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 First Team Offensive 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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First team
QB – Carson Beck, Jr., Mandarin
209 of 356 for 3,546 yards, 39 touchdowns, 8 interceptions, ran for 2 touchdowns in 14 games.
QB – Jacory Jordan, So., Trinity
148 of 252 for 2,385 yards, 27 touchdowns, 6 interceptions in 14 games.
QB – Jordan Smith, Jr., Columbia
195 of 320 for 3,046 yards, 33 touchdowns, 10 interceptions, 445 rushing and 7 touchdowns in 11 games.
RB – Keyshawn King, Sr., Oakleaf
2,017 yards and 30 touchdowns on 249 carries, 1 receiving touchdown, 1 passing touchdown
RB – Marcus Crowley, Sr., Trinity
2,325 yards and 28 touchdowns on 222 carries, 3 receiving touchdowns
RB – Ty Edwards, Sr., Menendez
1,907 yards and 26 touchdowns on 222 carries, 2083 All-Purpose yards
WR – Marquez Bell, Jr., Columbia
52 catches for 1,044 yards (26.1 y.p.c.) and 13 touchdowns, 2 rushing touchdowns
WR – Kris Mitchell, Sr., Mandarin
62 receptions for 1.084 yards (17.5 y.p.c.) and 11 touchdowns, 1116 All-Purpose yards
WR- Jack Goodrich, So., Creekside
39 catches for 1,021 yards (26.2 y.p.c.) and 11 touchdowns
OL – Zac Bedenbaugh, Sr., Columbia
50 pancake blocks, paved way for high scoring Tiger offense
OL – Jalen Rivers, Jr., Oakleaf
There is a reason why he is heavily recruited, major blocker for Knight
OL – Zach Mills, Sr., Mandarin
Best blocker on Mustangs team full of offensive weapons
OL – Andrew Clark, Sr., Trinity
Huge reason why Trinity was highly successful on offense
UTILITY – Kenny Logan, Sr., Menendez
1,429 All-Purpose yards and 20 touchdowns, 186 carries for 1,202 yards and 18 touchdowns; 56 tackles, 2 interceptions
UTILITY – Devin Ellison, Sr., Bartram Trail
Versatile back ran for 1,168 yards and 7 touchdowns on 148 carries, 28 receptions for 367 yards and 3 touchdowns, 1,535 All-Purpose Yards and 10 touchdowns
Kicker – Stephen Usina, So., Palm Coast
35 of 36 point after attempts, 8 of 10 field goals
