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High School: Garland High School, Garland, Texas ... One of four Metroplex preps to throw for 3,000 yards in 2007, Florence was the area's fourth-leading passer as a senior at South Garland [Texas] High School ... Ranked No. 22 on Rivals.com's dual-threat quarterbacks list ... 3-star ranking from both Rivals.com and Scout.com ... Rated nation's 66th-best prep signal caller by Scout.com ... Houston Chronicle Texas Top 100 member ... Ranked No. 62 on the San Antonio Express-News' Texas Top 100 and No. 46 on The Dallas Morning News Area Top 100 list ... 2007 Texas Football Texas Top 300 honoree was also tabbed one of state's top 20 quarterbacks in the preseason ... 2008 Oil Bowl participant ... 2007 District 10-5A MVP ... Selected to the 2007 Dallas Morning News' all-area first-team ... Also earned first-team 10-5A all-district honors in final prep season ... 2008 Oil Bowl participant also earned 2007 first-team THSCA academic all-state honors ... Passed for over 8,000 yards in three-year prep career and established 10 Garland ISD records ... Holds Garland ISD career marks for passing yards (8,001), total offense yards (9,131) and total-offense touchdowns (87) ... As a senior, set Garland ISD records for passing yards (3,047), total-offense yards (3,495), touchdown passes (30) and total-offense touchdowns (39) ... Completed 212-of-357 passes for 3,047 yards and 30 touchdowns as a senior with just four interceptions ... Also rushed 138 times for 448 yards and nine touchdowns .... Threw a school single-game record five touchdown passes vs. arch-rival Garland as a senior ... Led Colonels to a 10-2 overall record and 2007 District 10-5A title with a 7-0 record ... As a junior, he completed 211-of-366 passes for 2,910 yards and 23 touchdowns with 14 picks en route to second-team all-district honors ... Rushed for 431 yards and six touchdowns on 111 carries ... Ranked No. 4 in the Metroplex in passing yards as a junior, when he established Garland ISD single-game records for passing (450) and total-offense (472) yards vs. Plano West ... Completed 145-of-264 passes as a sophomore for 2,295 yards and 12 TDs, while rushing 88 times for 251 and seven scores ... District Newcomer of the Year as sophomore ... Also lettered in track as a sophomore ... Twin brother, Luke, played safety for South Garland ... Selected Baylor over Purdue ... Committed to Baylor in March 2007 ... Coached by Mickey Moss at the District 10-5A school. Personal: The son of Joe and Tina Florence, Nicolas Daryl Florence was born June 21, 1989, in Dallas, Texas ... Parents are both Baylor graduates ... Has four brothers: Matt, Josh, Zach and Luke ... Honors student ranks second in 467-member senior class academically and scored over 1,200 on SAT the first time he took it. |
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