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All five South Shore high schools participated in the 2022 Spring Football Jamboree last Thursday. The jamborees are an annual affair in football-crazy Florida. Actually, each jamboree lasts for only two quarters or a half of a game, for each team.

The area's high school football teams wrapped up spring practice with exhibition games May 19. The players won't have much time off with daily conditioning and weight training beginning in June and camps scheduled in the summer. And fall practice is just over two months away.

In Florida, football is not confined to one season.  There's football season. There's offseason.

FPC linebacker Rodney Hill turned heads at the Under Armor Next Miami Camp last month. Now, the sophomore is getting attention from some of the top football schools in the country, starting with an offer from the University of Tennessee.

When Matanzas football players heard they will be competing in the same district with Flagler Palm Coast for the next two years, their ears perked up, coach Matt Forrest said. “It’s going to be exciting for sure,” he said. “That game means a lot to the community and fan bases.

Foundation Academy celebrated the signing of two of its football players on Wednesday with seniors Ian Garcia and Reggie Jean making their commitments official.   Garcia signed with Mercer University in Georgia. He was a so-called "Swiss army knife" player in that he kicked, punted, as well as played safety and receiver for the Lions during his time with Foundation.