By Kyle Coppola
MDCA Football Player Taylor Cline Commits To Erskine College
Taylor Cline is a 6’1 180lb linebacker who had a big season at Mount Dora Christian Academy. Taylor was known as a leader on the Bulldogs team and he was instrumental in helping the team win a conference championship this season. He announced his commitment yesterday to play for Erskine College in South Carolina which is an NCAA Divsion II Program.
(Taylor Cline during an MDCA home game. He was a force offensively and defensively for MDCA. Photo Credit – CJ Prospect Media.)
Cline played offense and defense. On the defensive side of the ball, Cline made 24 tackles this year and led the team in interceptions with 4. He caused a fumble and also led the team with 3 fumble recoveries. He did a great job in pass protection and is not afraid to take a hit. He’s usually the first one in on a tackle.
Cline played both ways on offense and defense. He was the team’s running back and led MDCA in rushing yards and receiving yards. Cline finished with 612 rushing yards and 373 receiving yards. Cline would have 15 offensive touchdowns on the season as well, so he was called upon a lot by coach Tackett.
(Lake County is so proud of Taylor Cline getting this opportunity with Erskine College in South Carolina!)
He is such a versatile player. He can play offense or defense, and Erskine is getting not just a great athlete but a good student. Taylor Cline has a 4.0 GPA. He works incredibly hard on and off the field. No matter what he chooses to do, he is poised to go far in life.
(Taylor Cline’s last game was perhaps his best in high school. He helped the team with touchdowns on each side of the ball as MDCA went out as conference champions in Lakeland late last year.)
We want to congratulate Taylor Cline on this big commitment! Congratulations to his family, friends, coaches, and everyone who has made an impact on his life. We look forward to seeing him continue his academic and playing career at the next level!”
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.
