Each week we’ll go around the coverage area and give you a football player and/or coach quotes following the games. Here are newspaper quotes from Week #6 action.
Clay (Green Cove Springs) coach Josh Hoekstra on RB Bilal Ally’s 396 yards rushing in a 53-35 win against Menendez (St. Augustine)
“He had some runs, I just can’t wait to watch the film. He’s using his speed and just running powerful.” – Florida Times-Union
Hall of Fame coach Corky Rogers of Bolles (Jacksonville) after his 450th win, a 56-6 rout of previously unbeaten West Nassau (Callahan)
“That was a big district game. All the other stuff just adds up over the years; the coaches and the players deserve credit for those. Our schedule has been tough. It’s not getting any easier.” – Florida Times-Union
Bolles quarterback Mac Jones on the win against West Nassau and the regular season finale against Raines (Jacksonville)
“That should be exciting. I know some of those guys from 7-on-7. But this was a big win for us. Their fans, their band, their student section, they were hyped up. They came in 4-0.” – Florida Times-Union
St. Augustine coach Joey Wiles on the Yellow Jackets’ 45-6 win over Englewood (Jacksonville) which ran their district winning streak to 49 games
“It was a perfect night. We looked good in all three phases of the game and our young kids got a chance to play (in the second half), and they played well.” – The St. Augustine Record
Gainesville quarterback Caelan Christian following the ‘Canes 35-21 district win at Forest (Ocala) in which they rallied from 14 points down
“That is something we have been working on, coming together as a unit. We were down, but we scored 28 unanswered. It was a big moral victory for us. It is very exciting coming together as a team down that big.” – Gainesville Sun
Fort White coach Demetric Jackson on the team’s 356 yards rushing in a 35-0 win over Baldwin
“We did a good job of wearing down the opponent, and we have the capability to do that each week if we eliminate mistakes. We have three good weapons at running back, and I’m excited to have them.” – Gainesville Sun
Vanguard (Ocala) coach Edwin Farmer after the Knights’ rallied from a 19-13 deficit in the 3rd quarter to beat Leesburg, 39-33, in a District 5-6A game
“It’s a win and we’ll take it. We played well on offense, but we had too many missed assignments on defense. We’ve got to get those corrected going into Gainesville (on October 15th) and be ready to go.” – Ocala Star-Banner
North Marion junior offensive tackle Blake Vinson following the Colts 42-0 win against Eastside (Gainesville) as the Colts became the first team in North Marion history to start 6-0
“It’s a pretty big deal, but it wasn’t our main focus. We just wanted to come out, play well and get the win.” – Ocala Star-Banner
Dunnellon coach Price Harris following the unbeaten Tigers’ 49-7 win over Mount Dora in which they scored six first-half TD’s
“We’ve been kind of holding the guys back, and we turned them loose tonight. It’s exactly where we want to start in the district, but that’s not the end of it.” – Ocala Star-Banner
