Football Squads Announced For All-Star Sports Week A total of 74 outstanding senior student-athletes from across the state have been named to North-South All-Star football squads for the 18th annual Alabama All-Star Sports Week competition in Montgomery July 21-25. The teams were announced by Alvin Briggs, Director of the Alabama High School Athletic Directors & Coaches Association (AHSADCA). All-Star Sports Week, which includes in-state all-star games in baseball, softball, volleyball and boys’ and girls’ basketball and soccer, will also feature the Summer Conference with clinics and professional development sessions for coaches, principals, athletic directors, cheerleader coaches and officials. The volleyball, basketball, softball, baseball and soccer teams were announced previously. Also an All-Sports Equipment Expo and other related activities are scheduled throughout the week. Two of the highlights will be the Sportsmanship Banquet, which honors all schools that have not had an ejection or fine during the 2013-14 school year, and the Championship Coaches Awards Banquet, which recognizes coaches whose teams won a state championship during the 2013-14 school year as well as the 2014 Making A Difference Award winners. Trent Taylor of Straughn will serve as head coach for the South squad and Keith Etheredge of Leeds will coach the North. The South staged a dramatic comeback in the second half to win last year’s game 22-21. The South holds a 29-23-2 edge in the North-South series which began in 1948. This year’s game will be played July 24 at Montgomery’s Cramton Bowl. Eight players who helped their teams win state championships last December have been selected to play for the North squad in this summer’s game, including Pickens County running back/defensive back Jermarcus Brown. Brown set the AHSAA season record for touchdowns scored (51) in 2013 while rushing for a Super 6 record 329 yards on 26 carries as the Tornadoes (15-0) beat Maplesville 38-18 to win the Class 1A state championship. Others selected for the North squad from state championship teams were linebacker Blake Bean, receiver Garrison Latta and kicker Tyler Short of Class 4A champion Oneonta; defensive back DeShun Freeman and defensive lineman Baltazar Rubio of Class 2A champ Tanner; linebacker Taylor Ziak of Class 3A champ Madison Academy; and Brown’s Pickens County teammate, quarterback Devonte’ Simon. South players selected who played in state championship games last year include offensive lineman John David Hart of Class 6A runner-up Auburn and wide receiver Damian Mitchell of Class 1A runner-up Maplesville. Also named to the South squad is 2014 Bryant-Jordan state scholar-athlete of the year Jack Stansell (Dothan), who plans to attend Harvard. Coaches named to Taylor’s South staff are Adam Winegarden of Fairhope, Phil Lazenby of Bayside Academy, Tom Causey of Demopolis, Randy Ragsdale of Trinity Presbyterian, Mike Battles, Jr., of Tallassee, Norman Dean of Elmore County and Michael Summers of Alabama Christian, who will serve as administrative coach. Named to the Etheredge’s North staff are Patrick Plott of Class 1A state champion Pickens County, Kris Herron of Clay Central, Jeff Smith of Walter Wellborn, Ryan Lolley of Gordo, Chris Musso of Locust Fork and Scott Peavey of Madison County. Administrative coaches are Nick Folds and Darby Palmer of Alabama Christian. The AHSADCA operates under the auspices of the Alabama High School Athletic Association. Membership