IMG Academy (Bradenton, Fla.) has produced some of high school football's best over the last seven years. Ryan Downes might be the next big thing for the Ascenders. Dylan Moses, Grant Delpit ...

IMG Academy fields two teams ... "I've never had a kid this talented." Ryan Downes Highlights Despite Downes' age, Acosta placed him on his leadership council—a group compiled largely of ...

IMG Academy (Bradenton, Fla.) quarterback Ryan Downes has spent recent years warranting attention for his potential. Last Sunday, Penn State offensive coordinator Mike Yurcich became the latest ...

Downes broke his leg playing for Venice in 2023; last season he led the Booker Tornadoes to the state Final Four.

Wade became the first eighth grader or freshman to start a game for IMG Academy since Ryan Downes did it in 2021. We got to sit down with the freshman phenom to ask him about his recruitment ...

Nathan Bettger, a soccer student athlete from Bradenton, welcomes the audience to the 19th annual IMG Academy commencement ceremony on Friday night at the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall.

Ryan Downes, a Booker High School quarterback ... 2023, in a game against IMG Academy. And he can add to that the Herald-Tribune Courage Award, which the Tornadoes' graduating senior will receive ...