Meet the 2021 Spring All-Tidewater football teams

First team

Offense

Abe Goldblatt All-Tidewater Player of the Year

Ethan Vasko

Oscar Smith, quarterback, 6-4, 210, junior

Two-time first-team All-Tidewater selection
Helped lead the Tigers to the Class 6 state title.
Accounted for 2,230 total yards and 34 touchdowns — and no interceptions.
In state championship game, he finished with 246 passing yards and three touchdowns, and also rushed for 173 yards and three more scores.

[ Oscar Smith’s Ethan Vasko is the Abe Goldblatt All-Tidewater Player of the Year ]

Jeff Foster

Lake Taylor, athlete, 6-1, 180, senior

Versatile playmaker for the Titans, accounted for 1,147 yards and 22 touchdowns at quarterback, had four interceptions and covered the opposing team’s top wide receiver at defensive back, and was the team’s kicker with 17 extra points and three field goals.
Helped lead the Titans to the state title game three times, including a state title in 2019 and runner-up this season.

Kevon King

Oscar Smith, running back, 6-0, 220, junior

Helped lead the Tigers to the Class 6 state title.
Rushed for 1,236 yards and 18 touchdowns this season.

Rodney Hammond

Booker T. Washington, running back, 5-10, 190, senior

Two-time All-Tidewater selection who signed with Pittsburgh.
Rushed for 886 yards and nine touchdowns.

Tayon Holloway

Green Run, wide receiver, 6-1, 175, junior

Had 34 receptions for 487 yards, and rushed for 319 yards with 15 total touchdowns.
North Carolina commit and was the Beach District Player of the Year, and was first team all-district at wide receiver and defensive back.

Kole Jones

Oscar Smith, wide receiver, 5-11, 190, senior

Helped lead the Tigers to the Class 6 state title.
Was a weapon for the Tigers at every position with 13 receptions for 290 yards and seven TDs in the postseason, but also had three interceptions at defensive back, and had five returns for touchdowns.

Ahmarian Granger

Maury, wide receiver, 6-1, 190, junior

Accounted for 1,264 all-purpose yards and 15 touchdowns at wide receiver and quarterback.
“He is electric offensively, playing many different positions, and then doesn’t give up a single catch all year defensively while guarding the opposing team’s best wide receiver.” — Maury coach Dyrri McCain.

Toby Harrington

Woodside, lineman, 6-0, 205, senior

Two-time first-team All-Tidewater selection.
Four-year starter for the Wolverines.

Marquis Kimble

Oscar Smith, lineman, 6-3, 225, senior

Helped lead the Tigers to the Class 6 state title.
Two-time first-team All-Tidewater selection who allowed no sacks for an offense that averaged 50 points a game and nearly 460 yards of offense.

Isaiah Montgomery

Landstown, lineman, 6-5, 280, junior

Two-time All-Beach District selection.
Had 38 pancake blocks and has more than 30 Division I offers.

Maarten Woudsma

Oscar Smith, lineman, 6-5, 315, junior

Helped lead the Tigers to the Class 6 state title.
Two-time All-Tidewater selection on an offense that averaged 50 points a game and nearly 460 yards of offense.

Tommy Gardner

Lafayette, lineman, 6-3, 320, senior

Helped lead the Rams to the Class 3 state title.
He was a first-team All-Class 3 Region A selection for an offense that averaged 43 points and was the lead blocker for quarterback Luke Hanson’s 11 touchdown runs inside 2 yards.

Isaiah Smith

Bethel, tight end, 6-2, 225, senior

Accounted for more than 500 all-purpose yards and six touchdowns as a receiver and rusher.
Had more than 150 return yards, including one touchdown.

Ethan Sneddon

Poquoson, kicker, 6-0, 155, junior

Made 14 of 15 extra points and was perfect on four field goals, including a season-long 41 yarder.
Kicked 10 touchbacks.

Defense

Caleb Jones

Oscar Smith, lineman, 6-0, 315, junior

Two-time All-Tidewater selection who helped lead the Tigers to the Class 6 state title.
Had 56 tackles, including 37 for loss, and 12 sacks

Naquan Brown

Ocean Lakes, lineman, 6-3, 205, senior

Two-time All-Tidewater selection who signed with Pittsburgh.
Had 35 tackles, six sacks and five pass breakups.

Isaiah Thompson

Lake Taylor, lineman, 6-2, 280, junior

Helped the Titans finish state runner-up in Class 4.
A two-way starter, Thompson helped control the defensive line with 33 tackles.

Keondre Hodges

Oscar Smith, lineman, 6-2, 270, senior

Helped lead the Tigers to the Class 6 state title.
A key player on a dominating defensive line, he had 49 tackles, 28 for loss, and 11 sacks.

