{"id":375725,"date":"2026-08-19T16:16:10","date_gmt":"2026-08-19T16:16:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/375725\/"},"modified":"2026-08-19T16:16:10","modified_gmt":"2026-08-19T16:16:10","slug":"west-orange-seminole-hosting-out-of-state-teams-in-ksa-events","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/375725\/","title":{"rendered":"West Orange, Seminole hosting out-of-state teams in KSA events"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>For years, the Kaylee Scholarship Association (KSA), which was founded in 1991, has organized football games, bringing teams from across the nation to compete in the Orlando area.<\/p>\n<p>On Thursday night, there will be five KSA Events Football Program games in the Orlando area to kick off the 2026 regular season. Revenue gained from events is reinvested into academic and athletic financial aid.<\/p>\n<p>West Orange will host Archbishop Hoban out of Akron, Ohio, a team that finished 10-2 last season, losing in the regional championship game.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.orlandosentinel.com\/2026\/08\/10\/deland-starts-no-1-in-sentinel-super-16-football-coaches-poll-jones-2nd\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">DeLand starts No. 1 in Sentinel Super 16 football coaches poll; Jones second<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Seminole will host Mountain Vista High, from Highlands Ranch, Colorado, which is part of the Denver metro area. Mountain Vista was 12-1 last season, losing in a state semifinal.<\/p>\n<p>Oak Ridge will take on Chicago suburban South Elgin High at Austin-Tindall Sports Complex in Kissimmee. South Elgin was 7-3 a year ago and lost in the first round of the Illinois state playoffs.<\/p>\n<p>University High of Orlando will host Magnolia out of Anaheim, California. Magnolia was 3-7 last year.<\/p>\n<p>East River will host Heritage of Littleton, Colorado, another Denver metro school. Heritage was 9-4 and made the state semifinal round a year ago.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s the take on big games. Rankings are from the preseason <a href=\"https:\/\/www.orlandosentinel.com\/2026\/08\/10\/deland-starts-no-1-in-sentinel-super-16-football-coaches-poll-jones-2nd\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sentinel Super 16<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p>Archbishop Hoban at No. 9 West Orange<\/p>\n<p>West Orange features junior quarterback AJ Chung and a host of talented receivers, led by senior Yuto Kawamura-Johnson. Chung threw 41 touchdown passes and led the Warriors to a 10-2 record last season. The offense is potent, with additional receivers Sean Tulloch and Mikel Victor, and running back Jayden Ammons. Defensively, Matheus Kaminski-Cordeiro is the leader.<\/p>\n<p>Mountain Vista at No. 11 Seminole<\/p>\n<p>The Seminole defense showed it is going to be a force this season after forcing Lake Nona to turn the ball over eight times last week in a preseason victory. RJ Hampton and Jojo Watson at the corners lead the way for Seminole. Quarterbacks Isaiah Taylor and Daniel Provenza will be looking to get some offense going. Seminole did not score a touchdown last week.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.orlandosentinel.com\/2026\/01\/21\/orlando-area-2026-high-school-football-transfer-tracker\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Orlando-area 2026 High School Football Transfer Tracker<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" lazyautosizes lazyload\" alt=\"Quarterback Elijah Nickerson will lead the Lake Nona offense this season. (Chris Hays\/Orlando Sentinel)\" width=\"3098\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/elijah-nickerson5.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"15097172\" \/>Quarterback Elijah Nickerson will lead the Lake Nona offense this season. (Chris Hays\/Orlando Sentinel)<\/p>\n<p>No. 5 Evans at No. 13 Lake Nona<\/p>\n<p>This could be the dubbed the Transfer Bowl. Evans has 20 new faces, led by quarterback Will Jackson, receiver Brian Dillard and corner David Coleman. Lake Nona gained more than 10 transfers, including quarterback Elijah Nickerson, receiver Josiah Hall and safety Taebor Williams. The Lions\u2019 defense was impressive last week, holding Seminole out of the end zone, but the Lions offense had trouble taking care of the ball.<\/p>\n<p>Hawthorne at No. 6 Bishop Moore<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s a battle of Hornets as Hawthorne brings its Rural Division state championship team to Orlando. Hawthorne has reached the state final in each of the past six seasons and also won championships in 2022 and 2023. Junior quarterback Richard Roundtree Jr. threw for 2,581 yards and 30 touchdowns as a sophomore. Bishop Moore had its own super soph QB, Blake McCullough, who threw for 3,477 yards and 37 TDs.