Football Recap: Lakeland's Luck Takes a Turn for the Worse on Friday

Lakeland fought the good fight in their overtime game against The First Academy on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They took a 35-28 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Royals. The defensive woes were uncharacteristic for the Dreadnaughts, who until this contest were averaging 10.7 points allowed.

Kelin Hendrix threw for 67 yards and a pair of touchdowns. Cameron Fuse was his top target, picking up 46 receiving yards and one TD. On the ground, Ja'Darious Dobie rushed for 64 yards.

A big part of The First Academy's win came down to the chemistry between Anthony (Deuce) Woods Jr. and his top target BRIAN WILLIAMS. Woods Jr. threw for 255 yards and three touchdowns while completing 90.5% of his passes while WILLIAMS picked up 58 receiving yards and a pair of scores. What's more, WILLIAMS posted two receiving touchdowns, the most he's had since back in August.

Dreadnaughts

Previous 5 Games

10/31/25 vs The First Academy	28-35
10/23/25 vs Kathleen	44-6
10/17/25 vs Specially Fit Academy	48-6
10/10/25 vs Sebring	34-7
10/03/25 vs Sumner	41-9

With the defeat, Lakeland broke their seven-game winning streak and moved their record to 8-2. As for The First Academy, the victory got them back to even at 5-5.

As of now, neither Lakeland nor the Royals have any future games scheduled.