November 6, 2024
East Ridge High Junior Bryce Burchfield Is Our Student Athlete of The Week
By Kyle Coppola
East Ridge High Junior Bryce Burchfield Is Our Student Athlete of The Week
Clermont, Fla. — East Ridge High School’s Bryce Burchfield is turning heads both on and off the field. The junior cornerback ended up having a breakout junior year. He had a strong season, tallying 25 tackles, including 8 tackles for loss, 4 sacks, and 5 quarterback hurries. He worked hard this year to work his way up the depth chart and contributed in many ways to the team’s defense.
(Not only is Bryce a varsity football player but also a terrific scholar. He has a 4.7 GPA.)
Burchfield brings dedication to all areas of his life. Academically, he maintains a fantastic 4.7 GPA and is known for his generosity and eagerness to help others. This dedication, says his father and East Ridge head coach Donnie Burchfield, is rooted in faith. “Bryce loves Jesus and is an extremely hard worker,” Coach Burchfield said, crediting his son’s values for his perseverance and success on the field.
(Head coach Donnie Burchfield is the head coach of East Ridge High and is also the father of Bryce Burchfield.)
Beyond the stats, Bryce’s commitment to his teammates and schoo. He is also an organ donor and signed up to be one last year after being impacted by coach Danny Sams and his incredible double lung replacement story which you can read here. As a junior, he’s already set a high standard, balancing academic excellence and working hard on the football field, while exemplifying everything that a student-athlete should strive to be. While East Ridge High Football’s season has come to a close, it’s been a lot of fun to watch this team continue to build year after year.
Bryce no doubt will come back next year a leader of this team. He’s already a leader in so many ways and so mature for his age. We look forward to his continued success! Way to go Bryce!
Photo Credit – Donnie Burchfield
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.
