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Volume 2 • Issue 63

May 9 - May 23 2018

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Boone Beats Olympia in Spring Football Classic Owen Connell ran for 52 yards and one touchdown Friday, and the Boone Braves took advantage of two Olympia interceptions to win the varsity portion of their spring football game 28-14.

The Braves won 31-14 counting a JV period.

Connell also threw for 43 yards, going 2 of 4 on an end-of-half drive. He also ran the option to near perfection.

Dominic Bretz ran for 59 yards for the Braves.

“Offense was slow (due to) fumbles on my part,” Connell said. “Offensive line was making the holes. Then we talked at halftime, talked to the coaches, mixed it up.”

In those adjustments, Boone discovered a weapon in fullback Jonas Joseph. The 5-11, 225-pound junior ran seven times for 43 yards and two touchdowns -- all in the third quarter and all on tough yards. On one play, Connell went back to tell him the play and Joseph ran into his quarterback, but then bounced off at least three Titans tacklers for a 1-yard touchdown that put the Braves up 21-14.

“He was hurt as a tenth-grader,” said Boone coach Andrew Johnson about Joseph, who was recovering from an anterior-cruciate ligament tear in his knee. “The last time he really played a football game was in eighth grade.

We’ve seen him do some good things in practice. He runs the ball really hard.”

Olympia welcomed new coach Travis Gabriel with a touchdown on the first play of the game. Tealson Jean broke a tackle at the line of scrimmage and ran for a 70-yard touchdown.

Olympia QB Garrett Velin completed 6 of 11 passes for 66 yards, including a 4-yard touchdown pass that put the Titans up 14-0. Olympia recovered two Boone fumbles in the first quarter that fueled the rush.

However, Boone solved Olympia’s rushing after the early going, holding Jean to minus-16 yards the rest of the game. He finished with 54 yards on six attempts.

Boone’s Jammion Brown, Landon Nedabylek and Corbin Davis each picked off passes. Two of those picks led to touchdowns.

“The kids were trying to do too much instead of taking what’s given to them,” said Gabriel, who was Boone’s defensive coordinator before coming to Olympia. “You expect that.”

“Boone is legit up front, both sides.

Offensive line and defensive line, Boone is one of the best schools in the area.”

Chase Comprosky got some seat time driving Boone’s option offense. His 5-yard touchdown pass to Parker St. John put the Braves up 28-14.

He turned broken plays into good gains at least three times on that drive.

On the touchdown to St. John, he dropped the snap, but winged it to St. John in the back corner of the end zone.

“They’re senior quarterbacks who have seen a lot,” Johnson said.

“They’ve played a lot of downs for us.

Quarterback is another position where we want the best player possible.”

Boone kicker Michael Ray also kicked a 42-yard field goal during the JV portion. He had missed a 47-yarder short.

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Andrew Lizyness (University of Central Florida) Hometown: Detroit, Michigan WINDERMERE – Andrew Lizyness began playing soccer when he was just 5 years old. His older cousin would post videos of him playing at the age of 10 to YouTube, where it was clear to see that he was much better than the average player his age. Even today, he still is.

With offers from top Division One teams such as Florida Gulf Coast, the University of North Florida, the University of Michigan and Northeastern, it was also clear to see that coaches took notice of his talent. Although only a junior, Lizyness chose to commit to the University of Central Florida.

“I chose the University of Central Florida after considering their strong soccer team and great academics.” said Lizyness. “It was a great fit for me. I think it was my best option.”

Playing for Olympia High School, he won team MVP in both his sophomore and junior year. He also won All-County, All-Metro, All-Country and All-State first team awards for both years he has played high school soccer. At the club level, he plays for ACYS Spirit United, where he is a

High School: Olympia

Sport: Soccer

State Champion and a Florida Cup Champion.

In his mind, his biggest challenge of playing has been finding the balance between school and sports. In his mind, he has become a good time manager, which has helped him keep his grades up to help him have a handful of schools to choose from.

“I work on my own, still have practice and then have to keep up with my grades.” said Lizyness.

He soon realized he could head to college for soccer in his sophomore year.

“When my first college coach contacted me, I realized that playing college was going to become a reality. I knew that I had the potential and that the dream would become a reality.”

