Westwood Academy Continues To Build

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>If you have been around Palm Beach and Treasure Coast football over the past decade, you already know the name <strong>Chris Kokell.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The energetic football coach who has long had a knack of promoting all young athletes – whether to college coaches or via the airwaves where he hosted a weekly radio program.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>When Kokell took over the Fort Pierce Westwood Academy program a few years back, his objective was to tap into the talent from the area that had been leaving for other schools in the past.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Coach Kokell understood that if you put everything into building a football program, the athletes and assistant coaches would not be far behind.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>His recipe for building a program started with exposing his football team to an off-season that included travel and gaining valuable exposure against some of the best in the state of Florida.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Coming off a 7-4 season, which included advancing to the state playoffs, the Panthers have started to not only attract some elite talent, but also started a pipeline from the youth leagues to this school.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>For a school known for graduates such as All-Pro linebacker <strong>Khalil Mack</strong>, defensive back <strong>Ryan McNeil </strong>(University of Miami) and nationally recognized baseball player Charles Johnson (Miami Marlins), Coach Kokell and this football team is starting to build their own legacy.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>2025</strong><strong></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Colton&nbsp;Foster, WR, 6-4, 200 – 3.7 GPA.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>TAPE: </strong><a href="https://access.qwikcut.com/highlights/64e19cd8a6f8dd1b6dd03318" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://access.qwikcut.com/highlights/64e19cd8a6f8dd1b6dd03318</a><strong></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Javian&nbsp;Garder, SS, 6-0, 185 – 3.4 GPA.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>TAPE: </strong><a href="https://access.qwikcut.com/highlights/64e3882ac2000dbefd095c57">https://access.qwikcut.com/highlights/64e3882ac2000dbefd095c57</a><strong><br>Cameron Gooden, DL/OL, 6-4, 250 – 3.0 GPA.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>TAPE: </strong><a href="https://access.qwikcut.com/highlights/64e191f0c883a70b53401f8e" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://access.qwikcut.com/highlights/64e191f0c883a70b53401f8e</a><strong></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>2026</strong><strong></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Jordan&nbsp;Crutchfield,&nbsp;CB/WR, 6-3, 198.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>TAPE: </strong><a href="https://access.qwikcut.com/highlights/63ce824296301396c464ce70" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://access.qwikcut.com/highlights/63ce824296301396c464ce70</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Roody Dorcius, OL/DL, 6-2, 210 – 3.4 GPA.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>TAPE: </strong><a href="https://access.qwikcut.com/highlights/657c967282d311fae698f8d1" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://access.qwikcut.com/highlights/657c967282d311fae698f8d1</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Ardarius Elmore, LB, 5-10, 205 – 3.4 GPA.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>TAPE: </strong><a href="https://access.qwikcut.com/highlights/6512c6fcb48d3e9ef6d39bef" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://access.qwikcut.com/highlights/6512c6fcb48d3e9ef6d39bef</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Christopher "CJ" Lynch,&nbsp;LB/SS, 6-1, 180 – 3.8 GPA.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>TAPE: </strong><a href="https://access.qwikcut.com/highlights/65578c769eb9f0aee9acc7af" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://access.qwikcut.com/highlights/65578c769eb9f0aee9acc7af</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>TeQuan&nbsp;Mechanic, OT/TE/DE, 6-5, 250 – 3.3 GPA.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>TAPE:</strong> <a href="https://access.qwikcut.com/highlights/65297b6f38df39b82b1a4c2a" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://access.qwikcut.com/highlights/65297b6f38df39b82b1a4c2a</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Greg&nbsp;Merricks, OL/DL, 6-4, 335 – 3.2 GPA.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>TAPE: </strong><a href="https://access.qwikcut.com/highlights/64e8b0cb7b0960ed3c896d87" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://access.qwikcut.com/highlights/64e8b0cb7b0960ed3c896d87</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Jabari&nbsp;Monds, WR/CB, 5-9, 160 – 3.6 GPA.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>TAPE: &nbsp;</strong><a href="https://access.qwikcut.com/highlights/65580ebe02ee904a1ac7d124" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://access.qwikcut.com/highlights/65580ebe02ee904a1ac7d124</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Allan Sauceda, DE/LB, 6-2, 210 – 3.3 GPA.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>TAPE: </strong><a href="https://access.qwikcut.com/highlights/661738b7626050b9ef1d0f83" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://access.qwikcut.com/highlights/661738b7626050b9ef1d0f83</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Traveon&nbsp;Townsend,&nbsp;S/WR, 6-0, 172 – 3.6 GPA.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>TAPE: </strong><a href="https://access.qwikcut.com/highlights/63cea73621c3cbead4069065" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://access.qwikcut.com/highlights/63cea73621c3cbead4069065</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Joseph “EJ” Weathers,&nbsp;QB, 5-11, 170 – 3.1 GPA.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>TAPE: </strong><a href="https://access.qwikcut.com/highlights/64e19e17a6f8dd1b6dd06c51" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://access.qwikcut.com/highlights/64e19e17a6f8dd1b6dd06c51</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>2027</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Jakeim Ellison, DB/WR, 5-11, 175.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>TAPE: </strong><a href="https://access.qwikcut.com/highlights/657c62f2462719f50df7ec2d" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://access.qwikcut.com/highlights/657c62f2462719f50df7ec2d</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1671680' first='Deion' last='Jackson'], OLB, 6-2, 195 – 3.4 GPA.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>TAPE: </strong><a href="https://access.qwikcut.com/highlights/64e9aa8f4e4eff162ea7113d" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://access.qwikcut.com/highlights/64e9aa8f4e4eff162ea7113d</a><strong></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Jermaine Walker, S/WR, 6-0, 180 – 3.3 GPA.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>TAPE: </strong><a href="https://access.qwikcut.com/highlights/661735bda51b06a018e53f2e" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://access.qwikcut.com/highlights/661735bda51b06a018e53f2e</a></p> <!-- 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