PALM BEACH GARDENS – There will never be another player exactly like Malcolm Tucker.
We can say this in confidence because the Palm Beach Gardens senior athlete can do almost anything on the field. It is with our pleasure to present to you a kicker, a punter, a kick returner, a punt returner, a wide receiver, and a running back at times.
Mr. Everything is our Special Teams Player of the Year because he can do it all.
Let us go over what the 5-foot-10, 170-pound senior has accomplished this season for Palm Beach Gardens.
WEEK 1 HERO
Tucker, who was selected by our voters as the Special Teams Player of Week 1, kicked a game-winning extra point that propelled Palm Beach Gardens to a thrilling 39-38 overtime win on the road over Atlantic (Delray Beach).
In addition to that, Tucker was 4-for-4 on his extra points and made a field goal for the Gators (9-4 final record).
That’s not all.
Tucker even caught a 4-yard pass from senior quarterback/MVP of the Year candidate Brand Campbell and had a 9-yard carry in the area’s best regular season game.
“There’s nobody like me in the county,” Tucker said. “No one.”
Photo credit: Christian Proscia
SEASON HIGHLIGHTS
Here are Tucker’s full statistics from this fall football season – 13 games played:
•27-of-28 in field goal attempts
•5 field goals made
•39-yard field goal in Week 1 win over Atlantic
•42 points on special teams
•48 total points
•7 carries, 60 yards, 1 rushing touchdown in Week 4; 13-12 home win over Glades Central
•23 catches for 227 yards
•17 kick return yards
•304 total yards
•1 tackle
Tucker is a player who cannot be defined by numbers. His overall impact on the field, on his fellow teammates, and fellow coaches have proven to be quite special in more ways than one.
We can prove this even further by the fact that Tucker was selected as the Palm Beach Gardens Special Teams Player of the Year this past Saturday night (Dec. 10).
Photo courtesy/Malcolm Tucker
“Mr. Everything,” Palm Beach Gardens head coach Tyrone Higgins said of Tucker, who was 5-for-5 on his extra points during their 35-28 overtime road win over Monarch in the Class 4M regional semifinal round. “I can always depend on him. Don’t forget the catches that he made. The boxing in the perimeter. He can do it all.”
PHOTO CREDITS: Christian Proscia and Malcolm Tucker
VIDEO CREDIT: Kenneth Stephens
