FLORIDA TOP 25 PREVIEW: No. 24 Lakewood Spartans team preview

With the 2022 high school football season here we are previewing the Top 25 teams in our Florida Top 25 rankings that we have already debuted on Varsity Sports Network’s Florida Gridiron Report last week. Rankings for the Florida Top 25 will be updated each Wednesday night on the Florida Gridirion Report and on FloridaHSFootball.com along with all classification rankings.

NO 24. LAKEWOOD SPARTANS

Head Coach: Cory Moore, 14th year

Classification & District: 2M-8

2021 Record: 10-3

Key Athletes: QB Anthony Colandrea, Sr; ATH Montravius Lloyd, Sr; LB/RB Somarion Long, Sr; Taveon Wheeler, Sr; FS Kyrie Butler, Sr; DE Isaiah Nixon, Sr; CB Antonio Morgan, Jr

2022 Schedule

Kickoff 7:30 PM ET unless noted

Fri. 8/26 (Week 1) – St. Petersburg Northeast

Fri. 9/2 (Week 2) – Wellington Palm Beach Central

Fri. 9/9 (Week 3) – Homestead

Fri. 9/16 (Week 4) – @ Largo Pinellas Park

Fri. 9/23 (Week 5) – @ Delray Beach Atlantic

Fri. 9/30 (Week 6) – Gulfport Boca Ciega

Fri. 10/7 (Week 7) – @ Miami Southridge (at Southridge)

Fri. 10/14 (Week 8) – St. Petersburg Gibbs

Fri. 10/21 (Week 9) – Largo

Fri. 10/28 (Week 10) – BYE WEEK

Fri. 11/4 (Week 11) – @ Lakeland

Season Outlook: Lakewood has been one of the best teams in the Tampa Bay area and the best team in amongst the Pinellas County public schools in the last few years and they have some considerable talent that will help them be a contender for state amongst the Class 2M teams. Colandrea will once again line up under center to lead the Spartans and should have a successful senior year ahead. However, the two biggest losses the Spartans have are from Amari Niblack and Terrell Crosby who did everything last year for the Spartans so having new guys step up and lead in those spots. Overall, the goal now is for the Spartans to reach the state semifinals again with the goal of reaching the state championship in 2022.