PREP FOOTBALL: Clements’ Jayden Gilbert headlines All-County Team

Published 8:33 am Friday, December 22, 2023

Jayden Gilbert put together an incredible senior season for Clements.

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And for that, Limestone County’s football coaches awarded the two-way standout appropriately.

Gilbert headlines this year’s All-County Football Team as the Overall MVP following one monster performance after another on the gridiron.

West Limestone’s Easton Smith (Co-Offensive MVP), Tanner’s Skylar Townsend (Co-Offensive MVP), West Limestone’s Preston Moore (Defensive MVP), West Limestone’s Landon Adams (Offensive Lineman of the Year), Tanner’s Darrell Howard (Defensive Lineman of the Year) and Tanner’s Oscar Bonds (Coach of the Year) took home the other top awards for this year’s honorary squad — as decided by the county’s football coaches.

See below for capsules and the complete All-County Football Team.


Overall MVP

Name: Jayden Gilbert

School: Clements

Class: Senior

Highlights: Had 204 carries for 2,267 yards and 28 touchdowns. Completed 43 of 98 passes for 697 yards and four touchdowns. Had two catches for 117 yards. Had 20 kickoff returns for 479 yards and two touchdowns. Had 48 tackles, 12 assists, five interceptions and two sacks.


Co-Offensive MVP

Name: Easton Smith

School: West Limestone

Class: Senior

Highlights: Had 191 carries for 1,060 yards and 16 touchdowns. Had 10 catches for 152 yards and a touchdown.


Co-Offensive MVP

Name: Skylar Townsend

School: Tanner

Class: Senior

Highlights: Had 45 catches for 1,128 yards and 18 touchdowns.


Defensive MVP

Name: Preston Moore

School: West Limestone

Class: Junior

Highlights: Had 61 tackles, 67 assists, five tackles for loss and a defensive touchdown.


Offensive Lineman of the Year

Name: Landon Adams

School: West Limestone

Class: Senior

Highlights: Graded 86 percent with 36 pancakes.


Defensive Lineman of the Year

Name: Darrell Howard

School: Tanner

Class: Senior

Highlights: Had 62 solo tackles, 25 assists, 19 tackles for loss and nine sacks.


Coach of the Year

Name: Oscar Bonds

School: Tanner

Highlights: Led the Rattlers to an 8-4 record, a second-round playoff appearance and the program’s first region championship since the 2016 season.


First Team (Offense)

QB: John Adam Doner, Elkmont

RB: Jayden Gilbert, Clements

RB: Easton Smith, West Limestone

RB: Xavier Edwards, East Limestone

WR: Roman Schrimsher, East Limestone

WR: Skylar Townsend, Tanner

WR: Noah Stafford, Ardmore

H/TE: Noah Holt, Elkmont

OL: Landon Adams, West Limestone

OL: Donavin DuBose, East Limestone

OL: Mike Broadway, Ardmore

OL: Jacob Peoples, Clements

OL: Austin Clark, West Limestone

OL: Jamari Malone, Tanner

ATH: Tailan Hall, Tanner

ATH: Karl Parham, Tanner

K: Landon Hart, East Limestone


First Team (Defense)

DL: Jeremiah McLemore, West Limestone

DL: Darrell Howard, Tanner

DL: Kolbie Turner, Clements

DL: Tre’jaun Lett, Tanner

LB: Preston Moore, West Limestone

LB: Hayden Durham, Ardmore

LB: K.C. Hale, Tanner

LB: Jake Guthrie, Elkmont

DB: Dawson Mewbourn, West Limestone

DB: Ny’Quavius Green, Tanner

DB: Laken Wilder, East Limestone

DB: Skylar Townsend, Tanner

DB: Jayden Gilbert, Clements

P: Cade Carpenter, West Limestone


Second Team (Offense)

QB: Jake Cochran, East Limestone

RB: Dominic Holt, Clements

WR: Endymion Tyus, Tanner

WR: Tyree Holloway, Clements

OL: Travis Betterton, East Limestone

OL: Payton Ridgeway, West Limestone

OL: Will Seabolt, Ardmore

OL: Cayden Turner, Clements

OL: Terrell Greene, Tanner

OL: Caleb Boldin, Elkmont

ATH: Cole Holt, Elkmont

ATH: Skyler Jean, Ardmore

K: Alex Martinez, West Limestone


Second Team (Defense)

DL: Dominic Murphy, Ardmore

DL: Alfonso Gutierrez, Clements

DL: Cordney Crutcher, East Limestone

DL: Ethan Reece, West Limestone

LB: Cameron Jarrett, Ardmore

LB: Landon Wales, Elkmont

LB: Hayden Bonville, East Limestone

LB: JT Winter, West Limestone

DB: Bryson Grissom, East Limestone

DB: Logan Mitchell, West Limestone

DB: Devlin Jarrett, Ardmore

DB: Brayden Atkins, Ardmore

P: Steven Maldonado, Clements