2005 High School State Champions and PLayers of the Year

by: Jamie DeMoney
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List compiled and State Players of the Year chosen by Jamie DeMoney, PrepNation.com. Players of the year were chosen based upon high school achievement, and not recruiting potential. All players seniors unless otherwise noted...

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ALABAMA 6A: Hoover 56, Daphne 14; 5A: Homewood 45, Buckhorn 13; 4A: UMS-Wright 42, Deshler 16; 3A: Pike County 10, Cherokee County 6; 2A: Clay County 31, Southern Choctaw 0; 1A: Addison 21, Brantley 12. AISA: AA: Clarke Prep 35, Patrician 7; A: Southern 55, Autauga 22.
Player of the year: Chris Smelley (QB) American Christian

ALASKA Large schools: Juneau-Douglas 49, Palmer 29; Small schools: Kenai 42, Eielson 10.
POY: Chris Hinkley (QB) Juneau-Douglas (Jr.)

ARIZONA 5A/I: Brophy Prep 15, Hamilton 14; 5A/II: North Canyon 27, Peoria Centennial 16; 4A/I: Cactus 30, Sabino 7; 4A/II: Palo Verde 15, Mingus 7; 3A: Coolidge 34, Winslow 19; 2A: Valley Christian 45, Arizona Lutheran 28; 1A: Pima 40, Meyer 36.
POY: Matt Smith (WR/DB) Brophy Prep

ARKANSAS AAAAA: Springdale 54, West Memphis 20; AAAA: Greenwood 35, Morrilton 32; AAA: Nashville 28, Central Arkansas Christian 14; AA: Charleston 22, Dierks 9.
POY: Mitch Mustain (QB) Springdale

CALIFORNIA Central Section, I: Bakersfield 35, Bullard 28; II: West-Bakersfield 53, Tulare 28; III: Lemoore 48, Yosemite 16; IV: Immanuel 40, Chowchilla 7; V: Central Valley Christian 31, Tranquility
Central Coast Section, Open: Valley Christian 35, Palma 14; Large School: San Benito 27, Oak Grove 21; Medium School: Los Gatos 27, Palo Alto 6; Small School: Half Moon Bay 14, Seaside 6.
Los Angeles City Section, Championship: Crenshaw 20, Taft 14; Invitational: Eagle Rock 36, Marshall 25.
North Coast Section, 4A East Bay: De La Salle 14, San Leandro 0; 3A East Bay: Las Lomas 21, Irvington 14; 2A East Bay: Ygnacio Valley 20, Miramonte 17; 3A Redwood Empire: Cardinal Newman 21, Marian Carrillo 0; 2A Redwood Empire: Novato 33, Marin Catholic 14; A: Salesian 35, Ferndale 31; B: St. Vincent 16, Point Arena 14.
Northern Section: 1: Paradise 23, West Valley 14; 2: Central Valley 42, Sutter 0; 3: Rio Vista 26, Live Oak 24; 4: Modoc 31, Delta 15; 5: Hayfork 12, Maxwell 7; 6 (8-man): Champion Christian 53, Elk Creek 14.
Oakland Section: McClymonds 49, Oakland Tech 7. Sac-Joaquin Section, I: Nevada Union 46, Tracy West 7; II: Del Oro 18, Rocklin 15; III: Manteca 34, Sonora 7; IV: Escalon 23, Hilmar 0; V: Modesto Central Catholic 84, Modesto Christian 6. San Diego Section, I: Carlsbad 17, Torrey Pines 6; II: Oceanside 31, El Cajon Valley 21; III: St. Augustine 46, Point Loma 14; IV: Valley Center, 31, Santa Fe Christian 13; V: Francis Parker 16, El Cajon Christian 7; 8-man San Pasqual Acad. 45, Borrego Springs 0.
San Francisco Section: Lincoln 21, Balboa 20.
Southern Section, I: Loyola 49, Esperanza 42; II: Canyon 21, Hart 13; III: Dominguez 41, Notre Dame (Sherman Oaks) 14; IV: St. Bonaventure 27, Moorpark 7; V: Norco 28, Temescal Canyon 14; VI: Newport Harbor 28, Valencia (Placentia) 21; VII: South Hills 41, Orange 16; VIII: Burroughs (Ridgecrest) 42, Palm Springs 30; IX: Tesoro 27, Northwood 6; X: Crespi 24, Lompoc 14; XI: Oaks Christian 49, Grace Brethren 0; XII: Aquinas 14, Ontario Christian 7; XIII: Rio Hondo Prep 10, Campbell Hall 7; 8-man I: Faith Baptist 42, Joshua Springs 26; 8-man II: Desert Chapel 45, Big Pine 42.
POY: Toby Gerhart (RB) Norco

