LAKE WALES, Fla. – Royals and Seahawks set to battle in Lakeland tomorrow at 1:30 p.m.
 
Warner football is in the midst of its 8th season as a program. First year head coach Kirk Talley has experienced growing pains of an 1-3 start to the season.

Though the Royals sit at 1-3, they've started their 2019 campaign with a very tough schedule and it continues to build strength. After the recent NAIA Top 25 Poll, the    Royals have faced No. 16 Bethel, No. 12 Lindsey Wilson, and have No. 19 Keiser with No.12 Southeastern lined up.

Javon Wilson rushed for 142-yards against No. 16 Bethel in week 2. Wilson is the first Royal since November 4, 2017 to achieve a 100+ yard rushing game. Bryant Benton was the last with 118-yards against Pikeville. Wilson then went on and into the Royals record books with 118-yards against at the time No. 12 Lindsey Wilson for the first Royal in history to rush for 100+ Yards against NAIA ranked opponents.

The Royals have rebuilt with a very young roster but still keep key pieces from last   season that have already stood out. Javon Wilson at running back and also Theodore Hammonds at wide receiver. The Royals will miss Hammonds on the field as he was a powerhouse at wide receiver, selected to the NAIA All-Seniors game to be played in December, Theodore Hammonds had mounted up 14 catches for 193 yards.

The Royals true freshman Dylon Blair is at quarterback, he currently sits with 499 all-purpose yards having only started two games and has accounted for 8 total TD's.
 
Keiser jumped up to No. 19 in the latest NAIA Coaches' Top 25 poll, marking the first time in school history the Seahawks cracked the Top 20.
The Seahawks have three wins over Top 25 opponents this season. Quarterback, Eli Mathews is completing 72% of his passes on the season.

Running back Marques Burgess is coming off a career game in which he racked up 207 all-purpose yards and surpassed the 1,000-yard career rush mark.
The Seahawks defense currently leads the nation in pass defense per game (101.3). Keiser forced a season-high four turnovers in the win over Faulkner.
 
The Royals and Seahawks kickoff at 1:30 p.m. Saturday, October 12^th, 2019.
 
Next weekend's game where the Royals welcome Faulkner University was originally scheduled to be played Saturday, October 19^th at 1:30 p.m. To accommodate the passing of Theodore Hammonds, the game has been moved to Friday, October 18^th at 5:00 p.m. still to be played at Lakeland Christian High School.
 
The funeral service of Theodore Hammonds will be held in Miami on Saturday, October 19^th. For more information about the service or the Hammonds family needs please email John.Dunlap@warner.edu.