February 21, 2025
Leesburg High School Wins Regional Final Headed To Lakeland For Final Four!
By Kyle Coppola
Leesburg High School Wins Regional Final Headed To Lakeland For Final Four!
LEESBURG, Fla. — The Leesburg Yellow Jackets are headed back to Lakeland. Behind a dominant performance, Leesburg defeated Lecanto in front of a packed home crowd Friday night, winning 61-46 and securing a spot in the FHSAA Final Four for the first time since 2021.
(Coach Sean Campbell left gets a big hug after the win to send Leesburg High to the Final Four in Lakeland.)
The Yellow Jackets, who split their regular-season series with Lecanto, made sure the rubber match counted the most. Leesburg had fallen to Lecanto 51-42 on Jan. 8 but rebounded with a 57-46 district championship win just weeks ago. This time, with a trip to Lakeland on the line, they left no doubt.
Junior Angelo Moton continued his standout season. Jalen Brown and sophomore Xavier Campbell chipped in further keeping Lecanto High at bay. For Leesburg High School the hometown crowd absolutely was a factor. Leesburg High is among the most intimidating places to play in Lake County. It seemed like everyone in town was at the game tonight and we couldn’t be more proud of the support this team has received. Leesburg’s relentless defense and high-energy play proved to be the difference. This is something this team has worked on the entire year and tonight they shined.
(Junior Angelo Moton and company have been nothing short of spectacular down the stretch this season. Photo Credit: Joe Ott.)
“This team has been locked in all season,” said head coach Sean Campbell. “From the first day, we set our goal: Lakeland or bust. Now we’re here, and we’re not done yet.”
Leesburg, a program with a storied basketball history, will now have a chance to add another championship banner to its gym. The Yellow Jackets have previously won state titles in 2017, 2018, 2011, and 1977. In their last Final Four appearance in 2021, they suffered a heartbreaking 59-58 loss to Choctawhatchee. This year, they’re determined to rewrite that script.
Tip-off in Lakeland is set for March 5th, where Leesburg will battle for a shot at the state title. The schedule and opponents will be announced in the coming days. The FHSAA will reconfigure the brackets. When we figure out who they are playing we will post that on our page. Congratulations Leesburg High School!
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.
