Dreadnaught BOOSTERS

We are all proud to be a part of a football program that has brought national recognition to our school and community with six state championships and twice being selected National Champions by Sports Illustrated and USA TODAY.

Considering these honors along with our 21 District Championships and 5 perfect seasons under the Florida High School Activities Association “Coach of the Century”-Bill Castle , it is almost considered an off season if the Dreadnaughts are not undefeated and in State Playoffs.

Additional pride for our program is the current Dreadnaught  college  and professional players that we are proud to follow their careers, Gatornaught ” Chris Rainey” keeps all the Dreadnaught family excited along with many other Naughts around the nation. 

A special Pride for all Dreadnaughts and the Lakeland Community  is Maurkice and Michael Pouncey both first round NFL draft picks with Maurkice  (Pittsburgh Steelers) being selected for the pro bowl in his first year.  Michael was a first round draft pick in 2011 for the Miami Dolphins and on August 27th will face “gatornaught” Ahmad Black drafted by the Tampa Bay Bucs.

Ronnie Ghent of the Hartford, Connecticut UFL is another Dreadnaught professional.

The Lakeland Football Century Club is proud to be a part of such an honored football program.

The Football Century Club was founded in 1963 by a group of supporters that wished to enhance the program with assistance not provided by school or county for equipment, coaching clinics etc.

The first Booster President was John Caswell and he was followed over the years by 30 of the leading citizens in our community. In 1976   Booster President Bob Whitehead led a drive to fund and build one of the first football weight rooms in the county (a project many said could not be accomplished).

Bob and the Boosters not only led the community to build the weight room, he then spearheaded another fundraiser to equip it with complete Nautilus machines which at that time were new on the market and considered the “State of the Art” in exercise equipment

The weight room was so popular with the Nautilus Equipment that the community requested night adult classes which at one time had over 300 participants and classes had to be scheduled in 3 different sessions and four nights a week. This was tremendous PR for our program and school.

Today our Football Century Club has evolved into one of the top Booster Programs in the country and continues to provide team meals  (with study hall and Fellowship of Christian Athletes meetings  each Wednesday night) ,coaching clinics, charter team buses , the Jumbotron scoreboard, football banquet and many other amenities throughout the year. A future goal with the growth of the Century Club is to provide scholarships for our student athletes.

Now with the addition of artificial turf installed by the City of Lakeland, Bryant Stadium will be one of the finest high school venues in the nation

We have some tremendous fans and supporters, (some who for personal and business reasons prefer to remain anonymous) that support our team in attending the FCA Summer Football Camps that allows our athletes not only to compete but to learn and grow into responsible young adults. Please know that we sincerely appreciate and respect you for your support in this annual event.

The Booster Club meets each Monday night of the season in the LHS Film Room located in the weight room at Nurmi Nelson practice field. You do not have to be a member to attend and we invite each of you to be a part of another aspect of our program that we take pride in with updates of all school events, special guest alumni speakers, film reviews and previews by Coach Castle.

Friday Nights are exciting and alive, Monday nights are informative and fun, we invite everyone attend the show.

Sid Kimbrell, President

Lakeland Football Century Club