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THE ROANOKE TIMES

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 23, 2012

OFFENSE FIRST TEAM

RUNNING BACK | IAN MANN | GILES | Senior | 6-0, 175 Region C offensive player of the year. Rushed for school-record 2,328 yards and 37 TDs on 226 carries. Gained more than 200 yards five times with high of 321 vs. James River. RUNNING BACK | DANIEL HAMM | FORT CHISWELL | Senior | 5-10, 185 Mountain Empire District offensive player of the year. Gained 1,902 yards on 215 carries. Caught 20 passes for 304 yards. Scored 26 touchdowns. First-team All-Region C. RUNNING BACK | DORIAN HARRIS | FLOYD COUNTY | Senior | 5-11, 217 First-team All-Three Rivers District. Rushed for 1,828 yards and 24 TDs on 225 attempts. Set school record with 345 yards vs. Glenvar. Had TD reception and interception for TD. WIDE RECEIVER | SHAQUILLE BONDS | GLENVAR | Senior | 5-11, 155 Had 64 receptions for 1,252 yards and 12 TDs. Caught 10 passes for 192 yards vs. Three Rivers champ Giles. Had 190 receiving yards vs. William Byrd. First-team All-Region C. WIDE RECEIVER | MIKEY RODGERS | GRAYSON COUNTY | Senior | 6-2, 202 Caught 56 passes for 1,052 yards and 14 TDs. Had nine catches in win over Galax. Had 124 receiving yards in playoff win over Gretna. First-team All-Region C. TIGHT END | JORDAN BRYANT | CAVE SPRING | Senior | 6-3, 232 First-team All-Region IV. Caught 43 passes for 498 yards and five TDs. Excellent blocker who led Cave Spring to the Region IV Division 4 final. CENTER | COLEMAN THOMAS | FORT CHISWELL | Junior | 6-6, 295 Named first-team All-Region C. Led 12-1 team to Division 2 quarterfinals with 96 pancakes and 91 percent blocking grade. Has offers from West Virginia, Virginia Tech and Virginia. GUARD | KEARSLEY DILLON | GILES | Senior | 5-11, 240 Three Rivers District offensive lineman of the year. Three-year starter. Led team to 10-2 record as the Spartans rushed for 4,501 yards in the single-wing offense. GUARD | CURTIS FRIDLEY | ROCKBRIDGE COUNTY | Senior | 6-3, 275 First-team All-Region III. Four-year starter. Had school-record 11 pancake blocks in playoff game vs. Brookville. Did not allow a quarterback sack. TACKLE | DYLAN BRUCKI | CAVE SPRING | Senior | 6-6, 303 River Ridge District offensive lineman of the year. First-team All-Region IV. Did not allow a sack for the second straight year. Committed to Liberty University. TACKLE | ALEX LIGHT | SALEM | Junior | 6-5, 295 First-team All-Region IV. Helped Salem to a 12-1 record and berth in Group AA Division 4 semifinals. Excelled as a run blocker. Likely Division I recruit in 2013. PLACE-KICKER | DAN SEYMOUR | CAVE SPRING | Junior | 5-11, 151 Kicked 13 field goals in 16 attempts with a long of 37 yards. Made all three FG attempts in the postseason. Also made second-team All-Timesland in cross country. KICK RETURNER | BRYCE HANKINS | MAGNA VISTA | Junior | 5-9, 161 Returned a kickoff for a touchdown in Magna Vistas first three games. Averaged 42 yards per return. Also averaged 9.1 yards per carry rushing and had 39 pass receptions.

