Annual north-south football all-star classic

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FLORIDA ATHLETIC COACHES ASSOCIATION KICKS OFF

THE 59^th ANNUAL NORTH-SOUTH FOOTBALL ALL-STAR CLASSIC
SEBRING, Fla. – The Florida Athletic Coaches Association, Sebring Fireman and TOTAL LOOK/ShieldSkin is thrilled to announce the 59^th Annual North South All Star Football Classic on Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2013 at 4:00 p.m., at Fireman’s Field in Sebring. The game will also be streamed live on The Prep Zone at www.foxsportsflorida.com. This event is one of the oldest high school All Star Games in country, beginning in 1949. The game had a five year absence in the early 2000s because all resources were dedicated to Florida All Stars playing against other states until its return in 2005. The North team will be coached by Niceville’s John Hicks. His assistant coaches will be Jimmy Norrell, Niceville; Matt Brunson, Baker; Tim Cokeley, Tallahassee-Leon; Chuck Gannon, Port St. Joe; Mark Whittemore, Gainesville-Buchholz; Buck Gurley, Lake Mary Prep; Paul Pierson, Jax-Ed White. Ft. Myers’ Sammy Sirianni will coach the South team. The South assistant coaches are Don Weekley, Ft. Myers; Jeremy Earle, Tampa-Jefferson; Art Taylor, Everglades; Jamelle Cornelius, Ft. Meade; John Carter, Boynton Beach; Mike Thornton, Riverview; Raviel Maisonet, Miami-Archbishop Carroll.
Please see the 2013 All Star Football teams below:
NORTH TEAM SOUTH TEAM

Dwayne Griggs	Port St. Joe	Jordan Schemm	North Broward Prep
Charlie Kelly	Rickards	Tajee Fulwood	Tamp Bay Tech
Jonathan Vickers	North Florida	Keyon Brown	Hardee
Steven Denmark	Rickards	Tyler Kamanski	Palm Harbor
Trenton Lowery	Lake Mary	Tobias Culppepper	Ft. Meade
DJ Thomas	Baker	Mitch Davis	Gulliver Prep
Tyrant McCants	Niceville	Courtney Allen	Bradenton Southeast
Natrell Jamerson	Vanguard	Marques Gayott	Park Vista
Regan Northup	First Coast	Josh Hicks	Palmetto
Devon Brockington	Zephryhills	Winford Ward, III	East Lee County
Joey Baker	West Florida	Javon Harrison	Lakeland-Kathleen
Monte Seabrook	Newberry	Grady Sharpe	Lakeland Christian
Shaheed Salmon	Land O' Lakes	Diondre Porter	Tampa-Jefferson
Ryan Feely	Leon	Natron Barnes	St. Thomas Aquinas
Kellen Snider	Fort White	Matthew Hullihan	Cardinal Newman
Brian Crews	Lincoln	Marlon Mack	Sarasota Booker
Kenric Young	Gainesville	Raheem Harvey	Largo
Xavier Story	South Sumter	Mike Johnson	Clearwater-Countryside
Rohan Blackwood	Nature Coast	Johnson Louigene	Immokalee
Auggiue Amone	Dr. Phillips	Josh Black	Tampa-Sickles
Jeramiah Jackson	Hernando	Antonio Harris	Pinellas Park
Austin Dukes	Union County	Jacquae Peart	Sebring
Travis Hutchinson	Atlantic Coast	Ryan Samuels	Miramar
Hunter Jordan	Blountstown	Anthony Rice	Coral Shores
Buddy Edwards	Union County	Hunter Snyder	East Lake
Keiwan Jones	Dunnellon	Caanan Brown	Clearwater-Central Catholic
Collin Mills	North Marion	Kyle Richard	Boynton Beach
Santonio Wiggins	Godby	Bariah Staten	Everglades
Brandon Burke	Ed White	Kyle Flynn	Archbishop Carroll
Marcus Applefield	Weeki Wachee	Ian Bush	Port Charlotte
Chris Hudson	West Port	Daniel Oak	Ft. Myers
CJ Barbie	Citrus	Levi Walton	Ida Baker
Byers Hickmon	Gainesville	Joe Gold	South Ft. Myers
Andrew Harrell	Florida High	Fedrice Benot	Lake Gibson
Freddie Booth-Lloyd	Cocoa	Dylan Beauchamp	Manatee
Jerome Johnson	Buchholz	Ray Gieseo	Boca Raton
Jordan Franks	Wakulla

ABOUT SHIELDSKIN

Since 1996, ShieldSkin has been doing sublimation printing with custom and unique sublimation equipment. ShieldSkin specializes in performance apparel. Automatic cutting and modern sewing machines complete the state of the art facility located in Ormond Beach, Fla. ShieldSkin’s commitment to garments “Made in USA” will ensure you long lasting, great looking uniforms tested and proven by athletes worldwide. For more information, please visit www.shieldskin.net.

ABOUT SEBRING FIREMEN

Established in 1927, Sebring Firemen, Inc. was originally formed to create an athletic field for the community of Sebring. Today, Sebring Firemen, Inc. sponsors many events, including the Highlands County Fair, Bullistic, FACA Football & Baseball All Star games and the Central Florida BBQ Festival. These events help Sebring Firemen, Inc. raise funds to maintain the grounds, as well as assist with the local school's athletic programs. From uniforms to a newly built locker room at the southern end of the current football field, Sebring Firemen, Inc. has assisted in raising thousands of dollars to benefit the school's athletic programs and Firemen's Field improvements.
ABOUT THE FLORIDA ATHLETIC COACHES ASSOCIATION

Founded in 1936 by a group of head coaches, the Florida Athletic Coaches Association is comprised of more than 5,000 member coaches, both high school and college, in the state of Florida. The Florida Athletic Coaches Association sponsors 10 High School All-Star Classics in nine sports, conducts four coaching clinics each year and recognizes coaches for their exemplary efforts supporting the youth of this state. For more information, please visit www.floridacoaches.org.