H4 EZ EE THE WASHINGTON POST . SUNDAY, DECEMBER 18, 2016 EZ EE H5

football Compiled by The Post’s high school sports staff

FIRST TEAM Coach of the Year Elijah Brooks DeMatha Offensive Player of the Year Back row, from left: QB Jabari Laws Wise / 5-9, 165 / Sr. (details, H2) WR Daniel George Oxon Hill / 6-2, 205 / Jr. RB Tyree Randolph Highly touted prospect became a force during the Gonzaga / 5-7, 171 / Sr. Clippers’ best season in 20 years. Scored in all three The WCAC’s leading rusher may be small, but he phases and had 45 catches for 873 yards and 15 TDs. packed a powerful punch, gaining 1,731 yards and scoring 28 touchdowns to lead the Eagles’ offense. OL Dakota Davis Glenelg / 6-4, 315 / Sr. K/P Brian Delaney The Gladiators won the Maryland 3A East region title Westfield / 5-10, 205 / Sr. and had a 2,000-yard rusher for the second year in a Virginia recruit was a crucial weapon for the repeat row with this Syracuse recruit opening holes. Virginia 6A state champions. Went 5 for 7 on field goals beyond 40 yards, including a 50-yarder. OL Calvin Ashley St. John's / 6-7, 330 / Sr. OL Johnny Jordan Orlando transplant is considered one of the top Gonzaga / 6-2, 295 / Sr. offensive tackles in the country and proved it against Versatile lineman was a load at the WCAC competition this fall. Committed to Auburn. and in the open field, paving the way for the Eagles’ run-heavy offense. Committed to Maryland. RB Travis Levy Sherwood / 5-11, 189 / Sr. Maryland’s Gatorade player of the year capped SECOND TEAM dominant career by rushing for 1,809 yards (10.3 per Player School Yr. carry) and 29 touchdowns. Will play for Boston College. QB Garrison Burnett Maret Sr. OL Tommy Christ QB Evan Fochtman Spalding Sr. Dominion / 6-5, 270 / Sr. RB Malik Burns Lackey Sr. This bulldozer rarely missed a playing both ways RB Mohamed Ibrahim Good Counsel Sr. on the line during the Titans’ first trip to the Virginia 4A RB Ricky Slade Hylton Jr. semifinals. Will play at Virginia. WR Brian Cobbs Hayfield Jr. OL David Kroll WR Brandan Lisenby West Potomac Sr. South Lakes / 6-6, 320 / Sr. OL Armando Alvarado DuVal Sr. This massive right tackle didn’t allow a sack in 14 OL Cole Cheripko Northwest Sr. games and anchored an offensive line that supported OL Michael Jurgens Damascus Jr. two 1,000-yard rushers. Will play at Richmond. OL Marcus Minor DeMatha Sr. WR Dillon Spalding OL Rasheed Walker North Point Jr. South County / 6-2, 205 / Jr. K/P Rafael Checa St. John's Jr. Top threat for one of the area’s best offenses caught 67 passes for 1,069 yards and 14 touchdowns. Averaged HONORABLE MENTION 90 receiving yards and 5.5 catches per game. : Doc Bonner, Quince Orchard, Jr.; Desmond Colby, Blair, Sr.; Reese Crounse, Patuxent, Jr.; Mark Ellis, West Potomac, Sr.; Kasim Hill, St. John’s, Sr.; Javonte Howard, Potomac (Md.), Sr.; Rehman Johnson, Westfield, Sr.; Jacob Keeney, Front row, from left: Hayfield, Sr.; Mike Kovich, Woodgrove, Sr.; Michael Mbony, Sherwood, Jr.; Vashon McCants, Dominion, Sr.; Jack McDaniels, South County, Sr.; Ryan Sedgwick, Arundel, Jr.; Steven Williams Jr., Wilson, Sr. RB Adrian Feliz-Platt Running backs: Spencer Alston, South Lakes, Jr.; Josh Breece, Stone Bridge, Sr.; Tyquan Seneca Valley / 5-7, 185 / Sr. Brown, Freedom-Woodbridge, So.; Devin Dawkins, Howard, So.; Carl Garmon, Champe, Jr.; Sirus Gay, Old