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2016 Fayetteville Observer
All Cape Fear Region Football Team

Coach of the Year
Jake Thomas (Cape Fear)

Player of the Year
Justice Galloway-Velazquez (Cape Fear)
Cape Fear QB Justice Galloway-Velazquez named region player of the year (Fayetteville Observer - 12/24/16)

FIRST TEAM
OFFENSE

Julius Caulder
Position: Quarterback
School: Fairmont
Year: Senior
Notes: Completed 208 of 331 attempts for 3,586 and 35 touchdowns....First team All-Three Rivers 2-A/1-A

Christian Jayne
Position: Quarterback
School: Terry Sanford
Year: Junior
Notes: Threw for a program record 2,789 yards and 31 touchdowns, completing 226 of 361 passes....First team All-Cape Fear Valley 3-A Conference

Elijah McFadyen
Position: Running Back
School: Seventy First
Year: Senior
Notes: 239 rushes for 2,224 yards and 33 touchdowns....Finished eighth overall in the state in rushing yardage...First team All-Mid-South 4-A Conference

Jahmir Smith
Position: Running Back
School: Lee County
Year: Junior
Notes: Rushed for 40 touchdowns and 1,828 yards....Cape Fear Valley 3-A Conference Offensive Player of the Year

Zamir White
Position: Running back
School: Scotland
Year: Junior
Notes: 188 rushes for 1,772 yards and 27 touchdowns despite missing three games due to injury or illness....All Southeastern 4-A Conference...
N.C. Gatorade Player of the Year

Reggie Bryant
Position: Receiver
School: Seventy First
Year: Junior
Notes: 60 catches for 1,292 yards in a counter-driven offense...scored nine touchdowns on the year and averaged over 100 yards...All-Mid-South 4-A Conference

Jarique Moore
Position: Receiver
School: Fairmont
Year: Senior
Notes: Totaled 1,208 yards on 53 catches....16 touchdown receptions and two rushing...First team All-Three Rivers 2-A/1-A Conference....Committed to Old Dominion

Nick Anderson
Position: Offensive Lineman
School: Terry Sanford
Year: Senior
Notes: Graded out highest of all Bulldog linemen weekly....Three-year starter and anchored a line that helped the offense to almost 5,000 yards....All-Cape Fear Valley first team

Michael Edwards
Position: Offensive Lineman
School: South View
Year: Junior
Notes: 6-foot-7, 315 pound left tackle...Named All-Mid-South in his third year starter for the Tigers....Multiple D1 offers, including UNC, Duke, NCSU and Wake Forest

Jerome Ferguson
Position: Offensive Lineman
School: Lee County
Year: Senior
Notes: Leader on the Yellow Jackets' veteran O-line and played defense as well...Named to the All-Cape Fear Valley first team for the second straight year

Elijah Hammonds
Position: Offensive Lineman
School: E.E. Smith
Notes: Senior
Notes: Moved from defense to offense to help anchor an inexperienced offensive line...Cleared the way for an offense that put up 3,400 yards....All-Mid-South first team

Rashaun Hines
Position: Offensive Lineman
School: Seventy-First
Year: Senior
Notes: Anchored an offensive line that featured just one other senior...Could play any position on the line...helped paved the way for a 2,000 yard rusher and an offense that gained 5,600 yards...All-Mid-South 4-A Conference

A.J Baldwin
Position: Athlete
School: Cape Fear
Year: Senior
Notes: Mid-South Conference Athlete of the Year....1,051 receiving yards and 14 touchdowns on 56 receptions....289 yards on kick returns...Helped in the Colt secondary

Lavonte Carter
Position: Athlete
School: Pine Forest
Year: Junior
Notes: 1,930 all-purpose yards, including 684 in kickoff returns....Three touchdowns on kickoff returns and one on a punt return...First team All-Mid-South Conference as a receiver

DEFENSE

Taijh Alston
Position: Defensive Lineman
School: Union Pines
Year: Senior
Notes:  6-foot-6, 240 pound defensive end....Made early commitment to East Carolina...First team All-Cape Fear Valley for third straight year

Octavis McLaurin
Position: Defensive Lineman
School: Scotland
Year: Senior
Notes: Notched 72 tackles, including 13 for loss and 6 sacks...three-year starter...All Southeastern 4-A Conference first team

