VIDEO: Nick Rittenhouse Set To Lead the Vipers

By  //  August 15, 2013

VIDEO PREP FOOTBALL SPOTLIGHT

ABOVE VIDEO: SpaceCoastDaily.com’s Matt O’Hern talks with Space Coast High’s Nick Rittenhouse, the 6-2, 210 pound quarterback of the Vipers. Rittenhouse is rated the 41st best player in Brevard County – see the complete list of the Top 85 players in the county, along with Ramon Kameka’s Top 10 Prep Football Power Rating.

BREVARD COUNTY, FLORIDA – Each week SpaceCostDaily.com will feature a Top 10 Prep Football Power Rating for the 17 schools fielding football teams on the Space Coast. 

RAMON-435-081413RAMON KAMEKA is an expert in compiling extensive information about Brevard County football athletes, Kameka assists colleges across the country evaluate area recruits. A Marine and Iraq War veteran, he has coached youth sports for 16 years. Kameka’s experience in training and developing youth athletes gives him great insight into what makes a potential college athlete. He is the co-founder of Cocoa Youth Football and Space Coast Track Stars, and his sound knowledge of fitness and sports psychology – along with his Marine training – allows him to motivate and mentor at-risk youth. A resident of Brevard County for four years, Kameka and his wife Nichelle have five children.

Brevard County football teams include Astronaut, Titusville, Space Coast, Merritt Island, Merritt Island Christian, Cocoa, Cocoa Beach, Rockledge, Viera, Eau Gallie, Holy Trinity, Melbourne, Melbourne Central Catholic, Satellite, Bayside, Palm Bay and Heritage.

Below is the Preseason Top 10 Team Power Rating and the Top 85 Prep Football Players To Watch this season on the Space Coast, in numerical order of impact.  During both training camp, and the regular season, SpaceCoastDaily.com’s team of experts will be providing an in-depth multimedia series about these players, their teams and the other personalities that makes high school football the premier sports franchise in Brevard County.

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PRESEASON TOP 10 TEAM POWER RANKING

These players are among the SpaceCoastDaily.com experts' top 85 prep football players to watch this season in Brevard County. (Images for SpaceCoastDaily.com)
These players are among the SpaceCoastDaily.com experts’ top 85 prep football players to watch this season in Brevard County. (Images for SpaceCoastDaily.com)

