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Tom McHugh and Nelson Agholor, Dairy Farmer award winners

The eight individual class finalists for the 2011 Florida Dairy Farmers Mr. Football and Coach of the Year have been announced following balloting by a statewide panel of high school football coaches and prep media representatives.

Tom McHugh, Dade City Pasco, Class 5A Coach of the Year
The Pirates finished 13-1 under McHugh and advanced to the state semifinals where they fell to Wakulla, 41-38, in three overtimes. In his five seasons with the Pirates, Pasco has been a playoff regular with McHugh’s teams posting a 55-11 record (.833 winning percentage) over that span.

Nelson Agholor, Tampa Berkeley Prep, Sr., Running Back/Defensive Back, Class 3A Player of the Year
Agholor led the Bucs to a 12-1 season and the state semifinals with 212 carries for 1,983 yards and 28 TDs; added 33 tackles with three INTs, eight punt returns for 262 yards (32.7 avg.) and scored a total of 34 TDs.

Every finalist was the leading vote-getter in their classification, making each one the Player of the Year or Coach of the Year in their class.

Following are the eight finalists for the Mr. Football Award:  http://blogs.floridahsfootball.com/2011/12/15/florida-dairy-farmers-association-announces-player-coach-of-the-year-awards-for-each-classification/