Here is the 2012 Florida HS Football Class 5A Elite Team
OFFENSIVE MVP OF THE YEAR: QB John Wolford, Jr., Jacksonville Bishop Kenny
DEFENSIVE MVP OF THE YEAR: ATH Will Likely, Sr., Belle Glade Glades Day
UNDERCLASSMAN MVP OF THE YEAR: QB Tucker Israel, So., Orlando Lake Nona
COACH OF THE YEAR: Ronnie Cottrell, Tallahassee Godby
**NOTE** Click on the tabs to view each team and honorable mentions
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[tab id=1]First Team Offense
| POSITION | NAME | YEAR | SCHOOL |
| QB | John Wolford | Jr | Jacksonville Bishop Kenny |
| QB | Joey Baker | Jr | Pensacola West Florida |
| QB | Tucker Israel | So | Orlando Lake Nona |
| RB | Falon Lee | Sr | Glen St. Mary Baker County |
| RB | Sony Michel | Jr | Plantation American Heritage |
| RB | Cole Mazza | Sr | Ponte Vedra |
| WR | Ryan Sousa | Jr | Orlando Lake Nona |
| WR | Andrew Meyer | Sr | Hudson Fivay |
| WR | Lawrence Lee | Jr | Pensacola West Florida |
| OL | Chris Griffin | Sr | Crawfordville Wakulla |
| OL | Connor Rafferty | Sr | Tampa Robinson |
| OL | Lucas Crowley | Sr | Ponte Vedra Nease |
| OL | Ben Lyda | Jr | Tallahassee Godby |
| ATH | Sir Jackson | Sr | Gainesville Eastside |
| ATH | Janarion Grant | Sr | Dade City Pasco |
| K | Luke Jackson | Sr | Pensacola West Florida |
First Team Defense
| POSITION | NAME | YEAR | SCHOOL |
| DL | CeCe Jefferson | So | Glen St. Mary Baker County |
| DL | Deadrin Sneat | Sr | Immokalee |
| DL | Ke’Tyrus Marks | Sr | Suncoast |
| DL | Joey Ivie | Sr | Dade City Pasco |
| DL | Bruce Hector | Sr | Tampa Robinson |
| LB | Jacob Pugh | Sr | Tallahassee Godby |
| LB | Mackenro Alexander | Sr | Immokalee |
| LB | James Barnest | Sr | Bradenton Southeast |
| LB | Michael Deeb | Sr | Plantation American Heritage |
| DB | Shaquill Griffin | Sr | St. Petersburg Lakewood |
| DB | Mackensie Alexander | Sr | Immokalee |
| DB | Lester Thomas | Sr | Tallahassee Godby |
| DB | Demetrius Smith | Sr | Pensacola West Florida |
| ATH | Will LIkely | Sr | Belle Glade Glades Central |
| ATH | Ahmad Fulwood | Sr | Jacksonville BIshop Kenny |
| P | Tommy Openshaw | Sr | St. Johns Creekside |
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[tab id=2]Second Team Offense
| POSITION | NAME | YEAR | SCHOOL |
| QB | Quinton Flowers | Jr | Miami Jackson |
| QB | Tshumbi Johnson | Sr | Immokalee |
| QB | J.T. Bradwell | Jr | Tallahassee Godby |
| RB | Courtney Allen | Sr | Bradenton Southeast |
| RB | Khalid Thomas | Sr | Tallahassee Godby |
| RB | Ulysses Bryant | Sr | Ponte Vedra Nease |
| WR | Mo Tapper | Sr | Jacksonville Bishop Kenny |
| WR | J.C. Jackson | Jr | Immokalee |
| WR | Isaiah McKenzie | Jr | Plantation American Heritage |
| OL | Cameron Ruff | Sr | Tampa Jesuit |
| OL | Keegan Warwin | Sr | Ponte Vedra |
| OL | Kadeem Smith | Jr | Fort Lauderdale Cardinal Gibbons |
| OL | Kyle Jones | Sr | Mulberry |
