PALM BEACH COUNTY – By now, we have a very good idea of how our area’s senior high school football players are doing on the field.
If we are going solely by production from Week 1 to Week 6, there exists an ample amount of film for all to watch and evaluate for themselves. There also exists a reliable sample size of statistical data from MaxPreps that we can view in an objective sense.
At the same time, we have a host of variables that are in play.
We can point to the rash of injuries that have sidelined some of our top overall players. We can point to the COVID-19 pandemic, which has limited some players and teams more than others.
We can point to other factors that are not known – and should not – be known to the masses, as personal matters are private and sensitive for a reason.
This is why we strive to take all factors into consideration and make sure we promote positivity in this space, while doing our best to highlight as many players as we possibly can.
With that being said, here are our latest positional rankings for the Class of 2022.
QUARTERBACKS
1. Brock Hansel III (Park Vista) [PR: 4]
2. Benson Barnes (Somerset Academy Canyons) [PR: 1]
3. Dylan Wilkins (Glades Day) [PR: 5]
4. Billy Bates (Jupiter) [PR: 2]
5. Zachary Waters (Delray Beach Atlantic) [PR: 3]
Close to 5: Garrison Kepley (Glades Central), Will Omahen (Dwyer)
RUNNING BACKS
1. Trey Rainey (Boca Raton) [PR: 1]
2. Melvin Hubbard (Forest Hill) [PR: NR]
3. Omari Mitchell (Delray Beach Atlantic) [PR: 4]
4. Markel King (Palm Beach Central) [PR: NR]
5. Everic Morgan (Glades Central) [PR: NR]
Close to 5: Adam Philp (Park Vista), Micah Steele (Pahokee)
WIDE RECEIVERS
1. Silas Hinson (Inlet Grove) [PR: NR]
2. Brandyn Butler (Delray Beach American Heritage) [PR: 1]
3. Reece Larson (Wellington) [PR: 5]
4. Maurice Collier Jr. (Pahokee) [PR: NR]
5. Preston Martin (King’s Academy) [PR: 4]
Close to 5: Reece Dobard (Delray Beach Atlantic), Dmitry Peters (Forest Hill)
OFFENSIVE LINEMEN
1. Dalton Lyons (Benjamin) [PR: 3]
2. Keon Kindred (Glades Central) [PR: NR]
3. Dezmond Penn (Delray Beach Atlantic) [PR: NR]
4. Gavin Joseph (Boca Raton) [PR: 2]
5. Lasale Jordan (Boynton Beach) [PR: NR]
Close to 5: Addison Hoffman (St. Andrew’s), Josh Kruk (Delray Beach American Heritage), Edwin Mendez (Jupiter), Ja’Kavian Nonar (Glades Central), Joseph Pagan (Boynton Beach)
TIGHT ENDS
1. Ben Moss (Palm Beach Central)
2. Naiyvan Cargill (Palm Beach Gardens)
3. Sean Rooney (Benjamin)
4. Jose Rosa Perez (Wellington)
5. Bryce Dobard (Delray Beach Atlantic)
DEFENSIVE LINEMEN
1. Danny Gonzalez (Benjamin) [PR: 2]
2. Anthony Kafouros (Suncoast) [PR: 3]
3. Robert Lane (Dwyer) [PR: 4]
4. Josh Kruk (Delray Beach American Heritage) [PR: 5]
5. David Litvak (Boca Raton) [PR: NR]
INSIDE LINEBACKERS
1. Mason Thomason (Benjamin)
2. Stephen Scroggins (King’s Academy)
3. Sam Tarver (Pahokee)
4. Caden Ingram (Dwyer)
5. Shermar Gibson (Palm Beach Gardens)
Close to 5: Domenic Fusca (Cardinal Newman), Blake Hilliard (Palm Beach Lakes), Chris DiLeo (Somerset Academy Canyons)
OUTSIDE LINEBACKERS
1. Calvin Bowens (Benjamin)
2. Valentino Diaz (Boca Raton)
3. Greyson Higgins (Jupiter)
4. Josh Miloch (Wellington)
5. Nicholas Iannone (Wellington)
DEFENSIVE BACKS
1. Marquis Lymon (Atlantic)
2. Karon Young (Palm Beach Central)
3. Julian Mountcastle (Park Vista)
4. Mike Lucien (Palm Beach Central)
5. Silko Price (Palm Beach Lakes)
Close to 5: Santhony Brown (Delray Beach American Heritage), Trevon Cooper (Palm Beach Lakes), Hayden Eugene (Delray Beach American Heritage), Justin Kelly (Suncoast), Xavier Scott (Dwyer)
CORNERBACKS
1. Robert Harris (Glades Central)
2. Brian LaFrance (Jupiter Christian)
3. Bradley Cesar (John I. Leonard)
4. Jekkaven Smith (Delray Beach Atlantic)
5. Keshaun Emerson (Suncoast)
Close to 5: Amarion Duncan (Palm Beach Lakes), Sheridan McDonald (Palm Beach Central), Denzel Williams (Palm Beach Central)
ATHLETES
1. Vincent Dubose (Palm Beach Gardens)
2. Tavares Parker (Delray Beach American Heritage)
3. Corey Reddick (Delray Beach Atlantic)
4. Jamarr Fleuridor (Jupiter Christian)
5. Clay Thevenin (St. John Paul II)
Close to 5: Arthur Chagaev (Boca Raton), Tyler Kelly (Inlet Grove), Max Pareto (Jupiter), Lamar Powell III (Pahokee), Matthew Smiciklas (Delray Beach American Heritage), Aidan Smith (Dwyer), Ja’Kavian Williams (Cardinal Newman)
SPECIALISTS
1. K/P Andrew MacMillan (Cardinal Newman) [PR: 1]
2. P/H Josh Brown (Wellington) [PR: 3]
3. K Carson Sapashe (Park Vista) [PR: NR]
4. P/H Alex Sayegh (Jupiter) [PR: NR]
5. LS Kinny Dozier (Park Vista) [PR: NR]
Close to 5: K/P Jack Berman (Benjamin), LS Aidan Barr (Cardinal Newman), K/P Steven Shore (Park Vista), P Trevor Snider (King’s Academy), K/P Michael Tadros (Benjamin)
NEXT POSITIONAL RANKINGS UPDATE: After Week 11 of the regular season
PHOTO CREDITS: Keith Forde, Trennell Hollis, and Fred Self
