Game Week Preview and Players to Watch

The time for high school football is back and Prep Redzone will be on the move this fall providing some of the best and up-to-date coverage in the country. Let's kick Game Week off with a preview of some matchups happening around the Polk County area. *Below are matchups with notable players to watch for our readers! Most of these games will be played on Friday - 9/1.   Mandarin (1-0) vs. Bolles (0-1)   Players to watch:    Mandarin: Jaime Ffrench Jr. WR, Tramell Jones QB, Tiant Wyche RB, Drake Stubbs ATH   Bolles: [player_tooltip player_id='1206198' first='Naeem' last='Burroughs'] WR, Tyrone Neal RB, Emmett Grzebin RB, [player_tooltip player_id='212265' first='Simeon' last='Caldwell'] LB   This will be a good matchup between two Jacksonville squads packed with talent on both sides. Get your snacks in early for this one.    Lakeland (0-1) vs. Largo (1-0)   Players to watch:    Lakeland: [player_tooltip player_id='827385' first='Zander' last='Smith'] QB, Rick Penick WR, Dee Rucker RB, Jamar Taylor WR, [player_tooltip player_id='1247490' first='Malik' last='Morris'] LB, [player_tooltip player_id='1123185' first='Jameson' last='Young'] DB, [player_tooltip player_id='1127045' first='Keon' last='Young'] DB   Largo: Adrius Hayes LB, Jeremy Thomas QB, [player_tooltip player_id='1130795' first='Malachi' last='Peterson'] RB, Chance Green ATH, Jacobi Mcdaniel LB   The Dreadnaughts look to bounce back after a tough loss at home. They'll travel to Largo to face a tough defense with sneaky offensive pieces.    Cocoa (1-0) vs. Venice (0-1)   Players to watch:    Cocoa: [player_tooltip player_id='1247449' first='Brady' last='Hart'] QB, Nick Teeter WR, [player_tooltip player_id='953682' first='Jayvan' last='Boggs'] WR, [player_tooltip player_id='606130' first='CJ' last='Bragg'] WR, [player_tooltip player_id='404257' first='Samadrae' last='Hawkins'] LB, Dai'Veon Parham LB, [player_tooltip player_id='749702' first='Javion' last='Hilson'] DE, O'kece Battle ATH, Daviyon-Hawkins-Ingram OL,    Venice: [player_tooltip player_id='404035' first='Charles' last='Lester III'] DB, CJ Lewis WR, Jaydn Glasser QB, Chris Lee LB, Eli Seed LB, [player_tooltip player_id='748997' first='Ryan' last='Matulevich'] WR, Alvin Johnson III ATH   A classic showdown between two high schools located on opposite coastlines but sharing a similar talent level. Cocoa comes in after a big-time win last week and faces a well-coached Venice program on Friday. Eyes will be on FSU DB commit [player_tooltip player_id='404035' first='Charles' last='Lester III'], but there are plenty of other D1 guys to make note of.    Seminole (1-0) vs. Osceola - Kissimmee (0-1)   Players to watch:    Seminole: Karson Lasky QB, [player_tooltip player_id='741395' first='Preston' last='Watson'] DT, Trey Clarke RB, Tavari Hampton LB, David Parks ATH, Justin Rosado WR, Cori Smith DB, [player_tooltip player_id='1134246' first='Juan' last='Berchal'] DB   Osceola: [player_tooltip player_id='826562' first='Elijah' last='Melendez'] LB, Anthony Powers QB, Robert Lee LB, [player_tooltip player_id='283755' first='Larenz' last='Walker'] DB, Jalen Bell ATH, [player_tooltip player_id='929620' first='Alijah' last='Jenkins'] WR, [player_tooltip player_id='1320702' first='Jeffery' last='Banks'] DB   A battle between two long-time juggernaut programs in the Central Florida area will meet head-to-head in week two. Seminole is coming off a solid team win over Rockledge and will host the Kowboys on Friday who's still missing 4-star RB [player_tooltip player_id='826448' first='Taevion' last='Swint']. Things could get interesting in Sanford.    