Road To State May Go Through Lakeland
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LAKELAND FOOTBALL 2022 Head Coach: Bill Castle 2021 Record: 10-2 THE DREADNAUGHTS While losing to rival Lakeland Lake Gibson twice last year was tough, this veteran coaching staff quickly turned the attention to the 2022 season. With a convincing sporing…
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Continue ReadingLAKELAND FOOTBALL 2022
Head Coach: Bill Castle
2021 Record: 10-2
THE DREADNAUGHTS
While losing to rival Lakeland Lake Gibson twice last year was tough, this veteran coaching staff quickly turned the attention to the 2022 season.
With a convincing sporing win against 8A state champion Venice only illustrated how much this program worked during the spring and into the summer.
With some new faces and a load of seniors coming back, the 2022 season put this program directly back in the spotlight – and they embrace it fully.
If you follow football in the Sunshine State, you already know that the Dreadnaughts are in the mix every season – and this year the expectations are sky high for a state title.
The schedule, while challenging is not as tough as most – with road games against Clearwater, Bartow and Lakeland Kathleen.
The home schedule will give this program a major advantage – with Largo, Winter Haven, Kissimmee Osceola, Lake Gibson and Clearwater Academy International and St. Petersburg Lakewood.
This schedule is certainly set up for this to be another impressive regular season. What happens in the post season will depend on how healthy this team stays. The Road To Fort Lauderdale may go through Lakeland this season.
Here is a look at some of the 2023, 2024 and 2025 prospects to keep an eye on:
2023
Darian Anderson (OG, 6-2, 325)
Rolijah Hardy (OLB, 6-1, 225)
Shadarian Harrison (CB, 6-0, 170)
Chevaughn Hibbert (DT, 6-2, 285)
Tyler Jefferson Tyler Jefferson 6'2" | 220 lbs | QB Fort White | 2023 FL (DE, 6-3, 205)
Donares Johnson Donares Johnson 6'0" | 200 lbs | LB Lakeland | 2023 FL (RB, 5-10, 170)
Jerrod Johnson (S, 6-0, 175)
Larry Jones Larry Jones 6'1" | 230 lbs | LB Lakeland | 2023 FL III (LB, 6-2, 240)
Dontay Joyner (CB, 6-0, 170)
R.J. Kelly (LB, 6-2, 220)
Idris King (DE, 6-3, 230)
Cormani McClain Cormani McClain 6'1" | 170 lbs | OL Lakeland | 2023 State FL (DB, 6-2, 180)
Kamaurri McKinley (CB, 6-2, 185)
Guerlens Milfort Guerlens Milfort 6'2" | 275 lbs | DL Lakeland | 2023 State FL (DE, 6-2, 275)
K’Darius Parker (TE, 6-2, 225)
Zachary Pleuss Zachary Pleuss 6'0" | 180 lbs | QB Lakeland Senior | 2023 FL (QB, 6-0, 170)
Robert Riley Robert Riley 6'2" | 185 lbs | LB Lakeland | 2023 FL (OLB, 6-2, 185)
Melvin Robinson Jr. (OT, 6-5, 295)
Michael Singleton (CB, 6-3, 190)
Devin Vass (OL, 6-6, 255)
Jhoelle Velazquez (WR, 5-9, 155)
Tyler J. Williams Tyler J. Williams 6'2" | 190 lbs | WR Sumner | 2023 State FL (WR, 6-5, 194)
Gernorris Wilson (OT, 6-5, 300)
Twan Wilson (Athlete, 6-2, 175)
Daidren Zipperer (WR, 6-1, 170)
2024
Jayren Dennis Jayren Dennis 6'6" | 205 lbs | WR Lakeland | 2024 FL (WR, 6-4, 185)
Markell Johnson (RB, 5-10, 180)
Devontae Kendrick (OL, 6-4, 330)
Omari Mixon (TE, 6-2, 200)
Jack Proctor (DE, 6-3, 190)
D’Marius Rucker (RB, 5-9, 175)
Joshua Smith (OLB, 6-2, 220)
Jamar Taylor Jr Jamar Taylor Jr 6'1" | 205 lbs | WR Lakeland | 2024 FL . (WR, 6-2, 195)
Michael Walker (RB, 6-1, 235)
Brayshon Williams Brayshon Williams 5'11" | 170 lbs | DB Lakeland | 2024 State FL (Athlete, 6-0, 175)
2025
Isaiah Pratt (LB, 5-9, 210)
CLASS OF 2024 RANKINGS. https://prepredzone.com/2022/08/updated-2024-florida-rankings/
Tracking Florida’s Football Teams For 2022 – https://prepredzone.com/2022/04/tracking-florida-football-teams/
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