August 19, 2025
First Academy-Leesburg’s Henry Purvis Named Student-Athlete of the Week
By Kyle Coppola
First Academy-Leesburg’s Henry Purvis Named Student-Athlete of the Week
First Academy-Leesburg quarterback Henry Purvis has been named the Lake & Sumter Style Magazine Male Athlete of the Week after leading the FA-Leesburg football team to a commanding 41-18 season-opening victory against Lakeside Christian.
The junior signal-caller threw for 193 yards and four touchdowns on 10-of-19 passing, while also rushing for 57 yards in a dynamic performance that helped set the tone for FA-Leesburg’s 2025 campaign.
(Henry Purvis and FA-Leesburg will be ones to watch in the SSAA Bay District this season. Photo Credit – Edwards Photography.)
If you watch Henry, he’s just in total command out there. Henry has excellent leadership, arm talent, and ability to extend plays and that makes a big difference.
Senior tight end Logan Stalvey emerged as one of Henry’s top targets, hauling in two touchdown passes on just two receptions for 55 yards. The duo connected on several momentum-shifting plays that left Lakeside Christian scrambling for answers. At 6-foot-3, Stalvey’s height gives Purvis a reliable red-zone option and a consistent target downfield. Stalvey also made 15 tackles on the defensive side of the ball and is the teams middle linebacker.
(Rayce Teate had a 20-yard touchdown reception.)
The offensive outburst didn’t stop there. Rayce Teate added a 20-yard touchdown reception, Luke Rutzebeck caught four passes for 53 yards and a score, and freshman Dylan Bell introduced himself to varsity football with a touchdown of his own. This team comes into the season with some obvious chemistry built over the summer. Head coach Canh Bui and his staff have FA-Leesburg looking strong to start the year.
With the win, First Academy-Leesburg starts the season 1-0 and looks ahead to its home opener against Saint Francis Catholic Academy on August, 22 at 7 p.m. The matchup will be played at Sleepy Hollow Sports Complex and marks the team’s first home appearance of the 2025 season.
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.
