PALM BEACH GARDENS – Tre’Von Taylor has earned his spot on the podium as our 561 Public Offensive Player of the Year.
The Dwyer senior quarterback led his team to a 5-1 overall record, which included early wins over Pahokee (25-22 in Week 1) and Palm Beach Gardens (28-18 in Week 2). He went on to be the most impactful player in Palm Beach County, as evidenced by how much Dwyer improved as a program in 2020.
Taylor finished his senior campaign with 1,219 passing yards and 13 touchdowns in the air, while adding 196 rushing yards and four scores on the ground. He had 17 total touchdowns and 1,415 total yards in five full games played.
The final high school football game for Taylor may have been his most impactful one, even though it came in a 41-27 loss to Plantation in the 7A Gold Tri-County semifinal game. He was 26-for-36 with 315 passing yards and three touchdowns, while adding 75 more on the ground for 390 total yards.
Dwyer head coach McKinley Rolle views Taylor as a one-of-a-kind type of player.
“Tre’Von is another coach and field general,” Rolle said. “He’s a leader. I’ve been coaching for over 10 years, and he’s the best quarterback I have ever been around. Players like him don’t come around too often that intrinsically want to be great.”
Taylor went on to win his team’s Offensive Player of the Year, in addition to our podium honor and being a two-time First Team Offense selection for the Sun-Sentinel.
“He possesses all of the intangibles you look for in a quarterback,” Rolle said. “I will say this…I have been coaching for over a decade and there has only been one Tre’Von Taylor.”
Taylor (No. 1-ranked quarterback and No. 6 overall player in Palm Beach County) has translated his leadership skills to the basketball court, where he has led Dwyer to a 6-1 overall record as of Jan. 26.
In last night’s 80-55 home win over Palm Beach Lakes, Taylor was tied for third on his team with nine points scored. But the most impressive part of Taylor’s game was – and is – his innate ability to set others up for success, as confirmed by Panthers boys basketball head coach Fred Ross.
“He’s been here three of his four years of high school,” Ross said of Taylor, who transferred to Palm Beach Lakes as a junior. “He played varsity basketball as a freshman and started as a sophomore. He’s a total team player and cares about his teammates. He sacrifices a lot of his game for the team.”
Ross spoke more about Taylor’s overall impact on the Dwyer boys basketball program.
“Honestly I’m glad he’s back,” Ross said. “I really thought if we had him last year, we probably would have had a good chance to make it to states in Lakeland. He’s just a one-of-a-kind type player. He’s as good in football as he is in basketball. He’s just a total team player who everybody likes to have around.”
PHOTO CREDITS: Dwyer Football
