The Sunshine Athletic Conference, which is made up of the 14 public high school athletic programs in Pasco County, announced its 2023 Fall All-Conference Teams and Players, voted on by the sports’ respective coaches. The awards are split into East and West divisions of the county. Here are the East Division first teams and the players and coaches of the year.
Football
Team Champion: Zephyrhills
Offensive Player of the Year: Luke Knight, Wiregrass Ranch
Defensive Player of the Year: Milton Garcia, Cypress Creek
Coach of the Year: Nick Carroll, Zephyrhills
Offense
QB – Luke Knight, Wiregrass Ranch
RB – Malachi Askin, Cypress Creek
RB – Cody Gwinn, Land O’ Lakes
WR – Isaiah Riggins, Wiregrass Ranch
WR – D.J. Pickett, Zephyrhills
TE – Zach Merriman, Sunlake
OL – Jaeden Ortiz, Wiregrass Ranch
OL – Austin Slusher, Cypress Creek
OL – Christian Starkey, Wiregrass Ranch
OL – Juan Torres, Pasco
OL – Logan Lagrone, Zephyrhills
K – Cameron Canard, Cypress Creek
P – Trevor Harden, Land O’ Lakes
UTL – Tristan Lennon, Zephyrhills
Defense
DL – David Kirk, Cypress Creek
DL – D.J. Pope, Pasco
DL – Khalial Buckenroth, Wiregrass Ranch
DL – Khris Cruz, Land O’ Lakes
LB – Ola Omoloye, Wiregrass Ranch
LB – Coy Martin, Cypress Creek
LB – Lukas Colella, Zephyrhills
LB – Leroy Vickers, Pasco
DB – D.J. Pickett, Zephyrhills
DB – Milton Garcia, Cypress Creek
DB – Roman Sercu, Cypress Creek
Volleyball
Team Champion: Sunlake
Player of the Year: Brooke Ashkenase, Wesley Chapel
Coach of the Year: Elyse Garcia-Zapata, Sunlake
First Team
Brooke Ashkenase, Wesley Chapel
Annabella Grace Korta, Wesley Chapel
Izabella Horruitiner, Land O’ Lakes
Amelia Snider, Sunlake
Sofia Sierra, Sunlake
Emily Teets, Wesley Chapel
Zayda Thomas, Sunlake
Boys Golf
Team Champion: Wesley Chapel
Golfer of the Year: Connor Newbold, Cypress Creek
Coach of the Year: Josh Raskopf, Wesley Chapel
First team
Connor Newbold, Cypress Creek
Colin Mead, Wiregrass Ranch
Tien Do, Wesley Chapel
Carter Boynton, Wesley Chapel
Max Haines, Sunlake
Girls Golf
Team Champion: Sunlake
Golfer of the Year: Alyssa Mixon, Sunlake
Coach of the Year: Austi Dial, Sunlake
First team
Alyssa Mixon, Sunlake
Hailey Stricker, Sunlake
Skylar Lee, Cypress Creek
Darien Jeffrey, Pasco
Brooklyn Beckstead, Wiregrass Ranch
Boys Cross-Country
Team Champion: Sunlake
Runner of the Year: Will Poe, Zephyrhills
Coach of the Year: Randal Reeves, Sunlake
First team
Will Poe, Zephyrhills
Skylar Manatt, Cypress Creek
Dylan Powell, Cypress Creek
Christian Hindman, Sunlake
Cade Culpepper, Sunlake
Aaron Barnes, Cypress Creek
Joshua Hindman, Sunlake
Girls Cross-Country
Team Champion: Sunlake
Runner of the Year: Ava Schmitt, Wiregrass Ranch
Coach of the Year: Randal Reeves, Sunlake
First team
Ava Schmitt, Wiregrass Ranch
Abigail Williams, Sunlake
Katelin Wilcox, Sunlake
Natalia Gaona-Zelaya, Wiregrass Ranch
Lydia Vincent, Zephyrhills
Thalia Kushman, Land O’ Lakes
Kaitlyn Zabrocki, Sunlake
Boys Swimming
Team Champion: Sunlake
Swimmer of the Year: Cayden DeTillo, Sunlake
Diver of the Year: Blake Zevin, Sunlake
Coach of the Year: Guerby Ruuske, Sunlake
First team
200 Medley Relay – Cayden Detillo, Brayden Morsey, George Patrocinio, Connor Canfield, Sunlake
200 Freestyle – Cayden DeTillo, Sunlake
200 Individual Medley – Juan Benitez, Sunlake
50 Freestyle – Huy Duong, Sunlake
100 Freestyle – Connor Canfield, Sunlake
100 Butterfly – Juan Benitez, Sunlake
500 Freestyle – Jackson Porter, Wiregrass Ranch
200 Freestyle Relay – Owen Kerrigan, Braden Morsey, George Patrocinio, Connor Canfield, Sunlake
100 Backstroke – Cayden DeTillo, Sunlake
100 Breaststroke – George Patrocinio, Sunlake
400 Freestyle Relay – Huy Duong, Cayden DeTillo, Connor Canfield, Juan Benitez, Sunlake
Girls Swimming
Team Champion: Land O’ Lakes
Swimmer of the Year: Regan Bright, Sunlake
Diver of the Year: Emily Coss, Land O’ Lakes
Coach of the Year: Jill Hebert, Land O’ Lakes
First team
200 Medley Relay – Regan Bright, Reagan Faiella, Ava Edwards, Jena Ruste, Sunlake
200 Freestyle – Ava Edwards, Sunlake
200 Individual Medley – Regan Bright, Sunlake
50 Freestyle – Jordyn Rolle, Wesley Chapel
100 Butterfly – Regan Bright, Sunlake
100 Freestyle – Callie Trussler, Sunlake
500 Freestyle – Sadie Minich, Wesley Chapel
200 Freestyle Relay – Abigail Hahm, Katie Purcell, Emily Coss, Emelia D’Allesio, Land O’ Lakes
100 Backstroke – Kylie Naramore, Cypress Creek
100 Breaststroke – Sadie Minich, Wesley Chapel
400 Freestyle Relay – Regan Bright, Ava Edwards, Callie Trussler, Jena Ruste, Sunlake
Published November 22, 2023
