Here are the teams as sent to us by the FACA in their entirety:

Information is listed in this order: Position, Name, School, Grade

CLASS 2A

FIRST TEAM OFFENSE

Quarterback (QB): Abby Elwell, Lennard, 12

Athlete (Ath): Serenity Simon, Palmetto, 11

Utility (Util): Amaya Pablo, Pace, 11

Wide Receiver (WR): Makenna Sturgis, Alonso, 11

Wide Receiver (WR): Avery Schroeder, Wellington, 11

Wide Receiver (WR): Natalie Busch, Navarre, 11

Wide Receiver (WR): Kyah Vance, Lennard, 11

Center (C): Kate Keith, Lennard, 12

FIRST TEAM DEFENSE

Rusher (R): Ella Bode, Alonso, 12

Linebacker (LB): Ashley Alvarado, Palmetto, 12

Linebacker (LB): Brittany Beals, Sumner, 12

Defensive Back (DB): Zakylah Segarra, Newsome, 12

Defensive Back (DB): Dakota Moberg, Martin County, 12

Defensive Back (DB): Saniyah Frazier, Park Vista, 12

Defensive Back (DB): Layla West, Hillsborough, 12

Utility (UTL): Isabella Sosa, Palmetto, 12

SECOND TEAM OFFENSE

Quarterback (QB): Ava Alvarez, Palmetto, 11

Athlete (Ath): Keelin Coleman, Wellington, 12

Utility (Util): Emma Clough, Newsome, 12

Wide Receiver (WR): Abby Bridges, Newsome, 12

Wide Receiver (WR): Nandi Ramessar, Western, 12

Wide Receiver (WR): Hailey Walsh, Martin County, 12

Wide Receiver (WR): Serenity Marte, Ft. Pierce Central, 12

Wide Receiver (WR): Carina Annunziata, Alonso, 12

SECOND TEAM DEFENSE

Rusher (R): Tajeyah Chance, Ft. Pierce Central, 11

Linebacker (LB): Layla Crawford, Lennard, 11

Linebacker (LB): Melanie Assmar, Palmetto, 12

Linebacker (LB): Layla Wood, Newsome, 12

Defensive Back (DB): London Jenkins, Fleming Island, 12

Defensive Back (DB): Nana Welch, Armwood, 12

Defensive Back (DB): Yariana Lugo-Perez, East River, 12

Defensive Back (DB): Keely Allen, Western, 12

THIRD TEAM OFFENSE

Quarterback (QB): Adrienne Rivera, Ft. Pierce Central, 11

Athlete (Ath): KK Ramsey, Steinbrenner, 9

Utility (Util): Zebrielle Canaday, Haines City, 10

Wide Receiver (WR): Kamryn Corporan, St. Thomas Aquinas, 12

Wide Receiver (WR): Sherice Newton, St. Thomas Aquinas, 11

Wide Receiver (WR): Littiana Dasilva, Spanish River, 11

Wide Receiver (WR): Berkley Demetter, Steinbrenner, 11

Utility (Util): Harmony Harris, Piper, 12

THIRD TEAM DEFENSE

Rusher (R): Sydney Lopez, Wellington, 12

Linebacker (LB): Nyeisha Harvard, Royal Palm Beach, 12

Linebacker (LB): Gabi Musa, Fleming Island, 12

Defensive Back (DB): Aisley Shields, Pace, 12

Defensive Back (DB): Gaby Rourke, Atlantic Coast, 12

Defensive Back (DB): Ronaya Smith, McArthur, 12

Defensive Back (DB): Sydney Elizondo, Lennard, 10

Rusher (R): Alivia Conticello, George Jenkins, 11

HONORABLE MENTION

Defensive Back (DB): Autumn Evans, Alonso, 12

Defensive Back (DB): Lucy Montiegel, Alonso, 12

Quarterback (QB): Gabby Werr, Alonso, 10

Athlete (Ath): Jhenelle Francis, Apopka, 11

Wide Receiver (WR): Kristina Dejesus, Armwood, 9

Linebacker (LB): Elaine Sullard, Atlantic, 12

Linebacker (LB): Molly Lamb, Bartram Trail, 12

Athlete (Ath): Aydan Walker, Bloomingdale, 9

Defensive Back (DB): Kayleigh Thomas, Boone, 12

Quarterback (QB): Leena Bolejack, Celebration, 12

Running Back (RB): Nia Grace, Centennial, 12

Linebacker (LB): Malia Lahey, Cooper City, 12

Linebacker (LB): Monica Contreras, Cypress Creek, 12

Defensive Back (DB): Raniya Griffin, Dillard, 12

Quarterback (QB): Olivia Cadiz, Dr. Phillips, 12

Defensive Back (DB): Jayla Jackson, East Bay, 10

Utility (Utl): Victoria Whitfield, East Bay, 9

Defensive Back (DB): Madison Ngeth, East Ridge, 12

Athlete (Ath): Shania Spencer, Everglades, 12

Quarterback (QB): Jasmine Cross, Fletcher, 11

Rusher (R): Katie Rodney, Fletcher, 12

Defensive Back (DB): Janiana Wess, Forest, 10

Defensive Back (DB): Karla Timothy, Ft. Pierce Central, 10

Linebacker (LB): Joselyn Rosas, Ft. Pierce Central, 11

Wide Receiver (WR): Alyssa Llanos, Ft. Pierce Central, 12

Wide Receiver (WR): Morgan Walsh, George Jenkins, 11

Defensive Back (DB): Mikeyla Hill, Haines City, 10

Quarterback (QB): Martha Edwards, Harmony, 11

Wide Receiver (WR): Kinzie James, Harmony, 11

Defensive Back (DB): Miriam Athay, Horizon, 12

Athlete (Ath): Isabel Voss, Jupiter, 12

Linebacker (LB): Venus Robinson, Lake Brantley, 12

Quarterback (QB): Victoria Fernandez, Lakewood Ranch, 12

Linebacker (LB): Jocelyn Brush, Lennard, 10

Wide Receiver (WR): Grayce Byrd, Lennard, 12

Linebacker (LB): Darielle Bradley, Mandarin, 12

Linebacker (LB): Rachelle Matuszek, Martin County, 12

Quarterback (QB): Calista Scornavacca, Martin County, 11

Athlete (Ath): Isabella Kendall, Navarre, 12

Athlete (Ath): Emma Corr, New Smyrna Beach, 11

Linebacker (LB): Jade Henderson, New Smyrna Beach, 12

Center (C): Samantha Smith, Newsome, 12

Linebacker (LB): Emma Dolan, Newsome, 12

Defensive Back (DB): Layla Hughes, Niceville, 10

Linebacker (LB): Emily Good, Pace, 11

Wide Receiver (WR): Kenna Paciti, Pace, 9

Wide Receiver (WR): Cadence Wermers, Pace, 12

Athlete (Ath): Jaylia Stallworth, Palm Beach Gardens, 11

Quarterback (QB): Jordana Weil, Park Vista, 10

Wide Receiver (WR): Olivia Dicus, Plant, 12

Rusher (R): Jazirah Shaw, Ridge Community, 11

Wide Receiver (WR): Allie Vallejo, Riverview, 11

Athlete (Ath): Nyeisha Harvard, Royal Palm Beach, 12

Linebacker (LB): Lola Agosto, Seminole Ridge, 11

Rusher (R): Angelina Sanchez, Seminole Ridge, 12

Linebacker (LB): Vinci Settlemire, Sickles, 10

Rusher (R): Anita Charlton, Southridge, 11

Quarterback (QB): Brooke Eriksson, Spanish River, 10

Defensive Back (DB): Chloe Waldo, Spruce Creek, 10

Rusher (R): Katherine Williams, Steinbrenner, 10

Linebacker (LB): Carson Buttram, Strawberry Crest, 12

Wide Receiver (WR): Ariana Ruiz, Strawberry Crest, 11

Defensive Back (DB): Zamyria King, Sumner, 10

Rusher (R): Sa’Nyah Taylor, Sumner, 12

Wide Receiver (WR): Jordan Fernandez, Wellington, 11

Defensive Back (DB): Kennedy Allen, Western, 12

Quarterback (QB): Tamara Elliott, Western, 12

Wide Receiver (WR): Kailyn Echevarria, Western, 12

Wide Receiver (WR): Mia Vizer, Winter Park, 9

CLASS 1A

FIRST TEAM OFFENSE

Quarterback (QB): Haidyn Spano, Robinson, 11

Athlete (Ath): Cyndee Brooks, Braden River, 12

Utility (Utl): Ava Rivera, Pembroke Pines, 11

Wide Receiver (WR): Jocelyn Garcia, Pembroke Pines, 11

Wide Receiver (WR): Morgan Grace, Choctaw, 12

Wide Receiver (WR): Tammy Jerson, Robinson, 12

Wide Receiver (WR): Lahela Cornett, Lincoln Park, 12

Wide Receiver (WR): Ella Casey, Pompano, 12

FIRST TEAM DEFENSE

Rusher (R): Jasmyn Mitchner, Robinson, 10

Linebacker (LB): Jordyn Johnson, Robinson, 12

Linebacker (LB): Xena Bellamy, Lecanto, 12

Linebacker (LB): Ariana Gonzalez, Choctaw, 11

Defensive Back (DB): Ava Godfrey, Robinson, 11

Defensive Back (DB): Ameria Smith, Braden River, 12

Defensive Back (DB): Madison Ojeda, Pembroke Pines, 10

Utility (Utl): Jasmyn Mitchner, Robinson, 10

SECOND TEAM OFFENSE

Quarterback (QB): Diaris Morales, Choctaw, 10

Athlete (Ath): Ava Wotipka, Somerset Canyons, 9

Utility (Util): Paige Bressman, Jensen Beach, 10

Wide Receiver (WR): Khamauri Hardy, Choctaw, 10

Wide Receiver (WR): Danielle White, Florida High, 10

Wide Receiver (WR): Malayna Stevenson, Gateway, 12

Wide Receiver (WR): Caitlyn Gibson, Homestead, 11

Wide Receiver (WR): Dailia Yazji, Jensen Beach, 12

SECOND TEAM DEFNSE

Linebacker (LB): Poetry Auguste, Edison, 11

Linebacker (LB): Emma Johnson, Villages, 12

Linebacker (LB): Meagan Berger, Pembroke Pines, 12

Defensive Back (DB): Paola Cruz, Crescent City, 11

Defensive Back (DB): Jillian Durfee, Okeechobee, 12

Defensive Back (DB): Tyra Pierce, Ed White, 12

Defensive Back (DB): Ilyana Edwards, Lecanto, 12

Rusher (R): Trinity Thomas, Choctaw, 12

THIRD TEAM OFFENSE

Quarterback (QB): Peyton Dison, Lecanto, 10

Athlete (Ath): Yarimil Garcia, Brandon, 12

Utility (Util): Leah Murphy, Lincoln Park, 12

Wide Receiver (WR): Lauren Bage, Choctaw, 12

Wide Receiver (WR): Jayla Simmons, Somerset Canyons, 11

Wide Receiver (WR): Aryanna Spainhower, Braden River, 12

Running Back (RB): T’niah Dunlap, Jefferson County, 11

Center (C): Yasmin Lott, Ft. Walton Beach, 12

THIRD TEAM DEFENSE

Athlete (Ath): Samantha Escobar, Pompano, 11

Linebacker (LB): Liani Gil, Oxbridge, 11

Linebacker (LB): Bella Brantley, Belleview, 9

Linebacker (LB): Tanna Johnson, Sebring, 12

Defensive Back (DB): Kyra Jackson, Ed White, 10

Defensive Back (DB): Izzy Harris, Robinson, 9

Defensive Back (DB): Kiera Logan, Robinson, 12

Rusher (R): Madison Douglas, Belleview, 12

HONORABLE MENTION

Defensive Back (DB): Jakyra Bostick, Belleview, 11

Linebacker (LB): Bella Maurice, Belleview, 10

Quarterback (QB): Hanna Mason, Belleview, 11

Running Back (RB): Everett Love, Blake, 11

Linebacker (LB): Maddie Baehr, Braden River, 10

Rusher (R): Madison Epperson, Braden River, 11

Wide Receiver (WR): Aubrey Barak, Braden River, 11

Wide Receiver (WR): Peyton Dibendedetto, Choctaw, 9

Defensive Back (DB): Kirabella Williams, Crescent City, 12

Defensive Back (DB): Sh’Niyah Hutchinson, Ed White, 12

Rusher (R): Elyhana Perez-Stevenson, Ed White, 10

Linebacker (LB): Camille Canidate, Edison, 11

Wide Receiver (WR): Mikayla Miller, Edison, 12

Athlete (Ath): Rachel White, Florida High, 12

Linebacker (LB): Shakira Lugo, Gateway, 12

Linebacker (LB): Naomi Simmons, Gateway, 12

Quarterback (QB): Jerniyah Fowles, Homestead, 11

Wide Receiver (WR): Kelis Durham, Homestead, 11

Defensive Back (DB): Samiah Washington, Jefferson County, 11

Defensive Back (DB): Victoria Williams, Jensen Beach, 10

Linebacker (LB): Emma Butcher, Jensen Beach, 11

Linebacker (LB): Kayla Carner, Jensen Beach, 11

Linebacker (LB): Sendy Obain, Lake Region, 12

Rusher (R): Kyra McClanahan, Lecanto, 11

Running Back (RB): Elisha Bluford, Lecanto, 11

Linebacker (LB): Melissa Gale, Lincoln Park, 12

Linebacker (LB): Reese Williams, Lincoln Park, 12

Linebacker (LB): Kylah Tiger, Lincoln Park, 12

Rusher (R): Talyn Phillips, Pahokee, 11

Center (C): Jasmyn Daniels, Pembroke Pines, 12

Linebacker (LB): Kiara Gomez, Pembroke Pines, 12

Defensive Back (DB): Reagan Van Buskirk, Pompano, 11

Wide Receiver (WR): Sarah Williams, Robinson, 9

Defensive Back (DB): Ana Gutierrez, Somerset Canyons, 10

Linebacker (LB): Simone Nangle, Somerset Canyons, 11

Wide Receiver (WR): Delanie Doty, Somerset Canyons, 9

Linebacker (LB): Ellie Swain, St. Pete, 10

Wide Receiver (WR): Rahnee Grizzard, St. Pete, 12

Wide Receiver (WR): Courtney Brown, Stanton, 12

Defensive Back (DB): Samantha Dobson, Tampa Catholic, 11

Defensive Back (DB): Madison Culver, Tampa Catholic, 12

Wide Receiver (WR): Audrey Kopp, Tampa Catholic, 11

Athlete (Ath): Angel Shell-Nabiau, Tarpon Springs, 12

Wide Receiver (WR): Lexi Koulias, Tarpon Springs, 11

Utility (Utl): Gabby Dorsey, Tarpon Springs, 11

Athlete (Ath): Heaven Sanders, Trinity Catholic, 12

Defensive Back (DB): Alyssa Washington, Trinity Catholic, 10

Wide Receiver (WR): Kieley Bateman, Trinity Catholic, 12

Running Back (RB): Gianna DiMaggio, Villages, 12

Quarterback (QB): Karly Passmore, Weeki Watchee, 9

Wide Receiver (WR): Abby Passmore, Weeki Watchee, 11

Athlete (Ath): Zoey Brown, Wildwood, 8

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That thought is thanks to the Florida High School Athletic Association’s (FHSAA) Board of Directors voted unanimously on Tuesday morning to adopted proposed NIL language that would most likely take affect starting the 2024-2025 school year, pending final ratification by the Florida Department of Education (FLDOE).

Discussion of the topic was expected by many was to last for a good portion of the meeting and while it took some time with the meeting it was not as long as FHSAA BOD President Monica Colucci guided the board through the motion and discussion of the topic and reiterated that Board of Directors from the moment things started in the first discussion back in the February Board of Directors meeting and going through subsequent meetings and workshops leading to the vote today.

While the discussion was not overwhelming and going in circles, the biggest issue that seem to be talked about the most was the difference between what a booster club is compared to an NIL collective which the FHSAA staff felt was addressed through the wording of the language that way booster clubs would not be affected in continuing to support their teams.

Board of Director member Paul Selvidio is afraid that the FHSAA could penalized a booster because he feels the language of what is an NIL Collective is not being made clear while saying banning the word collective without more clarity does not help either.

Trevor Berryhill, Athletic Director at The Master’s Academy (Oviedo) who also serves on the Board of Directors feels Trevor Berryhill is a proponent of bigger penalties for transfers for NIL in recruiting while also mentioning that things will be hard to control with NIL which is something that has been express by many people across the state.

However, in the end, the proposed language that went forth to the FHSAA Board of Directors was approved without any modifications and thus now awaits for the final ratification from FLDOE.

Here is the language in photos we took as we do not have a digital copy to provide at this time:

