Gibson, a two-time Player of the Year, talks with Friday Night Locker Room’s Steve Wilson
WATCH: Dylan Gibson, a recent graduate of Holy Trinity Episcopal Academy and the 2023 Breakfast of Champions Boys’ Lacrosse Player of the Year, talks with the Friday Night Locker Room’s Steve Wilson.
BREVARD COUNTY, FLORIDA – I recently had the opportunity to sit down and talk with Dylan Gibson, a recent graduate of Holy Trinity Episcopal Academy, and the 2023 Breakfast of Champions Boys’ Lacrosse Player of the Year. Gibson had another banner year for the Tigers, having also been named Breakfast of Champions Boys’ Lacrosse Player of the Year in 2022.
Among the many accolades Gibson has received; he is a two-time Maverick Showtime Invitee, ECD All- American Showcase 2023 All-Tournament Team member, and was selected US Club Lacrosse “Players Who Impressed” at the NAL Tournament.
He has also played on the DC Express 2023 Black – Bethesda, Maryland Travel Lacrosse Club, and the Dukes Lacrosse Club – Vero Beach, Florida.
Gibson, a multi-sport athlete for the Tigers, played football, soccer, lacrosse, and track and field. The varsity team captain told me he believed playing other sports helped him in lacrosse. Gibson said, playing “football, the physical aspect, and soccer, the endurance aspect, helped me become a better lacrosse player.”
Dylan will be concentrating on academics in the fall, as he will be attending the University of Alabama.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Steve Wilson was born in DeRidder, Louisiana and grew up in both New Orleans and Macon, Georgia. He moved to Brevard County in 1984 and retired from local government as the Community Advocate/Assistant to the City Manager with the City of Rockledge in 2018.
Among the awards and accolades Steve has received over the years are 15 + year Rockledge Little League volunteer, Brevard Public School Jefferson Award Recipient, Rockledge High School Raider Booster Award 2001, 2006, City of Rockledge Employee of the Year 2006, Rockledge Kiwanian of the Year 2006-2007, City of Rockledge Quality Public Service Award 2008, 2012, 2017, Rockledge Kiwanis Citizen of the Year 2012-2013, Space Coast Sports Hall of Fame – Sportscasting 2015, Rockledge High School Leadership and Service Award 2016, Central Florida Humanitarian Award 2017, Space Coast Inspiration Award – 2018 and Space Coast Sports Hall of Fame – Lifetime Achievement – 2020.
Wilson is especially proud of is chairing two fundraisers in support of pediatric cancer research through the St. Baldrick’s Foundation in honor of Merritt Island resident Julie Spurlock that raised over $25,000.00.
He has been a partner, along with Orville Susong, for the past 24 years with the Friday Night Locker Room, a broadcasting team that covers and reports on a wide variety of local events that are of significance to the residents of the Space Coast and beyond. Their mission is to promote youth sports, support first responders and law enforcement personnel, and showcase community and charitable events that are produced by our nonprofit partners in central Florida.
The Friday Night Locker Room has awarded hundreds of sports achievement plaques to Brevard County student-athletes over the years. They have also awarded more than $18,000 in academic scholarships to Brevard County high school seniors.
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