Day 2 – Florida Citrus Sports Media Day

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>ORLANDO – </strong>A day after 42 Orange and Osceola County high school football players headed to Camping World Stadium, 37 more attended Day 2 of the <strong><em>Florida Citrus Sports High School Media Day</em></strong>.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>For the third year, this event has been by far the best – with Day 3 coming up Saturday – with Polk and Brevard Counties finishing off what has been one of the best exposure events of its kind anywhere in the nation.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>“What we are doing is really unheard of,” said organizer <strong>Dan LaForest</strong>. “Nearly 100 schools in the three days with local, regional and national media coming to help spotlight some of the nation's best football prospects.”</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>LaForest has been responsible for kick starting media events throughout the state, and now with just about every corner covered, people from around the world had the chance to watch every team live with streaming and announcers who interview every player and every coach.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>On Friday, it was all about Brevard, Flagler, Lake, Marion, Polk, Seminole, Sumter and Volusia Counties getting a chance to create memories that will last a lifetime.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Among the programs taking part were <strong>Cocoa Space Coast </strong>(Coach Jacob Owens) from Brevard County, <strong>Palm Coast Matanzas</strong> (Coach Matt Forrest) Flagler County, <strong>Clermont East Ridge</strong> (Coach Donnie Burchfield), <strong>Eustis</strong> (Coach Joe Burnett), <strong>Lake Minneola</strong> (Coach Mike McGlynn), Leesburg (Coach Frank Scott), <strong>Mount Dora</strong> (Coach Luke Hutchinson), <strong>Mount Dora Christian</strong> (Coach Kolby Tackett), <strong>Tavares</strong> (Coach Gavin Jones and Athlete [player_tooltip player_id='1266680' first='Izayia' last='Williams']) and <strong>Umatilla (</strong>Coach Eric Samuels) from Lake County, Ocala Vanguard (Coach Ed Farmer) out of Marion County and <strong>Haines City</strong> (Coach Pat Herrington) from Polk County.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Seminole County loaded up with teams – such as <strong>Altamonte Springs Lake Brantley </strong>(Coach Skip Clayton), <strong>Geneva Christian</strong> (Coach David Langdon), <strong>Lake Mary</strong> (Coach Scott Perry and RB Isaiah Thomas), <strong>Lake Mary Prep</strong> (Coach Zac Carter), <strong>Longwood Lyman</strong> (Coach Jermel Jones), <strong>Maitland Orangewood Christian</strong> (Coach Carey Metts), <strong>Oviedo </strong>(Coach Greg Odierno, OL Nathan Tviet and FS [player_tooltip player_id='829506' first='Brady' last='Manning']), <strong>Oviedo Hagerty</strong> (Coach Steve Miklos, Coach John Brock and QB [player_tooltip player_id='875994' first='Caden' last='Mitchell']), <strong>Oviedo The Master's Academy</strong> (Coach Garrett Kruczek and QB [player_tooltip player_id='421052' first='Jackson' last='Stecher']), <strong>Sanford Seminole</strong> (Coach Karl Calhoun Jr., Miami commit OL [player_tooltip player_id='390421' first='Max' last='Buchanan'] and RB Rodney Grant), <strong>Winter Park Lake Howell</strong> (First year head coach Dazzie Morris and QB [player_tooltip player_id='1331168' first='Luke' last='Barhorst']) and <strong>Winter Springs</strong> (Coach Tim Dycus).</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Other programs attending were <strong>Bushnell South Sumter</strong> (Coach Ty Lawrence, LB [player_tooltip player_id='1315994' first='Malakhi' last='Boone'] and S [player_tooltip player_id='987915' first='Rashad' last='Johnson']) and <strong>The Villages</strong> (Coach Richard Pettus and TE/DE Jonathan Harding) from Sumter County, and the large contingent from Volusia County – with <strong>Daytona Beach Father Lopez (</strong>Coach Matthew Nasser), <strong>Daytona Beach Halifax Academy </strong>(Coach Lawrence Garner), <strong>Daytona Beach Mainland</strong> (Coach Jerrime Bell and UCF DL commitment [player_tooltip player_id='749678' first='Christian' last='Hudson']), <strong>DeLand </strong>(Coach Rick Darlington), <strong>Deltona</strong> (Coach Matt Martin), <strong>Deltona Pine Ridge</strong> (Coach Greg Miller), <strong>Deltona Trinity </strong>(Coach Brian Kells), <strong>New Smyrna Beach </strong>(Coach John Wilkinson and DE [player_tooltip player_id='1002873' first='Tim' last='Beauchamp']), <strong>Orange City University</strong> (Coach Jason Roberts and Athlete [player_tooltip player_id='1130659' first='Jermane' last='Hayes']), <strong>Port Orange Atlantic</strong> (Coach Tombe Thomas) and <strong>Port Orange Spruce Creek </strong>(Coach Andy Price and [player_tooltip player_id='992855' first='Derry' last='Norris']).</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Florida Summer 30 Football Teams. </strong><a>https://prepredzone.com/2024/06/florida-summer-30-teams/</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>UPDATED CLASS OF 2025 RANKINGS:</strong> <a>https://prepredzone.com/2024/07/updated-2025-florida-rankings-2/</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Busy Off-Season Across The Sunshine State. </strong><a>https://prepredzone.com/2024/05/busy-spring-across-the-state/</a></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>Floridakids1@aol.com</a>.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>COACHES, PLAYERS: Do You Have A Subscription? 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