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ALL-AREA FOOTBALL TEAM First-Team Defense First-Team Defense Jaynard Bostwick Shane Laychur Matt Curivan Sharieff Rhaheed James Clark Stacy Noble Shelvick Henry Jaefous Taylor Joe Figueroa Rashawn Shaw Sean Bowens Blake Lucky Devin Ferguson Cole Ripple Carl Chisholm Sean Paul Jovante King Dravious Wright Mike Harris LaVonta Spivey DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR JERANDIOUS WORKS JAYNARD BOSTWICK St. Lucie West Centennial senior defensive lineman Stats: 63 tackles (7.0 per game) SEAN BOWENS Treasure Coast junior defensive lineman/ linebacker Stats: 94 tackles (10.4 per game), 3 sacks JAMES CLARK Sebastian River linebacker/defensive lineman Stats: 52 tackles (5.8 per game), 25 tackles for loss, 12 sacks CARL CHISHOLM Treasure Coast senior safety/linebacker Stats: 91 tackles (10.1 per game), 2 interceptions MATT CURIVAN Jensen Beach senior linebacker Stats: 93 tackles (9.3 per game), 13 tackles for loss, 2 fumble recoveries DEVIN FERGUSON Treasure Coast senior athlete Stats: 48 tackles, 5 interceptions, 3 defensive TDs; also had 943 yards combined passing, rushing and receiving and 10 TDs on offense JOE FIGUEROA Fort Pierce Central senior defensive back Stats: 82 tackles (6.8 per game), 5 interceptions MIKE HARRIS South Fork senior defensive back Stats: 66 tackles (6.0 per game), 2 INT; 626 yards, 11 TDs on offense SHELVICK HENRY Sebastian River senior athlete Stats: 58 tackles (5.3 per game), 5 interceptions, 2 for TDs JOVANTE KING Sebastian River senior defensive back Stats: 73 tackles (6.6 per game), 5 interceptions, 1 fumble recovery SHANE LAYCHUR Jensen Beach senior punter Stats: 35.0 yards per punt, long of 60, five inside the 20, two games averaged more than 40.0 yards per punt BLAKE LUCKY South Fork sophomore linebacker Stats: 147 tackles (14.7 per game), 5 fumble recoveries STACY NOBLE Fort Pierce Central senior linebacker Stats: 98 tackles (8.2 per game), 20 tackles for loss, 9 sacks SEAN PAUL Vero Beach senior defensive back Stats: 43 tackles (3.9 per game), 1 fumble recovery, 1 interception SHARIEFF RHAHEED Fort Pierce Central junior linebacker Stats: 83 tackles (6.9 per game), 14 tackles, 9 sacks COLE RIPPLE Vero Beach senior linebacker Stats: 92 tackles (10.2 per game), 3 sacks, 1 interception RESHAWN SHAW Fort Pierce Central junior defensive lineman Stats: 82 tackles (6.8 per game), 26 tackles for loss, 14 sacks LAVONTA SPIVEY Okeechobee senior athlete Stats: 78 tackles (7.8 per game), 2 INT, 5 forced fumbles, 2 recoveries; plus 864 yards combined passing, rushing and receiving, 6 TDs on offense JAEFOUS TAYLOR Sebastian River senior linebacker Stats: 90 tackles (8.2 per game), 18 tackles for loss, 3 sacks DRAVIOUS WRIGHT Vero Beach senior defensive back Stats: 68 tackles (6.2 per game) KENNETH ADAMS Fort Pierce Westwood senior defensive back DEON ANDREWS Port St. Lucie senior defensive lineman MIKEL CARTER Jensen Beach senior athlete ROODY CLERISIER Fort Pierce Central senior defensive back WILLIAM DACEUS Fort Pierce Central junior linebacker JOSH EALY Vero Beach senior defensive lineman CULLIN FALVEY St. Edward’s junior linebacker JOSH GALLO Vero Beach senior linebacker TYLER GASKIN Fort Pierce Central senior defensive back DOMINIC JACKSON Treasure Coast sophomore defensive lineman ELLIOT JACOBS Fort Pierce Central senior defensive lineman OCTAVIA JEFFERSON Sebastian River senior defensive back JINSLY JHON Fort Pierce Westwood senior linebacker ANTHONIO JONES-DAVIS Vero Beach sophomore linebacker LUKE OLIVER Vero Beach senior defensive lineman XAVIER PRESTON Jensen Beach junior linebacker JAD SHALHOUB St. Edward’s junior defensive lineman NOLAN SHEPHERD Martin County senior linebacker NATE SIMMONS Martin County junior defensive back JIMMIE SMILEY Port St. Lucie senior linebacker ALEXANDER STEWART Sebastian