<\/p>\n<p>No. 2 Jones at Santa Margarita (California)<\/p>\n<p>Jones, which had offensive troubles last week at Miami Central, will face a very difficult task in traveling across the country to face a team that won California\u2019s Open Division state championship a year ago. The Eagles, coached by 15-year NFL quarterback and Heisman Trophy winner Carson Palmer, lost three regular games to nationally-ranked powers, but dominated the CIF\u2019s top tier playoff bracket.<\/p>\n<p>No. 12 South Lake at East Ridge<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s battle for Lake County supremacy for rivals that sit only 8.6 miles apart. South Lake had to rally from a 35-21 halftime deficit last year, scoring 28 unanswered points to win 49-35.<\/p>\n<p>Week 1 Schedule<\/p>\n<p>(All games are set for 7 p.m. unless otherwise noted)<\/p>\n<p>Thursday\u2019s Super 16 Games<\/p>\n<p>Archbishop Hoban (Ohio) at No. 9 West Orange<\/p>\n<p>Mountain Vista (Colo.) at No. 11 Seminole<\/p>\n<p>Thursday\u2019s Other Games<\/p>\n<p>Heritage (Colorado) at East River<\/p>\n<p>South Elgin (Ill.) vs. Oak Ridge*<\/p>\n<p>Magnolia (Calif.) at University (Orlando)<\/p>\n<p>Friday\u2019s Super 16 Games<\/p>\n<p>No. 1 DeLand at Lake Wales<\/p>\n<p>No. 2 Jones at Santa Margarita (Calif.)<\/p>\n<p>No. 3 Edgewater at Ocoee<\/p>\n<p>No.\u00a0 5 Evans at No. 13 Lake Nona<\/p>\n<p>Hawthorne at No. 6 Bishop Moore<\/p>\n<p>No. 16 Dr. Phillips at No. 7 The First Academy<\/p>\n<p>No. 8 Osceola at St. Cloud<\/p>\n<p>No. 10 Oviedo at Titusville<\/p>\n<p>Mountain Vista (Colo.) at No. 11 Seminole<\/p>\n<p>No. 12 South Lake at East Ridge<\/p>\n<p>No. 14 Winter Park at Windermere<\/p>\n<p>Hernando at No. 15 Lake Brantley, 7:30<\/p>\n<p>Friday\u2019s Other Games<\/p>\n<p>Apopka at Boone<\/p>\n<p>CFCA at Trinity Prep<\/p>\n<p>Colonial at Olympia<\/p>\n<p>Cypress Creek at Wekiva<\/p>\n<p>Eustis at Leesburg<\/p>\n<p>Faith Christian at Tradition Prep<\/p>\n<p>Lakeside Christian at First Academy-Leesburg<\/p>\n<p>Foundation Academy at Cornerstone Charter<\/p>\n<p>Freedom at Lyman<\/p>\n<p>Hagerty vs. New Smyrna Beach*<\/p>\n<p>Lake Buena Vista at Horizon<\/p>\n<p>Liberty at Harmony<\/p>\n<p>Pine Ridge at Deltona<\/p>\n<p>Poinciana at Celebration<\/p>\n<p>South Lake at East Ridge<\/p>\n<p>Timber Creek at Innovation<\/p>\n<p>Palm Bay at Nova Lakes<\/p>\n<p>St. Edwards\u2019s at Lake Highland Prep. 6 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>Winter Springs at Lake Howell<\/p>\n<p>Lake Minneola at Mount Dora<\/p>\n<p>Seffner Christian at Legacy Charter<\/p>\n<p>Master\u2019s Academy (Vero) at The Master\u2019s Academy, 7:30 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>NSU University at Mount Dora Christian, 7:30 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>Palm Beach Christian Prep at Orangewood Christian<\/p>\n<p>Real Life Christian at City of Life Christian<\/p>\n<p>Tavares at Dunnellon, 7:30 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>Tohopekaliga at Astronaut<\/p>\n<p>Umatilla at Space Coast<\/p>\n<p>Sebastian River at University (Orange City)<\/p>\n<p>Taylor vs. West Oaks, 6 p.m.*<\/p>\n<p>Saturday\u2019s Games<\/p>\n<p>Geneva at Seven Rivers Christian, 6 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>(* New Smyrna Beach game at NSB Sports Complex; Oak Ridge at at Austin-Tindall Sports Complex; West Oaks at Northwest Sports Complex, Apopka).<\/p>\n<p>(OPEN DATE: Gateway, Lake Mary, Windermere Prep)<\/p>\n<p>Chris Hays can be found on X.com <a href=\"http:\/\/x.com\/os_chrishays\" rel=\"nofollow\">@OS_ChrisHays<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"For years, the Kaylee Scholarship Association (KSA), which was founded in 1991, has organized football games, bringing teams&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":375726,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[1745,3745,139,141,140,76046,76642,110],"class_list":["post-375725","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-orlando","tag-high-school-football","tag-high-school-sports","tag-orlando","tag-orlando-headlines","tag-orlando-news","tag-social-sports","tag-social-varsity-sports","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/375725","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=375725"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/375725\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/375726"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=375725"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=375725"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=375725"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}