Here is the 2014-15 All-Panhandle Elite Teams compiled by the FloridaHSFootball.com staff. Factors considered for an athlete’s placement on the teams include, but not limited to: Nominations from coaches, team’s strength of schedule, honors an athlete has received and discussion with various sportswriters and sportscasters around the state.
SUPERLATIVES
All-Panhandle MVP of the Year: QB Jonathan Ortner, Sr., South Walton
All-Panhandle Offensive Player of the Year: RB Quaide Weimerskirch, Sr. Pace
All-Panhandle Defensive Player of the Year: DL Chris Terrell, Sr., Tate
All-Panhandle Special Teams Player of the Year: P Dillon Bates, Jr., Freeport
All-Panhandle Underclassmen of the Year: RB Azende Ray, Jr., Walton
All-Panhandle Coach of the Year: Greg Thomas, Choctawhatchee
All-Panhandle Team of the Year: Choctawhatchee (11-3, district champions and first state semifinal appearance since 1990)
All-Panhandle Most Improved Team of the Year: Escambia (9-2 season, first district championship since 1999, first playoff appearance since 2002)
FIRST TEAM OFFENSE
QB – Jonathan Ortner, Sr., South Walton
QB – Matthew Webb, Sr., Navarre
RB – Azende Ray, Jr., Walton
RB – Gerold Bright, Sr., Escambia
RB – Quaide Weimerskirch, Sr., Pace
WR – Alex Smith, Sr., South Walton
WR – Reggie Payne, Jr., Tate
WR – Jacob Kubik, Sr., Gulf Breeze
TE – Tray Trzaska, Sr., Mosley
OL – Dustin Whisman, Sr., Choctawhatchee
OL – Trevor Olds, Sr., Niceville
OL – Caleb Kinnerman, Sr., South Walton
OL – Jonathan Payne, Sr., Walton
AP – Ja’Vontai Hall, So., Cottondale
K – Emilio Maldoado, Jr., Escambia
FIRST TEAM DEFENSE
DL – Chris Terrell, Sr. Tate
DL – Kyle Arraasmith, Sr., Navarre
DL – Jammal Woods, Sr., Choctawhatchee
DL – Brad Hall, Sr., Mosley
LB – Reakwon Jones, Sr., Mosley
LB – Darrius Pattersonn, Jr., Vernon
LB – Bryson Houston, Sr., Niceville
LB – Xavier Fernadez, So., Navarre
DB – Chris Pickett, Jr., Choctawhatchee
DB – Tommy Leggett, Jr., Navarre
DB – Chase Outze, Sr., Niceville
DB – Logan Walden, Sr., Escambia
DB – Joe Ledo-Massey, Jr., South Walton
AP- Chris Decker, So., Freeport
P – Dillon Bates, Jr., Freeport
SECOND TEAM OFFENSE
QB – Sawyer Smith, Sr., Tate
QB – Z’Khari Blocker, So., Pensacola Catholic
RB – Raekwon Webb, Jr., Bay
RB – Jimmy Daniels, Jr., Mosley
RB – Shi’Kim Coward, Sr., Niceville
WR – Quentin Randolph, Sr., Navarre
WR – Eli Stove, Jr., Niceville
WR – Quan Moorer, Sr., Pensacola Catholic
TE – Kholbe Dorsey, Jr., Choctawhatchee
OL – Blake Atterberry, Sr., Tate
OL – Roy Albritton, Sr., Pensacola
OL – Chris Clark, Sr., Pace
OL – Noah Banks, Sr., West Florida
AP – Josh Preston, Sr., Rocky Bayou Christian
K – Austin Peffers, Sr., Arnold
SECOND TEAM DEFENSE
DL – Trent Jarosewicz, Sr., Rocky Bayou Christian
DL – Darius Grandison, Jr., Escambia
DL – Jeremy Seilhan, Sr., South Walton
DL – Chase Schoener, Sr., Niceville
LB – Anthony Wyrick, Sr., Blountstown
LB – Patrick Keefe, Sr. Choctawhatchee
LB – Kenny Wells, Sr., Rocky Bayou Christian
LB – Scott Armfield, Jr., Niceville
DB – Roy Collum III, Sr., Pensacola
