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The offensive player of the year is Seantrel Henderson, an offensive tackle from Cretin-Derham Hall in St. Paul.

The defensive player of the year is Lamarcus Joyner, a defensive back from St. Thomas Aquinas in Fort Lauderdale.

The coach of the year is Greg Toal, whose Don Bosco Prep (N.J.) team is No. 1 in the final rankings of USA TODAY.

All-USA First Team | All-USA Second Team

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Offensive player of the year

SEANTREL HENDERSON

Offensive tackle for Cretin-Derham Hall, St. Paul

Ht: 6-8. Wt. 301.

Why him: Led his team to state title and was player of the year on the Associated Press’ all-state team. Despite his size, he’s remarkably agile and is one of the top basketball players in Minnesota. In the summer, he played on an AAU team with the No. 1 basketball recruit, Harrison Barnes.

Little-known fact: He weighed 7 pounds, 9 ounces even though he was born a month early.

Where next? Plans to announce on signing day Feb. 3. Has had official visits to Florida, Notre Dame, Southern California and Ohio State and unofficial visits to Minnesota and Iowa.

Recent read: “I just starting reading The Blind Side. I saw the movie first.”

How did you get into football? “I played Pee Wee for Folwell Park. I just played on the line. I played two years up because I was big.”

Football or basketball? “Basketball has always been my favorite sport. If I could play in the NBA, I would pick that over the NFL.”

On recruiting: “The hardest part is trying to keep up with recruiting and your other personal things, like school, friends and family. Trying to balance everything out is hard with time management. The best part is when you go on visits and get to do fun things and look at schools.”

Favorite musician: Drake (a Canadian rapper).

Best athlete to come out of your school: “Probably (Minnesota Twins catcher) Joe Mauer.”

Highlight: “Out of all the good athletes who went to our

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Defensive player of the year

LAMARCUS JOYNER

Defensive back for St. Thomas Aquinas, Fort Lauderdale

Ht. 5-9. Wt. 175.

Why him: His athleticism and 4.3 speed for 40 yards made him a impact player on defense. Also ran for four TDs on 47 attempts, caught 16 passes for four TDs, and returned three kickoffs for TDs.

Why Florida State? “A lot of schools had a lot to offer. At the end, it was just my heart to go to FSU. Going there felt like a natural adjustment. On top of that, it was my dream school. I was always a Florida State fan growing up.”

Football start: “I started playing Pop Warner 110 (pounds) when I was 12 years old. Before that, I always played around the neighborhood. I didn’t come from a wealthy family. You have to pay for the shirt and all that and my mom, said, ‘Oh, no.’ One day, one of my friends from across the yard said that he would pay for it.”

How did you get the nickname Frank? “That came from Little League football, the first time I ever played. I was a hard hitter. They starting call me the beast. I would never wrap up. It was always a hard hit. They just started calling me Frankenstein.”

Season highlight: “Running back a kickoff against Byrnes.”

Favorite position: “Free safety.”

What player did you pretend to be when you were little? “I always felt like (Baltimore Ravens linebacker) Ray Lewis.”

On recruiting: “I just thank God because most guys in my shoes don’t have the opportunity to go to any D-I team in the nation. My least favorite part of it is all the coaches coming after you.”

After football: ” I want to major in journalism. I always wanted to be on TV. I love talking about sports, and I like talking with people.”

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Coach of the year

GREG TOAL

Don Bosco Prep, Ramsey, N.J.

Age: 56

Family: Wife, Susan. Three sons, all of whom played college football. Brian and Greg played at Boston College and Mike at William & Mary.

Why him: His team went 12-0 to win its fourth consecutive state Non-Public, Group 4 title and finished No. 1 in the USA TODAY Super 25 rankings. His record is 246-35-2 with 13 state titles, six at Don Bosco (he won state titles with two other teams).

Coaching philosophy: “The most important thing is the player-coach relationship. I have been blessed that I have a great coaching staff. I hire good guys, and I let them coach. As coaches, we’re also real good friends. We socialize together.”

