Riverview Uses 2023 As A Springboard

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>After winning seven of eight games to start the 2023 season, the Riverview Sharks and head coach <strong>Tony Rodriguez</strong> were feeling confident.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>But as well as the first eight games of the season went, reality set in with losses to Plant City Durant and Lutz Steinbrenner in the regular season – and Riverview Sumner, for the second time, in the state playoffs.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>That loss in the first round was something that truly showed this program that if they put in the work anything can happen.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>On Oct. 13, the Sharks had dropped a 40-7 decision to Sumner, but it that playoff game it came down to the finish as they lost a tough 33-28 decision.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>What the 7-4 season and playoff appearance did for this program is energize them and give this team plenty to feel good about heading into the off season.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>With spring winding down and summer right around the corner, the Sharks will rely on some rising seniors (2025), who return hungry and with a chip on their collective shoulders.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Here is a look at some of those 2025 performers:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='275823' first='Julian' last='Arthurs'], WR/TE, 6-3, 194 – 2.8 GPA.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>TAPE: </strong><a href="https://access.qwikcut.com/highlights/65b8fc9fb9c0ba4273fbcabd" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://access.qwikcut.com/highlights/65b8fc9fb9c0ba4273fbcabd</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Brandon Bacon, DL, 5-7, 214 – 3.52 GPA.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>TAPE: </strong><a href="https://www.hudl.com/profile/18174604/Brandon-Bacon" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.hudl.com/profile/18174604/Brandon-Bacon</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Cole Berger, WR, 6-0, 170 – 3.0487 GPA.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>TAPE: </strong><a href="https://access.qwikcut.com/highlights/65ba3a394db359c6fdfd6867" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://access.qwikcut.com/highlights/65ba3a394db359c6fdfd6867</a><strong></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Kingston Hughes, LB, 6-0, 185.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>TAPE: </strong><a href="https://www.hudl.com/profile/16372344/Kingston-Hughes" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.hudl.com/profile/16372344/Kingston-Hughes</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Collin Koenig, LS, 6-4, 187 – 3.53 GPA.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>TAPE: </strong><a href="https://www.hudl.com/profile/16107782/Collin-Koenig" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.hudl.com/profile/16107782/Collin-Koenig</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Damian Laverde, LB/DL, 5-7, 206 – 2.72 GPA.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>TAPE: </strong><a href="https://www.hudl.com/profile/17457420/Damien-Laverde" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.hudl.com/profile/17457420/Damien-Laverde</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Andrew Lee, RB, 5-10, 214 – 3.159 GPA.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>TAPE: </strong><a href="https://access.qwikcut.com/highlights/65b9a07914ec6261a165a477" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://access.qwikcut.com/highlights/65b9a07914ec6261a165a477</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Elijah Lespinasse, LB/RB, 6-0, 214.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>TAPE: </strong>&nbsp;<a href="https://access.qwikcut.com/highlights/65b92c78cd301281760e23c9" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://access.qwikcut.com/highlights/65b92c78cd301281760e23c9</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1549472' first='Stephane' last='Norceide'], LB/RB, 5-10, 223.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>TAPE: </strong><a href="https://access.qwikcut.com/highlights/65b8f802126186623a1bde65" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://access.qwikcut.com/highlights/65b8f802126186623a1bde65</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Elijah Ramos, TE/LB, 6-0, 197 – 2.92 GPA.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>TAPE: </strong><a href="https://access.qwikcut.com/highlights/6636d94c3c3c9cd2c0b5fd71" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://access.qwikcut.com/highlights/6636d94c3c3c9cd2c0b5fd71</a><strong></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Orian “Trey” Robinson, WR/DB, 5-8, 145 – 2.75 GPA.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>TAPE: </strong><a href="https://www.hudl.com/profile/16451480/OrianTrey-Robinson" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.hudl.com/profile/16451480/OrianTrey-Robinson</a><strong></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><br>Isaiah Washington, Athlete/WR, 5-11, 170 – 3.913 GPA.