FIRST TEAM
Andrew Akuchie, SF, St. Thomas Aquinas senior: Rice University signee was a three-year varsity member and said he was proud of team reaching the Class 6A regional semifinals; averaged 15.3 points, 9.3 rebounds, 3.8 blocks per game, 1.3 assists per game.
Landon Boggus, SG/PG, Western senior: Two-year varsity member went for 36 against Taravella including a long 3 to tie the game with 50 seconds left; career highlight was going 7 for 11 in 3-pointers, including five straight in a game; 22.4 points, 4 assists, 3 rebounds, 1.2 steals.
Brandon Johnson, F/G, Boyd Anderson senior: Co-captain was three-year varsity member; season highlight was beating rival Dillard as an underdog; averaged 10.5 points, 6.1 rebounds, 1.9 assists, 1.1 steals per game; said career highlight was either dunking on two players from Deerfield or senior night dunk which was “hardest of his career.”
Kolby King, G, Pembroke Pines Charter senior: St. John’s University signee led Jaguars (25-4) in scoring with 15.3 points per game, also averaged 0.5 assists, 0.7 rebounds, 0.5 steals; scored 25 points in wins over Westminster Academy and Central Catholic (Portland, Oregon).
Kevin Pazmino, SG/F, Cypress Bay senior: Team captain and four-year varsity member helped Lightning (23-6) to best record and longest winning streak (11) in school history; BCAA Big 8 All-Tournament team; averaged 13.6 points for district champion; also plays spikeball.
Dwayne Wimbley Jr., Wing, Dillard freshman: Team captain averaged 15.1 points, 2.3 assists, 7 rebounds, 1.4 steals; BCAA Big 8 All-Tournament team; hit buzzer-beaters in back-to-back games against Blanche Ely and Deerfield; had 7 dunks in game against Coconut Creek; also plays volleyball.
Elijah Wyche, G/F, Pembroke Pines Charter senior: In 29 games, averaged 11.4 points, 7.4 rebounds, 3.1 assists; said winning school’s first state title last season was career highlight; season highlight was playing against top teams in the country, and with this group of teammates.
SECOND TEAM
Matthew Cadogan, Wing, St. Thomas Aquinas senior
Caelum Ethridge, G, Pembroke Pines Charter senior
Maxwell Gordon, G, Cypress Bay senior
Noah Kattan, G, Cypress Bay senior
Jordyn Kee, SG, Dillard sophomore
Gregory Spate, F, Coral Springs junior
Sean Sucarichi, PG, Stoneman Douglas senior
HONORABLE MENTION
Blanche Ely: Jason Mark, Darius Tigner; Boyd Anderson: William Gray, Rudolph Hyppolite, Dumitri William; Cooper City: Alexander De Leon, Jake Ducharme, George Sterr; Coral Glades: Bryan Etienne; Coral Springs: Jordan Carmona, Allen Mathieu; Coral Springs Charter: John Hefferman; Cypress Bay: Max Turner; Deerfield Beach: Demerius Summers; Dillard: Derrick Lovett; Everglades: Phillip Farrell, Soloman Hughes; Flanagan: Brandon Cox, Jeremy Elzee, Kemani Wilson; Fort Lauderdale: Jordan Glass, Ramez Zayed; McArthur: Johan Myles; Miramar: Matias Mintezuma, Isaiah St. Preuz, Tyler Thomas; Monarch: Kellen Cashman; St. Thomas Aquinas: Markos Myrtidis, Zakaih Saez; South Broward: Jade Card, Wade Edema; South Plantation: Harry Gelin, James Martinez; Stoneman Douglas: Wesley Aurelus, Diego Rodriguez; Taravella: James Dixson, Fernando Garrido, Arturo Meeks; West Broward: Dominick Cabrera, Noah Cosme, Jordan Dash; Western: Julian Lewis.
COACH OF THE YEAR
Dave Roca, Pembroke Pines Charter: Led Jaguars (25-4) to Class 6A regional final where they fell 52-47 to eventual state champion Martin County; beat six teams in MaxPreps Top-25; played national schedule and finished runner-up in Iolani Nike Classic in Hawaii. “This team was impactful. They were players that embraced my philosophy of teamwork and were a dynamic bunch. They all intentionally worked to ensure that they each focused on being the best person for the team rather than the best person on the team.”
