Venice Has Been A Favorite All Season

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>7A</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>No. 2 Lake Mary (12-2) vs. No. 1 Venice (13-1), Saturday, Dec. 14, 12:30 p.m.</strong> From the end of the 2023 season when Venice was beaten in the then 4S finals in Tallahassee, there was a sense that the Indians would be back again in 2024.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Since the announcement of the new classifications, this is a program that everyone felt would be back in the finals – and they were right.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Losing only to national power Bradenton IMG Academy, this team is ready to win a state title after two years as a runner up.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>To accomplish that goal, this high-powered offense will have to go against another – when the Rams and their impressive program make the trip south for the second time this year.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Starting out the season against Fort Lauderdale Cardinal Gibbons in the Broward County National Showcase, this is a program that had a challenging schedule and has played very well over the past month.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>LAKE MARY RAMS</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>HEAD COACH: </strong>Scott Perry</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>10 PLAYERS TO WATCH</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>2025 - [player_tooltip player_id='1138836' first='Carson' last='Friedman'], WR</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>2026 - [player_tooltip player_id='1206696' first='Noah' last='Grubbs'], QB (Notre Dame commit)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>2025 - Chase Hinshaw, WR/LS</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>2025 - [player_tooltip player_id='1323261' first='Rodney' last='Joyner'], DL</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>2025 - Tanner Jumpp, OL (Northwestern University signee)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>2025 - [player_tooltip player_id='1132462' first='Jack' last='Lorenz'], S</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>2025 - Aireese Martin, OLB</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>2025 - [player_tooltip player_id='1134215' first='Luke' last='Prieto'], OLB</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>2025 - [player_tooltip player_id='831292' first='Dominic' last='Sorrentino'], RT (Holy Cross signee)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>2025 - Elijah Straker, ILB</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>ROAD TO MIAMI</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Fort Lauderdale Cardinal Gibbons, W 49-20</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Kissimmee Osceola, W 24-7</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Lakeland, L 35-34 (OT)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Orlando Dr. Phillips, L 26-21</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Oviedo Hagerty, W 52-3</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>North Miami Beach, W 42-7</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Sanford Seminole, W 29-14</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Orlando Evans, W 31-6</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Altamonte Springs Lake Brantley, W 52-12</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Orlando Bishop Moore, W 34-16</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>*DeLand, W 49-14</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>*Port Orange Spruce Creek, W 52-32</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>*Sanford Seminole, W 42-3</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>*Orlando Dr. Phillips, W 24-13</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>VENICE INDIANS</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>HEAD COACH: </strong>John Peacock</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>10 PLAYERS TO WATCH</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>2026 - [player_tooltip player_id='859613' first='Asharri' last='Charles'], Edge</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>2027 - Dorian Jones, RB</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>2025 - Eli Jones, DL (USF signee)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>2025 - [player_tooltip player_id='1232013' first='Landon' last='Marsters'], LB</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>2025 - [player_tooltip player_id='748997' first='Ryan' last='Matulevich'], WR (Dartmouth commit)&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>2025 - [player_tooltip player_id='827414' first='Jayce' last='Nixon'], QB (University of Northern Iowa commit)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>2025 - [player_tooltip player_id='1232528' first='Al' last='Oliver'], OL</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>2025 - [player_tooltip player_id='1205509' first='Anthony' last='Tanaka'], OL</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>2025 - [player_tooltip player_id='826461' first='Winston' last='Watkins'], WR (Mississippi signee)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>2025 - [player_tooltip player_id='992858' first='Jamarice' last='Wilder'], RB</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>ROAD TO MIAMI</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Tampa Bay Tech, W 63-40</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Miami Northwestern, W 48-42 (OT)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Fort Myers Bishop Verot, W 71-56</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Port Charlotte, W 49-41</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Cocoa, W 54-51</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Clearwater Central Catholic, W 27-20</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Sarasota, W 76-0</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Sarasota Riverview, W 42-8</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>*Haines City, W 56-7</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>*Lithia Newsome, W 56-17</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>*Winter Garden West Orange, W 55-26</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>*Miami Christopher Columbus, W 33-27</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></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> Floridakids1@aol.com.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>COACHES, PLAYERS: Do You Have A Subscription? 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