Lake Wales Looks For A Repeat

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Moments after their exciting 32-30 Class 3S state championship win in Fort Lauderdale, head coach <strong>TaVaris Johnson</strong> and his team quickly focused on 2023.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The 15-0 Highlanders, who wrapped up their most successful season in school history realized that some valuable seniors would be moving on, but they also knew that the talent coming back gave this program a chance to repeat.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Heading into this Friday's game against Auburndale, this team is perfect at 8-0 and has a 23-game winning streak, outscoring the opponents a staggering 292-27, which includes four shutouts, giving the Highlanders 10 in two seasons.<br><br></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>While the road will be a challenge once again, this team fully expects to be in Tallahassee in December!</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>LAKE WALES HIGHLANDERS</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Zephyrhills, W 29-7</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Davenport Ridge Community, W 40-6</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Sebring, W 7-0</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Eagle Lake Lake Region, W 50-14</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Davenport, W 50-14</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Lakeland Lake Gibson, W 28-0</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Kissimmee Gateway, W 41-0</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Kissimmee Liberty, W 50-0</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>10/27 – Auburndale</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>11/3 – at Bartow</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>CLASS OF 2024</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Vondale Barnes, QB/FS, 6-0, 180 – 3.7 GPA.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>TAPE: </strong><a href="https://www.hudl.com/profile/15163055/Vondale-Barnes" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.hudl.com/profile/15163055/Vondale-Barnes</a><strong></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Jaishon Berry, DT, 6-1, 240.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>TAPE: </strong><a href="https://www.hudl.com/profile/15163036/Jaishon-Berry" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.hudl.com/profile/15163036/Jaishon-Berry</a><strong></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Logan Crabs, OL,6-3, 250.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>TAPE: </strong><a href="https://www.hudl.com/profile/18059843/Logan-Crabs" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.hudl.com/profile/18059843/Logan-Crabs</a><strong></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>A'marion Frazier, DE, 6-0 220.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>TAPE: </strong><a href="https://www.hudl.com/profile/15163061/Amarion-Frazier" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.hudl.com/profile/15163061/Amarion-Frazier</a><strong></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Gary Love, WR, 6-1, 160.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>TAPE: </strong><a href="https://www.hudl.com/profile/15163053/Gary-Love">https://www.hudl.com/profile/15163053/Gary-Love</a><strong></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Messsiah Marlow, DE/|OLB, 6-2, 210.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>TAPE: </strong><a href="https://www.hudl.com/profile/15102596/Messiah-Marlow" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.hudl.com/profile/15102596/Messiah-Marlow</a><strong></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Rashad Orr, RB, 5-10, 185 – 3.8 GPA.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>TAPE: </strong><a href="https://www.hudl.com/profile/15926540/Rashad-Orr" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.hudl.com/profile/15926540/Rashad-Orr</a><strong></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Johnquaue Richardson, RB, Athlete/LB, 6-1, 215.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>TAPE: </strong><a href="https://www.hudl.com/profile/15163045/Johnqaue-Richardson" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.hudl.com/profile/15163045/Johnqaue-Richardson</a><strong></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Caio Rossini, LB, 5-7, 190.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>TAPE: </strong><a href="https://www.hudl.com/profile/11834838/Caio-Rossini" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.hudl.com/profile/11834838/Caio-Rossini</a><strong></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Rahmir Sexton, DE/OLB, 6-3, 220.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>TAPE: </strong><a href="https://www.hudl.com/profile/17234368/Rahmir-Sexton" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.hudl.com/profile/17234368/Rahmir-Sexton</a><strong></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Dylan Simmons, LB, 6-0, 200 – 3.0 GPA. Baseball Prospect.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>TAPE: </strong><a href="https://www.hudl.com/profile/15074450/Dylan-Simmons" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.hudl.com/profile/15074450/Dylan-Simmons</a><strong></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Clifford Smith, WR/CB, 5-10, 160.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>TAPE: </strong><a href="https://www.hudl.com/profile/16567807/Clifford-Smith" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.hudl.com/profile/16567807/Clifford-Smith</a><strong></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>CLASS OF 2025</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Devon Bagley, OL, 6-0, 255.