by: Aaron Smothers

Jacksonville's Everbank Field was the host site for the Rivals 250
nderclassmen !hallen"e Sat#rday where a $lethora of the to$ hi"h school
football talent in the co#ntry was $resent%
Rivals& a leadin" national recr#itin" service& $#ts on this $resti"io#s event
ann#ally% 'artici$ants m#st be invited%
Jacksonville had its fair share of $artic$ants& a lot whom are rated amon" the
best in the nation%
(oth coaches and $layers from all alon" the )rst coast of Jacksonville was
$resent at the event% Atlantic !oast *i"h School coach +evin S#llivan was one
of ,0 coaches from all over the co#ntry who hel$ed o#t in #nit drills%
Fletcher&-rinity !hristian& (olles& .olfson& and First !oast all had $layers that
$artici$ated in $osition drills%
/ne $artic#lar $layer who drew a lot of attention was o0ensive lineman
Andrew (oselli% (oselli is& of co#rse& the son of former Jacksonville Ja"#ar -ony
(oselli%
*e told the Florida -ime1 nion& 234ve heard "#ys say they 5ew here% 3 "ot in
the car and drove here% 3 think it4s awesome& all this talent in one $lace is
"reat% 6o# see so many di0erent looks and di0erent techni7#es% .e don4t see
that 8caliber9 of defensive linemen in Jacksonville that m#ch%:
-ho#"h the weather became a sli"ht deterrent at times& that didn't sto$ the
$layers from com$etin"% ;any of the one1on1one drills became hi"hly
com$etitive and chi$$y% /nlookers tweeted& sna$chatted&and recorded
foota"e of some of the more intense battles between the $layers%
-ho#"h no Jacksonville native received any cam$ mv$ awards& it didn't e0ect
their overall e<$erience%
2At (olles& we say be a "reat $layer& on the )eld and o0 the )eld&: said (olles
so$homore Ahman Ross% 2=oin" a"ainst some of the best in the co#ntry
today made me a better $layer%:
6o# can watch many of the same athletes com$ete at the FS !am$ Sat#rday
in -allahassee%