Football Recruiting Updates
Pahokee wide receiver Antavious Wilson, who committed to Buffalo in April, has enrolled at Marshall University instead and will play for the Thundering Herd this year. Wilson (6-2, 182 pounds) was...
View ArticleFormer Pahokee standout arrested
Jacoby Love, a former Pahokee football player, was arrested earlier this month in connection with a non-fatal shooting. Blue Devils coach Blaze Thompson said Love remains incarcerated. “He made a bad...
View ArticleAdidas keeps Pahokee; Booker T. drops out
An adidas representative said Thursday Pahokee remains invited to defend its championship at the national 7-on-7 passing tournament later this month. Booker T. Washington, meanwhile, decided to...
View ArticlePahokee blows big lead in first loss since ’05
The Blue Devils squandered a 27-point lead with nine minutes left in a 48-47 loss to Olive Branch (Miss.) in the Miami Sports Kickoff Classic at Traz Powell Stadium. De Jousha Johnson caught what...
View ArticlePahokee’s Richardson back at QB next week
Under the glare of a national television audience, Blue Devils senior Nu’Keese Richardson heaved a 77-yard touchdown pass in Pahokee’s loss to Byrnes High on Oct. 3. The play landed him the No. 4 spot...
View ArticlePahokee Facing Similar QB Issues in ’09
The Blue Devils have had an interesting season at the quarterback position. The sequel begins in May. This year, Pahokee coach Blaze Thompson ultimately settled on De’Joshua Johnson, normally a wide...
View ArticleNu’Keese Richardson fifth, Will Powers seventh in Mr. Football voting
Godby quarterback A.J. Graham was named Mr. Football by a statewide panel of high school football coaches and media. Plant coach Robert Weiner is the Coach of the Year. Pahokee quarterback Nu’Keese...
View ArticleFAU snubs Pahokee’s Hickman, miffs Thompson
Even with star recruit Nu’Keese Richardson waffling on his commitment to the Florida Gators, Pahokee coach Blaze Thompson seemed relaxed Wednesday. Until he got started on Florida Atlantic pulling its...
View ArticleMore on Pahokee’s Nu’Keese Richardson
What a day it was at Pahokee as Nu’Keese Richardson shocked everyone by choosing Tennessee over Florida. He didn’t tell his family until this morning and coach Blaze Thompson found out when everyone...
View ArticleKiffin apologizes to Thompson but is it enough?
After Lane Kiffin’s controversial and inaccurate comments Thursday morning, he spent the rest of the week apologizing … to everyone but Pahokee. He made amends for that Saturday, sort of. Kiffin called...
View ArticleNext up: Tennessee targets UF commit Matt Elam
No less than 24 hours after Tennessee coach Lane Kiffin and his staff plucked Pahokee wide receiver Nu’Keese Richardson from the University of Florida, they started going after another of the Gators’...
View ArticleDe’Joshua Johnson plans to delay commitment
Pahokee wide receiver De’Joshua Johnson expected to announce his college commitment this May. After watching former teammate Nu’Keese Richardson’s last-minute switch from Florida to Tennessee, Johnson...
View ArticleLane Kiffin rips Ariel Alejo, but school district backs him
As of this afternoon, the Tennessee-Pahokee rift has no end in sight. In fact, things might actually be getting worse, if that’s possible. Earlier this month, Pahokee principal Ariel Alejo informed...
View ArticlePahokee: no commitment from Fred Pickett
Pahokee wide receiver Fred Pickett and coach Blaze Thompson shot down internet reports that Pickett committed to West Virginia. Pickett said he did not commit, but West Virginia is the leading...
View ArticleThompson: Tennessee-Pahokee rift resolved
Pahokee football coach Blaze Thompson said his school’s recent issues with Tennessee coach Lane Kiffin and his assistants have been resolved. Thompson said Tennessee assistant coach Eddie Gran was in...
View ArticlePair of Pahokee prospects to commit soon (maybe)
Updated May 30, 2:52 p.m. For a few months now, Pahokee football coach Blaze Thompson has been advising his players against committing before they take official visits. Nonetheless, two of his juniors...
View ArticlePahokee’s De’Joshua Johnson commits to Florida State
Pahokee’s De’Joshua Johnson has committed to Florida State, Blue Devils coach Blaze Thompson said Monday. Johnson added that he had been on several unofficial visits to FSU to see how the coaches...
View ArticlePahokee’s Merrill Noel to join De’Joshua Johnson at FSU
Pahokee defensive back Merrill Noel gave an oral commitment to Florida State, Blue Devils coach Blaze Thompson said. If both players uphold their pledge, Noel will join Pahokee wide receiver De’Joshua...
View ArticleZachary Allen, Donnell Kirkwood and Fred Pickett commit
Updated July 13, 2009 at 10:08 a.m. At least two of the area’s top 25 football players committed to colleges recently, and possibly a third. Pahokee linebacker Zachary Allen was on the brink of...
View ArticleNike kicks Pahokee out of 7-on-7 for second straight year
Pahokee’s trip to Beaverton, Ore., for Nike’s 7-on-7 tournament has been cut short. ESPN first reported that the Blue Devils, who competed as the “Vapor Jets,” were dismissed from the national event....
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