Lee County set for Spring finale at Trojan Field

LEESBURG – There is no scoreboard pressure in May, no region standings to study and no playoff implications hanging in the humid South Georgia air.

Still, when the Lee County Trojans take the field Friday night at Trojan Field, head coach Dean Fabrizio expects it to look and feel very much like football season.

Lee County will conclude spring practice with an intrasquad game Friday at 7 p.m. in Leesburg, a final evaluation opportunity for a program once again overflowing with talent and competition.

“We are going to divide up the team and let them compete,” Fabrizio said. “It will be like a real game.”

That competitive atmosphere has defined the spring for the Trojans, who are looking to build on last year’s 8-4 campaign. More than 120 players have participated in workouts and practices over the past two weeks, creating the kind of roster depth most programs spend years trying to develop.

For Fabrizio, spring practice has been less about installing schemes and more about identifying which players are ready to claim bigger roles heading into the fall.

“We’ve got a lot of really good returning players and a lot of good young players,” Fabrizio said. “This spring we are getting them to compete for their spot and they’ve been working really hard.”

That internal competition has long been one of the foundations of Lee County’s success. The Trojans have become one of Georgia’s most consistent programs over the past decade, annually producing college prospects while remaining a fixture in the state rankings.

This year’s roster again features an impressive collection of Division-I talent, led by Texas A&M commit Jaden Upshaw at wide receiver and Florida State commit  Gregory Batson. Other Division 1 prospects include Montravious Clay, Carter Blackwell, Jordan Bush, Trey Bush, Jace Murray, Shavezz Dixon and Dominique Ball, among others.

But Fabrizio believes the program’s strength goes beyond recruiting rankings or scholarship offers. He said one of the biggest reasons Lee County continues to thrive is the culture older players create for the younger athletes coming through the program.

“That is one reason we have been so good all these years,” Fabrizio said. “The older guys are committed to helping the younger ones.”

Friday’s scrimmage will offer fans their first extended look at the 2026 Trojans and provide younger players an opportunity to prove they belong under the Friday night lights.

Kickoff is scheduled for 7 p.m. at Trojan Field. Admission is $5, cash only.