Tampa’s Bayside Warriors traveled to Palm Coast this weekend to compete in the Pumpkin Shootout and found themselves as the only team in the tournament from the Bay Area.
The squad, led by coaches Brian Watson and Eric Swinton, was littered with players from Berkeley Prep, Steinbrenner, and St. Stephen’s. Bayside finished pool play Sunday with a record of 3-1. Their only loss coming against the undefeated top seed Lake Highland Prep – and that game was a 2 goal loss. Coach Watson finished the tournament by praising the stellar play of both Berkeley Prep’s Maddox Kumar and Steinbrenner’s Hunter Wade. In goal was Berkeley freshman Anthony Broome, who also earned praise from the coaches during the two-day tournament.
From the Tampa area, Bayside featured Maddox Kumar, Wilton Butcher. Anthony Broome, Michael Casey, and Caleb Munger from Berkeley Prep, Bryce Gay and Brock Gay of St. Stephen’s Episcopal, and Steinbrenner’s Logan Morgan, Alex Lopez, Grady Frey, and Hunter Wade.