2021 All Area Football

Welcome to the 2021 All Area Football Team, presented by Mainstreet Daily News and Pavlik Orthodontics. We convened a panel of local sports writers and coaches to select the best of the best from the 2020 high school football season, taken from within Mainstreet’s eight-county coverage area in North Central Florida. The team is broken into four squads: offense and defense for small schools (1A-3A) and big schools (4A-7A). It includes 48 players and two coaches, each of whom is receiving a commemorative plaque in recognition of their outstanding season. Each of our stories is listed below, followed by the full roster with photos. Congratulations to each of these student athletes and coaches on a job well done!

All Area: Ingram, Whittemore named top coaches

All Area: Buchholz blankets big school defense

All Area: Buchholz capitalizes on successful year

All Area: Hawthorne leads small school defense

Hawthorne’s Jefferson leads All Area offense

Small School Offense

Tyler Jefferson

Tyler Jefferson

Quarterback
|
Hawthorne
Jr.
Tyler Jefferson

Rayvon Durant

Running Back
|
Union County
Jr.
Tyler Jefferson

Brian James

Running Back
|
Hawthorne
Jr.
Tyler Jefferson

Jaren Hamilton

Wide Receiver
|
P.K. Yonge
Jr.
Tyler Jefferson

Perrion Sylvester

Wide Receiver
|
Newberry
Sr.
Tyler Jefferson

Jontez Williams

Athlete
|
Bradford
Sr.
Tyler Jefferson

Kylyn Bryant

Offensive Line
|
Hawthorne
Sr.
Tyler Jefferson

Alex Dure

Offensive Line
|
Union County
Sr.
Tyler Jefferson

Stanley Cooks

Offensive Line
|
Hawthorne
Jr.
Tyler Jefferson

Devin Mosely

Offensive Line
|
Branford
Sr.
Tyler Jefferson

Mozell Williams

Offensive Line
|
Hawthorne
Jr.
Tyler Jefferson

Jonathan Edwards

Offensive Line
|
Union County
So.
Tyler Jefferson

Alex Barnett

Punter
|
P.K. Yonge
Sr.

Small School Defense

Tyler Jefferson

Jailen Ruth

Defensive Line
|
Hawthorne
Jr.
Tyler Jefferson

Curran Webb

Defensive Line
|
Union County
Sr.
Tyler Jefferson

Jon Adams

Defensive Line
|
Chiefland
8th
Tyler Jefferson

Stanley Cooks

Defensive Line
|
Hawthorne
Jr.
Tyler Jefferson

Trevor Holtzendorf

Linebacker
|
Union County
Sr.
Tyler Jefferson

Artavis Mallary

Linebacker
|
Hawthorne
Sr.
Tyler Jefferson

Coby Lee

Linebacker
|
Fort White
Sr.
Tyler Jefferson

Camren Cohens

Secondary
|
Hawthorne
Sr.
Tyler Jefferson

Daylyn Diston

Secondary
|
Union County
Jr.
Tyler Jefferson

Te'veon Tate

Secondary
|
Newberry
Sr.
Tyler Jefferson

Jesse Williams III

Secondary
|
Bronson
Sr.

Big School Offense

Tyler Jefferson

Creed Whittemore

Quarterback
|
Buchholz
Jr.
Tyler Jefferson

Kyree Edwards

Running Back
|
Gainesville
Jr.
Tyler Jefferson

Dolton Hollingsworth

Running Back
|
Keystone Heights
Sr.
Tyler Jefferson

Quan Lee

Wide Receiver
|
Buchholz
Sr.
Tyler Jefferson

Marcus Peterson

Wide Receiver
|
Columbia
Sr.
Tyler Jefferson

Josh McDonough

Offensive Line
|
Buchholz
Sr.
Tyler Jefferson

Luke Snider

Offensive Line
|
Keystone Heights
Sr.
Tyler Jefferson

Taylor McGriff

Offensive Line
|
Buchholz
Jr.
Tyler Jefferson

Jaycob Jones

Offensive Line
|
Columbia
Sr.
Tyler Jefferson

Aveien Smith

Offensive Line
|
Buchholz
Sr.
Tyler Jefferson

Tray Tolliver

Athlete
|
Columbia
Sr.
Tyler Jefferson

Cooper Badics

Kicker
|
Gainesville
So.
Tyler Jefferson

Braxtyn Green

Punter
|
Suwannee
Jr.

Big School Defense

Tyler Jefferson

Jahari Clemons

Defensive Line
|
Buchholz
Sr.
Tyler Jefferson

Bobby Miller

Defensive Line
|
Columbia
Sr.
Tyler Jefferson

Colsen Orth

Defensive Line
|
Buchholz
Sr.
Tyler Jefferson

Brandon Bowden

Defensive Line
|
Gainesville
Sr.
Tyler Jefferson

Jaden Dunn

Linebacker
|
Columbia
Sr.
Tyler Jefferson

Ty'rique Robinson

Linebacker
|
Santa Fe
Jr.
Tyler Jefferson

Daryus Boyd

Linebacker
|
Buchholz
Sr.
Tyler Jefferson

Ryan Nolan

Secondary
|
Gainesville
Sr.
Tyler Jefferson

Tavares Williams

Secondary
|
Buchholz
Sr.
Tyler Jefferson

Jaden Robinson

Secondary
|
Columbia
Jr.
Tyler Jefferson

Omarion Littles

Secondary
|
Buchholz
Sr.

Coaches of The Year

Tyler Jefferson

Cornelius Ingram

Small School Coach
|
Hawthorne
Tyler Jefferson

Mark Whittemore

Big School Coach
|
Buchholz