Our Best of the Best series featuring the best football players in Northeast Florida has advanced to our second round! We’ll be concluding our Best of the Best series at our first live show next week, so don’t forget to share with us who your favorite players are in the brackets.
In addition to the All-Time greats that the fans voted on to advance, other athletes advanced to the next round as well. Including the All-Time passing leader in Raines Ivory history QB Durham IV over arguably Ribault’s most gifted wide receiver in it’s storied history Anthony Bell. QB Tim Tebow, the 2-time Mr. Football and pride of Nease High School advanced over the baddest Wide Receiver the beach has ever known Andre’ Cooper. Englewood’s most famous alum CB Rasheen Mathis advanced over his late 90’s early 2000’s counterpart Attrews Bell from Lee.
@DanHancock1978…lol..guess I was not one of the best athletes in the city
— Jeff Hewitt (@RealDoubleDeuce) August 10, 2018
Ribault’s incredible athlete and the most famous sports alum in their history Laveraneus Coles, got the nod over Terry Parker’s Stephen Mosely who was their first and only back to rush for over 5,000 yards in school history. Matt Frier who set single-season state records of 99 receptions for 1,716 yards and career state marks of 220 receptions for 3,688 yards and 41 touchdowns got the decision over QB John Wolford who was the state-record holder in career passing yardage (10,621), and touchdown passes (126) when he graduated from Bishop Kenny in the late 2000’s. Finally, it was 2016’s Mr. Football Nick Tronti who won a tough match over Mandarin’s outstanding athlete from the early 90’s Fred Weary.
Now we focus on the sweet 16! Look and see below who advanced to our elite 8 of the best of the best, and you still have time to vote for one matchup, Leon Washington vs Tim Tebow!
Time for you to Vote!! Vote for who you think should win this match up, and don’t forget to comment on who you think should’ve advanced to the sweet 16! Did we get it right?
