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Windermere High Makes History!

Featuring: West Orange, Apopka, Windermere Prep, Dr. Phillips and more...

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Windermere High’s First Win in School’s History WINDERMERE - The Windermere Wolverines made history on Friday, September 21st, by winning their first ever football game 35-21 at home against St. Cloud! The top team players that night were Matthew Richardson (Soph.) who received 38 yards scoring a touchdown, Isaiah Jackson (Senior) who had 212 yards in total scoring passing 2 touchdowns while running for one more, Jordan Dozier (Soph.) who received 14 yards and scored 1 touchdown from the receiving end and Michael Richardson (Senior) who carried 19 times for 91 yards and added 2 goalline scores. On defense, Rodney Green (Senior) led with 5 solo tackles, Christian Mercado (Soph.) had 4 total tackles, recovering a fumble and having an interception as well. “The kids practiced really hard this week - we corrected a lot of mistakes that we’ve been making... I had a good feeling about it if we could just carry it over into the game” Coach Fred Priest stated. Afterwards, everyone celebrated the first win at Deputy Scott Pine Community Park. The celebration did not last long as the Wolverines played Lake Nona and loss 49-7, making Windermere 1-4 and Lake Nona 4-1.

Ranking No.10, Lake Nona Lions were powered up by six touchdown passes from senior quarterback Michael Kern (Senior). Michael Kern passed for 409 yards averaging 13.6 yards per pass, another key player like Xavier Christian (Senior) scored the longest play of the game, having a 44 yard run through the first quarter. Kern tallied 337 passing yards, including 102 to junior wide receiver Andre Cooper, as the Lions improved to 4-1 overall and 2-0 in the district after winning on their homecoming night. Entering the game as the area’s fifth-leading passer, Kern completed 25 passes to six different receivers in a dominant offensive performance. He has completed 98 passes for 1,308 yards and 16 touchdowns on the season.Xavier Christian scored on the longest play of the game, a 44-yard run midway through the first quarter. Lake Nona jumped ahead early and never trailed through 48 minutes.Cooper hauled in five catches for 90 yards in an impressive first half, including a 34-yard drive-extending circus catch on fourth down to set up the Lions’ second score. Quarterback Isaiah Jackson tallied 183 total yards and scored the lone touchdown for Windermere (1-4, 1-1) on a 19-yard quarterback run in the closing minutes of the second quarter.For Windermere, Quarterback Isaiah Jackson (Senior) had a total of 156 yards, rushing 80 and passing 76, scoring the only touchdown for Windermere that night. Windermere’s next game is away on Oct. 5 against Harmony at 7:30 pm. Way to go Wolverines!

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The Warriors Take Over the #1 Spot from Wekiva WINTER GARDEN- As the season goes on for the West Orange Warriors their record just keeps running up. On September 14th, West Orange played Timber Creek High School. In the first quarter, West Orange’s Warriors scored 21 points and Timber Creek scored zero. In the second quarter, West Orange scored 13 points and Timber Creek scored 7. By the third quarter, the Warriors were dominating the game and had control.

They pushed another 6 points on the wolves and Timber creek scored 0. In the fourth quarter, West Orange scored another 7 and Timber Creek scored 0. The game ended with a score of 47-7 resulting in a win for West Orange High School in an away win.

