Columbia Has The Talent To Compete

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>After four games in the 2023 season, veteran head coach <strong>Brian Allen</strong> may have questioned his return to coach the Lake City Columbia football team.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Opening the season with games against state powers Gainesville Buchholz, DeLand, Madison County and Jacksonville Trinity Christian, the Tigers fell into an early season hole, but things started to turn around.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Over the next six games, this team was 4-2, including four straight wins before losing the final two contests to Vero Beach and Fort Walton Beach Choctawhatchee in the opening round of the state playoffs.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>This team headed into the off-season with plenty of optimism as Allen brings his 90-39 career record into 2024 with plenty of talent returning.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The 2025 (rising seniors) class features several prospects who will have a chance to watch their stock rise during the spring and summer.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Here are a few of those players:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='749004' first='Caden' last='Bolstein'], DE, 6-0, 235 – 2.5 GPA.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>TAPE: </strong><a href="https://www.hudl.com/profile/16604459/Caden-Bolstein" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.hudl.com/profile/16604459/Caden-Bolstein</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Kiaran Broomfield, OL, 6-0, 320 – 2.6 GPA.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>TAPE: </strong><a href="https://www.hudl.com/profile/16813251/Kiaran-Broomfield" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.hudl.com/profile/16813251/Kiaran-Broomfield</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Rolando Dominguez-Jayo, PK, 5-11, 205 – 2.5 GPA.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>TAPE: </strong><a href="https://www.hudl.com/profile/16621816/Rolando-Dominguez-Jayo" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.hudl.com/profile/16621816/Rolando-Dominguez-Jayo</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Brynton Edge, WR, 6-1, 170 – 2.8 GPA.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>TAPE: </strong><a href="https://www.hudl.com/profile/16395466/Bynton-Edge" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.hudl.com/profile/16395466/Bynton-Edge</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Marlin Haywood, WR, 6-1, 175 – 3.3 GPA.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>TAPE: </strong><a href="https://www.hudl.com/profile/17343144/Marlin-Haywood" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.hudl.com/profile/17343144/Marlin-Haywood</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Chase Johnson, OL, 6-2, 320 – 2.6 GPA.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>TAPE: </strong><a href="https://www.hudl.com/profile/16690639/Chase-Johnson" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.hudl.com/profile/16690639/Chase-Johnson</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Trevis Johnson, DB, 6-2, 180 – 2.9 GPA.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>TAPE: </strong><a href="https://www.hudl.com/profile/18629817/Trevis-Johnson" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.hudl.com/profile/18629817/Trevis-Johnson</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Zamarion Jones, Athlete, 5-11, 165.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>TAPE: </strong><a href="https://www.hudl.com/profile/17344837/Zamarion-Jones" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.hudl.com/profile/17344837/Zamarion-Jones</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Christopher Jordan, LB, 6-1, 230 – 3.5 GPA.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>TAPE: </strong><a href="https://www.hudl.com/profile/16749055/Christopher-Jordan" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.hudl.com/profile/16749055/Christopher-Jordan</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Ayden Phillips, DL, 6-1, 225 – 3.0 GPA.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>TAPE: </strong><a href="https://www.hudl.com/profile/17952780/Ayden-Phillips" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.hudl.com/profile/17952780/Ayden-Phillips</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>AWAITING VIDEO</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Jaylen Gaskin, LB, 6-3, 240 – 2.9 GPA.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>UNDERCLASSMEN WILL HAVE THEIR CHANCE</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>As gifted and experienced as the 2025 class will be this coming season, keep an eye on the rising juniors (2026) and rising sophomore class (2027).</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Here are some of those student/athletes to keep an eye on:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Jonathan Andrews, RB, 5-11, 200 – 2.57 GPA.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>TAPE: </strong><a href="https://www.hudl.com/profile/18502120/Jonathan-Andrews" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.hudl.com/profile/18502120/Jonathan-Andrews</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Kyten Davis, DE, 6-4, 225 – 4.0 GPA.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>TAPE: </strong><a href="https://www.hudl.com/profile/18382510/Kyten-Davis" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.hudl.com/profile/18382510/Kyten-Davis</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Zackery Grimes, OC, 6-0, 250 – 3.0 GPA.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>TAPE: </strong><a href="https://www.hudl.com/profile/18257852/Zackery-Grimes" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.hudl.com/profile/18257852/Zackery-Grimes</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Vondarius Lane Jr., DB, 6-0, 175 – 4.0 GPA.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>TAPE: </strong><a href="https://www.hudl.com/profile/17734071/Vondarius-Lane-Jr" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.hudl.com/profile/17734071/Vondarius-Lane-Jr</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>AWAITING VIDEO</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Henry Camiel, OT, 6-2, 250.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>CLASS OF 2027</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Xavier Collins, QB, 6-2, 185.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>TAPE: </strong><a href="https://www.hudl.com/profile/19790295/Xavier-Collins" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.hudl.com/profile/19790295/Xavier-Collins</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Jaylen Underwood, DL, 6-0, 255.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>TAPE: </strong><a href="https://www.hudl.com/profile/19957047/Jaylen-Underwood" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.hudl.com/profile/19957047/Jaylen-Underwood</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>AWAITING VIDEO</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Kyren Caldwell, WR, 6-3, 185. 2 Sport Athlete.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1682730' first='Mathan' last='Cook'], K/P, 5-9, 170.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Alphonso Curry, RB/LB, 5-11, 185.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Statewide Coverage Daily.</strong><a href="https://prepredzone.com/florida/"> https://prepredzone.com/florida/</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>You Can Contact Larry Blustein with prospect or team information at: </strong><a href="mailto:Floridakids1@aol.com">Floridakids1@aol.com</a>.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->