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The Tampa Tribune's All-Hillsborough County Football Team

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The Tampa Tribune

Published: December 24, 2008

The Tribune's All-Hillsborough County football team was selected by staff writers Katherine Smith, Adam Adkins, Nick Williams and Bill Ward. The team was selected based on regular and postseason performances. The various all-conference teams selected by the county's head coaches were strongly considered. The Tribune's player and coach of the year will be announced at the annual Parade of Athletes banquet in May.

FIRST TEAM

OFFENSE

Pos.; Player, School; Yr.; Comment

QB; Dontae Aycock, Chamberlain; Sr.; A dual threat, accounted for more than 2,900 yards of total offense and 45 touchdowns

RB; Lindsey Lamar, Hillsborough; Sr.; Speedster led county backs in regular season with 1,319 rushing yards and 18 touchdowns

RB; Maurice Hagens, Tampa Bay Tech; Jr.; Posted second consecutive 1,000-yard season to lead Titans to playoffs

RB; Kenny Allen, Chamberlain; Sr.; Averaged 112 rushing yards per game this season for district champion Chiefs

WR; Orson Charles, Plant; Sr.; 21 receiving touchdowns were county best and program single-season record

WR; Erick McGriff, Jesuit; Sr.; Playmaker led Tigers with 732 receiving yards and five touchdowns

WR; Anthony Williams, Chamberlain; Sr.; Set Chiefs single-season record with 13 touchdown receptions

TE; John Plasencia, Jesuit; Sr.; Northwestern commit was second on team with 23 catches

OL; Conor O'Neal, Newsome; Sr.; Wolves two-way standout excelled on both sides of ball

OL; Justin Cabbagestalk, Armwood; Sr.; Vanderbilt commit anchored Hawks talented line

OL; Jarrod Gant, Jefferson; Sr.; Solid tackle is latest in long list of Dragons standout linemen

OL; Darren Baker, Hillsborough; Sr.; Division I recruit paved way for one of county's leading rushers

OL; Austin Clark, Plant; Sr.; Panthers' only two-way starter was team's Ironman

DEFENSE

Pos; Name, School; Yr.; Comment

DL; Ryne Giddins, Armwood; Sr.; Hawks career sacks leader was CSTV National Defensive Player of the Year

DL; Demonte McAllister, Alonso; Sr.; FSU commit tallied 97 tackles and 19 sacks this season

DL; Theodore Jackson, Armwood; Jr.; Newcomer led Hawks defense with 12 sacks this season

DL; Javon Mention, Plant; Sr.; Panthers end produced a county-best 23 sacks this season

LB; Petey Smith, Armwood; Sr.; Four-year starter finished as Hawks career leader in tackles

LB; James Wilder Jr., Chamberlain; So.; Led Chiefs in tackles (145) and sacks (15) this season

LB; Mike Mirabella, Plant; Jr.; Cog in heart of Panthers defense had 13 sacks and more than 100 tackles

LB; Rodney Williams, Spoto; So.; Averaged 15 tackles per game for much-improved Spartans defense

DB; Angelo Hadley, Armwood; Sr.; North Carolina commit had county-best 10 INTs

DB; Jairus Jones, Wharton; Sr.; Safety led county with 188 tackles and led team with four INTs

DB; Hunter Baldwin, Plant; Sr.; Led Panthers secondary with 127 tackles and also had two INTs

DB; Rico Valdez, Chamberlain; Sr.; Led Chiefs secondary with 80 tackles and two INTs

SPECIALISTS

Pos.; Player, School; Yr.; Comment

K; Tyler Rhodes, Plant; Sr.; Finished season 10 of 12 on FG attempts with long of 41 yards

P; Matt McLaughlin, Tampa Catholic; Sr.; Crusaders standout averaged 39.2 yards per punt on 37 attempts

ATH; Mywan Jackson, Armwood; Sr.; Accounted for 2,311 yards of total offense and 33 touchdowns this season

SECOND TEAM

OFFENSE

Pos.; Player, School; Yr.

QB; Aaron Murray, Plant; Sr.

RB; Jarvis Giles, Gaither; Sr.

RB; Conner Powers, Newsome; So.