| ATH | Zain Gilmore | Sr | Tampa Robinson |
| ATH | Reggie Wilkerson | Sr | Citra North Marion |
| K | Noe Guillen | Jr | Mulberry |
Second Team Defense
| POSITION | NAME | YEAR | SCHOOL |
| DL | Morgan Flournory | Sr | Dade City Pasco |
| DL | Anthony Burch | Sr | Gainesville Eastside |
| DL | Josh Layhew | Sr | Palmetto |
| DL | Paul James | Sr | Miami Norland |
| DL | Bobby Leath | Sr | Lake Wales |
| LB | James Alexander | Jr | Miami Jackson |
| LB | Luke Helms | Sr | Tallahassee Godby |
| LB | J.J. Johnson | Sr | Tampa Robinson |
| LB | Kevin James | Sr | Crawfordville Wakulla |
| DB | Carlos Duclos | Sr | Tampa Robinson |
| DB | Demetrius Smith | Sr | Pensacola West Florida |
| DB | John Battle | Jr | Hallandale |
| DB | Shaquem Griffin | Sr | St. Petersburg Lakewood |
| ATH | Barry Johsnon | Jr | Gainesville Eastside |
| ATH | Bryant Richardson | Sr | Lehigh Acres East Lee County |
| P | Alex Einsmin | Sr | Riverivew Spoto |
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[tab id=3]Third Team Offense
| POSITION | NAME | YEAR | SCHOOL |
| QB | Christian Phillips | Sr | Estero |
| QB | Tyler Cogswell | Sr | Plantation American Heritage |
| RB | Eric McFadden | Sr | Estero |
| RB | Martin Ruiz | Sr | Tampa Robinson |
| RB | David Emmanuel | Sr | Dade City Pasco |
| WR | Trevon Lee | Jr | Fort Lauderdale Cardinal Gibbons |
| WR | Jacob Sannon | Sr | Bradenton Southeast |
| WR | Marc Aristide | So | Orlando Lake Nona |
| OL | Alex Pagonis | Sr | Gulf Breeze |
| OL | Luke Hiers | Sr | Lake Wales |
| OL | Austin Droogsma | Sr | Gulf Breeze |
| OL | Hector Torres | Sr | Orlando Bishop Moore |
| ATH | Rodney Adams | Sr | St. Petersburg Lakewood |
| ATH | Tim Longmire | Sr | Tallahassee Godby |
| K | Ronak Patel | Sr | Ponte Vedra Nease |
Third Team Defense
| POSITION | NAME | YEAR | SCHOOL |
| DL | Vernell Trent | Sr | Jacksonville Forrest |
| DL | Nate Crawford | Sr | Pensacola West Florida |
| DL | Dana Washington | Sr | Dunnellon |
| DL | Quinten Wilcher | So | Boynton Beach |
| DL | Vincent Jackson | Jr | Tampa Jesuit |
| LB | Myles Stewart | Sr | Citra North Marion |
| LB | Austin Cavey | Sr | Palmetto |
| LB | Dillon Bates | Jr | Ponte Vedra |
| LB | Treyvon Williams | Sr | Miami Norland |
| DB | Devondre Powell | Sr | Miami Jackson |
| DB | Johnny Batch | Jr | Merritt Island |
| DB | Jordan Grabski | Sr | Bradenton Southeast |
| DB | Deion Singleton | Jr | Tallahassee Godby |
| ATH | Xavier Richardson | Sr | Immokalee |
| ATH | Kendall Sawyer | Jr | Lehigh Acres East Lee County |
| P | Shane Laychur | Sr | Jensen Beach |
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[tab id=4]Honorable Mention
| POSITION | NAME | YEAR | SCHOOL |
| QB | Charlie Kelly | Jr | Tallahassee Rickards |
| QB | Myles Braxton-Johnson | Sr | Bradenton Southeast |
| QB | Chris Tuten | So | Palmetto |
| QB | Tyler Degen | Sr | Hudson Fivay |
