Football Recap: Lake Wales Highlanders vs. Winter Haven Blue Devils
Lake Wales had to kick off their season on the road on Friday, but they showed no ill effects. They really took it to the Winter Haven Blue Devils for the full four quarters, racking up a 47-0 win on the road. Given the Highlanders' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 44th, while the Blue Devils are ranked 137th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Lake Wales' success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Kylor Sanford led the charge by rushing for 157 yards and a touchdown while picking up 9.2 yards per carry. Brycen Levidiotis was another key signal caller, throwing for 255 yards and three touchdowns while completing 78.6% of his passes.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Lake Wales was moving up and down the field and finished the game with 511 total yards. That's the most total yards they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Lake Wales didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Myrone Jean and A'Quayvion Herring. Dontavius Purdy was another major factor on D, making eight total tackles (4.0 for loss).
Lake Wales will head out to challenge Ridge Community at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Winter Haven, they will be playing at home against Lake Region at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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