Abilene Christian had 10 first-team picks and two individual award winners recognized Thursday when the annual football awards were announced by LSC officials.

   The Wildcats had five players on the top offense and five more on the first-team defense, plus two-time Offensive Lineman of the Year Tony Washington and Co-Defensive Back of the Year Tony Harp.

   LSC co-champion Tarleton State had 14 players honored on the first- and second-teams with six on offense and eight on defense including Linebacker of the Year Marcus Phillips.

   Midwestern State and Texas A&M-Kingsville, who earned LSC titles with 9-2 conference marks, each had 10 athletes on the top two teams.  The Mustangs and Javelinas both had six on offense and four on defense. 

   MSU had four individual award winners with the Co-Offensive Back of the Year Zack Eskridge, Receiver of the Year Andy Tanner, Co-Defensive Back Micah Hill and Co-Coach of the Year Bill Maskill.

   MSU, TAMUK, Tarleton and ACU were each selected for the NCAA Division II playoffs and are playing in first-round games Nov. 14.  The Mustangs (9-2) are the third seed in Super Region Four and will host the No. 6 Wildcats (8-3) in Wichita Falls at 12 p.m.  The Javelinas (9-2) are also hosting a first-round game as the fourth seed, with the No. 5 Texans (9-2) traveling to Kingsville for a 1 p.m. kickoff.

   West Texas A&M, who won a share of the LSC South Division title and will represent the league in the Kanza Bowl on December 5th, had nine players represented on the first and second squads with four offensive and five defensive choices.  The Buffaloes Keithon Flemming was named Co-Offensive Back of the Year, while Eugene Sims earned his second straight Defensive Lineman of the Year award.

   Angelo State had four second-teamers including Freshman of the Year Dakarai Pecikonis.  The Rams Dale Carr was Co-Coach of the Year.

   Eastern New Mexico had three honorees with one on the first-team and two on the second-team.

   Overall, 113 student-athletes were recognized by the LSC's postseason awards program, with 34 players named to the first team, 33 on the second team and another 46 gaining honorable mention. The all-conference honors were selected by the head coaches of the seven South Division teams.

2009 LSC SOUTH DIVISION FOOTBALL ALL-CONFERENCE AWARDS

FIRST TEAM OFFENSE

Player                                  Team                                        Pos.             Year           Hometown

Zack Eskridge                      Midwestern State                     QB               Jr.              Rowlett, Texas

Fred Winborn                      Texas A&M-Kingsville            RB               Jr.              Hollywood, Calif.

Keithon Flemming               West Texas A&M                    RB               Sr.              Mesquite, Texas

Justin Andrews                    Abilene Christian                     FB                So.             Fort Worth, Texas

Andy Tanner                       Midwestern State                     WR              Sr.              Rockwall, Texas

Devin Guinn                        Tarleton State                           WR              Sr.              Cedar Hill, Texas

Jesse Poku                           Eastern New Mexico                WR              Jr.              Murphy, Texas

Edmund Gates                     Abilene Christian                     WR              Jr.              Vernon, Texas

J.J. Ford                               Midwestern State                     TE               Sr.              Garden City, Kan.

Royland Tubbs                    Abilene Christian                     OG               Jr.              Angleton, Texas

Markeith Wesley                  Texas A&M-Kingsville            OG               Sr.              Navasota, Texas

Tony Washington                Abilene Christian                     OT               Sr.              New Orleans, La.

J'Marcus Webb                    West Texas A&M                    OT               Sr.              Mesquite, Texas

Lance Calloway                   Midwestern State                     C                  Sr.              Wylie, Texas

Garrett Lindholm                 Tarleton State                           PK               Sr.              Pflugerville, Texas

Kendrick Johnson                Abilene Christian                     RS                Jr.              Mexia, Texas

EJ Leblanc                           Texas A&M-Kingsville            RS                Sr.              Beaumont, Texas

FIRST TEAM DEFENSE

Player                                  Team                                        Pos.             Year           Hometown

Marvin Jones                       Abilene Christian                     DT               Jr.              Oakland, Calif.

Sharod Basey                       Midwestern State                     DT               Sr.              Waco, Texas

Broderick Marshall              West Texas A&M                    DT               Sr.              Austin, Texas

Aston Whiteside                  Abilene Christian                     DE               So.             Vernon, Texas

Eugene Sims                        West Texas A&M                    DE               Sr.              Mt. Olive               Miss.

