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hey say time flies when you’re having fun. I can say I’ve been having fun covering sports this summer, but time without high school football is more like a crawl.

It’s back now!

Our long wait is over, and we’re ready to get into the regular season Friday. Aug. 26. After last week’s preseason slate, Durant, Plant City and Strawberry Crest are revved up.

Of course, it wouldn’t be the start of the regular season without our annual Football Guide. This year’s theme, the “Road to the Playoffs,” means exactly what you think: the three area teams are hoping to either repeat success, get over the hump or shock Hillsborough County to cruise into meaningful November football.

If last year was any indication, the road to Class 7A-District 9 gold and silver runs through the Plant City area.

Who's done the most work under the hood? Who’s equipped to handle the long haul? Who are the new guys commanding these vehicles?

When you finish reading the guide, you’ll know who to watch, how the teams operate

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The Cougars didn’t make the playoffs in 2015, but their season was more successful than many expected it to be.

Can they build a better engine in 2016?

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That’s why the mood at Durant has generally been good this offseason: the 2015 season revealed the Cougars have the talent to find themselves in the playoffs. That’s the way head coach Mike Gottman sees it.

“I think we’re going to be pretty solid this year,” Gottman says.

“Not a lot of holes.”

Many of Durant’s key players from 2015 will be back, and the expectations at 4748 Cougar Path are that those boys will look better than ever on the field.

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Durant got off to a great start in 2015, winning its first four games: thr Cougars upset a highly-touted Hillsborough High team, 16-7, in the season opener; steamrolled Spoto, 34-13; picked up a long-de-

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Name Pos. Year Corey Barnes DB FR Marshall Rentz DB SR Chris Gay DB SR Edrick Davis WR SR Grover Wills DB JR Peyton Ledbetter K SR Richardo Ming WR SR Maverick Carter QB SR Casey Flouro WR JR Carlton Potter QB JR Steven Witchoskey TE SR Marquis Gines WR FR Brandon Myers WR SR Jory Cole TE JR Xavier Lyas DE SR Jaden Garrett DB SR David Haynes RB FR Kayden Mahan DB JR Tyhron Brooks RB FR Tristan Hodge DB SR Grey Rentz DB SR Fabian Gonzalez LB JR Cameron Myers RB JR David Tabakovic FB JR Jackson Prestwood LB SO Adrien Kirkland DL SR Jake Harris RB SR Tanner Jurnigan LB JR Jacob Ross LB SR Aaron Novo LB SO Shondale Black DL SR Dylan Novo DL SR Jayden Johnson DL JR Damien Zipprich DL SR Christian Pelfrey OL JR Reese Schaaf DL SR Jeremiah Kiehl OL FR Austin Lumley DE SR Brandon Guido LB SR Aaron Eakins LB JR Andrew Deaton DL JR Kolton Smith OL SO Adan Cantu OL SR Christian Valdez OL SR Kalyb Vazquez OL JR Wyatt Dewitt OL FR Ben Rice OL JR Cory Jeffries DL SR Cameron Jossi OL SO Daniel Conrad OL SR Michael Alvarez DL JR Steven Vasquez OL JR Landon Smith DL JR Adrian Resendez WR FR

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sired win over Newsome, 16-14; and thrashed East Bay, 34-14, in the district opener.

Even the team’s first misstep, a 27-24 double-overtime loss at Leonard, wasn’t something to get too bummed about — especially since it outscored Bloomingdale and Strawberry Crest, 43-28, in its next two games.

The Cougars have long relied on a physical run game to wear down opponents, but then-sophomore quarterback Carlton Potter established himself as a solid pocket passer and earned Gottman’s trust. Potter threw 12 touchdowns against three interceptions, racking up 1,033 yards and a 93.2 quarterback rating.

Although then-senior Austin Resendez led the team with 384 receiving yards, two of the team’s new offensive stars started to emerge: wideout Brandon Myers led the group with six touchdown catches, and tight end Steven Witchoskey scored three times and averaged 15 yards per catch.

Jake Harris solidified himself as the team’s top running back, going for 872 yards and four touchdowns. Harris, known for his athleticism, will be joined in the stable this season by Cameron Myers, who averaged eight yards per carry on 20 touches last season.

On defense, mike linebacker Jake Ross led the team with 92 tackles (49 solo, 43 assisted).

Defensive back Jaden Garrett was the unit’s other leader, with 66 tackles, one interception, one forced fumble and a blocked field goal.

