We kicked things off back in August with a comeback win by Florida's American Heritage — which proved to be one of the best teams in the country this year — and, on Saturday night, Waco Midway and Longview brought FloFootball’s first season to a close with a thriller, as the Panthers punched their ticket to the Texas state title game, 28-26.

With that, we present to you a soon-to-be tradition unlike any other: The FloFootball Awards.

In order to be eligible, a player must have appeared on FloFootball this season. To win, a player must be really, really good at football. That’s it.

Ballots were cast and counted over the weekend in an exercise that proved to be far more challenging that we might have expected. Congratulations to all of the teams and players we saw this season on playing a role in a season filled with wall-to-wall excitement and one of the very best high school football lineups you can find in any place.

Without further ado, here are the names that will forever go down in FloFootball lore:

Offensive Player of the Year

Spencer Sanders, QB, Denton Ryan (Texas)

Texas’ Gatorade Player of the Year bounced back from a torn ACL to pile up over 5,000 yards of offense for Denton Ryan while leading the Raiders to the state semifinals.

Sanders totaled 485 yards and seven touchdowns when Raiders met Lubbock Coronado (Texas) on FloFootball two weeks ago.

Defensive Player of the Year

Nesta Silvera, DT, American Heritage (FL)

Simply put, Silvera was the most unblockable interior defensive lineman we saw all season. No. 99 is a monster that requires an offense to spend an extra body keeping him at bay — and even that doesn’t work.

The Willie Beamen Award — Outstanding Quarterback

Spencer Sanders, QB, Denton Ryan (Texas)

The two best things that Oklahoma State head coach Mike Gundy has done this season, in order, are 1) successfully convince Sanders to play quarterback in Stillwater and 2) turn his hair into a recruiting tool.

The Smash Williams Award — Outstanding Running Back

Nakia Watson, RB, Westlake (Texas)

It’s impossible to find a high school running back who looks more like a Wisconsin Badger than Westlake’s Nakia Watson, who will be in the backfield in Madison, WI, next fall.

Watson ran over, through, and around opposing defenses all season with a physicality rarely seen at the high school level. The result, of course, was 1,886 yards, 27 touchdowns, and a trip to the state semifinals.

The Charlie Tweeder Award — Outstanding Wide Receiver

Tevailance Hunt, WR, Texarkana Texas (Texas)

Tevailance Hunt is ranked within the top 300 players overall and the top 50 wide receivers in the country — and, yet, even that feels like he’s been extremely underrated.

Hunt hauled in 69 passes for 1,243 yards and 18 touchdowns for Texas High this season and we’d have to go back and do the math, but it felt like about half of that came in the Tigers’ playoff loss to Highland Park (Texas) on FloFootball.

The Louie Lastick Award — Outstanding Offensive Lineman

Wanya Morris, OT, Grayson (GA)

In a primarily run-heavy system, the Grayson offensive line was a big problem — pun intended — for opponents all season. The star of that group, and a future star at the college level, is tackle Wanya Morris.

Just a junior, Morris is a road grader in the running game and has proven to be equally adept in pass protection. 

The Steve Lattimer Award — Outstanding Defensive Lineman

Nesta Silvera, DT, American Heritage (FL)

Not only is the 295-pound Silvera hell on opposing blockers, but he also has some wheels. Need evidence? Check out his fumble return for a touchdown in the state title game.

The Bobby Boucher Award — Outstanding Linebacker

Teradja Mitchell, LB, Bishop Sullivan (VA)

Mitchell is an absolute monster. The deeper into the season we got the clearer it became just how impressive his performance against American Heritage in the season opener truly was — because no one in Florida was ever really able to duplicate his disruption.

Things didn’t go exactly according to plan for the Crusaders this season, but it wasn’t because they didn’t have one of the best linebackers in the country. That box was checked.

The Petey Jones Award — Outstanding Defensive Back

Tyson Campbell, CB, American Heritage (FL)

Tyson Campbell did the impossible. He shared a secondary with Patrick Surtain Jr. and didn’t get overshadowed at American Heritage. The pair emerged as cornerbacks No. 1 and 1A in the entire country, with Campbell displaying a lethal combination is size, strength, and athleticism.

Against Bishop Sullivan, the Patriots were without Surtain, adding additional emphasis to Campbell’s ability to shut down an entire side of the field. He did just that.

The Barney Gorman Award — Outstanding Kicker

BT Potter, K, South Pointe (SC)

Potter didn’t get much opportunity to kick in close games for a South Pointe team that steamrolled everyone but the Buford (GA) team it met on FloFootball in September.

Still, he is widely recognized as one of the best legs in the country, and he made his impact for the Stallions as both a kicker and a punter this season.