By Coach Brad Lord, South Lake Tablet
Game Summary:
Date: 11/1/2024. Final Score: SLHS 52 Leesburg 21
Place: Eagle Stadium /Season Record- 7-3, 4-0 District
South Lake High School finished the regular season on Senior Night by dominating a very talented Leesburg team on the line of scrimmage sealing the victory 52-21. Both Malik Holman and Tre Kelly had big offensive games. Kelly Ran for 79 yards and three touchdowns and passed for 94 yards. Malik Holman was a beast rushing for 252 yards and three touchdowns, Keydrick Powell also had a four-yard touchdown run to cap the scoring. The Offensive line had their way with the Hornets from start to finish with total yards being close to 400 yards of total offense. Connor Plummer, Alex Vila, Landon Coning, Dylan Prinzel, Christian Taylor, Isaiah Desir, and Andrew Carter had monster games up front paving the way for the Eagles to post 52 points.
On the defensive side of the ball, Jesse Barker and Junior Misere raised havoc with constant pressure on the quarterback. Anthony Johnson, Murphy Connelly, Quoy Nelson, and Latraverick Anderson also had solid games up front.
Chris Mckenna also had another outstanding performance hitting a 35-yard field goal and making 4 tackles on kickoffs.
“We came out strong tonight and dominated the line of scrimmage on both sides of the ball. We were disciplined and carried out our game plan. It was by far our best performance of the season putting 52 points up on a very talented Leesburg team and holding their explosive offense to only 21 points. It is nice that our seniors had a victory on senior night.
We have a lot to work on to get ready for the state playoffs. We don’t know our opponent yet but the Eagles are excited to get back to work. “
Date of Next Opponent: 11/5 FHSAA Playoffs Regional Quarterfinal TBA