The only problem was that, because of a boatload of injuries, a weakened Durant team lost its final three games: 21-16 against Plant City in the Redman Cup Game; 28-0 against a ferocious

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Tampa Bay Tech team; and 16-13 in overtime while hosting a 5-6 King team.

“The injuries really took a toll on us down the stretch,” Gottman says.

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The team’s focus has been staying injury-free, which has mostly worked thus far.

Doing so meant the boys had to step up their game in the weight room.

“We’ve got a very good strength and conditioning program,” Gottman says. “We started lifting in January, right up until spring ball. As soon as spring ball was over, we kept lifting. We worked really hard in the weight room to develop that mass, strength and speed.”

He set out to get a bigger, stronger, faster team, and the boys — especially Potter, who gained 40 pounds in the offseason — complied.

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to plan. The team lost Garrett to a torn ACL, and the staff wasn’t immediately sure who would replace him.

“It’s hard to fill a guy’s shoes like Jaden’s,” Gottman says. “He’s been a three-year starter for us.

But, you know, next guy up.’”

Even without Garrett, the offseason work has given Gottman and the Cougars high hopes for

“I think we’re going to be pretty solid this year. Not a lot of holes.”

the 2016 season. Should Durant keep up the hard work, Gottman says, good things could come its way.

“We’re executing at a pretty high level,” he says.

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Sept. 9: vs. Newsome, 7:30 p.m.

Sept. 16: @ East Bay, 7:30 p.m.* Sept. 23: vs. Lennard, 7:30 p.m.* Sept. 30: @ Bloomingdale, 7:30 p.m.* Oct. 7: vs. Strawberry Crest, 7:30 p.m.* Oct. 14: @ Plant City, 7:30 p.m.* Oct. 21: vs. Tampa Bay Tech, 7:30 p.m.* Nov. 4: @ King, 7:30 p.m.

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Name Pos. Year Corey King QB SR Antoine Thompson WR SR Tydre Ward RB SR Peyton Cantu QB SR Myles Forte QB SO Steven Ogletree LB SR James Gordon LB SO Treshaun Ward RB SO Xavier King WR JR Ben Cribbs LB JR Austin Eldridge TE JR Jordan Wiggins WR JR Tyreke Harrison DB SO Tyler Hood WR JR Tarik Polk DB JR Demije Hollins SO DB Josh Alday DB JR Ge’Sean Parker RB SR Calvin Richardson DB SR Tyler Pickrell DB JR Kobe Panier DB SO Cameron Cotnoir FB SO Korey Jackson DB SR Adrian Olivo K SO Timothy Burke RB SR Freddie Governor DB SO Matthew Fowler DL SR Austin Farmer LB JR Brodie Richards FB SO Matthew Fouts LB JR Daniel Paul LB SO Cameron Diem OL JR Ben Gude OL FR Dale Hamilton DL SO John Lewis OL FR Ashton Mincey LB FR Amir Abdullah LB JR Nathan Hamilton DL JR Gabriel Diaz OL SR Christian Austin OL SR Blake Price OL SO Easton Shouse OL FR Oscar Herrera OL JR Tyrone Mack DL SR Austin Kaczmarek OL SO Evan McDonnell DL SR Milik Bennett OL SR Lane Spears OL JR Garrett Neubaum DL JR Colin Jennings DL JR Kevin Carrasquillo OL SR Felix Yanez DL SR Michael Colton WR SO Cabe Sibner WR SO Zach Ford DL SR Corey St. John DL SR Tyriq Hargrove DL SR

THE SPECS Where: 1 Raider Place, Plant City Established: 1914 Head Coach: Robert Paxia (hired 2016; first season with team) Offense: Spread Defense: 4-2-5/Multiple 2015 Record: 11-2 (6-0 district)

The Raiders followed a big loss at Armwood with 11 consecutive wins in 2015, coming one game short of the state final four.

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t 1 Raider Place, the Plant City Raiders have spent the offseason honing their craft. Rather than get deep into new concepts, schemes and ideas, the 2015 district champions are opting to stick to their guns.

Since last year’s concepts brought the team a district title, an 11-game win streak and the deepest postseason run in school history, why bother with change?

“We’ve been focusing on the fundamentals,” head coach

Robert Paxia says. “Making sure we’re blocking and tackling the right way. We’re making sure the kids are focusing on the details instead of the big -cheme stuff.

