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All-Hillsborough County Football Team

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The Tampa Tribune

Published: December 23, 2007

FIRST-TEAM OFFENSE

Aaron Murray, Plant, Jr., Quarterback
Named Florida Dairy Farmers Class 4A Player of the Year after setting state !single-season passing record with 51 touchdown passes.

Jahleel Addae, Riverview, Sr., Running Back
The West Virginia commit became the second running back in program history to rush for more than 1,000 yards in three consecutive seasons.

Jarvis Giles, Gaither, Jr., Running Back
Speedy back led the Cowboys to the 5A region semifinals with more than 1,500 yards and 20 touchdown runs.

Eric Smith, Armwood, Sr., Running Back
Smith led the Hawks to the 4A state semifinals and finished the season with more than 1,200 yards and 15 touchdowns.

Cornelius Gallon, Plant, Sr., Wide Receiver
Had 714 receiving yards and 13 touchdowns before an ACL injury against !Chamberlain ended his season.

Blake Kennedy, Lennard, Jr., Wide Receiver
Second in Hillsborough County in receptions (52) and yards (821) along with seven TDs.

Derek Winter, Plant, Sr., Wide Receiver
Selected to play in FACA All-Star Game, led county in receptions (75), yards (1,668) and touchdowns (18).

John Plasencia, Jesuit, Jr., Tight End
The 6-foot-5, 235-pounder finished season with 19 catches for 179 yards.

Chris Cardon, Gaither, Sr., Lineman
Lead blocker for one of county's top running backs.

Austin Chatman, Chamberlain, Sr., Lineman
Western Conference first-team selection was main blocker in Chiefs' triple-option formation.

Matt Patchan, Armwood, Sr., Lineman
Highly recruited lineman anchored talented front line.

Mark Popek, Plant City, Sr., Lineman
Paved the way for two backs that combined for more than 1,400 yards.

Rhonne Sanderson, Plant, Sr., Lineman
The 6-foot-4, 280-pounder protected one of the state's top passers.

SECOND-TEAM OFFENSE
QB: Dontae Aycock, Chamberlain, Jr. RB: Taylor Cabral, Cambridge Christian, Sr.; Maurice Hagens, Tampa Bay Tech, So.; Carlton Jones, Middleton, Sr. WR: Eric Gerken, Tampa Catholic, Sr.; Fred Sykes, Chamberlain, Sr.; Darrell Young, Jefferson, Sr. TE: Royce Rose, Durant, Sr. LINE: Justin Cabbagestalk, Armwood, Jr.; Tyler Evans, Plant, Sr.; Antonio McKay, Hillsborough, Sr.; Cole Gilliam, Durant, Jr.; Phil Smith, Jesuit, Sr.

FIRST-TEAM DEFENSE

Ryne Giddins, Armwood, Jr., Lineman
Towering end led Hawks' vaunted line with 19 sacks.

Max Holloway, Jefferson, Sr., Lineman
Boston College commit tallied 16 sacks in 12 games.

Marco Mendoza, Tampa Catholic, Sr., Lineman
Crusaders' standout had county-best 23 sacks for 2A state runner-ups.

Dontavious Pyron, Chamberlain, Jr., Lineman
First-team FACA and Western Conference pick anchored Chiefs' line.

Gorby Loreus, Jefferson, Sr., Linebacker
Dragons' top tackler (130 total) had 30 stops vs. Armwood.

Petey Smith, Armwood, Jr., Linebacker
County's most feared defender tallied 70 tackles in injury-plagued season.

Marc Thomas, Hillsborough, Sr., Linebacker
Had 152 tackles and uncanny ability to be in right place all the time.

Mike Whitescarver, Gaither, Sr., Linebacker
Led Cowboys with 154 tackles, 11.5 sacks led all non-linemen.

Samir Baker, Brandon; Sr., Defensive Back
Two-way standout had knack for big plays; 49 tackles, 6.5 sacks, three INTs.

Justin Bell, Chamberlain, Sr., Defensive Back
Fearless player led Chiefs' defense with 100 tackles, three INTs.

Chuck Grace, Hillsborough, Sr., Defensive Back
Terriers' leader in secondary had 54 tackles, two interceptions.

Angelo Hadley, Armwood, Jr., Defensive Back
Hawks' leader in secondary tallied 91 tackles, three INTs.

