Tradition Will Continue At Rockledge

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>When veteran head coach <strong>Wayne Younger</strong> stepped aside following the 2023 season, there were those who wondered what direction Rockledge would move toward.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>In his nine years after replacing <strong>Larry Laskowski</strong>, Younger led the Raiders to an impressive 64-27 record and put this team into the spotlight with several athletes going on to the next level.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>To understand the culture of this program is to know that there is so much pride in the community and young athletes have dreams of putting on this uniform for years.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Enter popular <strong>Tyrone Giscombe</strong>, who has taken the reigns this spring and has not missed a beat, using the job that Younger had done along with things he has picked up along the way.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The success of this team this coming season will revolve around a rising senior (2025) class that has plenty of talent – while it is filled with experience and leadership.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Here are some of those 2025 prospects:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Josiah Allen, LB, 6-1, 195 – 3.7 GPA.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>TAPE: </strong><a href="https://www.hudl.com/profile/17973998/Anthony-Coleman" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.hudl.com/profile/17973998/Anthony-Coleman</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Derion Aylife, Athlete, 5-10, 165 – 2.7 GPA.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>TAPE: </strong><a href="https://www.hudl.com/profile/16535242/Derion-Ayliffe" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.hudl.com/profile/16535242/Derion-Ayliffe</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Jaylen Bradley, RB, 5-10, 165 – 3.7 GPA.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>TAPE: </strong><a href="https://www.hudl.com/profile/17425348/Jaelyn-Bradley" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.hudl.com/profile/17425348/Jaelyn-Bradley</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Anthony Coleman, Athlete, 6-0, 165 – 2.7 GPA.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>TAPE: </strong><a href="https://www.hudl.com/profile/17973998/Anthony-Coleman" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.hudl.com/profile/17973998/Anthony-Coleman</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Austin Dockery, OL, 6-5, 293 – 4.3 GPA.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>TAPE: </strong><a href="https://www.hudl.com/profile/15989998/Austin-Dockery" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.hudl.com/profile/15989998/Austin-Dockery</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Israel Montanez, DB, 6-0, 185 – 3.9 GPA.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>TAPE: </strong><a href="https://www.hudl.com/profile/15933062/Israel-Izzy-Montanez" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.hudl.com/profile/15933062/Israel-Izzy-Montanez</a><strong></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1324073' first='Logan' last='Silvea'], QB, 6-3, 190 – 4.5 GPA.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>TAPE: </strong><a href="https://www.hudl.com/profile/17837806/Logan-Silvea" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.hudl.com/profile/17837806/Logan-Silvea</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Nick Turner, OL, 6-6, 275 – 3.8 GPA.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>TAPE: </strong><a href="https://www.hudl.com/profile/17144125/Nikolas-Turner" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.hudl.com/profile/17144125/Nikolas-Turner</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Delvonte' Williams, RB, 5-8, 200 – 3.3 GPA.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>TAPE: </strong><a href="https://www.hudl.com/profile/16094110/Delvonte-Williams" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.hudl.com/profile/16094110/Delvonte-Williams</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Jordan Woods, Athlete, 5-10, 180 – 4.0 GPA.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>TAPE: </strong><a href="https://www.hudl.com/profile/17520016/Jorden-Woods" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.hudl.com/profile/17520016/Jorden-Woods</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>AWAITING SPRING VIDEO</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Micah Cheetham, WR, 6-0, 170 – 4.2 GPA</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>STRONG UNDERCLASS IS THE RECIPE FOR SUCCESS</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>If the Raiders are going to keep this train rolling into the future, it will be because of a strong group of underclassmen who have plenty of talent that are eager to make a statement.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Here are some of those 2026 (rising juniors) and 2027 (rising sophomores) players to keep an eye on:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>CLASS OF 2026</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Rico Buitrago, QB, 5-9, 175 – 3.9 GPA.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>TAPE: </strong><a href="https://www.hudl.com/profile/19026038/Rico-Buitrago?_gl=1*cf6iig*_ga*MjE0MTk3NjUxMC4xNjIwNjc0NjY0*_ga_29LPHS2HWC*MTcxNTc3OTA4Ny44OTQuMS4xNzE1NzgwMDAwLjAuMC4w" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.hudl.com/profile/19026038/Rico-Buitrago?</a><strong></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Chavaris Thompson, OL, 6-0, 250.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>TAPE: </strong><a href="https://www.hudl.com/profile/17841991/Chavaris-Thompson-redman" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.hudl.com/profile/17841991/Chavaris-Thompson-redman</a><strong><br><br></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>AWAITING SPRING VIDEO</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Jae'Von White, OL, 6-6, 270</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>CLASS OF 2027</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1410847' first='Jamarcus' last='Giscombe'], Athlete, 5-9, 155 – 3.6 GPA.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>TAPE: </strong><a href="https://www.hudl.com/profile/19533034/Jamarcus-Giscombe" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.hudl.com/profile/19533034/Jamarcus-Giscombe</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Kahron Harris, Athlete, 5-9, 165 – 2.9 GPA.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>TAPE: </strong><a href="https://www.hudl.com/profile/20883865/Kahron-Harris" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.hudl.com/profile/20883865/Kahron-Harris</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1681706' first='Tory' last='Love'], OL, 6-0, 210 – 3.3 GPA.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>TAPE: </strong><a href="https://www.hudl.com/profile/19877825/Tory-Love" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.hudl.com/profile/19877825/Tory-Love</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Amari Oquendo, DB, 6-0, 165 – 3.3 GPA.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>TAPE: </strong><a href="https://www.hudl.com/profile/19841767/Amari-Oquendo" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.hudl.com/profile/19841767/Amari-Oquendo</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Donavan Richardson, Athlete, 6-0, 170 – 3.0 GPA.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>TAPE: &nbsp;&nbsp;</strong><a href="https://www.hudl.com/profile/19878715/Donovan-Richardson" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.hudl.com/profile/19878715/Donovan-Richardson</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Drew Sarver, WR, 5-9, 155 – 3.0 GPA.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>TAPE: </strong><a href="https://www.hudl.com/profile/19861017/Drew-Sarver" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.hudl.com/profile/19861017/Drew-Sarver</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>AWAITING SPRING VIDEO</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Mike Gonzalez, WR, 5-8, 145 – 2.7 GPA</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Desmond Kion Scott, WR, 6-2, 165 – 3.5 GPA</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Samuel Trinkaus, OL, 5-11, 225 – 3.9 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><strong>COACHES, PLAYERS: Do You Have A 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