The East team featured players from Santa Rosa and Okaloosa counties.
Central’s Joe Surratt served as the head coach for the game, with Pace’s Vance Smith and Crestview’s Thomas Grant among those helping on the coaching staff. Navarre assistant Lee Jones was also on the staff.
It was a tightly contested defensive battle throughout, but the East had an opportunity to win the game in the final minutes before a drive came up empty.
Baker’s Justice Baldwin and Crestview’s Jordyn Stoudmire were named the offensive and defensive MVP’s, respectively, for the East team.
The game put an exclamation point on the high school season.
“We all love football. It’s exciting to see these coaches and their players. It’s special playing in this game,” Surratt said. “We came up just short, but it was a great game.”
All-Star Game Selections
Baker: Joel Morse and Justice Baldwin.
Central: Greyson Locklear and Keaton Henry.
Crestview: Brody Golightly, Che’Shon Cobb, Gabe Holland, Gabe Gottlieb, Izell Burton, Jordan Stoudmire, Max Anderson and Trey Hardman.
Milton: Aiden Spratt, Brendan Farish, Bryce Baxley and Iryn Fleming.
Navarre: Chase Moses, Connor Hamblin, Curtis Sanders and Marquez White.
Pace: Caleb Nelson, Jonathon Jimenez, Aiden Carter and Gavin Bush.
Here’s a quick look at how each area team fared in 2025.
Pace: Won back-to-back district titles and reached the second round of the playoffs before losing 42-35 to Mandarin. The Patriots went 10-2.
Milton: The Panthers went from 0-10 to 7-4, making it to the playoffs in Ronnie Douglas’ first year as the head coach.
Jay: The Royals won five in a row to close out the regular season and made it to the playoffs for the third consecutive season. Jay finished 6-5.
Central: The Jaguars won a school record four games in year two as a varsity team and made the postseason for the first time, reaching the second round of the FIT.
Navarre: Finished 1-9, with its only win coming against rival Gulf Breeze in the Beach Bowl.
Baker: Went 10-0 during the regular season and won its first-round playoff game before losing to Chiefland in the regional final. The Gators went 11-1.
Crestview: The Bulldogs started 1-3 but won its final five games of the regular season before losing in the opening round of the playoffs to Mandarin.