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Tornadoes highlight All-State selections

 

Class 4A state champion Booker T. Washington led Miami-Dade County’s strong representation on that classification’s All-State football teams released Thursday.

The Tornadoes, who won their second state title since 2007 this season with a 13-1 record, had five players earn first-team honors. Making the list on offense were junior quarterback Treon Harris and senior tackle Denver Kirkland.

Senior defensive end Chad Thomas, senior linebacker Matthew Thomas and senior defensive back Darren Parker were selected on defense.

Gulliver Prep senior running back Bo Ellis and senior offensive lineman Jordi Dalmau each made first team for the Raiders, who advanced to the second round of the playoffs. Monsignor Pace senior linebacker Anthony Walker Jr. and La Salle junior kicker Alejandro Cardenas also earned first-team honors.

Westminster Christian all-purpose sophomore Tim Irvin was Dade’s only honoree on the Class 3A team, earning honorable mention.

CLASS 4A — FIRST TEAM OFFENSE: QB-Treon Harris 6-0 185, Jr., Miami Washington; RB-Derrick Henry, 6-3 240, Sr., Yulee; RB-Tarean Folston, 5-10 195, Sr., Cocoa; RB-Bo Ellis, 5-8 185, Sr. Miami Gulliver Prep; WR-Janorris Cunningham, 5-10 170, Sr., Havana East Gadsden; WR-Tyrian Taylor, 5-10 170, Sr., Orlando Jones; OL-Denver Kirkland, 6-5 330, Sr., Miami Washington; OL-Chance Edwards, 6-5 340, Sr., Bushnell South Sumter; OL-Nick Ortiz, 6-3 280, Sr., Yulee; OL-Jordi Dalmau, 6-3 280, Sr., Miami Gulliver Prep; OL-Treyvon Johnson, 5-11 245, Sr., Cocoa; UT-Kermit Whitfield, 5-9 170, Sr., Orlando Jones; K-Alejandro Cardenas, 5-9 170, Jr., Miami LaSalle. DEFENSE: DL-Gregory Smith, 6-2 225, Sr., Havana East Gadsden; DL-Darien Williston, 6-3 240, Sr., Bushnell South Sumter; DL-Michael Cassidy, 6-2 265, Jr., Jacksonville Bolles; DL-Chad Thomas, 6-4 230, Jr., Miami Washington; LB-Matthew Thomas, 6-3 220, Sr., Miami Washington; LB-Kyle Deiner, 6-0 215, Sr., Fort Lauderdale Pine Crest; LB-Anthony Walker, 6-1 210, Sr., Miami Monsignor Pace; LB-Anthony Gordon, 6-2 225, Sr., Fort Myers Dunbar; DB-Darren Parker, 6-1 175, Sr., Miami Washington; DB-Tajze Battle, 5-11 165, Jr., Fort Myers Dunbar; DB-Keanu Neal, 6-0 205, Sr., Bushnell South Sumter; UT-Shawun Lurry, 5-10 180, Jr., Riviera Beach Inlet Grove; P-Dalton Murph, 5-11 185, Jr., Callahan West Nassau.

SECOND TEAM — OFFENSE: QB-David Dessent, 6-4 245, Sr., Cocoa Beach; RB-Antwan Lee, 5-10 180, Sr. Cocoa; RB-Arterrious Mitchell, 6-1 185, Sr., Jacksonville Bolles; RB-Virthavious Robinson, 5-9 180, Sr., Clewiston; WR-Nicholas Norris, 5-10 170, Sr., Miami Washington; WR-Boone Lewis, 6-2 200, Sr., Cocoa Beach; OL-Ander Botkin, 6-6 280, Sr., Marianna; OL-Jack Dobrie, 5-10 280, Sr., Yulee; OL-Derrick Kelly, 6-5 265, Jr., Havana East Gadsden; OL-Miguel Perera, 6-1 290, Sr., Clewiston; OL-Freddie Booth-Lloyd, 6-4 295, Jr., Cocoa; UT-Franklin Labady, 5-8 160, Jr., Miami Edison; K-Harris Stolzenberg, 5-7 148, Sr., Fort Lauderdale Pine Crest. DEFENSE: DL-Deonte Barnett, 6-3 215, Sr., Cocoa; DL-Eric Mayes, 6-5 265, Sr., Sarasota Booker; DL-Michael Miller, 6-4 240, Sr., Orlando Jones; DL-Landon Stokes, 6-4 245, Sr., Orlando Lake Highland Prep; LB-Kyle Tanner, 6-0 195, Jr., Marianna; LB-Demerious Sweeting, 6-0 175, Sr., Cocoa; LB-Luke Kellschmidt, 6-2 190, Jr., Perry Taylor County; LB-Brycen Gagnon, 6-0 215, Jr., Yulee; DB-Michael Johnson, 6-0 175, Sr., Miami Washington; DB-Nigel Patten, 5-9 170, Jr., Miami Washington; DB-Kyle Francis, 5-8 155, Sr., Havana East Gadsden; UT-B.J. Simpson, 6-0 190, Sr. Orlando Lake Highland Prep; P-Gianluca Heatherly, 6-0 210, Sr., Jacksonville Bolles

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