Milton Mosely
Position: Defensive Lineman
School: Cape Fear
Year: Senior
Notes: Named East Outstanding Defensive Player after the NCHSA 4-A state final...74 tackles, one interception returned for a touchdown...First team All-Mid-South

Matthew Sochovka
Position: Defensive Lineman
School: Pine Forest
Year: Senior
Notes: Mid-South Conference Defensive Player of the Year....99 total tackles, including 69 solo and 22 for loss and nine sacks...Offers from West Point, Air Force, Furman, Gardner-Webb

Antonio Barnes
Position: Linebacker
School: Seventy First
Year: Senior
Notes: 139 tackles averaging 11.5 per game...14 tackles for loss and two sacks and three pass deflections...First team All-Mid-South for second straight year

Chris Matthews
Position: Linebacker
School: Cape Fear
Year: Junior
Notes: Three-year varsith starter...137 tackles, four fumble recoveries, interception... First team All-Mid-South Conference

Shylik Mearite
Position: Linebacker
School: Terry Sanford
Year: Senior
Notes: Cumberland County high and school record 163 tackles....Nine tackles for loss and three sacks...First team All-Cape Valley

Jackson Parker
Position: Linebacker
School: Cape Fear
Year: Senior
Notes: Led Mid-South with 143 tackles, including 88 solor and 7.5 sacks...First team All-Mid-South Conference...Served as punter, averaging 32 yards per punt

Jake Thomas
Position: Linebacker
School: Lee County
Year: Senior
Notes: Cape Fear Valley Conference Defensive Player of the Year....First team all-conference selection last year...Helped on offense with 177 yard and two touchdowns on six catches

Rayshawn Blake
Position: Defensive back
School: E.E. Smith
Year: Junior
Notes: Led Cumberland County with six-interceptions, undersized at 5-foot-9...First team All-Mid-South Conference...31 tackles and helped on offense with six catches for 136 yards

Jaylin Dickerson
Position: Defensive back
School: Pinecrest
Year: Senior
Notes: Lone region selection to the initial Shrine Bowl roster....Made early commitment to South Carolina...First team All-Southeastern

Patrick Foushee
Position: Defensive back
School: Lee County
Year: Senior
Notes: Six interceptions, one returned for 38-yard score...Returned a fumble 68 yards for a touchdown....First team All-Cape Fear Valley Conference

SECOND TEAM
OFFENSE

Warren Bell
Quarterback, Westover, Junior

Noah Terhune
Quarterback, Southern Lee, Senior

Ethan Hines
Running back, East Bladen, Senior

Dennis Leggett
Running back, South Columbus, Senior

Ryheem Skinner
Running back, Clinton, Senior

Wendell Hill
Receiver, Southern Lee, Junior

Andrew Jayne
Receiver, Terry Sanford, Junior

Nathaniel Edwards
Offensive Lineman, Whiteville, Junior

Kaleb Huss
Offensive Lineman, Overhills, Senior

Leon Lowry
Offensive Lineman, Terry Sanford, Senior

Jaylen Peoples
Offensive Lineman, Westover, Senior

Greg Walker
Offensive Lineman, Seventy-First, Junior

Jacob Brewington
Kicker, Cape Fear Senior

Emory Simmons
Athlete, Village Christian, Sophomore

Syhearn McQueen
Athlete, Scotland, Sophomore

DEFENSE

Hunter Armstrong
Defensive Lineman, Terry Sanford, Senior

Aaron Harrison
Defensive Lineman, Gray's Creek, Junior

Chris Wilson
Lineman, Westover, Junior

Ernest King III
Defensive Lineman, Red Springs, Senior

Zovon Lindsay
Defensive Lineman, Trinity Christian, Sophomore

Trey Ellis
Linebacker, Whiteville, Senior

Javon Ratcliffe
Linebacker, Scotland, Junior

Daniel Long
Linebacker, Southern Lee, Senior

Amir McNeill
Defensive Back, Scotland, Senior

Nylan Sims
Defensive back, Westover, Senior

Daonte Zinnamon
Defensive back, Gray's Creek, Senior

Bryce Gholston
Defensive back, Terry Sanford, Senior

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