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November 15, 2007
Contact: Mike Christie, Sports Information Director
USA South Football Awards Announced
(FAYETTEVILLE, N.C.) -
The USA South Athletic
Conference has announced its All-Conference awards for football. A
total of 87 student-athletes have earned USA South All-Conference
honors. N.C. Wesleyan's Cedric Townsend is the Offensive
Player of the Year, while Methodist's Daryl Lawrence is the Defensive Player of the
Year. Ferrum's Mike Vann has been named
the Offensive Rookie of the Year, while Christopher Newport's Adrin Diggs is
the Defensive Rookie of the Year. Finally, N.C. Wesleyan's Jack Ginn is the
2007 Coach of the Year. Also, for the first time, the USA South
recognized an All-Sportsmanship Team, consisting of one member from each
competing school. All honors are determined by votes from the football
coach at each institution.
Townsend, a senior quarterback from Kenansville, North Carolina collects
his second consecutive Player of the Year award. He was second in the USA South
in passing, completing 138-of-251 passes for 1,980 yards with a
league-best 20
touchdowns. He also gained 675 yards rushing on 142 carries
with 13 touchdowns. Townsend was second in the league in passing
yards per game, 198.0, and was third in the USA South with a 137.18 passing
efficiency rating. For his efforts this season, Townsend was named a
First Team All-Conference selection at quarterback for the second
consecutive year. Finally, Townsend was named USA South Offensive Player
of the Week twice this fall.
Lawrence, a Jacksonville,
North Carolina senior linebacker, led the
USA South with 67 solo tackles and was third in total tackles with 111. On the season,
Lawrence tallied a team-high three sacks with five pass breakups, two
forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries. This season marks the third
all-conference honor for Lawrence. He was named First Team All-Conference
this season and the previous one to go along with Second Team honors in 2005.
Finally, Lawrence was named USA South Defensive Player of the Week once
this fall.
Vann, a freshman running back from Woodbridge, Virginia, led the
Conference with 620 rushing yards during USA South contests, an average of
103.3 yards per game. Vann also
averaged a league-best 10.3 yards per carry in league games. For the
season on the ground, Vann rushed for 747 yards, good for an 81.1 per
game average, with nine touchdowns. Through the air, Bush caught
14 passes for a team-best 280 yards and two touchdowns. This season, he
was a First Team All-Conference selection at running back and earned USA
South Offensive Rookie of the Week honors three times.
Diggs, a freshman linebacker from Smithfield, Virginia, led the Captains
with 6.5 tackles for loss. For the season, Diggs totaled 44 tackles,
three sacks, one pass breakup and one fumble recovery. His efforts this
fall earned him Second Team All-Conference honors at linebacker and was
USA South Defensive Rookie of the Week accolades twice.
Ginn led the Bishops to an 8-2 overall record and a 7-0 mark in
the USA South which earned N.C. Wesleyan their first USA South
Championship. N.C. Wesleyan earns the program's first trip to the NCAA
Tournament while Ginn picks up his first Coach of the Year honor. The
Bishops became the first team in USA South football history to go
undefeated in league play and own the championship outright.
Offensive Player
of the Year
Defensive Player of the Year
Cedric
Townsend, N.C. Wesleyan
Daryl Lawrence, Methodist
Offensive Rookie of the Year
Defensive Rookie of the Year
Mike Vann, Ferrum
Adrin Diggs, Christopher Newport
Coach of the Year
Jack Ginn,
N.C. Wesleyan
The 2007 USA South Football All-Conference Teams follow:
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FIRST TEAM |
SECOND TEAM |
HONORABLE MENTION |
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RB |
Rommel Hightower - Maryville Mike Vann - Ferrum |
Brian Haywood -
N.C. Wesleyan Teron Bush - N.C. Wesleyan |
Mike Thomas - Christopher Newport Mike Hill - Methodist |
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FB |
Matt Lucas - Ferrum | Mario Barnes - Christopher Newport | |
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QB |
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Todd Faison - Christopher Newport | Brandon Parks - Methodist |
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WR |
Jesse Bradshaw - Christopher Newport Orlando Webb - N.C. Wesleyan |
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Jonathan Mularski -
Methodist Tim Bagamary - Greensboro |
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TE |
Steven Burant - N.C. Wesleyan |
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Randy Swafford - Maryville |
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OL |
Brandon Craig - N.C. Wesleyan Cliff Weddle - Christopher Newport Cory Webster - Christopher Newport Andrew Crawford - Maryville Kyle Kuhn - N.C. Wesleyan |
Nathan Hackney -
N.C. Wesleyan James Jackson - Christopher Newport Joe Caul - Ferrum Brandon Iseman - Methodist Josh Conner - Maryville |
Bill Samuels -
Methodist Nick Oakley - Shenandoah Billy Temple - Shenandoah Joshua Kesler - Methodist Jason Bolen - Greensboro |
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DL |
LeeRon Boykin -
N.C. Wesleyan Shaun Green - Ferrum Quinderra Spellman - N.C. Wesleyan Logan Greene - Greensboro DeShaun Parker - Christopher Newport |
Trevor Wagner - Christopher Newport Jason Hill - Averett Blake Campbell - Shenandoah Calvin Rutgerson - Maryville Spencer Clancy - Maryville |
Dusty Cole - Maryville Kevin Burant - N.C. Wesleyan Zack Leonard - Ferrum Tony Dunn - Shenandoah Sean Merritt - Methodist |
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LB |
Daryl Lawrence -
Methodist Kyle Chewning - Maryville Brick Crowder - Greensboro Judd Hyde - N.C. Wesleyan |
Bo Brown - N.C. Wesleyan Griffin McConaghy - Averett Adrin Diggs - Christopher Newport Maureik Goode - Ferrum |
J.J. Jordan - Ferrum Wes Fry - Shenandoah Justin Augustin - N.C. Wesleyan Christopher Nickle - Christopher Newport |
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DB |
Dionte Beatty -
Shenandoah Jezreel Davis - N.C. Wesleyan J.R. Hair - Greensboro Matt Long - Christopher Newport |
Zack Brown - Ferrum Cory Boatman - Maryville Quentin Pope - N.C. Wesleyan Leroy Harper - Christopher Newport |
Dustin Locke - Maryville Brandon Jackson - Ferrum Randy Jones - Ferrum Brian Leary - Methodist |
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RS |
Torrey Lowe - Greensboro | Mike Vann - Ferrum | Antonio Hammond - Averett |
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K |
Jay Graham - Christopher Newport | Brian Vaughn - N.C. Wesleyan | Brad Daniel - Maryville |
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P |
Matt Barcus - Christopher Newport | Chris Dooley - Shenandoah | T.J. Grzesikowski - Ferrum |
| ALL SPORTSMANSHIP TEAM | |||
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Shan Fairbanks - Averett Leroy Harper - Christopher Newport Maureik Goode - Ferrum Logan Greene - Greensboro Scott Stevens - Maryville Daryl Lawrence - Methodist Donnel Cherry - N.C. Wesleyan Rip Roberts - Shenandoah |
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