January 14, 2025
Amare Walker Scores 25 Points as Tavares High Extends Win Streak to Three Games
By Kyle Coppola
Amare Walker Scores 25 Points as Tavares High Extends Win Streak to Three Games
TAVARES, Fla. — Tavares High School boys basketball continued their impressive run, securing an 81-53 victory against Umatilla High School on Monday night, marking their third consecutive win. Tavares High also won late last week against East Ridge High School.
(Amare Walker led the Bulldogs with 25 points in the win against Umatilla. Photo Credit – Tracey Hanson.)
Sophomore sensation Amare Walker led the Bulldogs with a game-high 25 points. He has been a standout all season long for the Bulldogs. Fellow sophomore Kevin Daniels added 16 points and junior Dylan Campbell added 15 points. They have been providing crucial support to keep Tavares in control throughout games this season.
(Junior Izayia Williams leads Tavares in rebounds per game, currently averaging 8.6. Photo Credit – Tracey Hanson.)
The Bulldogs, now 8-7 on the season, are on a mission to achieve their first winning record in two decades, a milestone that has eluded the program for 20 years. With their current momentum, Tavares will certainly have the chance to do just that coming down the home stretch of the regular season.
“We’re playing with confidence and determination,” says third year head coach Berkley Carey. “The guys are locked in, and we’re taking it one game at a time to reach our goals.”
Tavares will face Wekiva on Wednesday before taking on Mount Dora High School on Friday night. The Bulldogs hope to maintain their winning streak.
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.