Coaching influences: “The guy that really excited me was Jimmy Sharp at Virginia Tech (where Toal played). Looking back, we had a lot of great coaches on that staff —Danny Ford, Charlie Pell and others. I learned a lot about football and went from a guy who went to practice to a guy who couldn’t wait to go to practice. You have to have enthusiasm. (Sharp) used to talk to us every day about something about life, how to hold yourself accountable.”

What I’ll remember about this year’s team: “As soon as it was challenged, it responded. When they got behind, they immediately answered. That’s a sign of a great football team.”

Career highlight: “Going to De La Salle (Concord, Calif.), beating De La Salle there (in 2008), is something I’ll never forget. That put us in the national picture on their home field. Going to Prattville, Ala., this year was exciting because we were down 21-7 and came back to win.”

Favorite book:Flags of our Fathers by James Bradley.

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First-team offense
Pos.	Player, ht., wt.	School, location	College	The skinny
ATH	Matt Elam, 6-0, 205	Dwyer, West Palm Beach, Fla.	Florida	Had 179 carries for 1,708 yards and 26 touchdowns, a 9.54 yards-per-carry average. As defensive back, had 66 tackles, two interceptions, four sacks, eight tackles for loss, six forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries
WR	Kyle Prater, 6-5, 205	Proviso West, Hillside, Ill.	Southern California	He had 64 receptions for 1,151 yards and 13 touchdowns and led his team to the playoffs for the first time
WR	Darius White, 6-2, 205	Dunbar, Fort Worth	Undecided	Also a Division I basketball prospect, he had TDs on seven of his 20 catches this season
WR	Robert Woods, 6-1, 180	Junipero Serra, Gardena, Calif.	Southern California	Had 13 TD receptions and averaged 16 yards a catch. Also had eight interceptions. Runs a 4.4 40 and has a 33-inch vertical leap
QB	Jake Heaps, 6-2, 195	Skyline, Sammamish, Wash.	Brigham Young	Led his team to third consecutive state title, completing 213 of 352 passes for 3,191 yards and 45 touchdowns with seven interceptions. Had four TD passes in state title game. Was 14-0 in postseason games
RB	Marcus Lattimore, 6-0, 210	Byrnes, Duncan, S.C.	Undecided	Ran for 1,905 yards and 31 TDs and had 53 catches for 751 yards and five TDs
RB	Lache Seastrunk, 5-11, 192	Temple, Texas	Undecided	Averaging only 16 carries a game, speedster ran for 1,174 yards in 10 games, including 305 in his final game. He also had 15 total TDs
L	James Hurst, 6-5, 284	Plainfield, Ind.	North Carolina	Conference player of year will play alongside brother Nelson in Chapel Hill.
L	Matt James, 6-8, 290	St. Xavier, Cincinnati	Undecided	All-State player already has NFL size, strength.
L	Christian Lombard, 6-5, 290	Fremd, Palatine, Ill.	Notre Dame	He had 48 pancake blocks
K	Kip Smith, 6-0, 200	Legacy, Broomfield, Colo.	UCLA	Made eight of 12 FGs, including a state-record 67-yarder. Also made 27 of 28 PATs