On September 21st, West Orange High School played against Cyprus Creek in another away game. By the end of the first quarter, West Orange High was already up 49-0. By halftime the score for neither the Bears nor the Warriors didn’t change and it was still 49-0. In the third quarter, West Orange kicked off to Cyprus Creek. By the end of the third quarter the score was 63-0 and by the time the end of the fourth quarter came, the game finished with a score of 70-0. Some key players for the Warriors this game were #1; Nemea Hall and #8; Tywon Little. The West Orange Warriors’ next game was on September 28th, at West Orange High School against Wekiva High School’s Mustangs. In a game that featured West Orange scoring 16 points inside the final four minutes to rally for a 30-29 district win over visiting Wekiva, it was a play early in the third quarter that may go down as the most memorable, if not improbable, of all. Wekiva junior Larry Preston was intercepted for the second time at the 11 yard line by David Tyler Jones, but the Mustangs quarterback turned the miscue into points just moments later. Then offensive lineman Gunter Williams forced Jones to fumble during the return, Preston was there to scoop up the ball at the 40. He made his way to the end zone while eluding Matt Thevenot on a diving tackle attempt and laying a stiff arm on Russell Robinson, then spinning off the defender at the 10. Preston’s errant pass and subsequent fumble recovery return gave Wekiva (4-1, 0-1 in 8A, District 4), a 22-7 lead with nine minutes to play in the third quarter. Robinson picked off Preston on his first pass attempt of the night and returned it 57 yards for a score. The Mustangs held a 29-14 advantage before Thevenot recovered a fumble and Austin Chilton registered a sack to help turn the tide for the Warriors. Jones recovered an onside kick for West Orange (5-1, 1-0), ranked No. 7, in between a pair of short touchdown runs by Nemea Hall over the span of one minute, the last of which coming with two minutes, 26 seconds remaining to get the Warriors to within 29-27. The defense then forced a three-and-out to set up a 22-yard field goal for the win from Colton Scharfeld with 16 seconds left. ͞We were in a game like this against Rockledge where it came down to the very end and we let it go,͟said West Orange coach Bob Head in reference to a 49-42 loss on Aug. 31. ͞Tonight they just really fought, and they got an opportunity to make a play and they did it.

Being a Cheerleader WINTER GARDEN - Cheerleading is one of the most controversial sports ever in the athletic world. Generally most people say it is not a sport because they believe it genuinely doesn't represent athleticism and when you think of cheerleading, you automatically think of cheerleaders rallying at school sporting games.

Cheerleading is much deeper, having the aspect that it takes hardwork and dedication to do mind blowing stunts and having to compete. Juliana Wilson, a sophomore who cheers for Foundation Academy, provides an excellent take on what it takes to be a cheerleader. “My love for cheerleading started in 7th grade, because that is when I actually started to cheer” stated Juliana. “I’ve been a dancer before cheering and randomly one day I heard over the announcements that cheerleading tryouts were being held. I stayed after school and I ended up making the team and right from there, I instantly loved cheer ever since.”I wanted to find out what is the difference between competitive cheer and regular cheer, so Juliana clarified it with an interesting outtake on the matter. “Competitive cheer is almost scary. High school cheer is much simpler because you’re on the sidelines cheering other people on. For competitive cheer, if we don't do something correct then it puts other people in danger.”Knowing from the way she talked about cheer, I saw that she has a burning passion for the activity and I wanted to know if she considers cheer a sport.“Absolutely, because there are so many ways you can look at cheer but it takes pure athleticism to actually do the stunts and other things we do in competitive cheer” stated Juliana. In the words of Juliana, if you ever want to start cheer I would suggest, “Just go for it, honestly jump in. See if you like it or not because you never know until you try it.”

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Olympia Wins Against Freedom High School ORLANDO - The Olympia Titans pulled a win, 29-10, against Freedom High School on September 28th, 2018. Olympia had a total of 233 yards, with 142 passing and 91 rushing. Olympia had two turnovers, one fumble and one interception.

Olympia is now 2-4 in their season. After no first quarter point, Olympia’s offense put up 13 points in the second quarter. Freedom fought back with 10 points, going into halftime with the score being 13-10. The Titan’s offense continued to do good, scoring 16 points to guarantee their win.

This win put Freedom’s record now to 1-5. Before this game, Olympia faltered to Wekiva falling 7-43 on September 21st, 2018. Wekiva improved their record that Friday night to 4-0 in their season. Brandon Hill had a rushing touchdown scoring 6 points in the second quarter while #23 Anthony Davis received a touchdown pass making the score 13-0 for Wekiva. Wekiva safety put up two points while #2 Terrence Moore scored a touchdown, bumping the score up to 210. Olympia scored in the second half of the game while making a successful point after touchdown making the score 29-7. Wekiva blocked a punt with Terrence Moore having a return on the ball. Wekiva completed a pass to Malik Tolbert, making the score 43-7 with the point after touchdown being good. Olympia goes against Winter Park who is 5-1 in WINTER GARDEN their season with their most recent 3310 Daniels Rd win against Timber Winter Garden, FL Creek being 342. Olympia’s game is away, starting at 7:00 pm on Oct. 5th.

