The Sunshine Athletic Conference (SAC) All-Conference football teams recently were announced for the 2018 season.
Selections were made by high school coaches for both the East and West division, reflecting Pasco County’s 14 public high schools.
The following 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.
The Zephyrhills Bulldogs (11-1) were awarded SAC East team champions after finishing the regular season undefeated and reaching the second round of the Class 5A playoffs; Bulldogs third-year head coach Nick Carroll was awarded SAC East coach of the year.
Zephyrhills also registered the most All-Conference selections with 14, followed by Wiregrass Ranch and Land O’ Lakes, each with nine selections.
Meanwhile, Land O’ Lakes senior running back Kyle Leivas was named SAC offensive player of the year — rushing for 1,252 yards and 12 touchdowns on 184 carries (6.8 yards per carry), and catching 16 passes for 239 yards and three touchdowns.
Wiregrass Ranch junior linebacker Dylan Ridolph was named SAC defensive player of the year — registering a county-leading 22 sacks along with 82 total tackles; his career total of 37 sacks (12 as a sophomore) is a Pasco County record.
SAC East All-Conference Teams
Team Champion: Zephyrhills High School
Coach of the Year: Nick Carroll, Zephyrhills
Offensive Player of the Year: Kyle Leivas, Land O’ Lakes
Defensive Player of the Year: Dylan Ridolph, Wiregrass Ranch
First-Team
Offense:
QB – Doug Crawford, Zephyrhills, senior
RB – Kyle Leivas, Land O’ Lakes, senior
RB – Cartrell Strong, Zephyrhills, senior
WR – Jelani Vassell, Wesley Chapel, junior
WR – Ja’Quan Sheppard, Zephyrhills, senior
OL – Seth Petty, Wesley Chapel, senior
OL – Ethan Vest, Zephyrhills, senior
OL – Tyler Verscharen, Sunlake, senior
OL –Taivon Jackson, Sunlake, senior
OL – Demetrius Wright, Zephyrhills, junior
TE – Steven Mira, Wesley Chapel, junior
Utility/Athlete- Tre’Pavis Mobley, Zephyrhills, senior
Defense:
DL – Dylan Ridolph, Wiregrass Ranch, junior
DL – Tyler Wittish, Wesley Chapel, senior
DL – Samuel Bergeron, Zephyrhills, senior
DL – Kasean Ridgel, Wiregrass Ranch, senior
LB – Myron Bloom, Land O’ Lakes, junior
LB —Grant Henderson, Sunlake, senior
LB – Caleb Keeling, Zephyrhills, senior
LB – Brenden Maddox, Wesley Chapel, junior
DB – Jelani Vassell, Wesley Chapel, junior
DB – Nathan Howard, Land O’ Lakes, senior
DB – Jacquez Mobley, Pasco, senior
P – Clark Cooley, Sunlake, senior
K – Collin Corrao, Land O’ Lakes, senior
Second-Team
Offense:
QB – Ethan Forrester, Land O’ Lakes, junior
RB – Nathan Miller, Wiregrass Ranch, junior
RB – Woodjy Colas, Sunlake, senior
WR — Jacob Neary, Land O’ Lakes, senior
WR— Tyreese Wigfall, Zephyrhills, senior
OL – Corbin Doers, Land O’ Lakes, senior
OL – Connor Lenczden, Wiregrass Ranch, junior
OL – Barit Dhungana, Wiregrass Ranch, junior
OL – Robert Gibb, Wiregrass Ranch, junior
OL – Trevor Jones, Land O’ Lakes, senior
TE – Johnathan Hoback, Sunlake, senior
Utility/Athlete – Jacquez Mobley, Pasco, senior
Defense:
DL – Jonathan Wallace, Sunlake, sophomore
DL – Alex Wingbigler, Zephyrhills, senior
DL – Tim Johnson, Pasco, senior
DL – Devin Santana, Cypress Creek, senior
LB – Cameron Lee, Wiregrass Ranch, senior
LB – Ja’varrius Wilson, Zephyrhills, senior
LB – Tyler Verscharen, Sunlake, senior
LB – Clayton Hendriksen, Land O’ Lakes, senior
DB – Cartrell Strong, Zephyrhills, senior
DB – Dorien Green Wiregrass Ranch, senior
DB – Ja’Quan Sheppard, Zephyrhills, senior
P – Tyreese Wigfall, Zephyrhills, senior
K – Hayden Wills, Wiregrass Ranch, senior
Published December 19, 2018