DB – Romeo Finely, Jr., Niceville
DB – Jeremiah Jackson, Jr., Pine Forest
DB – Richie Grant, Jr., Choctawhatchee
DB – Hakeem Wilson, Sr., Pensacola
AP – Caleb Preston, Fr., Rocky Bayou Christian
P – Zach Bailey, Sr., Niceville
HONORABLE MENTION
QB: Cody Saunders, Jr., Arnold; Quint Gornto, Sr., Choctawhatchee; Tyler Phelps, So., Gulf Breeze; Dillon Brown, Sr., Mosley; Colby Tuthill, Sr., Niceville; Jace Fielder, Jr., Walton
RB: Austin Davis, Jr., Baker; Jabri Frye, Jr., Escambia; Dontavion Cunningham, Sr., Fort Walton Beach; Braden Cross, Sr., Jay; Michael Carter, So., Navarre; Keondrae Lott, Sr., Northview; Kevon Abrams, Sr. Pensacola; Alondo Thompkins, Jr., Tate
WR: Jovanni Perea, Sr. Arnold; James Lovettt, Jr., Mosley; Tyrell Courtney, Sr. Navarre; Tyjon Coffee, Sr., North Bay Haven; Antwain Adams, Sr., Pensacola Catholic; Daniel Byrd, Sr. Pensacola Catholic; Zackary Payne, Sr. Rocky Bayou Christian
OL: Teyler Sexton, Sr., Baker; Kekoa Haina-Scott, Sr. Bay; Teric Fuller, Sr., Choctawhatchee; Chris Hunt, Sr., Fort Walton Beach; Tucker Harrington, Sr., Jay; Josh Browning, Sr., Mosley; Nick Gentilli, Jr. Mosley; Chris Hering, Sr. Navarre; Joseph Blythe, Sr. Niceville; Chilton Pope, Sr. North Bay Haven; Rico Robinson, Sr. Pensacola Catholic; Ian Hall, Jr., Rocky Bayou Christian; Marlon Stephens, Jr., Vernon; Seth Standland, Sr., Walton; Griffin Ricketson, Sr. Washington (Pensacola); Devin Gibson, Sr. West Florida
DL: Dakota Blackburn, Jr., Baker; Daryl Wilson, Jr. Bay; Stephen Matthews, Jr., Blountstown; Tyrone Baker, Sr., Crestview; Anthony Miller, Jr., Navarre, Billy Sager, Sr., Niceville; Alex Echols, Sr., Niceville; Arron Jordan, Sr., Pensacola, Kenneth Greer, Jr., Pensacola; Antione Barker, Sr., Pensacola Catholic; Felix Gray II, Sr. Pensacola Catholic; Trevon Anderson, Sr. Pine Forest; Morgan Barber, Jr., Rocky Bayou Christian; Mark Makarov, So., Rocky Bayou Christian; Beau Sheidy, Sr., South Walton; Jackson Henderson, Sr., Walton
LB: Stephen Benedik, Sr., Arnold; Montae Barto, Jr., Baker; Alec Gordon, Sr., LB, Bay; Wesley Spooner, Sr., Cottondale; Everette Alford, Sr., Navarre; Jacob Clark, Sr., Niceville, Tyler Head, Sr. Niceville; Oliva Wright III, Sr., Pine Forest; Michael Gainey, Sr. Pensacola; Khaifa Peabody, Sr., Pensacola Catholic; Harrison Schaffer, Sr., South Walton; Marquis Cass, Sr., Tate; Dallas Ditto, Jr., Tate
DB: David Oglesby, Sr., Baker; Wazir Brevard, Sr. Bay; Daniel Ghant, Jr., Bay; Keyshawn Woodfaulk, Fr., Bay; Kavika Crozier, Sr., Fort Walton Beach; Ezra Gray, Jr., Mosley; Michael Sandle, Jr., Navarre; Lavonte Geisser, Sr., Navarre; Simeon Smiley, Jr. Pensacola Catholic; Payton Strain, So., South Walton; Jake Henry, Sr., Tate; Austin Brown, Sr., Vernon; Dakota Milstead, Sr., West Florida
AP: Da’Michael Faulk, Jr., Cottondale; Drew Frederic, Sr., Niceville; D’Vonta O’Neal, Sr., Vernon; Adarius Purifoy, Jr., West Florida
K: Austin Garofalo, So., South Walton; Blaire Gilley, Sr. Washington (Pensacola)
P: Curtis Theis, Sr., Pensacola
