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Area stars stand out at Brandon Flowers 7-on-7 tournament
Saturday, July 14, 2012
by
Matt Porter
Boca Raton won the Brandon Flowers 7-on-7 tournament at Seacrest Athletic Complex in Delray Beach, beating surprise Village Academy 35-32 in the final.
Here's a six-pack of top performers, in no particular order:
Kevin Anderson, Boca Raton QB: He doesn't have a super-strong arm. He's not an elite athlete. But every throw he makes is on-time and accurate. If he does that when opposing defenders are padded and rushing him, Boca could win a lot of games this fall. Had a better day than anyone.
Larry Brihm, Village Academy QB: Since he can't go deep to graduated wide receiver Devonte Robinson (West Virginia), Brihm showed he could make a variety of throws. He'll show off his strong running ability once the real games start.
Govanni Aris, Atlantic WR: Junior will be Eagles' second or third option come Septemberl, but he was No. 1 on Saturday. He had several spectacular grabs, including a one-handed, leaping TD against Hollywood Hills. Atlantic was knocked off by Village in the semifinals.
Marques Gayot, Park Vista S: The 6-foot-2, 205-pound junior safety was outstanding in coverage for the Cobras. Also, senior WR Valdani Bastien had a winning touchdown catch against Coconut Creek.
Alon Sims, Royal Palm Beach WR: Big (6-3, 185) junior had multiple TD grabs.
Donte Sylencieux, Boynton Beach WR: Junior is lean (6-2, 170) but his work was the biggest reason Boynton reached the final four.
Honorable mention: Miami-MacArthur freshman Steven Newbold for this outstanding play: against Park Vista in the early round, he caught a pass, ran and turned a full front-flip over two defenders to get into the end zone. And he landed on his feet.
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User Comments:
balllerrr commented on July 15, 2012 at 12:03 a.m.: report abuse
Marques Gayot is the best safety in Palm Beach County, hands down...MICHIGAN HEREEE WEEE GOOO BABBBYYYY
DOOO YOOO THANGG BOO <33333
Jaybo commented on July 15, 2012 at 1:23 a.m.: report abuse
What about mario nanni and ced bryant from boca?
@matt porter commented on July 15, 2012 at 11:47 a.m.: report abuse
Didn't see you or Greer yesterday. Were you at the event?
fan commented on July 15, 2012 at 3:45 p.m.: report abuse
palm beach central shut Kevin Anderson down a beat boca
Matt Porter commented on July 15, 2012 at 5:58 p.m.: report abuse
I didn't see you either, anonymous PBGametime commenter. Were you there?
(Of course I was at the event. How do you think I wrote this article?)
@ Matt commented on July 15, 2012 at 9:38 p.m.: report abuse
Kevin Anderson has a very strong arm and is a very good athlete. No need to be negative especially when it's not accurate.
coachie commented on July 15, 2012 at 10:27 p.m.: report abuse
I have seen Kevin Sullivan practice. He has a VERY strong arm. If he is rushed good luck briing him down!!! And any college lucky enough to sign him - well if they bring in a better qb he will be an all-american lb!!!!! Good luck Kevin!!!!
Matt Porter commented on July 15, 2012 at 11:02 p.m.: report abuse
I'm comparing him to other top quarterbacks in the country. For a future big-time college quarterback, he is on the smaller side and doesn't have a rocket arm. Given that, his leadership qualities, accuracy and timing -- all of which are considerably good -- stand out that much more.
@fan commented on July 15, 2012 at 11:03 p.m.: report abuse
Boca won the tourney. And Kevin Anderson is far better than any QB PBC has ever had. Get over it.
PBCental commented on July 16, 2012 at 1:31 a.m.: report abuse
We killed Boca...made kevin look like crap....we beat Macarthur....are only lost was 2 atlantic in the second round and we still get no love from Matt.....Bam Howard should get mentioned at just about every event cause he KILLS.....also TRINT HANSON WILL BE ALL COUNTY DB THIS YEAR, JUST WATCH!!!!
Royal Palm Racer commented on July 16, 2012 at 8:40 a.m.: report abuse
Man event was a great one and thanks Brandon for the great time. Royal Palm Beach did not win but, no one came on her discrediting no children. You parents need to stop this.....Win with honor......loss with pride. Jeff try not to be one sided but, the parents do not respect this. I mean you can voice your thought but stop being so hard on the children.
Big Ced commented on July 16, 2012 at 9:08 a.m.: report abuse
Palm Beach Central you dont need to be mentioned you didnt even place in the top four or five so you will be mentioned in the next years 7 on 7. So you want love win, Mat your doing great job.
Fan commented on July 16, 2012 at 10:31 a.m.: report abuse
How did Lake Worth do?
Matt Porter commented on July 16, 2012 at 1:12 p.m.: report abuse
Saw Lake Worth in the early rounds. I know they played John I. in the elimination bracket, but don't know if they won. I do know the winner of Lake Worth/John I. lost to Village Academy in its next game.
Lake Worth looks decent. New QB is soph. Luis Peguero, who is pretty solidly built (about 6-2, 195). He's young (15) and needs varsity reps. Another new varsity player to watch: WR James Jones, who is the same graduating class and about the same size as Peguero. Trojans also have Richard Seraphin in the backfield, who is small (5-5) and quick, and a good No. 1 WR in Jermer Braswell.
@ Fan commented on July 16, 2012 at 1:34 p.m.: report abuse
Lake Worth high beat John I Leonard, but then lost to Village Academy.
Unreal commented on July 16, 2012 at 3:04 p.m.: report abuse
Typical Central fan...wants credit for something that didn't matter but when it's real and counts just seem to come up short
Fan commented on July 17, 2012 at 10:54 p.m.: report abuse
Matt how VA lookin
Young Guns commented on July 19, 2012 at 3:45 p.m.: report abuse
Alon Sims of RPB was the man among boys and it looks like the coaches figured out how to use him and his physicality but wait to the county get a look at the other secret weapon sophmore CJ Perry who is bigger with hands that are just as good. This should be a fun season.
@Porter commented on July 31, 2012 at 12:59 a.m.: report abuse
Stop slandering kids with your poor journalism.
Who are you to assess a QB's arm strength or compare him to "other big time quarterbacks" ? That was garbage statements you wrote about that kid and you should retract them ..
You are not qualified to judge the talent of a towel boy let alone a football player so stop trying ... all you are doing is slandering kids.
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