NICEVILLE — This summer, Kane Lafortune hit the recruiting trail hard by visiting the top academic institutions in the country.
Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Brown, Dartmouth, Columbia … the list of quarterback camps featured a who’s-who of Ivy League institutions recruiting the Niceville rising senior, whose 4.4 GPA and high football IQ quelled any worries about his 5-foot-10, 180-pound frame.
At every stop, the reception was the same: “Every coach was watching me, talking to me, coaching me up, actually invested in what I had to say,” Lafortune said. “It’s pretty easy to tell when they like you.”
What’s not to like? Lafortune completed 68 percent of his passes for 1,538 yards and ran for another 232 yards as a junior, piling up 18 touchdowns compared to six interceptions. A school-record seven touchdowns in the first half against Leon proved to be the highlight for Lafortune, who guided the offense to more than 40 point per game and the Eagles to a 9-3, Sweet-16-qualifying season.
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Come the offseason, Lafortune thrived in the Ivy League quarterback camps. Of course he did. That’s what he’s done his entire career, fighting off the likes of Nino Freeman, Harrison Orr and Hugh Boudreaux to win QB1 honors as an upperclassman.
“It’s been tough having someone transfer in, because I’ve always been a Niceville kid. I’ve always been here fighting (for that QB1 role),” Lafortune said. “My dad’s military so I’ve grown up through adversity. I’ve never been one to back away from competition. I’ve just kept head down , kept working out and let it show on field. I love the competition. I hate losing.”
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Publish date : 2024-07-19 20:09:54
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