First-team defense
Pos.	Player, ht., wt.	School, location	College	The skinny
L	Sharrif Floyd, 6-3, 310	Washington, Philadelphia	Undecided	50 tackles, nine sacks and 28 tackles for loss. Blocked four punts and a field goal, knocked down six passes
L	Jackson Jeffcoat, 6-5, 230	Plano (Texas) West	Undecided	67 solo tackles, 20 assists, 11 tackles for loss, 22 QB pressures, 8.5 sacks, two interceptions, two blocked kicks
L	Ronald Powell, 6-4, 230	Rancho Verde, Moreno Valley, Calif.	Undecided	Can also play linebacker, running back or tight end. Runs a 4.6 40
L	Jacques Smith, 6-3, 225	Ooltewah, Tenn.	Tennessee	State’s Mr. Football for second consecutive season. Had 57.5 tackles, 8.5 sacks
L	Brandon Willis, 6-3, 255	Byrnes, Duncan, S.C.	Tennessee	Had 125 tackles with 11 sacks
LB	Jordan Hicks, 6-2, 220	Lakota West, West Chester, Ohio	Undecided	95 tackles in 10 games, including 65 solos and 13 for loss. Earned Butkus Award as top high school linebacker
LB	Jeff Luc, 6-1, 230	Treasure Coast, New Port Richey, Fla.	Florida State	103 tackles, including 80 solos, 14 for loss, two sacks. Forced three fumbles and knocked down four passes
LB	Chris Martin, 6-4, 240	Grandview, Aurora, Colo.	California	Had 69 tackles, including 34 solo, 12 QB pressures and six sacks, including two solo. Also ran for four TDs as a RB and caught seven passes as a WR
DB	Tony Jefferson, 6-0, 196	East Lake, Chula Vista, Calif.	Oklahoma	Led team to first CIF San Diego Section title. Two interceptions, 51 total tackles, including 40 solos. Also rushed for 1,991 yards
DB	DeMarcus Milliner, 6-2, 180	Stanhope Elmore, Millbrook, Ala.	Alabama	Had 71 tackles and three interceptions
DB	Alec Ogletree, 6-3, 210	Newnan, Ga.	Georgia	All-around athlete led team to state semifinals. His twin Alexander is also headed to Athens

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Second-team offense
Pos.	Player	School, location	Ht., wt.	College choice
ATH	Demarco Cobbs	Tulsa Central	6-1, 200	Texas
WR	Chris Dunkley	Pahokee, Fla.	5-10, 164	Undecided
WR	Keenan Allen	Northern Guilford, Greensboro, N.C.	6-3, 195	Alabama
TE	C.J. Fiedorowicz	Johnsburg, Ill.	6-7, 240	Iowa
TE	Xavier Grimble	Bishop Gorman, Las Vegas	6-6, 245	USC
L	Robert Crisp	Athens Drive, Raleigh, N.C.	6-7, 299	N.C. State
L	Jake Matthews	Elkins, Missouri City, Texas	6-5, 275	Texas A&M
L	Ian Silberman	Fleming Island, Orange Park, Fla.	6-5, 256	Florida
RB	Malcolm Jones	Oaks Christian, Westlake Village, Calif.	6-1, 210	UCLA
RB	Herschel Sims	Abilene, Texas	5-10, 190	Undecided
QB	Phillip Sims	Oscar Smith, Chesapeake, Va.	6-2, 215	Alabama
K	Cody Parkey	Jupiter, Fla.	6-2, 195	Auburn

Second-team defense
Pos.	Player	School, location	Ht., wt.
L	William Gholston	Southeastern, Detroit	6-7, 250	Michigan State
L	Corey Miller	Byrnes, Duncan, S.C.	6-4, 227	Tennessee
L	Reggie Wilson	Haltom, Haltom City, Texas	6-4, 240	Texas
L	Owamagbe Odighizuwa	David Douglas, Portland, Ore.	6-3, 245	Undecided
LB	Steele Devitto	Don Bosco Prep, Ramsey, N.J.	6-2, 214	Boston College
LB	Khairi Fortt	Stamford, Conn.	6-2, 220	Penn State
LB	James Wilder Jr.*	Plant, Tampa	6-2, 223
DB	Cody Riggs	St. Thomas Aquinas, Fort Lauderdale	5-8, 154	Florida
DB	Demar Dorsey	Boyd Anderson, Fort Lauderdale	6-1, 180	Florida
DB	Sean Parker	Narbonne, Harbor City, Calif.	5-10, 185	Undecided
DB	Latwan Anderson	Glenville, Cleveland	5-11, 185	Undecided
ATH	DeAnthony Thomas*	Crenshaw, Los Angeles	5-11, 185

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