Football Tag

30 Apr

Posted at 1:54 PM on April 30, 2020, in Athletics

Every year, the National Football Foundation hosts the Brian Piccolo Award Banquet. This awards dinner pays tribute to the late Brian Piccolo, a standout football player for St. Thomas Aquinas, Wake Forest, and the NFL with the Chicago Bears. In addition, it gathers 40 senior student-athletes from Broward County schools who excelled both academically and on the football field. Last week, senior Donovan Lassiter would have attended. Like all large gatherings, this event was canceled. However, it did not stop Head Football Coach, Tommy Lewis, from sharing his gratitude. He writes to his team captain: “I wanted you to know how proud...

23 Apr

Posted at 4:16 PM on April 23, 2020, in Athletics

Congratulations to David Zhu ’20 for his commitment to Pomona-Pitzer College, where he will take his talent to play college football in Southern California! David shares, “Going to Pomona is a great opportunity to continue my football career, as well as my academic career, and I’m very excited about it. My experience at WA has been great; I met lots of great people, teachers, coaches, and teammates...

20 Feb

Posted at 1:59 PM on February 20, 2020, in Athletics, School News

Please join us in congratulating the following WA student-athletes who made the Miami Herald All-County and the Sun Sentinel All-County selection for the fall sports season: Football First Team Donovan Lassiter—Offense (Sun Sentinel) Donovan Lassiter—Defense (Miami Herald) Micah Lewis—Offense (Miami Herald) Second Team Micah Lewis—Offense (Sun Sentinel) David Zhu—Offense (Miami Herald) Honorable Mention Riley Clements (Sun Sentinel) Bryan Lodge (Sun Sentinel) Steven Tinsley (Sun Sentinel) David Zhu (Sun Sentinel) Golf Honorable Mention TJ Boros (Miami Herald and Sun Sentinel) Swimming & Diving Second Team Blake Shaw—Diving (Miami Herald and Sun Sentinel) Honorable Mention Makenzie Blake (Miami Herald) Abigail Farrar (Miami Herald) Volleyball Honorable Mention Ragan Happ (Sun Sentinel) Emily Sansbury (Sun Sentinel)...

06 Feb

Posted at 9:31 AM on February 6, 2020, in Athletics

Three WA seniors signed their National Letter of Intent on Wednesday, February 5. Congratulations to our student-athletes who will be using their talents to glorify God at the collegiate level. Donovan Lassiter accepted a full athletic scholarship from Lehigh University to play football for the NCAA FCS-Division 1 team. Many consider Lehigh University one of the most academically and athletically demanding leagues in college football. “It’s always an encouragement when athletes are rewarded for their hard work. The Westminster Academy community has certainly been a better community with Donovan Lassiter in it,” Varsity Head Coach Tommy Lewis said. Faith Lerro...

19 Dec

Posted at 12:57 PM on December 19, 2019, in Athletics

Wednesday, December 18, marked the start of the NCAA’s early signing period for football, and it is with great excitement that Lehigh University announced the National Letter of Intent and full athletic scholarship for Donovan Lassiter ’20. As FIFC Conference Player of the Year, Donovan was a big contributor to the Lions’ outstanding 9-2 season. In addition, as team captain, he led his team to a state playoff appearance. Meanwhile, Lehigh University competes in the Patriot League at the NCAA FCS-Division 1 level. One of the most academically and athletically demanding leagues in college football, they are on par with...