RB; Henry McCloud, Tampa Catholic; Jr.

WR; Allen Sampson, Plant, Jr.

WR; Jesse Anaya, Alonso, Jr.

WR; Charles Lovett, Hillsborough, So.

TE; Justin Lattimore, Gaither; Sr.

OL; Hunter Stout, Wharton; Sr.

OL; Cole Gilliam, Durant; Sr.

OL; Markeil Floyd, Tampa Bay Tech; Sr.

OL; Chaz Green, Tampa Catholic; Jr.

OL; Dillard Hurley, Armwood; Sr.

DEFENSE

Pos.; Player, School; Yr.

DL; Dontavious Pyron, Chamberlain; Sr.

DL; Sergio Robinson, Spoto; Sr.

DL; Brandon Green, Tampa Catholic; Sr.

DL; Frank Marin, Newsome; Sr.

LB; C.J. Curran, Bloomingdale; Sr.

LB; Trenton Cornwell, Newsome; Sr.

LB; Devin Ray, Riverview, Sr.

LB; Beau Hume, Plant, Sr.

DB; Terrence Mitchell, Hillsborough; Jr.

DB; Duran Lowe, Plant City; Sr.

DB; Mario Williams, Armwood; Sr.

DB; Rodney Mills, Jefferson; So.

SPECIALISTS

Pos.; Player, School; Yr.

K; Evan Colborne, Hillsborough; Sr.

P; Kyle Copack, Newsome; Sr.

ATH; C.J. Bennett, Alonso; Jr.

HONORABLE MENTION

Alonso: Andrew Calvano, Ian Hopkins, Justen Davis, Kory Strassberg, Ben Harrison. Armwood: Alton Bailey, Tavari Grant, Casey Callahan, Brandon Hickman, Quinton Brown, Rob Jones. Berkeley Prep: Julian Crockett, Jordan Crockett. Blake: Michael McFarland, Montrey Pride. Bloomingdale: Taylor Dunbar, Justin Mann, Derek Johnson, Grant Gray. Brandon: Sean Watson, Ronnie Suggs, Sean Council. CDS Prep: Darius Bing, Billy Embody. Cambridge Christian: Micah Lewis. Chamberlain: Eric Hammond, Brandon Stanley, D'Angelo Vidal, Chris Frierson. Durant: Ryan Rice, Ruben Garcia, Austin DeVall. East Bay: Chaz Burrows, Jake Anaya, Forrest Meredith, Dontavious Fleming. Faith Baptist: Aaron Despaw Freedom: Coril Joseph, Josh Grady, Carl Saunders, Sherrod Cunningham. Gaither: Matt Childs, George Daines. Hillsborough: Jerod Brisbon, Arthur Johnson, Tarean Austin, Colby Walden. Jefferson: Mark Winters, Kyle Holloman, Fred Overstreet, Otis Jones, Quentin Williams. Jesuit: P.J. Hobson, Tyler Feely. King: Donovan Celerin, Rodney Pugh. Lennard: Brandon Stephens, Andrew Burdick. Leto: Jeremy Deering, Antwoun Howard, Luis Herrera. Middleton: Andre Gunn, Greg Hickman, Andreal Coleman, Luis Polanco. Newsome: Troy Green, Joe Worth. Plant: Javonte Martin, Frank Nicholas, Phillip Ely, Chris Hesson, Josh Varon, David Gamble. Plant City: Denzel Drone, Eddie Rosenbaum. Providence Christian: Josh Leigh. Robinson: Mike Hawthorne, Damien Richard. Riverview: Ryan Gascon, Willie Timmons. Sickles: Scott O'Donoghue, Taylor Drane, Bryan Mayo. Spoto: Alex Byers, Tim Randolph, Brandon Jenkins, Darrell Hernandez. Tampa Bay Tech: Angel Rodriguez, Tim Stewart, Jerome Speights, Antonio Wallace, D.D. Johnson, Marquise Mulkey. Tampa Catholic: Christian Green, Kenny Broadnax, Colin Carter, Ralph Grove, A.J. Mulkey. Wharton: Shane McEwen, Andrew Clifford, Chase Boswell.

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