After his senior year ends and he graduates high school, he will head to UCF where he will no doubt continue on the great path he is currently on.

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Annie Kyungmi (Vanderbilt University)

Hometown: Seoul, Korea

High School: Windermere Prep

Sport: Golf

WINDERMERE – Moving to the United States alone at the age of 12 from Korea to pursue both an education and golf, Annie Kyungmi faced tons of difficulty.

Settling at the Bishop Gate Golf Academy, Annie has become one of the top young women’s golfers. She won her first U.S Championship at the age of 12, and has now collected seven different championship trophies from seven different golf tours.

Kyungmi has also competed in the best tournaments offered, such as the U.S Girls Junior Championship and the U.S Women’s Amateur Championship.

Beginning playing at the age of 10, she knew that she wanted to continue to play and potentially play in college as she left elementary school and headed into middle school.

“I realized I wanted to pursue in both golf and academic as I learned having knowledge is essential in growing better as a person, not just as a golfer.” said Kyungmi.

Now, she’s headed to Vanderbilt University.

“My commitment to the Vanderbilt University was made during my unofficial visit as I realized how prestigious both golf team and the school were and what an opportunity I would be missing if I were to not accept the offer from such an astounding golf team and the school.” said Kyungmi. “The Vanderbilt golf program had the best environment and the people to help me build another stepping stone to make my dream come true.”

Annie moved to focus on both golf and school. She explained that in Korea, you either did one or the other. It was nearly impossible to do both. So, she moved her alone with no English to pursue both. Through a lot of hard work, she was able to learn how to fluently read and write in English and completed IB courses with good grades. The work needed helped her to balance both her school and sports, which she believes helped her grow as a person, student and athlete.

Annie’s story is an inspiring one which shows just how far some people are willing to go to live their dreams. Her dream of making it in golf and school is indicative of the American dream, and her story is one of the best examples in our community today.

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Baylor Bumford (University of North Carolina Wilmington) Hometown: Orlando, Florida

High School: West Orange

WINTER GARDEN – Baylor Bumford is one of the best embodiments of a student athlete.

Both her grades and athletic involvement throughout high school were one of the best on not only her team, but the entire school.

Maintaining a high GPA, getting into the National Honor Society and earning over a 30 on the ACT were some of her many academic achievements.

She plays club volleyball for Ocala Power United 18 Rox Blue, which competes on the national level in tournaments. Indicative of club sports, she missed many days of school over the years. Volleyball in particular is one of the worst sports in terms of time on the road, with Baylor sometimes missing up to five days of school in a row for a single tournament.

For West Orange, she was considered the best player on a team which won the State Championship this past year easily. She also won her second State Title after leading the beach

Sport: Volleyball

eas. The time away from school was worth it to her compared to the time in school.

“When I was 14 I realized that I wanted to play in college, and I really started looking into it. A lot of my friends that I had played with had been playing for longer than I had and all were looking to play at the college level,” said Bumford.

“That was a really great atmosphere to be in because it helped to push and challenge me the entire time.”

Now signed to the Division One level, she will play at the University of North Carolina Wilmington.

“I wanted to commit to UNCW because I love the vibe of it, the people, the program and it’s on the beach which was definitely one of my requirements.” volleyball team to a state championship.

Still, she continued to well in multiple ar-

She also took the time to congratulate all her teammates, who also signed to play in college.

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Andrew Brickweg (University of West Florida)

Hometown: : Windermere, Florida WINTER GARDEN – Andrew Brickweg spent his senior year of high school as the starting kicker for the West Orange Warriors, where he had a great season, only missing a small number of field goals and no extra points. Also taking care of punts and kickoffs, Brickweg became a key player for the Warriors in the past two seasons.

High School: West Orange

clear to see in both the classroom and the football field. Athletically, Brickweg was selected

This year, he committed to continue to play football at the University of West Florida.

All-State rosters, a huge accomplishment only given to some of the top players in the entire state. Academically, Brickweg has done well in both AP and Honors classes, and is currently a member of the National Honor Society. He is also in the Top 20% of West Orange’s graduating class.

“The balance between school and sports wasn’t too bad for me, but I definitely focused all my time and energy on the two combined.” said Brickweg.

