All State Final Team (FLORIDA)

Offensive MVP

Byron Louis: American Heritage Plantation: (29 Rushes – 223 yards -2TD)

Comments: Louis broke the game open with an 80 yard touchdown run. The Future Gator RB had the best offensive performance outside of teammate Malachi Toney.

QB

Malachi Toney: American Heritage Plantation (15-18 188 TD)

Brady Hart: Cocoa (22-31 259 Yards – 1 TD)

Comments: Toney took over at QB after Dia Bell was injured. His performance would have been MVP level if not for his teammate Louis. Toney had people wondering if he can actually play QB at the next level. Brady Hart led Cocoa to back to back Championships. He would have had the top performance by a QB if not for the way Toney played.

RB

Jamarice Wilder –Venice – (19 Rushes – 178 Yards- 3TD)

Kemarrion Battles – Gadsden County – (22 Rushes – 100 Yards – 2 TD)

Derrick Cooper: Chaminade (10 Rushes 92 Yards – 1 TD – 9.2 AVG)

Comments: Cooper did not get many carries but made the few he did get, count. Wilder was the top back and his 178 yards and 3 touchdowns helped dominate their game vs. Lake Mary. Battles ran as hard as any back in the state finals. He earned every yard.

WR

Chase Hinshaw – Lake Mary -8 Receptions 154 Yards -2 TD

Mark Hanniford-West Boca – 2 Receptions – 2 TD

Nicholas Lennear: Miami Northwestern: (4 Receptions – 121 Yards -1 TD)

Calvin Russell: Miami Northwestern: (4 Receptions -59 yards -2 TD)

Jayvan Boggs: Cocoa: (6 Receptions – 112 Yards – 1 TD)

Comments: Hanniford had two catches and both went for touchdowns. You can’t be much more productive. Hinshaw played very well in a loss to Venice. He had 8 receptions, 154 yards and 2 TD’s. Boggs once again put on a show. He had 6 receptions, 112 yards and probably the nicest touchdown catch of the finals.

OL

Lamar Williams: Gadsden County

Xavier Paynes: Orlando Jones

Al Oliver: Venice High School

Anthony Tanaka: Venice High School

Nikolas Turner: Cocoa High School

Ben Beyner: Lakeland High School

Mark Matthews: Saint Thomas

Comments: Matthews will be the next big time lineman to come out of Saint Thomas. He played very well in a win over Lakeland. Oliver was on a line that dominated against Lake Mary.

Defensive MVP

DL

Asharri Charles: Venice HS (2 Tackles, 1 Sack, 1 TFL, 1PBU, 1 QBP)

Jamar Thompson: West Boca (7 Tackles, 1 Sack, 3 TFL)

Xavier Reid: West Boca (5 Tackles)

Deangelo Thompson: Miami Northwestern-(4 Tackles, 2.5 TFL)

Issac Tanis: American Heritage (5 Tackles, 1.5 Sacks, 1.5 TFL)

Comments: Reid and Thompson were quite impressive. These two lived in the Osceola backfield. Both will be back to make another run in 2025. Charles is the next star lineman to come out of Venice. Thompson was a star on the Northwestern defensive line.

LB

Travares Daniels: Saint Thomas Aquinas (11 tackles, 1 TFL)

Malik Morris: Lakeland: (5 Tackles, 2 TFL)

Tremaine Perriman: Miami Northwestern (6 Tackles, 1 TFL)

Quinton Evans: (Orlando Jones) (10 Tackles, 2 TFL)

Jaiden Roper: (Chaminade) (10 Tackles, 2 TFL)

Comments: Daniels has now stood out in back to back finals. He was all over the field for Saint Thomas. Malik Morris is going to draw plenty of attention this spring. Perriman put on an impressive performance for Northwestern. Jones defense did not play well but Evans still stood out. He was all over the field for Jones defense.

DB

CJ Hester: Cocoa HS (5 Tackles, 1 PBU)

Daylen Green: Gadsden County (9 Tackles, 2 TFL)

Kelly Sejour: Chaminade (5 Tackles, 1 FR)

Gregory Thomas: American Heritage (5 Tackles)

Comments: Hester was probably one of the best defensive back in the finals. Sejourn led a defense that shut down CCC. Thomas more then held his own against Jones.

ST

Gavin Harvey: American Heritage (31 FG, 28 FG)

Kason Mullis (Orlando Jones) (41 FG- 6 Kickoffs – 58.2 Avg – 2 TB / 43.5 AVG)

Honorable Mention

Timothy Cole-QB –(Raines) 16 Rushes 136 yards 1 TD

Darius Johnson –WR (Northwestern) 7 Receptions – 82 Yards

Elijah Hard: WR (Northwestern) 3 Receptions – 83 Yards -1 td

Jyon Simons: (Jacksonville Raines): (3 Tackles, 1 Sack, 1 TFL)

Jayshaun Wanton: (Jacksonville Raines) (8 Tackles)

Daeron Coleman: (Orlando Jones) (13 Rushes -128 Yards- 3 TD)

Javion Hilson: (Cocoa) (4 Tackles, 1 Sack, 2 TFL)

Tyler Chance: (Chaminade) (15-20 192 Yards- 3 TD)

Denarius Gray: (Chaminade) (5 Receptions 78 yards 1 TD)

Fred Ards: (Orlando Jones) (8 Tackles)

Jamar Denson: (American Heritage) (6 Receptions – 86 Yards – 1 TD)

Dorien Irving Jones: (Venice) (17 Rushes -96 Yards)

Winston Watkins: (Venice) (2 Rushes 30 Yards  2TD, 9 Receptions 76 Yards, 166 All Purpose Yards)