Lake Mary athletes earn statewide honors after championship seasons

Lake Mary’s championship surge kept paying dividends long after the final whistle. Four Rams were honored through the Florida Dairy Farmers High School Sports Awards, a statewide program that has recognized top Florida student-athletes since 1992 and now spans all 30 FHSAA-sanctioned and recognized sports.

The biggest spotlight landed on quarterback Noah Grubbs, who was named the 2025 Florida Dairy Farmers Mr. Football by a statewide panel of coaches and media representatives. Grubbs won the vote with 14 of 30 first-place votes and 209 points, becoming the first winner from a Seminole County school in the award’s 34-year history. His four-year varsity career finished with 11,537 passing yards, 143 touchdown passes and 16 rushing touchdowns, numbers that helped turn Lake Mary’s breakthrough season into a statewide story.

That season ended with Lake Mary’s first football state title, a 28-27 comeback over Vero Beach in the Class 7A championship game after the Rams trailed 21-3 at halftime. The program finished 12-3, and Grubbs also was named the 2025 MaxPreps Florida High School Football Player of the Year. He had already been recognized locally as the Football-Offense honoree for Lake Mary at the 2024-25 Seminole County Night of Champions, but the Florida Dairy Farmers award pushed him into a larger statewide conversation.

Girls soccer added to the momentum. Lake Mary won the Class 7A title on Feb. 25, 2026, beating Cypress Bay 4-3 on penalty kicks after 100 scoreless minutes, finishing 20-2-1. The Rams went 39-5-3 over the past two seasons, won their fifth state title overall and captured a second straight championship in the current run. The program’s history stretches back to titles in 1988, 1998 and 2002, and the latest run came under head coach Christian Eissele, whose father, Bill Eissele, led the earlier championship teams.

For Lake Mary, the honors do more than add hardware. They reinforce the school’s place as one of Seminole County’s most visible athletic programs, giving younger players a model to chase and giving the campus a louder voice in a region where championships still travel fast. The Rams are no longer just winning seasons; they are building a reputation that reaches well beyond Sanford and Lake Mary.