Mike Green

Lafayette, lineman, 6-4, 215, senior

Lafayette’s Michael Green, center, heads toward the endzone after breaking multiple tackles on a fourth-down play as teammate Terry Holbert starts to celebrate behind him during the fourth quarter of Saturday’s Class 3 state championship game. Mike Caudill/Freelance (May 1, 2021) (Mike Caudill/The Virginian-Pilot)

Had 12 tackles and two sacks to help lead the Rams to the Class 3 state title
Green, who will play for Virginia, also played wide receiver. “Watch the three playoff games versus Phoebus, Independence, and Lord Botetourt. We were underdogs in two of those games, and down three starters. He carried this team to a state championship.” — Lafayette coach Andy Linn.

Sam Boyer

Lafayette, linebacker, 6-2, 200, junior

Helped lead the Rams to the Class 3 state title.
He averaged 10 tackles and was the Class 3 Region A Defensive Player of the Year.

Darious Speight

Lake Taylor, linebacker, 6-2, 185, senior

Helped the Titans finish state runner-up in Class 4.
Had 13 sacks, nine quarterback hurries and forced five fumbles; also had 16 receptions for 360 yards and six TDs.

Tae’Ron Richardson

Oscar Smith, linebacker, 5-10, 220, senior

Helped lead the Tigers to the Class 6 state title.
Was the heart of the Tigers defense and recorded 60 tackles, 19 for loss, with four interceptions and two sacks.

Ibri Harrell

Phoebus, linebacker, 6-2, 250, senior

First-team All-Class 3 Region A selection.
Key figure on the Phantoms’ defense who signed with Georgetown.

Jalen Jones

Deep Creek, defensive back, 6-1, 175, senior

Deep Creek coach Andre Twine calls Jones “the most versatile player on the field.”
Had five interceptions at defensive back, and had 25 receptions for 403 yards and five TDs — all team-highs.

Kymari Gray

Phoebus, defensive back, 6-3, 200, junior

Two-time All-Tidewater and first-team All-Class 3 Region A pick.
Averaged five tackles a game and had four interceptions, including two he returned for touchdowns in a win over Hopewell in the region playoffs.

Pierre Royster

Lake Taylor, defensive back, 6-2, 190, senior

Helped the Titans finish state runner-up in Class 4.
Two-time All-Tidewater selection who had 43 tackles, five interceptions and two fumble recoveries; also had 22 receptions for 315 yards and three touchdowns, while also serving as the team’s punter and holder.

Sherrod Covil

Oscar Smith, defensive back, 6-0, 190, junior

Helped lead the Tigers to the Class 6 state title.
A four-star prospect and Under Armour All-American with more than 40 Division I offers, Covil had 26 tackles, three interceptions and two defensive touchdowns.

Luca Weber

Maury, punter, 6-2, 175, senior

Two-time first-team All-Tidewater selection.
Averaged 36.9 yards on punts.

Second team

Offense

QB Luke Hanson, Lafayette

ATH Donald Gatling, Lafayette

RB Chuck Fisher, Lake Taylor

RB Demonte Dunlap, Maury

WR Tychaun Chapman, Princess Anne

WR Desmond Green, Salem

WR Amonte Jones, Oscar Smith

OL Ryan Nolan, Deep Creek

OL Ashtin Ancheta, Nansemond River

OL Walter Barnett, Deep Creek

OL Thurland White, Bayside

OL Lawrence Tyler, Lafayette

TE Iosefa Tanoia, Landstown

K Bryce Ingersoll, Cox

Defense

DL Noah Wallace, Indian River

DL George Wilson, Green Run

DL Ethan Collingham, Salem

DL Denzel Lowry, Landstown

DL Cincere Quarterman, Oscar Smith

LB Jevon Hill, Green Run

LB Marcus Triggs, Hampton

LB Kemari Copeland, Kellam

LB Koa Naotala, Woodside

LB Isaiah Henderson, Salem

DB Bryce Cupp, Lafayette

DB Taylen Eady, Warhill

DB Tyvon Norfleet, Oscar Smith

P Renaldre Hodges, Menchville

Third team

Offense

QB EJ Gibson, Maury

QB Xavier Davis, Green Run

RB Chris Gundy, Smithfield

RB Miguel Reel, Lafayette

RB Gunner White, Tallwood

ATH Romero Hines, Churchland

ATH George Pettaway, Nansemond-Suffolk

ATH Carlton Winston III, Ocean Lakes

OL Jaden Bryant, Norview

OL Tacori Cooke, Bethel

OL Sencere Royster, Lake Taylor

OL Ollie Schlosser, York

OL Joey Kegal, Catholic

K Moises Luna, Phoebus

Defense

DL Mychal McMullin, Phoebus

DL Payton Payne, Nansemond River

DL Kyree Moyston, King’s Fork

DL Wade Grubbs, New Kent

DL Kyere Watson-Hubbard, Warwick

LB Aidan Adair, Warwick

LB George Ballance, Cox

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LB Aidan Byron, Lafayette

LB Luke Holmes, Warhill

DB Jalen Mayo, Phoebus

DB Jaden Ratliff, Norcom

DB MarQeese Dietz, Norview

DB Karon Smith, Poquoson

P Eric Arnson, Tabb