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TO THE 2020 FOOTBALL SEASON>>> GHS FOOTBALL FANS Welcome to another exciting year of GHS football under the leadership of Kirk Karsen. Coach Karsen and his staff continue to bring energy and excitement to our football program in the 4 years that they have been here. They have made the playoffs in each of Coach Karsen's three years and have great expectations of bringing a state title home this year to Gaither. I would also like to recognize and thank our Athletic Booster Club, and our wonderful volunteers who work so hard to support our students. I would also like to thank our amazing band led by Mr. Luis Alvarez and our dedicated band boosters who faithfully work behind the scenes before they take the field to perform. A football game is not the same without a strong and dedicated high school band program. Finally, I would like to thank our athletic business manager Mrs. Kelly Champion-Smith , our two time state championship cheerleaders coached by Megan Holcomb: our dedicated custodians under the leadership of Solangel Gonzalez: the tremendous support we receive from out administrators, referees, law enforcement and guests. It takes countless hours from our dedicated staff and great volunteers to pull it all off. I am grateful to be part of this unforgettable experience as your principal.
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VA R S I T Y S C HE D UL E 2020 GAITHER FOOTBALL
VA R S I T Y S C HE D UL E 2020 GAITHER FOOTBALL
11 17 02
SEPTEMBER
SEPTEMBER
AT HILLSBOROUGH
VS TAMPA BAY TECH
AT FIVAY
HILLSBOROUGH
GAITHER
FIVAY
7:00 PM
7:00 PM
7:00 PM
HIGH SCHOOL
HIGH SCHOOL
OCTOBER
HIGH SCHOOL
09 16 OCTOBER
OCTOBER
VS CHAMBERLAIN
AT LAND O LAKES
GAITHER
LAND O LAKES
7:00 PM
7:00 PM
HIGH SCHOOL
HIGH SCHOOL
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OCTOBER
NOVEMBER
VS ARMWOOD
VS FREEDOM
AT PLANT CITY
GAITHER
GAITHER
PLANT CITY
7:00 PM
7:00 PM
7:00 PM
HIGH SCHOOL
HIGH SCHOOL
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HEAD COACH >>A MESSAGE FROM THE FOOTBALL
DEAR GHS FAMILY,
I am so glad to be a part of this 2020 football season. I would like to thank my staff, administration, parents, community sponsors, fans and players who have rallied around this team. I would also like to thank the band, cheerleaders, boosters and endless host of volunteers for your tremendous support and school spirit. We have worked very hard this off-season building our bodies, our minds, and a solid team to compete for a State Championship! We have created a winning culture and already have had many successful fundraiser's and won the "King of King's" 7 on 7 tournament in June. More great things are on the way. I can't wait to get this season started and look forward to seeing you all at the games.
Go Cowboys!
C OAC HING S TA F F 2020 GAITHER FOOTBALL
C OAC H I N G S TA F F
2020 GAITHER FOOTBALL
Kirk Karsen >> VARSITY HEAD COACH Head Coach Kirk Karsenis so excited to be apart of this 2020 Gaither Football season. In year four of he and his staff being here at Gaither we have very high championship expectations for this upcoming season. He would like to thank his staff, the administration, parents, community sponsors, fans and players who have rallied around this team and bought into building a winning program. He would also like to thank the band, cheerleaders, starettes, boosters and endless host of volunteers for your tremendous support and school spirit. The team has worked very hard this off-season building their bodies, minds, and a solid team to compete! We can't wait to get the season started and look forward to seeing you all at the games! Jim Gee
Kyle Thompson
Justin Overstreet
DEFENSIVE COORDINATOR
LINEBACKERS
DEFENSIVE LINE
Patrick Chukwurah
Jason Silbert
Dave Saunders
DEFENSIVE LINE
PASS GAME COORDINATOR
WIDE RECEIVERS
Steve Bartalo
Brian Turner
Jeff Blum
RUNNING BACKS
OFFENSIVE LINE
OFFENSIVE LINE
Eugene Wilson Jr. DEFENSIVE BACKS
VA R S I T Y R O S T E R 2020 GAITHER FOOTBALL
VA R S I T Y R O S T E R
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YEAR
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Jordan Young
12
26
Mikhai Campbell
11
2
Drelin Pittman
11
28
Zion Ingram
11
3
Kobe McCloud
11
30
David Santos
11
4
Jean Duclos
12
32
Jayden Mendez
12
5
Ricky Parks
12
33
Tawfiq Thomas
11
6
Kiael Kelly
12
40
Alex Obregon
11
7
Nick Bartalo
12
44
Jeremy Hester
11
8
Hayden Reed
12
50
AJ Braithwaite
12
9
Jonathan Wallace
12
51
Aaron Jones
12
10
Julian Gonzales
12
52
Willie Jackson
12
11
Josh Smith
12
54
Malik Anderson
12
12
Jordan Oladokun
12
57
James Mancebo
11
13
Jay Johnson
12
59
Greg Griffith
10
15
Richard Andrews
11
60
Antionio Reinoso
11
17
Zach Hellman
11
64
Dylan Wheeler
11
19
Asa Van Buren
12
70
Geovan Febus
10
20
Carnell Hearing
10
74
Andrew Kilfoyl
12
21
Eugene Wilson
10
77
William Silverman
12
22
Isiah Coleman
12
80
Xavier Brown
11
23
