Winter is 69th Guy Toph Award winner

Plant senior receiver Derek Winter was named the winner of the 69th Guy Toph Award, given each year to Hillsborough County's top football player, in a ceremony Thursday at the school district building.

Winter holds the county record for most catches in a season (90) and boasts career statistics of 192 overall receptions for 3,717 yards. He becomes the second straight Panther to win the award; former Plant star quarterback Robert Marve (now at Miami) was picked last year.

Winter, a Division I prospect who will visit Auburn this weekend and Iowa the following one, wasn't the only Panther honored on Thursday in the awards ceremony.

Senior offensive lineman Rhonne Sanderson, received the Jimbo Kynes Outstanding Lineman Award. Duncan Hock received the Ben Walker Outstanding Male Cross Country Runner Award. Meg Anderson received the Jessie Helfrich Hicks Award for Outstanding Female Swimmer. Duke-bound setter Kellie Catanach, the Florida Dairy Farmers Player of the Year winner, received the Kirkwood Family Volleyball Award.

The other recipients were: Berkeley Prep’s Jonathan Jordan, a Florida-bound swimmer, won the Jessie Helfrich Hicks Award for Outstanding Male Swimmer; East Bay’s Julie Rolfe (Casey Most Valuable Female Golfer); Wharton’s Kits Patel (Casey Most Valuable Male Golfer); and Wharton twin sisters Katrina and Kathia Skinner (co-winners of the Ben Walker Outstanding Female Cross Country Runner Award).

Times photo of Plant senior receiver Derek Winter

PAST GUY TOPH WINNERS
1939 - Guy Thompkins, Hillsborough
1940 - John Smit, Plant
1941 - Ned Baldwin, Plant
1942 - Casper Vaccaro, Hillsborough
1943 - Bob Belle, Plant
1944 - Ray Jackson, Hillsborough
1945 - Hal Griffin, Hillsborough
1946 - Cecile Perrette, Hillsborough
1947 - Bob Payne, Jefferson
1948 - Pepe Millan, Plant
1949 - Rick Casares, Jefferson
1950 - George Carnes, Plant
1951 - Dickie Miller, Plant
1952 - Billy Shields, Plant
1953 - Charlie Gil, Plant
1954 - Jimmy Dunn, Hillsborough
1955 - Wayne Williamson, Jefferson
1956 - Bill Encinosa, Plant
1957 - Bob McKenzie, Plant
1958 - Mark Whitehead, Plant
1959 - John Dent, Chamberlain
1960 - Mac Farrington, Hillsborough
1961 - John Whatley, Chamberlain
1962 - Vernon Korhn, Plant
1963 - Randy Smith, Robinson
1964 - Larry Smith, Robinson
1965 - Mark Ely, Plant
1966 - Ralph Tate, King
1967 - John Reaves, Robinson
1968 - Danny Beltram, Hillsborough
1969 - Gene Killian, Brandon
1970 - Steve Walker, Robinson
1971 - Alfred Pyles, Leto
1972 - Mike Long, Robinson
1973 - Dennis Lopez, Jefferson
1974 - Mike Bolden, Leto
1975 - Scott Peek, Jesuit
1976 - Alan Gray, Plant
1977 - Edmund Clau-von Nelson, King
1978 - Donald E. White, Chamberlain
1979 - John Douglas Shields, Plant
1980 - Pat O'Brien, Hillsborough
1981 - Al Lopez III, Jesuit
1982 - Terry Mallory, Chamberlain
1983 - Joseph Nicoletto, Chamberlain
1984 - Richard Renninger, Robinson
1985 - Kirk Kirkpatrick, Brandon
1986 - Trevor Weeks, Armwood
1987 - Terry Jordan, Gaither
1988 - Shane Law, Chamberlain
1989 - Kirby DarDar, Jefferson
1990 - Gary Moore, East Bay
1991 - Brian Adcock, Chamberlain
1992 - Brett Zinober, Berkeley Prep
1993 - Clif Dell, King
1994 - Keith Newman, Jefferson
1995 - Derrick Edmonds, Hillsborough
1996 - Kenny Kelly, Tampa Catholic
1997 - Mike Pearson, Armwood
1998 - Gary Godsey, Jesuit
1999 - Fred Reid, King
2000 - Lydell Ross, Gaither
2001 - Eddie Ivery, Chamberlain
2002 - Andre Caldwell, Jefferson
2003 - John Forbes, Alonso
2004 - Kalvin Bailey, Armwood
2005 - Marcello Trigg, Robinson
2006 - Robert Marve, Plant