We release our 2017 All-Area football teams beginning this week, our All-Area teams are split up into small school and large school teams to give more kids due recognition.
Our large school teams (Class 5A-8A) consists of players from Sandalwood, Mandarin, Lee, Columbia, Fletcher, First Coast, Atlantic Coast, Bartram Trail, Fleming Island, Creekside, Oakleaf, St. Augustine, Nease, Ed White, Middleburg, Englewood, Ribault, Yulee, Stanton, Paxon, Suwannee, Bolles, Trinity, Ponte Vedra, Bishop Kenny, Parker, Westside, Baker County, Clay, Menendez, Ridgeview, Palatka and Orange Park.
Our All-Area teams are all about production and not about recruiting rankings or offers on the table. You don’t produce you don’t make our teams.
Third team Offense
Riley Smith, Bartram Trail, Sr., QB
Why: 122 of 191 for 1,495 yards, 18 TD/7 INT, 99 carries for 633 yards, 8TD, 6.4 y.p.c.
Tyler Huff, Ridgeview, Jr., QB
Why: 102 of 187 for 1623 yards, 21 TD/4 INT
Marcus Crowley, Trinity, Sr., RB
Why: 197 carries for 1,210 yards, 12 TD, 6.1 y.p.c.
Jareem Westcott, Nease, Sr., RB
Why: 212 carries, 1,519 yards, 19 TD, 7.2 y.p.c.
Josh Haygood, Baker County, Sr., RB
Why: 132 carries for 1,065 yards, 14 TD
Marcell Johnson, First Coast, Sr., WR
Why: 21 catches for 840 yards, 9 TD, 40.0 y.p.c.
Cedrin Daniel, St. Augustine, Sr., WR
Why: 49 catches for 824 yards, 9 TD, 16.8 y.p.c.
Marquez Bell, Columbia, So., WR
Why: 32 catches for 762 yards, 7 TD, 23.8 y.p.c.
Scott Carman, Columbia, Sr., OL
Why: Had 40 pancake blocks for the Tigers explosive offense
Jevon Williams, Columbia, Sr., OL,
Why: Had 50 pancake blocks for the Tigers explosive offense
Nick McCabe, Bartram Trail, So., OL
Why: Highly recommended reliable lineman helped Bears explosive offense
Mike Carns, Clay, Jr., OL
Why: 1st team All-County lineman paved way for Devils attack
Ross Doan, Clay, Jr., OL
Why: Young but solid line anchored way for Devils potent attack
Ashton Wood, Nease, Sr., ATH
Why: 17 catches for 515 yards, 9 TD, 30.3 y.p.c., 1151 All-Purpose yards, 13 total touchdowns
Anthony Evelyn, Fletcher, Sr., ATH
Why: Evelyn accounted for 1,026 yards and 12 touchdowns at receiver and tailback
Ethan Dudley, Bartram Trail, Sr., K
Why: 44/46 PAT, 5/6 FG