High school coaches from Pasco County Schools recently announced Sunshine Athletic Conference (SAC) All-Conference Teams, Athletes of the Year and Coaches of the Year, for the 2019-2020 fall sports season.
Selections were made for both the East and West division.
The following high schools from The Laker/Lutz News coverage area were represented in the East: Cypress Creek, Land O’ Lakes, Pasco, Sunlake, Wesley Chapel, Wiregrass Ranch and Zephyrhills.
Here is a listing of boys team and individual recipients within The Laker/Lutz News coverage area for football, cross-country, golf, and swimming & diving.
(NOTE: The Laker/Lutz News will publish the Girls All-Conference listings in its Dec. 25 edition)
Fall Sports (Boys)
SAC East All-Conference Football
Team Champion: Wiregrass Ranch
Coach of the Year: Mark Kantor, Wiregrass Ranch
Offensive Player of the Year: Keith Walker, Wiregrass Ranch
Defensive Player of the Year: Dylan Ridolph, Wiregrass Ranch
First-Team Offense
QB: Ethan Forrester, Land O’ Lakes, senior
RB: Zyre Roundtree, Zephyrhills, junior
RB: Zach Spicer, Sunlake, senior
WR: Keith Walker, Wiregrass Ranch, senior
WR: Maguire Anderson, junior
TE: Brett Gwinn, Land O’ Lakes, senior
OL: Connor Lenczden, Wiregrass Ranch, senior
OL: Demetrius Wright, Zephyrhills, senior
OL: Cody Rand, Pasco, senior
OL: Robert Gibb, Wiregrass Ranch, senior
OL: Tyre’ Brooks, Wesley Chapel, junior
First-Team Defense/Special Teams
DL: Hunter Feiden, Sunlake, senior
DL: Demetrius Wright, Zephyrhills, senior
DL: Gavin Paul, Wesley Chapel, sophomore
DL: Tyler Hayes, Wiregrass Ranch, senior
LB: Dylan Ridolph, Wiregrass Ranch, senior
LB: Brenden Maddox, Wesley Chapel, senior
LB: Amir Burgess, Pasco, junior
LB: Nick Sheldon, Wesley Chapel, sophomore
DB: Jonavon Tillis, Wiregrass Ranch, senior
DB: Tre Gallimore, Zephyrhills, junior
DB: JT Anderson, Wesley Chapel, senior
P: Fletcher Martin, Wesley Chapel, senior
K: Fletcher Martin, Wesley Chapel, senior
Utility: Jelani Vassell, Wesley Chapel, senior
Second-Team Offense
QB: Rocco Becht, Wiregrass Ranch, sophomore
RB: Nate Miller, Wiregrass Ranch, senior
RB: Jovanni Addison, Cypress Creek, senior
WR: Julian Gonzalez, Wiregrass Ranch, senior
WR: Jalen Warren, Cypress Creek, senior
TE: David Meyer, Sunlake, senior
OL: Jarrin Galyan, Zephyrhills, junior
OL: Noah Smith, Cypress Creek, senior
OL: Josh Hood, Wiregrass Ranch, senior
OL: Isaac Tavo, Land O’ Lakes, junior
OL: James Mancebo, Sunlake, sophomore
Second-Team Defense/Special Teams
DL: Zavian Mckinnon, Land O’ Lakes, junior
DL: Sebastian Bromonte, Cypress Creek, senior
DL: Cayman Wiseman, Sunlake, senior
DL: Tyre’ Brooks, Wesley Chapel, junior
LB: Tyler Mesnekoff, Wiregrass Ranch, senior
LB: Jalen Warren, Cypress Creek, senior
LB: Mitch Hammond, Sunlake, sophomore
LB: Damian Riewold, Sunlake, senior
DB: Isaiah Ramsey, Wesley Chapel, senior
DB: Jelani Vasell, Wesley Chapel, senior
DB: Jacob Schwarz, Sunlake, senior
P: Jacob Schwarz, Sunlake, senior
K: Adam Mihalek, Wiregrass Ranch, junior
Utility: Tre Gallimore, Zephyrhills, junior
Honorable Mention
Maguire Neal, Zephyrhills, sophomore
SAC East All-Conference Boys’ Cross-Country
Team Champion: Sunlake
Coach of the Year: Randall Reeves, Sunlake
