2014
Fayetteville Observer All-Region Football selections
(Fayetteville Observer - 12/25/14)
FIRST TEAM
OFFENSE
Jamel Jolliffe
Position: Quarterback
School: Seventy-First
Year: Senior
Notes: Two-time all-conference. ... Passed for 1,595 yards and rushed
for 603. ... Accounted for 21 touchdowns.
Paul Underwood
Position: Running back
School: Seventy-First
Year: Junior
Notes: Mid-South 4-A offensive player of year. ... Rushed for 2,017
yards and 21 touchdowns. .. Caught three touchdown passes.
Ryheem Skinner
Position: Running back
School: Clinton
Year: Sophomore
Notes: Had possibly the best sophomore season by a back in Clinton
history. ... Rushed for over 2,100 yards and scored 27 touchdowns.
Terrin Manning
Position: Running back
School: Whiteville
Year: Senior
Notes: Broke school single-season rushing record with 2,640 yards. ...
Scored 34 touchdowns.
Antonio Burden
Position: Athlete
School: Cape Fear
Year: Senior
Notes: Mid-South 4-A Athlete of the Year. ... Accounted for 17
touchdowns. ... Close to 2,000 all-purpose yards.
Dane Davis
Position: Wide receiver
School: Seventy-First
Year: Senior
Notes: Led team with 49 catches for 620 yards, seven scores. ... First
year playing football.
Jonathan Blackmon
Position: Wide receiver
School: Terry Sanford
Year: Senior
Notes: Two-time all-conference. ... Had over 1,000 total offensive
yards. ... Scored 11 touchdowns.
Jared Limtiaco
Position: Offensive line
School: Seventy-First
Year: Senior
Notes: Two-time all-region. ... Three-time all-conference. ... Leader of
line that blocked for 3,500 rushing yards and allowed no sacks.
Joseph Legg
Position: Offensive line
School: Jack Britt
Year: Senior
Notes: Shrine Bowl selection. ... Three-time all-conference and
two-time all-region selection.
Corey Drake
Position: Offensive line
School: Gray's Creek
Year: Senior
Notes: Three-year starter for the Bears. ... Graded out over 80 percent
for the season. ... All- Cape Fear Valley 3-A.
Sean Pollard
Position: Offensive line
School: Pinecrest
Year: Junior
Notes: Two-time all-conference. ... Orally committed to Clemson.
Micah Shaw
Position: Offensive line
School: Seventy-First
Notes: Two-time all-conference pick. ... Started on offense and defense.
... Good down field blocker.
Chandler Renna
Position: Tight end
School: Overhills
Year: Senior
Notes: Had 36 catches for 551 yards. ... Also rushed six times for 32
yards. ... Scored two touchdowns.
Ben Utter
Position: Place-kicker
School: Scotland
Year: Senior
Notes: Hit 66 of 71 extra points, three of six field goals. ... Had 59
touchbacks.
DEFENSE
Kojahni Marsan
Position: Defensive line
School: Seventy-First
Year: Senior
|Notes: Two-time all-conference. ... Had 106 tackles, 31 of them solos.
... Recorded nine sacks.
Elijah Ferrell
Position: Defensive line
School: Terry Sanford
Year: Senior
Notes: Cape Fear Valley 3-A defensive player of year. ... More than a
third of his 82 tackles were for loss. ... Also had two interceptions
Paris Black
Position: Defensive line
School: Terry Sanford
Year: Senior
Notes: Committed to Wake Forest. ... Had 67 tackles, eight for loss.
Two-time all-conference.
Emmanuel Ukhueligbe
Position: Defensive line
School: Seventy-First
Year: Junior
Notes: Two-time all-region. ... Two-time all-conference. ... Had 69
tackles, 18 solos. ... Also played tight end.
T.J. Boone
Position: Defensive line
School: Clinton
Year: Senior
Notes: Two-way starter for Clinton. ... Clinton defensive MVP in state
title game with Shelby.
Alec Leonard
Position: Linebacker
School: Cape Fear
Year: Senior
Notes; Had 123 tackles and 9.5 sacks. ... Almost 30 tackles for loss.
Recovered five fumbles, picked off three passes.
Jonathan Smith
Position: Linebacker
School: Scotland
Year: Junior
Notes: Southeastern Conference defensive player of year. ... Had 156
tackles, 22 for loss. ... Recorded four sacks.
Brandon McMillian
Position: Linebacker
School: Scotland
Year: Senior
Notes: Shrine Bowl selection. ... Had 117 tackles, 25 for loss. ... Nine
quarterback hurries and one interception.
Thenadie Simmons
Position: Linebacker
School: Seventy-First
Year: Senior
Notes: Mid-South 4-A defensive player of the year. ... Had 127 tackles,
34 solos. ... Recorded 18 tackles for loss, four sacks.
Isaiah Morris
Position: Defensive back
School: Gray's Creek
Year: Senior
Notes: Led Cumberland County with seven interceptions. ... All-Cape Fear
Valley 3-A.
Robert McKoy
Position: Defensive back
School: Scotland
Year: Senior
Notes: Shrine Bowl pick. ... Had 79 tackles, six for loss. ... Had two
interceptions and forced three fumbles.
Mark Gilbert
Position: Defensive back
School: Terry Sanford
Year: Junior
Notes: Multiple college offers. ... Allowed 11 completions in man-to-man
coverage. ... Had 34 tackles.
Khalil Jones
Position: Defensive back
School: E.E. Smith
Year: Senior
Notes: Shared county lead in interceptions with seven. ... Had two
interception returns for touchdowns.
Steven Sawicki
Position: Punter
School: Gray's Creek
Year: Senior
Notes: Averaged 34.0 yards per punt. ... Cape Fear Valley 3-A special
teams player of year. Led county in kick scoring with 61 points.
SECOND TEAM
OFFENSE
Harold Herbin
Quarterback, E.E. Smith, Senior
Leyland McDonald
Running back, Gray's Creek, Junior
Calvin Boyd
Running back, Gray's Creek, Junior
Josh Sheridan
Running back, Lumberton, Senior
Christian Ledbetter
Athlete, Pinecrest, Junior
Timon McMillian
Offensive line, Scotland, Junior
Will Millikan
Offensive line, Pinecrest, Senior
Demetrius Blackwell
Offensive line, Pine Forest, Senior
Spencer Campbell
Offensive line, Whiteville, Senior
Tasean Shipman
Offensive line, Whiteville, Senior
Tre Hales
Wide receiver, Jack Britt, Senior
Vaughn Covington
Wide receiver, E.E. Smith,Junior
Chandler Whitfield
Tight end, Clinton, Senior
Geraldo Maggioli
Placekicker, Whiteville, Senior
DEFENSE
Larrell Murchison
Defensive line, East Bladen, Senior
O.H. Rouse
Defensive line, Harrells Christian, Senior
Andre Donaldson
Defensive line, Westover, Senior
Spencer Campbell
Defensive line, Whiteville, Senior
Zeke Miller
Defensive line, Jack Britt, Senior
Trace Faircloth
Linebacker, Lakewood, Senior
Carson Maples
Linebacker, Pinecrest, Junior
Eric Ervin
Linebacker, E.E. Smith, Senior
Cody Barnett
Linebacker, Lakewood, Senior
Deionte Jones
Defensive back, Seventy-First, Junior
Kris Royal
Defensive back, Clinton, Senior
Isaiah Stallings
Defensive back, Terry Sanford, Junior
Colby Davis
Defensive back, Seventy-First, Junior
Nigel McCauley
Defensive back, E.E. Smith, Senior |