The South Lake High School Eagles continued their impressive season with a commanding 62–0 victory over crosstown rival Lake Minneola on Friday night, improving their record to 8–1 overall and 4–0 in district play. With the win, the Eagles officially clinched the District Championship for the second consecutive year.
Running back Malik Holman set the tone early, rushing for 147 yards in the first half and helping set up multiple touchdowns. Quarterback Tre Kelly led the offensive charge, throwing for three touchdowns and adding two more on the ground. Kelly connected with Isaiah Pina for two touchdowns and found Keydrick Powell for another.
Keydrick Powell has had a monster year for the South Lake Eagles helping the team win back to back district championships and an overall 8-1 record. Powell has had 50 catches for 914 yards, 1200 all purpose yards, and 8 touchdowns.
The Eagles’ defense dominated throughout the game, making big plays that kept Lake Minneola off the scoreboard. T.J. Cummings had a standout performance, blocking three punts, two of which were recovered and returned for touchdowns by sophomore safety Ahvioume “Jawz” Scott. Junior Jayson Vasquez added another defensive touchdown with a strip-sack return.
Defensive standouts included Jesse Barker, Tyson Williams, Chase Coello, Cornelious Van Rooyen, Ramond Carter, Jayson Vasquez, Cory Scott, Julian White, and T.J. Cummings, all contributing to the Eagles’ shutout performance. Chris McKenna was perfect on the night, kicking multiple touchbacks and converting every extra point attempt.
“The Eagles represented well last night,” said Coach Bradley Lord. “We were a little sloppy in the first quarter and need to fix that on Monday. We have to get better with every rep this week in practice to get ready for a tough Leesburg team next Friday.”
The Eagles will travel to Leesburg next week to take on the Yellow Jackets on Friday, October 31, at 7:00 pm.