Every little detail: every 'T' is crossed and every 'I' is dotted right now.”

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Then-coach Greg Meyer switched to the current styles of offense and defense after the team took a 49-7 loss at Armwood in the 2015 season

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opener. He said the Raiders might have been overthinking things.

Meyer and the staff simplified things, allowing the athletes to play to their strengths rather than be confined by complex schemes.

It couldn’t have worked much better. The Raiders’ defense held opponents to 12.5 points per game in the team’s 11 wins, and the offense’s points per game total improved upon 2014 by 10 points.

It twice shut down district runner-up Tampa Bay Tech, edged out a tough Durant team, 21-16, overcame Lennard star running back Jahryn Bailey in a 28-20 win and proved its offense can hang in a shootout with a 47-34 win over East Lake.

The offense was led by running back Markese Hargrove, whose season nabbed him the Guy Toph Award, given annually to the top Hillsborough County player.

Junior quarterback Corey King threw for 1,646 yards and 15 touchdowns against seven interceptions. He picked up 396

rushing yards and scored seven touchdowns.

The one-two punch of T.J. Chase and Antoine Thompson at wideout kept defenses honest, as the two combined for 1,285 receiving yards and 14 touchdowns. Thompson’s 692 yards led the team, as did Chase’s nine touchdowns.

Defensively, linebacker Cory Cotnoir led the team with 150 tackles (85 solo, 65 assisted), and Steven Ogletree was right behind him with 138 tackles (83 solo, 55 assisted). Ogletree tied Cody Cribbs for the team lead with nine of the Raiders’ 57 sacks, while Cotnoir picked up eight.

It was also a great year for defensive back Tammarion Faison, who picked off six passes and broke up 13 attempts.

THIS YEAR'S MODEL

Things changed this year.

Meyer left to focus on his health, and Paxia, previously the offensive coordinator, stepped

2016 SCHEDULE Aug. 26: vs. Armwood, 7:30 p.m.

Sept. 2: @ Jefferson, 7:30 p.m.

Sept. 9: vs. Brandon, 7:30 p.m.

Sept. 16: @ Strawberry Crest, 7:30 p.m.* Sept. 23: vs. East Bay, 7:30 p.m.* Sept. 30: @ Tampa Bay Tech, 7:30 p.m.* Oct. 7: vs. Bloomingdale, 7:30 p.m.* Oct. 14: vs. Durant, 7:30 p.m.* Oct. 28: @ Lennard, 7:30 p.m.* Nov. 14: @ Freedom, 7:30 p.m.

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up. Hargrove, Chase, Cotnoir, James Alexander, Peyton Collins and other impact guys graduated.

Thompson, who plays wideout and cornerback, tore his ACL during a spring camp, forcing him to sit out the entire season.

But the team is still deep across the board. Thompson's cornerback replacement will be solved after the Riverview game, and

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most other positions have been figured out.

“It’s just like the loss of Markese,” Paxia says. “It’s a ‘by committee’ approach. The receiver group as a whole has gotten a lot better here. Jordan Wiggins and Xavier King are probably going to be the two primary outside guys, with Tyler Hood coming in and being able to play some slot. And you can’t forget Tydre Ward: he’s just the ultimate utility weapon.”

At running back, sophomore Treshaun Ward will join senior Ge’Sean Parker in the backfield.

“Treshaun’s more of a slasher, with Ge’Sean being more of a power guy,” Paxia says.

Paxia is counting on natural chemistry between brothers Corey King and Xavier King to help his signal-caller improve.

“We take it day by day, game by game,” Paxia says. “Everybody that we play is very good, so it doesn’t do us any favors to look past anybody. We’re just continuing the process, trying to make sure we can do what we did last year, again.”

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Name Pos. Year Brandon Frazier WR SR Theo Williams RB SR Devonte Lowe WR SR Franklin Murphy WR FR Zion Carr WR SR Braxton Plunk QB SO Michael Acosta LB SR Hasan Sherif DB SO Logan Abraham WR JR Austin Waller QB JR Christian Laird WR SR Daniel Guerra K SR Noah Hand DL SR J.J. Franklin DB 12 Wyatt Dixon WR JR Mason Nikel FB SR Tyson Rosania FB SO Adam Ibarra DE SO Christian Tapper RB SR Logan Dean FB FR Josh Young DL SO Thomas Steed LB JR Dylan Wallace LB JR Kagan Lioy LB JR Michael Petty OL JR Chad Grassel LB JR Jim Peaden OL JR Noah Rebman DL JR Connor Smith DL SR D.J. Tice DL 12 Brandon Smith OL SR Cameron Hinton OL SR Efrain Ramos OL SR Tyler Wright OL SO Bo Ashmore OL JR Ryan Armatrout OL JR Jamar Hart WR JR Joe Hartfield DL SO

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Will Crest pass its 2015 record?

