The South Lake High School Eagles held a commanding lead on Thursday, September 11, defeating Davenport High School 61-0 in their first district game of the season. With the win, the Eagles improved to 3-1 overall and 1-0 in district play.
South Lake wasted no time setting the tone, exploding for 41 points in the first quarter alone. Quarterback Tre Kelly connected with senior receivers Keydrick Powell and Isaiah Pina for touchdown passes, while also joining Malik Holma, Tyrese Thompson, and Zaide Nance in adding rushing scores.
The defense was equally dominant. Early in the game, Chase Coello intercepted a pass and returned it for a touchdown. On Davenport’s next drive, Terrence Cummings blocked a punt and took it in for another score, giving South Lake an early commanding lead. Coello struck again with a second interception, this time setting up the offense deep in Bronco territory.
The Eagles’ secondary—Ahvioume Scott, Rome McKinnond, Corey Scott, Tyger Darden, Latoriam Akins, and Joseph Robinson—completely shut down Davenport’s passing game. Meanwhile, Jesse Barker, Brandon Dipaolo, Quoy Nelson, Murphy Connelly, Ramond Carter, and Isaiah Desir consistently pressured the backfield. Linebacker Tyson Williams also turned in another standout performance, recording double-digit tackles.
Head Coach Brad Lord praised his team’s effort while noting areas for improvement, “We were much more disciplined this past week in practice and during the game. We still had too many penalty yards. It was nice to see some of our players return from injury and play well. We have to have a strong week of practice to get ready for a very well-coached and talented Mt. Dora team.”
The Eagles will travel to face Mt. Dora High School on Friday, September 19, with kickoff scheduled for 7:00 pm.
Groveland Police Department and Groveland Fire Department played a special part of SLHS 9/11 pregame ceremony.
During half-time, the following alumni were inducted into the 2025 SLHS Athletics Hall of Fame
Ryan Klosterman.
- Ryan was a graduate of the 2000 class. He was a 4-year varsity starter, team MVP and All-District his senior year.
- He received a baseball scholarship to Clemson university before transferring to Vanderbilt University where he was team MVP and 1st Team ALL SEC.
- In 2004 he was drafted in the 5th round of the MLB draft to the Toronto Blue Jays.
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He spent 8 years playing professional baseball and is currently the head coach at Bryant University.
Jessy Page
- Jessy earned eight total letters between track and field (four) and weightlifting (four)
- Florida 3A state winner as a junior and senior. Jessy is the Discus school record holder.
- Jessy Received a full college scholarship to The Military College Of South Carolina: The Citadel (Division1) where she went on to receive her bachelor’s of science in Nursing.
- Along with a full scholarship for her Masters in Business from Murray State for track and field. Competed in weight throw, hammer throw and Discus throw.
- Set the Citadel women’s outdoor discus record as a freshman
- Voted track and field MVP 2 years in a row. Track team captain. Top 10 highest ranking cadet at The Citadel in 2020.
TJ McCoy
- TJ a 2014 graduate was a 4 year varsity starter, 6A District MVP and Team Captain
- He received the ALL-State and All Area Offensive Lineman honors
- TJ was ranked as one of the top Offensive Lineman in the state his senior year
- TJ committed to NC State before transferring to University of Florida where he was named the all-freshman SEC watch list
- TJ then did a graduate transfer to University of Louisville to finish out his college career.
(Information and photos furnished by SLHS Coach Bradley Lord)
