CHAMPIONS: ALL-MOCOFOOTBALL 2017
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2017 ALL-MOCOFOOTBALL 2nd TEAM
QB - Markel Grant - Watkins Mill
RB: Lovell Djieya - Wheaton (203 carries 1,400 yards rushing lead county and 12 TDs)
RB: TD-Ayo Durajaiye - Damascus (Rushed for 1200 yards, 19 TD’s, and almost 10 yards per carry.)
WR: Brendan McGonagle - QO
WR: Demetrius Rush - Watkins Mill
WR: Alphonso Foray - Northwest
TE: Matt Betterelli - Damascus
OL: Ryan Benjamin - Seneca Valley
OL: Zach Zeranski - Poolesville
OL: Everett Stubblefield - Sherwood
OL: Erick Lowe - Magruder
OL: Abraham Diaz - Wheaton
DL: Desmond Johnson - QO
DL: Ibrahim Kouyate - Seneca Valley
DL: Sabio Amah - Magruder
DL: Jordon Foreman - Paint Branch
LB: Greg Bullard - Northwest
LB: Bryce Hamilton - Blake (104 tackles, 79 solo)
LB: Manasseh Jouquin - Seneca Valley
LB: Tyler Terry - QO
DB: Sidrick Ofori - Gaithersburg
DB: Collin Gallagher - Damascus
DB: Aaron Green - QO
DB: Michael Smith - Watkins Mill
K: Junior Baires - Damascus
P: Manasseh Jouquin - Seneca Valley
ATH: Aziz Diomande - WJ
2017 ALL-MOCOFOOTBALL HONORABLE MENTION
QB: Chris Craddock (NW), Norman Douglas Jr (PB), Spencer Silverstein (RM), Matthew Siff (BLR), John Allen Furgeson (DAM), Terrell Simms (BLK), Trevon Ruffin (SPR)
RB: Marquez Cooper (QO), Carleton Thomas (BLK), Gage Dickens (DAM), Isaac Smith (BLK), Shavon Cameron (WHE), Chris Watkins (BLR), Devin Carone (WW), Dominic Best (SPR).
WR/TE: Norval Black (NW), Nashton Datis (BLR), Jermaine Douglas (MAG), Sam Garrett (PV), Ebrahim Cham (EIN), Maada Kposowa (BLR), Chris Webb (SHR), Andrew Welch (CHU), Anthony Frazier (GB), Eljohn Ward (BLK), Andrew Pace (ROC)
OL: Jean Germain (PB), Andrew Irvin (NW), Logan Moyer (QO), Noah Davis (SPR), Brian Hannable (BLK), Billy Boyd (BLK), Sean Rogers (DAM), Brady Callahan (BLR), Logan Masaya (BLR), Diego Turcios (SV), Brian Evans (CLA), Abubakar Audu (RM), Aaron Beckwith (SV)
K/P: Evan Judge (QO), Ricky Morri (BLR), Lucas Bautista (CHU)
DL: Ricardo Molina (EIN), John Luke Iglesies (WW), Pawel Sloboda (WHE), Samuel Ntui (PB), Ryan Kasten (PV), Paul Purkey (DAM), Treavon Parsons (RM), Igor Torrenzan (BLK), Avery Reeves-Williams (DL), Oly Okombi (BLR), Thomas Oram (PV), Aimrick Nya (SPR), Travis Zinn (PV), Fio Tranquill (CHU), Noah Fein (DL), DeAndre Jules (NW).
LB: Spencer Newman (SHR), Ben Lokos (DAM), Emari Davis (WHE), Miles Prather (CLA), Jordan Pumphrey (GB), Joseph Bass (SPR), Colin Hemingway (PV), Gerald Wade (QO), Alec Reyes (BLK),Shazali Audu (RM), Andrew Juarez (MAG), Aiden Beall (DAM), Julian Romero (SV), Rigie Ramirez (EIN), Brandon Ntankeu (BLR)
DB: AJ Woods (NW), Charlie Brill (PV), Jamal Snowden (SV), Bryant Kang (BLR), Dontay Hunt (SPR), Gordan Ekue (WHE), Elijah Maith (CLA), Brandon Lejeune (BLK), Tre'Von Stewart (SPR), Glenn Mandere (PV)
DID WE MISS ANYONE?
As it goes with every season-end "team," player snubs occur. Join the MOCOFB community on our message board and discuss our 1st Team and the greats we missed. Use hashtag #MOCOSNUB on twitter.
High-quality photos from the photoshoot are available for purchase. These photos accompany each All-MoCofootball player's certificate. They can even be subliminally printed on towels, blankets, mugs, and shirts. They'd make great presents for friends & family. Contact Reggie Hildred via email and check out InnerVision Photography to inquire about the photos.
The All-MOCOFOOTBALL Team is the annual selection by the MOCOFB Team ("the committee") supported by the nominations of the Montgomery County Maryland high school football coaches. Factored in the selection/evaluation process include individual statistics, team successes versus tough competition, and coaches' recommendations.