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ead coach Ron Hawn wants to make one thing clear: everyone who walks out of Strawberry Crest’s tunnel this season will do so because they’re committed.

Hawn, hired earlier this year, entered a program that could be pictured in a dictionary with the word “rebuild.” Crest is coming off of a winless 2015, in which the program replaced coaches John Kelly with Jim Peaden and suffered

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offseason losses to graduation and transfers. In short, Hawn has a lot of work to do.

“I think our (participation) numbers are a badge of honor,” Hawn says. “Our numbers are not tremendous, and that’s really because we’ve held our feet to the fire with what we’re trying to accomplish. The guys who miss practice, the guys who don’t work the way we need them to work, we just cut them loose and get them out of here.”

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After starting the season with a five-game losing streak, in which the Chargers gave up 176 points and scored 35, the school decided to remove Kelly from the head coaching position and go with Peaden. Things hardly got better for the Chargers, although they did come close to a win in Peaden’s first game: a 28-21 loss at Lennard.

The offense did improve in Peaden’s first three games, jumping from seven points per game to 18, but could only come up with a safety in a 38-2 loss to Bloomingdale. It was shut out by Gaither, 9-0, to end the season.

Quarterback Tate Whatley, who has since transferred to Lakeland Christian, threw for 1,399 yards with five touchdowns and nine interceptions. Two of his leading targets — Tyler Hood and Austin Eldridge — are now at Plant City, and both combined for 781 yards and three touchdowns.

Running back Bryce Blackmon became the bell cow in his senior season, gaining 763 yards on 199 touches and scoring five touchdowns. The rest of the team’s rushers combined for 86 yards.

Linebacker Jordan Zilbar led the defense in his senior season, picking up 90 total tackles (27 solo, 63 assisted). It was also a good year for returning linebacker Michael Acosta, who finished second on the team with 72 total tackles (18 solo, 54 assisted).

Then-senior Omar Williams led the team with five sacks.

After the season ended, Crest opted to keep Peaden on the staff as an assistant but sought a change at head coach.

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In Hawn’s opinion, Crest’s two major strengths will be its ground game and its defense.

“We’re going to run the ball, so we’re going to find a way to run the ball if that means we’re going to use six running backs to do it,” he says. “It’s going to be like ‘Moneyball.’ We don’t need a 2,000 yard rusher but, if we can get four 500-yard rushers, that’s a good season.”

He plans to use a two-back, pro-style offense and utilize fullback Mason Nikel. The Chargers will be a run-first team while sophomore starting quarterback Braxton Plunk develops.

“Braxton’s smart,” Hawn says.

“He’s got a good, strong arm, and he’s smart. We will build towards that.”

Hawn is excited about the defense and has high hopes in his 4-2-5 system. He singled out Acosta, who will play some strong safety, defensive linemen Connor Smith and Noah Hand,

2016 SCHEDULE Aug. 26: @ Brandon, 7:30 p.m.

Sept. 2: vs. Newsome, 7:30 p.m.

Sept. 9: @ Middleton, 7:30 p.m.

Sept 16: vs. Plant City, 7:30 p.m.* Sept 23: @ Tampa Bay Tech, 7:30 p.m.* Sept. 30: vs. Lennard, 7:30 p.m.* Oct. 7: @ Durant, 7:30 p.m.* Oct. 21: @ East Bay, 7:30 p.m.* Oct. 28: vs. Bloomingdale, 7:30 p.m.* Nov. 4: vs. Gaither, 7:30 p.m.

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and defensive backs Devontae Lowe, Theo Williams and Brandon Stewart-Frazier as key pieces to his puzzle.

“I hope we make (teams) pass,” Hawn says. “That’s the goal.”

Hawn expects the team to improve this season and, most importantly, to enter the “wins” column for the first time since 2014. While he acknowledges

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that a complete turnaround likely isn’t in the cards this season, he believes the team has what it takes to build the foundation.

“We’re going to be competitive in every game we play,” Hawn says.