COLORADO 5A: Douglas County 35, Mullen 13; 4A: ThunderRidge 51, Grand Junction 21; 3A: Florence 35, Rifle 14; 2A: Holy Family 35, Buena Vista 20; 1A: Limon 35, Akron 0; A-8: Merino 26, Haxtun 12; A-6: Idalia 52, Pawnee 20.
POY: Andy Muns (RB) Douglas County

CONNECTICUT LL: Xavier-Middletown 45, Southington 30; L: Staples 31, Masuk 6; MM: Branford 14, East Lyme 7; M: Hand 34, Hillhouse 0; SS: Woodland-Beacon Falls 19, Brookfield 13; S: Hyde-New Haven 31, New London 13.
POY: Amari Spievey (RB) Xavier-Middletown

DELAWARE I: Salesianum 28, Newark 0; II: Caravel 9, Concord 0.
POY: Nick Dominelli (RB) Salesianum

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA DCIAA: Dunbar 43, Coolidge 14; WCAC: DeMatha 21, Good Counsel 20; IAC: Landon 20, St. Albans 14
POY: Ryan Bartholomew (OT) DeMatha (Hyattsville, Md.)

FLORIDA 6A: Palm Beach Gardens 49, Deerfield Beach 29; 5A: Lakeland 39, St. Thomas Aquinas 10; 4A: Nease 44, Armwood 37; 3A: St. Augustine 31, Booker 15; 2A: Chaminade-Madonna 50, South Sumter 15; 2B: Trinity Catholic 37, Pahokee 30; 1A: Port St. Joe 38, Fort Meade 31; 1B: Evangel Christian 49, Graceville 22.
POY: Tim Tebow (QB) Nease

GEORGIA AAAAA: Lowndes 49, Brookwood 7; AAAA: Statesboro 13, W-R Northside 10; AAA: Peach County 35, Dougherty 14; AA: Charlton County 27, Calhoun 21; A: Lincoln County 25, Washington-Wilkes 0. GISA: AAA: Riverside Military 55, First Presbyterian 7; AA: Flint River 14, Pinewood Christian 13; A: Thomas Jefferson 13, Robert Toombs Christian 12.
POY: Antonio Henton (QB) Peach County

HAWAII I: Kahuku 28, Punahou 21; II: Iolani 34, Radford 20.
POY: Dylan Rush (TE/DE) Konawaena

IDAHO 5A: Meridian 49, Highland 28; 4A: Bishop Kelly 31, Pocatello 29; 3A: Shelley 16, Weiser 13; 2A: Firth 20, Kamiah 8; 1A/1: Genesee 44, Garden Valley 20; 1A/2: Mackay 34, Horseshoe Bend 22.
POY: Cody Hawkins (QB) Bishop Kelly

ILLINOIS 8A: Lincoln-Way East 30, Maine South 24 (2OT); 7A: Mount Prospect 20, Mount Carmel (Chicago) 14; 6A: Morris 14, Normal 9; 5A: Sacred Heart-Griffin 28, Alleman 21; 4A: Addison Catholic 42, Newton 7; 3A: Bureau Valley 34, Unity 7; 2A: Dakota 20, Aledo 15; 1A: Aquin 30, Cambridge 28.
POY: John Dergo (RB/LB/K) Morris

