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8A South Talent Comparison


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Atlantic

Christian Nelloms(Sr) 3-star WR

Mac'Allen Derac(Sr) 3-star S

Henry Bryant(Jr) 3-star DT

 

Palm Beach Central

Akeem Dent(Sr) 5-star CB

Bryan Robinson(Jr) 4-star WR

Renato Brown(Sr) 3-star OL

Gio Richardson(Sr) 3-star QB

 

Deerfield Beach

Jaylan Knighton(Jr) 4-star RB

Aydin Henningham(Jr) 4-star WR

Bryce Gowdy(Jr) 3-star WR

Deajaun McDougle(Jr) 3-star WR

Donte Banton(Sr) 3-star WR 

Robert Boyd(Sr) 3-star OL

Brandon Dorlus(Sr) 3-star DE

Miles Dickens(Sr) 3-star DE

Ge’mon Eaford(Sr) 4-star LB

Marcus Lafrance(Sr) 3-star CB

 

Miami Southridge

Tyrique Stevenson(Sr) 4-star CB

Diamante Howard(Sr) 3-star LB

Macus Fleming(Jr) 3-star WR

Roscoe Parrish(Jr) 2-star WR

 

South Dade

Frank Ladson(Sr) 5-star WR

Joe Smith(Sr) 3-star LB

Jonathan Denis(Jr) 3-star OL

Jose Mirabal(Jr) 3-star OL

Najeh Baker(Sr) 2-star WR

 

Columbus

Kalani Norris(Sr) 3-star WR

Xzavier Henderson(Jr) 3-star WR

Gary Cooper(Sr) 3-star TE

Elijah Roberts(Jr) 3-star DE 

Demetries Ford(Sr) 3-star CB

Luis Cristobal(Sr) 3-star OL

 

Tried to capture the higher-tier talent on each team.  Please let me know if I left anyone out and/or if anything is wrong.  Thanks.

 

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2 minutes ago, Pipe Dreams said:

8A IS DEEP!

The talent distribution from 8A north/south looks pretty even. Here are my top contenders:

 

Wekiva

Deerfield Beach

Dr. Phillips

Apopka

Miami Columbus

Palm Beach Central

Delray Atlantic

Vero Beach

Osceola

Miami Southridge

South Dade

Sarasota Riverview

Seminole

This is in order??

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49 minutes ago, Pipe Dreams said:

8A IS DEEP!

The talent distribution from 8A north/south looks pretty even. Here are my top contenders:

 

Wekiva

Deerfield Beach

Dr. Phillips

Apopka

Miami Columbus

Palm Beach Central

Delray Atlantic

Vero Beach

Osceola

Miami Southridge

South Dade

Sarasota Riverview

Seminole

The only higher-tier recruit I found from Apopka was 4-star, senior offensive lineman William Barnes.  

Here are the higher-tier players from Wekiva.  Their defense will be lights out.  They have a qb with upside potential.  Any other playmakers on offense?

Malik Tolbert(Sr) 3-star WR

Rian Davis(Sr) 4-star LB

Tyler Davis(Sr) 4-star DT

Norell Pollard(Sr) 3-star DT

Renardo Green(Sr) 3-star CB

Jarvis Ware(Sr) 3-star CB

Cayvian Holmes(Sr) 2-star CB

Brandon Hill(Sr) 3-star S

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3 minutes ago, OldSchoolLion said:

 

The only higher-tier recruit I found from Apopka was 4-star, senior offensive lineman William Barnes.  

Here are the higher-tier players from Wekiva.  Their defense will be lights out.  They have a qb with upside potential.  Any other playmakers on offense?

Malik Tolbert(Sr) 3-star WR

Rian Davis(Sr) 4-star LB

Tyler Davis(Sr) 4-star DT

Norell Pollard(Sr) 3-star DT

Renardo Green(Sr) 3-star CB

Jarvis Ware(Sr) 3-star CB

Cayvian Holmes(Sr) 2-star CB

Brandon Hill(Sr) 3-star S

Apopka is also one of most consistent and well coached teams in the state

 

It would be crazy to count them out 

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3 hours ago, Pipe Dreams said:

It is generally in order.

Apopka never has tons of D1 talent. They usually beat the teams who do.

Hey, Pipe................can you give us the reasoning, or just your reasoning, how Apopka can be consistently one of the better teams if not one of the best teams in the state with homegrown talent only? They are just a small suburban/rural town north of Orlando and not really in the hubbub mix of things in the huge city of Orlando. Is it their coaching, the players love the school, the the fans and boosters support, or maybe all of the above. I really have great respect for any school that does it on their own and does not rely on outside talent to become or to stay competitive.

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All of the above... in order I'd go

1) Coaching & Execution

2) Town/School Support (Expectations)

3) Athletes 

4) Solid Youth Program

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Apopka is by no means starving for talent, but it is not what puts them over the edge... Coaching & execution are by far #1 to me.

From a talent perspective they'd probably be in the top 15 in Central Florida every year, but their coaching puts them in the top 3-4 consistently.

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17 hours ago, OldSchoolLion said:

 

The only higher-tier recruit I found from Apopka was 4-star, senior offensive lineman William Barnes.  

Here are the higher-tier players from Wekiva.  Their defense will be lights out.  They have a qb with upside potential.  Any other playmakers on offense?

Malik Tolbert(Sr) 3-star WR

Rian Davis(Sr) 4-star LB

Tyler Davis(Sr) 4-star DT

Norell Pollard(Sr) 3-star DT

Renardo Green(Sr) 3-star CB

Jarvis Ware(Sr) 3-star CB

Cayvian Holmes(Sr) 2-star CB

Brandon Hill(Sr) 3-star S

You’ve included some 2018s in this list. William Barnes graduated as well as Holmes and ware. 

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