Kenard Lang

Update on all football head coach openings

2013-02-15 22:07:00

20 head football coaching jobs opened following the season. 18 have been filled but 2 others remain open.� Filled positions Boone: Hired Andy Johnson on December 20 to replace Phil Ziglar (23 years). Colonial: Hired Michael Short on February 8 to...

Jones hires alum and former NFL player Kevin Lewis as new football coach

2013-02-11 06:53:00

The last of Orange County's vacant head football coach positions was filled Monday morning when Jones hired 1996 graduate Kevin Lewis. Lewis was a two-sport standout at Jones and was an all-county first-team selection as a linebacker. He played at...

Lake Brantley RB Deondre Fair transferring to Wekiva, starts classes Tuesday

2013-01-21 10:57:00

Deondre Fair, one of the top returning junior running backs in Central Florida for next year, will begin classes at Wekiva High on Tuesday, transferring from Lake Brantley. Fair said it wasn't exactly the way he saw his senior year playing out, but that...

Kenard Lang steps down at Jones to take Wekiva head coaching job

2012-12-12 07:46:00

Kenard Lang resigned as Jones High’s head football coach Tuesday to take over the vacant Wekiva High head-coaching position. Lang said on Wednesday that he was offered and had accepted the Wekiva job. “It’s an opportunity to do...

FACA District 10 (Orange, Osceola counties) All-District Football selections

2012-10-26 09:49:00

Florida Athletic Coaches Association All-District teams These teams were selected by votes of coaches within the counties represented. Note that the selection process is impacted by which coaches attend those meetings and which do not. District 10...

After disappointing 2011, Jones (2-0) looks to stay on roll at home

2012-09-13 11:03:00

Starting 0-2 and finishing 2-8 wasn't much fun for anybody on the Jones High football team last year. But good times started early this season for a team that is 2-0 and lighting up the scoreboard going into Friday night's home game against Gainesville...

Varsity question of week: What's best advice you have received from a coach?

2012-09-06 11:07:00

During the football season, we are asking high-school players and coaches a question of the week. This week's question: What is the best advice you have been given by a coach? "Both coach [Rodney] Wells and assistant coach [Riki] Smith have told me to...

Team-by-team high-school football capsules

2012-08-29 00:00:00

Agape Christian Coach: Victor Floyd Last year: 6-4 Top players: OL Barrington Williams (Sr., 6-2, 325), QB-S James Reese (Sr., 6-3, 185), OL Khalil Hunter (Sr., 6-3, 320) The Buzz: After missing year because of problems with academic accreditation,...

Jones' move to much smaller football home fuels debate

2012-08-15 12:09:00

As the Jones High football team took the field for preseason practice Tuesday, construction crews were hard at work about 100 yards away. They're building a new home for the Tigers, sitting in the shadows of the massive Florida Citrus Bowl, where Jones...

Compiling football schedules can force schools to mix, match

2012-07-21 00:00:00

Assembling a football schedule doesn't seem too complicated. The Florida High School Athletic Association has few restrictions, and deadlines are flexible.The regular season is only 10 games long, and predetermined district and conference games...

South Carolina football commit from Jones describes being bullied as child

2012-07-30 16:26:00

At 6 feet 3 and 225 pounds, Jones defensive end Devin Washington is a menacing presence as he prowls for running backs to take down. It's hard to imagine a teenager this size being bullied. "I'm going to share something personal with you,'' Washington...

Kermit Whitfield will announce college choice Monday; FSU leads UM, Ohio State

2012-08-10 22:29:00

Orlando Jones ATH Levonte 'Kermit' Whitfield will announce his college decision in a live webcast event at Orlando Sentinel Recruiting on Monday at 10 a.m. Whitfield, who will play wide receiver and return kicks at the collegiate level, will choose...

Kenard Lang, Head coach of Jones High School watches the game during the game against First Academy at Jones football field, Orlando, FL, Friday, November 09, 2012.

2012-11-09 00:00:00

Jones head coach Kenard Lang , center, instructs his team during the first half of their high school football game against Cocoa in Orlando, Fla., Friday, Oct. 21, 2011.

2011-10-21 00:00:00

Jones head coach Kenard Lang talks to Lee Ingram (9) during second quarter action of a Kickoff Classic against Leesburg at the Florida Citrus Bowl in Orlando , Fla. on Wednesday, August 24, 2011.

2011-08-24 00:00:00