ORLANDO --
After three weeks on the road, the Warriors played their first home football game of the season against Windermere Prep and found the results as satisfying as being on the road.
Behind 217 yards rushing on the ground and a defensive effort that held the Lakers to under 90 yards of total offense, OCP shut out Windermere Prep 28-0 to improve to 3-0 this season.
Sophomore Akeevan Anderson scored two touchdowns (rushing and receiving) while rushing for 94 yards on six carries, along with two receptions for 17 yards. Junior Avery Anderson rushed for 92 yards on 12 carries and caught 2 passes for 66 yards.
OCP used two quarterbacks in the game. Junior Cameron Kurzon started and played primarily in the first half. He was 5-10, 99 yards with two passing touchdowns. Freshman Alec Worden scored a rushing touchdown in the 4th quarter to finish off the scoring.
Defensively, sophomore Brayden Schuster had a team-high 5.5 tackles and senior Darius Richardson had 4.5 tackles with one interception. in the endzone during the 4th quarter to preserve a shutout.
Sophomore "IV" Dennison returned four punts for a total of 111 yards, mostly in the second half, which gave OCP a great field position advantage.
The Warriors will host Foundation Academy next week for their first district contest of the season. OCP was the district champion in 2022.
GAME STATS
Windermere Prep vs. Orlando Christian Prep
9/8/23, 7:00 PM
Regular Season
1 2 3 4 Total Windermere Prep 0 0 0 0 0 Orlando Christian Prep 8 7 7 6 28
SCORING SUMMARY:
1st Quarter
OCP: Akeeven Anderson 16 yd Rush (TD) 0-6
OCP: Avery Anderson 3 yd Rush (CNV) 0-8
2nd Quarter
OCP: Akeeven Anderson 9 yd Pass from Cameron Kurzon (CNV) 0-14
OCP: Dominic Elder (PAT) 0-15
3rd Quarter
OCP: Yadriel Garcia 18 yd Pass from Cameron Kurzon (CNV) 0-21
OCP: Dominic Elder (PAT) 0-22
4th Quarter
OCP: Alec Worden 3 yd Rush (TD) 0-28
Game Summary Windermere Prep Orlando Christian Prep First Downs 4 18 Rushes-Yards 35 64 32 217 Recep-Yards 2 23 6 107 Passing Yards 23 107 Comp-Attempts 2 7 6 11 TD-INT 0 1 2 1 Fumbles-Lost 0 0 0 0 Penalties-Yards 11 94 6 59 3rd Down Conv 2 14 3 10 4th Down Conv 0 2 1 3 FG Made-Att 0 0 0 0 Tackles 0 38.0 Sacks-Yards 0.0 0 0.0 0 Time of Possession 27:28 23:29
RUSHING LEADERS: No. Player Rushes Yards TDs Fumbles No. Player Rushes Yards TDs Fumbles 5 Windermere Prep 5 7 50 0 0 4 Akeeven Anderson 6 94 1 0 3 Windermere Prep 3 12 10 0 0 3 Avery Anderson 12 92 0 0 9 Windermere Prep 9 1 6 0 0 6 Adryan Marayne 8 34 0 0 2 Windermere Prep 2 1 3 0 0 8 CalebMarimon 1 2 0 0 1 Windermere Prep 1 14 -5 0 0 22 Yadriel Garcia 1 0 0 0 9 Cameron Kurzon 1 -1 0 0 10 Alec Worden 3 -4 1 0 PASSING LEADERS: No. Player Comp Att Yards TD INT No. Player Comp Att Yards TD INT 3 Windermere Prep 3 2 7 23 0 1 9 Cameron Kurzon 5 10 99 2 1 10 Alec Worden 1 1 8 0 0 RECEIVING LEADERS: No. Player Rec Yards TDs No. Player Rec Yards TDs 2 Windermere Prep 2 1 15 0 3 Avery Anderson 2 66 0 5 Windermere Prep 5 1 8 0 22 Yadriel Garcia 2 24 1 4 Akeeven Anderson 2 17 1 FIELD GOAL LEADERS: No. Player Made Att Avg Long No. Player