Palmer Trinity School

The little football program on Old Cutler have a new defensive coordinator; I have
Road is turning some heads in the world
given up the reigns as offensive coordinaof high school football.
tor, so we have a new offensive coordinaGoing from 1-8 to above .500 in the reg- tor. Fernandez said.
ular season, head coach Rudy Fernandez
When many people talk about Palmer
has given the Palmer Trinity Falcons
football, the first thing that comes to mind
renewed excitement, and it appears that
is the rivalry with Ransom.
the sky is the limit.
While asking about which school the
We had a winning record, which hasnt
team was looking forward to the most,
happened in a couple of years here at
coach Fernandez couldnt say his answer
Palmer. We had a couple of kids get some fast enough.
offers to play college football, which is
Ransom, exclaimed Fernandez.
pretty good although none of them took
Ransom is tradition here, the Battle of
it, they still had the opportunity to. A lot
the Oar. Every year we play and the winof their seniors reached their personal
ner gets to take home an oar. We havent
goals too.
beat them since, I
Coach
believe 2001 or 2002,
Fernandez
and maybe once in the
said regarding
last 20 years. So its a
last years
good game.
goals and how
Palmer Trinitys
they were met.
teams strength lies
This year the
within the seasoned
Falcons want
players and what they
to do even betoffer to the grand
ter than their
scheme of things.
turnaround
Our leadership. Its
season. Coach
the conditioned guys,
Fernandez has
the receivers, quarterchanged many
backs, running backs,
aspects to the
defensive backs, and
coaching staff
linebackers,
and philosoFernandez reflected.
phy going into
Theyre really strong
this season.
and we have a good
Were a lot
amount of seniors
more intense
there. Were returning
Arturo Alvarez rushes below the bars
with a lot less
the number one
during running drills.
downtime.
receiver in Dade
Last year,
county, he comes back
being my first year here at Palmer Trinity, for his senior year, Guillermo Bonet. Its
we are holding kids a lot more accountgood, its promising.
able. Its a big difference. Last year we
As far as the cavalry that the Falcons
had four coaches. This year we have
have for this rivalry, the coaching staff is
seven. Staff makes a big difference. We
really excited for numerous players to

AUGUST 28, 2015

Palmer Trinity is hoping to return to the playoffs in 2015 and win their first ever
FIFC Championship.
bring their talent to the table.
all year.
Guillermo Bonet, Dylan DiBello, hes a
With a solid core coming back to the
third year starter. Blake Miller, hes our
team, the Falcons hope to make a lot of
running back. We got some big guys Im
noise in their conference, with their rivals
looking forward to with Justin Cross and
and seal the deal that they couldnt last
Nick Sourber. Our secondary is led by
year.
Daniel Erixon and we are going to have a
young sophomore whos pretty electric,
pretty exciting in Tyler Farias. Head
Coach Fernandez said.
A couple of years back many wouldnt
believe that Palmer could obtain a .500
record, much less go to a championship
game. Last year changed some opinions,
but obviously not everyones.
For those who dont believe in this team
Coach Fernandez says. Sit back and
enjoy the show, sit back and watch. If we 2014 Record: 5 - 5
can stay healthy, well have a really good
year. Our last year we were 4-1, we got
hit with the injury bug and then we finished off 1-3. I really believe that if we
would have stayed healthy, weve probaAug. 28 @ Ransom
bly would have just lost one or two games

2015 Schedule
Everglades Battle For The
Oar - 7pm
Sept. 4 @ Highlands
Christian - 7pm
Sept. 11 vs. Miami
Community Charter - 4pm
Sept. 17 @ Hillel - 7pm
Sept. 25 vs. Somerset Silver
Palms - 4pm
Oct. 2 vs. Pinecrest
Prep - 4pm
Oct. 16 @ Marathon - 6pm
Oct. 23 vs. Everglades
Prep - 4pm
Oct. 30 FIFC Playoffs - TBA

Palmer Trinitys offensive and defensive linemen have become a strong point for the Falcons in recent years.

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Nov. 6 - FIFC
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