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 small school teams (Class 4A-Independents) consists of players from Raines, Jackson, West Nassau, Fernandina Beach, Bradford, Keystone, Interlachen, Wolfson, Fort White, Baldwin, Episcopal, Providence, University Christian, Eagle’s View, Cedar Creek, North Florida Educational Institute, Hilliard, Union County, Crescent City, St. Joseph, St. Johns Country Day, Christ’s Church, Bishop Snyder, Duval Charter, Harvest and Florida Deaf.
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.
First team Offense
Ivory Durham IV, Raines, Sr., QB
Why: 165 of 243 for 3004 yards, 35 TD, 7 INT, 49 carries for 394 yards, 9 TD
Clayton Boyd, University Christian, Sr., QB
Why: 103 of 177 for 1,916 yards, 24 TD, 6 INT, 98 carries for 756 yards 12 TD
Brandon Marshall, Raines, Jr., RB
Why: 180 carries for 1719 yards, 22 TD, 9.55 y.p.c.
Kyler Crosby, West Nassau, Sr., RB
Why: Stats: 167 carries for 1,356 yards, 16 TD, 8.1 y.p.c., 4 catches for 53 yards, 13.3 y.p.c., 1 TD
Charles Strong, Union County, Sr., RB
Why: 186 carries for 1,388 yards, 15 TD in only 8 games
Abrie Williams, Interlachen, So., WR
Why: 39 catches for 775 yards, 7 TD, 19.9 y.p.c.
George Webb, Raines, Sr., WR
Why: 30 catches for 730 yards, 10 TD, 24.3 y.p.c.
Kemare Noble, Raines, Sr., WR
Why: 43 catches for 645 yards, 9 TD, 15.0 y.p.c.
Desmond Dembo, Raines, Sr., OL
Why: Huge reason why Vikings ran for 2500 yards, also had 22 pancakes
Howard Ford, Raines, Jr., OL
Why: Huge reason why Vikings ran for 2500 yards, also had 24 pancakes
Doug Johnson, Fort White, Sr., OL
Why: Massive lineman whom the Indians succesfully ran behind, 20 plus D-I offers.
Oak Stipe, U.C., Sr., OL
Why: Big tackle and big reason Boyd had such a stellar season
Chris Kindley, Raines, Sr., OL
Why: Center and leader of line of one of the areas best offenses
Chris Cummings, Bradford, Sr., ATH
Why: 40 catches for 714 yards, 13 TD, 5 INT on defense
Gavin Marts, Harvest, Sr., ATH
Why: 7 of 21 for 161 yards/4 TD, 104 carries for 912 yards/10 TD, 1310 AP yards, 42 tackles, 4 tackles for loss, 1 sack, 4 INT, 1 fumble recovery
Nicholas Sprague, Baldwin, Jr., K
Why: 34/36 PAT, 2/3 FG, 35 long