Made Att Avg Long PAT LEADERS: No. Player Made Att No. Player Made Att 65 Dominic Elder 2 3 PUNTING LEADERS: No. Player Punts Avg Long No. Player Punts Avg Long 2 Windermere Prep 2 7 37.6 50 KICKOFF RETURN LEADERS: No. Player Ret Yards TDs No. Player Ret Yards TDs 2 Windermere Prep 2 2 33 0 11 ZekeGunn 1 0 0 20 Windermere Prep 20 2 13 0 1 Windermere Prep 1 1 5 0 PUNT RETURN LEADERS: No. Player Ret Yards TDs No. Player Ret Yards TDs 17 IV Dennison 4 111 0 4 Akeeven Anderson 1 0 0 DEFENSIVE LEADERS: No. Player Tackles Sacks Yards INT No. Player Tackles Sacks Yards INT 3 Windermere Prep 3 0.0 0.0 38 1 5 Darius Richardson 4.5 0.0 18 1 71 Jayden Direus 1.5 0.0 0 0 4 Akeeven Anderson 3.0 0.0 0 0 21 Nicolas Flores 1.0 0.0 0 0 88 Jayden Bolton 1.0 0.0 0 0 76 Valentino Garcia 1.0 0.0 0 0 44 Stanley Ihekwoaba 2.5 0.0 0 0 3 Avery Anderson 3.5 0.0 0 0 22 Yadriel Garcia 4.0 0.0 0 0 13 Donovan Lee 1.5 0.0 0 0 11 ZekeGunn 4.0 0.0 0 0 56 OCP 56 1.0 0.0 0 0 7 Brayden Schuster 5.5 0.0 0 0 62 Jayden Shaw 4.0 0.0 0 0
May 4, 2023 -- Belle Isle, FL
The top-seeded OCP Warriors softball, ranked 4th in Class 2A, jumped on their hosts with a big 4-run 1st inning and shutout relief pitching performance to win their second 2A-7 district championship in the last three years.
OCP's 4-2 victory over Cornerstone Charter Academy (CCA) was the first meeting between the top two ranked teams in 2A region 2. CCA was ranked 6th in the FHSAA rankings heading into the contest.
Senior shortstop Genesis Iglesias-Rosa led the opening inning with a great defensive play in the top of the 1st inning with a diving play to stop a hit from getting into the outfield, then throwing the runner out from her knees. On offense, she led off the inning with a lead-off triple then scored on a sacrifice fly by senior Grace Thomas.
The Warriors added 3 more runs in the inning on RBIs by junior Naya Rosario and a 2-RBI single by 7th grader Yamilette Cordova. In total, OCP had six hits in the contest. Iglesias-Rosa was the only player to have multiple hits (2).
Thomas (WP) stared the game on the mound for the Warriors and went 3.1 inning, allowed 2 earned runs on 5 hits before being relieved by junior Mia Rosario who pitched out of a jam in the top of the 4th inning. She went on to pitch 3.2 inning record 5 strikeouts, no walks, allowing just 2 hits and no earned run for the save. OCP committed just one error in the field and turned one double-play.
OCP (16-1) earned the overall 1-seed in FHSAA Class 2A Region 2 and will have the opportunity to host every game to the regional championship game played on Friday, May 19. OCP home games are played at Azalea Park Little League (1 Carol Avenue, Orlando FL).
Regional quarterfinals will be played on Wednesday May 10. Regional semifinals will be played on Tuesday May 16. All game times TBD. Admissions are $7 per contest in the FHSAA Regionals.
The first day of May beings the quest for a district championship for OCP Baseball and Softball team. Both teams will compete in the FHSAA Class 2A District 7 tournament, but from different vantage points.
