- Scott Perry was named the 2025 Florida Dairy Farmers Football Coach-of-the-Year after leading Lake Mary to a 12-3 record and their first Class 7A state championship.
- Lake Mary coach Scott Perry earned 2025 Florida Dairy Farmers Coach-of-the-Year honors with a 153-72 record over 20 years and his first state title win.
- Hawthorne's Cornelius Ingram, the Rural Coach of the Year, finished fifth in the voting after leading the Hornets to their third state title in four years.
- Hawthorne's Richard Roundtree Jr., the Rural Class Player of the Year, finished seventh in voting.
Lake Mary High School quarterback Noah Grubbs has been named the 2025 Florida Dairy Farmers Mr. Football following a final round of voting by a statewide panel of high school football coaches and media representatives.
Grubbs, who was previously selected as the Class 7A Player of the Year, helped Lake Mary to a 12-3 record and the school’s first state title by completing 234-of-402 passes for 3,250 yards and 40 touchdowns with 12 interceptions. He completed his four-year varsity career with 11,537 passing yards and 143 touchdown passes.
The University of Notre Dame signee captured 14 of the 30 first-place votes and finished with 209 points. Class 2A POY Xander Edwards, a sophomore from The Bolles School in Jacksonville, was the runner-up, receiving eight first-place votes and finishing with 123 points.
Edwards rushed for 2,629 yards on 265 carries (9.9 avg,) with 44 TDs and also caught 17 passes for 211 yards for the 2A state runner-up Bulldogs (13-2).
Richard Roundtree Jr. of Hawthorne, the Rural Class POY, finished seventh in the voting with 25 points. The sophomore completed 174-of-266 passes for 2,581 yards with 30 TDs and 7 interceptions for the Rural state champion Hornets (11-1).
Scott Perry of Lake Mary High School has been named the 2025 Florida Dairy Farmers Football Coach-of-the-Year following a final round of voting by a statewide panel of high school football coaches and media representatives.
Perry, a Lake Mary alum in his 20th year as head coach at the school, led his team to a 12-3 record and the Class 7A state championship. It was Lake Mary’s first state title and came a year after finishing as the state runner-up in the school’s first state championship game appearance. He has posted a 153-72 record in his two decades at the school.
Perry, who was earlier named Class 7A Coach-of-the-Year, received 11 first-place votes and 156 points to finish ahead of Class 3A Coach-of-the-Year Donovan Masline of 3A state champion Raines (Jacksonville), who picked up 10 first-place votes and 147 points.
Hawthorne’s Cornelius Ingram, the Rural Coach of the Year, finished fifth in the voting with 52 points after leading the Hornets to their third state title in four years. In 10 years at the school, Ingram has compiled a 104-22 record with three state championships (2020-21-25) and three state runner-up finishes.
2025 FINAL VOTING RESULTS (Note: Points awarded on a 10-7-5 basis)
Player Total Points 1st 2nd 3rd
Noah Grubbs, Lake Mary 209 14 7 4
Xander Edwards, The Bolles School 123 8 4 3
TJ Cole, Raines 87 3 6 3
Dereon Coleman, Jones 62 1 6 2
Mason Mallory, St. Thomas Aquinas 54 2 2 4
Jyron Hughley, Cardinal Newman 54 1 2 6
Richard Roundtree, Hawthorne 25 1 0 3
Marcus Stracke, American Heritage-Delray 22 0 1 3
Javian Mallory, West Boca Raton 12 0 1 1
Past Mr. Football Winners:
1992 – Jammi German, Ft. Myers
1993 – Shevin Wiggins, Bradenton Manatee
1994 – Daunte Culpepper, Ocala Vanguard
1995 – Frankie Franklin, Jacksonville Sandalwood
1996 – Travis Henry, Frostproof
1997 – Zain Gilmore, Tampa Robinson
1998 – Anquan Boldin, Pahokee
1999 – Willie Green, Kissimmee Osceola
2000 – Adrian McPherson, Bradenton Southeast
2001 – Leon Washington, Jacksonville Jackson
2002 – Andre Reese, Pierson Taylor
2003 – Xavier Lee, Daytona Seabreeze
2004 – Antone Smith, Pahokee
2005 – Tim Tebow, Ponte Vedra Nease
2006 – Robert Marve, Tampa Plant
2007 – Jacory Harris, Miami Northwestern
2008 – A.J. Graham, Tallahassee Godby
2009 – Matt Elam, William T. Dwyer
2010 – Quentin Williams, Tampa Jefferson
2011 – Randy “Duke” Johnson, Miami Norland
2012 – Derrick Henry, Yulee High School
2013 – Dalvin Cook, Miami Booker T. Washington
2014 – D’Andre Johnson, First Coast
2015 – DeShawn Smith, Nature Coast Tech
2016 – Nick Tronti, Ponte Vedra
2017 – Bryce Carpenter, Venice
2018 – Carson Beck, Mandarin
2019 – Demarkcus Bowman, Lakeland
2020 – Trey Wainwright, Niceville
2021 – Jaylon Glover, Lake Gibson
2022 – Creed Whittemore, Buchholz
2023 — Jayvan Boggs, Cocoa
2024 – Brady Hart, Cocoa
2025 FINAL VOTING RESULTS (Note: Points awarded on a 10-7-5 basis)
Player Total Points 1st 2nd 3rd
Scott Perry, Lake Mary 156 11 3 5
Donovan Masline, Raines 147 10 6 1
Jack Daniels, Cardinal Newman 94 1 7 7
Roger Harriott, St. Thomas Aquinas 61 3 3 2
Cornelius Ingram, Hawthorne 52 2 1 5
Jared Clark, Cardinal Mooney 37 1 1 4
Elijah Williams, Jones 36 1 3 1
Dylan Potts, West Boca Raton 19 0 2 1
Jonathan King, American Heritage-Delray 15 1 0 1
Past Football Coaches of the Year:
1992 – Wally Dunne, Coral Springs
1993 – Paul Maechtle, Bradenton Southeast
1994 – Rod Shafer, Lake Wales
1995 – Bob Withrow, Jacksonville Sandalwood
1996 – Robby Pruitt, Union County
1997 – Danny Green, Lake City Columbia
1998 – Bill Castle, Lakeland
1999 – Milton Watson, Glades Central
2000 – Nick Coleman, Venice
2001 – Al Morrell, Clewiston
2002 – Richard Wood, Tampa Wharton
2003 – Bill Kramer, Naples
2004 – Bill Castle, Lakeland
2005 – Joey Wiles, St. Augustine
2006 – Robert Weiner, Tampa Plant
2007 – Billy Rolle, Miami Northwestern
2008 – Robert Weiner, Tampa Plant
2009 – John Wilkinson, Cocoa
2010 – Dale Salapa, Orlando Dr. Phillips
2011 – Robert Craft, Tallahassee, North Florida Christian
2012 – Tim Harris, Sr., Miami Booker T. Washington
2013 – Tim Harris, Sr., Miami Booker T. Washington
2014 – Tim Harris, Jr., Miami Booker T. Washington
2015 – Deran Wiley, Raines
2016 – Billy Rolle, Southridge
2017 – John Peacock, Venice
2018 – Bobby Ramsey, Mandarin
2019 – Cameron Duke, Edgewater
2020 – Eric Lodge, Seminole
2021 – Matt Thompson, Tampa Jesuit
2022 – Bill Castle, Lakeland
2023 – Travis Roland, Mainland
2024 – Teddy Bridgewater, Miami Northwestern