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>TAPE: </strong><a href="https://access.qwikcut.com/highlights/65b8f4e241805db626f8f242" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://access.qwikcut.com/highlights/65b8f4e241805db626f8f242</a><strong></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><a><strong>AWAITING SPRING VIDEO</strong></a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Blake Czyzyk, OL, 6-2, 225 – 3.89 GPA</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Angel DeJesus, OL, 6-1, 264</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Devin German, DB, 5-9, 151 – 3.48 GPA</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Roderick Mack, QB/Athlete, 6-1, 175 – 2.89 GPA</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Devin Reed, DL, 5-8, 225 – 3.425 GPA</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Jancef Romero, DL, 6-1, 205 – 3.24 GPA</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Warren Shriver, K/P, 5-11, 172 – 3.14 GPA</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>THE FUTURE WILL BE IN GOOD HANDS</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>When 2023 came to an end, there were a number of young players who were also pumped up to face the off-season. While many used the spring to get some film for college coaches to check out, there were established prospects who made use of the month of exposure.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Here is a look at some the rising juniors in the Class of 2026:</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>David Finlay, DB, 5-9, 142 – 3.428.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>TAPE: </strong><a href="https://www.hudl.com/profile/17890053/David-Finley" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.hudl.com/profile/17890053/David-Finley</a><strong></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1857955' first='Javan' last='Gadson'], LB/Edge/RB, 5-10, 191.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>TAPE: </strong><a href="https://www.hudl.com/profile/17890760/Javan-Gadson" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.hudl.com/profile/17890760/Javan-Gadson</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Steven George, OL, 5-9, 190 – 2.72 GPA.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>TAPE: </strong><a href="https://www.hudl.com/profile/17890084/Steven-George" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.hudl.com/profile/17890084/Steven-George</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Omar Germany, QB, 5-10, 155 – 2.52 GPA.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>TAPE: </strong><a href="https://www.hudl.com/profile/19319334/Omar-Germany" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.hudl.com/profile/19319334/Omar-Germany</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Adam Greenwell, QB/LB, 5-8, 158 – 3.8 GPA.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>TAPE: </strong><a href="https://www.hudl.com/profile/17890087/Adam-Greenwell" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.hudl.com/profile/17890087/Adam-Greenwell</a><strong></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Cayden Martin, WR/DB, 6-0, 180 – 3.228 GPA.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>TAPE: </strong><a href="https://d2htis0rx2m2xo.cloudfront.net/highlights/6636b4f1e917153a1d906539.mp4" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://d2htis0rx2m2xo.cloudfront.net/highlights/6636b4f1e917153a1d906539.mp4</a><strong></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Alex McPherson, WR, 6-3, 159 – 3.29 GPA.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>TAPE: </strong><a href="https://www.hudl.com/profile/17890081/Alex-McPherson" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.hudl.com/profile/17890081/Alex-McPherson</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1382639' first='Logan' last='Miller'], OL, 6-2, 297 – 3.12 GPA.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>TAPE: </strong><a href="https://access.qwikcut.com/highlights/6636c4a37da969d430e60b8c" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://access.qwikcut.com/highlights/6636c4a37da969d430e60b8c</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>AWAITING SPRING VIDEO</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Adonis Beaucejour, OL, 5-10, 250</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Jaden Brandt, P, 5-8, 188 – 3.28 GPA</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Jayden Casal, WR, 5-9, 122 – 4.0 GPA</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Nicholas Duffy, OL, 5-10, 235 – 3.04 GPA</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Owen Hershey, OC, 5-11, 236 – 2.45 GPA</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Koby Holloman, RB/TE/LB, 5-8, 175 – 2.8 GPA</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1143126' first='Malik' last='Hope'], OL, 6-2, 249</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Xavier Kelly, DB, 6-0, 144 – 2.76 GPA</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Jonathan Phillips, DB, 5-10, 177 – 3.217 GPA</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Will Robinson, DB, 5-8, 140 – 3.8 GPA</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><strong>COACHES, PLAYERS: Do You Have A Subscription? 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