Four Bolles football players earn No. 1 Florida recruiting rankings

Four Bolles School football players rank No. 1 in Florida at their respective positions in the 247Sports Class of 2028 recruiting rankings, with one also earning national midseason All-America honors.

The school announced Friday, Oct. 16, that edge rusher Asher Ghioto, running back Xander Edwards, safety Jaxon Flowers and tight end JC Wessel each hold the top ranking in Florida at their position. All four also rank nationally.

Four Bulldogs earn national rankings

Ghioto ranks fifth overall nationally and second among edge rushers. Edwards ranks sixth nationally among running backs, Flowers 15th among safeties and Wessel eighth among tight ends.

Ghioto also earned a spot on the USA TODAY Sports Midseason All-America Second-Team Defense as a defensive lineman. USA TODAY also named him to its Southeast Region First Team.

Bolles falls to Trinity Christian in overtime

The recognition came the same week Bolles faced Trinity Christian in a rivalry game Friday, Oct. 16.

Edwards scored a rushing touchdown, while Wessel caught a touchdown pass from quarterback Luke Toland. Trinity Christian won 20-17 in overtime on a 1-yard touchdown run by Hicks Zarah on fourth down, dropping Bolles to 5-2.

Entering the game, Edwards had rushed for 756 yards and 10 touchdowns through six games, averaging 9.2 yards per carry, according to a News4Jax preview.

Ghioto had recorded 19 tackles for loss and eight sacks. Flowers, who moved from quarterback to the defensive side of the ball, had tallied 35 tackles and six interceptions in six games.

Bolles (5-2) travels to Andrew Jackson at 6:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 23.