INDIANA 5A: Warren Central 55, Hamilton SE 20; 4A: Lowell 28, Roncalli 27; 3A: Northwood 7, Bishop Chatard 0; 2A: Jimtown 35, North Posey 7; A: Sheridan 21, Knightstown 7.
POY: Dexter Taylor (QB) Warren Central

IOWA 4A: West Des Moines Valley 24, Cedar Falls 21 3A: Harlan 34, West Delaware 13; 2A: Sigourney-Keota 27, Sheldon 24; 1A: Iowa City Regina 19, Algona Garrigan 8; A: North Mahaska 21, West Bend-Mallard 6; 8-man: Gildden-Ralston 35, Lenox 26.
POY: Levi Ferguson (RB) North Mahaska

KANSAS 6A: Hutchinson 24, Olathe East 7; 5A: Salina Central 29, Blue Valley (Stillwell) 21; 4A: Holton 28, Ulysses 27 (2OT); 3A: Southeast-Saline 30, Silver Lake 28; 2-1A: Smith Center 26, Pittsburg Colgan 16; 8-Man I: South Barber 30, Hope 12; 8-Man II: Waverly 50, Palco 26.
POY: Jake Sharp (RB) Salina Central

KENTUCKY AAAA: Trinity 14, St. Xavier 6; AAA: Lexington Catholic 49, Bowling Green 21; AA: Russell 27, Owensboro Catholic 14; A: Newport Catholic 42, Mayfield 7.
POY: Micah Johnson (RB/LB) Fort Campbell

LOUISIANA 5A: West Monroe 28, Acadiana 7; 4A: Bastrop 41, Breaux Bridge 14; 3A: Redemptorist 13, Notre Dame 6; 2A: John Curtis 31, St. Charles 6; 1A: Evangel Christian 42, Opelousas Catholic 7.
POY: Joe McKnight (RB/DB/KR) John Curtis (Jr.)

MAINE A: Bonny Eagle 41, Mount Blue 13; B: Brewer 33, York 0; C: Lisbon 12, Foxcroft Academy 7.
POY: John Wiechman (RB) Bonny Eagle

MARYLAND 4A: Damascus 21, Sherwood 6; 3A: Gwynn Park 20, Westminster 14; 2A: Potomac 38, South Carroll 3; 1A: Allegany 41, Snow Hill 20.
POY: Sean Price (RB/LB) Gilman

MASSACHUSETTS Eastern Mass., 1: Brockton ; 1A: Woburn 34, Newton North 7; 2: Natick 8, Foxboro 3; 2A: Duxbury 28, Bishop Stang 13; 3: Abington 21, Archbishop Williams 20; 3A: St. Mary’s 21, South Shore 0; 4: Southeastern 28, O’Bryant 7. Central/Western Mass., I: Longmeadow 21, Leominster 20; I runner-up: St. John’s 41, Minnechaug 14; IA: South Hadley 18, Milford 0; II: Holy Name 37, Wahconah 12; IIA: Auburn 12, St. Joseph Central 0; III: Narragansett 20, Springfield Putnam 8; IIIA: Easthampton 39, Assabet Valley 6; Vocational Small: Dean 36, Nashoba Valley 34.
POY: Jessey Resende (QB/DB) Brockton

MICHIGAN 1: Rockford 31, Canton 21; 2: Brother Rice 14, Hudsonville 7; 3: Caledonia 27, Haslett 6; 4: Powers Catholic 17, Grand Rapids Catholic Central 10; 5: Muskegon Oak Ridge 42, Lumen Christi 28; 6: Kingsley 31, Monroe St. Mary CC 21; 7: TC St. Francis 28, Unionville-Sebewaing 13; 8: Mendon 25, Crystal Falls Forest Park 13.
POY: D.J. Ritz (QB/LB) Muskegon Oak Ridge

MINNESOTA AAAAA: Wayzata 28, Cretin-Derham Hall 24; AAAA: Mahtomedi 27, Holy Angels 26 (OT); AAA: Becker 28, Albany 0; AA: Eden Valley-Watkins 21, Caledonia 7; A: Springfield 21, Goodhue 16; 9-man: Stephen-Argyle 45, Cromwell 15.
POY: Alexander Robinson (RB) De La Salle

MISSISSIPPI 5A: South Panola 52, Meridian 14; 4A: West Point 17, Wayne County 15; 3A: Hazlehurst 14, Charleston 0; 2A: Lumberton 28, Simmons 0; 1A: Ray Brooks 52, Mount Olive 33.
POY: Chris Strong (LB) South Panola (Jr.)

