I hope we hang onto all three of these studs!
Future Gators: Matt Corral tosses 3 touchdowns in first-round playoff win
https://www.seccountry.com/florida/future-gators-recruiting-week-12
Matt Corral, 4-star QB, Long Beach Poly (Long Beach, Calif.)
Matt Corral plans to visit Florida for the FSU game
Stat line: Corral threw for 216 yards and 3 touchdowns on 18-of-26 passing in Long Beach Poly’s 60-44 win over JSerra Catholic (San Juan Capistrano, Calif.).
Next game: Friday vs. Mater Dei (Santa Ana, Calif.)
Quotable: “Quarterback Matt Corral hit Darius Kryger on a fourth-and-goal touchdown pass to tie the game. … Corral hit Malachi Tolliver [on the ensuing possession] in the end zone to put Poly back on top. … The Jackrabbits scored on their first drive of the third quarter, a 20-yard pass from Corral to fellow All-American Jalen Hall.”
Mike Guardabascio of the Press Telegram
Dameon Pierce, 4-star RB, Bainbridge (Bainbridge, Ga.)
Dameon Pierce plans to enroll early at Florida
Stat line: Pierce rushed for 111 yards and 3 touchdowns 48-6 win over New Hampstead.
Next game: Friday at Starr’s Mill (Fayetteville, Ga.)
Note: Pierce only played for a half and finished with 15 carries.
Jacob Copeland, 4-star WR, Escambia (Pensacola, Fla.)
Jacob Copeland is ranked the No. 1 WR in Florida by 247Sports.
Stat line: Copeland rushed for a pair of touchdowns and did damage in the backfield to lead Escambia past Pine Forest, 28-0.
Next game: Friday vs. Crestview (Crestview, Fla.)
Quotable: “Escambia coach Mike Bennett decided to start the game with his gifted senior receiver, Copeland, in the backfield. He ran five times on a 63-yard opening drive that Copeland finished on a 5-yard touchdown run. It was the first of his two rushing touchdowns. The new wrinkle to feature Copeland in the backfield was part of a film session earlier in the week. ” —
Bill Vilona of the Pensacola News Journal