The impacts to high school athletics

While it is expect only a small majority of high school athletes in Florida will be able to take advantage of NIL opportunities that present themselves, there is truly no telling what could evolve. No one exactly knows what the impact could be given Florida’s unique situation where open enrollment is a major part of the education and athletic environment compared to states like neighboring Georgia where NIL was approved last fall. Time will only tell if the FHSAA Board of Directors will have to revisit and make changes to the policy.

What is being said

While many people have post their thoughts from everything to seeing we should watch to see how this plays out to this will destroy high school sports in Florida as we know it, the Executive Directors of both the Florida High School Athletic Association and the Florida Athletic Coaches Association spoke after the meeting.

Shelton Crews of the Florida Athletic Coaches Association who submitted articles of recent issues with NIL at the collegiate level to the board used some public speaking portion regarding in NIL to further address the board and spoke to FloridaHSFootball.com after the meeting and hammered home education as a critical thing needed as NIL becomes reality.

“Educate yourselves; Make sure your kids are educate, make sure you educate yourself on it. It is going to be trail-and-error. Whether you like or whether you don’t, it is here. Now we got to prepare and do for the best for our kids,” Crews said.

Crews, who represents over 6,000 member coaches across all high school sports played in Florida in the FACA has expressed many of the same sentiments of those member coaches who were not wanting to see NIL come to Florida, especially on the heels that Florida is different than the other 35 states to date that have enacted NIL policies due to the open enrollment policies.

FHSAA Executive Director Craig Damon is happy to have this out of the way with NIL vote.

However, getting to that point was a long time coming.

“NIL is different. It is an ever changing landscape. If you look at it from the college level it seems like every week there is something different that changes about it. There is not knowing what exactly it was or how it is was a little challenge,” Damon said.

Damon expressed the issue about the difficulties given that all the other states that have enacted NIL have very strict transfer policies as the FHSAA could not emulate what other states have.

That issue was addressed with 9.9.4.7 regarding student transfers where it states that “A student-athlete who transfers after starting a sport, shall be prohibited from securing an NIL Agreement that season, unless he/she meets one of the provisions outlined in Bylaw 9.3.2.2,” with the goal to prevent transfers from transferring to a program solely on the basis of an NIL agreement.

What is next

Damon was asked about the educational component and said it would take a village and doing what is best for student-athletes in educating them.

While its planned for the NIL Bylaws take affect starting for the 2024-2025 school year, the final ratification from FLDOE will need to come first. As of the meeting and publication of this article, the timeline process for ratification of NIL to take affect is unknown.

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In Part I our Survey Says series, which you can read by clicking here, you can get a detailed breakdown of all the data from the coaches that graciously answered the questions we put on the survey.

Here we offer you some of the best of the best in comments we received from coaches who completed the survey. Some permitted us to put their names with their comments, while others chose to remain anonymous. A few coaches also provided us with comments and while we would like to share them, they asked us not to share them and we will respect their wishes not to post those comments.

As you will see these comments range from everything with disappointment with the FHSAA to why the Florida Athletic Coaches Association was not involved in the process and everything in between including comments in support of the changes.

We have made minor edits to the comments we have posted for grammatical and clarification purposes only.

“FACA should be heavily involved in every decision that has an impact on our state’s coaches and athletes. Leaving them out of Tuesday’s meeting must have been on purpose and in my mind, that alone raises many concerns. The data did not support dropping the Metro/Suburban system. We need to re-evaluate everything much more thoroughly before changing. I feel that we should be focused on making improvements to the Metro/Suburban system and not changing completely again. Mandatory District games also needs to remain the norm. I don’t see a reason to not have mandatory district competition. Lastly, any formulas that go into decision-making should always be shared publicly. Transparency should always be a priority.” – Robert Kazmier, Nature Coast (Brooksville) Head Coach

For the record the ⁦@FHSAA⁩ did not include our office in Class discussions. Below is what we submitted to be read but that never happened. We never received any surveys either. If we wanted info we had to ask as it was not freely shared. ⁦⁦@FlaHSFootball⁩ pic.twitter.com/vv1ttbAvEK

— FACA (@FACACoach) December 13, 2023

“There needs to be more structure in the board. The meeting was not clear on what they thought they were doing. It was not clear on the plans of the proposals. It’s was not clear on how everything would be effected. Proposals need to be meticulously put together with plans in place for how everything will be run, including a clear way of ranking, and then it should be presented for a vote. It also should include the input of all coaches, not just ADs that said that they talked to coaches. We cannot vote to enact a proposal with a “figure the rest out later” approach. It’s irresponsible.” – Anonymous Class 4S Head Coach

“I am ok with the classification change. However, I do believe the tri-county model during covid was ideal to help with the issues of competitiveness. I believe setting up a gold, silver, and bronze playoff bracket would allow teams to be paired properly in the playoffs. This would allow the state to reseed teams that qualify for the playoffs and create a more competitive games. Also, it would allow more teams to compete in the playoffs and give more teams motivation to compete at the end of the season. In turn, this would reduce the number of transfers because players would have an opportunity to win at the school they are assigned. I am still in favor of a private and public bracket also because private schools, at least in Broward County, have a major unfair advantage.” – Anonymous Class 3M Head Coach

“The way I understand it the system was changed two years ago to achieve competitive balance and based off the data that was shared the metro / suburban model achieved that goal. The reality that is not being talked about is with the transfer portal in college being normalized that has trickled down to the high school level especially with our state being school choice. Metro schools draw from a much larger population than suburban schools so just by sheer numbers that is why traditionally the powerhouse metro schools are more talented than the powerhouse suburban schools. I would have liked to seen one week added to the season where the champions of the metro division played the champions of the suburban division. This would have allowed every school in the state the opportunity to compete for championships against schools that are playing with similar circumstances as well as give the metro schools the opportunity to say they are the overall state champions if they won. The one thing they did get right was settling district championships on the field. The computer should never dictate who gets to play for district titles.” – Jordan Ingman, Port Charlotte Head Coach

“I feel like the last two seasons were the most competitive seasons we have had in a while. With the new changes, there will be teams playing other teams that they have no reason sharing a field with. It is going to make running clock games more prevalent which isn’t good for anyone. Also mandating teams to play their district games will hurt our strength of schedule in some instances.” – Anonymous Class 2S Head Coach

“I want to know what’s going to happen in 1-2 years if they don’t like this scenario. Are they going to go in a different direction AGAIN? Also, what are we supposed to do with our week 10 and 11 schedule? I know they want to have the top teams playing for the district title but what if you’re not one of the top teams? You don’t play? Who do you play? Lots of questions!” – Chuck Kenyon, Royal Palm Beach Head Coach

“I wish the state would get the coaches more involved.” – Anonymous Class 2S Head Coach

“This process was a disappointment for our state. We finally had a system that created equitable playoff brackets in the days of open enrollment and mass transfers. Just because parts of our state don’t like having to play each other in the playoffs with their all-star teams, doesn’t mean the system needed a complete overhaul. A tweak of the Metro/Suburban system is what should’ve happened.” – Brian Braddock, St. Augustine Head Coach

“I feel as though the primary issue is private vs public. There are plenty of other states that do not have private and public play each other and they have competitive games with record attendance, Texas for example.

You can’t expect public schools to compete with private when they dominant the state championship every year. They also have more to offer kids in terms of educational benefits that public can’t compete with.” – Anonymous Class 4M Head Coach

“The classifications should be based on enrollment numbers. However, the number should not be the total enrollment number. The number used should be the male enrollment figure of the school for male sports and the female enrollment figure of the school for the female sports.” – Jorge Zagales, Archbishop Carroll (Miami) Head Coach

“The FHSAA is not doing what is best for the state as a whole. The FHSAA should be ashamed of how that meeting went down. People aren’t informed of what changes are being proposed, and not enough ideas are [being] brought to the table. We need a new structure for doing things, especially with how we come about classifications. All we need to do is look 1 state north of us and follow! We need a multiplier in effect for out-of-zone students and schools bumped up classifications for so many out-of-the-zone to try and control the transfer problems that occur in Fl. We can’t control state legislators but we can put things in place to combat it.” – Andrew Thomas, Union County Head Coach

“I think as many do, that Private Schools belong in there own Division. I also know this will never happen. I personally do not stress about things I can not control, so I do not worry/complain about Classifications. I do think districts or some form of a conference is important (The ability to win a District Championship is a source of pride for the Players & therefore important)” – Anonymous Class 4M Head Coach

“Disappointed in the lack of organization on this issue and lack of getting information out to coaches to get their opinions.” – Danny Williams, Lakeland Christian Head Coach

“There is no perfect system, so I wish they would stop searching for one. Unfortunately, there are always going to be unique scenarios where someone feels snubbed. They need to have more organization to what they are doing and discussing; there seemed to be a good amount of confusion amongst the board members. We, unfortunately, live in a day and age where the transfer portal is popular and accepted at all levels. Until all of this student movement is curbed, the densely populated areas have a significant advantage with transfers, and essentially are playing by different rules. I am all for competition and needing to beat the best to win something special and be the best; however, there are significant unfair hurdles standing in the way in our current set up. With that, I believe M/S created greater competition and more interesting playoff brackets.” – Anonymous Class 2S Head Coach

“For smaller schools, until they institute a multiplier for the major private schools, you’re going to continue to have mismatches like we saw with Chaminade-Madonna this year. The open division would be better if it were 32 of the top teams in the state. 8 will shuffle too much. Also, for the district playoff structure, our current district only has 3 teams. So, what happens then if the proposal needs 4 teams to a district. Just lots that would need to change, effecting scheduling even further.” – Anonymous Class 4S Head Coach

“1. I don’t agree with the change to scrap Metro/Suburban. Not necessarily because I like it or agree with it but because it is yet another change of what seems to be an ever changing cycle of an inconsistent system. The decision was made and it appeared to be working for most teams to improve competitive balance which I believe was the intent??