OCP Softball is the top seed in the 7-team tournament after finishing the regular season 14-1, earning an opening round bye to the semifinals where they will face the winners of Monday night's contest between (4) Foundation Academy and (5) Orangewood Christian.
OCP Baseball is the 5-seed in the 6-team tournament after finishing the regular season 6-5-1. They will play in the Quarterfinal round on Monday May 1 against Legacy Charter (6-10) at 6 pm. The Warriors previously played their opponent from Ocoee back on March 2, losing 18-7.
The Warriors' two-game winning streak has been slowed with back-to-back rain cancellations and postponements to end the regular season.
Monday Night's game will be played at Bob Sorenson Field, 1755 Adair Street, Ocoee, FL 34761. Admission is $6, cash only. The winner will advance to the semifinals where they will meet top-seeded The First Academy (TFA) at their ballpark on Tuesday May 2, first pitch set for 6 pm.
All games for the Lady Warriors in the softball district tournament will be played at Cornerstone Charter Academy, 906 Waltham Avenue, Belle Isle, FL 32809. Admission is $6 and tickets can be purchased on GoFan.co.
Among the two potential opponents in the semifinals, OCP has played Foundation Academy (10-8) twice, defeating them 7-6 in both games. They have did not play any other teams in district including 2-seed Cornerstone Charter Academy (16-7).
OCP Softball is ranked 4th in the final regular season FHSAA Class 2A rankings, the highest season rankings in the history of the program. Cornerstone is ranked 6th. OCP and Cornerstone are ranked as the top 2 teams in the district and region.
The district championship for both tournaments will on Thursday May 4, 7pm for softball and TBD by the higher seeded team for baseball.
Good luck to both teams on the journey. GO WARRIORS!
April 20, 2023 -- Melbourne, FL
OCP Track athletes competed in the FHSAA 1A District 8 Championship Meet at Holy Trinity. The top four finishers in each meet would advance to Regionals on Saturday May 6 at Mount Dora Christian Academy.
Senior Jeremy Miller advanced to Regionals in three events with a first place, second and fourth place finish. He finished first in Javelin throw, second in Discus throw and fourth in Shot Put throw.
Juniors Joshua Demosthenes and Valentino Garcia were awarded 1st place in 110 hurdles and Shot put, respectively. Demosthenes ran a 15.47 to earn first place. Garcia threw 41' 3.75", which was just about 3 feet further than the 2nd place competitor.
Regional Qualifiers
(Name / Event / Place)
Joshua Demosthenes / 110 Hurdles / 1st
Bradley Knight / 400m / 4th
Evan Sierra / 400 hurdles / 2nd
Evan Sierra / Triple Jump / 4th
Valentino Garcia / Shot Put / 1st
Jeremy Miller / Shot Put / 4th
Jeremy Miller / Discus / 2nd
Jeremy Miller / Javelin / 1st
Aalyssa Gunn / High Jump
Congratulations to our Warriors!
March 25, 2023
The Orlando Sentinel announced their 2023 All-Area High School Boys Basketball team and a pair of OCP Warriors were selected to the first-team with another selected as Honorable mention.
All-Area teams consist of participants from FHSAA state series schools in Orange, Seminole, Osceola, Lake and southwest Volusia counties. Selections were made by the Sentinel staff in consultation with area coaches.
Juniors Isaiah Brown and Ameer Ramadan were named to the first-team. Senior Isaiah Sutherland was Honorable Mention.
(from Orlando Sentinel's Buddy Collings)
Isaiah Brown
Orlando Christian Prep, Jr.
Buzz: 6-5 wing averaged 18.6 points as leading scorer for 25-4 Class 2A state runner-up team. Scored 45 in 99-91 triple-overtime loss to Olympia.
Ameer Ramadan
Orlando Christian Prep, Jr.
Buzz: 6-0 point guard averaged 13.3 points, 4.4 assists, 1.4 steals as chief ballhandler for area No. 2 team (according to MaxPreps).
To view all of the selections by The Orlando Sentinel, CLICK HERE.