Submitted by proud parents Brian & Jenny Garner
Bryce was born and raised here is Cape Coral. He is 18 years old and a senior at Ida S. Baker High School. He is the oldest of 2 boys. His younger brother Dylan is a 7th grader at Gulf Middle School.
Bryce has been an avid football player for over 13 years. Starting at 5 years old, he played 11 years at the Pop Warner Storms field, helping his team win Peace River Conference Champions in 2010 and 2012. Once becoming a student at Ida Baker, Bryce continued his football experience on Baker’s freshman team, earning a position on the JV team after 4 games and ending his freshman year making the varsity team. Bryce’s sophomore year he earned a position on Baker’s varsity team as the Center. He was the only sophomore that year on the varsity team. Bryce earned varsity starting Center for Baker in 2015 and earned Max Prep offensive player of the week this season. He is the only 3 year letterman this year on the varsity team.
Besides playing football, Bryce volunteered all four years of high school as an assistant coach to younger players at both the Pop Warner Storms field and with the Lee County Hawks. He enjoys teaching younger players the fundamentals and team work that is essential in the sport of football. He has also worked for the City of Cape Coral Parks and Recreation Department as a referee for flag football. Bryce has done all this while maintaining his studies, earning a 3.1 GPA.
While at Ida Baker, Bryce has found his true passion in life — Automotive. He has been a part of the Automotive Engineering Academy at Ida Baker for the past three years and is an active member of Baker’s Grease Dogs club. His true love is his 1985 Chevy Monte Carlo SS (which he named Christine.) He enjoys restoring her on the weekends.
Bryce is a very strong willed, independent, intelligent young man. He has a strong business like attitude and willingness to do what is needed to get the job done. He is a leader both on and off the field. He is a hard worker and will do what is best for the team and do it without being noticed. He will help anyone in need and ask nothing in return. He will be a true friend to anyone.
Bryce has been accepted to the University of Northern Ohio in the fall of 2017 to study Applied Automotive Technology and double major in Business. UNOH is ranked as the #3 automotive program in the country and is considered the Ivy League of this particular area. He has aspirations of someday possibly working on race cars in Nascar and NHRA and owning his own high performance business.
Congratulations, Bryce! Your family, friends and community could not be more proud! Good luck in college and in everything you do.