Kevin Washington               Abilene Christian                     ILB              Jr.              Houston, Texas

Marcus Phillips                    Tarleton State                           ILB              Sr.              Humble, Texas

Bryan Braman                      West Texas A&M                    OLB             Jr.              Spokane Wash.

Courtney Lane                     Abilene Christian                     OLB             Jr.              Houston, Texas

Micah Hill                            Midwestern State                     CB               Sr.              Houston, Texas

Tae Evans                            West Texas A&M                    CB               Jr.              Amarillo, Texas

Tony Harp                           Abilene Christian                     S                  Sr.              San Antonio, Texas

Lonnie Buchanan                 Tarleton State                           S                  Jr.              Greenville, Miss.

Danny Jackson                    Midwestern State                     S                  Sr.              Beaumont, Texas

Curtis Jefferson                   West Texas A&M                    S                  So.             Houston, Texas

Kyle Hopf                            Tarleton State                           P                  Sr.              Llano, Texas

Kyle Piercefield                   Tarleton State                           DS               Sr.              Big Spring, Texas

SECOND TEAM OFFENSE

Player                                  Team                                        Pos.             Year           Hometown

Billy Garza                           Texas A&M-Kingsville            QB               Sr.              Brownsville, Texas

Roderick Smith                    Tarleton State                           RB               Sr.              Mesquite, Texas

Reggie Brown                       Abilene Christian                     RB               Jr.              Houston, Texas

Darryl Richardson               Abilene Christian                     RB               So.             Vernon, Texas

Keith Demby                       Tarleton State                           FB                Sr.              Pflugerville, Texas

V'Keon Lacey                        Angelo State                             WR              Jr.              Arlington, Texas

Ryan Lincoln                       Texas A&M-Kingsville            WR              Jr.              Bastrop, Texas

Dakarai Pecikonis                Angelo State                             WR              Fr.              Allen, Texas

Jahmeel Hobson                  Tarleton State                           WR              Sr.              El Paso, Texas

Trey Simeone                      Abilene Christian                     TE               Sr.              Dallas, Texas

Bubba Wagner                     Tarleton State                           OG               Jr.              San Antonio, Texas

Jon Ioane                             West Texas A&M                    OG               Sr.              Tustin, Calif.

Jorge Guerra                        Texas A&M-Kingsville            OT               Sr.              Roma, Texas

Matt Hanson                        Midwestern State                     OT               Sr.              Linden, Calif.

Matt Webber                        Abilene Christian                     C                  So.             Paradise, Texas

James Chandler                    West Texas A&M                    PK               Sr.              London

BeeJay Mathis                      Midwestern State                     RS                Sr.              Dallas, Texas

SECOND TEAM DEFENSE

Player                                  Team                                        Pos.             Year           Hometown

Ben Taifane                         Tarleton State                           DT               Sr.              Pago Pago

Cody Smith                          Angelo State                             DT               Jr.              Athens, Texas

Calvin Fance                        Angelo State                             DT               Sr.              Houston, Texas

Stephen Turner                    Midwestern State                     DE               Sr.              Wichita Falls, Texas

Alonzo Horton                     Tarleton State                           DE               Sr.              New Orleans, Texas

Fred Thompson                   Abilene Christian                     ILB              Jr.              Houston, Texas

Jeff Edwards                        Texas A&M-Kingsville            ILB              Sr.              Houston, Texas

John Reeves                         Texas A&M-Kingsville            OLB             Sr.              Bay City, Texas

Edward Zamora                   Eastern New Mexico                OLB             Sr.              San Antonio, Texas

McNeal Uwajeh                   Tarleton State                           CB               Sr.              Houston, Texas

Brandon Johnson                 Tarleton State                           CB               Jr.              Giddings, Texas

Deira Glover                        Texas A&M-Kingsville            S                  Jr.              Hempstead, Texas

Texavier Henry                    Eastern New Mexico                S                  Sr.              Pearland, Texas

Corey Robertson                  Texas A&M-Kingsville            S                  Jr.              Denison, Texas

Mark Sprague                      Abilene Christian                     P                  Jr.              Dickinson, Texas

Cody Brown                        Abilene Christian                     DS               Sr.              Abilene, Texas

SPECIAL AWARDS

Offensive Lineman of the Year: Tony Washington, Abilene Christian

Co-Offensive Back of the Year: Zack Eskridge, Midwestern State and Keithon Flemming, West Texas A&M

Receiver of the Year: Andy Tanner, Midwestern State

Freshman of the Year: Dakarai Pecikonis, Angelo State

Defensive Lineman of the Year: Eugene Sims, West Texas A&M

Linebacker of the Year: Marcus Phillips, Tarleton State

Co-Defensive Back of the Year: Tony Harp, Abilene Christian and Micah Hill, Midwestern State

