Keep An Eye On Talented Ponte Vedra

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>If coaches and players were frustrated after an 8-4 season in 2023, you couldn't blame them at all.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>While they did advance to the second round of the state playoffs, losing to 4S power Gainesville Buchholz, 34-21, it's the other three losses that still drive head coach <strong>Steve Price</strong> and his team.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>After getting out to a 7-1 start, losses to St. John's Bartram Trail (20-17), St. John's Creekside (26-21), and the district championship to rival Ponte Vedra Nease (24-23) showed that this program is indeed one of the best in the state. Nine points separated the Sharks from a perfect regular season.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>They got back at Creekside in the opening round of the state playoffs, beating the Knights, 49-36.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>While some key players have moved on, the rising senior (2025) class is impressive and ready to take things one step further.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Here is a look at some of those 2025 prospects:&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1106287' first='Brian' last='Case'], RB, 6-1, 190 – 4.1 GPA.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>TAPE: </strong><a href="https://www.hudl.com/profile/16676660/Brian-Case" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.hudl.com/profile/16676660/Brian-Case</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Rocco Garcia, OL, 6-2, 270 – 3.8 GPA.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>TAPE: </strong><a href="https://www.hudl.com/profile/18570804/Rocco-Garcia" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.hudl.com/profile/18570804/Rocco-Garcia</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='829463' first='Robbie' last='Grieco'], DT, 6-1, 250 – 2.98 GPA.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>TAPE: </strong><a href="https://www.hudl.com/profile/15953638/Robbie-Grieco" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.hudl.com/profile/15953638/Robbie-Grieco</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='833720' first='Landon' last='Okla'], TE, 6-3, 233 – 3.3 GPA.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>TAPE: </strong><a href="https://www.hudl.com/profile/16770947/Landon-Okla" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.hudl.com/profile/16770947/Landon-Okla</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>J.M. Pawlick, LB/S, 6-2, 190 – 4.01 GPA</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>TAPE:</strong> <a href="https://www.hudl.com/profile/19109050/JM-Pawlick?_gl=1*dhp5uy*_ga*MjE0MTk3NjUxMC4xNjIwNjc0NjY0*_ga_29LPHS2HWC*MTcxNTYyOTAzOC44ODUuMS4xNzE1NjI5MzU2LjAuMC4w" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.hudl.com/profile/19109050/JM-Pawlick?</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Drew Price, QB, 5-10, 160 – 3.3 GPA.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>TAPE: </strong><a href="https://www.hudl.com/profile/16819634/Drew-Price" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.hudl.com/profile/16819634/Drew-Price</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>THOSE 2026 AND 2027 PLAYERS ARE READY</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>As the rising senior class will indeed provide the experience and leadership, keep an eye on the underclassmen to make a major impact.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>CLASS OF 2026</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='310328' first='Talan' last='Babin'], LB, 6-0, 215.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>TAPE: </strong><a href="https://www.hudl.com/profile/17810364/Talan-Babin" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.hudl.com/profile/17810364/Talan-Babin</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Jack Berquist, WR, 6-3, 200 – 4.25 GPA.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>TAPE: </strong><a href="https://www.hudl.com/profile/18035240/Jack-Berquist?_gl=1*1dtph6e*_ga*MjE0MTk3NjUxMC4xNjIwNjc0NjY0*_ga_29LPHS2HWC*MTcxNTYyOTAzOC44ODUuMS4xNzE1NjI5Njk4LjAuMC4w" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.hudl.com/profile/18035240/Jack-Berquist?</a><strong></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1626911' first='Colin' last='Butler'], OT, 6-3, 275 – 3.72 GPA.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>TAPE: </strong><a href="https://www.hudl.com/profile/18035275/Colin-Butler" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.hudl.com/profile/18035275/Colin-Butler</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Davitt Doherty, WR, 6-0, 170 – 3.12 GPA.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>TAPE: </strong><a href="https://www.hudl.com/profile/17964504/Davitt-Doherty" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.hudl.com/profile/17964504/Davitt-Doherty</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>J.P. Dolan, LS, 5-10, 205 – 3.38 GPA.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>TAPE: </strong><a href="https://www.hudl.com/profile/18035252/JP-Dolan" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.hudl.com/profile/18035252/JP-Dolan</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Brendon Klatzkow, PK, 5-7, 160.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>TAPE: </strong><a href="https://www.hudl.com/profile/18312969/Brendon-Klatzkow?">https://www.hudl.com/profile/18312969/Brendon-Klatzkow?</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Brody McLeod, OT, 6-4, 280 – 4.4 GPA.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>TAPE: </strong><a href="https://www.hudl.com/profile/18044770/Brody-McLeod" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.hudl.com/profile/18044770/Brody-McLeod</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='928369' first='Cole' last='Rosendahl'], QB, 6-0, 170 – 4.3 GPA.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>TAPE: </strong><a href="https://www.hudl.com/profile/18038709/Cole-Rosendahl" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.hudl.com/profile/18038709/Cole-Rosendahl</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>AWAITING SPRING VIDEO</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Reece Beck, DE, 6-5, 225 – 2.96 GPA</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>CLASS OF 2027</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Caleb Stanton, TE – 3.44 GPA.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>TAPE: </strong><a href="https://www.hudl.com/profile/20157231/Caleb-Stanton" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.hudl.com/profile/20157231/Caleb-Stanton</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Cam Tietze, WR – 3.33 GPA.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>TAPE: </strong><a href="https://www.hudl.com/profile/20103962/Cam-Tietze?_gl=1*1k09wxk*_ga*MjE0MTk3NjUxMC4xNjIwNjc0NjY0*_ga_29LPHS2HWC*MTcxNTYyOTAzOC44ODUuMS4xNzE1NjMwMzI1LjAuMC4w" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.hudl.com/profile/20103962/Cam-Tietze?</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>AWAITING SPRING VIDEO</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Noah Ash, PK – 3.44 GPA</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Carter Ottesen, LB – 3.28 GPA</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Statewide Coverage Daily.</strong> <a href="https://prepredzone.com/florida/">https://prepredzone.com/florida/</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>You Can Contact Larry Blustein with prospect or team information at:</strong> <a href="mailto:Floridakids1@aol.com">Floridakids1@aol.com</a>.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->