2. I like mandated district games versus the proposal of the tournament. I think a lot of teams would have had to scramble at the end to schedule games. Some may potentially lose a home game and money. Not getting 10 full games scheduled is also a possibility. Additionally, I think to be a true district champion, you should have to play all of the teams in your district.

3. Unlikely to improve competitive balance so it is to be seen, but until stricter rules/enforced penalties about transferring, school choice and private school privilege get addressed, we will have competitive disparity. Players being able to leave mid year and go play for other schools is insane. NIL for HS players (which will get passed) is INSANE. What are we doing?” – Darren Nelson, Estero Head Coach

“We had the most competitive state championship football games to date, one of them being a major upset. Why change it now?” – Anonymous Class 2S Head Coach

“I don’t think your a true champion unless you play everyone in said classification. Metro-Suburban doesn’t allow that to happen.” – Anonymous Class 4S Head Coach

“I think the Metro/Suburban classifications created some balance, at least seemed to over these past 2 years. Getting rid of it after 2 years seems too quick of a change to get a true value of the classification system.

As far as mandated district play, not many other sports do it; however, they have a district tournament to determine a district champion. If district games are mandated, then they should have value. I know there is more to the formula for the rankings/at-large bids than just district record, but I believe if the district play is mandated, then they need to hold a higher value.” – Anonymous Class 2S Head Coach

“I would like to see the FHSAA use the Georgia Playoff model. The regions that are the strongest wouldn’t play each other until the State Semifinals or Finals.” – Robby Pruitt, Williston Head Coach

“The FHSAA is broken at the administrative level. We have gone backwards. They are clueless as to the best interests of all schools and finding new ways to keep schools from leaving the FHSAA. It seems like they do not care about anything but the top 5% of schools. This was a great day for the SSAA, they will grow as a result.” – Anonymous SSAA Head Coach

“I think that the [new] classification only benefits the more densely populated areas of the state. The Panhandle of Florida faces different challenges in scheduling and participation. The urban, suburban, and rural classifications helped to address some of these concerns.” – Anonymous Class 3S Head Coach

“In my opinion, the vote was rushed and was not given the importance that it deserved. I do not believe that the members of the board truly understood what they were voting on and they also did not seem engaged (one was driving while voting). The empirical data over the last two years has shown evidence that the Metro/Suburban model has largely accomplished what it set out to do; why not give it two more years to see if that data continues to hold true?. A more prudent approach would have been to fix problems with it (rankings transparency) or add something of value (Open 8 format).” – Ariel Cribeiro, Goleman (Miami) Head Coach

“I feel the changes that were made in the last cycle have been positive for football in our state. For us to abolish that and move back to the previous system with no discussion was odd. There seemed to be an agenda and things were rushed for some reason.” – Anonymous Class 2S Head Coach

“After viewing the FHSAA BOD meeting livestreamed on YouTube, the meeting came across as disjointed and unorganized specifically by breaking apart the initial proposal and voting on separate pieces as well as tabling playoffs for a later date. Essentially reverting back to the system previously used felt a step backwards in terms of competitive equity. Whereas metro/suburban may not have been the right fix, I do not believe it was given enough time to justify changing it.” – Luke Hutchinson, Mount Dora Head Coach

“I was originally not in favor of metro/ suburban. However after seeing the competitive playoff series the classifications created, I can agree that this way is more in favor of competitive balance because of the following..

In this state there is huge disparity between the private and public institutions in the smaller classifications. Programs public or non public are forced to compete vs programs that can recruit or have “open enrollment ” if these schools are forced to compete together in the postseason then something needs to be done to bring balance.

One idea I have seen floating around is to add multipliers to non traditional students, similar to how other states do. Also there just are not enough classifications for how many programs are apart of the FHSAA. The metro/suburban while it did not solve those issues it at least made an effort to group together programs of similar population makeup.

People much smarter and more experienced than me have made similar claims. And it appears as the FHSAA did not refer to those experienced, knowledgeable people before making a decision that affects all of us. I’m not sure why the decision makers do not think they should rely heavily on the opinions of the coaches and athletic directors when it is time to make decisions like this.

There will be programs who are public and do things the right way and they will still be highly competitive. However it feels like this decision making done for this period was not done in the best interest of competitive balance for the majority of programs.” – Anonymous Class 3S Head Coach

Here’s an idea that we shared before S/M was ever approved by @Fhsaa For us it’s not about S/M. It’s about finding a fair system that addresses our current climate in Florida. We are not sure if this is the right way forward but we have offered solutions. ⁦@FlaHSFootball⁩ pic.twitter.com/4QXxTdzWha

— FACA (@FACACoach) December 14, 2023

“The voting that took place on 12/12/23 is very good idea and a good platform for us moving forward. I also believe it helps us in having a better opportunity to actually win a national championship. However, it creates fairness among all programs. For example, all the top private schools should all play each other yearly regular season and playoffs, just like Central, Northwestern, Carol City, and the other teams in that division.” – Eddie Brown, Coral Springs Head Coach

“After seeing competitive state title games, I believe the metro/suburban classifications worked. I also didn’t have a issue with the 7 classifications as we play the same people either way.” – Anonymous Class 3M Head Coach

“The metro/suburban split to me provided a more realistic picture of similar teams in classifications. When each county has open enrollment you are no longer pulling kids from your “school zone” for enrollment. Metro suburban addresses this split. I feel like the open division would address a few of those schools that get a very high number of transfers. The major difference is a metro school has their entire county to pull athletes from. And a suburban school does not have anywhere near the same volume of students. True parity wasn’t achieved but I feel that the open division would have brought us closer.” – Anonymous Class 2S Head Coach

“Our governing body has once again let us down. It seems every 2 years changes are made without any real communication taking place with the football coaches. It seems most of changes are made just for the sake of making changes, without any real focus on making the system better. It is a very sad time for high school athletics in the State of Florida…” – Jeremy Brown, Bay (Panama City) Head Coach

“Meeting was par for the course and typical of how these meetings go. To change the plan of the meeting right at the end in regard to what was being voted on was confusing to myself and all other coaches I have talked to. Forcing mandated district games but not enforcing the same rules across the board, meaning leaving transfer rules up to individual counties and sometimes individual schools within counties is flat out silly. Team should be permitted to make there own schedules.” – Anonymous Class 4S Head Coach

“If the FHSAA is going to go back to overall classes why don’t they just go 1-8 and rural. There is no need for an open 8 team bracket that takes the place of an additional classification. Also, I think metro suburban really helped the competitive outcomes over the last 2 years. No reason whatsoever to end it. The same issues that caused us to have metro suburban 2 years ago still exist today. Possibly even worse. The FHSAA board of directors screws it up again. Why aren’t the people responsible for making the decisions about football actual coaches. Better yet why didn’t coaches get to vote on several options. Of course that can’t happen but we took a step back yesterday [12/23/2023].” – Andy Price, Spruce Creek (Port Orange) Head Coach

“I believe the FHSAA has no plan and just do it off the fly. When they adopted open enrollment, they knew recruiting would take place on a larger scale and had no plan for it. They need to look at multiple models and allow coaches access to and vote on them. The FHSAA has forgotten what high school football is about.” – Anonymous SSAA Head Coach

“There is very clear statistical evidence for the Metro/Suburban split creating more competitiveness. Where is the evidence to support abandoning this split?” – Chuck Bell, Buchholz (Gainesville) Head Coach

“Mandatory district games? I don’t think they even discussed not having them like other sports and base it similarly from MaxPreps, etc., but just voted on it. I would opt in for the playoffs knowing full well that we are not in a position to compete and would not make them currently while we rebuild the program. Thus SSAA makes the most sense.” – Bob Dare, Bishop McLaughlin (Spring Hill) Head Coach

“Be more transparent in seeding process. If schools drop games after the season start don’t allow them in the state series competition. Keep Metro/ Suburban and Rural and teams that dropout of FHSAA in one sports must do in all sports.

REDI stipulations should carry more wait than school population do. The way schools are able to report or move students around within county to allow one school to stay under 600 but take advantage of using athletes to play at any school within the district is unfair. True rural areas have a hard time getting athletes on the field compared to other areas that may qualify because they can manipulate the numbers.” – Anonymous Class 1R Head Coach

“I do not know if doing away with or keeping Metro/Suburban will improve competitiveness. We should only have one state champion per classification though. No one is addressing the real problem of competitiveness; that there are the new rules allowing athletes to go anywhere, which enhanced illegal recruiting that is not disciplined by the FHSAA.” – Anonymous Class 4S Head Coach

“Part of the more competitive state championships are because of re-seeding in the final 4. I don’t think you’re a state champion if you don’t have to play teams in the talent rich Metros. I think most Metro coaches disagree with the split, while most suburban coaches probably agree with it.” – Lawrence Johnson, Ed White (Jacksonville) Head Coach

“Everything felt rushed and uninformed….it seemed the agenda was to incorporate some flexibility into the Metro/Suburban and just enhance or tweak that system but went completely away from that. The open Weeks 10/11 for District Tourney play would’ve been a disaster from a scheduling standpoint for the teams that didn’t qualify & end up forcing dozens of teams to only play 8 or 9 games. Also would’ve prevented schools from scheduling Senior Nights etc.” – Anonymous Class 4M Head Coach

“I’m not convinced that any system is completely going to work. The last two years had really good competitive games at the end. I don’t think changing it will be any better. I do believe to win the district, you should definitely have to play everybody in that district.” – Willis May, South Fort Myers Head Coach

“Shocked and appalled that we reverted back to a system that everyone was in agreement needed fixed. The district tournament would have created excitement for those involved, but cause headache for those looking for a game/games. That was the major issue I feel. Finding 8 to 10 games is tough for sure, but can be done.” – Anonymous Class 4S Head Coach

“Put all of the Private Schools and Charter Schools in their own conferences. It’s never going to be an even playing field. Because of their resources, and they don’t have to adhere to the same rules as Public Schools have to.” – Anonymous Class 3M Head Coach

“Public and private should be split. This is an age old complaint of the masses and the FHSAA seems to never listen. We are the only major football state that is constantly changing the formula of how we address districts and playoffs.” – Keith Chattin, Spoto (Riverview) Head Coach

“The only thing I think should be addressed are the sidelines. I think roster size should be taken into consideration. We should have to submit our last 2 -3 years to make teams competitive and comparable. Only going off of school population does not mean that number will equate to roster size. If we struggle to field a JV team, but have to compete against teams with 65 varsity and 40 JV, is that a competitive balance?” – Anonymous Class 2M Head Coach

“I wouldn’t care if we went away from metro/suburban IF there were a multiplier in place for any student not zoned for a specific school.

Mandate district games (even in 1R). It helps coaches find 4ish games. It can also help keep rivalries intact because some coaches care more about their win/loss record rather than playing history rivalry games. This also ensures that playoffs get decided on the field, rather than relying on someone/something off the field (look what happened to FSU).

Format the playoffs like GHSA to get the best teams in. 4 teams from each region go to 4 different quadrants. This year, Hawthorne, Madison County, Williston, & Newberry were arguably the best teams in 1R, but only 2 of the 4 made it to the final 4. Instead of running clocks in the semi finals, we could’ve had 2 much more competitive games.

I share the same point of view with many coaches in the area. I understand the counter arguments to everything but this is what is best for high school football overall in the state of Florida.” – Anonymous Class 1R Head Coach

“You could tell on the video conference they were all confused and throwing things around. Did not seem like they were organized nor willing to discuss further the last motion. They took forever talking about the task force’s proposal and out of nowhere one of the members proposed to go back to basically where we were 3 years ago. So I guess the answer was to step backwards and make a possible open division. Wish they seemed more organized in the discussion piece at least.” – Anonymous Class 4S Head Coach

“We should have vote on a system as a whole not in pieces. We still don’t know what the playoffs will be. We don’t know how they are setting of the Districts and how many. It should have been that your had two are three complete systems and voted on one of them. Why wasn’t the Director of the FACA not involved? He is our voice.” – Marty Lee, First Coast (Jacksonville) Head Coach

We will always be problem solvers. Below is the agenda from a meeting back in 2018. It took the ⁦@FHSAA⁩ 5 years to create a Task Force. ⁦@FlaHSFootball⁩ pic.twitter.com/fwAQqN8XKO

— FACA (@FACACoach) December 14, 2023

“This did not benefit every team in the state. Only benefited a select few teams in the state.” – Anonymous Class 2S Head Coach

“Private schools need their own classifications. They can legally bring in anyone they want and the majority of public schools other than a handful of Miami/Dade schools cannot compete with that.” – Anonymous Class 3M Head Coach

“Other states do not have the spread in class size within classifications. Other states do not have the same transfer rules as Florida. The right thing to do will sometimes cause controversy but it’s still the right thing to do. It should be about the kids not the politics.” – Anonymous Class 1R Head Coach

“The Board needs better representation of people who are actually involved in the day to day. Or better yet maybe football needs it own board of directors because it’s so different and does not always fit into the same box as other sports.” – Cory Johns, Bartram Trail (St. Johns) Head Coach

“Metro/Suburban was not the answer. 7 of the 8 Metro champions were private. Metro schools did not have the representation on the committees as that proposal went through the process and it barely passed. There are schools that are considered “suburban” that are more “metro” than our school and many others. The most important issue to me moving forward in consistency. We need to pick a model and stick with it.” – Anonymous Class 4M Head Coach