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WHAT DO YOU BRING TO THIS TEAM? I just try to do my best and bring a lot of leadership. I try to do as much as I can because all the young guys and everybody is looking up to me, so I’ve got to do the right thing to make sure that they’re doing the right thing.

WHAT ARE YOU HOPING TO ACCOMPLISH THIS SEASON? Definitely get a better record than last year and stay healthy throughout the season. We kind of fell off the past couple of seasons. We need to stay on a high level and never go down, just keep rising up. The whole team.

HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT THE UPCOMING SEASON? I feel pretty good with coach Pax. I kind of miss Coach (Greg) Meyer, because he’s a great coach, but I feel good with all the people we have here.

WHAT ADVICE DO YOU GIVE THOSE YOUNG GUYS? Just work hard, go 100% every play and leave everything on the field.

WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO TO HELP MAKE SURE DURANT DOESN’T END THIS SEASON LIKE LAST SEASON? Stay healthy. Keep a high sense of urgency. Usually, the last couple of seasons, we’ve gone downhill. We really need to worry about the rest of the season and not just live on 4-0. We’ve got to live on 10-0.

WHAT ARE YOUR STRENGTHS? I try to be a leader on the team. I try to make sure everyone does what they’re supposed to and keep everyone in check. I try to command the O-line, too, call the plays when they needed to be called out and try to point out all the mistakes that we'd make.

WHAT DO THINK THIS TEAM BRINGS TO THE TABLE THAT MIGHT SURPRISE SOME PEOPLE? We’ve got a lot of conditioning.

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WHAT WAS YOUR FAVORITE MOMENT FROM LAST SEASON? When we were playing Freedom, and I got in on kickoff. It was my first game I actually played in. On the first play, when the man returned the ball and I was coming downfield, that was when I had my first hit. The crowd had actually seen it, and there was a good pop.

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WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING FORWARD TO ABOUT THIS SEASON? Really, I’m looking forward to Armwood. Right now, everybody’s doubting us — Plant City’s not going to do this, Plant City’s not going to do that — now that we got a lot of people out. I’m just like, I don’t talk too much — just show up and play.

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ithout a doubt, many Plant City-area players had a great 2015 season.

But who, individually, had the best season?

While it would be easy to point out Markese Hargrove, who won an award for being Hillsborough County’s best football player, I think there are a lot of guys who deserve credit.

I’ve put together a list of football players who, going beyond their own teams, I consider to have been most valuable at their position in 2015.

Because many of us are getting back into the fantasy football spirit, I made a couple of fantasy-style lists.

About the defensive picks: because there was solid linebacker play at all three schools, my “fantasy team” is using four linebackers in a 3-4 defense.

OFFENSE QB: COREY KING (PCHS)

Scoop: It took a while for King to get comfortable in the offense but, when he did, his confidence was big for the Raiders. Although he did not have a good outing against Braden River, throwing three of his seven picks, King’s arm and legs showed this kid could be the most dangerous signal-caller in the area.

RB1: MARKESE HARGROVE (PCHS)

Scoop: Is there a bigger no-brainer than this? Hargrove earned the Guy Toph award with a stellar, 1,700-yard senior season and proved that, as Muggsy Bogues famously said, “You’re never too small to ball.”

RB2: JAKE HARRIS (DHS)

Scoop: Durant has a history of producing quality running backs, and Harris is the latest one. The senior was placed into a committee last season, but managed to stand out with 872 yards on 162 carries and four touchdowns.

He’s also been known to hurdle a defender or two, which, while illegal by FHSAA standards, is encouraged by everyone else’s.

WR1: T.J. CHASE (PCHS)

Scoop: Chase came back from a year at IMG Academy with the goal of taking his team to the promised land. He proved to be every bit as dangerous as people thought he would be when he had a breakout sophomore season in Plant City. He became King’s most reliable red-zone target, hauling in nine touchdown catches. Chase and teammate Antoine Thompson also play defensive back.

WR2: ANTOINE THOMPSON (PCHS)

Scoop: My rough (and probably inaccurate) estimate is that

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FLEX: TYDRE WARD (PCHS)

Scoop: Plant City likes to use Ward in a similar way as NFL teams have used Darren Sproles in the past. What Ward lacks in height, he makes up for in versatility — he was a solid passing option as well as the team’s best return man — and heart.

Ogletree’s junior season showed that this ‘backer has what it takes to be a star on any squad.

