DELRAY- The Epic Elite 7v7 tryout and showcase brought out some of the best talent in Palm Beach County.

Head Coach Ian Headley, assistants Wayne Moore and Harela Zafir of the Epic Elite 7v7 team held their annual tryout at Merritt Park, in the heart of Delray Beach.

High School athletes from all over Palm Beach County came out to earn a spot on the nationally recognized Epic Elite team.
Athletes from Dwyer, Boynton, Atlantic, Boca, Spanish River, American Heritage-Delray, and more.

With all of the talent on hand Saturday morning, head coach Ian Headley had some tough decisions to make at the conclusion of the Epic Elite tryout.

A total of 24 student athletes made the cut for the 2017 Epic Elite 7v7 team. The names are listed below:

Shemar Jerome – Boynton (Class of 2019)

Rashawn Faustine – Boca (Class of 2021)

Jared Moorer – Boca (Class of 2020)

Christopher Wilson – Atlantic (Class of 2019)

Connor Tribby – Spanish River (Class of 2019)

Alonzo Smiley – Boynton (Class of 2020)

Malik Telfort – Spanish River (Class of 2019)

Colby Allen – Atlantic (Class of 2019)

Miles Levine – Spanish River (Class of 2019)

Blake Goldberg – Spanish River (Class of 2019)

Tyrese Blue – Atlantic (Class of 2020)

Elani Cleckley – Spanish River (Class of 2019)

Jorge Slaughter – Park Vista (Class of 2019)

Tyler Wilis – Palm Beach Central (Class of 2020)

Kobe Lewis – Atlantic (Class of 2019)

Zackary Ceci – Atlantic (Class of 2019)

Jamal Potts – American Heritage (Class of 2019)

Ricardo Ocean – Atlantic (Class 2020)

Vance Bussard – Dwyer (Class of 2019)

Paul Whitley – Dwyer (Class of 2019)

Michael Pratt – Boca (Class 2020)

Corey Cola – Atlantic (Class 2018)

Darrell Allen – Spanish River (Class of 2021)

Trenton Robinson – Atlantic (Class of 2020)

Coach Headley was pleased with the level of competition at the Epic Elite tryout and showcase. “There was a lot of great competition and talent out here today.” He said.

When asked about the expectations for this years team coach Headley simply stated “It’s national championship or nothing for us.”

Although coach Headley has national championship aspirations for his Epic Elite team, he also cares about his student athletes moving on to the next level.

“Exposure , I really want to get the kids exposure on the national level which could potentially lead to earning a scholarship and lead to the student athletes achieving a higher education.” He said.

Expect big things this off season from the Epic Elite 7v7 team as they look to improve on last years national championship run.

PHOTO CREDIT: Keith Forde