SPECIAL THANKS: Damon Anderson, Matthew Miller, Reggie Hildred (photography), Alexis Magill of Quincy's Bar & Grille of Gaithersburg, Kevin Grant, the football coaches of Montgomery County public school teams especially John Kelley, Michael Brown, Deshawn Anderson, Michael Bonavia, Ernie Williams, Ray Fowle, Robert Plante, Fred Kim, Kreg Kephart, Andrew Fields, Josh Klotz, Jason Lomax, Dave Fyock, Ed Murray, Eric Wallich, Greg Frazier, Michael Neubeiser, Willie Williams, Greg Papadopoulos, Chris Grier, Mike Nesmith, Eddie Tolliver, the players, the alumni, the parents, the fans.
-Michael Cornejo
Director/Founder
MOCOFOOTBALL.COM
December 2017
for Papa, Salamat Po.
KENDELL BONNER, QUINCE ORCHARD
MOST VALUABLE PLAYER
Kendell "Doc" Bonner led Quince Orchard to back-to-back appearances in the 4A State title game. Dual-threat senior quarterback threw for 2,200+ yards and 789 rush yards, accounting for 42 total touchdowns (26 pass/15 rush/1 receiving). Also voted 4A Coaches All-League MVP and a 1st Team Washington Post All-Met. Committed to Dartmouth College.
QUARTERBACK | SENIOR
GRANT SAYLOR – THOMAS S. WOOTTON
OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Papadopoulos: "3-year varsity starter. Led MoCo and the DMV in passing with 3,103 yards, 32 TDs, 8 INTs (only, in 330 attempts!), 263 rushing yards, 5 TDs in 10 games (while some other QBs got more. Played with a patchwork offensive line (multiple first year varsity players), without him we win maybe 2 games. Was voted the 4A [All-League] offensive player of the year by the coaches."
RUNNING BACK | SENIOR
JUWON FARRI – NORTHWEST
97 carries, 923 yards (9.5 yards per carry) 13 TD’s in 9 games, 10 receptions, 159, 2 TD’s & 3 KO returns for TD’s. Committed to Monmouth University.
RUNNING BACK | SENIOR
CONNELL OBERMAN – POOLESVILLE
Rushed for over 1,300 yards just behind Wheaton's Lovell Djieya for the Montgomery County lead. Scored 13 total touchdowns (12 rushing). MoCo coaches honored him as the 3A-2A Player of the Year. 4.0 GPA and high test scores, top level track/field athlete (sprints and discus), captain, serves as a mentor to a local elementary school student and meets with him weekly on his own time.
WIDE RECEIVER | SENIOR
DARYN ALEXANDER – RICHARD MONTGOMERY
38 receptions, 888 yards (23.4 avg), 12 TDs. Defensively, Alexander accounted for 46 tackles, 3 interceptions, 2 forced fumbles, 1 fumble recovery.
WIDE RECEIVER | JUNIOR
NOELLY MILER – THOMAS S. WOOTTON
74 receptions, 1,266 yards, 14 TDs, led county in receiving yards and TDs. 1st team last year all-county last year, voted on the 4A MoCo 1st-team by the coaches.
WIDE RECEIVER | SENIOR
ELIJAH TRENT – THOMAS S. WOOTTON
76 receptions, 1,203 yards, 12 TDs, two-way starter, hardly left the field for us between WR, S, KR. Second leading tackler on defense, 3 INTs. Had 12 D1 scholarship offers, 11 as a WR, 1 as a DB, committed to Villanova. Was voted on the 4A MoCo 1st-team by the coaches.
TIGHT END | SENIOR
RUDY NGOUGNI – MONTGOMERY BLAIR
15 YPC and 2 TD's, 44 tackles, 10 TFLs, 4.5 Sacks, 8 Hurries, 6 PD. Voted MVP by his teammates.
OFFENSIVE LINE | SENIOR
NIKO BERNS – NORTHWEST
Northwest's anchor offensive lineman. Neubeiser: "[Niko] never graded out lower than 90% this season."
OFFENSIVE LINE | SENIOR
MIKE FIERSTEIN – QUINCE ORCHARD
Fierstein was the heart & soul for a QO line that produced two 1000-yard rushers over the past 2 years. The senior captain played a chunk of the year with a pulled shoulder and didn't miss a beat.
"4-year varsity football player, 3-sport athlete, grew into great player and leader for us this year." -John Kelley
OFFENSIVE LINE | SENIOR
JORDAN FUNK – DAMASCUS
Gregg Frazier: "3-year starter, incredible work ethic and leadership traits. A tone setter for our program. Committed to the United States Military Academy."
OFFENSIVE LINE | SENIOR
MICHAEL JURGENS – DAMASCUS
Gregg Frazier: "best offensive lineman we've had. A 4.0 student who has had straight A’s his entire life. 3-year starter. One of the best players to ever come through Damascus." Committed to Wake Forest University.
OFFENSIVE LINE | SENIOR
ADAM TOUNKARA – RICHARD MONTGOMERY
4-year starter, 2-year captain. Was 1st Team All-MoCoFootball in 2016. 7 TFL's, 3.5 sacks, 7 hurries, 1 interception, 1 TD. Committed to the United States Naval Academy.
