/s3.amazonaws.com/arc-wordpress-client-uploads/tbt/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/25143041/TP_410892_LEIV_1_berkeleyhu-2.jpg "Berkeley Prep senior Nicholas Petit-Frere will decide on his future college on national signing day, Feb. 7. (Times file)")
Befitting a team that was nationally ranked and reached the Class 6A state title game, Armwood is well-represented on the area's list of top prospects for the class of 2018. The Hawks, who could end up with as many as 12 seniors signing Feb. 7, have five of the top 10 players in this year's class. Berkeley Prep's Nicholas Petit-Frere, rated the fifth-best player nationally by 247Sports, is the headliner of the group. Petit-Frere and Cambridge Christian's Richard Gouraige are both offensive linemen, a position that has featured some of the area's best players in the past five years.
1. OL Nicholas Petit-Frere, Berkeley Prep (6-6, 272): Alabama, Florida, Michigan, Notre Dame, Ohio State
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2. RB Brian Snead, Armwood (5-11, 200): Signed with Ohio State
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3. OL Richard Gouraige, Cambridge Christian (6-5, 271): Auburn, Clemson, Florida, Mississippi
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4. ATH Jerome Ford, Armwood (5-11, 195): Signed with Alabama
5. WR Warren Thompson, Armwood (6-3, 200): FSU, Oregon, South Carolina, Tennessee
6. DB Amari Burney, Calvary Christian (6-1, 215): Early enrollee at Florida
RELATED: Different coach, same commitment for Burney
7. DL Malcolm Lamar, Armwood (6-5, 250): Alabama, Florida, FSU, Oregon
8. DB Isaiah Bolden, Wesley Chapel (6-2, 175): Signed with FSU
9. DB Jordan Miner, Wiregrass Ranch (6-1, 183): Signed with Penn State
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10. LB James Miller, Armwood (6-1, 225): FSU, Miami, Oregon, USF
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11. DL Judge Culpepper, Plant (6-5, 256): Signed with Penn State
12. QB Michael Penix, Tampa Bay Tech (6-2, 195): Signed with Indiana
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13. DB Ken Montgomery, Hillsborough (6-1, 155): Louisville, Maryland, Nebraska, Penn State
14. DL Jonathan King, Tampa Bay Tech (6-2, 240): Florida, Indiana, Maryland, Oregon
15. ATH Patrick Jolly, Newsome (6-1, 177): Committed to UCLA
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16. LB Micah McFadden, Plant (6-1, 220): Signed with Indiana
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17. DB Anthony Johnson, St. Petersburg (6-0, 170): Signed with Iowa State
18. DL Mayan Ahanotu, Berkeley Prep (6-3, 246): Signed with Minnesota
19. WR Zion Roland, Admiral Farragut (5-11, 184): Signed with USF
20. LB Khalan Tolson, Admiral Farragut (6-0, 200): Signed with Illinois
21. TE Justin McGriff, Jefferson (6-5, 210): Signed with Nebraska
22. DB Kendrick Torain, Jesuit (6-2, 195): Louisville, Maryland, Nebraska, USF
23. RB Andrew Cunningham (6-1, 215): Alabama, LSU, Louisville, Oklahoma
24. WR Calvin Lockett, Largo (6-2, 160): Signed with Iowa
25. DL Habakkuk Baldonado, Clearwater Academy (6-5, 230): Illinois, Michigan State, Nebraska, Pittsburgh
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