ORLANDO – After the second weekend of the FHSAA Football Finals, some teams made their marks with winning state championships at the Orlando Citrus Bowl, while others had players that stood out despite what the scoreboard showed at the end of the game.
Here is FloridaHSFootball.com’s All-Second Weekend Team as selected based upon final statistical information from the games, input from Joshua Wilson and Corey Davis who attended the finals and from coaches based upon performances.
First Team Offense
QB – Collin Hartmann, 6-0, 175, Sr., Bishop Moore – Hartmann was clutch leading Bishop Moore to its first state title since 1970, accounting for 13 of 16 for 128 yards and two touchdowns, while also contributing 59 yards on 10 carries.
RB – Erin Collins, 6-0, 190, Jr., Armwood – Collins broke off a 90 yard touchdown on the Hawks first play from scrimmage which helped him accumulate 141 yards on 5 carries.
RB – Jaxson Kincaide, 5-9, 185, Sr., St. Thomas Aquinas – 119 yards and 2 touchdowns on 12 carries
RB – Laderrien Wilson, 5-10, 210, Sr., Osceola – 104 yards on 22 carries.
RB – James Cook, 5-11, 185, Fr., RB, Miami Central – Making his state finals debut, Cook sliced and diced his way through the Armwood defense accounting for 179 yards and three touchdowns.
WR – Sam Bruce, 5-9, 180, Sr., St. Thomas Aquinas – 5 catches for 61 yards and 1 touchdown
WR – Jahcour Pearson, 5-9, 180, Sr., Flanagan – 7 catches for 90 yards and 2 touchdowns
OL – Michael Marriot, 6-0, 225, Sr., Osceola – Focal point of line that helped Osceola run for 259 yards against a tough Flanagan defense.
OL – Parker Boudreax, 6-4, 290, Sr., Bishop Moore – Anchor of line that paved way for Hornets to run for 248 yards.
OL – Navaughn Donaldson, 6-5, 330, Jr., Miami Central – Mammoth lineman who paved way for Central and Cook to run for 328 yards and four touchdowns.
OL – Nicholas Plunkett, 6-4, 250, Sr., St. Thomas Aquinas – Anchor of line that helped the Raiders run for 218 yards and averaged 6.1 yards per carry.
ATH – Felipe Franks, 6-6, 220, Sr., Wakulla – Franks was 12 of 18 for 179 yards and two touchdowns in passing, booted 7 kickoffs for a 56.4 average including three touchbacks as well as one tackle.
ATH – Jerrod Thomas, 6-3, 185, Sr., Miami Central – In a rather stunning twist, Thomas was 13 of 19 for 156 yards and two touchdowns passing, while also accounting for 52 yards and one touchdown on 9 carries.
AP – Rayshad Lewis, 5-9, 170, Sr., Bishop Moore – In leading Bishop Moore to its first state title since 1970, Lewis went off on Wakulla with 239 all-purpose yards, 4 carries for 33 yards, 7 catches for 94 yards, 3 returns for 112 yards.
AP – Keith Gavin, 6-4, 220, Sr., Wakulla – In a losing effort, Gaines hauled in 5 catches for 73 yards and two touchdowns, returned a kickoff 73 yards to finish with 145 all-purpose yards and contributed 7 tackles on defense.
First Team Defense
DL – Jordan Eubanks, 6-0, 175, Sr., Flanagan – 10 tackles, 1.5 sacks, 3.5 tackles for loss for a defense which scored two defensive touchdowns to win the state championship.
DL – Zanner Zimmer, 6-4, 220, Sr., Wakulla – 7 tackles, 2 sacks and 2 tackles for loss.