includes coaches of all AHSAA sports as well as administrators of member schools. The rosters: 2014 NORTH-SOUTH FOOTBALL ROSTERS NORTH TEAM First Last School Pos. Ht. Wt. John Adcock Woodland P 60 175 Blake Bean Oneonta DL 63 250 Chris Briskey Clay Central LB 59 160 Jermarcus Brown Pickens County DB 510 175 Jaleel Burton Walter Wellborn DL 511 275 Colton Clay Southside - Gadsden LB 511 215 Dantley Coker Southside - Gadsden RB 60 225 Allen Cooks Tuscaloosa Co. WR 55 140 Josh Davis Clay-Chalkville OL 60 298 Marshall Eads Tuscaloosa Co. OL 64 280 DeShun Freeman Tanner DB 510 160 Chantz Goodman Walter Wellborn RB 57 165 John David Henderson Arab LB 59 150 Exavyer Jackson Piedmont DL 59 265 Kevin Jackson, Jr. Hazel Green DL 63 335 Asa Javert-Ifill Sparkman OL 63 296 Tyler Johnson Glencoe OL 66 320 Danny Johnson Johnson, J. O. DB 62 185 DeVon Johnson Johnson, J. O. WR 60 175 Jordan Johnson Vestavia Hills RB 59 178 Garrison Latta Oneonta WR/TE 62 210 KaDarrius Lawrence Fultondale OL 60 300 Bryan Lowman Hazel Green LB 510 215 Brody Meeks Lynn Ath 511 185 Waid Miller Hartselle LB 61 239 Lane Moss Gordo QB 63 220 Ethan Pope Fultondale OL 62 275 Joe Robinson Aliceville WR 65 200 Jabari Rogers Leeds DB 58 160 Baltazar Rubio Tanner DL 61 277 Tyler Short Oneonta K 60 152 Devonte Simon Pickens County QB 510 175 Collier Smith Briarwood Christian LB 63 230 Denard Spears Piedmont WR 510 160 Dalynn Stover Albertville OL 510 260 Orlando Swann Homewood DB 511 170 Taylor Ziak Madison Academy LB 511 225 COACHES Keith Etheredge Leeds, Head Kris Herron Clay Central Jeff Smith Walter Wellborn Patrick Plott Pickens County Ryan Lolley Gordo Chris Musso Locust Fork Scott Peavey Madison County Nick Folds Alabama Christian, Adm. Darby Palmer Alabama Christian, Adm. SOUTH TEAM First Last School Pos. Ht. Wt. Austin Adams Elmore County DB 60 170 Volantai Adams Foley WR 61 195 Earnest Andrews Fairhope RB 61 175 John Baxter Fairhope K 62 205 Hollis Bright Demopolis DL 511 315 Kameron Coleman Miller, T. R. RB/LB 510 190 Charlie Crenshaw Wetumpka WR 59 171 Roderick Davis Demopolis RB 60 180 Demarcus Gamble Sweet Water DL 60 240 John David Hart Auburn OL 60 260 Christian Hollinghead UMS-Wright OL 61 225 Bryant Horn Benjamin Russell QB/DB 62 185 Tyler Jackson Davidson OL 63 257 Keyshaun Johnson Baker DL 60 250 Montel Lee Andalusia LB 510 235 Tanner Lee Daphne DB 58 175 Conner Livings Straughn OL 61 295 Michael McCalman Andalusia Ath. 59 165 Damian Mitchell Maplesville WR 57 160 Anfernee Moffett Smiths Station LB 60 225 Brad Murray Saint James DL 511 275 Peyton Pearson Demopolis LB 511 195 Hamilton Philips UMS-Wright LB 511 196 Daniel Phillips Trinity Presbyterian OL 62 185 Hunter Reese Wetumpka LB 63 192 Jestaro Reynolds Northview WR 62 200 Alfred Rivers Tallassee DB 58 170 Randy Satterfield Jemison DB 63 181 Brannon Schaffer Saraland DL 62 245 Devin Scott Straughn RB 511 185 Jack Stansell Dothan TE 63 215 Ryan Tarver Saraland OL 62 265 CJ Tolbert Dadeville QB 59 175 Dalton Watson Straughn OL 63 270 Anthony Williams Northview DB 60 185 Tyrell Williams Booker T. Washington DL 61 275 Justin Woolfolk Montgomery Academy DB 59 175 COACHES Trent Taylor Straughn, Head Coach Adam Winegarden Fairhope Phil Lazenby Bayside Academy Tom Causey Demopolis Randy Ragsdale Trinity Presbyterian Mike Battles, Jr. Tallassee Norman Dean Elmore County Michael Summers Alabama Christian, Adm.
Posted on: Thu, 08 May 2014 21:02:36 +0000
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