Four years of hard work and dedication are rewarded on signing day, and several Nassau County high school athletes signed national letters of intent on Dec. 3. They will all be playing their respective sport on the next level next year.
“There’s a lot of hard work and dedication that comes into this moment,” said Kyle Dougherty, athletic director and head football coach at Yulee High School.
Yulee High School senior student-athletes Addison Kennedy (Trinity Baptist College), Kierstin Northern (Florida State College at Jacksonville), Samantha Joiner (Rollins College) and Turtle Ricks (Charleston Southern University), front row from left, signed national letters of intent on Dec. 3. Kennedy, Northern and Joiner will play softball on the next level, and Ricks will play football. They are pictured with their coaches. Photos by Beth Jones/Nassau NewsLineThe YHS softball team and coaches with its three signees, Addison Kennedy, Kierstin Northern and Samantha Joiner. Photo by Beth Jones/Nassau NewsLineFour Fernandina Beach High School athletes signed national letters of intent to play their respective sport on the next level during a ceremony in the multi-purpose room on Dec. 3. Pictured are, front row from left, Logan Cook (Rollins College), Cora Foxwell-Jones (Stony Brook University), Grace Scuderi (Berry College) and Rylee Murallo (Piedmont College); back row, athletic director Mike Woodard, swim coach Bill Stewart, cross country head coach Dave Reinhart and assistant coach Melanie Wright and softball coach Cris Holland. Photo by Missy MuralloThe YHS football team and coaches with signee Turtle Ricks. Photo by Beth Jones/Nassau NewsLine
