This off-season was a very rewarding one for The King’s Academy football program. In the summer the Lions traveled to UCF for a full-contact team camp and competed in “seven-on-seven” scrimmages against six other football programs, including Seminole ridge and Ft. Pierce Central. The Lions impressed the UCF coaches with their aggressive play as they went toe to toe with the camps best. The team also boasted a very impressive roster of attendance at their daily weight training sessions.
The Lions began practice with “two-a-days” on Monday August 9th. The team has 14 returning starters on both sides of the ball with a good number of them being underclassmen. Also joining the coaching staff are Justin Garrett as the quarterbacks coach and Brannan Thomas as the wide receivers and defensive backs coach. New impact players on the roster to watch are quarterback Shane Bussey, tight end Kevin Stypulkowski, offensive tackle Tyler Chaisson and defensive back Zack Lowe. The returning players expected to lead the team include: tailback Brian Grove, offensive lineman Eric Ross, flanker Chris Machiela, linebacker Gage Batten and defensive end Alain Deltor.
The goals for this years’ football team are simple, as Coach Dobson put it “We want to be very competitive this year and have a chance to win every game.” Senior defensive end and captain Alain Deltor said “We have a real close team this year and we are working hard to win districts and make a great playoff run with State as our goal.” Senior captain and all-state offensive lineman Eric Ross commented, “Our goal is to defeat all the opponents in the district and make a run to State.”
Look for good things from the 2010 Lions football team as a result of the preparation and training in the offseason. The Lions open up the season with the Kickoff Classic facing Miami Gulliver Prep on Friday August 27th at Kahlert Field at 7 p.m. Come on out and see these Lions in action!
The King’s Academy is a nationally recognized private Christian school serving approximately 1,200 students from preschool through twelfth grade and is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, the Association of Christian Schools International, and the Florida Association of Christian Colleges and Schools. The King’s Academy serves students and their families across Palm Beach and Hendry Counties at its main campus at Belvedere Road and Sansbury’s Way in West Palm Beach, its Clewiston campus on Caribbean Avenue, and its satellite preschool campuses in Greenacres, Palm Beach Gardens, and Royal Palm Beach. More information about The King’s Academy is available online at www.TKA.net.
