Senior Korenzo Smith will be Gulf Coast High’s starting quarterback after junior Darby McCormick suffered a severe shoulder separation in Friday’s game against Naples.

Smith had been the Sharks’ wide receiver. The 5-foot-10, 150-pound Smith played in two varsity games at QB last season.
“He’s gonna start,” Gulf Coast coach Frank Tudryn said. “It’s logical. It’s not a position where you can sit there and say, ‘What do we do now?’”
Junior Austin Masse will be the back up. “He’s a good back up, a dependable kid,” Tudryn said. (more…)

Gulf Coast junior quarterback Darby McCormick will miss the rest of the season after suffering a compound collarbone fracture Friday night. McCormick was sacked by a Naples defender in the fourth quarter when the bone snapped. The Sharks lost the game 21-7.

McCormick replaced record setting quarterback Jeff Schmidt this season. In his first two games, McCormick completed 17-of-32 passes for 225 yards and three touchdowns. (more…)