River senior defensive lineman ANDREW STIRRAT Vero Beach junior defensive back CHRIS VALLEE John Carroll senior linebacker A.J. VILLARREAL St. Lucie West Centennial senior linebacker ELIJAHWON WILLIAMS Okeechobee senior linebacker JUSTIN WILLIAMS Treasure Coast senior athlete Honorable Mention By Laurel Pfahler [email protected] 772-978-2282 FORT PIERCE — Jerandious Works admits he was feeling a little worn down by the end of the football sea- son. Opponents seemed to be throwing everything they had into blocking the Fort Pierce Central senior defen- sive tackle, but he made it look effort- less while finding ways around them. Works, nicknamed “Junebug,” finished with 88 tackles, including an area-best 32 tackles for loss and 11 sacks in 12 games, while leading a Cobras’ defense that allowed only 12.3 points and 183.1 yards per game. After also helping Central to a sec- ond consecutive regional final and 11-1 finish, he is the Scripps Treasure Coast Newspapers’ All-Area Foot- ball Defensive Player of the Year. “This season, it was crazy the at- tention I was getting,” Works said. “I always had two people on me and (opponents) were giving me different looks. It was neat they respected me that much, but at the same time I was like, ‘Come on.’ I was spent.” Central coach Josh Shaffer wasn’t surprised at how dominant Works became this season. Though under- sized at only 5-foot-11, Works always had the potential, but needed to put it together on a more consistent basis, Shaffer said. “He’s done a lot the last couple years to stand out, but the problem was getting him to play that way every play,” Shaffer said. “He bought in. He had a fantastic offseason, fan- tastic spring and an even better sum- mer. He put the work in and that led to a monster year.” Works said he focused on con- ditioning and improving his hands during the offseason. He knew it had paid off the first game of the season when he forced two fumbles and had an especially hard hit on a running back for a big tackle for loss. “After last year, my coach told me how good I could be if I committed myself, and I just thought, ‘What could it be that coach sees in me?’ ” Works said. “I committed to the off- season program, and my goal was to not get blocked by one person all season. The results were awesome. I felt healthier and like I was capable of making a lot of plays.” Works more than tripled his 2011 tackles for loss total and had almost four times as many sacks as last year, while nearly doubling his total tackles. “He was unblockable,” Shaffer said. “Sometimes at practice, I would have to take him out, just to get some- thing done on offense. He would ruin my day as offensive coordinator, and he ruined a lot of our opponents’ plans too. Wherever he ends up for college is going to get a steal.” Unblockable Central’s Jerandious Works tripled his production by working twice as hard in the offseason JERANDIOUS WORKS Fort Pierce Central senior defensive lineman Stats: 88 tackles, 32 tackles for loss, 11 sacks, 1 fumble recovery Coach Josh Shaffer: “With his presence on the field, his ability to control the line of scrimmage and control the game, he caused a lot of teams fits. He saw a lot of different looks. One team tried to cut him, other teams tried to double- and triple-team, one tried to trip him with a running back. He saw a lot of things normal defensive tackles don’t see and he found a way to handle whatever they gave him. He plays with great leverage, great speed and tremendous strength, and when he turns it on, he plays like a monster. There wasn’t anyone that could stop him.” Defensive Player of the Year DEBORAH SILVER/TREASURE COAST NEWSPAPERS Jerandious Works is the 2012 Scripps Treasure Coast Newspapers’ All-Area Football Defensive Player of the Year. TC « SCRIPPS TREASURE COAST NEWSPAPERS « Tuesday, December 25, 2012 « 5C