KICKER/PUNTER | JUNIOR
CARLOS ALMEIDA – SPRINGBROOK
Jason Lomax: "Ice water in his veins. Week 1: hit an extra point with less than a minute left to give us a 1-point lead on Wheaton. On the ensuing kickoff, Knights returner broke free and Carlos tackled him, forced a fumble which won us the game. Week 3 at WJ, we drove down the field with a few seconds left and Carlos hit a game-tying field goal from 43 yards (Would've been good from 55+). He pinned opponents deep in their own territory all year long."
LINEBACKER | SENIOR
DURELL NCHAMI – PAINT BRANCH
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR
2-time All-MoCoFootball. Voted 1st Team All-League by MoCo Coaches, 1st Team All-Met by WaPo. Nesmith: "[Nchami] is a great kid, sets the tone for a great season. Never changed a bit despite all of the Power 5 attention and scholarship offers he received. Hardest worker on the team." Signed with the University of Maryland.
LINEBACKER | JUNIOR
ISAIAH BISHOP – NORTHWEST
54 tackles 9 assists, 7 TFL's, 7 sacks, 1 RF, 11 QB hurries 5 blocked punts & 2 blocked PAT/FG's.
LINEBACKER | JUNIOR
JOHNNY HODGES – QUINCE ORCHARD
Hodges's may go down as one of the best QO linebackers when it's all said and done. The Navy LAX commit anchored a stingy LB corps that held opponents to 13 points a game.
"... has chance to be one of best linebackers ever at QO, super competitive spirt to go along with great leadership ability." -John Kelley
LINEBACKER | SENIOR
CLINT OKOLI – WATKINS MILL
63 tackles, 14 TFLs, 4 sacks, 1 INT. Okoli is a sure tackler who wreaked havoc on opposing ball carriers and often found himself in the backfield. A hard worker, explosive athlete. He sparked ten different D2 and D3 schools with his film and grades. This year was only his second year ever playing football. Crab Bowl All-Star. 3.0 GPA.
DEFENSIVE BACK | SENIOR
AARON DERWIN – QUINCE ORCHARD
Derwin was the spark QOs secondary needed. Ultra fast and an appetite for contact. He had seven picks. 2 for TDs. Plus a pair of punt returns for TDs and 1 rushing.
"...one hardest working athletes in the the building , used his skill set to be one of best DB in moco this year," -John Kelley
DEFENSIVE BACK | SENIOR
HAROLD DOTSON – SENECA VALLEY
Fred Kim: "1st Team Coaches All-League on both offense and defense, 2nd time All-League Team. Played every position for us. He was an outside WR, slot, TB, QB, CB, and Safety. Led defense with 10 INT's, top in [MoCo]. Led team in receiving, scoring, and special teams. Ask anyone who played us who was our best player and 100% our go to player in critical moments. They all will say # 11."
DEFENSIVE BACK | SENIOR
KENNY GARDNER III – JAMES H. BLAKE
Coach DeShawn Anderson: "Kenny is the most Feared DB in the county. He is Big time hitter and has great feet and ball skills.."
DEFENSIVE BACK | SENIOR
JOEY HUNT – SHERWOOD
Joey Hunt was a ball-hawk who always seemed to be in the right place at the right time.
DEFENSIVE LINE | JUNIOR
NOAH BARNETT – SPRINGBROOK
77 tackles, 26 TFL, 17 sacks, 3 forced fumbles, 2 blocked punts. "Noah is a disruptive force on defense and deserves consideration as defensive player of the year. He had double digit sacks vs Saylor (WOO), Mbony(SHR), Forberger (WJ), Douglass(PB), and Sims (BLK). He is the county leader in sacks and the leader for public schools in the state." -Springbrook coach Jason Lomax
DEFENSIVE LINE | SOPHOMORE
BRYAN BRESEE – DAMASCUS
Gregg Frazier: "#1 recruit in country. Played in only about 10 games, had 8.5 sacks and 16 TFL’s, while only playing half of most of the games he played in. Consistently double and triple teamed. 2nd team Allmet player as a sophomore"
DEFENSIVE LINE | SENIOR
ZAMON ROBINSON – MONTGOMERY BLAIR
11.5 sacks, 60 tackles, 15 TFL. Division I Scholarship player. Blocked for QB Matt Siff who passed for over 1,800 yards.
DEFENSIVE LINE | JUNIOR
MAX TEMPCHIN – JAMES H. BLAKE
27 TFL and 13 sacks
"A high-motor kid that plays with a lot of passion great leverage and technique. In my opinion the best defensive lineman in the county... If Max was 6'5" everyone would be talking about him" -Blake coach DeShawn Anderson
ATHLETE | SENIOR
MICHAEL MBONY – SHERWOOD
Scored 28 touchdowns (15 passing/13 rushing) for the Warriors. Passed for 1,830 yards and rushed for 975. Committed to the United States Military Academy.
