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Senior QB Darryon Jones transfers to Venice (Fla.)

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The high school football season is already underway, but Venice (Fla.) High is still bringing in a new face at a key position.

On Monday, Vinnie Portell of the Sarasota Herald Tribune reported that senior quarterback Darryon Jones has transferred in from Chaminade-Madonna Prep and will be eligible for the Indians’ next game on Friday against Port Charlotte.

This summer, Jones transferred to Chaminade-Madonna from Tampa Bay Tech. He’s now made the move to another prevalent Sunshine State program and will finally get his senior campaign going at Venice.

As a junior last season, Jones, a Howard commit, led Tampa Bay Tech to a 9-3 season in Florida’s Class 5A classification. He finished the season completing 92-of-172 passes for 1,558 yards, 22 touchdowns and nine interceptions. Per MaxPreps, he has 48 career touchdowns to his name, 40 of which have come through the air.

Venice is off to a 1-1 start this season and currently ranks as the No. 9 team in Florida, per the Massey Ratings. After dropping their season-opener to Tampa Bay Tech, the Indians rebounded with a 27-12 win over Bishop Verot on Friday. Senior Sean Long was the man under center for the Indians in the win, throwing for a pair of touchdowns.

Chaminade-Madonna has leaned on freshman Malik Leonard and sophomore Tyler Chance so far this fall. Earlier on Monday, the left-hander Leonard was recognized by Rivals’ national high school reporter Andy Villamarzo as one of the freshmen signal-callers lighting it up across the country thus far this fall. The Lions are off to a 2-1 start and currently rank as the No. 4 team in Florida.

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