“I liked the school and they were close enough to home.”

Said Brickweg. “They were also the school who showed the most interest in me, so it really worked out for both of us.”

Before this senior year, when he committed to college, he realized that he had the potential and want to play college football in his freshman year of high school. He had started kicking on teams before that, and played for two years before high school to make for a total six years in the sport so far.

He attributes most of his success to his work ethic. This was

Sport: Football

Andrew is one of many Division One players to come out of West Orange in the past few years, and will join the squad at UWF in the summer for training camp. to the First Team All-County and the First Team

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West Orange Solfball The Spruce Creek (Port Orange, FL) varsity softball team lost Friday’s home playoff game against West Orange (Winter Garden, FL) by a score of 3-0. The Warrior’s will advance in the FHSAA State Championship against Timber Creek on May 18th. West Orange with a record of 23-7 is entering the state playoffs 4 years in a row. They face a 24-5 Timber Creek team.

The West Orange Warriors are led by Head coach Todd LaNeave. Key players are Sarah Leach, Sutton Janata and Riley Fromberg. This is the roster for this incredible team. They have a very strong senior class.

3 Lauren Evans RHP, INF Jr. 4 Camryn Siemer UTIL So. 5 Amanda Denis INF Jr. 6 Lexie Blair OF Sr. 7 Bryce Adkinson OF So. 8 Riley Fromberg RHP, INF So. 9 Sarah Leach INF So. 10 Sutton Janata UTIL Fr. 11 Allison Sartini INF Jr. 12 Landry Newgent LHP Sr. 13 Morgan Carella OF, INF Fr. 14 Cerynn Siemer OF Sr.

15 Lexi Mosur INF Sr.

21 Lexi Scalzo RHP, UTIL Fr.

16 Cailyn Salickram INF, C Jr.

22 Brenna Wise INF Jr.

17 Hannah Silver C, INF Jr.

24 Courtney Barrieau C Sr.

20 Cassie Rivard OF Jr.

25 Julia Sniffen C, INF Sr.

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Bishop Moore is looking for another State Championship a dominant defense to make it this far. Three players have scored 40 or more goals and recorded 25 or more assists, led by junior captain Jake Kiefer (68 goals, 25 assists), also a standTaking advantage of 14 returning varsity play- out running back, receiver and blocker for the ers from last year’s squad that came within two Hornets football team. goals of advancing to the region finals, Bishop R.J. Sanfilippo (48 goals, 30 assists), Brooks Moore has stormed to an 18-2 record and the Rask (41 goals, 31 assists), Brett Heneghan first state semifinal berth in program history.

(19 goals, 24 assists), and Jack McKeever (16 The Hornets will try to move a step closer to goals, 10 assists) also have contributed big for a title on Friday at 5 p.m. when they take on the Hornets. longtime power Ponte Vedra (17-5) at Boca Raton High School.

The Bishop Moore Hornets never doubted they would sting their fair share of boys’ lacrosse opponents this year — even in the postseason.

The winner will take on either Jupiter (19-2) or four-time state champion Boca Raton Saint Andrew’s (17-2) for the title on Saturday at 8 p.m. Jupiter and Saint Andrew’s meet in the other Friday semifinal at 7 p.m.

Bishop Moore’s R.J. Sanfillipo (18) has totaled 48 goals and 30 assists this season. (Stephen M. Dowell / Orlando Sentinel) Bishop Moore has used offensive balance and

“These two are a great combination in helping us gain possessions,” Reynolds said.

Defense is Bishop Moore’s calling card. Will Jones has recorded 73 ground balls and 33 caused turnovers, and Jackson Canfield, 70 ground balls and 40 caused turnovers. In goal, stellar senior Mikey Randazzo has a 64-percent save percentage for Bishop Moore.

The team balance has helped Bishop Moore remain consistent with a brutal schedule. After falling to West Palm Beach Oxbridge Academy 6-4 in the second game of the year, the Hornets ripped off 11 consecutive wins, including a 7-6 victory against four-time state runner-up Ponte Vedra on March 17.

Bishop Moore lost its only other game to Palm Beach Gardens-Benjamin 5-4 on April 6. The Hornets have won six straight since, including a 16-1 rout of previously undefeated West Orange and a 16-3 thumping of Winter Park in the playoffs.