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DEFENSE FIRST TEAM

END | JAMES KING | PULASKI COUNTY | Senior | 6-4, 220 River Ridge District defensive lineman of the year. Had 60 solo tackles, 19 assists, one sack and one fumble recovery. Will play for the South squad in the 2012 Chesapeake Bowl. END | HARDY LESTER | GEORGE WYTHE | Senior | 6-5, 225 Region C defensive player of the year. Led team to Group A Division 1 title. Had 89 solo stops, 19 for loss, 15 1/2 sacks and three blocked kicks. Has committed to Richmond. LINEMAN | DeANTHONY MUSE | NORTHSIDE | Junior | 6-0, 246 Region III co-defensive player of the year and Blue Ridge District player of the year. Had 55 solo hits, including 21 tackles for loss. Added seven sacks and one forced fumble. LINEMAN | LARRY PERKINS | MARTINSVILLE | Senior | 6-5, 210 Had 17 quarterback sacks and 21 tackles for loss in just 10 games. Piedmont District defensive lineman of the year. Four-year starter. Has offer from VU-Lynchburg. LINEBACKER | DEMETRIUS ANDERSON | PATRICK HENRY | Senior | 5-10, 195 First-team All-Western Valley District and second-team All-Northwest Region choice. Led Patriots to first postseason berth since 2000 with team-high 72 solo tackles. LINEBACKER | TIMMY MEADOR | WILLIAM BYRD | Senior | 6-1, 230 Blue Ridge District defensive back of the year. First-team All-Region III. Caused four fumbles, recovered three. Had 94 solo tackles and 31 assists and one interception. LINEBACKER | EZRA WADDEY | NORTHSIDE | Junior | 5-7, 200 First-team All-Region III. Had 81 solo tackles including 10 in a game twice. Added eight tackles for loss. Clinched victory over William Byrd with overtime interception. LINEBACKER | SETH WILLS | CHRISTIANSBURG | Junior | 6-0, 206 Had 174 total tackles as Blue Demons reached Region IV Division 4 final. Had five tackles for loss, one forced fumble and one interception. First-team All-Region IV. BACK | ISAAC BALTAZAR | GEORGE WYTHE | Senior | 6-2, 150 Had eight interceptions in 2012 and finished with 16 in the last two years. Had two pickoffs in Division 1 semifinal win at Franklin and one in state final vs. Honaker. BACK | CHAD FISHER | SALEM | Senior | 5-10, 170 Top tackler with 105 stops for Division 4 semifinalist. Had seven INTs including one for TD. First-team All-Region IV. Had school-record 70 catches and nine TDs at receiver. BACK | KEON MABIN | MAGNA VISTA | Senior | 6-2, 203 Had 35 solo tackles including seven tackles for loss. Added two caused fumbles, one recovery, one quarterback sack and one interception. Also rushed for 678 yards. PUNTER | GARRETT LEE | GILES | Senior | 6-1, 185 First-team All-Region C. Averaged 44.6 yards per kick on 14 punts. Had season-long punt of 64 yards. Also had five interceptions and 100-yard TD return as defensive back. UTILITY | JOEY AUGUSTIN | CHRISTIANSBURG | Senior | 6-3, 171 Rushed for 1,396 yards and 20 TDs, and passed for 247 yards. Caught a pass for a TD and returned a punt for a TD. River Ridge District offensive back of the year.

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KYLE GREEN | The Roanoke Times

OFFENSE SECOND TEAM

QB | CONNOR BAKER | Cave Spring | Sr. | 5-11, 177 RB | DONTE PEOPLES | Galax | Sr. | 5-7, 175 RB | ETHAN RICHARDSON | Marion | Sr. | 5-10, 175 RB | XAVIER WHORLEY | Patrick Henry | Sr. | 5-11, 185 WR | HAROLD BUCKNER | Northside | Jr. | 6-3, 175 WR | COLE WORRELL | Floyd County | Sr. | 5-10, 171 TE | THOMAS KENNEDY | Lord Botetourt | Sr. | 6-0, 245 C | TROY PAPLOMATAS | Hidden Valley | Sr. | 6-0, 222 G | CHASE ALTIZER | George Wythe | Sr. | 5-11, 220 G | ANTHONY ROBINSON | Patrick Henry | Sr. | 6-1, 240 T | LUCAS HOLDER | Carroll County | Sr. | 6-5, 270 T | ANDREW WILLIAMS | Lord Botetourt | Sr. | 6-0, 259 PK | CARSON WISE | Blacksburg | Jr. | 5-8, 144 KR | TROY HELTON | Covington | Sr. | 5-8, 160

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Offensive player of the year

Rockbridge County senior quarterback
Abell, 6-0, 185, set eight school records and was named Region III offensive player of the year after leading Rockbridge County to the Division 3 regional final. He ran for two touchdowns and passed for one TD in a 28-24 playoff loss to eventual state champion Brookville. Abell finished with 1,813 rushing yards and 26 TDs on 243 carries. He passed for 1,031 yards and eight more TDs with just three interceptions. He rushed for 246 yards and accounted for six TDs in a playoff win over Liberty. Abell has committed to Richmond.