“It’s absolutely maddening that we can’t alter and or improve what we have to make it better for all. Add a classification. Alter numbers. Speak to the coaches! Do right by all of us. 646 Crescent City deserves a competitive scenario and option.” – Robert Ripley, Crescent City Head Coach

“The whole thing felt rushed, and that was evident in the nature and confusion displayed in that board meeting. The stats they provided from their own survey showed 52% of the schools wanted to change from the metro/suburban. That means 48% didn’t or wasn’t sure/needed more information. They went ahead and held a vote anyway. A couple of things alarmed me. First, when the agenda was released it was not released as an action item (to be voted on), which has to be advertised. My county AD and a couple of others called to ask if what for discussion or a vote. Was this intentional or honest mistake. Second, the board all zoomed in, but if anyone wanted to speak on the issue, they had to be in person in Gainesville. Lastly, our county AD was the only person willing to take the trip to express our concerns. Everyone that I have spoken with since the meeting felt like that was an unorganized goat rope. I personally was embarrassed with the display that out there for everyone to watch, and the FHSAA should be embarrassed as well.” – Phil Tisa, South Walton (Santa Rosa Beach) Head Coach

“Once again the FHSAA proves they’re incapable of doing what’s best for the state. It just seems to me they bow down to the minority and disregard the majority.” – Anonymous Class 3S Head Coach

“Make all teams play a district and make them play teams in the district. For all schools with kids not in there zoned area they should go to a multiplier like Georgia. Every kid out of zone is times 3.” – Barry Gardner, Baker Head Coach

“1R needs to be mandated to play region games. It is very hard to schedule. The metro/suburban system should have been kept and just fine tuned. The scores of playoffs and state championship games were evidence that guess did the right thing. Then, they completely reverse everything they accomplished with the new system.” – Wes Summerford, Northview (Century) Head Coach

“Metro suburban wasn’t broke, so why fix it? A school like mine could legit push for a 3rd round game if we continue to build the right way. We don’t stand a chance vs the Miami powerhouses as currently constructed.” – Anonymous Class 2S Head Coach

“The small public schools that DO NOT recruit in the new plan are going to be Thrashed while ‘competing’’ in the state playoff series. ALL coaches are required by law to follow recruiting bylaws. Regrettably, this IS not happening by and large—Both Public AND Private. The HONEST are Being PUNISHED by way of having and unleveled playing field due to the proclivity of coaches recruiting. What is the message behind this? The general public says “well everyone does it!” Most are. Some aren’t! So the Coach who obeys the recruiting rules are often at odds with the stakeholders (school community) he/she serves as Coach. Often when a Coach refuses to disobey the rules many “good and normally honest” people will question if the Coach is really the right person for the job. Here are two possible options:

1. We need to have within each classification “a recruit” and “a non recruited” classification—how ever many classifications the state decides. We will submit rosters every two years and those with a number decided on by the state, say more than 3% (or another number of the State’s choosing) of kids on that roster that are OUT OF ZONE kids, compete in the recruitment class. Those that are less than 3% compete in the non recruited class! Please bring back honesty and integrity to what is the “‘NEW” state of high school athletics!

2. Or just REMOVE all recruiting rules and allow the playing field to be level for both the honest and those who will not (and have not) followed the rules to date. Especially with NIL on the horizon!! I will not recruit and disobey the laws/bylaws if the rules are against this. But if the recruiting rules were not in effect (removed), I would recruit with the best of them. BELIEVE IT!” – Richie Marsh, Frostproof Head Coach

“I just wish the FHSAA would adopt the model of Alabama, Georgia and Tennessee. Stick with something for 4 years then re-evaluate. There is too much inconsistency.” – Kolby Tackett, Mount Dora Christian Head Coach

“The FHSAA needs to adopt the system that Georgia and Texas use. Our current ranking system does not work and is not ever going to work. To account for a programs history has nothing to do with who is the best team in current year.” – Anonymous Class 4S Head Coach

“The SSAA would never have been organized if the FHSAA BOD had cared about small schools (enrollment numbers) and recruiting violations. Previous ridiculous playoff scenarios where a 0-9 team goes into the playoffs on a coin flip and making sure we have a rural classification goes against a true state playoff system. Bring back the days when Class 1A had an enrollment of around 200-250 or less. Enforce Recruiting Violations.” – Frank Andrea, Eagle’s View (Jacksonville) Head Coach

“We need to go back to the regional format, and have similar population numbers that we had a few years ago and do not mandate regional/district games!” – Anonymous Class 1M Coach

“The Panhandle is very unique, it is vastly different than the metro areas in FL. To make Panhandle communities compete with metro type of communities is unbalanced. Our system wasn’t broken, it simply needed to be adjusted as time went on. It did not need to flip back. Public vs private is obviously still is an elephant in the room.” – Shaun Arntz, Freeport Head Coach

“I have no objection to a school desiring the freedom to schedule their own 10 game schedule. We have an option for them to do it. It is the option to play an independent schedule.

I do not think that a school that chooses to avoid competing with their district opponents should be given an opportunity to qualify for the play-offs with those same schools at a higher seed. That option exists if we do not require all teams to play a district schedule.

A second concern is the use of MaxPreps ranking system. It currently uses the score differential as part of the rankings. I believe that will encourage schools to run up the score on their opponents.” – Anonymous Class 4S Head Coach

“I think the only way moving forward to get some type of parity in Florida, would be to add a multiplier of 3. No matter what classifications system we have Metro/Suburban or 1A-8A; it’s the transfer, recruiting, or “waivers” that needs to be addressed. Also Public/Private.

The meeting felt like the state was just amusing the peasants (coaches) and putting on a show. I would love to know what are the qualifications for being on the committee?

To be honest DeSantis doesn’t have the qualifications to be apart of this process either. Whether that is picking the committee or any decision towards Florida High School Athletics.” – Gregory Grant, Crestview Head Coach

“Secret of the formula, difference between what actually happened on the field, and rankings. Example – Yulee ranked over Baker Co. Baker County Beat them in regular season – Won Championship. If They use MaxPreps – They should disclose the formula so everyone knows it. If they won’t do that, then don’t use it.

Secret of FHSAA not disclosing the school enrollment – it needs to be out there and present to where anyone can look it up. I believe the Metro-Suburban Split has been the most even playing field, and given more opportunities to Suburban Schools. I do believe that if you use 1A-7A you have to put a multiplier for enrollment, just going on numbers is not fair. Example – private, charter, special schools, and transfers Teams building mega teams is unfair to teams in rural settings. If you do not start school as a 9th grader then you fall under the multiplier.

They do not talk about the real problem. And My biggest Issue is NON-FOOTBALL people are making FOOTBALL decisions. No feed back from the ADAC, FB Committee or the FACA.

The Meeting was out of compliance and disorganized.” – Anonymous Class 2S Head Coach

“Metro/Suburban was created to create competitive balance and the data from State Series games showed that was occurring. Adjustments were needed but the plan was getting the intended outcomes. 1A to 7A is a safe play, we know what that looks like, so I understand the BOD’s decision to move in that direction. Excited to have a resolution.” – Sean McIntyre, Creekside (St. Johns) Head Coach

“I believe FHSAA failed our student-athletes again. The meeting was a sham to drive their personal agenda down the throats of member schools. No coaches or administration were surveyed and the agenda was muddled and disorganized. Had they surveyed coaches they would have likely gotten numerous models from those of us that have coached in other states that have better models. They continue to bypass the real issue, school choice and how to solve the issue. Here is the model I would recommend as well as an adjustment of eligibility rules for public school student participation.

Model 1 – Public and Private 1A-6A Public (by enrollment) can further classify in October based on actual attendance and split the top 2/3 divisions for playoffs (1A-4A one state champ each, 5A and 5B by enrollment in October, 6A and 6B by enrollment in October). that would give 8 public state champions. Not splitting 5A and 6A would give 6 state Champions.

1P-4P Private by enrollment. One state champion per level.

Proposed rule change for districts – Instead of 4 districts with 4 teams per region, have 2 districts with 8 teams. This guarantees every team 7 games they don’t have to worry about scheduling which is increasingly difficult at many teams avoid scheduling opponents especially in county/region. District winners auto bid to playoffs. Next highest 6 in region by MaxPreps ranking are in. Could even do top 2 in each district and then at large 4 by region MaxPreps rankings. Weeks 1-3 are open and can schedule whoever you want. Weeks 4-11 are district weeks with one open week for a bye week or to schedule another opponent if you want a bye week in weeks 1-3.

Eligibility Rule Change – Students can school choice into whatever school they want entering 9th grade. After 9th grade if they choose to change schools they have to: 1. move to the school they are zoned for 2. Move into a new school zone and enroll in that school or 3. Sit out of all sports for 1 school year.

If school choice is designed for the academic benefit of a student, then it should not be an issue. this would limit students from playing at 4 different high schools in their 4 years of eligibility.” – Anonymous Class 4S Head Coach

“1. Being here in South Florida I didn’t agree with separating the teams pretty much North vs South with a few exceptions of Duval and Orlando. I feel teams like Venice, Lakeland, Cocoa, Deland, Vero, Treasure Coast and etc. can all compete with down South programs, it makes the competition tougher (a true state champion).

2. I think the real issue that we are “walking around” is the private schools ability to loaded up teams. That issue causes us here in the state of Florida to change the format every two years because of it. The complaining we get from High School Coaches/AD and others is because of the lopsided games with the private schools versus public. Yes public schools has choice programs and etc. but the private school ability to get players in throughout the state and the huge budget to hire 15 plus coaches, and the facilities. If we can attack the issues of the private versus public I think everything will sort itself out. Venice years back complained about Saint Thomas, Currently teams in South Florida complaining about Chaminade which I believe both have won state like 5-times in a row.” – Anonymous Class 4M Head Coach

“I would like the board to stop making decisions when we are already trying to put a schedule together. I really like the idea of having a super conference at the end of the year where the top 20 teams go for a state championship. I also really like the idea of having had week time and we 11 as displaying games kind of like college. Playing for Something at the end of the year to get into the playoffs is kind of a cool idea every other sport does it.” – Cody Montgomery, Osceola (Seminole) Head Coach

“I think we need to be careful as it pertains to the competitiveness of the championship games the last two years. The true nature of competition is allowing the best teams to compete for championships, not the best teams from certain areas. Metro suburban was nearly another region, but never accomplished a true state champion.” – Anonymous Class 1M Head Coach

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The first of the four football coaches to be inducted will be Bill Castle who just conclude a 52-year career at Lakeland in Polk County, with the last 47 of those years as head coach where he racked up 473 wins, which marks the most wins by any one coach in Florida history. It took Castle until his final season as head coach to eclipse the previous record of 466 wins over the late Corky Rogers of Bolles (Jacksonville). Castle came to Lakeland after following Paul Quinn after one season that he spent with Quinn at Columbia (Lake City). He took over as head coach in 1976 at Lakeland when Quinn departed for nearby Bartow as the school handed things over to Castle. Castle led Lakeland to eight state championship victories in 1986 (5A), 1996 (5A), 1999 (5A), 2004 (5A), 2005 (5A), 2006 (5A), 2018 (7A), and 2022 (4S). Between the 2004 and 2007 seasons, Castle guided Lakeland to a state-record 53 consecutive victories which broke the old one set by Union County (Lake Butler) with 52 victories between 1994 and 1997. Castle also claims two national championships to his record with those coming during the 53-game win streak in 2005 and 2006.

Castle will also be honored with the Dub Palmer Lifetime Achievement Award which is awarded to a retiring football coach who exemplified the same standards of excellence as Coach Dub Palmer did. Castle becomes the 18th different retiring football coach to receive the honor which includes the likes of Sam Budnky of Cardinal Newman (West Palm Beach), Walt Frazier of Miami Carol City, George Smith of St. Thomas Aquinas, Paul Maechtle of Southeast (Bradenton), Joe Kinnan of Manatee (Bradenton), Corky Rogers of Bolles, and Bill Krammer of Naples, just to name a few that have the honored bestowed upon them.

Darrell Sutherland is the second of four head coaches to be named to the FACA Hall of Fame and the second of the coaches that retired during the 2024 season after building the Bartram Trail (St. Johns) program from the ground up the moment the school opened in 2000. During that time, Sutherland led Bartram Trail to 19 playoff appearances in 23 years as a head coach including four trips to the state semifinals in 2007, 2011, 2013, and 2017 with the 2017 team reaching the Class 7A state championship game where they finished as state runner-up to Venice that year. Sutherland led the Bears to 182 wins in the course of his tenure as head coach while being involved in numerous community activities while also having his school host as a practice site for the New England Patriots during Super Bowl XXXIX in Jacksonville back in 2005. Sutherland’s team in 2007 was involved in helping raise money and visiting Barrow, Alaska the most northern point in the United States that has a high school football team in helping them install an artificial turf surface for Barrow High School to be able to play football games on with that story captured in the book Northern Lights by Cathy Parker who spearheaded the project.

The third football coach to get name names to the FACA Hall of Fame class is former head coach Yusuf Shakir who previously was the head coach at Manatee (Bradenton) between 2017 and 2020 along with stints at his alma mater in Tallahassee from 2009 until 2016 where he won a state title with the Trojans in 2010 in Class 4A. Shakir, who started his head coaching career at Gibbs in St. Petersburg where he spent two seasons in 2007 and 2008, was 110-59 in his coaching career including 71-32 at Lincoln, 29-16 at Manatee, and 10-11 at Gibbs.

