July 11, 2024
Former Leesburg High Football Star Evan James Commits to Furman University
By Kyle Coppola
Former Leesburg High Football Star Evan James Commits to Furman University
Evan James has committed to Furman University. James was a huge reason for the success of the Leesburg High School football team last year. He and quarterback Salomon George broke records and delivered the best season for Leesburg in nearly 30 years.
(Evan James made his announcement via social media “I would like to announce that I have committed to Furman University.”)
James led the team in receiving yards last year with 33 receptions totaling 649 yards and resulting in 10 touchdowns. But James didn’t just get things done offensively; he also contributed with 2 interceptions and a fumble recovery.
This is a big opportunity for Evan James. Furman University plays in the FCS division in the Southern Conference and is located in Greenville, South Carolina.
(Evan James led Leesburg with 10 touchdowns offensively. He even had a 99 yard blocked field goal returned for a touchdown along with two interceptions.)
While Evan James will not compete for Leesburg this season and has transferred to The First Academy in Orlando to follow head coach Steven Moffett, we are proud of what this young man accomplished at Leesburg High School.
We congratulate his family, friends, coaches, and everyone who made his journey possible. Congratulations once again to Evan James! We wish him nothing but success in his upcoming senior season at The First Academy!
Kyle Coppola was born in Newton, Massachusetts and received his Bachelor of Fine Arts in Communications from Curry College in 2016. After traveling to Florida on a family vacation, he decided he could not get enough of the warm weather and made the move from snowy Massachusetts to central Florida 8 years ago.
For the last decade Kyle has gained valuable experience in social media content creation, marketing and sales, writing, video production, sports announcing and even broadcasting for local radio stations, such as FM 102.9 in The Villages and FM 91.5 in Massachusetts. Every year he volunteers at The Villages Charter High School as a play-by-play sports announcer for the football games as well as a public address announcer for the basketball games, including the annual Battle at The Villages Tournament.
Outside the office Kyle is a husband and father to two beautiful girls along with their cat. In his spare time he likes to spend time with his family, travel, play golf and swim. He is also a huge sports junkie and even bigger motorsports fan and loves to attend racing events when he can.
