A darkish cloud looms over the Oviedo soccer crew this week after the passing of operating again Brock Joyce’s mom.
The gamers strategy this week’s dwelling recreation in opposition to rival Hagerty with heavy hearts and additional incentive to win one for his or her former crew mother.
Kim Joyce Brown was an enormous a part of Oviedo soccer for years. Oldest son David was a star participant for Oviedo from 2010-13, and she or he was at all times an integral a part of all issues Oviedo soccer. Oldest daughter Kayla Joyce, who performed seaside volleyball at FSU, was additionally an Oviedo standout from 2009-2012.
The gamers will put on KJB decals on their helmets in her reminiscence.
“Devastating. She was our crew mother and so she’s an enormous a part of our program in each aspect,” Oviedo coach Greg Odierno mentioned. “She’s at all times been closely concerned in this system and she or he was the crew mother when David was right here at Oviedo, too, so she’s Oviedo, by way of and thru.
“It was a very difficult week. However Brock got here again Wednesday and practiced, and needed to be along with his brothers.”
Kim handed on Saturday because of coronary heart problems, however previous to her passing she was in a position to see Brock run for 100 yards and 4 touchdowns final week in a 64-0 victory over Wekiva.
“He’s simply palms down one of many hardest gamers I’ve ever coached, and to have the ability to compartmentalize this and actually be the chief and captain that he’s for us is simply actually outstanding,” Odierno mentioned.
The Lions want no additional incentive this week. Hagerty is the yard rival and the sport will draw what Odierno mentioned must be about 5,000 individuals at John Courier Subject.
“Yeah, our boys are fired up. It’s at all times an enormous recreation whenever you go in opposition to your rival,” Odierno mentioned. “These boys have been taking part in in opposition to one another since they had been in 7-U soccer. They’ve had an awesome week of observe and so they know what’s at stake and how much recreation it’s going to be.
“It’s not a district recreation however it’s a county recreation and there may be nothing extra that our boys need to do than be the kings of Oviedo.”
The groups are in numerous FHSAA lessons, however energy rankings and playoff hopes will certainly be impacted. Each groups want victories.
Odierno mentioned he’s not fearful that his Lions (3-2) are presently sitting at No. 31 in Class 6A, on condition that District 4 video games in opposition to Lake Howell and Evans stay. Oviedo’s energy of schedule will vastly enhance from its present standing at minus-1.95, and profitable takes care of the whole lot. District champions advance to the state playoffs, as do 16 at-large groups in every class.
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“We’re not likely involved about that for the easy truth that every one we will management is what’s in entrance of us,” Odierno mentioned. “Having been on this rankings system for some time, the largest indicator that now we have discovered for shifting up is win share. So, proper now, being 3-2, that’s sort of damage us.
“However we went from a score final week of .4 to 2.4 by beating Wekiva and going from a .500 win share to a .600 win share. So long as we preserve profitable we all know we’ll enhance.”
Six 6A Area 1 groups are within the high 38 of the state rankings.
“That’s wild. We knew final 12 months we had the hardest area within the state, however this 12 months’s it’s simply insane how stacked our area is and the way different areas will not be even shut,” Odierno mentioned. “We simply have to regulate our controllables, simply win and deal with it that method.”
Hagerty, additionally 3-2, is available in with a extra favorable rating at No. 14 in 7A. However the Huskies have a brutal stretch of video games arising, together with district dates with Lake Brantley subsequent week, and a recharged Seminole crew on Oct. 24.
Oviedo and Hagerty went back-and-forth final season earlier than Oviedo it bought away from Hagerty in a 42-28 loss.
“It’s clearly an enormous recreation, however we don’t change the best way we strategy it,” Huskies coach Steve Mickel mentioned. “We exit and do what we do and attempt to get higher every day, so it doesn’t matter who we’re taking part in.
“I feel we’ve performed four-and-a-half actually good video games. We had our probabilities in opposition to Lake Mary, though the rating doesn’t appear like it. We had an opportunity to take the lead within the second quarter however we sort of fell aside within the second half. I feel now we have the flexibility to play with anyone on our schedule.”
There are solely two video games this week involving Orange County Public Faculties, with 19 colleges idle in observance of the Jewish Vacation Yom-Kippur. No. 1-ranked Edgewater (6-0) will play at No. 15 Winter Park (3-2), and No. 13 Ocoee (4-2) will probably be at Hudson (1-5), which is in Pasco County, north of Clearwater.
One other massive recreation on the slate this week has Melbourne (4-2) at Winter Springs, which is 5-1 for the second straight season. Winter Springs presently sits No. 20 within the 5A rankings and have the state interceptions chief in sophomore Jaylen Lowman, who has picked off eight passes.
Melbourne gave No. 9 Kissimmee Osceola all it may deal with final week in an 18-10 loss.
Winter Springs has an enormous showdown at Edgewater subsequent week, which ought to decide the District 5 championship.
Week 7 Schedule
(All video games are set for 7 p.m. until in any other case famous)
Thursday recreation
Geneva College (0-6) at Windermere Prep (3-2), 4
Friday video games
Tremendous 16 Video games
No. 1 Edgewater (6-0) at No. 15 Winter Park (3-2)
No. 4 The First Academy (4-2) at Baltimore (Md.) St. Frances (4-1)
Mainland (4-1) at No. 8 DeLand (5-0)
North Miami Seaside (3-2) at No. 10 Lake Mary (3-2)
No. 13 Ocoee (4-2) at Hudson (1-5)
Hagerty (3-2) at No. 14 Oviedo (3-2)
Tohopekaliga (3-2) at No. 16 Lake Brantley (5-1)
Elsewhere
Lyman (0-5) at Lake Howell (4-2)
Kissimmee Liberty (0-5) at Celebration (0-5)
Deltona (2-3) at Pine Ridge (2-4)
Leesburg (2-3) at Eustis (1-5)
Orange Metropolis College (1-4) at Jesuit (4-1), 7:30
Gateway (2-4) at St. Cloud (4-2), 7:30
Mount Dora (1-4) at Matanzas (3-3)
Poinciana (2-3) at Lake Area (3-3), 7:30
Tavares (3-2) at New Smyrna Seaside (4-1)
Melbourne (4-2) at Winter Springs (5-1)
Orlando Christian Prep (3-2) at Crescent Metropolis (2-4)
Oviedo Grasp’s Academy (3-3) at CFCA (5-0)
Cornerstone Constitution (4-2) at Trinity Prep (3-3)
Out-of-Door Academy (5-1) at Religion Christian (1-5)
Basis Academy (4-2) at Bronson (0-6)
Bishop Snyder (3-3) at Lake Highland Prep (3-2), 6
Legacy Constitution (0-5) at Merritt Island Christian (5-1)
Mount Dora Christian (6-1) at Christ’s Church Academy (4-2), 7:30
Umatilla (6-0) at Lake Weir (3-3), 7:30
West Oaks Academy (1-5) at St. Stephen’s Episcopal (3-4)
Vero Seaside Grasp’s Academy (1-5) at Central Florida Christian (5-0)
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