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>TAPE: </strong><a href="https://www.hudl.com/profile/16567685/Devon-Bagley" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.hudl.com/profile/16567685/Devon-Bagley</a><strong></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1322290' first='Carldayle' last='Brantley'], WR, 6-0, 160 – 4.4 GPA.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>TAPE: </strong><a href="https://www.hudl.com/profile/16567693/Carldayle-Brantley" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.hudl.com/profile/16567693/Carldayle-Brantley</a><strong></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Brycen Levidiotis, QB, 6-0, 180 – 3.4 GPA.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>TAPE: </strong><a href="https://www.hudl.com/profile/16326229/Brycen-Levidiotis" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.hudl.com/profile/16326229/Brycen-Levidiotis</a><strong></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Isaac Ramos, OL, 6-1, 260.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>TAPE: </strong><a href="https://www.hudl.com/profile/16371178/Isaac-Ramos" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.hudl.com/profile/16371178/Isaac-Ramos</a><strong></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Max Seidl, QB/P, 6-0, 155. Baseball Player.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>TAPE: </strong><a href="https://www.hudl.com/profile/16567783/Max-Seidl" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.hudl.com/profile/16567783/Max-Seidl</a><strong></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Amanuel Tarver, CB, 6-2, 180.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>TAPE: </strong><a href="https://www.hudl.com/profile/16567820/Amanuel-Tarver" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.hudl.com/profile/16567820/Amanuel-Tarver</a><strong></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1019904' first='Jeremiah' last='Telot'], LB/DE, 6-2, 215.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>TAPE: </strong><a href="https://www.hudl.com/profile/17667722/Jeremiah-Telot" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.hudl.com/profile/17667722/Jeremiah-Telot</a><strong></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Trenton Turner, DL, 6-2, 290 – 3.2 GPA.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>TAPE: </strong><a href="https://www.hudl.com/profile/16222740/Trenton-Turner" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.hudl.com/profile/16222740/Trenton-Turner</a><strong></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>CLASS OF 2026</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Ledielle Bruno, Slot, 5-9, 165 – 3.5 GPA.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>TAPE: </strong><a href="https://www.hudl.com/profile/18335421/Ledielle-Bruno" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.hudl.com/profile/18335421/Ledielle-Bruno</a><strong></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Cedarius Christian, CB/WR, 6-1, 160.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>TAPE: </strong><a href="https://www.hudl.com/profile/18060332/Cedarius-Christian" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.hudl.com/profile/18060332/Cedarius-Christian</a><strong></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Robert George, OL, 6-2, 260.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>TAPE: </strong><a href="https://www.hudl.com/profile/18335943/Robert-George" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.hudl.com/profile/18335943/Robert-George</a><strong></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1800116' first='Gabriel' last='Legrand'], Athlete, 6-1, 180.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>TAPE: </strong><a href="https://www.hudl.com/profile/18917481/Gabriel-Legrand" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.hudl.com/profile/18917481/Gabriel-Legrand</a><strong></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1583333' first='Dontavius' last='Purdy'], Athlete, 6-1, 215.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>TAPE: </strong><a href="https://www.hudl.com/profile/18060150/Dontavius-Purdy" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.hudl.com/profile/18060150/Dontavius-Purdy</a><strong></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>D'Cari Smith, WR/SS, 6-0, 185 – 3.7 GPA.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>TAPE: </strong><a href="https://www.hudl.com/profile/18060143/DCari-Smith" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.hudl.com/profile/18060143/DCari-Smith</a><strong></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>A'Ssiah Williams, RB/SS, 5-8, 185 – 3.75 GPA.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>TAPE: </strong><a href="https://www.hudl.com/profile/18076848/ASsiah-Williams" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.hudl.com/profile/18076848/ASsiah-Williams</a><strong></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>CLASS OF 2027</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1670969' first='Kaneilius' last='Purdy'], 6-1, 190, Athlete – 3.5 GPA.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>TAPE: </strong><a href="https://www.hudl.com/profile/19700971/Kaneilius-Purdy" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.hudl.com/profile/19700971/Kaneilius-Purdy</a><strong></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>PROSPECT SHEET:</strong> Statewide Coverage Daily.<a href="https://prepredzone.com/2023/03/statewide-daily-team-coverage/"> https://prepredzone.com/2023/03/statewide-daily-team-coverage/</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>You Can Contact Larry Blustein with prospect or team information at: Floridakids1@aol.com.</em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->