The Lutz Warriors eight-man football team won the Florida Spring Youth Football League state championship this year.
Half of the team’s 16 players are from Lutz, while the others live in Northdale and Carrollwood. All the participants are 10 or 11-years-old and most attend either McKitrick or Hammond elementary schools. The team practiced at Villa Rosa Community Park in Lutz.
The Warriors finished the year 10-1 including playoffs and outscored their opponents 316-36, according coach Robert Draper.
Members of the team include Kyle Banks, Cason Byrd, Matthew Daner, Bailey Draper, Josh Edwards, Matthew Gallo, Dalton Garrett, Matthew Goedeke, Garett Hill, Michael Kent, Nick LaRosa, Blake Price, Sergio Sanjuan, T.J. Williams, Trey Williams and Matthew Wood. Coaches include Ryan Price, Mike Kent, Mark LaRosa and Draper.
For more information on the league, visit www.fsyfl.com.
