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The Florida All-State Class 7A team as chosen by newspaper editors and reporters. Area players in bold:
FIRST-TEAM OFFENSE
QB — Jake Allen 6-3 205 Sr. Fort Lauderdale St. Thomas Aquinas
RB — Matt "Speedy" Laroche 5-9 180 Sr. Venice
RB — Markenzy Pierre 5-11 212 Sr. Kissimmee Liberty
RB — Mike Epstein 6-0 180 Sr. Fort Lauderdale St. Thomas Aquinas
WR — Anthony Queeley 6-2 190 Jr. Orlando Lake Nona
WR — Nuka Martin 6-2 180 Sr. Martin County
WR — Mike Harley 5-10 160 Sr. Fort Lauderdale St. Thomas Aquinas
OL — Zach Sweeney 6-3 275 Sr. Fort Lauderdale St. Thomas Aquinas
OL — Grant Miller 6-5 275 Sr. Fort Lauderdale St. Thomas Aquinas
OL — Demetris Harris 6-3 340 Sr. Jacksonville Lee
OL — Cole Schneider 6-4 270 Sr. Fort Myers Riverdale
OL — Kyle Johnson 6-2 270 Sr. Oviedo Hagerty
UT — Whop Philyor 5-10 175 Sr. Plant
PK — Coby Weiss 5-8 150 Sr. Gainesville Buchholz
FIRST-TEAM DEFENSE
DL — Nik Bonitto 6-4 215 Jr. Fort Lauderdale St Thomas Aquinas
DL — Coleman Crozier 6-2 235 Jr. Fort Lauderdale St Thomas Aquinas
DL — Chris Rumph 6-3 215 Sr. Gainesville Buchholz
LB — Keirston Johnson 6-0 205 Sr. Jacksonville Lee
LB — Micah McFadden 6-0 210 Jr. Plant
LB — Brandon Mays 6-1 220 Jr. Viera
LB — Lyston Barber 6-2 195 Ocoee
DB — Nick Roberts 5-10 180 Sr. Orange Park Oakleaf
DB — Asante Samuel 5-10 180 Jr. Fort Lauderdale St. Thomas Aquinas
DB — Dorian Hall 6-5 195 Sr. South Broward
UT — Gurvan Hall 6-1 185 Jr. Palm Beach Lakes
UT — Dominick Watt 6-2 185 Jr. Hollywood McArthur
P — James Schaefer 5-10 170 So. Neptune Beach Fletcher
SECOND-TEAM OFFENSE
QB — Dane Frantzen 5-11 190 Sr. Tampa Plant
RB — A.J. Davis 5-11 200 Sr. Lakeland
RB — Cameron Wakefield 5-8 170 Sr. Jacksonville Lee
RB — Keshawn King 6-0 185 So. Orange Park Oakleaf
WR — George Johnson 5-11 175 So. Martin County
WR — Luke Whittemore 6-1 180 Sr. Gainesville Buchholz
WR — Joshua Palmer 6-3 195 Sr. Fort Lauderdale St. Thomas Aquinas
OL — Kyle Johnson 6-1 235 Sr. Venice
OL — Christian Kalish 6-4 275 Sr. Palmetto
OL — Cordavien Suggs 6-5 280 Sr. Neptune Beach Fletcher
OL — Brad Cecil 6-3 280 Jr. St. Johns Bartram Trail
OL — Jevon Williams 5-11 225 Jr. Lake City Columbia
UT — Mike McFarlane 6-6 230 Sr. Orlando Lake Nona
K — Ben Baldwin 5-9 170 Sr. Melbourne
SECOND-TEAM DEFENSE
DL — Miguel Rodriguez 6-3 235 Jr. Viera
DL — Judge Culpepper 6-4 240 Jr. Plant
DL — Jonathan King 6-3 240 Jr. Tampa Bay Tech
LB — Drew White 6-1 225 Sr. Fort Lauderdale St. Thomas Aquinas
LB — Ventrell Miller 6-1 225 Sr. Lakeland Kathleen
LB — Decalon Brooks 6-0 195 Sr. Gaither
LB — Jay Wheeler 5-9 220 Sr. Gainesville Buchholz
DB — Steven Evans 5-9 155 Sr. Hollywood McArthur
