It was another historic year for the First Coast area this past fall as the area crowned two state champions this season including back-to-back state titles for Raines and a first ever state title for Mandarin.
We honor those players that stood out in the 2018 season from Honorable Mention to First Team selections, as we release our 2018 All-Area team over the next week. Without further ado here is our 2018 All-Area Big School Honorable Mention Defensive team.
Big School All-Area team is comprised of Class 5A-8A players from: Mandarin, Sandalwood, Palm Coast, Atlantic Coast, Columbia, First Coast, Fletcher, Bartram Trail, Creekside, Fleming Island, Oakleaf, Ed White, Middleburg, Nease, St. Augustine, Paxon, Ribault, Stanton, Suwannee, Yulee, Bishop Kenny, Bolles, Ponte Vedra, Terry Parker, Trinity, Westside, Baker County, Clay, Menendez and Orange Park.
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Honorable Mention
Chase Hancock (Sr., DL/TE), Baker County
89 tackles, 10 tackles for loss
Chase Ruskin (Sr., LB), Bartram Trail
83 tackles, 3 tackles for loss, sack
Bryce Mullenix (Sr., LB), Bishop Kenny
68 tackles, 4 sacks, 3 fumble recoveries, pick six INT
Oliver Wilson (Sr., DE), Bolles
Unofficially 55 tackles, 2 tackles for loss, 6 sacks
Gilshard Newkirk (Sr., DL), Columbia
32 tackles, 7 tackles for loss, 5.5 sacks
Cody Devore (Sr., DL/LB), Clay
63 tackles, 7 tackles for loss, 6 sacks
Ethan Umstead (Sr., LB), Columbia
91 tackles, 6 tackles for loss, 2 sacks
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Tucker Owens (So., LB), Creekside
90 tackles, 3.5 sacks
Alex Anthony (Sr., DL), Ed White
57 tackles, 12 tackles for loss, 4.5 sacks
Zach Payne (Jr., LB), Fleming Island
57 tackles, 3 sacks
Jacob Olds (Sr., DL), Lee
42 tackles, 7 tackles for loss, 3 sacks
Joel Rose (Sr., LB), Lee
56 tackles, 6 tackles for loss, 3 sacks, 1 INT
Jerome Jolly (Jr., SS/LB), Mandarin
72 tackles, 9 tackles for loss, 3 sacks
Izez Hayward (Sr., ATH), Menendez
18 tackles, 3 tackles for loss, 1 sack, 1 INT, 544 rushing and 6 touchdowns
Robbie Reynolds (Sr., SS), Orange Park
107 tackles, 4 tackles for loss, sack, 2 INT
Carson Jackson (Sr., DE), Orange Park
112 tackles, 3 tackles for loss, 1 QB hurry, 1 pass deflect, 1 forced fumble
Spencer Kirkman (Jr., DL), Orange Park
74 tackles, 2 tackles for loss, 2 sacks
Alex Moore (Sr., LB), Orange Park
95 tackles, 2 tackles for loss, 2 sacks
K’darious Poole (Jr., LB), Palatka
102 tackles, 3 tackles for loss
De’Shawn Shaw (Jr., SS), Palatka
40 tackles, 3 tackles for loss, 3 INT
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Michael Young III (Jr., LB), Paxon
92 tackles, 11 tackles for loss, 3 sacks, 1 INT
Isiah Clark (Sr., DL), Paxon
64 tackles, 10 tackles for loss, 3.5 sacks
Jeremy Porter (So., LB), Paxon
77 tackles, 5 tackles for loss, 2.5 sacks, 1 INT
Cole McCormick (Sr., LB), Ponte Vedra
95 tackles, 15 tackles for loss, 2 sacks, 2 INT
Caden Fordham (So., SS), Ponte Vedra
73 tackles, 2 tackles for loss, 2 INT, 2 INT, 37.4 Punt
Garrett Griffin (Sr., DE), Ponte Vedra
33 tackles, 7.5 tackles for loss, 6 sacks
Odjuan Whitfield (Sr., DE), Ridgeview
88 tackles, 7 tackles for loss, 4 sacks
Phil Starks (Jr., DB), Sandalwood
61 tackles, 3 sacks, 2 interceptions
Adam Burns (Sr., DB), Sandalwood
37 tackles, 3 interceptions
Calvin Sinclair (Jr., DL), Sandalwood
35 tackles, 4 sacks
Clarence Perrier (Sr., DL), Sandalwood
60 tackles, 6 sacks
Dequan Stanley (So., SS), St. Augustine
6 sacks, 2 interceptions
Darius Stanley (Sr., DE), St. Augustine
41 tackles, 6 sacks, 9 tackles for loss
Keandre McKay (Sr., DE), Suwannee
35 tackles, 8 tackles for loss, 4 sacks
Lucius Lattimore (So., LB), Trinity
65 tackles, 5 tackles for loss, 2.5 sacks, 2 INT
Trevon McClain (Sr., DL), Trinity
43 tackles, 10 tackles for loss, 5.5 sacks
William Tippens (Jr., DL), Trinity
56 tackles, 9 tackles for loss, 4.5 sacks
Ethan Wilder (Sr., LB), Yulee
74 tackles, 2 sacks, INT
