North Crushes South Again In All-Star Prep Football

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BREVARD COUNTY • MELBOURNE, FLORIDA – The North was at it again in prep football biggest annual showcase on the Space Coast.

The North beat the South 49-0 to extend the North’s dominance to 12-3 overall in the 15^th Annual Brevard County All-Star Football Game played at Melbourne High School’s Tom McIntyre Stadium on Jan. 21.

The 49 points scored by the North team are the second most ever scored in the annual game.

The North put up 55 points in the 2004 contest.

The first All-Star football game was played in Brevard in 1996 and there was no game in 2001.

This year marked the sixth shutout of the series with the South getting goose-egged five of those times.

Officials stopped naming an MVP after the 2006 season.

Players of note in this year’s game for the North All-Stars included:

• Quarterback Vinny Smith of Merritt Island, who went 17 of 25 for 193 yards and a touchdown. Smith also rushed for a score.

•  Space Coast running back Evan Jefferson six rushed 45 yards and a touchdown and running back Markhail Bell of Astronaut rushed nine rushes for 53 yards and a touchdown to lead the North rushing attack. The North finished with 109 yards rushing on 20 carries in the game.

•  Cocoa Beach wide receiver Chris Sullivan led all receivers with eight receptions for 94 yards.

• Cocoa Beach linebacker Mike Yonkers returned an interception 62 yards and a touchdown to lead the North defense, which finished with two interceptions and five sacks. The stout defense only gave up only 80 total yards — 105 passing yards and -20  rushing yards.

•  Cocoa’s Anthony Cadore, Tyrell Denson, Mike Ferguson and Rockledge’s Jaz Gamble each had three tackles. Denson added two sacks, while Space Coast T.J. McDonald, Merritt Island’s Dan McGrath and Titusville’s Nick Urbano each added one. Rockledge’s Kenny Smith added an interception.

The North’s coaching staff was comprised of head coach Larry Laskowski of Rockledge; offensive coordinator Jimmy Hyder of Cocoa Beach, defensive coordinator and linebackers coach Jeff Urbano of Titusville;  running backs coach Matt Hall of Merritt Island; offensive line coaches Phil Price of Cocoa Beach, Gene Herring of Titusville; and Chuck Wood of Rockledge; defensive line coaches Frank Ochoa-Gonzales of Cocoa Beach; Dean Sawyer of Merritt Island Christian; defensive backs coach Kevin Freeman of Space Coast; and quality control coach Ron Stevens of Cocoa Beach.

Players of note in this year’s game for the South All-Stars included:

• Bayside’s Diante Jacobs, who led the South’s quarterback’s going 5 of 10 for 59 yards and an interception.

•  Satellite’s J.T. Washington led the South with 10 rushing attempts, but only managed 2 yards on the ground. Washington did, however, lead the South with four receptions, gaining  21 yards.

• Florida Air’s Mark Norvelis led the team in receiving yards with 51 on two receptions.

The South’s coaching staff was comprised of head coach Derek Smith of Bayside; offensive coordinator / wide receivers coach Rob Querry of Bayside; defensive coordinator Keith Barton of Palm Bay; quarterback and special teams coach Dan Oswald of Melbourne; running backs coach Craig Spenser of Satellite; offensive line coaches Mike Riazzi of MCC and Billy Palmer of Melbourne; defensive line coach Tim Powers of Eau Gallie; linebackers coach Mark Ainsley of Holy Trinity; and defensive backs coach Brian Peay of Florida Air Academy.

CLICK HERE to read about the history of the Brevard County Prep Football All-Star Game.

 

 

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