The fourth and final football coach to be named to the FACA Hall of Fame class is Tim Tharp whose last stop was at Jupiter after five seasons between 2017 and 2021 where he led a rebuilding of the Warriors program where he eventually led Jupiter to their first winning season in quite a while in 2019 while finishing each of his three final seasons at Jupiter with no less than five wins each season. However, Tharp is more known for his time as the former head coach of Palm Beach Gardens High School where he led the Gators between 1998 and 2004 racking up a 56-20 record on the field. The 2004 team that was coached by Tharp set the nucleus for the 2005 team that would win the Class 6A state championship. Before Tharp arrived at Jupiter to mark his return as head coach, he spent time as the athletic director at South Fork in Stuart where and previously spent time at Vero Beach’s athletic director after he had left Palm Beach Gardens in early 2005.

Others selected to the FACA Hall of Fame class for 2024 include longtime softball coach and athletic director Larry Bishop who has been at Citrus (Inverness) for many years, Steve Lyons who has coached track and cross country at schools in the Jacksonville area including Bishop Kenny and Nease (Ponte Vedra), St. Thomas Aquinas girls volleyball coach Lisa Zielinski, and current Hagerty athletic director Jay Getty who also has coached track and cross country.

The 2024 FACA Hall of Induction ceremony will take place on Saturday, January 6, 2024, at the Drury Plaza Resort at Disney Springs just southwest of Orlando.

TALLEY EARNS WINK BARNETTE AWARD HONORS

Current Duval County Public School athletic director Tammie Talley, who recently served as the first female president for the FACA Board of Directors for the 2021-2022 school year has been named the 2024 Wink Barnette Award winner.

The Wink Barnett Award was created in 2011 and named after former executive director Wallace “Wink” Barnette who served as Executive Director of the FACA for 32 years from 1978 until 2010, making him the longest executive director in FACA history. The Wink Barnette Award is given to those who possess the same qualities as Barnette did with longevity, service, and commitment to the FACA. Some of the past winners have included Jeff McLean from Merritt Island, Randy Bethel of Vero Beach and Sebastian River, and Mike Knowles from Manatee.

Talley will be honored with the Wink Barnett Award officially during the FACA Hall of Fame Induction ceremony on Saturday, January 6, 2024, at the Drury Plaza Resort at Disney Springs just southwest of Orlando.

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In collaboration with coaches from around the state, the 2023 All State Flag Football team has 16 players on each of the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd teams in each FHSAA classification (1A and 2A). There are also Honorable Mentions in each classification.

Any questions should be directed to joshua.saunders@hcps.net.

Congratulations to all the young ladies who earned recognition on the teams. It is well deserved!

NOTE NO. 1: Any and all credit should be given to FACA for putting the all-state teams together!

NOTE NO. 2: Tables are scrollable for mobile and tablet users

FIRST TEAM OFFENSE

FIRST TEAM DEFENSE

SECOND TEAM OFFENSE

SECOND TEAM DEFENSE

THIRD TEAM OFFENSE

THIRD TEAM DEFENSE

HONORABLE MENTION

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In collaboration with coaches from around the state, the 2023 All State Flag Football team has 16 players on each of the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd teams in each FHSAA classification (1A and 2A). There are also Honorable Mentions in each classification.

Any questions should be directed to joshua.saunders@hcps.net.

Congratulations to all the young ladies who earned recognition on the teams. It is well deserved!

NOTE NO. 1: Any and all credit should be given to FACA for putting the all-state teams together!

NOTE NO. 2: Tables are scrollable for mobile and tablet users

FIRST TEAM OFFENSE

FIRST TEAM DEFENSE

SECOND TEAM OFFENSE

SECOND TEAM DEFENSE

THIRD TEAM OFFENSE

THIRD TEAM DEFENSE

HONORABLE MENTION

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This year’s FACA North-South All-Star Classic will be the last time that it will be held on the current campus of The Villages High School as the school will move into a brand new campus in the fall of 2023 roughly six miles south on County Road 470, west of the Florida Turnpike that will include a brand-new state of the art facility including field turf. The FACA North-South All-Star Classic will continue at the new campus in December 2023.

With that said, let’s take a look at this year’s North Team roster and coaching staff.

All headshot photos taken by Joshua Wilson

NORTH TEAM ROSTER

No. 1 CB Jonathan Akins, Madison County (Madison)
6-1, 170; Head Coach: Price Harris
Akins is a three-star prospect per 247Sports Composite rankings and is currently a Maryland commit. Adkins in games played this season recorded 22 tackles, 1 INT, 11 PBUs, and forced a fumble for the Cowboys while helping Madison County reach the Class 1R playoffs.

No. 2 DB Clint Thomas, Chiefland
6-2, 180; Head Coach: James Corbin
A lockdown corner, most teams avoided Thomas as he only had five tackles, one interception, and three PBUs on defense. He also had 31 carries for 112 yards and two touchdowns plus 38 receptions for 673 yards and seven touchdowns on offense while being instrumental in Chiefland’s playoff run in Class 1R.

No. 3 QB Nehemiah Vann, Seven Rivers Christian (Lecanto)
6-1, 185; Head Coach: Monty Vann
Vann, who is the son of head coach Monty Vann at Seven Rivers Christian, led them to the semifinals of the SSAC 5A playoffs this year, completing 123-of-241 passes for 1,845 yards and 27 touchdowns. Nehemiah also rushed for 607 yards on 106 carries and scored nine more touchdowns on the ground.

No. 4 CB Chavaris Dumas, Palatka
6-0, 174; Head Coach: Patrick Turner
In all 11 games Dumas played in for the Panthers this season, he racked up 17 tackles, eight interceptions, and 1 PBU in helping lead Palatka to the playoffs in Class 2S-Region 2.

No. 5 CB Vincent Brown Jr., Wildwood
5-7, 165: Head Coach: Vincent Brown Sr.
The son of Wildcats head coach, Vincent Brown Sr., the junior son had 43 tackles, six tackles for loss, one sack, two interceptions, three pass breakups, and a forced fumble in leading Wildwood to the regional semifinals in the Class 1R playoffs.

No. 6 WR Will Smiley, Bay (Panama City)
6-0, 170; Head Coach: Jeremy Brown
Smiley is an athlete that has played in multiple positions for the district champion Tornadoes this season in Class 2S-District 3 under Bay alum and head coach, Jeremy Brown. Smiley racked up 82 carries for 509 yards rushing and five touchdowns this season, plus had 15 receptions for 314 yards and a touchdown.

No. 7 DE Arion Stith, Bartram Trail (St. Johns)
6-3, 240; Head Coach: Darrell Sutherland
One of two players from Bartram Trail on the roster for the North, Stith racked up 32 total tackles, four tackles for loss three sacks, and an interception for the Bears that reached the Class 4S-Region 1 finals.

No. 8 WR Akeem Stokes, Escambia (Pensacola)
5-9, 175; Head Coach: Mike Bennett
Stokes was an impressive standout on the field for the Gators that reached the Class 3S-Region 1 semifinals this season having 79 catches for 1,224 yards and seven touchdowns. Stokes had 1,532 all-purpose yards with 95 kick return yards and 200 punt return yards including two punt return touchdowns and one two-point conversion.

No. 9 S Jabrel Samuel, North Marion (Citra)
6-2, 180; Head Coach: Greg Carr
The safety had a solid year with 36 tackles, one tackle for loss, four interceptions, four pass breakups, and two forced fumbles as part of helping the Colts reach the Class 2S-Region 2 quarterfinals this season.

No. 10 LB Zeke Cromwell, Bartram Trail (St. Johns)
5-10, 206; Head Coach: Darrell Sutherland
The second of two Bartram Trail players, Cromwell was instrumental in the team’s defensive effort that helped guide them to the Class 4S-Region 1 final with 75 tackles, five tackles for loss, one interception, and one forced fumble. 6

No. 11 WR Reed Robinson, Booker T. Washington (Pensacola)
6-4, 205; Head Coach: Ryan Onkka
Robinson was an impressive standout for the Wildcats this season with the ability to do some damage at receiver as had 55 receptions for 908 yards and scored nine touchdowns. Robinson holds multiple Division I FBS offers from Group of Five programs including Appalachian State, Middle Tennessee, Southern Miss, Tulane, and Toledo to name a few.

No. 12 RB Rhyder Poppell, Florida High (Tallahassee)
5-10, 205; Head Coach: Jarrod Hickman
The second leading rusher for the Class 2S state runner-up team, Poppell was instrumental in the charge to the state championship game for the Seminoles, having 112 carries for 1,002 yards rushing and 13 touchdowns. For good measure, Poppell also had 19 catches for 319 yards and six touchdowns. Poppell is committed to The Citadel.

No. 13 P Jayden Milton, Lincoln (Tallahassee)
6-4, 195; Head Coach: Jimmie Tyson
As a punter, Milton handled it well for the Trojans in their playoff appearance in Class 3S-Region 1 this season averaging 35.4 yards per punt on 38 punts with nine of those punts falling inside the 20-yard line.

No. 14 WR Brooks Hickman, Florida High (Tallahassee)
5-10; 165; Head Coach: Jarrod Hickman
The son of head coach Jarrod Hickman and the grandson of North team coordinator Mike Hickman, Brooks is a third-generation North-South Classic All-Star player or coach, which is only happened twice in the 67 years this game has been played. Hickman was the Seminoles leading receiver in the Class 2S State runner-up finish finishing with 66 catches for 927 yards and seven touchdowns. Brooks also had nine carries for 124 yards rushing and two more touchdowns, plus had one passing touchdown.

No. 16 WR David Ramos, Lake Minneola (Minneola)
6-4, 210; Head Coach: Walter Banks
One of the top targets for the Class 4S-Region 2 finalists, Ramos excelled for the Hawks with 37 catches for 705 yards and seven touchdowns this season.

No. 17 K Reice Griffith, Pace
5-10, 165; Head Coach: Kent Smith
Griffith excelled as a kicker for the Regional Quarterfinalist Patriots in Class 4S-Region 1 as both a kicker and punter. As a kicker, he was 51-of-53 on point after tries and was 4-of-5 on field goals with his longest being from 49 yards. As a punter, Griffith averaged 42.9 yards per punt on 28 punts made during the season.

No. 18 QB Jamie Hampton, Madison County (Madison)
6-0, 185; Head Coach: Price Harris
Hampton is a dual-threat type quarterback who went 47-of-96 passing for 471 yards and a touchdown in 2022 plus had 760 yards rushing on 79 carries and four more touchdowns for the Cowboys in 2022.

No. 20 S Javarion “Jay” Smith, Suwanee (Live Oak)
5-10, 170; Head Coach: Kyler Hall
Smith was instrumental in leading the Bulldogs to the Class 2S-Region 1 finals this season as well as a district championship racking up 91 tackles, one tackle for loss, and one interception for the Bulldogs.

No. 21 RB Cam Smith, Baker County (Glen St. Mary)
5-8, 170; Head Coach: Kevin Mays
The leading rusher for the Class 2S-Region 2 finalists Wildcats, Smith was a force with 190 carries for 1,653 yards and 16 touchdowns. Smith also had 16 catches for 490 yards receiving and four touchdowns.

No. 22 RB Tre’ Jones, Chiles (Tallahassee)
5-10, 210; Head Coach: Kevin Pettis
The leading rusher for the Timberwolves, Jones has 179 carries this season for 1,511 yards rushing and 17 touchdowns while breaking numerous school records along the way. Jones also had nine catches for 108 yards and two touchdowns as well.

No. 24 DE Kameron Graham, Boone (Orlando)
6-4, 220; Head Coach: Andy Johnson
One of the top defensive linemen this season for the Braves, Graham was a key part to Boone winning a district championship and reaching the playoffs in Class 4M. During the season he racked up 62 total tackles, 21 TFL, three sacks, one PBU, two fumble recoveries, and one forced fumble.

No. 25 LB Ashton Bracewell, Flagler Palm Coast
6-4, 215: Head Coach: Robert Paxia
Bracewell was an instrumental leader with 110 total tackles, 11 tackles for loss, one sack, seven quarterback hurries, two pass breakups, one fumble recovery, and one forced fumble for the Bulldogs who won a district championship and reached the playoffs this season in Class 4S-Region 1.

No. 32 LB Jawarren Corbin, South Sumter (Bushnell)
6-1, 235; Head Coach: Ty Lawrence
Corbin was instrumental in the defense for the Raiders that won a district championship and reached the Regional Final in Class 2S-Region 3 this season. For the season, Corbin had 78 total tackles, 20 TFL, six sacks, three pass breakups, and forced one fumble.

No. 33 LB Braden Sullivan, New Smyrna Beach
6-2, 225; Head Coach John Wilkinson
Sullivan led the Barracudas in tackles this season with 128 alongside having 16 tackles for loss, one sack, two interceptions, two fumble recoveries, and forcing one fumble.

No. 34 LS Brock Walters, Winter Park
6-2, 215; Head Coach: Timothy Shifflet
The leading snapper for the Wildcats, Walters has the ability to play along the offensive line at center and is able to snap the long balls needed for field goals, extra point attempts, and punts as needed.

