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![Mandarin receiver Brysen Wright (1) looks to the sideline for a signal during a high school football game against Fletcher on Oct. 10, 2025. [Clayton Freeman/Florida Times-Union]](https://images2.minutemediacdn.com/image/upload/c_crop,w_5159,h_2901,x_0,y_80/c_fill,w_1080,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto/images%2FReutersImages%2Fmmsport%2F200%2F01m4rg2xqhd9qrqp52r4.jpg "Mandarin receiver Brysen Wright (1) looks to the sideline for a signal during a high school football game against Fletcher on Oct. 10, 2025. [Clayton Freeman/Florida Times-Union]")
![Mandarin wide receiver Brysen Wright (1) runs onto the field with the offense for the Mustangs' first possession against Fletcher in high school football on Sept. 25, 2026. [Clayton Freeman/Florida Times-Union]](https://images2.minutemediacdn.com/image/upload/c_crop,w_4840,h_2722,x_0,y_0/c_fill,w_540,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto/images%2FReutersImages%2Fmmsport%2F200%2F01m48t6e6962gj30n5zh.jpg "Mandarin wide receiver Brysen Wright (1) runs onto the field with the offense for the Mustangs' first possession against Fletcher in high school football on Sept. 25, 2026. [Clayton Freeman/Florida Times-Union]")
