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Braves Avoid Shocker Against Gutsy Eagles

Braves Avoid Shocker Against Gutsy Eagles  

It'll go down as a loss in the record books, but for the George Jenkins football program, it's hard not to count Friday night a success. The Lake Gibson Braves can simply breathe a sigh of relief. READ MORE

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  • Lake Gibson's Trent Taylor, Remi Watson Pick Up Offers http://polkpreps.blogs.theledger.com/11368/lake-gibsons-trent-taylor-remi-watson-pick-up-offers/ Lake Gibson seniors Remi Watson and Trent Taylor added football scholarship offers this week.Watson, a running back who already has offers from UCF, USF and Georgia Southern, picked up another offer from Western Kentucky.Taylor, a defensive lineman, picked up his first official offer and it came from the University of Miami. Lake Gibson's Trent Taylor, Remi Watson Pick Up Offers
  • What to Watch for Friday Night (Sept. 3) http://polkpreps.blogs.theledger.com/11364/what-to-watch-for-friday-night-sept-3/ Here's a few things I'm looking forward to seeing this Friday night from some key games: What to Watch for Friday Night (Sept. 3)
  • Lake Wales Rises in Bright House Football Poll http://polkpreps.blogs.theledger.com/11361/lake-wales-rises-in-bright-house-football-poll/ The Lake Wales Highlanders had the biggest jump of any team in the latest Bright House Sports Network high school football poll, rising from No. 16 in the preseason poll to No. 10 this week.Lakeland remained at No. 3 while Tampa Plant dropped from No. 1 to No. 4 after a blowout loss to Manatee in a kickoff classic. Kathleen is ranked 7th, Winter Haven 16th and Lake Gibson 19th. Here's the complete poll: Lake Wales Rises in Bright House Football Poll
  • State Hoops Power Arlington Country Day Quits FHSAA http://polkpreps.blogs.theledger.com/11359/state-hoops-power-arlington-country-day-quits-fhsaa/ Arlington Country Day School in Jacksonville has resigned its membership in the FHSAA effective today.It as a mutual decision, not something that came out of a specific issue or violation, though the school has been fined more than $30,000 in the past by the FHSAA for violations including recruiting. Arlington Country Day won boys basketball state [...] State Hoops Power Arlington Country Day Quits FHSAA
  • Winter Haven QB Levi Borders Out Indefinitely http://polkpreps.blogs.theledger.com/11356/winter-haven-qb-levi-borders-out-indefinitely/ Junior quarterback Levi Borders of Winter Haven will not play this week against Lake Region and could be out for a while after suffering a shoulder injury Friday night against Ridge Community.Head coach Charlie Tate said Tuesday that an MRI on Saturday morning revealed a chip in the bone of Borders' throwing shoulder. Doctors have [...] Winter Haven QB Levi Borders Out Indefinitely
  • Interesting: Tampa Plant Tumbles in National Poll http://polkpreps.blogs.theledger.com/11353/interesting-tampa-plant-tumbles-in-national-poll/ Tampa Plant entered the preseason ranked No. 2 in the country in ESPN.com's Fab 50 football rankings.Well, after a blowout loss to Bradenton Manatee on Friday in a kickoff classic (which happened to be nationally televised), Plant fell all the way to No. 40 while Manatee rose from No. 19 to No. 3. Granted, Plant [...] Interesting: Tampa Plant Tumbles in National Poll
  • Girls Basketball Recruiting Notes http://polkpreps.blogs.theledger.com/11347/girls-basketball-recruiting-notes/ Four former Polk County girls basketball players have signed on to play college basketball in the past week.* Kateishia Wright, The Ledger's Player of the Year in 2009, has signed to play at Bluefield State College, a Divsion II school in West Virginia. Wright is a graduate of Lake Wales.* Three former Victory Christian players [...] Girls Basketball Recruiting Notes

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