Ocoee High football hires new offensive coordinator

Jerry Middleton has been named the top offensive assistant for the Knights.

By Sam Albuquerque
| 12:00 p.m. April 5, 2024

Sports
High Schools

Ocoee High football has hired Jerry Middleton as its next offensive coordinator.

"We are thrilled to announce the return of Coach Middleton (as) our new offensive coordinator to the Ocoee football program," it said in a post on the Ocoee football Instagram page. "It is with great joy that we welcome him back to the team where his coaching journey began over a decade ago."

Under new coach Buck Gurley, the Knights finished the season fourth in Class 4M, District 5 with a 4-6 record.

Middleton will inherit an Ocoee offense that averaged 18.8 points per game last season and leaned heavily on running the ball (222 carries) over passing it (120 pass attempts).

"Coach Middleton's return brings a renewed sense of enthusiasm and expertise to the Knights," the post said. "We are confident that his leadership will further elevate our team's performance and foster a positive environment for our players to grow and succeed."

The good news for the Knights’ top new offensive assistant is he will have one of the most versatile players in the area to lead his attack in junior do-it-all athlete Joshua Guerrier, a three-star prospect with offers from Tennessee, Iowa State, Iowa, Kentucky and many more.

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Sam Albuquerque

A native of João Pessoa, Brazil, Sam Albuquerque moved in 1997 to Central Florida as a kid. After earning a communications degree in 2016 from the University of Central Florida, he started his career covering sports as a producer for a local radio station, ESPN 580 Orlando. He went on to earn a master’s degree in editorial journalism from Northwestern University, before moving to South Carolina to cover local sports for the USA Today Network’s Spartanburg Herald-Journal. When he’s not working, you can find him spending time with his lovely wife, Sarah, newborn son, Noah, and dog named Skulí.