PLANTATION, Fla. — The scoreboard told one story Friday night.
The film told several others.
West Boca Raton walked into Plantation and delivered one of the biggest early statements of the 2026 Florida high school football season, defeating nationally ranked American Heritage 24-7.
But Football Hotbed’s Stock Rising series isn’t designed simply to identify the players who scored touchdowns or played for the winning team.
It’s about identifying prospects whose performances demand another look.
And Friday night’s matchup provided plenty.
West Boca controlled the football for long stretches and its defense kept a talented American Heritage offense from finding a rhythm. But Heritage’s defense also deserves context that the final score doesn’t necessarily provide. The Patriots were repeatedly put back onto the field, yet produced three goal-line/red-zone stops and kept the game within reach despite the lopsided possession battle.
Within all of that were individual performances that stood out.
Here are Football Hotbed’s Stock Rising prospects from West Boca’s 24-7 victory over American Heritage.
Max Reid | LB | West Boca Raton
There are tackles.
Then there are plays that change possessions.
Max Reid did both.
The West Boca linebacker was again around the football throughout Friday night’s victory and came up with an interception late in the game as American Heritage attempted to generate offense.
Reid finished with four tackles, one tackle for loss and an interception, continuing to demonstrate the instincts and range that make him an intriguing linebacker prospect.
The interception was particularly impressive because Reid didn’t simply benefit from an errant throw. He put himself in position to make the play and helped extinguish any remaining opportunity for Heritage to generate late momentum.
On a night when West Boca held American Heritage to seven points, Reid was right in the middle of the defensive effort.
Stock: ⬆️
Billy Clancy III | WR | West Boca Raton
Billy Clancy III continues to show that West Boca has more than one weapon on the perimeter.
Clancy caught a 5-yard touchdown from Trey Moran in the second quarter, helping extend West Boca’s advantage to 14-0.
But his night was bigger than one scoring reception.
Clancy finished with four receptions for 55 yards, giving Moran a reliable target against a secondary loaded with talented defensive backs.
That’s what makes this performance noteworthy.
This wasn’t production against an overmatched opponent. Clancy was getting open and making catches against an American Heritage defense filled with prospects who will play college football.
When the level of competition increases and the production remains, evaluators should take notice.
Stock: ⬆️
Lorontae “Nomo” Davis | WR | West Boca Raton
It didn’t take long for Lorontae “Nomo” Davis to make his presence felt.
Davis delivered one of the biggest offensive plays of the night when Trey Moran found him for a 58-yard touchdown in the first quarter.
The play displayed exactly what makes Davis dangerous.
Speed.
Separation.
And the ability to turn one opportunity into six points.
Against an American Heritage secondary with college-level talent across the field, Davis created the explosive play West Boca needed to establish control early.
Big plays against big-time competition carry weight.
This one should.
Stock: ⬆️
Terriel “Wally” Harmon | ATH/RB | West Boca Raton
One of the more intriguing performances of the night belonged to Terriel “Wally” Harmon.
Harmon showed his versatility both carrying the football and working as a receiver.
His signature play came through the air when he climbed the ladder for a spectacular 35-yard reception, displaying body control and ball skills that aren’t always associated with a running back.
Harmon also led West Boca’s rushing attack with 54 yards, providing the Bulls with production on the ground as they controlled possession and wore on the Heritage defense.
For evaluators, versatility matters.
Can you run it?
Can you catch it?
Can you create a matchup problem?
Harmon showed elements of all three Friday night.
Stock: ⬆️
Joey Cammarata | DL | West Boca Raton
West Boca’s secondary made plays Friday night, but much of the Bulls’ defensive success started up front.
Joey Cammarata deserves recognition for his role in that effort.
West Boca finished with three sacks against American Heritage, and Cammarata accounted for one of them.
The significance goes beyond the stat sheet.
American Heritage struggled to establish offensive rhythm throughout the night, and West Boca’s ability to generate pressure without compromising the back end of its defense was a major reason why.
For defensive linemen, sacks are production.
But affecting an offense is the larger objective.
Cammarata and the West Boca front did exactly that.
Stock: ⬆️
American Heritage Prospects
A 24-7 loss doesn’t mean American Heritage lacked individual performances worth evaluating.
