September 5, 2024
South Lake High’s Tyson Williams Is Our Defensive Player of the Week
By Kyle Coppola
South Lake High’s Tyson Williams Is Our Defensive Player of the Week
Groveland, Fla. — South Lake High School linebacker Tyson Williams delivered a standout performance in the Eagles win against Tavares last week 17-12. It was a defensive matchup between both teams and neither offense was able to put together a big game. That mean the defense had to step up and wow did this young man do that in a big way!
Tyson Williams has all the makings of a next level player. The 6″1 junior outside linebacker is off to a massive start this season. Williams had 16 tackles with five for a loss during the win last week. His speed makes him a huge weapon for South Lake High. Running the ball against Williams is hard to do. He’s just in there on every play.
Last year Williams made 81 tackles with five tackles for a loss. It’s shaping up to be a breakout year for this young man. He is already on pace to break his records from his sophomore year. Williams was not a name that many knew until last year but in 2024 this kid is due for a massive year.
After playing two tough games to start the season, the defense for South Lake has held their own. They have only given up 26 points this season. Last year at this point they had given up 51 points so that’s about a 90% decrease in points allowed which is huge. We have to give a shoutout to Brad Lord and his assistant coaches who have certainly turned things around in a positive direction for South Lake High.
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.
