A Losing Season Is Rare For Pine Forest

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>If you follow high school football in the state of Florida, you already know how successful Pensacola Pine Forest has been through the years.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Winning seasons and district titles have gone hand-in-hand for the Eagles and its many impressive programs.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>As <strong>Kerry McDowell</strong> takes over this storied program, he inherits a team that didn't win a district title and finished the year 5-6. Not what fans had grown accustomed to.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>While things didn't go as planned at the start of the season, the team still made the state playoffs, losing to Jacksonville Ed White and came within a point (14-13) of beating rival Pensacola Escambia for the District 1-4A crown.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>As we are now in spring, the objective for this program is to raise the bar back, and there are some elite rising seniors (2026) and juniors (2027) to make that happen.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>CLASS OF 2026</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Ja'serie Brown, DE, 6'2, 215 – 2.64 GPA. Track &amp; Field.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>TAPE:</strong> <strong><a href="https://www.hudl.com/video/3/19338098/679abce59055437c7ab003ad">https://www.hudl.com/video/3/19338098/679abce59055437c7ab003ad</a></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Najahti Clark, LB, 5'8, 200 – 2.6 GPA. Basketball.&nbsp;</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>TAPE:</strong> <strong><a href="https://www.hudl.com/video/3/20130606/673a1e36183b6b4b7755de3c">https://www.hudl.com/video/3/20130606/673a1e36183b6b4b7755de3c</a></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1790382' first='Trevion' last='Johnson'], S, 5'9, 160 – 3.6 GPA. Track &amp; Field.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>TAPE:</strong> <a href="https://www.hudl.com/video/3/19335045/67210cf8814291000a348b2f"><strong>https://www.hudl.com/video/3/19335045/67210cf8814291000a348b2f</strong></a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Omari Lampkins, RB, 5'10, 170 – 2.9 GPA. Track &amp; Field.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>TAPE:</strong> <strong><a href="https://www.hudl.com/video/3/19262633/677c5eb9ab3dc49ecc7a6ff5">https://www.hudl.com/video/3/19262633/677c5eb9ab3dc49ecc7a6ff5</a></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Demetress Mosley, DL, 6'1, 185 – 2.52 GPA. Baseball. Basketball.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>TAPE:</strong> <strong><a href="https://www.hudl.com/video/3/16895174/673256302e3f950e02c157d1">https://www.hudl.com/video/3/16895174/673256302e3f950e02c157d1</a></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Rashard Payne, LB, 5'11, 190 – 2.55 GPA. Basketball.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>TAPE:</strong> <strong><a href="https://www.hudl.com/video/3/18532922/6738f828183b6b4b7754b330">https://www.hudl.com/video/3/18532922/6738f828183b6b4b7754b330</a></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Kajavian Pettway, DB, 5'11, 170.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>TAPE:</strong> <strong><a href="https://www.hudl.com/profile/19341767/Kajavian-Pettway">https://www.hudl.com/profile/19341767/Kajavian-Pettway</a></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Qa'John Thomas, RB, 5'11, 185 – 2.7 GPA.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>TAPE:</strong> <strong><a href="https://www.hudl.com/video/3/26155668/67eb0339ca6794d3d6510be3">https://www.hudl.com/video/3/26155668/67eb0339ca6794d3d6510be3</a></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>AWAITING SPRING VIDEO</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Jacob Pickett, DB, 6'1, 160 – 2.72 GPA</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Keshawn Robertson, OL, 6'3, 330 – 2.55 GPA</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>CLASS OF 2027</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Char'son Floyd, WR, 6'0, 175 – 3.52 GPA. Baseball.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>TAPE:</strong> <strong><a href="https://www.hudl.com/video/3/20731087/6739724dec2459427dc764b5">https://www.hudl.com/video/3/20731087/6739724dec2459427dc764b5</a></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Korden Randle, TE/WR, 6'4, 225 – 2.5 GPA. Baseball. Basketball.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>TAPE:</strong> <strong><a href="https://www.hudl.com/video/3/19368680/679705d4b71695299746aeaa">https://www.hudl.com/video/3/19368680/679705d4b71695299746aeaa</a></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Jacorie Thomas, QB, 5'11, 145 – 3.4 GPA. Basketball.&nbsp;</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>TAPE:</strong> <strong><a href="https://www.hudl.com/video/3/21181857/672a532486296d8276745df6">https://www.hudl.com/video/3/21181857/672a532486296d8276745df6</a></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1671190' first='Otha' last='Thomas'], DB, 6'1, 185 – 2.5 GPA. Track &amp; Field.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>TAPE:</strong> <strong><a href="https://www.hudl.com/video/3/19765761/66f79df784139ecf718c0245">https://www.hudl.com/video/3/19765761/66f79df784139ecf718c0245</a></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>CLASS OF 2028</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>AWAITING SPRING VIDEO</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Ke'marion Jordan, TE, 6'3, 205 – 3.83 GPA</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Statewide Coverage Daily. <a href="https://prepredzone.com/florida/">https://prepredzone.com/florida/</a></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>You Can Contact Larry Blustein with prospect or team information at: Floridakids1@aol.com.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>COACHES, PLAYERS: Do You Have A Subscription? 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