DL – Colin Nace, 6-3, 260, Sr., St. Thomas Aquinas – 8 tackles, 1.5 sacks, 2 tackles for loss
DL – Kier Thomas, 6-3, 235, Sr., Miami Central – 7 tackles, 1 tackle for loss, 1 block kick, QB hurry
LB – Antonio Morris, 5-5, 175, Sr., Wakulla – 8 tackles and 1 force fumble
LB – Devin Gill, 6-1, 215, Sr., Flanagan – 12 tackles
LB – Darrel Shelton, 5-11, 178, So., St. Thomas Aquinas – 7 tackles, 1 sack, 2 tackles for loss
LB – Justin Manning, 6-1, 230, Sr., Armwood – 15 tackles, 1 tackle for loss
LB – Trey Shine, 5-9, 170, So., Osceola – 15 tackles, .5 sack, 1.5 tackle for loss
DB – Tyler Scott, 5-9, 175, Sr., Armwood – 18 tackles and 1 block field goal
DB – Jay Boyd, 6-0, 180, Sr., Viera – 9 tackles, 1 forced fumble, 1 fumble recovery, 1 INT
DB – Carlos Becker, 6-2, 180, Sr., Osceola – 5 tackles, 1 INT
AP – Adetutu Daranijo, 5-10, 170, So., Aquinas – 7 tackles, 1 tackle for loss, 1 INT, 1 break up
AP – Donovan Thompson, 6-3, 235, Sr., Miami Central – 8 tackles, 1 forced fumble, 1 QB hurry.
Specialists
K – Jake McIntyre, 6-0, 175, Sr., Bishop Moore – 2 for 2 long of 48 yards, also had a 56 yard average on 7 kickoffs with 4 touchbacks
KS – James McCourt, 6-1, 185, Sr., St. Thomas Aquinas – 1 punt for 62 yards, also had a 52.2 average on kickoffs including 3 touchbacks and was 1 of 2 on field goals.
Returner – Jay Boyd, 6-0, 180, Sr., Viera – Boyd had 3 returns for 59 yards and had an interception on defense.
Most Valuable Players
Offensive MVP: James Cook, Miami Central
Defensive MVP: Jordan Eubanks, Flanagan
Best Coaching Performance
Matt Hedrick, Bishop Moore – Led a surging effort, especially in the second half to come back against Wakulla to win school’s second state championship, its first in 45 years in the Class 5A State Final.
Best Offensive Performance
Miami Central – Posted over 460 yards of total offense with 305 yards coming on the ground and 156 through the air in the 48-13 win over Armwood.
Best Defensive Performance
Flanagn – Stood their ground against Osceola for the entire game and scored two defensive touchdowns late in the fourth quarter to pull away on the Kowboys.
Honorable Mention
Quarterbacks: Jake Allen, Jr., St. Thomas Aquinas
Running Backs: Brandon Berry, Jr., Wakulla; Demarcus Lindsey, Jr., Wakulla; Sebastian Garner, Sr., Wakulla; James Charles, Sr., St. Thomas Aquinas; Marcus Edwards, Sr., Osceola; Malcolm Davidson, So., Osceola; Trillion Coles, So., Bishop Moore; Alex Cabrera, Sr., Viera;
Tight Ends: Jon MacCollister, Jr., Bishop Moore
Wide Receivers: Darnell Solomon, Miami Central
Offensive Line: Roger Bell, Jr., Osceola;
Defensive Line: Isaiah Lewis, So., Wakulla; Josh Keeler, Sr., Bishop Moore; Nikolas Bonitto, So., St. Thomas Aquinas; Kivon Bennett, Jr., St. Thomas Aquinas; TJ Kelly, Sr., Osceola; Fabian Gordon, Sr., Flanagan;
Linebackers: Dwyane Boyles, So., Flanagan; Monterious Loggins, Sr., Wakulla; Kyheem Campbell, Sr., Armwood; Peterson Joseph, Sr., Miami Central; Devin Bush Jr., Sr., Flanagan;
Defensive Backs: Bucky McGlammery, Sr., Wakulla; Jake McCarly, Jr., Wakulla; Mehki LaPointe, Jr., Armwood; Dedarallo Blue, Sr., Armwood; Christian Sheppard, Sr., Miami Central; Alvin Davis, Sr., St. Thomas Aquinas; Asante Samuel, So., St. Thomas Aquinas; Trevor Merritt, Sr., Viera; Malek Folson, Sr., Viera; Conner Parker, So., Osceola; Stanford Samuels III, Jr., Flanagan; Josh Metellus, Sr., Flanagan; Jahavari Bourdeau, Sr., Flanagan
Athletes: Trevon Grimes, Jr., St. Thomas Aquinas
