BY CLIFF SMELLEY
Bradford and Union County high schools will play spring football games on Thursday, May 16, while Keystone Heights will play a game on Tuesday, May 21.
The Tornadoes, who went 14-1 and finished as Class 2S state runner-up last year, will travel to Live Oak to play in a three-team jamboree. Bradford and host Suwannee (6-4 in 2S last year) will play for two quarters beginning at 6:30 p.m. The Tornadoes will then play Buchholz (13-1 4S state semifinalist) for two quarters.
Bradford played Buchholz in a spring game last year, winning 27-20.
Union, a regional finalist who went 8-4 in the rural class last season, will travel to play University Christian at 6 p.m. University went 5-6 in Class 1M last year and was a regional semifinalist.
The Tigers won their spring game last year by a score of 28-0 over The Villages.
The Indians, who went 6-5 and qualified for the Class 2S regional playoffs last season, will travel to play Ridgeview at 6 p.m. Ridgeview, who played in Class 3S last year, is coming off a 1-9 season.
Keystone went 2-0 in a three-team jamboree last year, defeating Ridgeview 7-0 and Santa Fe 14-0. The Indians played each team for two 10-minute quarters that were played with a running clock.