Runner of the Year: Sebastian Hernandez, Wiregrass Ranch
First-Team
Colby Robbins, Sunlake, sophomore
Kaden Knopp, Sunlake, senior
Sebastian Hernandez, Wiregrass Ranch, junior
Drew Knobl, Sunlake, senior
Brandon Castillo, Land O’ Lakes, junior
Gavin Kennedy, Sunlake, senior
Edward Scheid, Sunlake, senior
Second-Team
Joseph Hoppe, Zephyrhills, senior
Alex Pena, Sunlake, freshman
Justin Ludwig, Cypress Creek, sophomore
Albert La Red, Sunlake, senior
Jacob Mong, Sunlake, senior
Braden Mitchell, Land O’ Lakes, junior
Joseph Abradovich, Land O’ Lakes, junior
Honorable Mention
Patrick Steams, Pasco, junior
Patrick Foti, Wesley Chapel, freshman
SAC East All-Conference Boys’ Golf
Team Champion: Zephyrhills
Coach of the Year: Jeff Hupp, Zephyrhills
Golfer of the Year: Roddy Kight, Zephyrhills
First-Team
Roddy Kight, Zephyrhills, senior
Max Barile, Sunlake, junior
Fab Laude, Wiregrass Ranch, junior
Jarrod Smith, Cypress Creek, senior
TJ Floberg, Pasco, junior
Alec Damien, Wiregrass Ranch, senior
Second-Team
Brady Nipps, Sunlake, sophomore
Christian Hupp, Zephyrhills, junior
Scott Atkins, Pasco, junior
Dylan Brooks, Wesley Chapel, senior
Aidan Brooks, Wiregrass Ranch, freshman
Honorable Mention
Michael Depue, Land O’ Lakes, junior
SAC East All-Conference Boys’ Swimming & Diving
Team Champion: Land O’ Lakes
Coach of the Year: James Finn, Land O’ Lakes
Swimmer of the Year: Zuri Ramsey, Land O’ Lakes
Diver of the Year: Mason Gandy, Land O’ Lakes
First-Team
200 Medley Relay: (Sunlake) — Jay Jay Fonnotto, senior; Sammy Grimme, sophomore; Colin Wilkins, senior; Dominic Ortanez, senior
200 Freestyle: Clyde Crouse, Cypress Creek, junior
200 Individual Medley: Colin Wilkins, Sunlake, senior
50 Freestyle: Zuri Ramsey, Land O’ Lakes, junior
100 Butterfly: Jay Jay Fonnotto, Sunlake, senior
100 Freestyle: Zuri Ramsey, Land O’ Lakes, junior
500 Freestyle: Clyde Crouse, Cypress Creek, junior
200 Freestyle Relay: (Sunlake) — Jay Jay Fonnotto, senior; Sammy Grimme, sophomore; Colin Wilkins, senior; Dominic Ortanez, senior
100 Backstroke: Jay Jay Fonnotto, Sunlake, senior
100 Breaststroke: Griffin Sutek, Land O’ Lakes, junior
400 Freestyle Relay: (Wiregrass Ranch) — Douglas Lankton, junior; Noah Porter, sophomore; Kevin Chen, sophomore; Manny Silva, junior
Diver: Mason Gandy, Land O’ Lakes, junior
Second-Team
200 Medley Relay: (Land O’ Lakes) – Michael McCloskey, freshman; Evan Hobson, senior; Justin Crouch, senior, Logan Beatty, senior
200 Freestyle: Jack Kaatze, Land O’ Lakes, senior
200 Individual Medley: Matt Gomez, Wiregrass Ranch, junior
50 Freestyle: Charles Fields, Wesley Chapel, senior
100 Butterfly: Charles Fields, Wesley Chapel, senior
100 Freestyle: Houston Neal, Zephyrhills, senior
500 Freestyle: Matt Gomez, Wiregrass Ranch, junior
200 Freestyle Relay: (Wesley Chapel) – Charles Fields, senior; Izek Thomas, junior; Dominic Slay, junior; Alexander Hayden, senior
100 Backstroke: Ravidu Idippili-Pathiran, Land O’ Lakes, senior
100 Breaststroke: Alex Thai, Sunlake, freshman
400 Freestyle Relay: (Land O’ Lakes) – Michael McCloskey, freshman; Logan Beatty, senior; Sebastian Arbelaez, junior, Jake Conroy, freshman
Diver: Nicky Vreeland, Cypress Creek, sophomore
Honorable Mention
Andrew Fisher, Pasco, sophomore
Published December 18, 2019
