DuvALUMNI Star for Rutgers in Thursday night win

It was a Florida homecoming for two DuvALUMNI Thursday night in Tampa, and they made the most of their reunion with their home state. Jawan Jamison (Bolles) and Kyle Federico (Ponte Vedra) led the Rutgers Scarlet Knights to a 23-13 victory over South Florida.

Jamison ran for 151 yards and a touchdown,  Federico hit field goals from 51, 30 and 22 yards and  DuvALUMNI Kaleb Johnson (White) started at left tackle for the Scarlet Knights. Federico's 51-yarder was his career best and tied for fifth longest in Rutgers history.

Fellow DuvALUMNI linebacker Sam Barrington (Parker) led the South Florida defense with 7 tackles and 2 assists. More on the game here.

Regular Season NFL Week 1

C.J. Spiller (Union County) and Stephen Nicholas (Lee) lead the DuvALUMNI in the first week of the NFL regular season. Buffalo's Spiller ran for 169 yards and a touchdown and added 25 yards receiving and the Falcons' Nicholas had a field day as the linebacker accounted for 10 tackles, 2assists, an interception, 2 pass defenses and a fumble recovery.

Leon Washington (Jackson/Seattle) is among the leaders in Kickoff Returns (44.3 avg) and punt returns (28.0 avg); DB Champ Bailey (Camden/Denver) started and had a tackle and a pass defended. DE Cliff Avril (Clay/Detroit) started and was in on 2 tackles and 2 QB hurries; Bradford County's Letroy Guion started for Minnesota at defensive tackle and was in on 2 tackles; Nolan Carroll (Clay/Miami) had a tackle and an assist in a backup DB role. Rashean Mathis (Englewood/Jaguars) had a tackle and a defended pass; Tony Carter (Mandarin/Denver) played but registered no stats.

On offense, Tim Tebow(Nease) was officially a starter at Tight End for the Jets and ran 4 times in the Wildcat, gaining 11 RB Jamie Harper (Trinity/Tennessee) saw backup duty rushing for three yards and  catching one ball for an 8-yard gain. Daniel Thomas (Hilliard/Miami) ran for 11 yards and caught 3 for 32 yards.

Rookie WR A.J. Jenkins (Parker/San Francisco) did not see action; Rusty Smith (Sandalwood/Tennessee) was inactive

For the record, Jabar Gaffney (Raines/New England), Marcus Thomas (Mandarin/NYGiants), Nigel Carr (First Coast/Baltimore) and Brandon Hicks (Forrest/Pittsburgh) were released at the final cuts of the pre-season. Shaun Chapas (Bolles) was released by Dallas and picked up on the practice squad by Detroit. Jason Spitz (Bolles) is on the Injured Reserve list for Jacksonville.

DuvALUMNI College All-Stars Week 1

Opening weekend for college football and some big performances by some of the 250+ area players in FBS and FCS conferences. Here's the best of the best:

Offense
Quarterbacks Ryan Aplin (Ark. St/Fleming Island), Kawaun Jakes (W. Kentucky/St. Aug), and Jake Medlock (FIU/Fletcher) threw for a combined 948 yards; possibly the best weekend for area quarterbacks in history.
Running back Tahj Kimble (Boston College/Fernandina Beach) had 175 total yards and a TD. Jawan Jamison (Rutgers/Bolles) ran for over 100 yards and scored a TD. In FCS play, Lance Byrd (Presbyterian/Stanton) cracked the century mark with 109 yards rushing.
John Theus (Georgia/Bolles) started at tackle as a true freshman.

SCOREBOARD
Complete list of DuvALUMNI TD scorers

Tahj Kimble (BC/Fernandina)
Javontee Herndon WR (Arkansas/Bolles)
Andrew Buie RB (West Virginia / Trinity)
Isaiah Bruce LB (West Virginia / Providence)
Jawan Jamison RB (Rutgers/Bolles)
Ryan Lankford WR (Illinois / Paxon)
Demetre Baker RB (South Alabama / Orange Park)
Tiger Powell RB (New Mexico St / Lake City) 2 TDs


Defense
LB Isaiah Bruce (West Virginia/Providence) was the Big 12 Defensive Player of the week (see entry below). Other linebackers with big games include Riley Haynes (Wake Forest/Nease),  in on 10 tackles; senior Sam Barrington (South Florida/Parker) was in on four tackles including a sack; Shaq Wilson (South Carolina/First Coast) was in on 8 tackles with an interception; Terrance Plummer (UCF / Orange Park) in on 7 tackles.

Isaiah Bruce named Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week

West Virginia LB Isaiah Bruce was named the Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week. The Providence School grad, playing in his first game as a redshirt freshman, was in on 16 tackles, including seven solo tackles and capped his stellar debut with a 43-yard scoop and score fumble return in the Mountaineers' romp of Marshall.