Positives Surround ’25 Strawberry Crest

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>After the first five games of the 2024 football season, head coach <strong>Phillip Prior </strong>and his Dover Strawberry Crest Chargers were 5-0 and feeling confident.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>By the end of the year, this program was holding on a 6-4 and dreams of coming away with a 7-7A district title vanished.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The late season collapse was something that has certainly become a rallying point for this program, heading into the off-season.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>With a number of 2026 (rising seniors) coming back, this is the place where the program will start as they look to get back on the winning track that started so optimistically this past season.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>If they are going to make a run in 2025, prospects such in this next senior class will be needed.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Here is a look at some of those prospects:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1369016' first='Jose' last='Aponte'], DB, 5-11, 170 – 2.77 GPA.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>TAPE: </strong><a>https://access.qwikcut.com/hub/detail/65ba6692aa9c77723ced50b2/Jose-Aponte</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Cam Eckard, OL, 6-4, 260 – 3.77 GPA.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>TAPE: </strong><a>https://access.qwikcut.com/hub/detail/65ba774120f07cfe0f3527e5/Cam-Eckard</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Hunter Hall, WR/CB, 6-1, 180 – 3.17 GPA.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>TAPE: </strong><a>https://access.qwikcut.com/hub/detail/65ba7806896108e67a9de1cc/Hunter-Hall</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Jacob Ogden, TE, 6-2, 195 – 4.13 GPA.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>TAPE: <a>https://access.qwikcut.com/highlights/66f455db75f88fe5541fee9c</a></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Steven Ramirez Diaz, DT, 6-0, 250.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>TAPE: </strong><a>https://access.qwikcut.com/hub/detail/65c4e282eaf2f0763e6ea075/Steven-Ramirez-Diaz</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Zay Springfield, LB, 5-10, 165.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>TAPE:</strong> <a>https://access.qwikcut.com/highlights/66f5653e1987cc75a06b360c</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Billy Vaughn, OL, 6-0, 260.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>TAPE:</strong> <a>https://access.qwikcut.com/highlights/66ec45e2d7b0bb39ad59db0f</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>FUTURE PLAYERS WILL BE NEEDED</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>With a number of newcomers and younger players needing to step up in the off-season, Class of 2027 and 2028 prospects have to make an impact.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>2027</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Brice Robinson, LB, 5-9, 175 – 3.33 GPA.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>TAPE:</strong> <a>https://access.qwikcut.com/highlights/66ec6cc31cd1b19aa19f2bc9</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>2028</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Zion Weems, RB, 5-8, 155.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>TAPE: </strong><a>https://access.qwikcut.com/highlights/66f45ac5f90a32e7a39522df</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>PHOTO COURTESY OF STRAWBERRY CREST FOOTBALL</strong></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? Contact us for a savings code so you can see what everyone has been talking about!</strong> <a href="mailto:Floridakids1@aol.com">Floridakids1@aol.com</a>.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->