Cameron Floyd
12
90
Joe Symulevich
11
24
Mario Eugenio
11
95
Javi Aspiro-Stivers
12
25
Khalil Ponder
11
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Jordan Young
12
6 12
4
Jean Duclos
12
Kiael Kelly
7
12
Ricky Parks
12
Nick Bartalo
12
9
5
8
Hayden Reed
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Jonathan Wallace
10 Julian Gonzales 12
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Josh Smith
12 Jordan 12
Oladokun
13 Jay Johnson
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19 Asa Van Buren
22 Isiah Coleman
12
32 Jayden Mendez 12
23 Cameron Floyd
12
50 AJ Braithwaite 12
12
51 Aaron Jones 12
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52 Willie Jackson
54 Malik Anderson
12
77 William Silverman 12
74 Andrew Kilfoyl
12
95 Javi Aspiro-Stivers 12
12
J UN I OR VA R S I T Y R O S T ER 2020 GAITHER FOOTBALL #
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NAME
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NAME
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Angelo Amador
13
Sebastian Ortega
54
Matthew Cagle
2
Rocco Rivera
15
Joniel Mercado
59
Dariel Lopez
4
Logan Moses
21
Armis Rivera
64
Isaias Schmitz
5
Jeshua Rios
25
Diego Martinez
71
Matthew Krause
7
Nehemiah Armstrong
33
Giovanni Guzman
79
Zachary Harper
10
Christian Avila
50
Brendan Wheeler
80
Tristan Thomas
11
Jamari Adams
52
Eric Morrison
82
Jonathan Garcia
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J UN I OR VA R S I T Y S C HE D UL E
2020 GAITHER FOOTBALL
DATE
OPPONENT
LOCATION
TIME
8/27
@ Freedom
Freedom
7:00pm
9/3
Chamberlain
Gaither
7:00pm
9/24
Sickles
Gaither
7:00pm
10/1
@ Wharton
Wharton
7:00pm
10/8
@ Hillsborough
Hillsborough
7:00pm
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WALTER CAMP The Father Of American Football
HE WAS AMERICAN FOOTBALL’S MOST RESPECTED AUTHORITY FOR OVER FORTY YEARS. He was one of the first to differentiate the game from its original origins and in 1892, Caspar Whitney of Harper’s Weekly, first referred to Walter Camp as the “Father of American Football.” Walter Camp, a former Yale football coach and alum, was responsible for creating a solid foundation for American football, the most mainstream game played in the United States today. On April 7, 1859, in New Britain, Connecticut, Walter Chauncey Camp was born. He attended Yale University from 1876 to 1880, where he played several sports, including football and rugby. Young Camp was a natural athlete, one of the best all-around athletes in the University at the time. He starred as a pitcher on the baseball team and was a kicker and half back on the
Varsity rugby team. After graduating from Yale, Camp began his studies at Yale Medical School for two years until he decided to enter the business world. He later married Alice Sumner in 1888. They had two children together, Walter Camp Jr. and Janet Camp Troxell. Camp was actively involved in the college football program even after college. In 1888, Camp served as the general athletic director, head advisory football coach, and chairman of the Yale football committee until the First World War started. He coached rugby from 18881892 at Yale University and then began coaching at Stanford soon after until 1895. He began working at the family business, New Haven Clock Company, where he successfully worked his way up. He worked in positions of Assistant Treasurer, Treasurer, General Manager, President, and Chairman of the Board. Despite being a businessman, he distinguished himself through his involvement with sports and his prolific writing.
Camp was a well-known writer, publishing more than 250 articles and nearly 30 books about sports. He also edited every American football rulebook. According to Richard Borkowski, a biographer, “Camp was instrumental through writing and lecturing in attaching an almost mythical atmosphere of manliness and heroism to the game not previously known in American team sports.” Walter Camp was also one of the first people to publish a book about football. Camp was responsible for creating many rules in the American football rulebook as well as bringing new innovations to the game. Some include; the snap-back from center, the system down, the point system, and adding measuring lines to the field. At the U.S College Football 1880 rules convention, Camp proposed that the contested scrimmage be replaced with a “line of scrimmage,” this meant that the team with the ball would start with uncontested possession. This change began the evolution of the game and began differentiating it from its rugby origins. Walter Chauncey Camp was actively involved in college athletics and was on various collegiate football rules committees, where he held a position as editor of the official guide, until his death in 1925. Sources: courant.com, ivyrugby.com, wikipedia.com, thepeoplehistory.com, footballfoundation.org
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