Lake Howell Is Feeling Optimistic

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>After finishing 6-5 and seeing their head coach, <strong>Shaun Lorenzano</strong> moves on to Fort Dorchester, South Carolina, the Winter Park Lake Howell Silverhawks turned the page and moved on to the next chapter.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The hiring of <strong>Dazzie Morris</strong> brought in someone who knew the area after a successful playing career at Apopka.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Morris has served as the Offensive Coordinator and Offensive Line Coach at Albany State University, as well as the Offensive Coordinator at Deland High School in Florida. Morris has also worked as the Offensive Line Coach and Run Games Coordinator at Webber International University, the running backs coach at Methodist University, and the Offensive Quality Control Coach at Bethune-Cookman University. He started his coaching career as an Offensive Line Graduate Assistant at Fort Valley State University.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>This is a team that showed promise last season but needed playmakers to put them over the top.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>As they embark on a year that will see them move to 6A, Morris and this team will need to count on experience.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>That experience and leadership will come from the senior (2025) class, which had a positive spring and has embraced the summer with their first-year head coach.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Here are some of those seniors to keep an eye on:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Eddie Almonte, LB, 5-10, 175.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>TAPE: </strong><a href="https://www.hudl.com/profile/16548509/Eddie-Almonte/about" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.hudl.com/profile/16548509/Eddie-Almonte/about</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Sean Kelly, LB, 6-0, 190 – 4.4 GPA.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>TAPE: </strong><a href="https://www.hudl.com/profile/15962006/sean-kelly" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.hudl.com/profile/15962006/sean-kelly</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Demarius Williams, CB/Athlete, 5-11, 170.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>TAPE: </strong><a href="https://www.hudl.com/video/3/19437136/64e34946478d640fc4b4c1fc" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.hudl.com/video/3/19437136/64e34946478d640fc4b4c1fc</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>THE FUTURE WILL REST WITH THE UNDERCLASSMEN</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>As the seniors will provide knowledge, it will be up to the 2026, 2027 and incoming 2028 classes to set the tone for the future. There are some impressive prospects to keep an eye on this coming season.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Here are those young men to watch for:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>CLASS OF 2026</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1331168' first='Luke' last='Barhorst'], QB, 6-0, 170 – 4.38 GPA.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>TAPE: </strong><a href="https://www.hudl.com/profile/17615051/Luke-Barhorst" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.hudl.com/profile/17615051/Luke-Barhorst</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Isaiah Gonzalez, DE, 5-9, 220 – 3.2 GPA.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>TAPE: </strong><a href="https://www.hudl.com/video/3/18248037/651846a902b159061066da0f" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.hudl.com/video/3/18248037/651846a902b159061066da0f</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1580887' first='Decorie' last='Johnson'], FB/WR, 6-1, 198.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>TAPE: </strong><a href="https://www.hudl.com/profile/17676032/Decorie-Johnson" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.hudl.com/profile/17676032/Decorie-Johnson</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Matthew Mateo Roman, OL, 6-1, 230 – 3.3 GPA.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>TAPE: </strong><a href="https://www.hudl.com/profile/18088244/Matthew-Mateo-Roman" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.hudl.com/profile/18088244/Matthew-Mateo-Roman</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Shamar Morris, WR, 5-11, 163 – 2.64 GPA.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>TAPE: </strong><a href="https://www.hudl.com/profile/17615159/Shamar-Morris" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.hudl.com/profile/17615159/Shamar-Morris</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Malek Wilkerson, RB, 5-9, 160.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>TAPE: </strong><a href="https://www.hudl.com/profile/17615005/Malek-Wilkerson" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.hudl.com/profile/17615005/Malek-Wilkerson</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='1692879' first='Jayvon' last='Funnye'], WR/DB, 5-9, 165 – 3.8 GPA.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>TAPE: </strong><a href="https://x.com/JayvonFunnye/status/1792880755489533992/video/3" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://x.com/JayvonFunnye/status/1792880755489533992/video/3</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Jayden Milburn, DE/FB, 5-10, 190 – 3.9 GPA.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>TAPE: </strong><a href="https://www.hudl.com/profile/19456589/Jayden-Milburn" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.hudl.com/profile/19456589/Jayden-Milburn</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Lucas Parker, PK, 5-11, 150 – 3.8 GPA.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>TAPE:</strong> <a href="https://www.hudl.com/profile/19353026/lucas-parker" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.hudl.com/profile/19353026/lucas-parker</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1682043' first='Braylon' last='Patterson'], DB/WR, 5-11, 160 – 3.5 GPA.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>TAPE: </strong><a href="https://www.hudl.com/profile/19353031/Braylon-Patterson" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.hudl.com/profile/19353031/Braylon-Patterson</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1682687' first='Braylon' last='Williams'], DB/LB, 5-9, 172 – 3.5 GPA.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>TAPE: </strong><a href="https://www.hudl.com/profile/19360813/Braylon-Williams" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.hudl.com/profile/19360813/Braylon-Williams</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>CLASS OF 2028</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>AWAITING VIDEO</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1260858' first='Noa' last='Scott'], OL/DL, 6-3, 295</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Busy Off-Season Across The Sunshine 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