MISSOURI 6: DeSmet 48, Hazelwood Central 31; 5: Raymore-Peculiar 43, McCluer North 21; 4: Camdenton 36, Affton 19; 3: Harrisonville 42, MICDS 0; 2: Cameron 64, Montgomery County 18; 1: West Platte 35, Marionville 28; 8-man: Mound City 42, Worth County 0.
POY: Drew Newhart (QB) Cameron

MONTANA AA: Billings West 21, Helena Capital 17; A: Dillon 21, Frenchtown 20; B: Cut Bank 33, Fairfield 0; C: Drummond 54, Park City 0; 6-man: Highwood 42, Augusta 14 .
POY: Chase Reynolds (RB) Drummond

NEBRASKA A: Millard North 35, Lincoln Southwest 14; Class B: Skutt 14, McCook 9; C1: Norfolk Catholic 20, Chase County 13; C2: Plainview 21, Cambridge 6; D1: Howells 46, Axtell 6; D2: Bruning-Davenport 34, Sargent 12.
POY: Jeff Tarpinian (QB) Millard North

NEVADA 4A: Las Vegas 23, Hug 0; 3A: Truckee 37, Virgin Valley 14; 2A: Lincoln County 37, Pershing County 16; 1A (9-man): Pahranagat Valley 52, Eureka 8.
POY: DeMarco Murray (RB) Bishop Gorman

NEW HAMPSHIRE I: Pinkerton Academy 7, Salem 0; II: Bishop Guertin 21, Exeter 7; III: Plymouth 20, Souhegan Regional 14; IV: Hanover 15, Stevens 13.
POY: Sean Jellison (RB) Souhegan Regional

NEW JERSEY North Jersey, Section 1, Group IV: Morris Knolls 21, Montclair 6; Group III: Wayne Hills 46, Parsippany Hills 0; Group II: Hopatcong 20, Sparta 14 (OT); Group I: Pompton Lakes 27, Hasbrouck Heights 7. Section 2, Group IV: Phillipsburg 15, Piscataway 6; Group III: Middletown South 22, Shabazz 0; Group II: Lodi 21, Chatham 7; Group I: Hoboken 21, Verona 6. Central Jersey, Group IV: Jackson 30, Brick Memorial 28; Group III: Ocean 41, Nottingham 20; Group II: Manasquan 21, Raritan 10; Group I: Florence 19, Brearley 6. South Jersey, Group IV: Cherokee 32, Absegami 25 (OT); Group III: Delsea 21, Lacey 6; Group II: Point Pleasant 43, Camden 0; Group I: Paulsboro 17, Glassboro 14 (OT). Non-Public, Group 4: St. Peter’s Prep 22, Don Bosco Prep 15; Group 3: St. Joseph’s Regional (Montvale) 38, Delbarton 24; Group 2: St. Joseph (Hammonton) 33, Queen of Peace 6; Group 1: Paterson Catholic 21, St. Mary (Rutherford) 21.
POY: Knowshon Moreno (RB) Middletown South

NEW MEXICO AAAAA: Mayfield 17, Clovis 7; AAAA: Silver 27, Aztec 20; AAA: Robertson 28, Lovington 27; AA: Hatch Valley 54, Tucumcari 7; A: Fort Sumner 14, Texico 7; 6-man: Gateway Christian 78, Melrose 47.
POY: Matt Nulk (OL/DL) La Cueva

