Eustis High School


Eustis High School is the local high school for the city of Eustis, Florida. Located at 1300 E Washington Ave Eustis, FL 32726. Athletic teams are the Panthers. The school is a member of the Lake County Schools district.

Campuses

There are two separate campuses. The Curtright Campus for freshmen and the main campus for grades 10 through 12.

Athletics

Eustis High has sports teams for male and female students including basketball, baseball, football, swimming, track, volleyball, weightlifting, softball, cross country, and soccer . Eustis's basketball, softball and baseball programs are top notch and students transfer from local high schools in part to play for the Panthers. Their football program has been good in the past but it has been struggling since 2007.

Basketball

The Eustis High School boys' Basketball team is a member of the 5A District 13 Standings in the State of Florida.

2013

In 2013 the Panther's finished 8–0 in their district and went 23–8 overall. Although the Panthers had a perfect 8–0 district record in the regular season, they lost 63–61 to Mt Dora High School in the District Championship game. Eustis would end up losing in the 3rd round of the playoffs to American Heritage who would go on to win the 5A state title a week later. The Panther's only home loss of the 2013 season came in the 3rd round of the playoffs to American Heritage. The Panther's lost 52–47. They ended their year 11–1 at home, 10–4 away and 2–3 at neutral locations.

2014

The Eustis Panthers ended their 2014–15 season in the 3rd round of the playoffs with a 38-49 loss to Cardinal Gibbons at home. Six days later Cardinal Gibbons beat Gibbs High School in the final four by a score of 73–38. The following day they won the Florida 5A state championship. This was the second year in a row that the Panthers lost to the eventual state champion in the playoffs. Overall the Panthers went 23-7 in the 2014-2015 season giving them an impressive eleven consecutive winning seasons. The Panthers went 10-3 at home, 9–3 away and 4–1 at neutral sites. They forced 1827 points and allowed 1440. Eustis went a perfect 6–0 in their district. Additionally, they went 2–0 in district tournament play and were titled district champions.
SeasonOverall RecordDistrict RecordPlayoffsNotes
2005-0622-311-14th Round
2006-0717-89-13rd Round
2007-0822-48-04th RoundDistrict Champions
2008-0914-134-3
2009-1012-42-0District Champions
2010-1113-95-11st Round
2011-1223-59-11st Round
2012-1319-108-23rd Round
2013-1423-88-03rd RoundDistrict Champions
2014-1523-76-03rd RoundDistrict Champions
2015-1614-134-6

All season records above are from 2005 and after.
The Panthers only out-of-state game was against East Hall High School, Georgia on December 27, 2012. The Panthers won 83–76. This is the Panther's only recorded out-of-state game since 2004. East Hall is a school similar in size to Eustis with 1,100 students and is located just outside Gainesville, Georgia

Baseball

In 2010 head Coach David Lee announced he was returning to coach the Panthers in their 2011 season. Coach Lee led the Panthers to their 2000 State Championship win shortly before retiring from Eustis. Coach Lee would leave the Panthers to coach Leesburg High School for five years and then led the Apopka Blue Darters until 2010. Coach Lee has been head coach of the Eustis Panthers for the last six years. In that time he has compiled a record of 124–43 along with five district championships and six consecutive seasons with playoff appearances.

2013-14 season

In 2013 Eustis's boys' baseball team finished 20–9 overall and 5–1 in their district. They were 9-3 at home, 7–3 away and 4–2 at neutral locations. They scored 143 runs while allowing just 81. Eustis boys' baseball lost in the 2nd round of the playoffs by a score of 1–2. They lost to Rockledge who would later lose to the State Runner-up two weeks later. The Eustis Panther's baseball program has claimed two State Championships in recent history, the first being in 2000 and then a second in 2003.

2014-15 season

In 2014, Eustis won its 5th consecutive district title and finished with a final overall record of 18–8. Eustis ended its season ranked 9th in the Florida Class 5A standings.
SeasonOverall RecordDistrict RecordPlayoffsNotes
1990-9125-4N/ADistrict Champions
1999-00N/AN/A5th RoundState Champions
2000-01N/AN/A4th RoundElite Eight
2000-01N/AN/A4th RoundEight Eight
2002-03N/AN/A5th RoundState Champions
2005-0623-88-51st Round
2006-079-72-1
2007-0816-63-4
2008-0914-145-4
2009-1018-104-22nd Round
2010-1124-45-01st RoundDistrict Champions
2011-1222-410-01st RoundDistrict Champions
2012-1322-910-02nd RoundDistrict Champions
2013-1420-95-12nd RoundDistrict Champions
2014-1518-86-01st RoundDistrict Champions
2015-1618-98-21st Round
2016-1717-85-6

The Eustis baseball program currently has several players at the Division I level. Today, Eustis Panthers play at the University of South Florida, the University of Florida, Clemson University, and Liberty University to name a few.

Football

Eustis is a notable football team in the regional area, historically speaking. However, the panthers have been in decline in recent years and haven't had a winning season since 2007. They have appeared in three state title games. They have two state championship titles '63 & '83, one state runner-up title and 13 district titles.
Eustis Football Achievements:
Playoff Appearances
1963, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1983, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2016
District Titles
1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1983, 1991, 1994, 1995, 1997, 2005
Elite Eight
1963, 1965, 1966, 1968, 1971, 1983, 1995, 2006
Final Four
1963, 1965, 1966, 1968, 1971, 1983
State Finals
1963, 1965, 1983

Notable alumni

Eustis has had athletes from their baseball, softball, basketball, and football programs go on to play for multiple schools at the Division 1 level including; Florida, Florida State, Central Florida, Kansas State, Vanderbilt and Clemson.