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Lake Highland Even on the Season ORLANDO- Lake Highland Prep’s Red and White Highlanders are currently 50/50 on wins and losses. They have 2 wins and 2 losses on the board right now. Lake Highland’s past two games went mildly well. They won one and lost one of the games during the month of September. They have one more game to play this month and it could decide if they are going to have positive or negative wins this month. On September 14th, Lake Highland played Avon Park High School at Lake Highland Prep. The final score of the game was 44-6 giving Avon Park’s Red Devils the win. Some key players who helped out during the game were Quarter Back Tom Furry, Center Luke Hudson, Wide Receiver Darreyl Williams, Wide Receiver Jefferson Walls, Offensive Line Sophomore Francisco Tobar, Senior Defensive Line Sam Audie, and Junior Line Backer Jack Kalicak. Lake Highland Prep’s Highlanders also played on September 21st and won 44-21 against Trinity Prep’s Saints. This game was played at Lake Highland Prep’s home field. Lake Highland Prep’s coach, Ben Bullock, was very pleased with the win on the 21st and hopes many more follow. Lake Highland Prep’s final game of September will be on September 28th, against Providence High School, who will be traveling from Jacksonville to play against the Highlanders. The game will be home for Lake Highland at Lake Highland. The game will start at 7:00pm. Their next game after that will be on October 5th, at Lake Highland Prep against North Florida Educational Institute, from Jacksonville.

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Dr. Phillips Look to Pickup Wins After Loss to West Orange ORLANDO- Dr. Phillips High School hasn’t had the best of starts to seasons, but they are looking to pick up a few wins in the next few games. On September 7th, Dr. Phillips played West Orange High School’s Warriors at Dr. Phillips high and the final score was 31-28, giving West Orange the win. In the first quarter West Orange High School had two touchdowns with two completed point after touchdowns. The end score of the first quarter was 14-0 West Orange. In the second half, the first touchdown was scored for Dr. Phillips by #6 Brandon Fields and they had a successful PAT, putting the score at 17-7 in the warriors’ favor. The final score by halftime was 17-7. By the end of the third quarter, the score was 31-14, in the favor of West Orange. The final score of the game was 3128. On September 14th, Dr. Phillips played Apopka’s Blue Darters at Apopka High School. Dr. Phillips lost with a score of 38-7. Dr. Phillips’ touchdown was scored by #3 Devon Buckhanon who received a pass from #2 Canaan Mobley in the third quarter. In the other three quarters, only Apopka scored. Dr. Phillips also played on September 21st against Mainland from Daytona Beach and lost 22-0 giving Mainland the win. Dr. Phillips’ next game will be on September 28th against Oak Ridge High School at 7:00pm at Dr. Phillips High School. They also have a game on October 5th against Wekiva at Dr. Phillips High School at 7:00pm.

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Bishop Moore Turns Over Ball Five Times in Loss ORLANDO Jones’ quest for another district championship got up and running, literally, Friday night with a 50-14 Class 5A, District 13 victory against host Bishop Moore.

Jadan Robinson rushed for 81 yards and one TD, Treveon Bouie and Avarius Sparrow added rushing TDs, and the Tigers’ defense forced five turnovers to lead Jones (4-1 overall, 1-0) to its fourth consecutive victory. Six different players ran the ball for the Tigers, who rushed for 203 yards. Jones raced to a 21-0 lead before Bishop Moore (2-3, 0-1) countered with Caleb Blake scooping up a fumble and racing 61 yards for score. The Tigers led 24-7 at halftime. Jones bounced back from a 17-play, 72-yard game-opening drive that ended with a turnover on downs by scoring on the first play on its next series: a 35-yard TD pass from Demetrius Boney to Jean-Baptiste Mendez.

