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Margate Middle School Basketball Player Honored by City

by David Volz January 26, 2025

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Tacaria Boyd in her Margate Middle Flag football jersey Tacarus Taylor Tarus and Lykeisha

Tacaria, Tacarus, Taylor,
Tarus and Lykeisha Boyd. {David Volz}

Tacarus Boyd was recognized as athlete of the month for January during the Margate Commission meeting on January 22.

Captain of the boys’ basketball team Tacarus, 14, is an eighth grader at Margate Middle School with a 3.8 grade point average. He led his team to a 9-1 season record and a berth in the playoffs, where they lost to Sawgrass Springs.

“I love to play basketball, and I want to play in high school. My favorite subject in school is math,” said Tacarus of Lauderdale Lakes.

His mother, Lykeisha Boyd, is proud of her son’s accomplishments, especially his four honors classes, and recommendations by his school for the honor. “We want him to do well in basketball and in academics, and he is doing that,” she said.

According to Lykeisha, Tacarus will play high school basketball next year, but the family has not decided which program he will join. He has received interest from public and private schools with strong basketball programs. Tacarus also plays football, volleyball, and golf.

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David Volz

David Volz has worked as a writer in South Florida for 35 years. He has written for the Sun-Sentinel, Hollywood Gazette, School Transportation News, South Dade News Leaders, Observer among others. He has an MA in Communications from Florida Atlantic University and a BA in Communications from Valparaiso University. Volz teaches Communications at Miami Dade College and Palm Beach State College. He lives in Coral Springs and enjoys running and participating in 5Ks and half-marathons.