Tampa Gaither Rides The Wave of Success

Once again here in 2020, Tampa Gaither is a program that has shown that it is ready to contend in 6A.

Larry Blustein October 29, 2020 @ 08:28 AM

If you followed Hillsborough County football through the years, especially the public schools – outside of Armwood and Plant, getting the respect across the state of Florida has not been easy, but time are changing. More and more public schools in the area are boasting more talent, quality coaching and year round commitments to getting better and being able to advance in the playoffs. What the Cowboys returned this year was a talented group that includes several high-level Division I talents, including quarterback Kiael Kelly Kiael Kelly 6'1" | 200 lbs | QB Gaither | 2021 FL (Ball State commit), lineman Andrew Kilfoyl (USF commit), cornerback Jordan Oladokun Jordan Oladokun 5'11" | 190 lbs | QB Gaither | 2021 FL (Iowa commit), tailback Ricky Parks Ricky Parks 5'11" | 200 lbs | RB Gaither | 2021 State FL (Utah commit) and cornerback Jordan Young Jordan Young 6'0" | 185 lbs | DB Gaither | 2021 State FL (Florida commit), among others. Regarded as one of the top football programs in 6A this season, could this be the year that this time finally gets over that hump? Time will tell as the playoffs are set – and finishing out the season healthy is the main objective. In getting to 6-0, the Cowboys opened with a 34-6 win over Tampa Chamberlain, 34-14 over competitive Tampa Bay Tech, Hudson Fivay (43-0), Tampa Chamberlain (27-0) again, Land O’Lakes (56-0) and powerhouse Seffner Armwood (17-10). THE COWBOYS FILE SCHOOL: Tampa Gaither HEAD COACH: Kirk Karsen 2020 RECORD: 6-0 CLASSIFICATION: 6A COWBOYS TO WATCH IN 2020 2021 – Malik Anderson, DT 2022 – Richard Andrews, WR 2021 – Nick Bartalo, LB 2023 – Kobe Bender, WR 2022 – Mikhai Campbell, DB 2021 – Isaiah Coleman, RB/LB 2021 – Jean Duclos, CB 2022 – , DE/OLB 2023 – Geovan Febus, DL 2021 – Cameron Alonso-Floyd, LB 2022 – Zachary Helman, PK 2023 – Carnell Herring Jr., RB/LB 2021 – Willie Jackson, Jr., DT 2021 – Jay Johnson, LB/S 2021 – , QB 2021 – Andrew Kilfoyl, OT 2022 – , S/LB/QB 2021 – , WR/CB 2021 – , RB 2022 – , WR 2021 – Hayden Reed, LB 2021 – Josh Smith, WR 2022 – Tawfiq Thomas, DT 2021 – Asa Vanburen, DL 2021 – Jonathan Wallace, DE/TE 2023 – Eugene Wilson III, WR/CB/FS 2021 – , CB You Can Contact Larry Blustein with prospect or team information at: Foridakids1@aol.com. We are also on Social Media on @PrepRedzonefl.