Boney finished with 87 yards and two TDs. The Tigers put together another long drive on its next possession, capped by a 13-yard TD run by Bouie. Some shifty running

by Jones’ Daquan Harris sparked the drive. Jones’ Jaquae Williams intercepted a tipped pass to set up a 33-yard TD run by Robinson. The Tigers had four interceptions, two of which set up touchdowns.

Ricky Smith had a pick6 for 75 yards for Jones.

After Bishop Moore’s Jordan Jackson ran for a 2-yard TD to cut Jones’ lead to 10 points, 2414, with 6 minutes, 2 seconds left in the third quarter, the Tigers scored 26 unanswered points to win going away.

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Windermere Prep Remain Unbeaten at 5-0 WINDERMERE - The Varsity Football Team remains undefeated (5-0) beating Divisional opponent Central Florida Christian Academy 59-13 on Friday, September 14th.

Led by Senior QB Kai Patterson, who threw for 5 first-half TDs. Junior Receiver Seth Daniels caught 3 TD passes and added an 85-Yard kick return for a TD. Seniors Mason Russell and Najji Allen both earned two TDs for the Lakers.

Sophomore Cole Nabavi also added a 4th quarter TD pass. In total, the Lakers offense racked up 393 yards and is currently averaging an impressive 41-points per game! On defense, the Lakers forced 4 turnovers and allowed only 13 points. Najji Allen had two interceptions and Junior Ross Fournet and Sophomore Rafael Betancourt both nabbed interceptions. Mason Russell, Ross Fournet, and Senior Khadry Jackson led the defense with 7 tackles apiece. Senior Joel Noel had an impressive blocked a punt in the second quarter, which led to a Laker score. On special teams, Senior Justin Kirtland drilled a 38-yard field goal and was 6/7 on extra points. Last week, the Lakers have a BYE and they played Orangewood Christian. The Lakers won 41-17. Their next game is against (5-0) neighbor, Foundation Academy. This will be a battle for ranking points but more important, bragging rights.

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Wekiva Beaten by West Orange in Suprise Game WINTER GARDEN - The battle between No. 7 West Orange Warriors (5-1, 1-0) and No.1 Wekiva Mustangs (4-1, 0-1) on Friday, September 28th, 2018, kept everyone on their toes until the last seconds of the game.

The Mustangs are ranked 32nd in the nation, hundreds of spots ahead of West Orange, making this loss all the more frustrating. West Orange pulled a surprising win against the Mustangs, with the score being 30-29 scoring a touchdown in the last quarter. Wekiva led 22-7 all the way into the early third quarter before West Orange rallying scores to make the 30-29 win over the Mustangs.

In the second half, West Orange did an onside kick towards Wekiva, and West Orange recovered the ball. At that point, the game turned around and the Warriors came out fighting. Colton Scharfeld kicked a 22 yard field goal having 16 seconds left to play, Nemea all rushed two touchdowns in the last 4 minutes of the game aided with an onside kick recovery. West Orange forced four turnovers and had total of 236 yards on offense. J. Calvez (Freshman) connected with Carlies (Jr.) for a 7 yard touchdown pass in the end zone cutting Wekivas lead to 22-13. “I just thank my teammates, because without them I wouldn’t be here,” stated Calvez. “My offensive line did a great job, my receivers did a good job running the ball and ym defense did a good job stopping everything.” Wekiva goes against Dr. Phillip, and West Orange hosts Jones this Friday, October 5th.

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Apopka Football Continues Their Winning Tradition APOPKA - Despite a second half scare, No. 4 Apopka was able to defeat Evans in dominating fashion by a final of 52-14 on Friday.

