Spring Football: Lakewood Ranch blanks Bayshore in Thursday exhibition
A roundup and what we learned watching Sarasota and Manatee area teams during the 2026 spring high school football season.
A roundup of 2026 high school spring football games from the Sarasota and Manatee County area. Thursday, May 14 Lakewood Ranch 21, Bayshore 0 BRADENTON — Quarterback Sebastian Engel threw three touchdowns as the Lakewood Ranch Mustangs blanked the host Bayshore Bruins 21-0 on Thursday night at Balvanz Stadium in the spring football game. Engel’s scoring passes covered 71 yards to Dominique Reddick, 21 yards to Kamarion Jones, and 63 yards to Elidrick Berry.
After a scoreless first quarter ,the Mustangs tallied 14 points in the second period. Engel’s third touchdown toss, to Berry on a screen pass, upped the Mustangs’ lead to 21-0 with six minutes left in the third. Bayshore, which went 5-7 last season, one of the losses to Lakewood Ranch, did little offensively.
Ace Sanders’ team crossed into Mustangs territory just twice. The Bruins had a chance late in the game to avert the shutout, but a pass from quarterback Nick Valentine was dropped in the Ranch end zone. What we learned about Lakewood Ranch football QB Battle brewing.
Lakewood Ranch got a good performance from quarterback Sebastian Engel, who threw three touchdowns while completing 11-of-16 for 213 yards. The rising senior started the Mustangs’ last four games last season. “I think we’ll have a good quarterback battle as we get into the fall because we have (Everett) Russ, who started the year for us and tore his ACL,” Lakewood Ranch head coach Scott Paravicini said.