SECOND-TEAM DEFENSE
LINE: Zachori Beasley, Armwood, Sr.; Jamal Crook, Alonso, Sr.; James Guyton, Leto, Sr.; Moses McCray, Hillsborough, Sr. LB: Wale Agbede, Brandon, Sr.; Hunter Baldwin, Plant, Jr.; P.J. Briody, Tampa Catholic, Sr.; Casey Callahan, Armwood, Jr. DB: Zach Henderson, Gaither, Sr.; Jairus Jones, Wharton, Jr.; Deven Persaud, Chamberlain, Sr.; Jarryd Reid, Middleton, Sr.

HONORABLE MENTION

Alonso: Joe Clarke, Fred Jackson, Demonte McAllister, Mike Frascello.
Armwood: Sergio Joyner, Nick Greene, Mywan Jackson, Juan Gorostiaga, Josh Alston, Devin Core.
Berkeley Prep: Archie Barnes, Alex Matzkin;
Blake: Vittorio Ottanelli, Lucas Ferreyra, Willie Hopps.
Bloomingdale: Justin Mann, Jahmaal Jones, Chris Curran.
Brandon: Taylor Lance, Tyrone Comer, Jeremy Tillman, John Way, Tracy Burr.
Cambridge Christian: Erik Shears, Michael Miller;
Chamberlain: Austin Pullaro.
Durant: Ryan Rice, Eric Councill.
East Bay: Ryan Stubbs, Matt Brown, Mike Roberti, Forrest Meredith, Chaz Burrows.
Freedom: Cass Couey, Larry Thompson.
Gaither: Yemi Oyengunle, Spencer Cavalieri.
Hillsborough: Willie Francis, Charlie Hughlett, Andreas Ashwood, Lindsey Lamar, Iziah Wyche, Tarean Austin.
Jefferson: Zack Grossi, Sebastian Cadavid, Robert Sanders, Troy Wolfe.
Jesuit: Chris Kavouklis, Erick McGriff.
King: Jarrel Livingston.
Leto: Carlos Perdomo, Jeremy Deering.
Middleton: De'Andre Presley, Greg Hickman, Jeremy Blount, Garrett Jones.
Newsome: Connor O'Neil, Conner Powers, Chad Byrd, Ryan Gerena.
Plant: Kevin James, Mike Mirabella, Frank Nicholas, Lovell Jackson, Jamar Williams.
Plant City: Keith Dawson, Denzel Drone, Willie Haynes, Sirchauncey Holloway, John Dupree.
Riverview: Orson Charles, Quincy Barr, Tamaha Halaufia, Rashaun Byrd.
Robinson: Imani Wade, Ellis St. John.
Sickles: Josh Mendez, Mike Mastermaker, Andrew McNeil, Scott O'Donaghue, Taylor Drane, Craig Plastic.
Spoto: Davonte Davis.
Tampa Bay Tech: Delon Thomas, Jordan Diehm, Jermaine Williams, Markeil Floyd.
Tampa Catholic: Drew Zink, Justin Carter, Will Greaves.
Wharton: Dominique White, Aaron Afre, Andreas Shields, Xavier Fareed.

FIRST-TEAM SPECIALISTS

Nick Cattoi, Gaither, Sr., Kicker
All-FACA selection was 6-for-13 on FG attempts this season.

Corey Page, Sickles, Sr., Punter
Averaged nearly 42 yards on county-high 59 punts, with long of 77.

Christian Green, Tampa Catholic, So., Athlete
Youngster accounted for 2,109 yards of total offense and 23 scores.

SECOND-TEAM SPECIALISTS

K: Daniel Zychlinski, King, Sr. P: Vinny Zaccario, Newsome, Sr. ATH: Marquel Gilmore, Brandon, Sr.

ABOUT THE TEAMS

The Tribune All-Hillsborough County football team was selected by reporters Adam Adkins, Katherine Smith, Bill Ward and Nick Williams based on regular-season and postseason performances and statistics provided by the county's head coaches to MaxPreps.com. The various all-conference teams, as selected by the county's head coaches, were strongly considered. Five teams (with 13 positions on offense, 12 on defense and three specialists) were selected and 10 additional players were added for a total of 150 players on the all-county team. The third, fourth and fifth teams and 10 additional players comprise the honorable mention list. The Player of the Year will be announced at the Tribune's annual Parade of Athletes banquet on May 19, 2008.

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