-3, 270)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='404053' first='Jaylen' last='Heyward'] (DB, 6-0, 185)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>D'Mari Jenkins (S, 5-10, 180)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='404614' first='Nate' last='Lopez'] (LB, 5-9, 180)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>D.J. McCormick (OLB, 6-1, 190)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Jaden Oram (LB, 5-9, 190)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Jacob Schooley (LS, 6-2, 225)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Joshua Silberzahn (OC, 6-2, 230)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='404516' first='Terrell' last='Spruill'] (DL, 6-2, 260)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>CLASS OF 2025</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1134176' first='Xavier' last='James'] (RB, 5-9, 180)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Chris Kelly (WR, 6-0, 165)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1317486' first='Jamarion' last='Stephens'] (WR, 5-10, 180)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>PHOTO COURTESY OF ROCKLEDGE HIGH SCHOOL</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>UPDATED <a>CLASS OF 2023 RANKINGS.</a></strong> <a></a><a href="https://prepredzone.com/florida/rankings/2023-rankings/">https://prepredzone.com/florida/rankings/2023-rankings/</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>CLASS OF 2024 RANKINGS.</strong><a href="https://prepredzone.com/2022/08/updated-2024-florida-rankings/"> https://prepredzone.com/2022/08/updated-2024-florida-rankings/</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Tracking Florida's Football Teams For 2022 -</strong> <a href="https://prepredzone.com/2022/04/tracking-florida-football-teams/">https://prepredzone.com/2022/04/tracking-florida-football-teams/</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>Have prospect or team information? Send to: </em></strong><em><a href="mailto:Floridakids1@aol.com">Floridakids1@aol.com</a>.</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->