Coach of the Year: Bill Maskill, Midwestern State and Dale Carr, Angelo State

HONORABLE MENTION

Player                                  Team                                        Pos.             Year           Hometown

Josh Neiswander                  Angelo State                             QB               Jr.              Winnsboro, Texas

Taylor Harris                       West Texas A&M                    QB               Jr.              Whitesboro, Texas

Scott Grantham                    Tarleton State                           QB               Jr.              El Paso, Texas

JJ  Harp                                Eastern New Mexico                QB               So.             Argyle, Texas

Connell Davis                      Texas A&M-Kingsville            RB               Jr.              Portland, Texas

Evan Robertson                   Tarleton State                           RB               So.             Pflugerville, Texas

Marcus Mathis                     Midwestern State                     RB               Jr.              Rockwall , Texas

John Norcott                         Angelo State                             FB                Jr.              Boston, Mass.

Arvin Jackson                      Eastern New Mexico                WR              R-Fr.          Houston, Texas

Sherman Batiste                   Texas A&M-Kingsville            WR              Fr.              Fort Bend, Texas

Damian Couthren                 Texas A&M-Kingsville            WR              So.             Bastrop, Texas

Sheldon Galloway                Midwestern State                     WR              Jr.              San Diego, Calif.

Brian Dickey                        Angelo State                             OG               Sr.              Boyd, Texas

Levi Wolfe                           Abilene Christian                     OG               Sr.              Abilene, Texas

Trent Perkins                       Texas A&M-Kingsville            OT               Jr.              Alice, Texas

Trevis Turner                      Abilene Christian                     OT               Jr.              DeSoto, Texas

Dillion Sullivan                    Midwestern State                     OT               Sr.              Fort Bragg, Calif.

Dustin Washburn                 Tarleton State                           C                  Sr.              Abilene, Texas

Tim Byerly                          Texas A&M-Kingsville            C                  Jr.              Victoria, Texas

Zack Bradley                       Angelo State                             C                  Jr.              Wichita Falls, Texas

Jose Martinez                       Midwestern State                     PK               Jr.              Wichita Falls, Texas

Taylor Cannon                     Eastern New Mexico                PK               So.             Los Lunas, N.M.

Christian Brom                    Texas A&M-Kingsville            PK               Jr.              McAllen, Texas

Garrett Tidwell                     Angelo State                             RS                Jr.              Boyd, Texas

Jimmy Saddler-McQueen     Texas A&M-Kingsville            DT               Sr.              Houston, Texas

Bryant Bray                         Tarleton State                           DT               Sr.              Mesquite, Texas

Dustin Arthur                      Angelo State                             DE               Sr.              San Antonio, Texas

Jamaal Steamer                    Tarleton State                           DE               Sr.              Temple, Texas

Matt Romig                          Texas A&M-Kingsville            DE               Fr.              Bells, Texas

Austin Shields                     Midwestern State                     DE               Sr.              Wylie, Texas

Nathan Uland                       Eastern New Mexico                ILB              Jr.              Denton, Texas

Emmanuel Bagley                Midwestern State                     ILB              Sr.              Dallas, Texas

Anthony Scott                      West Texas A&M                    ILB              Jr.              Amarillo, Texas

De Angelo Waites                Angelo State                             ILB              Sr.              Austin, Texas

Matt Knicky                         Tarleton State                           ILB              So.             Cedar Park, Texas

Austin McDaniel                  Midwestern State                     OLB             Jr.              Kaufman, Texas

Brandon Williams                Midwestern State                     CB               Sr.              Dallas, Texas

Markeith Jones                    Angelo State                             CB               Jr.              Dallas, Texas

Drew Cuffee                        Abilene Christian                     CB               Jr.              Arlington, Texas

Rodney Mitchell                  Eastern New Mexico                CB               Jr.              Sarasota, Fla.

Eric John                             Texas A&M-Kingsville            CB               Sr.              Miami, Fla.

Jordan Smith                        West Texas A&M                    S                  R-Fr.          Killeen, Texas

Major Culbert                      Abilene Christian                     S                  Sr.              Los Angeles, Calif.

Stuart Moffitt                       Texas A&M-Kingsville            S                  Sr.              Riviera, Texas

Cody Smith                          Texas A&M-Kingsville            P                  Sr.              Kingwood, Texas

Karlton Graves                    Eastern New Mexico                DS               Jr.              Brownwood, Texas