NEW YORK AA: Monroe-Woodbury 32, Webster Thomas 10; A: Amsterdam 35, Geneva 14; B: Rye 28, Chenango Forks 7; C: Sidney 48, Dobbs Ferry 21; D: Randolph 35, Cambridge 6. Long Island, I: William Floyd 34, Baldwin 27; II: Bellport 8, Garden City 0; III: Huntington 27, Plainedge 14; IV: Cold Spring Harbor 41, North Babylon 0. PSAL: Fort Hamilton 46, Lehman 22. CHSFL: St. Anthony's 28, Iona Prep 7; AAA Bowl: Msgr. Farrell 46, St. Joseph-by-the-Sea 7; AA Bowl: St. Francis Prep 28, St. Peter’s 8.
POY: John Ferrara (OL/DL) Monsignor Farrell

NORTH CAROLINA 4AA: Independence 38, New Bern 10; 4A: Rose 21, Grimsley 0; 3AA: Charlotte Catholic 21, Williams 13; 3A: Asheville 13, Western Alamance 10; 2AA: Shelby 26, Reidsville 18; 2A: Clinton 13, Lincolnton 6; 1AA: Thomasville 21, Wallace-Rose Hill 20; 1A: Elkin 42, Northampton-West 12. NCISAA: 11-man: Charlotte Latin d. Providence Day; 8-Man: Harrells Christian d. Arendell-Parrott.
POY: Quan Warley (RB) Thomasville

NORTH DAKOTA AAA: Grand Forks Central 39, Fargo South 29 ; AA: Dickinson Trinity 21, Beulah 7; A: Velva-Sawyer 33, Cavalier 12; 9-man: Richland 42, Divide County 7 .
POY: Jake Landry (QB/LB) Grand Forks Central

OHIO I: St. Xavier 24, Massillon 17; II: Toledo Central Catholic 31, Canfield 29; III: Steubenville 28, Columbus DeSales 7; IV: Coldwater 33, Youngstown Mooney 9; V: Hamler Patrick Henry 42, Cincinnati Hills Christian 30; VI: Delphos St. John’s 28, Steubenville Central Catholic 0.
POY: DeLone Carter (RB) Copley

OKLAHOMA 6A: Tulsa Union 33, Mustang 7; 5A: East Central 9, Bixby 7; 4A: Clinton 20, Wagoner 7; 3A: Tuttle 35, Cascia Hall 14; 2A: Chandler 40, Davis 7; A: Tonkawa 28, Washington 11; B: Morrison 20, Pioneer 0; C: Shattuck 46, Fox 18.
POY: Casey Whorton (QB) Tulsa Union

OREGON 4A: Jesuit 14, Lincoln 10; 3A: Marist 17, Sherwood 13; 2A: Nyssa 19, Vale 2; 1A: Royal 34, Tonasket 14.
POY: Kyley McRae (RB/DB) McNary

PENNSYLVANIA PIAA, AAAA: McKeesport 49, Liberty 10; AAA: Franklin Regional 23, Pottsville 13; AA: South Park 28, Wilson Area 17; A: Southern Columbia 50, Duquesne 19. Philadelphia Catholic, Red: St. Joseph Prep 41, O’Hara 7; Blue: Archbishop Wood 30, West Catholic 12. Philadelphia Public: Frankford 14, Northeast 13.
POY (state): Pat Devlin (QB) Downingtown East

RHODE ISLAND Championship: Barrington 28, LaSalle 7; I: Rogers 7, Cranston 6; II: Cranston East 21, Tolman 14; III: Burrillville 31, Woonsocket 21; IV: Central Falls 30, Narragansett 13.
POY: Joe Goniprow (OL/DL) Barrington

SOUTH CAROLINA Big 16: Gaffney 33, Summerville 32; AAAA/2: Byrnes 51, Richland Northeast 8; AAA: Strom Thurmond 21, Clinton 3; AA: Batesburg-Leesville 27, Cheraw 21; A: Blackville-Hilda 3, Calhoun County 0.
POY: Willy Korn (QB) Duncan Byrnes (Jr.)