PORTER ABELL

Defensive player of the year

Hidden Valley senior safety
Kite, 6-1, 188, played the entire 2012 season with a painful dislocated shoulder and torn labrum, but the injuries did not stop him from earning Region IV defensive player of the year honors. His shoulder popped out of joint three times during the season, forcing him to miss a total of just six plays. Kite finished with 86 solo tackles and 10 tackles for loss, along with six forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries. Kite also caught 33 passes and had five touchdowns at wide receiver. He made first-team All-Region IV as a kick returner, taking back a kickoff for a TD vs. Pulaski County and punt return for a score against Christiansburg. Kite has committed to Duke.

JAKE KITE

IAN CALFEE | Pulaski County | Sr. | 6-1, 360 DEMETREUS FEREBEE | Northside | Sr. | 6-5, 225 NATE LEE | Patrick Henry | Jr. | 6-3, 225 BRANDEN TAYLOR | North Cross | Sr. | 6-2, 210 EDDIE BOWMAN | Bassett | Sr. | 6-0, 199 OWEN DEACON | James River | Sr. | 6-0, 210 ADAM DOLL-HENNIS | Rockbridge County | Jr. | 6-1, 225 MASSI FLICI | Hidden Valley | Jr. | 6-2, 215 JALEN FRANCE | George Wythe | Sr. | 6-0, 160 ZAC HILL | William Byrd | Jr. | 5-10, 165 TREVON LIGHTFOOT | Liberty | Sr. | 6-0, 180

| COLTON WILSON | Rockbridge County | Sr. | 5-9, 175 P | CALEB FINDLEY | Radford | Sr. | 6-0, 160 UT | DAVID PRINCE | Patrick Henry | Sr. | 6-1, 180

SIZZLIN SOPHOMORE OF THE YEAR, OFFENSE

RON FORD
EASTERN MONTGOMERY

SIZZLIN SOPHOMORES
QB MAX REVERCOMB North Cross, 5-11, 170 RB RYHEEM DAWSON Parry McCluer, 6-2, 195 RB TREY SKEENS George Wythe, 6-0, 180 RB MATT SMITH Liberty, 6-1, 210 WR RASHEED WHORLEY Patrick Henry, 6-0, 180 TE JARED HAGA Carroll County, 6-0, 195 OL AUSTIN CLARK Rockbridge County, 6-6, 265 OL DEREK DRESSLER Covington, 6-2, 270 OL JEFFREY KEYTON Floyd County, 6-3, 294 OL NATHAN THACKER Lord Botetourt, 6-1, 249 OL CLAY WOOLWINE Patrick Henry, 5-11, 220 PK COREY THOMPSON Glenvar, 6-1, 170 KR BOBBY STAPLES Lord Botetourt, 5-9, 151

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SIZZLIN SOPHOMORES
DL JUSTIN JARRETT William Fleming, 6-2, 279 DL NOAH RADFORD Floyd County, 6-0, 271 DL TYREK ROBERTS Salem, 5-8, 197 LB NATE ATKINS Hidden Valley, 6-0, 201 LB TYLER FEDISON Salem, 5-11, 194 LB MIKE GRAVELY William Fleming, 5-11, 189 LB JACOB PLASTER Northside, 5-9, 212 DB KALEB BOHRNSTEDT Blacksburg, 6-6, 180 DB MALIK EAVES Pulaski County, 5-8, 135 DB AUSTIN FISHER Northside, 5-7, 150 DB AUSTIN OYLER Lord Botetourt, 5-11, 169 P ZAC FOUTZ Cave Spring, 6-4, 198 UT AUSTIN PORTER Liberty, 6-1, 195

SIZZLIN SOPHOMORE OF THE YEAR, DEFENSE

CHANCE HALL
NORTHSIDE

H.S. INGO George Wythe

Ingo led his alma mater to the VHSL Group A Division 1 championship, 29 years after he was a twoway starting lineman on a George Wythe team that lost in the Group AA final. The Maroons won their sixth straight Hogoheegee District title, then they blanked defending state champion Clintwood 7-0 in a quarterfinal. Wythe knocked off unbeaten Franklin on the road in the semifinals and topped Honaker 17-10 in the final to finish 14-1.

Coach of the year

Ford, a 5-9, 160-pound wide receiver, caught 85 passes for 1,098 yards and 18 touchdowns to highlight Eastern Montgomerys spread offense. His single-season total ranks him ninth on the VHSL career list and second all-time in Timesland.

Hall, a 6-5, 266-pound defensive tackle, was named first-team All-Blue Ridge District and second-team All-Region III after helping Northside to a share of the district title. He had 46 solo tackles, eight tackles for loss, three sacks and one blocked kick. He has an early offer from Maryland.