PALM BEACH COUNTY – The time has come to recognize our area’s best players from this fall football season.
For the first time, we are going to nominate five entries in eight categories. This ensures we will have a variety of positions highlighted, leaving no position group out in the process.
With that being said, here are the categories that we will put in the spotlight:
- Team of the Year
- Coach of the Year
- MVP of the Year
- Lineman of the Year
- Offensive Player of the Year
- Defensive Player of the Year
- Breakthrough Player of the Year
- Special Teams Player of the Year
Without further ado, here are all of your nominees:
Photo credits: Christian Proscia
TEAM OF THE YEAR
Boynton Beach (9-3 final record)
Cardinal Newman (11-1 final record)
Pahokee (9-3 final record)
Palm Beach Central (12-2 final record)
Palm Beach Gardens (9-4 final record)
COACH OF THE YEAR
Hector Clavijo (Santaluces)
Jack Daniels (Cardinal Newman)
Alex Gonzalez (Somerset Academy Canyons)
Tyrone Higgins (Palm Beach Gardens)
Kevin Thompson (Palm Beach Central)
MVP OF THE YEAR
DB Justin Bostic (Palm Beach Central)
QB Brand Campbell (Palm Beach Gardens)
QB Ahmad Haston (Palm Beach Central)
DE Deejay Holmes (Pahokee)
ATH Chris Presto (Cardinal Newman)
LINEMAN OF THE YEAR
OL Chris Cirillo (Palm Beach Central)
OL Thomas Cornett (King’s Academy)
OL Tyshawn Etienne (Palm Beach Gardens)
DE Deejay Holmes (Pahokee)
OL Brady Shea (Cardinal Newman)
OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR
RB Jashon Benjamin (Pahokee)
RB Chauncey Bowens (Benjamin)
WR Waden Charles (Somerset Academy Canyons)
QB Will Prichard (Santaluces)
QB Luke Warnock (Cardinal Newman)
Photo credits: Christian Proscia
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Desean Butler (Palm Beach Gardens)
Justin Bostic (Palm Beach Central)
Maverick Gracio (Cardinal Newman)
Mi’Kel Hendrix (Atlantic)
Deejay Holmes (Pahokee)
BREAKTHROUGH PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Luke Douglas (Jupiter)
Earl Evoy Jr. (Wellington)
Colby Hidalgo (Boca Raton)
Alex Rosario (Jupiter Christian)
Kristian Strong (Cardinal Newman)
SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Derek Cole (Boynton Beach)
Ethan Dagostino (Palm Beach Central)
Anthony Hinds (Cardinal Newman)
Malcolm Tucker (Palm Beach Gardens)
Jake Weinberg (Delray Beach American Heritage)
PLEASE NOTE: The winners will be revealed by category throughout the month of December. Stay tuned for the upcoming eight victory stories.
PHOTO CREDITS: Christian Proscia