No. 40 DE Charles Green III, Seminole (Sanford)
6-2, 250; Head Coach: Eric Lodge
One of the top defensive linemen for the Seminoles, Green has been known to get after it against opposing offensives with explosive play-making abilities and has been part of multiple playoff teams under head coach Eric Lodge.

No. 44 DT Rayqwon Smith, Chiles (Tallahassee)
6-2, 270; Head Coach: Kevin Pettis
A key part of the defense for the Timberwolves in 2022, Smith had 72 total tackles along with 13 TFL, six sacks, nine quarterback hurries, two pass breakups, two forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries and one blocked kick.

No. 45 DT Jacques Fenderson, Palatka
5-10, 270; Head Coach: Patrick Turner
The second Palatka athlete to grace the roster for the North team, Fenders racked up 43 tackles, 11 TFL, and three sacks, forcing one fumble, and recovering another fumble for the Panthers who reached the playoffs this season.

No. 57 OL Caleb Revis, The Villages
6-4, 255; Head Coach: Richard Pettus
One of the top linemen for the host school, The Villages, Revis stood out in a year when the Buffalo struggled with a young team and was looked up to as a leader.

No. 66 OL Ethan Newman, Navarre
6-3, 282; Head Coach: Jay Walls
Newman was one of the top offensive linemen for the Raiders that won the District 4S-1 championship this season and helped Navarre reach the Class 4S-Region 1 quarterfinals.

No. 70 OL Joseph Hanson, Niceville
6-5, 285; Head Coach: Grant Thompson
One of the top offensive linemen for the Eagles’ District 4S-2 championship-winning team this season. Hanson has narrowed down his choices with Coastal Carolina and Jacksonville State as his top two schools among the handful of Division I FBS offers he currently holds.

No. 73 OL/DL Brayden Ramey, Trinity Catholic (Ocala)
6-5, 290; Head Coach: John Brantley III
One of two offensive linemen from Trinity Catholic playing the game that was also part of the Celtics Class 1S state runner-up finish, Ramey has multiple Division I FBS offers with FIU and UAB looking to be his top two choices he is deciding from now. Ramey is a three-star prospect, according to 247 Sports composite rankings.

No. 74 OL Neville Brown, Evans (Orlando)
6-2, 300; Head Coach: Kenard Lang
A leader of the offensive line for the Trojans, Brown was instrumental in helping the offense with Evans having over 1,100 yards rushing during the season.

No. 75 OL/OC Trent Lovett, Chiles (Tallahassee)
6-3, 300; Head Coach: Kevin Pettis
Lovett is a very tall and strong offensive lineman that helped propel teammate Tre’ Jones to have a record-breaking season for the Timberwolves. Tennessee State and Middle Tennessee State are the top two schools right now that Lovett is considering.

No. 76 OL/DL Purnell Richardson, Sandalwood (Jacksonville)
6-3, 305; Head Coach: Adam Geis
Richardson has the flexibility to play on both sides of the ball but spent his senior season playing offensive guard and tackle for the Saints.

No. 77 OL Tommy Kinsler, Trinity Catholic
6-6, 300; Head Coach: John Brantley III
The second offensive lineman from the Celtics to be on the North team, Kinsler helped his offense along the way to a Class 1S state runner-up finish this season. A three-star prospect in the 247 Sports composite rankings, Kinsler is a Miami (FL) commit.

No. 82 TE Brady Nowlan, Nature Coast (Brooksville)
6-2, 210; Head Coach: Cory Johns
Nowlan was an instrumental part of the Sharks’ offensive line and helped them win a district championship in Class 2S-District 11. For the 2022 season, Nowlan had 15 receptions for 245 yards and two touchdowns.

HEAD COACH

Darrell Sutherland, Bartram Trail (St. Johns)
After 23 seasons as the only head coach for the Bartram Trail Bears, this will be the last game that Sutherland will coach as a high school football head coach. Sutherland is 187-119 overall as a head coach and led the Bears to the Class 7A state championship game in 2017 losing to Venice 37-24 in that game that was played at Camping World Stadium in Orlando.

ASSISTANT COACHES

Chad Parker, Bartram Trail (St. Johns)
Parker has been assistant with Coach Sutherland at Bartram Trail and this will be his last official game representing the school as it was announced on Wednesday morning that Parker will become the new head coach at Fleming Island. Parker has been an assistant for the Bears for the last nine seasons.

Mike Bennett, Escambia (Pensacola)
A state championship-winning coach, Bennett is 1-1 in state championship games having won it in Class 3A at Pensacola High in 2009 and then leading Escambia to their first state championship game appearance in many years in 2019, losing to Miami Central in the Class 6A state championship game. Bennett is well known for his coaching career in the Pensacola area and has coached multiple athletes that he has sent on to college.

Robert Paxia, Flagler Palm Coast
Paxia is an alum of Flagler Palm Coast High and just finished up his second season as the head coach there, winning the Class 4S-District 4 championship this season. Paxia has had stops in Florida before returning home to the Bulldogs at Lake Gibson as well as Plant City.

John Brantley III, Trinity Catholic (Ocala)
A longtime coach in Florida, a state championship-winning quarterback that went on to play at the University of Florida, and is currently in his second stint as a head coach at Trinity Catholic. Brantley won the Class 2B State Championship in 2010 as a head coach and just had his team finish as the Class 1S State Runner-up this season. Another note about Brantley is that he played in the FACA North-South All-Star Classic in 1975. Brantley is an alumnus of Forest in Ocala where he played for the legendary late Brent Hall.

Eric Lodge, Seminole (Sanford)
Lodge just finished his seventh season at Seminole including his third as the head coach, Lodge led the Seminoles to a 12-0 season in 2020, leading them to a victory in the Class 8A State Championship, and has guided them to the playoff all three seasons he has been a head coach. Lodge hails from Okeechobee where he played high school football at.

Andy Johnson, Boone (Orlando)
Johnson is well known in the Orange County and Orlando area having been the head coach at Boone for a decade now prior to coming to Boone spent time at Freedom (Orlando) where he guided his team to multiple district championships and playoff berths including a district championship in 2022 in Class 4M.

NORTH TEAM COORDINATOR

Mike Hickman, Florida High (Tallahassee)
Hickman has been the North team coordinator for the FACA for the past 20 years and has been involved in the game as a head coach, serving as the North Head Coach in 2005 when he was the head coach at Florida High. His son Jarrod has played and coached in the game and now grandson Brooks will be participating in this year’s game.

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This year’s FACA North-South All-Star Classic will be the last time that it will be held on the current campus of The Villages High School as the school will move into a brand new campus in the fall of 2023 roughly six miles south on County Road 470, west of the Florida Turnpike that will include a brand-new state of the art facility including field turf. The FACA North-South All-Star Classic will continue at the new campus in December 2023.

With that said, let’s take a look at this year’s South Team roster and coaching staff.

SOUTH TEAM ROSTER

No. 1 WR Eddie Bennett, Dunbar (Fort Myers)
5-10, 160; Head Coach: Sammy Brown
More of a defensive back that is playing wide receiver for this game, Bennett had 75 tackles, eight tackles for loss, one sack, five interceptions, five pass deflections, one fumble recovery, and two forced fumbles for the Tigers which reached the state semifinals for the first time ever in school history.

No. 2 WR Chauncy Cobb, Clewiston
5-6, 157; Head Coach: Pete Walker
Cobb who was the Tigers leading receiver this season is a three-star prospect per 247 Sports’ composite rankings for the 2023 Class. Currently, Cobb is an Arkansas State commit and played a little bit of everything this season including quarterback where he was 16-of-27 passing for 350 yards and four touchdowns, rushing for 1,246 yards on 118 carries and 14 touchdowns plus hauling in 16 catches for 115 yards while helping guide the Tigers to a District Championship in District 2S-14. Cobb also recorded 34 tackles on defense along with three interceptions.

No. 3 RB Luke Yoder, East Lake (Tarpon Springs)
5-11, 195; Head Coach: Bob Hudson
Yoder was an instrumental piece to the Eagles winning a district championship and leading them to the Class 4M-Region 2 finals this season. For his senior season, Yoder rushed for 1,673 yards on 171 carries, scoring 25 touchdowns in the process. He also had 17 catches for 199 yards and two touchdowns to add to his stats.

No. 4 RB Trequan Jones, Bartow
5-11, 170; Head Coach: Richard Tate
The leading rusher for the Yellow Jackets this season, Jones was a key part in helping Bartow reach the Class 4S-Region 2 quarterfinals.

No. 5 WR Michael Burgarelli, Okeechobee
5-10, 175; Head Coach: BJ Pryor
Burgarelli was one of the players that the Brahmans could rely on in a downtrodden year going 47-of-108 passing for 581 yards and a touchdown and carrying the ball 127 yards for 441 yards rushing along with seven touchdowns.

No. 6 WR Anthony Benjamin, Dunbar (Fort Myers)
5-9, 160; Head Coach: Sammy Brown
Benjamin was the leading receiver for the Tigers this year in reaching the Class 3S State Semifinals. Benjamin, who has several Division I FBS offers had 30 catches for 431 yards receiving and seven touchdowns.

No. 7 TE Nathan Carter, East Bay (Gibsonton)
6-2, 245; Head Coach: Mike Gottman
A do-everything athlete for the Indians, Carter went 55-of-95 passing for 1,022 yards and 14 touchdowns and 139 carries for 706 yards rushing and 12 more touchdowns while leading the Indians to a district championship this season.

No. 8 DB Terrel Redding, Winter Haven
6-0, 170; Head Coach: James Thomson
One of the leading defensive backs for the Blue Devils district championship season, Redding racked up 30 total tackles, three interceptions, and eight pass breakups.

No. 9 QB Ryan Anthony, Wellington
5-10, 170; Head Coach: Danny Mendoza
Anthony helped guide the Wolverines to the Class 4M-Region 3 playoffs this season, going 110-of-209 passing for 1,881 yards and 13 touchdowns while rushing for 1,084 yards on 122 carries for 13 more touchdowns.

No. 11 LB Tyler Blevins, Sebring
6-3, 190; Head Coach: LaVarr Scott
One of the leading tacklers for the Blue Streaks, Blevins had  90 tackles, 18 tackles for loss, two sacks, seven quarterback hurries, six pass breakups, two fumble recoveries, one forced fumble, and blocked two kicks. Blevins helped the Blue Streaks win the district 3S-11 championship as well.

No. 12 QB Trent Grotjan, Lake Wales
6-3, 190; Head Coach: Tavaris Johnson
A state championship-winning quarterback, guiding the Highlanders to the Class 3S State Championship going 123-of-206 passing for 2,358 yards and 28 touchdowns while rushing 54 times for 327 yards and five more touchdowns. For good measure, Grotjan also is a punter, punting 37 times with an average of 43.3 yards per punt with 16 punts landing inside the 20-yard line.

No. 13 K Tyler Patterson, Fort Pierce Central
6-2, 195; Head Coach: Mike Watkins
Patterson a kicker and a punter for the Cobras averaged 56.7 yards per kickoff this season with 12 touchbacks and averaged 36.8 yards per punt on 30 punts. His longest was 37 yards this season. Patterson currently has some interest in a few Division I FBS programs.

No. 16 RB Kirby Vorhees, Steinbrenner (Lutz)
5-10, 195: Head Coach: Andres Perez-Reinaldo
Vorhees was one player most coaches in the Tampa Bay area did not want to face as he led the Warriors with 1,015 yards rushing on 147 carries, scoring nine touchdowns plus added 28 catches for 309 yards receiving and two touchdowns. Vorhees finished his senior season with 1,654 all-purpose yards including 307 kickoff return yards and 23 punt return yards along with a kickoff return touchdown. Vorhees has some interest from a few programs with his biggest offer at the moment coming from Bowling Green.

No. 17 P Rocco D’Angelo, Barron Collier (Naples)
6-0, 160; Head Coach: Mark Jackson
D’Angelo averaged 45.7 yards per punt on 21 punts during the 2022 season and also did kicking duties as well, averaging 54 yards per kickoff with 18 touchbacks on 31 kickoffs. He was also 27-of-28 on point after tries and was 3-of-6 on field goals with his longest coming from 25 yards out.

No. 18 S Phineas Allen, Rockledge
5-11, 180; Head Coach: Wayne Younger
Allen, an Army West Point commit, racked up 77 tackles, a sack, one interception, one pass deflection, one fumble recovery, and forcing a fumble while leading the Raiders to a district championship and to the Class 3S-Region 3 semifinals this season.

No. 20 S Evan Aikens, St. Petersburg
6-1, 165; Head Coach: Denis Gillen
Aikens racked up 49 tackles, four interceptions, and two pass deflections as a key part of helping the Green Devils reach the Class 3M-Region 2 quarterfinals this season.

No. 22 S Ricky Shaw, Largo
5-11, 175; Head Coach: Marcus Paschal
Shaw was a key piece of the Packers’ defense this season in reaching the Class 3M-Region 2 playoffs with 72 total tackles, five interceptions, five pass deflections, one fumble recovery, forcing two fumbles, and blocking one punt.

No. 24 LB Thomas Johnson, Palmetto
5-11, 175; Head Coach: Dave Marino
One of the Tigers’ leading tacklers in leading them to a district championship, Johnson racked up 76 tackles, 10 tackles for loss, one interception, three pass deflections, and forced a fumble.