SOUTH DAKOTA 11AA: O'Gorman 42, Yankton 7; 11A: West Central 49, Milbank 13; 11B: Roncalli 20, St. Thomas More 14; 9AA: Arlington 39, Stickney-Mount Vernon 14; 9A: Hanson 46, Philip 18; 9B: Avon 40, Montrose 14.
POY: Dusty Coleman (QB) O’Gorman

TENNESSEE 5A: Ravenwood 14, Oak Ridge 7; 4A: Maryville 23, Melrose 10; 3A: Livingston Academy 28, David Lipscomb 13; 2A: Alcoa 55, Goodpasture 13; 1A: Trousdale County 52, Union City 16; IIAAA: Memphis University School 31, Christian Brothers 27; IIAA: Evangel Christian 26, Knoxville Webb 0; IIA: Davidson Academy 27, Bishop Byrne 6.
POY: Gaston Miller (RB) Riverdale

TEXAS UIL, 5A/I: Euless Trinity 28, Converse Judson 14; 5A-II: Southlake Carroll 34, Katy 20; 4A-I: Highland Park 59, Marshall 0; 4A-II: Hebron 28, Corpus Christi Calallen 0; 3A-I: Winberley 21, Gainesville 7; 3A-II: Tatum 38, Hutton 34; 2A-I: Newton 28, Argyle 20; 2A-II: Celina 28, Omaha Paul Pewitt 12; A 11-man: Stratford 21, Big Sandy 20; A 6-man: Throckmorton 68, Turkey Valley 22. TAPPS, 6A/I: FW Nolan 28. Addison Trinity 25 (2OT); II: Arlington Grace Prep 42, Argyle Liberty Christian 18; III: Plano Prestonwood 46, Houston Northland 14; IV: Carrollton American Heritage 27, Cedar Hill Trinity 20; 6-Man I: Abilene Christian 38, Rockwall Heritage 16; II: Fredericksburg Heritage 44, Arlington St. Albans 32.
POY: Greg McElroy (QB) Southlake Carroll

UTAH 5A: Skyline 34, Brighton 24; 4A: Mountain Crest 16, Highland 13 ; 3A: Logan 56, Pine View 21; 2A: Grand 25, San Juan 22; 1A: Kanab 30, Enterprise 9.
POY: Riley Nelson (QB) Logan

VERMONT I: Mount St. Joseph 21, Hartford 0; II: South Burlington 14, Bellows Falls 0; III: Woodstock 38, Rice 0; IV: Otter Valley 23, U-32 20.
POY: C.J. St. Onge (RB/LB) South Burlington

VIRGINIA AAA-6: Oakton 28, Landstown 7; AAA-5: Hampton 15, Stone Bridge 8; AA-4: Salem 28, Powhaten 10; AA-3: Turner Ashby 27, Richlands 13; A-2: Giles 35, Manassas Park 34; A-1: William Campbell 18, Burton 0.
POY: Evan Royster (RB) Westfield

WASHINGTON 4A: Skyline 35, Woodinville 21; 3A: Ferndale 47, Prosser 12; 2A: Pullman 28, Archbishop Murphy 24; 1A: Royal 34, Tonasket 14; B-11: Reardan 14, DeSales 10; B-8: LaCrosse-Washtucna 56, Hunters 8.
POY: Jake Locker (QB/DB) Ferndale

WEST VIRGINIA AAA: Morgantown 27, Nitro 24; AA: Weir 40, Bluefield 0; A: Wheeling Central 35, Williamstown 20.
POY: Josh Culbertson (RB) Nitro

WISCONSIN 1: Racine Park 28, Wisconsin Rapids 9; 2: Ashwaubenon 19, Waunakee 0; 3: Wisconsin Lutheran 55, Mosinee 3; 4: Ripon 21, West Salem 16; 5: Lancaster 17, Somerset 14; 6: Stratford 25, St. Mary’s Springs 7; 7: Stevens Point Pacelli 46, Gilman 20.
POY: John Clay (RB) Racine Park (Jr.)

WYOMING 5A: Cheyenne Central 27, Cheyenne East 14; 4A: Buffalo 17, Star Valley 14; 3A: Kemmerer 37, Glenrock 12; 2A: Sundance 13, Big Horn 7; 1A: Upton 55, Guernsey 6.
POY: Chris Prosinski (QB/LB) Buffalo

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