West Orange Is Back On Track

During the summer – before the start of the 2021 season – West Orange High head football coach <strong>Mike Granato</strong> felt that the nucleus he had in the 2022 and 2023 classes would be the winning combination. As we head toward Week 6, the objective is still the same as the Warriors carry a 3-1 record into Friday's matchup with Dr. Phillips. Despite losing 13-0 to Apopka in a game that West Orange had their chances, this team has started to put it all together. Wins over Orlando East River (48-0), Wekiva (49-3) and Windermere (49-0) showed this program that they are indeed back on track to reach the goals set during the spring and summer. With Orlando Boone, Ocoee, Celebration, Kissimmee Osceola and Orlando Olympia ahead over the six weeks, there is reason to be optimistic. <strong>SENIORS STEPPING UP</strong> With a Class that features standouts such as heavily recruited receiver <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="50211" first="Jayden" last="Gibson"]</strong> (6-6, 185 – 2.901 GPA), <strong>Javan Robinson</strong> (Athlete/DB/WR, 5-11, 159 – 3.3 GPA), Coastal Carolina commit <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="50026" first="Matthew" last="McDoom"]</strong> (Athlete, DB/WR, 5-9, 170 – 2.64 GPA), Marshall commit <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="118807" first="Brendan" last="Flakes"] </strong>(DE/DT, 6.4.5, 265 – 3.4 GPA), <strong>Eddie Kelly</strong> (OLB/DE/TE, 6-6, 261 – 2.9 GPA) and offensive lineman <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="50247" first="Hunter" last="Moss"]</strong> (6-4.5, 335 – 3.8 GPA), the Class of 2022 has the big time talent to get to that next level. Add in <strong>Alexander Clifton</strong> (WR, 5-10, 155 – 3.1 GPA), <strong>Christopher Dauphin </strong>(OL, 6-1, 240 – 2.7 GPA), <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="111543" first="Max" last="Dulansky"]</strong> (DL, 6-2, 260 – 3.2 GPA), <strong>Quentin Hatch </strong>(LB/SS, 5-11, 193.5 – 3.2 GPA), <strong>Tyler Huff</strong> (QB, 6-2, 170 – 4.0 GPA), <strong>Willis Jarmareus </strong>(DT, 6-1, 270 – 2.8 GPA), <strong>Anthony Joseph</strong> (LB/RB, 5-8.5, 184 – 3.9 GPA), <strong>Rocky Rudolph</strong> (WR/DB, 6-3.5, 170 – 3.42 GPA), <strong>Terrell Walden II</strong> (RB, 5-9, 175 – 3.68 GPA) and defensive back <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="111712" first="Tony" last="Newsome"] </strong>(5-11, 160 – 3.0 GPA) and you have leadership and experience. <strong>JUNIORS HAVE TURNED HEADS ALREADY</strong> You knew that it would be long until the Class of 2023 standouts started to showcase their many skills – and prospects such as <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="128094" first="Jordan" last="Castell"]</strong> (CB, 6-2, 200 – 3.0 GPA), <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="128579" first="Christopher" last="Ficka"] </strong>(DL/OL, 6-1, 260 – 3.0 GPA), <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="128043" first="Asaad" last="Waseem"]</strong> (Slot, 5-11, 170 – 3.3 GPA), and offensive linemen <strong>Brody Riffe</strong> (6-8, 290 – 3.2 GPA) and <strong>Graysen Riffe</strong> (6-7.5, 270 – 3.2 GPA) have been everything as advertised for the Warriors. Even 2023 prospects <strong>Thomas Harrington</strong> (FS, 5-9, 155 – 3.8 GPA), <strong>Alden Holley</strong> (DB, 5-11, 155 – 3.1 GPA), <strong>Dominic Madrid</strong> (LB, 5-11, 190 – 3.6 GPA), <strong>Jessie Shannon</strong> (RB, 5-9.5, 190 – 2.9 GPA) and kicking specialist <strong>Jack Simonetta</strong> (5-7, 150 – 3.97 GPA) have been impressive. <strong>TRACKING FLORIDA: Teams Look At 2021 Season. </strong><a href="https://prepredzone.com/2021/03/tracking-florida-teams-look-at-2021-season/">https://prepredzone.com/2021/03/tracking-florida-teams-look-at-2021-season/</a> <strong><em>You Can Contact [player_tooltip player_id="111610" first="Larry" last="Blustein"] with prospect or team information at: Floridakids1@aol.com. We are also on Social Media on @PrepRedzonefl.</em></strong>