1. Cocoa

2. Bayside

3. Palm Bay

4. Heritage

5. Merritt Island

6. Melbourne

7. Rockledge

8. Melbourne CC

9. Satellite

10. Titusville

PRESEASON TOP 85 PLAYERS IN BREVARD COUNTY

Rank Name Position Height Weight High School Highlights
1 Freddie Booth-Lloyd OL/DT 6′ 2″ 300 Cocoa Freddy Booth-Lloyd
2 Ty Schwab OLB 6′ 2″ 208 Merritt Island Ty Schwab
3 Greg Miclisse ILB 6′ 3″ 240 Bayside Greg Miclisse
4 Tomell One OL/DE 6′ 3″ 285 Bayside Tomell One
5 Jamel Jackson DB 5′ 11″ 175 Cocoa Jamel Jackson
6 Clinton Moxam QB 6′ 1″ 195 Heritage Clinton Moxam
7 Lorenzo Pratt RB 5′ 8″ 165 Cocoa  Lorenzo Pratt
8 Lucious McKay ATH 6′ 1″ 160 Bayside Lucious McKay
9 Antoine Griffin WR 5′ 10″ 150 Cocoa Beach Antoine Griffin
10 Shaquille Jones DB 6’2″ 175 Merritt Island Shaq Jones
11 Marvin Conley CB 5′ 9″ 175 Cocoa Beach Marvin Conley
12 James Folston FS 6’2″ 190 Cocoa James Folston 
13 Jamaal Eveillard RB 5′ 9″ 184 Cocoa Beach Jamaal Eveillard
14 Alex Jasmin DB 6′ 1″ 175 Palm Bay Alex Jasmin
15 Dwane Robinson QB 6′ 1″ 172 Melbourne Dwane Robinson
16 Josh Best ATH 6′ 1″ 180 Palm Bay Josh Best
17 Nicholas Smith QB 6′ 4″ 203 Merritt Island Nicholas Smith
18 Josh Wayner QB 5′ 11″ 205 Titusville Josh Wayner
19 Tavares Parks DL 5’11” 235 Cocoa Tavares Parks
20 Antoine Rutledge RB/LB 6′ 1″ 190 Eau Gallie Antoine Rutledge
21 Dedric Witherspoon MLB 5′ 11″ 175 Heritage Dedric Witherspoon
22 Brandon Moon LB 5′ 10″ 190 Palm Bay Brandon Moon
23 Reginald Benjamin ATH 5’10” 205 Palm Bay Reginald Benjamin
24 Brandon Wright RB 5’7″ 165 Astronaut Brandon Wright
25 Traven Phillips FB 5’9″ 190 Rockledge Traven Phillips
26 Alec Laflore RB 5′ 8″ 175 MCC Alec Laflore
27 Lane Burnett DL 6’0″ 230 Cocoa Lane Burnett
28 Adam Valletutti OL 6’0″ 216 Merritt Island Adam Valletutti
29 Justin Hassell DL/LB 6’1″ 200 Astronaut Justin Hassell
30 Stephen Ralph DB 6’0″ 180 Holy Trinity Stephen Ralph
31 DeAnthony Henderson DL 5’10 260 Rockledge  
32 Colby Price LB 6’1″ 190 Merritt Island  
33 Carson Jackson WR 6’2″ 190 Melbourne  
34 Jeremy Taylor OL 5’11” 230 Cocoa  
35 Dyer Ferron LB 5′ 11″ 205 MCC  
36 Brandon Sluder TE 6′ 4″ 240 Bayside  
37 Auston Wolfe OLB 6′ 0″ 184 Heritage  
38 Dejuan Alexander DE 6′ 2″ 188 Heritage  
39 Tommy Cobb WR 6′ 0″ 175 Titusville  
40 Tyler Allen QB 6′ 3″ 192 Satellite Beach  
41 Nick Rittenhouse QB 6′ 2″ 210 Space Coast  
42 Sergey Poroshin FS 6′ 2″ 195 Cocoa Beach  
43 Darion Andre DB 5′ 11″ 175 Bayside  
44 Johnny Batch DB 6′ 0″ 175 Merritt Island  
45 Carlos Carmichael DE 6′ 3″ 191 Titusville  
46 Stanley Davis OL 6′ 1″ 285 Cocoa  
47 Ethan Self OL 6’3″ 260 MCC  
48 Parker Kempfer QB 6′ 1″ 170 Melbourne  
49 DJ Johnson WR 6′ 2″ 170 Bayside  
50 Brian Fallace QB 6′ 3″ 194 Palm Bay  
51 Cody Dentmon QB 5′ 9″ 157 Viera  
52 Jean Joseph DE 6′ 4″ 335 Bayside  
53 Deandre Floyd FS 5′ 11″ 190 Titusville  
54 Greg Gompers DE 6′ 1″ 205 Cocoa Beach  
55 Dymond Thomas S 6′ 0″ 210 Bayside  
56 Quentez Keels DB 6′ 0″ 170 Astronaut  
57 Brandon Ward OL 6′ 2″ 265 Bayside  
58 Andrew Bocci DB 5′ 10″ 160 Merritt Island  
59 Dimitric Bailey DE 6′ 2″ 215 Cocoa  
60 Colton Easterling OL 6′ 2″ 280 Bayside  
61 Brent Diamond DE/LB 6′ 1″ 215 Melbourne  
62 Shaq Senior OLB 6′ 2″ 200 Bayside  
63 William Harrell RB 5′ 10″ 177 Bayside  
64 Jeremy Taylor OL 5′ 11″ 230 Cocoa  
65 Kelvin Williams DB 6′ 2″ 180 Palm Bay  
66 JR Norman TE 6’3″ 190 Satellite Beach  
67 Mike Prater RB 5′ 11″ 179 Viera  
68 Le’Troy Wolters DT 6′ 2″ 205 Palm Bay  
69 Jahari Thomas OL 6’1″ 345 Cocoa  
70 Austin Perlmen WR 6’0″ 165 MCC  
71 Laquavious Green LB 5’9″ 185 Space Coast  
72 Arthur Wells DT 5′ 10″ 225 Cocoa  
73 Ayshad Thornton LB 5′ 11″ 195 Melbourne  
74 PJ Kellum FS 5′ 10″ 175 Merritt Island  
75 Garret Miner II OL 6′ 1″ 300 Merritt Island  
76 Diavante Welch FS 5′ 9″ 172 Melbourne  
77 Devonte Phillips LB 5′ 10″ 200 Bayside  
78 Gordon Macy LB 5′ 11″ 175 Merritt Island  
79 Javontae Jackson OL 6′ 4″ 345 Cocoa  
80 Sage Kempfer OL/DL 5’11” 216 MCC  
81 Jared Hagerty K 6′ 0″ 160 Titusville  
82 Jonel Battle FB 5′ 10″ 180 Merritt Island  
83 Matt Adams K 6′ 3″ 160 Cocoa  
84 Wesley Krause MLB 5′ 10″ 195 Space Coast  
85 Jarrett Baron K 6′ 1″ 181 Bayside