Seminole, West Orange, Olympia among several teams with big spring victories

Seminole High has faced a bit of adversity during this football offseason, but no worries for Coach Karl Calhoun’s bunch.

The boys from Sanford, who saw their returning quarterback Michael Clayton transfer to Miami Edison earlier this year, put their trust in the hands of rising junior Jeysen Williams and things turned out just fine. Seminole traveled to Bartram Trail on Friday night and came back victorious with a 28-14 victory.

The First Academy, Dr. Phillips and Oviedo all had big wins on Thursday night. There are several more spring games on tap next week.

“Loved how our guys came together and made plays in all three phases,” Calhoun said. “A lot of new faces got to show their talents tonight. Bartram Trail is a very good and well-coached team, and it felt good to play a quality team and come out with a victory for the spring.

“Excited to work on the little things that will keep us going in the right direction.”

Also earning victories Friday night were West Orange, a 35-29 winner over Oakleaf; Olympia, 33-7 over Lake Minneola; East Ridge, 41-17 over Harmony; South Lake, 40-19 over South Sumter; Mount Dora, 35-26 over Rockledge; and St. Cloud rolled through its jamboree with a 21-0 win over Viera and a 20-7 victory over Leesburg.

Calhoun vowed last week that Seminole will establish things on the ground this season and he held true to his words. Seminole scored 3 rushing touchdowns Friday, with rising senior Deshawn Watkins running for 110 yards and a TD. Rising junior Jamar Buckner scored a TD and Williams punched in a score on a QB sneak.

Rising senior linebacker Brandon Sims scored on a 60-yard pick-6.

Rising senior running back Malik Holman of South Lake ran for 4 touchdowns in a spring game victory over South Sumter on Friday night, May 16, 2025. (Chris Hays/Orlando Sentinel)

South Lake 40, South Sumter 19

Coach Brad Lord has been saying since last season to watch out for this year’s South Lake team and if the spring game is any indication, he looks to be right.

Running back Malik Holman ran for 147 yards and 4 touchdowns, including a 56-yard TD run on the first play of the game. Quarterback Tre Kelly threw for 145 yards and a touchdown pass to Keydrick Powell, who had 7 catches.

“We played a lot of kids and got some really great evaluations. I was happy with our rushing game and our passing game,” Lord said. “We controlled the line of scrimmage for most of the night. It was a team effort on both sides of the ball. I was happy with our physicality.”

Lord also pointed out the defensive play of Rome McKinnond, Jesse Barker and Tyson Williams.

West Orange 35, Oak Leaf 29

Geno Thompson said Friday’s contest was “a great spring game, but we pulled it off,” after West Orange edged out the victory.

West Orange got rushing touchdowns from Jayden Ammons and Brian Dillard and quarterback AJ Chung threw touchdown passes to Dakiren Glover and Edison Delgado.

The defense stepped up big with Chakai Scott, Devonte Anderson and Eric Alsina all snagging interceptions. Matheus Kaminski, Namir Coleman and Phyon Taylor all had sacks

Olympia 33, Lake Minneola 7

Coach Travis Gabriel said his team “still has a lot of work to do,” but he was pleased with what Olympia accomplished. Quarterback Noble Davis threw for 250 yards and 2 touchdowns to UCF commit Ja’Cari Jackson and Keadon Edwards. Eric Weems, Khristian Gustave and Matthew Haynes all had rushing touchdowns.

St. Cloud 21, Viera 0; St. Cloud 20, Leesburg 7

Coach Mike Short was very pleased, calling his team’s performance “awesome,” after the jamboree sweep. The Bulldogs broke in a new quarterback and what a debut it was for rising sophomore Jeremiah Lattier.

The 6-foot-3, 215-pound Lattier threw for a total of 4 TDs and “well over” 300 yards, Short said. Rising senior receiver/safety Bryce Williams played both ways and had 2 touchdown catches as well as 8 tackles and 3 pass break-ups on defense. Rising junior Owen Sullivan also had 2 TD catches and Rising senior Cameron Dalton ran for 109 yards and a TD.

On defense, rising junior Chase Gilbert had 13 tackles and a sack, rising junior Zeus Howard had a pick-6 and rising sophomore Jaden Taylor had an interception.

Rising senior running back Tymir Gaines rushed for 4 touchdowns for Mount Dora in a spring game victory at Rockledge on Friday night, May 16, 2025. (Chris Hays/Orlando Sentinel)

Mount Dora 35, Rockledge 26

Coach Luke Hutchinson said the night “went well” for his Hurricanes as Mount Dora was victorious at The Rock. Rising senior running back Tymir Gaines is back to prove last year was no fluke, and he rushed for 4 touchdowns and more than 200 yards. Quarterback Nick Kerr threw for more than 200 yards and a touchdown. Willie Dixon had a touchdown catch.

East Ridge 41, Harmony 17

Lamar Garrison scored three touchdowns for East Ridge, while Ethan Smith had two and Tony Brown also scored.

Elsewhere

Williston 14, Gateway 0 (2 qtrs)

Gateway 14, Oak Ridge 0 (2 qtrs)

Tavares 26, Timber Creek 3 (2 qtrs)

Lake Howell 12, Timber Creek 6 (2 qtrs)

Thursday

Lake Nona 28, Boone 21

The two teams played to a 21-21 tie through three varsity quarters, and then gave way to the JV players.

Rising junior quarterback Jason Stephens threw for 270 yards and 3 touchdowns for Lake Nona. Jordan Stokes had a 65-yard TD catch, Nollan Vasconcelos caught a 40-yard TD pass and
Jacob Suit-Collazo caught a 14-yard TD pass.

Rising junior running back Garrison Woods scored 3 touchdowns for Boone and rising junior Darren Mathis also scored.

Chris Hays can be found on X.com @OS_ChrisHays.

Originally Published: May 17, 2025 at 1:13 AM EDT