No. 25 LB Zayvion McCluster, Largo
6-1, 205; Head Coach: Marcus Paschal
The leading tackler for the Packers this season in their playoff run in Class 3M-Region 2 had 117 total tackles, 20 tackles for loss, one sack one interception, breaking up five passes, forcing two fumbles, recovering one fumble, and blocking a punt. McCluster is committed to Campbell.

No. 32 DE Kadin Baker, Sebring
6-3, 220; Head Coach: LaVarr Scott
Baker was an anchor to the Blue Streaks’ defensive line, collecting 40 total tackles, 20 tackles for loss, five sacks, 19 quarterback hurries, one fumble recovery, and two forced fumbles for the district champion Blue Streaks.

No. 33 DE Da’Marcus Abner, Riverview (Sarasota)
6-0, 225; Head Coach: Joshua Smithers
Abner was one of the leading defensive linemen for the Rams that reached the Class 4S-Region 4 finals after having a sluggish regular season in 2022.

No. 34 LB Jeremy Greaves Jr., Clewiston
6-1, 225; Head Coach: Pete Walker
The leading tackler this season for Clewiston, Greaves racked up 103 total tackles, and 13 sacks, forcing one fumble and blocking three kicks while helping the Tigers win the Class 2S-District 14 championship.

No. 40 DE Terrell James, Lake Wales
6-4, 230; Head Coach: Tavaris Johnson
James, an Arkansas State commit and a 247 Sports Composite three-star player, is one of several defensive players with over 100 tackles for Lake Wales, James racked up 108 tackles with 58 tackles for loss, 29 sacks, 16 quarterback hurries, two pass deflections, two fumble recoveries, and two forced fumbles in helping lead Lake Wales to the Class 3S State Championship.

No. 44 DT Corey McIntyre Jr., Treasure Coast (Port St. Lucie)
6-4, 290; Head Coach: Irvin Jones
A three-star prospect on 247 Sports’ Composite rankings and a West Virginia commit racked up 37 tackles, three tackles for loss, one sack, and one fumble recovery while helping the Titans reach the Class 4S-Region 3 semifinals this season.

No. 45 DT Andrew Rumph, Palmetto
6-6, 280; Head Coach: Dave Marino
A three-star 247 Sports composite prospect and UCF commit, Rumph was another leader for the Tigers’ district championship-winning defense, collecting 44 tackles, 12 TFL, one interception, three pass deflections, and forcing a fumble.

No. 57 OL Maddox Marchbank, Sarasota
6-2, 270; Head Coach: Brody Wiseman
One of the leading offensive linemen for the Sailors that reached the Class 4S-Region 4 playoffs this season.

No. 66 OL Austin Huff, East Lake (Tarpon Springs)
6-3, 270; Head Coach: Bob Hudson
Huff was one of the top linemen for the Eagles and helped guide teammate Luke Yoder to a huge season on the ground.

No. 70 OL Jaycek Lasinski, Southeast (Bradenton)
6-2, 270; Head Coach: Brett Timmons
One of the top linemen for the Seminoles under head coach Brett Timmons during a down season for the program.

No. 73 OL Shane Elam, Clearwater Central Catholic
6-3, 290; Head Coach: Chris Harvey
One of the top offensive linemen for the Marauders who finished the season as the Class 1M state runner-up. Holds offers currently from Middle Tennessee State and Division II West Florida.

No. 74 OL Jahiem Buchanon, Lehigh
6-3, 280; Head Coach: James Chaney
A 247 Sports Composite three-star prospect who is committed to FIU, Buchanon was one of the leading linemen for the Lightning in leading them to a district championship and playoff appearance in Class 4S-Region 4 this season.

No. 75 OL Chance Lundy, Lake Gibson (Lakeland)
6-2, 310; Head Coach: Rich Pringle
A leading offensive lineman for the Braves that reached the Class 4S-Region 2 quarterfinals this season under first-year head coach Rich Pringle.

No. 76 OL Ceddrick Cann, Clearwater Central Catholic
6-3, 280; Head Coach: Chris Harvey
Another quality lineman who was a part of the Marauders’ Class 1M state runner-up finish this season.

No. 82 LS Wesley Choate, Manatee (Bradenton)
5-10, 210; Head Coach: Jacquez Green
A rated long snapper by Kohl’s kicking, Choate has been impressive with his skills as a long snapper for the Hurricanes that reached the Class 4S-Region 4 playoffs this season.

HEAD COACH

Pete Walker, Clewiston
With a record of 192-70 as head coach, Walker has been a coach in Florida for over 30 years including winning three state championships with Glades Day as well as coaching one of the top running backs in the state and nation in 2010 in the name Kelvin Taylor. Walker is a former high school football player, having played at Clewiston under Al Morrell. Walker is also currently the athletic directory as well and has held both positions as athletic director and head football coach at Clewiston since the 2013 season. Walker is the nephew of assistant coach Kenny Buckner of Okeechobee.

ASSISTANT COACHES

Eric Green, Clewiston
The right-hand man to Head Coach Pete Walker, Green has been an instrumental part in the success of Clewiston since returning to the community after playing at Virginia Tech for college and being a third-round NFL draft pick by the Arizona Cardinals in 2005. Green was awarded All-State honors in his senior year at Clewiston.

James Delgado, Immokalee
A longtime coach in Florida and a product of Apopka High, Delgado has been involved in three state championship-winning seasons as a player and coach having won a state championship with Apopka in 2001 as an athlete, plus as an assistant coach on the 2012 and 2014 teams that won the Class 8A state championships those years. Delgado spent several years at Riverdale in Fort Myers before becoming head coach at Immokalee this season, leading a quick turnaround of the Indians and having them in contention for a potential playoff berth.

Irvin Jones, Treasure Coast (Port St. Lucie)
The longest-tenured head coach along the Treasure Coast region, Jones has been instrumental in leading his Titans program to great heights that included the team’s first-ever state semifinal berth in program history in the 2021 season. Jones has sent multiple athletes off to the college ranks in his tenure as a head coach and has sent multiple athletes to play in the FACA North-South All-Star Classic.

Matt Kitchie, Lennard (Ruskin)
A graduate of Southeast High in Bradenton, Kitchie is more known for his time as a head coach in Hillsborough County at Leto and then at Ruskin guiding them already to several playoff berths since taking over as head coach back in 2017. Kitchie also spent time as the head coach at Land O’ Lakes as well in the late 2000s.

Brett Timmons, Southeast (Bradenton)
Another product of Southeast High, Timmons has been leading his alma mater as the head coach since 2017 and prior to that was the head coach at Out-of-Door in Sarasota. Timmons played under the legendary Paul Maechtle and was part of the state championship-winning teams at Southeast in the 1993 and 1994 seasons.

Kenny Buckner, Okeechobee
Buckner has been involved in high school athletics in Florida for over 40 years, Buckner has been involved in many different aspects including being an assistant coach with his nephew, Pete Walker at Glades Day where multiple state championships were won at. Buckner has also previously served as the head coach at Okeechobee and is currently the athletic director for the Brahmans.

SOUTH TEAM COORDINATOR

Tim Tharp, Jupiter
A now-retired coach and athletic administrator, Tharp took over as the South team coordinator this year following Joe Hampton’s retirement from coordinating the team. Tharp spent 36 years between the classroom and sidelines and spent five seasons at Jupiter after serving as athletic director at South Fork High in Stuart. Tharp also served as the head coach at Palm Beach Gardens from 1998 until 2005 where he held a 56-20 record. Tharp currently works with the Fellowship of Christian Athletes.

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Congratulations to all the young ladies who earned recognition on the teams. It is well deserved!

NOTE: Any and all credit should be given to FACA for putting the all-state teams together!

FIRST TEAM OFFENSE

QB – Sydney Ford, Sr., Davie Western
ATH – Devyn Silvestri, Sr., Lithia Newsome
UTL – Mieke Rowe, Jr., Tampa Alonso
WR – Makenna Sturgis, Fr., Tampa Alonso
WR – Angelina Nunez, So., Lake Worth Park Vista
WR – Kayla Ludwig, Jr., Lithia Newsome
WR – Nandi Ramessar, Sr., Davie Western
C – Jasleen Nguyen, Sr., Stuart Martin County

FIRST TEAM DEFENSE

ATH – Natalia Quilles, Jr., Riverview
UTL – Maya Salas, Sr., Boca Raton Spanish River
LB – Eryn Klaus, Jr., Tampa Alonso
LB – Madison Ludwig, Sr., Lithia Newsome
LB – Lexi Mosley, Sr., Ruskin Lennard
DB – Veronica McBride, Sr., Davie Western
DB – Mya Quinn, Sr., Boca Raton Spanish River
DB – Alex Wilson, Sr., Westlake Seminole Ridge

SECOND TEAM OFFENSE

QB – Gianna Paciitti, Jr., Boca Raton Spanish River
ATH – Makayla Maddoz, Jr., Fleming Island
UTL – Abby Elwell, So., Ruskin Lennard
WR – Katie Herb, Jr., Port Orange Spruce Creek
WR – Khiara Wood, Sr., Port St. Lucie Centennial
WR – Kamryn Corporan, So., Fort Lauderdale St. Thomas Aquinas
RB – Sadie Bode, Jr., Tampa Alonso
C – Sydney Brennan, Sr., Davie Western

SECOND TEAM DEFENSE

ATH – Ashten Dickerson, Jr., Pace
UTL – Jazmine Whitfield, Sr., Riverview
LB – Hana Connelly, Sr., Stuart Martin County
LB – Alexiah Cruz, Sr., Fort Pierce Central
DB – Ronnice Berry, Fr., Orlando Dr. Phillips
DB – Olivia Kaes, Sr., Port St. Lucie Centennial
DB – Kaitlyn Sigmundi, Sr., Ruskin Lennard
DB – Channelle Harrison, Sr., Tampa Alonso

THIRD TEAM OFFENSE

QB – Amaya Pablo, Fr., Pace
ATH – Kaylee Dominguez, So., Riverview
UTL – Keelin Coleman, So., Wellington
WR – Katie Heeb, Sr., Stuart Martin County
WR – Emma Clough, So., Lithia Newsome
WR – Yarianan Lugo-Perez, So., Orlando East River
RB – Sophia Caprio, Sr., Westlake Seminole Ridge
C – Lucy Gongwer, Jr., Pace

THIRD TEAM DEFENSE

ATH – Zahleah Beaubrun, Sr., Palmetto
UTL – Kailyn Echeverria, Fr., Cooper City
LB – Courtney Kemper, Sr., Wellington
LB – Lindsay Ward, Sr., Lake Worth Park Vista
DB – Makenzie Phillian, Sr., Tampa Hillsborough
DB – Dh’nizia Turner, Sr., Apopka
DB – Jada Mixon, Sr. Niceville
R – Ella Bode, So., Tampa Alonso

HONORABLE MENTION

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Congratulations to all the young ladies who earned recognition on the teams. It is well deserved!

NOTE: Any and all credit should be given to FACA for putting the all-state teams together!

FIRST TEAM OFFENSE

QB – Brianna Stearns, Sr., Tampa Robinson
ATH – Lonesha Howell, Sr., Miami Edison
UTL – Rowan Franklin, Sr., Fort Walton Beach Choctawhatchee
WR – Tremesha Harris, Jr., Jacksonville Ed White
WR – Ella Casey, So., Pompano Beach
WR – Katejion Robinson, Jr., Tampa Robinson
WR – Myesha Hill, Sr., St. Petersburg Gibbs
RB – Adriana Williams, Jr., Tampa Robinson
WR – Ameri Logan, Sr., Tallahassee FAMU DRS

FIRST TEAM DEFENSE

ATH – Bella Faherty, Sr., Jensen Beach
UTL – Melinda Trinidad, Sr., Kissimmee Gateway
LB – Christal Rolack, Sr., Tampa Robinson
LB – Mackenzie Kusnierz, Sr., Lecanto
LB – Lauren Duke, Jr., Jensen Beach
DB – Julia Thurlow, Sr., Jensen Beach
DB – Alexandra Harris, Jr., Miami Edison
R – Julia Guillermo, Sr., Tampa Robinson

SECOND TEAM OFFENSE

QB – Courtney Cromer, Sr., Jensen Beach
ATH – Alexa Wilson, Sr., Daytona Beach Mainland
UTL – Brooke Swenson, Sr., Middleburg
QB – Jade Dubose, Jr., Tallahassee FAMU DRS
WR – Kendall Wilson, Sr., Fort Walton Beach Choctawhatchee
WR – Trinity Myers, Sr., Fort Walton Beach Choctawhatchee
WR – Lahela Cornett, So., Fort Pierce Lincoln Park Academy
RB – Elisha Bluford, Fr., Lecanto
C – Bella Rodrigues, Jr., Tampa Robinson

SECOND TEAM DEFENSE

ATH – Jamiyah Coleman, Sr., Orlando Jones
UTL – Kimberly Duman, So., Miami Central
LB – Jade Magrane, Sr., Fort Pierce Lincoln Park Academy
LB – Kaitlyn Eisenberg, Jr., Fort Walton Beach Chochtawhatchee
LB – Sydney Brown, Sr., Jacksonville Ed White
DB – Kiana Hamilton, Sr., Ocala Lake Weir
DB – Jaylen Stasio, Sr., Tampa Robinson
R – Sarly Joseph, Sr., Miami Edison

THIRD TEAM OFFENSE

QB – Ava Stoller, Jr., St. Petersburg
ATH – Rachel White, So., Tallahassee Florida High
UTL – Endia Maxwell, Jr., Jacksonville Ed White
WR – Marissa Brown, Sr., Fort Walton Beach Choctawhatchee
WR – Joann Gilmore, Sr., Miami Edison
WR – Kristine Bitler, Fr., Seminole Osceola
RB – Skylar Moore, Sr., Ocala Trinity Catholic
C – Annalee Harbison, Jr., Green Cove Springs Clay

THIRD TEAM DEFENSE

ATH – Brianna Joseph, Sr., Kissimmee Gateway
UTL – Destiney Lockett, Sr., St. Petersburg Gibbs
LB – Emma Brantley, Jr., Belleview
LB – Heaven Sanders, So., Ocala Trinity Catholic
LB – Destiny Martinez, Sr., Miami Central
DB – Morgan Grace, So., Fort Walton Beach Choctawhatchee
DB – Rachel Feierstein, Sr., Boynton Beach Somerset Canyons
R – Trinity Thomas, So., Fort Walton Beach Choctawhatchee

HONORABLE MENTION

Editor’s Note: Ameri Logan and Jade Dubose from Tallahassee FAMU DRS were advertently left off the teams and were later added. We apologize for any confusion regarding the error. – July 5, 2022 – 10:00 pm ET

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Congratulations to all the young ladies who earned recognition on the teams. It is well deserved!