Mill, Sr.; Ty Hebron, Richard Montgomery, Sr.; Jalen Jackson, Annandale, Sr.; The heart of the Screaming Eagles’ offense rushed for Perris Jones, Episcopal, Jr.; Ben Maffe, Briar Woods, Sr.; Dakwandre Marshall, Falls Church, So.; Teyonte McKenzie, Bell, Jr.; Karl Mofor, Eleanor Roosevelt, Sr.; Darrien an area-best 2,579 yards and 42 touchdowns and set Newton, Mount Vernon, Jr.; Wande Owens, Glenelg, So.; Jaret Patterson, Pallotti, Sr. a state record with nine touchdowns in one game. Will Wide receivers/tight ends: Daniel Adu, West Springfield, Sr.; Mason Baker, Reservoir, Sr.; Kaevon Chase, Potomac Falls, Sr.; Isaiah Coulter, Gwynn Park, Sr.; Sean Eckert, play at Towson. Westfield, Sr.; Max Fisher, Gonzaga, Sr.; Christian Greaves, Einstein, Sr.; Kwincy Hall, St. John’s, Sr.; Duron Norris, Loudoun Valley, Sr.; Andrew Park, Lake Braddock, Sr.; Quinn Parks, Washington-Lee, Sr.; Thyrick Pitts Jr., Forest Park, Sr.; Andre Ross, QB Beau English National Collegiate, Jr.; Charles Snowden, St. Albans, Sr.; Kris Thornton, Osbourn, Sr. Offensive linemen: Dillon Carey, Stone Bridge, Sr.; Joshua Contee, Good Counsel, Sr.; DeMatha / 6-2, 190 / Sr. Austin Fontaine, DeMatha, Jr.; Grant Neagli, Episcopal, Sr.; Stefan Touani, Oxon Hill, Sr.; James Tunstall, Lackey, Sr.; Kobie Turner, Centreville, Sr. Air Force recruit completed 75 percent of his passes, Place kickers/punters: Hayden August, Quince Orchard, Sr.; Cameron Gieseman, accounted for 28 TDs and spearheaded several Woodgrove, Sr.; Mahineyaa Kao, Theodore Roosevelt, Sr. dramatic comebacks during the Stags’ undefeated COACH OF THE YEAR season. Elijah Brooks DeMatha DeMatha went undefeated for the first time since 2006 and won a fourth straight WCAC title this fall. Brooks, 32, took FIRST TEAM over for legendary coach Bill McGregor at his alma mater in 2011 and quickly carved out his own legacy. Over the past four years, the Stags have a 32-2 record in league play. This was the best season yet, complete with several come-from-behind victories. Back row, from left: DL Vaughn Taylor KR Meech Hembry Friendship Collegiate / 6-2, 200 / Sr. Broad Run / 5-9, 200 / Sr. An unblockable and a big reason the One of Northern Virginia’s toughest tailbacks also was DCSAA champions featured one of the area’s stingiest a dangerous punt returner, receiver and defensive defenses. Finished with 57 tackles and 23 sacks. back who finished with 2,057 rushing yards. LB Nathan Proctor LB Lamont Atkins Lackey / 6-3, 218 / Sr. Lake Braddock / 5-11, 200 / Sr. One of the nation’s most coveted recruits has college- Gatorade Virginia player of the year led the Bruins in ready measurables and finished with 66 tackles and tackles, rushed for 1,905 yards and 31 touchdowns eight sacks in a league that doesn’t throw often. and earned conference player of the year honors on offense and defense. Will play at Virginia. DB Sean Savoy Wilson / 5-11, 177 / Sr. DL Luiji Vilain Episcopal / 6-4, 240 / Sr. Repeat All-Met was the District’s top athlete, scoring touchdowns as a , and Ottawa native controlled the line of scrimmage and returner this season. Committed to Virginia Tech. had 45 tackles and eight sacks even as teams ran away from him at all costs. Will play at Michigan. DL Jaylen Twyman H.D. Woodson / 6-2, 297 / Sr. DB Tariq Castro-Fields Riverdale Baptist / 6-2, 184 / Sr. The defensive heartbeat of the