The Bishop Moore boys are trying to bring another lacrosse state title to their school after the girls’ team prevailed last year.

“The boys are working very hard to obtain this goal, and we as a staff are doing the best we can to prepare them for it,” Bishop Moore coach Reed Reynolds said.

“This was our preseason expectation and team goal was to go to states.”

centage.

“We have a very talented group and we have tried to instill as much discipline, focus, and faith as possible to help them work one day at a time to get to where we are now,” Reynolds said. “Focusing on details and doing little things right to add up to the main goal.”

Helping to set up scoring opportunities have been Bishop Moore’s Hudson Bohn, who has a 73 percent face-off winning percentage, and recorded 141 ground balls. Teammate Jack Greeno has a 71 percent face-off winning per-

“Playing tough games makes you play through adverse situations and being able to overcome some of those as well as learn from mistakes has helped us improve to have continued success over the course of the season,” Reynold said.

Ponte Vedra looms as another big challenge.

The Sharks have scored 44 goals in three playoff wins.

SERVING ALL OF HURRICANE IRMA RELIEF FAMILIES FOR THE LOCAL ORLANDO AREA

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Kayla Strehle (Spalding University)

Hometown: Wildwood, New Jersey

WINTER GARDEN – Kayla has been playing soccer for 15 years, with seven of those years being in the goal. She first played for the YMCA at the age of two, progressing to club soccer by the age of nine. Since those early club years, when she was in fifth grade, Kayla couldn’t stop thinking about playing in college after her parents took her to watch her first collegiate game.

High School: West Orange

unique school schedule and the location of the school. Also, the coaching staff were really supportive of me in both my soccer and my decision to major in Pre-Med.” said Strehle.

Now, she will head to Spalding University to play come the fall.

During her high school years, she played for Florida Krush Kraze while also playing for West Orange. During her time at West Orange, she won the academic award all four years, rookie of the year, the coaches award in her sophomore year and was captain her senior year.

“I chose to commit to Spalding because of the

For Kayla, having to plan constantly around

Sport: Soccer

soccer and school helped her with time management and allowed her to stay focused on what is important. Wanting to one day become an anesthesiologist, she knows that there is tons of schooling in the future. Taking it serious now helps with that.

Overcoming multiple injuries in her four years, she fought for her place on every team and even more so to make it to the college level. Now, she gets to live out her dream after all the years of hard work paid off.

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Felipe Cardona (Florida Atlantic University)

Hometown: Medellin, Colombia

WINTER GARDEN – Felipe Cardona has been playing soccer ever since he was a little kid. For

High School: West Orange High School

as long as he can remember, making a name for himself in the sport has been a dream that he has

Sport: Soccer

always wanted to achieve. This spring, he made that dream a reality, signing to play Division One soccer at Florida Atlantic University, a top soccer school in the state of Florida.

Moving here from Medellin, Colombia, Cardona faced a challenge unlike most high school athletes– he had to learn to speak English in addition to assimilating to a completely different culture. The one constant that Cardona had during that time was soccer.

“It’s hard to balance school and soccer mainly because of how tiring practices and games can be, but I always try my best to get everything done in the best possible way that I can,” said Cardona, when asked about how he manages being a top athlete and student during a year round season. When not playing high school ball for West Orange - where he was a varsity athlete all four years of high school - he plays club soccer for ACYS Spirt United. He has proven to be a key player at both one of the top high schools and arguably the best club team in the state, which turned heads during the college recruitment season.

Last year, his club team were both champions of Florida Cup and State Cup, the top two tournaments for club soccer in the state. Cardona also won a district championship with West Orange and was a part of the Orange County All-Star team, the All-Metro team, and won the Young Player of the Year award at Olympia High, where he spent his first two years of high school.

Now, he will head to Florida Atlantic come the fall.

“I chose FAU because of the great coaching staff and the beautiful campus,” said Cardona. “It was the perfect fit for me.”

Despite all the praise directed his way, he took the time to thank his mom, who he says has helped him the journey, including in their move to the United States.

“I owe a lot to her. I always take the time to thank her for all her support.

I wouldn’t be here without her.” said Cardona.

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