Austin Reed gets his first Varsity football action in the 2015 Kickoff Classic:
On Friday (8/21) the St. Augustine High School Yellow Jackets opened their 2015 football season up with a pre-season game versus the Seabreeze High School Sandcrabs (Ormond Beach, FL) in their annual Kickoff Classic at the Daytona Beach Municipal Stadium. This was the first game for Quarterback Austin Reed, #14, to play in since moving up from JV to the Varsity team as a sophomore over the Summer. With the score already in favor of the Jackets 24-0 with only 4 1/2 minutes into the second half, Austin entered the game with several of the other Jackets 2nd team players.
Austin’s first drive resulted in a long TD run being called back from a penalty and a forced punt situation on 4th down. The second drive featured a huge 10 yard pass from Austin to his wide receiver Emerson Kabus on 4th down and 6, to pick up the first down. Later in the drive, Austin connected with his WR Emerson Kabus again on a fade route in the corner of the end-zone for a touchdown, only to have that called back due to an illegal man downfield penalty on the play. After several run attempts and another barely missed pass attempt on a fade route to the end-zone, the Jackets settled for 3 points on the field goal.
The next game for the St. Augustine High School Yellow Jackets football team is the official season and home opener against the Baker County High School Wildcats on Friday, August 28th, at Brumley Stadium in St. Augustine.
Austin Reed changes jersey number to #14 as he starts his varsity football career:
The start of the new school year ushers in the beginning of the Fall football season for the St. Augustine Yellow Jackets football teams. This year the Yellow Jackets will be participating in a new Class and District in the Florida High School Athletic Association (FHSAA) in NE Florida – 6A District 4. The St. Augustine Yellow Jackets varsity football team are the 11X defending District Champions going into the 2015 season.
St. Augustine High School Yellow Jackets quarterback Austin Reed, has been moved up to the Varsity football team after a very successful undefeated season on the junior varsity football team last year. As a sophomore, Austin has earned the #2 back-up roll behind Junior quarterback Cole Northrup (#11), who will be starting his 3rd straight season as the Jackets QB. This year there is a change to Austin’s jersey number from the #7 he has worn for the past 5 years. Quarterback Austin Reed will now be wearing the #14 jersey for the Yellow Jackets.
The first game of the season for the Yellow Jackets will be held on Friday, August 21st. The annual pre-season Kick Off Classic game will be played against Daytona Beach Sea Breese High School in Daytona. Good luck to the Yellow Jackets on a successful 2015 season.
St. Augustine High School Yellow Jackets quarterback Austin Reed, #14.