NOTE: Any and all credit should be given to FACA for putting the all-state teams together!

FIRST TEAM OFFENSE

ATH – O’Mariah Gordon, Sr., Bradenton Braden River
C – Alex Wilson, Jr., Loxhatchee Seminole Ridge
QB – Devyn Silvestri, Jr., Lithia Newsome
RB – Timia Merric, Sr., New Smyrna Beach
UTL – Sydney Ford, Jr., Davie Western
WR – Rachel Leggett, Jr., Navarre
WR – Kayla Ludwigh, So., Lithia Newsome
WR – Isansa Bonga, Jr., Tampa Alonso

FIRST TEAM DEFENSE

ATH – Kiana Acol, Sr., Crestview
DB – Jenna Springthorpe, Sr., Royal Palm Beach
DB – Mai Lisa Attis, Jr., Miami Dr. Krop
UTL – Nakerra Brown, Sr., Niceville
LB – Maya Salas, Jr., Boca Raton Spanish River
LB – Casey Contreras, Sr., Lutz Steinbrenner
LB – Lexi Mosley, Jr., Ruskin Lennard
LB – Eryn Klaus, So., Tampa Alonso

SECOND TEAM OFFENSE

ATH – Kierra Knight, Sr., Apopka
C – Kate Ugo, Sr., Lithia Newsome
QB – Haylie Young, Sr., Loxahatchee Seminole Ridge
UTL – Gianna Pacitti, So., Boca Raton Spanish River
WR – Jade Hickey, Sr., Lithia Newsome
WR – Treyce Robinson, Sr., Jacksonville Sandalwood
WR – Sydney Hoover, Sr., Davie Western
WR – Chole Griffin, Sr., Loxahatchee Seminole Ridge

SECOND TEAM DEFENSE

DB – Mya Quinn, Jr., Boca Raton Spanish River
DB – Ja’Niyah Eggelletion, Sr., Wellington
DB – Sydney Woodman, Sr., Palmetto
DB – Kaitlyn Sigmundi, Jr., Ruskin Lennard
DB – Allie Lallance, Sr., Coconut Creek Monarch
DB – Angelina Nunez, So., Lake Worth Park Vista
R – Marina Miller, Jr., New Smyrna Beach
UTL – Amelia Sailing, Sr., Orange Park Fleming Island

THIRD TEAM OFFENSE

ATH – Mykalyla Maddox, So., Orange Park Fleming Island
C – Sydney Brennan, Jr., Davie Western
QB – Karina Diaz, Sr., Tampa Alonso
RB – Sadie Bode, So., Tampa Alonso
UTL – Abby Elwell, Fr., Ruskin Lennard
WR/LB – Maggie Lauber, So., Plant City Durant
WR – Alyssa Hill, Jr., Loxahatchee Seminole Ridge
WR – Katie Herb, So., Port Orange Spruce Creek

THIRD TEAM DEFENSE

UTL – Jade Reese, Sr., Crestview
R – Caroline McKenna, Sr., Lithia Newsome
LB – Regina Scott, Jr., Harmony
LB – Jordan Fine, Sr., Davie Western
DB – Kennidy Tallman, Sr., Wellington Palm Beach Central
DB – Keelin Coleman, Fr., Wellington
DB – Emily Gundin, Jr., Valrico Bloomingdale
ATH – Natalia Quiles, So., Riverview

HONORABLE MENTION

ATH Janay Quinn, Jr., Miami
ATH Melanie Chiquillo, Sr., Hialeah Gardens Doral Academy
ATH Krystiana Tolbert, Jr., Sunrise Piper
DB Dominique Parks, Jr., Hialeah Gardens
DB Masiel Reyes, So., Tampa Leto
DB Cheyenne Durand, Sr., Gibsonton East Bay
DB Channell Harrison, Jr., Tampa Alonso
DB Grace Elliot, Jr., Valrico Bloomingdale
DB Kyarah Hemmons, Jr., Lutz Steinbrenner
DB Tanner Strickland, So., Tampa Plant
DB Brooklyn Kash, Sr., Plant City Durant
DB Ava Stoller, So., St. Petersburg
DB Kaley Phillips, Jr., Greenacres John I. Leonard
LB Macy Jean Baptiste, Sr., Jacksonville Atlantic Coast
LB Marionna Barrs, Sr., Jacksonville Mandarin
LB Victoria Buenner, Jr., Port Orange Spruce Creek
LB Brianna Kulich, Sr., Windermere
LB Brianna Edwards, Jr., Miami Ferguson
LB Charlie Skiba, Jr., Palm Beach Gardens Dwyer
LB Lainy Gonzalez, So., West Palm Beach Forest Hill
QB Karleigh Farrell, Sr., Royal Palm Beach
QB Yanzie Montgomery, Jr., Miami Ferguson
QB Sam Wilson, Sr., Tallahassee Chiles
QB Sierra Murphy, Sr., Orlando Timber Creek
QB Lindsey Weingard, Sr., Miami Dr. Krop
QB Diamond Mays, Sr., Palmetto
R Brelyn Stancil, Sr., Palmetto
R Taeler Bell, Sr., Apopka
R Elizabeth Runyon, Sr., Niceville
R Juluana Encisco, Jr., Boca Raton Spanish River
RB Julia Cunha Comin, Sr., DeLand
RB Amber Diquattro, Sr., Port Orange Spruce Creek
UTL Rhianna Youmans, Sr., Jacksonville First Coast
ULT Shay Crooks, Sr., Pace
WR Emma Conciatori, Fr., Tarpon Springs East Lake
WR Mia Delaney, Sr., Jupiter
WR Sa’Mya Bryant, Sr., Lake Worth Park Vista
WR She’miyah Coward, So., Niceville
WR Kailey Schuchts, Jr., Tallahassee Lincoln
WR Isabella Riollano, Fr., Cooper City

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Congratulations to all the young ladies who earned recognition on the teams. It is well deserved!

NOTE: Any and all credit should be given to FACA for putting the all-state teams together!

FIRST TEAM OFFENSE

ATH – Alexandra Harris, So., Miami Edison
QB – Sydney Stout, Sr., Tampa Robinson
RB – Cynthia Homs, Sr., Lecanto
UTL – Alexa Wilson, Jr., Daytona Beach Mainland
WR – Bella Dolce, Sr., Tampa Robinson
WR – Jaylen Stasio, Jr., Tampa Robinson
WR – Amerari Logan, Jr., Tallahassee FAMU DRS
WR – Brianna Llaguet, Sr., Tarpon Springs

FIRST TEAM DEFENSE

ATH – Toni McClain, Sr., Tallahassee Godby
DB – Katejion Robinson, So., Tampa Robinson
DB – Tremesha Harris, So., Jacksonville Ed White
DB – Rayona Baker, Sr., Miami Gardens Monsignor Pace
LB – Christal Rolack, Jr., Tampa Robinson
LB – Ronisha Gibbs, Sr., Miami Edison
R – Tamearia Brown, Sr., Bradenton Southeast
UTL – Ja’shya Christie, Sr., Jensen Beach

SECOND TEAM OFFENSE

ATH – Rowan Franklin, Jr., Fort Walton Beach Choctawhatchee
C – Bella Rodrigues, So., Tampa Robinson
QB – Lonesha Howell, Jr., Miami Edison
UTL – Jade Dubose, So., Tallahassee FAMU DRS
WR – Isys Grady, Sr., Daytona Baech
WR – Ella Casey, Fr., Pompano Beach
WR – Meghan Bosner, Sr., Middleburg
WR – Lawayndra Walker, Sr., Fort Pierce Westwood

SECOND TEAM DEFENSE

ATH – Amari Hunter, Sr., Pembroke Pines Somerset Academy
DB – Kymani Freeman, So., Bradenton Southeast
DB – Melanie Smith, Sr., Pompano Beach
LB – Orianna Brooks, Sr., Bradenton Southeast
LB – Brianna Henderson, So., Jacksonville Ed White
LB – Guilliana Johnston, Jr., Riviera Beach Suncoast
R – Adrianna Williams, So., Tampa Robinson
UTL – Kamryn Corporan, Fr., Miami Gardens Monsignor Pace

THIRD TEAM OFFENSE

ATH – Kristen Rolle, Sr., Miami Southridge
C – Alex Nelson, Sr., Daytona Beach Seabreeze
QB – Brooke Swenson, Jr., Middleburg
RB – Madison Douglas, Fr., Belleview
UTL – Trinity Keeran, Sr., Lecanto
WR – Suraya Wash, Jr., Tallahassee FAMU DRS
WR – Juliana Velasquez, Sr., Pembroke Pines Somerset Academy
WR/DB – Maci Campbell, So., Live Oak Suwannee

THIRD TEAM DEFENSE

DB – Becca Hayes, Sr., Fort Walton Beach Choctawhatchee
DB – Chelsie Strong, Jr., Miami Norland
R – Dyshanti Miller, Sr., Miami Jackson
ATH – Layal West, Fr., Tampa Hillsborough
LB – Tia Binns. Sr., Deltona Pine Ridge
LB – Rayna Duzant, Sr., Fort Pierce Westwood
UTL – Temaya King, Sr., St. Petersburg Northeast
ATH – Kayla McDuffie, Sr., Bradenton Southeast

HONORABLE MENTION

C Jewel Taylor, Sr., Middleburg
ATH Jordan Martynowski, Sr., Lecanto
C Taylor Mueller, Jr., Tarpon Springs
DB Lehigh Wood, Sr., Live Oak Suwannee
DB Katie Kemp, Sr., Tampa Robinson
DB Jasmine Henry, Jr., Lecanto
DB Jasnea Hall-McDowell, So., Jacksonville Andrew Jackson
DB Rachel Feierstein, Jr., Boynton Beach Somerset Canyons
LB Laura Palaggi, Jr., Middleburg
LB Amyah Jones, So., Live Oak Suwannee
LB Avari Albrigh Walker, Jr., Daytona Beach Mainland
LB Reese Brewster, Sr., Port Orange Atlantic
LB Jade McLeod, Sr., Riviera Beach Suncoast
LB Sophia Arlosoroff, Sr., West Palm Beach Oxbridge Academy
LB Rose Gravel, Fr., Ocala Trinity Catholic
LB Nikaejah Green, So., Ocala Lake Weir
LB Cheyenne Jenkins, Fr., Middleburg
QB Perryauna Youmans, Sr., Bradenton Southeast
R Valenssi Morales, So., Pompano Beach
R Julia Guillermo, So., Tampa Robinson
R Mackenzie Kusnierz, Jr., Lecanto
R Mia June, Jr., Tarpon Springs
RB Erica Turral, Sr., Tallahassee FAMU DRS
RB Sydney Williams, West Palm Beach Oxbridge Academy
RB N’Dea Fitzgerald, Sr., Tampa Robinson
RB Vanessa Queen, Sr., Jensen Beach
RB Meredith Pugh, So., Gulf Breeze
WR Alisha Washington, Jr., Tallahassee Godby
WR Efrosini Makria, Jr., Tarpon Springs
WR Jewel Harwell, Fr., Riverview Sumner
WR Alexis Baker, Sr., Fort Walton Beach Choctawhatchee
WR Mallory Taylor, Sr., Baldwin
WR Shenell White, Fr., Deltona
WR Bailey Eads, Jr., Orange City University
WR Zkyra Williams, So., Miami Jackson
WR Carole Cade, Sr., Miami Edison
WR Destiny Raiford, Jr., Tampa Hillsborough
WR Naiya Sawtelle, Sr., Jensen Beach
WR Maddie Gunn, Jr., Seminole Osceola

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Without further ado, here is are the 2020 FACA All-Star Flag Football Teams.

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You can watch all of the live-action of the nearly 80 football players that were selected for this game starting at 12:30 PM ET with kickoff at 1:00 PM ET on Saturday, December 21 with Doug Pugh on the call and various FACA member coaches on as guest color commentators throughout the action-packed game.

To watch the game LIVE you can click watch the game link below to sign up for a monthly subscription of $9.95 and then watch the game in its entirety.

WATCH LIVE

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