Varsity 4 and News4JAX has been counting down the days to the high school football regular season with a player each day. We started the countdown at 25 days out and are slowly making our way to kickoff on Aug. 22 by spotlighting a different player each day.
Fletcher's Jasmine Cross is the Varsity 4 All-News4JAX flag football player of the year.
Bolles star Abby Knauff leads the Varsity 4 All-News4JAX girls basketball team.
Creekside's Alyson Johnson is the All-News4JAX Varsity 4 girls cross country runner of the year for the second time.
The News4JAX Super 6 girls high school basketball rankings will be published each Tuesday — except during the weeks of Thanksgiving and Christmas — through the regular season. Records are through Nov. 18.
The News4JAX Varsity 4 Super 6 high school volleyball rankings will be published each Wednesday during the regular season. Records are through Aug. 27 games.
Grace Jones used to scrutinize, pore over and analyze every statistic that she could. So, what did Jones, the Episcopal ace and All-News4JAX softball player of the year, do to change her tried and true methods that had worked so well for her?
Like most high school athletes, Jack Pelot grew up thinking about scoring goals and flicking assists to his lacrosse teammates. But when his local youth team needed a goalie, Pelot volunteered to give it a shot. Ten years later, the Ponte Vedra star, USA Lacrosse All-American and All-News4JAX boys lacrosse player of the year couldn’t imagine playing another position.
Bartram Trail's Ryann Frechette, now the two-time All-News4JAX girls lacrosse player of the year, had a career that’s unlikely to be matched any time soon … or at all.
Christian Miller had a goal — be the best sprinter ever from Florida. After a summer unlike any other, the Creekside graduate and now two-time All-News4JAX boys track and field athlete of the year, can realistically say that he may be just that.
Alyson Johnson isn’t slowing down. That’s good news for Creekside and bad news for distance runners in the state.
London Jenkins gave flag football a shot and parlayed that into a dominant career at Fleming Island and All-News4JAX flag football player of the year honors in her final season.
Mandarin’s Tramell Jones joined the short list among the top high school quarterbacks in area history with one very exclusive honor on Friday.
Sasha Maric was never after the headlines or the recognition. The Mandarin defender was perfectly content in his spot in the back of the area’s most relentless defense.
The Sydney Schmidt train isn’t leaving the station just yet, but it’s getting close. The St. Johns Country Day star and All-News4JAX girls soccer player of the year is bound for big things.
Clare Coyle, the All-News4JAX girls basketball player of the year was an impact player as soon as she set foot on the court for the Crusaders, a defensive-minded presence in the paint. By the time Coyle played her final game for Kenny, she was the total package.
The News4JAX Super 6 high school softball rankings will be published Thursday’s during the regular season. Records are through Feb. 28.
Middleburg senior hitter Connor Rahn led the Broncos to a state championship and leads the All-News4JAX volleyball team.
Mandarin safety Drake Stubbs, the All-News4JAX defensive player of the year, was often at the forefront in that leadership role for state runner-up Mandarin.
Laython Biddle came to Florida not knowing quite what to expect. By the time Biddle put a bow on his high school athletics career at Bartram Trail, Biddle was the area’s first state rushing champion since Yulee icon Derrick Henry in 2012 and the All-News4JAX offensive player of the year.
Alyson Johnson was a soccer player until her love for running changed those plans. Now, the Creekside star has a different focus.
Antonio Mancinotti remembers a time not too long ago when he wasn’t close to being the best player on his own team, let alone in the area. Times have changed.
The News4JAX Super 6 softball rankings will be published each Thursday through the end of the regular season with the exception of March 16. Results are through March 8 games.
The News4JAX Super 6 softball rankings will be published each Monday through the end of the regular season with the exception of March 16. Results are through March 1 games.
Brenna Robinson never expected anything like this. The Creekside defender and All-News4JAX girls soccer player of the year, never envisioned her final season playing out like a movie.