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Explore all your optionsDB — Trenell Troutman 5-11 180 Jr. Fort Lauderdale St. Thomas Aquinas
DB — Cody Smith 6-3 200 Sr. Martin County
UT — B.J. Bohler 5-9 180 Sr. Ocoee
UT — Kewann Calloway 5-9 160 Sr. Fort Lauderdale
P — Austin Galbraith 6-1 180 Sr. St. Johns Bartram Trail
THIRD-TEAM OFFENSE
QB — Michael Penix 6-3 180 Jr. Tampa Bay Tech
QB — Derrick Jones 5-11 170 Jr. Jacksonville Lee
RB — Timothy Jordan 6-0 185 Sr. Bartow
RB — Konrie Brown 6-2 190 Jr. Ocoee
RB — Jakari Moses 5-10 185 Sr. Palm Beach Gardens Dwyer
WR — Daquon Green 6-2 190 Sr. Tampa Bay Tech
WR — Jaivon Heiligh 6-2 180 Jr. Venice
OL — Brendan Bengtsson 6-3 285 Sr. Braden River
OL — Tom Moss 6-0 290 Sr. Tallahassee Lincoln
OL — Spencer Schmuckie 6-1 305 Sr. East Lake
OL — Nick Antonacci 6-1 265 Sr. Fort Lauderdale St. Thomas Aquinas
OL — Tucker Schroeder 6-4 305 Sr. St. Cloud Harmony
K — Marco Salani 5-10 185 Sr. Fort Lauderdale St. Thomas Aquinas
THIRD-TEAM DEFENSE
DL — Robbie Moon 6-1 265 Sr. Lake City Columbia
DL — Connor Hansen 6-2 320 Sr. Tallahassee Chiles
DL — Jordon Scott 6-1 345 Sr. Pinellas Park
LB — Blaze Alldredge 6-2 210 Sr. Celebration
LB — Ryan Smenda 6-3 225 Jr. Fleming Island
LB — Rocky Shelton 6-0 215 Jr. Fort Lauderdale St. Thomas Aquinas
LB — L.J. Cummings 6-3 205 Sr. Bartow
DB — Anthony Johnson 5-11 170 Jr. St. Petersburg High
DB — Dorian Jones 5-11 175 Sr. Ocoee
DB — Jordan Miner 6-2 170 Jr. Wiregrass Ranch
DB — James Robinson 6-3 200 Sr. Lakeland
UT — Deshaun Fenwick 6-2 200 Jr. Braden River
P — Nick Rice 5-11 185 Sr. Plant
HONORABLE MENTION
QB Bryce Carpenter 6-2 200 Jr. Venice; QB Louis Colosimo 6-1 180 Sr. Braden River; QB Austin Kuyrkendall 5-11 180 Sr. Martin County; QB Angel Alvarez 5-11 160 Sr. Doral; RB Charles Robinson 6-0 190 Jr. St. Cloud; RB E'Quan Dorris 5-11 180 Sr. South Fort Myers; RB Leo Gomez 5-11 180 Sr. Oviedo Hagerty; WR Seth Johnson 5-7 165 So. St. Cloud; OL Jason Swann 6-3 285 Jr. Fort Lauderdale St. Thomas Aquinas; OL Aaron Beardsley 6-2 270 Sr. Wiregrass Ranch; OL Reggie Harris 6-2 220 Jr. Winter Haven; OL Lamar Barrett 6-4 340 Jr. Bartow; OL Jordan Romero 6-3 240 Sr. Viera; DL Jamal Gates 6-2 220 Sr. Palm Beach Gardens Dwyer; DL Fermon Reid 6-1 210 Sr. Naples Gulf Coast; DL Bryce Miller 6-2 225 Sr. Oviedo Hagerty; LB Amari Gainer 6-3 220 Jr. Tallahassee Chiles; LB Ryan Scamardo 6-0 180 Sr. Wiregrass Ranch; LB Drew Mims 6-1 210 Sr. St. Johns Bartram Trail; LB Thomas Allen 6-3 215 Sr. Plant; DB Cameron Jonas 6-1 200 Jr. Palm Beach Gardens Dwyer; DB Will Champion 6-0 185 Sr. Viera; P Cutler Brito 6-2 160 Sr. Fort Lauderdale St. Thomas Aquinas; UT Joey Gatewood 6-2 210 Jr. St. Johns Bartram Trail; UT Stanley Spence 6-0 195 Sr. Stuart South Fork
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