Westwood Academy Continues To Build
If you have been around Palm Beach and Treasure Coast football over the past decade, you already know the name Chris Kokell. The energetic football coach who has long had a knack of promoting all young athletes – whether to…
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Continue ReadingIf you have been around Palm Beach and Treasure Coast football over the past decade, you already know the name Chris Kokell.
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.
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.
Coach Kokell understood that if you put everything into building a football program, the athletes and assistant coaches would not be far behind.
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.
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.
For a school known for graduates such as All-Pro linebacker Khalil Mack, defensive back Ryan McNeil (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.
2025
Colton Foster, WR, 6-4, 200 – 3.7 GPA.
Javian Garder, SS, 6-0, 185 – 3.4 GPA.
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Cameron Gooden, DL/OL, 6-4, 250 – 3.0 GPA.
2026
Jordan Crutchfield, CB/WR, 6-3, 198.
Roody Dorcius, OL/DL, 6-2, 210 – 3.4 GPA.
Ardarius Elmore, LB, 5-10, 205 – 3.4 GPA.
Christopher “CJ” Lynch, LB/SS, 6-1, 180 – 3.8 GPA.
TeQuan Mechanic, OT/TE/DE, 6-5, 250 – 3.3 GPA.
Greg Merricks, OL/DL, 6-4, 335 – 3.2 GPA.
Jabari Monds, WR/CB, 5-9, 160 – 3.6 GPA.
Allan Sauceda, DE/LB, 6-2, 210 – 3.3 GPA.
Traveon Townsend, S/WR, 6-0, 172 – 3.6 GPA.
Joseph “EJ” Weathers, QB, 5-11, 170 – 3.1 GPA.
2027
Jakeim Ellison, DB/WR, 5-11, 175.
Deion Jackson, OLB, 6-2, 195 – 3.4 GPA.
Jermaine Walker, S/WR, 6-0, 180 – 3.3 GPA.
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