Edgewater (1-0) vs. Clearwater Academy International (0-2)   Players to watch:    CAI Knights: Chuba Evans QB, Antwann Raymond RB, [player_tooltip player_id='849626' first='Sean' last='Sevillano'] Jr DT, Isaiah Hayes OT, [player_tooltip player_id='1012143' first='Makih' last='Johnson'] WR, Seni Adekunle DB, [player_tooltip player_id='852993' first='Dillano' last='Glaud'] DB, Keyari James LB   Edgewater: [player_tooltip player_id='740659' first='Cai' last='Bates'] DB, Josh Alexander-Felton DT, Michael Clayton QB, AJ Howard WR, [player_tooltip player_id='1317581' first='Ja'Torian' last='Mack'] DB, Kaden Shields-Dutton RB, [player_tooltip player_id='992844' first='Semaj' last='Fleming'] ATH   The CAI Knights are looking to get the ball rolling this season after facing tough programs in consecutive weeks to fall 0-2 so far. Despite that, they are littered with Division 1 talent and will be a physical test for the Eagles.    Jones (0-1) vs. Good Counsel (0-1)   Players to watch:   Jones: [player_tooltip player_id='740856' first='Trever' last='Jackson'] QB, [player_tooltip player_id='404137' first='D'antre' last='Robinson'] DL, [player_tooltip player_id='826542' first='Vernell' last='Brown III'] WR, [player_tooltip player_id='212264' first='Dereon' last='Coleman'] QB, [player_tooltip player_id='118781' first='Jaylen' last='Smith'] WR, Sean Murphy WR, George Brown IV DB,    Good Counsel: Aaron Chiles LB, Faheem Delane DB, Judah Jenkins DB, Dilin Jones ATH, Elijah Moore WR, Darien Mayo DE, Drew Williams QB, Gavin Crawford OL, Eidan Buchanan OL   Jones High is known for taking on tough out-of-state programs and boy do they have a test on Friday night as the Tigers travel up to Olney, MD for a showdown with the Our Lady of Good Counsel. Let's just say the Falcons have plenty of talent and numerous Power 5 prospects. Let's see how recent Ole Miss commit [player_tooltip player_id='740856' first='Trever' last='Jackson'] performs in this atmosphere.   Apopka (1-0) vs. West Orange (1-0)    Players to watch:    Apopka: [player_tooltip player_id='667383' first='Tyson' last='Davison'] QB, Marcus Grant DB, [player_tooltip player_id='1130773' first='Malachi' last='Davey'] DB, Antwone Robinson DB, Donovan Muldrow LB, Lorenzo Payne LB   West Orange: [player_tooltip player_id='1123179' first='Jordyn' last='Bridgewater'] ATH, Latorie Hollinger ATH, Jack Reilly QB, [player_tooltip player_id='1249113' first='Devin' last='Jackson'] DB, [player_tooltip player_id='826434' first='Ivan' last='Taylor'] DB, [player_tooltip player_id='1368296' first='Larry' last='Miles'] WR, [player_tooltip player_id='829333' first='Avis' last='Brown'] RB, [player_tooltip player_id='1130833' first='Ameer' last='Elghazaly'] DB, Donovan Lanier ATH   St. Augustine (1-0) vs. Gibbs (1-1)   Players to watch:    SAHS: [player_tooltip player_id='826612' first='Locklan' last='Hewlett'] QB, [player_tooltip player_id='829478' first='Carl' last='Jenkins Jr.'] WR, Trenton Jones WR, Myles Simmons WR, Ja'ki Singleton DB, Julian Quintero DB, Drake Lusk LB, [player_tooltip player_id='404236' first='Devonte' last='Lyons'] RB   Gibbs: Fernando Maynor Jr. QB, Martavius Durden Jr. LB, Dontrez Young ATH, Jermaine Bradford WR, Jacob Daniels WR, Javier Thomas, Kyrie Gibson ATH, [player_tooltip player_id='951523' first='Jonas' last='Sagesse Jr.'] ATH

The time for high school football is back and Prep Redzone will be on the move this fall providing some of the best and up-to-date coverage in the country. Let's kick Game Week off with a preview of some matchups happening around the Polk County area. *Below are matchups with notable players to watch for our readers! Most of these games will be played on Friday - 9/1.