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Top 2027 West Virginia linebacker transferring to 7-time FHSAA state champion Cocoa (Florida)

One of the Mountain State's top sophomore linebackers from the 2024 season announced that he's heading down to the Sunshine State to play for the 2024 FHSAA Class 2A state champion Tigers

Andy Villamarzo

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The mythical 'High School Transfer Portal' is in full swing all around the country and teams in the Sunshine State are seeing plenty of new faces pop up in new places.

On Friday, one of West Virginia's top inside linebackers from the 2024 season announced that he would be leaving his school to head down to the state of Florida.

Kyree Brooks, a 2027 linebacker, announced on X that he will be transferring from Jefferson (West Virginia) to 7-time FHSAA state champion Cocoa. The Tigers won the 2024 Class 2A state championship in a 38-27 win over Gadsden County.

3 takeaways from Cocoa's victory over Gadsden County for the 2A state crown

'I will be transferring to Cocoa to finish my high school career. Go tigers!!'

Last season for the 8-4 Cougars, the 6-foot-1, 210-pound Brooks notched 145 total tackles, 10 sacks and intercepted five passes.

Jefferson lost in the WVSSAC's AAAA quarterfinals to Hurricane, 57-31, in 2024.

Cocoa has won three straight state championships from 2022-24 and looks to make it four this upcoming fall.

2025 COCOA TIGERS FOOTBALL SCHEDULE

Aug. 15: vs. Bradford (preseason)

Aug. 22: at Merritt Island

Aug. 29: vs. Mainland

Sep. 5: at Vero Beach

Sep. 12: at Heritage

Sep. 19: vs. Eau Gallie

Oct. 3: at Miami Norland

Oct. 10: vs. Apopka

Oct. 17: vs. The Villages

Oct. 24: at Astronaut

Oct. 31: at Rockledge

Florida high school football: Cocoa announces 2025 schedule

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ANDY VILLAMARZO

Andy Villamarzo has been a sports writer in the Tampa Bay (FL) Area since 2007, writing for publications such as Tampa Bay Times, The Tampa Tribune, The Suncoast News, Tampa Beacon, Hernando Sun to name a few. Andy resides out of the Tarpon Springs, FL area and started as a writer with SB Live Sports in the summer of 2022 covering the Tampa Bay Area. He has quickly become one of Florida's foremost authorities on high school sports, appearing frequently on podcasts, radio programs and digital broadcasts as an expert on team rankings, recruiting and much more.

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