Warriors’ fourth Athletic and rangy didn’t give up a single consecutive Turkey Bowl title run stopped the run and completion in 2016 and is being pursued by some of rushed the passer. Had 91 tackles and eight sacks. the biggest programs in college football. SECOND TEAM Defensive Player of the Year Player School Yr. DE DeMatha / 6-6, 245 / Sr. (details, H2) DL Darnell Creek Broadneck Sr. DL Brailyn Franklin Battlefield Sr. DL Joshua Paschal DL Daniel Renaud Stone Bridge Sr. Good Counsel / 6-4, 255 / Sr. DL Vonnie Watkins Patuxent Sr. An athletic freak on the edge who put it all together LB Levi Brickner Calvert Sr. during a monster senior season, finishing with 64 LB Tayon Fleet-Davis Potomac (Md.) Sr. tackles and eight sacks. Committed to Kentucky. LB Cameron Hough Annapolis Sr. DL Tyree Johnson LB Kevin Petrillo Westfield Sr. St. John’s / 6-4, 240 / Sr. DB Coby Davis Maret Sr. Opponents often tried to avoid this Texas A&M recruit, DB Anthony Lytton Jr. Wise Jr. who nonetheless had 66 tackles, 32 TFLs and 11 sacks DB Damani Neal Bullis Sr. facing one of the nation’s toughest schedules. DB Jonathan Sutherland Episcopal Sr. Front row, from left: KR Charles Peeler H.D. Woodson Sr. DB Markus Vinson Damascus / 5-10, 180 / Sr. HONORABLE MENTION Defensive linemen: Bryant Boswell, Georgetown Prep, Sr.; Marcus Bowman, Douglass, Richmond recruit anchored a lockdown secondary and Sr.; Michael Bradshaw, Damascus, Sr.; Nolan Cockrill, Westfield, Jr.; Erik Davenport, rushed for almost 2,000 yards and 36 touchdowns en Broad Run, Sr.; Devonte Gordon, Maret, Jr.; Diondre Greer, Westlake, Sr.; Ahmad Harvey, Old Mill, Sr.; Rahmaud Kelly, North County, Sr.; Romello Leftwich, Ballou, Jr.; route to a second straight Maryland 3A state title. Albert Mensah, South Lakes, Jr.; Dimeji Olayinka, Howard, Sr.; Lawtez Rogers, Eleanor Roosevelt, Sr.; Derrick Tangelo, Bullis, Sr.; Isaac Ukwu, Wise, Sr.; James Watkins, Oxon Hill, Sr.; Savion Williams, Wise, Sr. : Tyrell Barnes, Wilde Lake, Sr.; Greg Benton, Long Reach, Sr.; Wesley DB Fofie Bazzie Bowers, McNamara, Sr.; Kevin Burke, Woodgrove, Sr.; Delani Carter, C.H. Flowers, Sr.; Quince Orchard / 6-0, 180 / Sr. Ponce DeLeon, Blair, Sr.; Grant Donaldson, DeMatha, Sr.; Arnold Ebiketie, Einstein, Sr.; Shamar Gray, Calvert, Sr.; Gage Herdman, Flint Hill, Sr.; Nate Leas, Madison, Jr.; Noah The leader of a dominant defense that helped the Pagley, Quince Orchard, Sr.; Antoine Ross, Suitland, Sr.; Rob Saylor, Georgetown Prep, Sr.; Hassan Sherif, Northwestern, Sr.; Ryan Vessels, St. John’s, Sr.; Ashton Walker, Cougars return to the Maryland 4A state final for the Surrattsville, Sr.; Donnie Warter, Robinson, Sr.; Keisean Wilson, North Point, Sr. Defensive backs: Raymond Boone, Eleanor Roosevelt, Sr.; Christian Braswell, Friend- first time since 2012. Will play at Maryland. ship Collegiate, Sr.; Myles Canton, DeMatha, Sr.; Dillon Clary, Theodore Roosevelt, Sr.; Vincent Flythe, H.D. Woodson, Jr.; Taejon Gray, Thomas Stone, Sr.; Trey Gross, Annapolis, Sr.; Dohnavyn Jefferson, Stone Bridge, Sr.; Sam Kidd, Madison, Sr.; Ibrahim Mansaray, Lake Braddock, Sr.; Ty Mason, Blake, Sr.; Wesley McCormick, Northwest, Sr.; Demetri Morsell, Wise, Jr.; Trequan Nelson, Cardozo, Jr.; Jabari Reddock, Largo, Sr.; Jeremy Sampson, Tuscarora, Sr.; Nyonjae Spriggs, Annapolis, Sr.; Aaron Walker, Friendship Collegiate, Sr.