When Evans quarterback Diondre Crooke sliced up the middle on a 6-yard touchdown run for the Trojans, it pulled Evans (1-4) to within 22-14 of host Apopka (5-1) in the middle of the third quarter. However, the Blue Darters responded with a 46-yard scoring run by Akeem Brown three plays later and from there it was all Apopka as the Darters scored 30 unanswered points. Apopka got a second-straight big rushing night from Akeem Brown. Last week, he went for 203 yards and five touchdowns in a win over Boone. Against Evans, the junior racked up 225 yards and three touchdowns. As a team, the Blue Darters rushed for 370 yards and five scores against the Trojans. Evans got a solid night from junior QB Diondre Crooke, who rushed for 62 yards and a touchdown, and threw for 154 yards and a score on 14-of-29 passing. Jackson Darlington, son of Apopka head coach Rick Darlington, was 7-of-8 passing, including a 65-yard scoring toss to tight end Fred Young on the game’s first play. Jackson Darlington rushed for 77 yards on 16 carries, scoring once. Jadon Harrington added 61 rushing yards and a touchdown for the Blue Darters. Evans’ defense forced four Apopka fumbles, while the Blue Darters had two interceptions, including a 33-yard pick six for Jaquan Lowman on the final play of the contest. The game was delayed about 20 minutes by lightning even though no rain fell. It was the first Class 8A, District 4 contest of the season for both teams.

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Ocoee Football OCOEE- Ocoee High School’s Knights have had a fairly good start to the season. They currently have twowins and three losses to their name. Ocoee’s Knights played on September 14th against Edgewater High School’s Eagles. The game was at Ocoee’s home fields. The final score was 31-25, giving Edgewater the win. The game was hosted on a dry night with hundreds of fans spectating the game. Some key players who aided in helping score some of the touchdowns were Senior Wide Receiver and Defensive Back Jeremiah Fails who is 5-11 and weighs 180 pounds and Senior Wide Receiver and Defensive Back Kendall Bohler who is 5-11 and weighs 155 pounds. These two players were just a few of the players who helped win their game on September 21st, against East Ridge High School’s Knights. Ocoee’s Knights traveled to play East Ridge on their home fields, and despite not having home field advantage, took the win home. The final score of the game was 22-14 giving East Ridge a loss. East Ridge and Ocoee both had 12 first downs. Ocoee had 10 penalties which resulted in 78 penalty yards and East Ridge had 6 penalties resulting in 33 penalty yards. Ocoee’s last game of September will be on September 28th at Hagerty High School.

The Knights will be playing against Hagerty. The game will start at 7:00pm. The game after that will be on October 5th, against West Port. The game will be at West Port High School in

Winter Park Football

WINTER PARK - Winter Park’s offense struggled to get going with Peter Hayes-Patrick inserted as the primary running back in his season debut, but the No. 6 Wildcats still rolled to a 34-2 win over Timber Creek in a Class 8A matchup at Showalter Field. Hayes-Patrick was limited to just three yards on 9 carries in the first half, and finished the game with 19 carries for 54 yards. The 6-foot, 200-pound running back transferred to Winter Park (5-1, 2-0) from Timber Creek (1-5, 0-1) before the season, but was forced to sit out the first five games after being declared ineligible by the FHSAA. Timber Creek trailed 14-2 coming out of the half when Aiden Lewin intercepted Winter Park quarterback Casey Case deep in Wildcats’ territory. However, The Wolves were unable to convert on the goal line and Winter Park in turn marched down the field on a nine-play, 82-yard drive capped off by a Ja’marri Pringle 26-yard touchdown catch from Case. Marcus Clarke came into the game leading the area in receiving touchdowns. The junior added another two TD catches in the first half, upping his total to 12 on the season. He caught four passes for 59 yards and two touchdowns, all in the first half. Wildcats’ leading rusher Tyrone Davis had 102 yards of total offense.

He carried the ball eight times for 66 yards, including a 42-yard touchdown at the end of the game.

Winter Park played without starting quarterback Gino English, who is resting a sore back. He also sat out last week’s 30-0 win over Evans. The Wildcats are in no rush to bring him back during the weaker portion of the schedule, but he is expected back on the field in the next couple weeks.

Winter Park’s next two opponents, Olympia and University, were a combined 2-7 going into Friday night.

English is 31 of 69 for 565 yards, six touchdowns and zero interceptions on the year.

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