On Monday, Choctaw celebrated another signing day as 12 Indians signed their letters of intent to compete at the next level.

• Headlining the class were signees from two of the school’s most successful programs this year: the Final Four football team and a flag football squad still competing for a state title, plus two Division I signees in other sports.

Football

Tamen Zabetakis, QB, Hutchinson Community College

Leading the way from the football side was quarterback Tamen Zabetakis, the signal-caller who guided the Indians’ offense through one of the best seasons in program history, culminating in a Final Four run. He is headed to Hutchinson Community College in Hutchinson, Kansas.

Head football coach Frank Beasley told the standing-room-only TeePee crowd that he could talk about Zabetakis for a long time, calling him an awesome person who set the standard for the quarterback position at Choctaw.

Zabetakis welcomes the opportunity to become a Blue Dragon, joining a program that counts several NFL players among its alumni, highlighted by Pro Bowl running back Alvin Kamara. In his words, it’s “the best JUCO in the country.” The goal is simple: hone his skills, then transfer to a bigger college. He will also reunite with former teammates Jonathan Boyd and Keeson Hines-Wheeler at Hutchinson.

• “It was fun playing with them in high school. I’m excited to play with them in college too,” Zabetakis said.

Jabari Weeks, LB, and Jaylen Brazan, CB, Webber International University

Two Indian defenders will be taking their talents to Webber International. Both were, in Beasley’s mind, integral parts of the Big Green defense that helped carry Choctaw to the Final Four. Beasley called Brazan an “interesting character” and noted that Weeks was the only defensive starter from last year who had been a three-year starter.

Weeks was a leader in the linebacker corps, while Brazan served as a spark plug who consistently made clutch plays when needed, especially in the playoffs against Booker T. Washington and Columbia. Both welcome the chance to continue playing alongside each other.

• “Very excited. Jabari was a great player in high school and obviously will be a great player in college. I can’t wait to play with him,” Brazan said.

“It’s good to go from high school to college with one of my friends from one of the best seasons that Choctaw’s had,” Weeks added.

Flag football

Diaris Morales, QB, Shelton State College; KK Hardy, WR/DB, Daytona State College

Morales’ impact on Choctaw is hard to overstate. She is one of the most influential athletes in the history of the school, and head flag football coach Jim Bay recognized that, calling her a “generational player.”

Morales has started at quarterback in flag football and point guard in girls’ basketball since her freshman year. She will be taking her record-breaking talent to Shelton State College in Tuscaloosa and is excited about being near the bright lights of Birmingham.

“It’s very welcoming, it’s a very nice place, and it’s very close to a big city,” she said.

Meanwhile, KK Hardy is headed to Daytona State College. Bay recalled that as a freshman who had never played flag football before, everyone on JV was raving about her so much that he decided to see for himself. It was in a game against Niceville where she took over that he instantly became sold on her potential, gave her a starting spot and never looked back.

Hardy relishes the opportunity to still be in a beach town, with it serving as a reminder of home.

“It’s close to the beach, so I’ll still be close to home,” Hardy said.

Track and field

Saniy Lindsey, Alabama State

Multisport star Saniy Lindsey was the next headliner of Choctaw’s signing day, taking her talents to Alabama State and becoming the first Division I signee from Choctaw track and field in recent memory.

Head track and field coach Courtland Fuller called it a blessing to have coached Lindsey, while noting she is the school’s 100- and 200-meter record holder.

“This is really impactful for the kids that you can go DI. I feel like it will influence other Choctaw athletes,” Lindsey said.

Cheer

Abby Vinson, Florida Atlantic; Katie Kemp and Gage Davis, Jones College; Kira Cruz-Richardson, Trevecca Nazarene

Choctaw cheer had four signees, headlined by Abby Vinson, who is headed to Florida Atlantic.

“I really just love the environment, and the coaching staff is amazing, and the teammates feel like family to me. I just love everything about the school,” Vinson said.

Head coach Kerri Kreech called Vinson someone whose dedication never goes unnoticed. Katie Kemp and Gage Davis are headed to Jones College in Ellisville, Mississippi, while Kira Cruz-Richardson is headed to Trevecca Nazarene in Nashville. Kreech said she knew from Day 1 that Kemp would be signing for college cheer, said Davis — who had only been cheering for one year — did everything he could to learn the sport, and called Cruz-Richardson “mature beyond her years.”

Boys basketball

Camry Johnson, Baptist University of Florida

Even if you haven’t been paying close attention to high school sports this year, there is a good chance you know Camry Johnson’s name. He is the man behind the game-winning buzzer-beater in the Choctaw-FWB basketball game that was broadcast live on WEAR — probably, barring any walkoffs in other spring sports, the play of the school year in the area.

• Johnson called the shot “like a movie,” and Choctaw boys basketball head coach John Barnes said it “broke the internet.”

Beyond that moment, Barnes called Johnson the team’s glue guy with a contagious energy. But Johnson has had a solid career outside of that one shot, earning him a scholarship to Baptist University of Florida in Graceville.

“I loved the campus. They have a golf course on campus, so I’m excited to learn how to play golf, and the Christian part too — I get to be closer to God,” Johnson said.

Softball

AnnMarie Gilbert, P, Enterprise State Community College

Gilbert — the lone Choctaw softball senior, the team’s pitcher, its heart and its senior class president — will begin her collegiate career playing for the Boll Weevils. Head softball coach Rob DeGennaro praised her enthusiasm and behind-the-scenes preparation in everything she does. This year, Gilbert was the bright spot on an otherwise young Choctaw team, striking out 66 on the mound while posting 22 hits and 15 RBIs at the plate.

Girls soccer

Aubrie Kimball, New College of Florida

Despite a stat line reading three goals and two assists, Kimball’s impact on Choctaw girls soccer runs much deeper than that. Head coach Timothy Ross called her “the spine of our team” and someone who does whatever the team needs her to do. That impact and work ethic earned her the opportunity to play soccer at New College of Florida in Sarasota.