The Green Cove Springs Wrestling Club will help five student athletes start their future this fall via the Peter J McCabe Scholarship. The McCabe Scholarship was started by a private donor who wished to expand the legacy of the long time Clay High School Principal and Wrestling Coach.
The donor who wished to remain anonymous said, “many people know the great legacy of Pete McCabe as Clay High Principal. That is truly great. This scholarship is to honor the 15 plus years he showed young people like my sons, through the sport of Wrestling how to compete, how to show character and how to represent this community with pride. These student athletes carry that legacy forward in Mr. McCabe’s name. “
For 2025, the five former members of the Green Cove Springs Wrestling Club who will receive the Peter J. McCabe Scholarship are all former standout wrestlers in the Green Cove Wrestling Club and at Clay High School in Green Cove Springs.
Cale Hoskinson, a 2021 Clay High State Champ and graduate who received the scholarship in 2024 as well, is currently wrestling while in his masters program at Mckendree College in Illinois. The other recipients are 2025 Clay High Graduates and Wrestling State Placers.

Jacob Bucci -a three time state placer at Clay will wrestle at Southeastern University in Lakeland, Florida.
Vonte Burke is a multiple sport student athlete who will attend and play football at Dean College in Franklin, MA.

Rylan Herrera, a 2024 State Runner up, will study locally in North Florida and remain involved in mixed martial arts.

Brady Glavin, a two time place winner will attend Notre Dame University in South Bend, Indiana.

Bucci, Burke, Herrera and Glavin all just graduated from Clay High School.
Green Cove Spring Wrestling Club Coach Jim Reape, “It is great to see Mr. McCabe’s legacy being honored by helping these five great guys move on to the next phase of their lives. They are unique but united by their drive to succeed, willingness to endure discomfort, and demonstrated character in face of adversity. They will do great things.”
The Green Cove Springs Wrestling Club is a non profit organization founded to promote the Sport of Wrestling and the values it promotes: Self Discipline, Physical Fitness, and Perseverance.