Quite the opposite.
The Patriots’ defense spent a significant portion of Friday night on the field because the offense struggled to sustain possessions.
Yet Heritage repeatedly kept West Boca from converting scoring opportunities, producing three goal-line/red-zone stops despite facing a Bulls offense that controlled possession for much of the night.
That context matters when evaluating the following players.
Micah Price | DT | American Heritage
Sometimes defensive tackle play doesn’t translate neatly into a box score.
Micah Price’s impact Friday night was easier to appreciate watching the game.
At 6-foot-2 and 270 pounds, the junior defensive tackle provided a physical presence in the middle of an American Heritage front that was asked to play a tremendous number of snaps.
Price helped clog running lanes, battle West Boca’s interior offensive line and anchor a defensive unit that repeatedly stiffened near its own goal line.
And there is already evidence that this wasn’t a one-game flash.
As a sophomore in 2025, Price averaged 6.6 tackles per game and led American Heritage in that category according to MaxPreps.
Now he’s bigger, older and playing an important role in the middle of the Patriots’ defense.
Interior defensive linemen who can absorb blocks, maintain gap integrity and remain productive over a high snap count have value.
Price showed that Friday.
Stock: ⬆️
Jeffrey O'Neal | WR | American Heritage
American Heritage’s offense never truly found its rhythm.
But Jeffrey O’Neal gave glimpses of what he can become.
The sophomore receiver showed the ability to create opportunities as a pass catcher despite West Boca’s defensive pressure and tight coverage.
At approximately 6-foot-2 and 185 pounds, O’Neal already has the frame evaluators look for at the receiver position, with considerable physical development still ahead of him.
But Football Hotbed has known O’Neal longer than most.
He’s a former Football Hotbed Middle School All-American, meaning we’ve had an opportunity to watch his progression from youth football into the high school level.
Friday represented another step.
Playing against a championship West Boca defense, O’Neal flashed the receiving ability that makes him one of the young names worth tracking in Plantation.
The production should grow as the Heritage offense finds its footing.
The traits are already there.
Stock: ⬆️
Ryan Duncans Jr. | WR | American Heritage | Freshman
This might be the most fascinating Stock Rising selection from the entire game.
Because Ryan Duncans Jr. is a freshman.
Not a freshman playing late in a blowout.
A freshman getting meaningful offensive snaps in his first varsity high school game against a nationally rated opponent.
Football Hotbed charted Duncans with three receptions Friday night. Official complete individual statistics from American Heritage had not been posted to MaxPreps at the time of publication, but his involvement was unmistakable.
And the context makes it even more impressive.
Duncans is listed by MaxPreps at just 5-foot-9 and 143 pounds.
He’s going to get bigger.
He’s going to get stronger.
He’s going to get faster.
But he was already trusted enough by the American Heritage coaching staff to be on the field and targeted in meaningful situations against the defending state champion West Boca Bulls.
For a freshman receiver, sometimes the most important statistic isn’t yardage.
It’s opportunity.
Coaches at a program like American Heritage don’t hand varsity snaps to freshmen simply because they’re young and talented.
You have to earn them.
Duncans did.
Remember the name.
Stock: ⬆️⬆️
What Stock Rising Really Means
Friday night’s game was another reminder of why evaluating South Florida football requires looking beyond the final score.
West Boca won 24-7 and deservedly walked away with one of the biggest victories of Week 1.
But there were prospects on both sidelines whose performances deserve attention.
Max Reid made plays at linebacker.
Billy Clancy III and Nomo Davis produced against a talented secondary.
Wally Harmon displayed versatility.
Joey Cammarata helped generate pressure.
Micah Price battled through a difficult possession disparity in the trenches.
Jeffrey O’Neal flashed his upside.
And a freshman named Ryan Duncans Jr. walked onto a varsity field for the first time against nationally ranked competition and looked like he belonged.
That’s what Stock Rising is about.
Not stars.
Not offers.
Not rankings.
Performance. Projection. Opportunity.
And most importantly:
Who’s showing us something now that college football programs may want to pay attention to next?
Those are the names Football Hotbed will continue to identify throughout the 2026 season.
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