LB3: JAKE ROSS (DHS)

Scoop: “Active” is the word most often used to describe Durant’s mike linebacker. Ross recorded 10.2 tackles per game as a junior, totaling 92, and anchored a defense that won five of its first six games, which helped the Cougars make a few “top 10” lists throughout the season.

LB4: JORDAN ZILBAR (SCHS)

Scoop: Short, sweet and to the point: Markese Hargrove doesn’t win the Guy Toph without that offensive line.

Scoop: Zilbar could also be considered the MVP of Strawberry Crest’s 2015 squad. As a senior, he finished with a team-leading 90 total tackles and tied for the team lead with five quarterback hurries. Averaging nine tackles per game, Zilbar was among the most consistent of the Chargers throughout the year.

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Scoop: Ledbetter led all area kickers with 42 total points scored, between field goals and PATs. He hit 70% (8-for-11) of his field goal attempts and is directly responsible for the Cougars’ 16-14 win over Newsome, the only area kicker to hit a legitimate game-winner.

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Scoop: Honestly, Plant City’s entire defense has a case to fill up this half of the list. But the unit benefitted greatly from getting a good push up front, as is usually the case, thanks to James Alexander, Josh Crowell, Kijafi Coney and company.

LB1: CORY COTNOIR (PCHS)

Scoop: Cotnoir led Plant City with 150 total tackles (11.5 per game) and 18 tackles for loss and also recorded eight sacks. To be more accurate, the two-sport athlete led everybody. Deep as Plant City may be at the position, losing a guy of this caliber to graduation is always going to sting a little.

LB2: STEVEN OGLETREE (PCHS)

Scoop: Dubbed “the Cleanup Man” by the Raiders’ announce team, Ogletree’s 138 total tackles (10.6 per game) and team-leading nine sacks would have been tops in the area if not for Cotnoir.

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Scoop: Durant’s top defensive back played well wherever he was slotted in 2015. He averaged 7.5 tackles per game — including a whopping 19 against Newsome — and showed equal parts athleticism and awareness. As an added bonus, he also proved to be a capable return man.

Scoop: If the ball is in the air, there’s a good chance Faison is tracking it like a hawk. He led all area players with six interceptions in his junior season, broke up 13 passes and forced a fumble.

DB3: KWEST FLUITT (PCHS)

Scoop: In his senior season, Fluitt proved to be as reliable a player as any on the Raiders’ roster. The safety recorded 93 total tackles (7.2 per game), two picks and two sacks in 2015. That tackle total led all Plant City defensive backs; the next-highest total was T.J. Chase’s 79.

DB4: XAVIER WALDEN (DHS)

Scoop: Although Walden is on the small side for a cornerback, he proved to be a good option for Durant in 2015. He finished with 47 total tackles — 13 against Newsome — which is good for second on the team among all defensive backs.

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Thompson only came off the field for one play per game in 2015. At least, that’s what I saw.

The reason he got so much run on offense and defense is because Thompson’s closest comparison is none other than Chase. Had he not torn his ACL this summer, he might have been able to surpass Chase’s numbers.

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In 2015, there was everything from blowouts to nail-biters. We like to round up the best football photos of the previous year for every football guide and, as you can see, this year is no different.

For more game photos, including some from last week’s preseason matchup between Durant and Brandon, visit PlantCityObserver. com.

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Coaches from Durant, Plant City and Strawberry Crest were asked who would be the best fit for this feature. We wanted the “glue guys,” the unsung heroes, the team captains who embrace their leadership roles and guys who operate with a drive that some, maybe many, of their peers don’t have.

For Durant: defensive back Jaden Garrett.

For Plant City: defensive lineman Corey St. John.

For Strawberry Crest: fullback Mason Nikel.

They have stories of injury recovery, forced sport changes and last-minute efforts to try new things. They have stories of family influence, from fatherson bonding to life in a single-parent household. They’ve got stories of overcoming uncertainty and adversity to make it onto the gridiron. And the’ve got stories of how they take their off-field life experiences and apply them to football, leadership and brotherhood.

There’s much more to any given high school football player than meets the eye. Each athlete is a living, breathing person with real-world problems and passions underneath those matching pads, jerseys and helmets that everyone wears.

Go to PlantCityObserver.com to read their stories.

“My hope is that you all come away from these stories with a deeper appreciation of what goes on off the field - which, as you’ll see, often affects the game in ways that aren’t always obvious. There are reasons these kids are out there doing what they do, how they do it.”

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