| RB | Dre’Sean Wilson | Sr | Fort Lauderdale Dillard |
| RB | Willie Barrett | Jr | Holiday Anclote |
| RB | Davion Sutton | Jr | Holiday Anclote |
| RB | Eamon Smart | Jr | Cape Coral |
| RB | Dallas Baldner | Sr | Crystal RIver |
| RB | D’ernest Johnson | Jr | Immokalee |
| RB | James Allen | So | Citra North Marion |
| RB | Chris Jones | Jr | Port Orange Atlantic |
| WR | Earl Calloway | Sr | Tallahassee Godby |
| WR | Sam Franklin | So | Crystal RIver |
| WR | Shaq Harris | Sr | Palmetto |
| WR | Marquez Valdes | Sr | St. Petersburg Lakewood |
| WR | Andrew Jackson | Sr | Dunnellon |
| WR | Jamari Walker | Sr | Gainesville Eastside |
| TE | Tyler Carmona | Sr | Plantation American Heritage |
| TE | Kevin Faulkner | Sr | Hudson Fivay |
| OL | Hal Weaver | Sr | Live Oak Suwannee |
| OL | Rick Johnson | Sr | Gainesville Eastside |
| OL | Zach Panitzke | Sr | Citra North Marion |
| OL | Keandre Brooks | Sr | Dunnellon |
| OL | Terry Linton | Sr | Holiday Anclote |
| OL | Isaiah Wynn | Jr | St. Petersburg Lakewood |
| OL | Antonio Thomas | Sr | Auburndale |
| OL | Quamine Jones | Sr | Miami Norland |
| ATH | Da’Vonte White | Sr | Lehigh Acres Lehigh |
| ATH | Donte Sylencieux | So | Boynton Beach |
| K | Connor Federico | So | Ponte Vedra |
| K | Corey Irwin | Jr | Belleview |
| K | Tate Mathewson | Sr | Lake Wales |
| K | Ian Hubbs | So | Palm Coast Matanzas |
| K | Jesus Velazco | Sr | Immokalee |
| K | Brandon Ray | So | Dade City Pasco |
| K | Scott Wade | Jr | Plantation American Heritage |
| DL | Rakeem Williams | Sr | Bradenton Southeast |
| DL | Patrick Foy | Sr | Fort Lauderdale Dillard |
| DL | Matt Mourao | Sr | Ponte Vedra |
| DL | Justin Madison | Sr | Tampa Robinson |
| DL | Elisha Lee | Jr | Glen St. Mary Baker County |
| DL | Aaron Pringle | Sr | Citra North Marion |
| DL | Keiwan Jones | Jr | Dunnellon |
| DL | Lucien Menard | Sr | Auburndale |
| DL | Brain Denmark | Sr | Tallahassee Rickards |
| DL | Mark Aguilar | Sr | Plantation American Heritage |
| LB | Eric Bach | Sr | Ponte Vedra Nease |
| LB | Jerry Joyce | Sr | Mulberry |
| LB | Dimitri Grivas | Sr | Anclote |
| LB | Robert Alexander | Jr | Hallandale |
| LB | Jordan Guyton | Jr | Tampa Robinson |
| LB | Brandon Debyah | So | Dade City Pasco |
| LB | David Jones | Sr | Lake Wales |
| LB | Tyler Whittaker | Sr | Belleview |
| DB | Eric Thompson | Sr | Bradenton Southeast |
| DB | Hunter Parry | Sr | Jacksonville Bishop Kenny |
| DB | Quvonta Williams | Sr | Belleview |
| DB | Corey Ness | Sr | Pensacola West Florida |
| DB | Mikal Cormatrie | Sr | Crawfordville Wakulla |
| DB | Christopher Williams-Hall | Sr | Miami Jackson |
| P | Tate Ehrhart | Sr | Belleview |
| P | Justin Kuchle | Sr | Cape Coral Mariner |
| P | Cody Hodgens | Sr | Robinson |
| P | Payne Austin | Sr | Rockledge |
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