Don’t Sleep On Talented South Lake In ’25

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>With all the publicity many central Florida area football programs have been receiving this off-season, there is one team that has quietly slid comfortably below the radar screen.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Brad Lord</strong> has been coaching and teaching football for decades, and during his many years he has developed some quality talent.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Over the past two seasons he has been able to revive a Groveland South Lake team that has struggled for much of the past decade.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>While his first year produced just two wins, it was this past season that his Eagles began to turn the corner, posting a 7-4 record and 4-0 finish as District 6-6A champions, advancing to the state playoffs for the first time since losing to Seffner Armwood in 2018.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>As we are now in spring and working toward summer, this program believes that it can compete and has plenty of talent and 15 starters coming back to make another post season run.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Here is a look at some of the players to keep an eye on:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>CLASS OF 2026</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1258702' first='Jesse' last='Barker Jr.'], DL, 6'0, 245 – 4.6 GPA.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>TAPE: <a href="https://www.hudl.com/profile/17867282/Jesse-Barker-Jr" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.hudl.com/profile/17867282/Jesse-Barker-Jr</a></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Murphy Connelly, DL, 6'0, 260 – 3.2 GPA.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>TAPE: <a href="https://www.hudl.com/profile/17945196/Murphy-Connelly" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.hudl.com/profile/17945196/Murphy-Connelly</a></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Tyger Darden, WR/CB, 5'9, 165 – 3.5 GPA.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>TAPE: <a href="https://www.hudl.com/profile/17868367/Tyger-Darden" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.hudl.com/profile/17868367/Tyger-Darden</a></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Isaiah Desir, TE/DE, 6'3, 225.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>TAPE: <a href="https://www.hudl.com/profile/22389376/Isaiah-Desir" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.hudl.com/profile/22389376/Isaiah-Desir</a></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>A.J. Hardy, LB, 6'0, 173 – 3.2 GPA.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>TAPE:&nbsp; <a href="https://www.hudl.com/profile/19640245/AJ-Hardy" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.hudl.com/profile/19640245/AJ-Hardy</a></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1258713' first='Malik' last='Holman'], RB/LB, 5'11, 198.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>TAPE: <a href="https://www.hudl.com/profile/17843023/Malik-Holman" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.hudl.com/profile/17843023/Malik-Holman</a></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Anthony Johnson, DL, 5'10, 240.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>TAPE: <a href="https://www.hudl.com/profile/19664514/Anthony-Johnson" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.hudl.com/profile/19664514/Anthony-Johnson</a></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Chris McKenna, K/P, 6'4, 185.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>TAPE: <a href="https://www.hudl.com/profile/17844762/Christopher-Mckenna" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.hudl.com/profile/17844762/Christopher-Mckenna</a></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1609751' first='Quoy' last='Nelson'], DL, 6'4, 340.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>TAPE: <a href="https://www.hudl.com/profile/19675818/Quoy-Nelson" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.hudl.com/profile/19675818/Quoy-Nelson</a></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1607415' first='Keydrick' last='Powell'], WR/DB, 6'2, 175.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>TAPE: <a href="https://www.hudl.com/profile/18092858/Keydrick-Powell" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.hudl.com/profile/18092858/Keydrick-Powell</a></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1609392' first='Dylan' last='Prinzel'], OL, 6'2, 260.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>TAPE: <a href="https://www.hudl.com/profile/17842763/Dylan-Prinzel?_gl=1*1exynlh*_ga*MjE0MTk3NjUxMC4xNjIwNjc0NjY0*_ga_29LPHS2HWC*MTc0NDYzODU5NS40MDIuMS4xNzQ0NjQwMzUyLjAuMC4w" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.hudl.com/profile/17842763/Dylan-Prinzel?</a></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Blayton Rush, OL, 6'3, 280 – 3.8 GPA.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>TAPE: <a href="https://www.hudl.com/profile/17812402/Blayton-Rush" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.hudl.com/profile/17812402/Blayton-Rush</a></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1636124' first='Christian' last='Taylor'], OL, 6'5, 275.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>TAPE: <a href="https://www.hudl.com/profile/19386850/Christian-Taylor" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.hudl.com/profile/19386850/Christian-Taylor</a></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1610008' first='Tyson' last='Williams'], OLB/DE, 6'0, 200.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>TAPE: <a href="https://www.hudl.com/profile/18501790/Tyson-Williams" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.hudl.com/profile/18501790/Tyson-Williams</a></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>AWAITING SPRING VIDEO</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Ramond Carter, DL, 6'2, 215</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>CLASS OF 2027</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1599649' first='Andrew' last='Carter'], OL, 6'3, 255 -3.9 GPA.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>TAPE: <a href="https://www.hudl.com/profile/19732306/andrew-ryan-carter" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.hudl.com/profile/19732306/andrew-ryan-carter</a></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Tre Kelley, QB, 6'0, 185.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>TAPE: <a href="https://www.hudl.com/profile/19414105/Tre-Kelly" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.hudl.com/profile/19414105/Tre-Kelly</a></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Rome McKinnond, DB/RB, 5'8, 170.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>TAPE: <a href="https://www.hudl.com/profile/20992974/Rome-Mckinnond" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.hudl.com/profile/20992974/Rome-Mckinnond</a></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Zaide Nance, P/RB, 5'8, 175 – 3.8 GPA.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>TAPE: <a href="https://www.hudl.com/profile/19664259/Zaide-Nance?_gl=1*1ekvrw0*_ga*MjE0MTk3NjUxMC4xNjIwNjc0NjY0*_ga_29LPHS2HWC*MTc0NDYzODU5NS40MDIuMS4xNzQ0NjQyNDM5LjAuMC4w" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.hudl.com/profile/19664259/Zaide-Nance?</a></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Joseph Robinson, DB, 6'0, 165.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>TAPE: <a href="https://www.hudl.com/profile/19641716/Joseph-Robinson" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.hudl.com/profile/19641716/Joseph-Robinson</a></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Jayson Vasquez, OLB/DE, 6'1, 180.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>TAPE: <a href="https://www.hudl.com/profile/19641725/Jayson-Vasquez" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.hudl.com/profile/19641725/Jayson-Vasquez</a></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>AWAITING SPRING VIDEO</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Landing Coning, OL, 6'0, 240</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Cody Mason, DB/WR</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>CLASS OF 2028</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Julian White, DB, 5'10, 165.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>TAPE: <a href="https://www.hudl.com/profile/22962900/Julian-White?_gl=1*19yesyl*_ga*MjE0MTk3NjUxMC4xNjIwNjc0NjY0*_ga_29LPHS2HWC*MTc0NDYzODU5NS40MDIuMS4xNzQ0NjQxOTk4LjAuMC4w" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.hudl.com/profile/22962900/Julian-White?</a></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>AWAITING SPRING VIDEO</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Brian Bedingfield, TE/DE, 6'3, 235</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Statewide Coverage Daily. <a href="https://prepredzone.com/florida/">https://prepredzone.com/florida/</a></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>You Can Contact Larry Blustein with prospect or team information at: Floridakids1@aol.com.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>COACHES, PLAYERS: Do You Have A Subscription? 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