Abilene Christian had 10 first-team picks and four individual
award winners honored Tuesday when the football postseason awards
for the Lone Star Conference South Division were announced by
league officials.
The Wildcats had eight players on
the top offense and two more on the top defense, plus Offensive
Back of the Year Bernard Scott, Receiver of the Year Johnny Knox,
two-time Offensive Lineman of the Year Nathan Young and Co-Coach of
the Year Chris Thomsen. ACU (9-2) is the fourth seed in the
Southwest Region and hosts Mesa State in the NCAA Division II
playoffs this Saturday.
West Texas A&M, who won their
third straight LSC title with a perfect 11-0 record, had 15 players
recognized on the first- and second-teams with six on offense and
nine on defense. The Buffaloes are the third seed in the
Southwest Region and host Washburn on Saturday in the first round
of the postseason. WTAMU also had four earn individual honors
with Defensive Lineman of the Year Brandon Swain, Linebacker of the
Year Jared Brock, Freshman of the Year Keithon Flemming and
Co-Coach of the Year Don Carthel.
Midwestern State had 14 first-
and second-team selections, while Tarleton State put 13 total
players on the first and second teams including Defensive Back of
the Year Ranardrick Phillips for the third straight season and
Co-Coach of the Year Sam McElroy.
Texas A&M-Kingsville had four
defensive selections, while Eastern New Mexico and Angelo State
each had one second-teamer.
Overall, 95 student-athletes were
recognized by the LSC's postseason awards program, with 33 players
named to the first team, 32 on the second team and another 30
gaining honorable mention. The all-conference honors were selected
by the head coaches of the seven South Division teams.
2007 LSC SOUTH DIVISION FOOTBALL ALL-CONFERENCE
AWARDS
FIRST TEAM OFFENSE
Pos.
Player
Team
Year
Hometown
QB Daniel
Polk
MSU
Sr.
Dallas, Texas
RB Bernard
Scott
ACU
Jr.
Vernon, Texas
RB Keithon
Flemming
WTAMU
R-Fr. Mesquite, Texas
FB Emery
Dudensing
ACU
R-Fr. Rule, Texas
WR Johnny
Knox
ACU
Jr.
Houston, Texas
WR Jerale
Badon
ACU
Sr.
Abilene, Texas
WR Charly
Martin
WTAMU
Jr.
Farmington, N.M.
TE Kolo
Kapanui
WTAMU
Sr.
Palolo, Hawaii
OG Mike
Jones
TSU
Sr.
Houston, Texas
OG Nathan
Young
ACU
Sr.
Plainview, Texas
OT Joseph
Thompson
ACU
Jr.
Dallas, Texas
OT Jimmy
Fox
TSU
Sr.
Mineral Wells, Texas
C Sam
Collins
ACU
Jr.
Denton, Texas
C Tony
Burson
MSU
Sr.
Bellville, Texas
PK Matt
Adams
ACU
Jr.
Abilene, Texas
RS Nathan
Robinson
TSU
Jr.
Rockingham, N.C.
FIRST TEAM DEFENSE
Pos.
Player
Team
Year
Hometown
DT Jacob
Passmore
ACU
Sr.
Dayton, Texas
DT Tywain
Myles
TSU
Sr.
Nacogdoches, Texas
DE Brandon
Swain
WTAMU
Jr.
Tulsa, Okla.
DE Jamaal
Steamer
TSU
So.
Temple, Texas
ILB Cody
Stutts
ACU
Sr.
Mesquite, Texas
ILB Vernon
Smith
TSU
Sr.
Fort Lauderdale, Texas
OLB Jared
Brock
WTAMU
Jr.
Abenathy, Texas
OLB Frank
Brown
MSU
Sr.
Garland, Texas
OLB Clayton
Cretors
TAMUK
Sr.
Harlingen, Texas
CB Rod
Mosley
TAMUK
Sr.
Austin, Texas
CB Patrick
Roberts
MSU
Jr.
Ennis, Texas
CB Cashmin
Thomas
WTAMU Jr.
Fresno, Calif.
S Ranardrick
Phillips
TSU
Sr.
Madison, Fla.
S Bret
Jones
WTAMU
Sr.
Freehold, N.J.
S Keaton
Daniels
TSU
Sr.
Longview, Texas
P Cody
Smith
TAMUK
Jr.
Kingwood, Texas
SECOND TEAM OFFENSE
Pos.
Player
Team
Year
Hometown
QB Billy
Malone
ACU
Jr.
Paris, Texas
RB Daniel
Thomas
ASU
Jr.
Taylor, Texas
RB Michael
Sampson
TSU
Jr.
Lewisville, Texas
FB George
Murray
TSU
Jr.
Stephenville, Texas
WR Devin
Guinn
TSU
So.
Cedar Hill, Texas
WR DelJuan
Lee
MSU
Sr.
Fort Worth, Texas
WR Shamarr
Prentice
TSU
Jr.
Philadelphia, Pa.
TE Kendrick
Holloway
ACU
Jr.
Dallas, Texas
TE Chris
Johnson
ACU
Sr.
Fort Worth, Texas
OG Patrick
Schwenke
WTAMU
Sr.
Taylorsville, Utah
OG Cody
Savage
ACU
Sr.
Atlanta, Texas
OT Matt
Raesner
ACU
Sr.
Nashville, Tenn.
OT Immanuel
Sennet
MSU
Sr.
Fort Worth, Texas
C Ryan
Glenday
WTAMU
Sr.
Celeste, Texas
PK Stephen
Arnold
TSU
Jr.
McKinney, Texas
PK Jon
Roberts
WTAMU
Sr.
Houston, Texas
RS BJ
Mathis
MSU
So.
Dallas, Texas
SECOND TEAM DEFENSE
Pos.
Player
Team
Year
Hometown
DT Todd
Zoglmann
MSU
Sr.
Owasso, Okla.
DT Kellen
Belcher
MSU
Jr.
Chipley, Fla.
DT Eddison
Robertson
WTAMU
Jr.
Texas City, Texas
DE Jimmy
Lugo
TAMUK
So.
Alice, Texas
DE Justin
Foyt
MSU
Sr.
McKinney, Texas
ILB Steve
Allen
WTAMU
Sr.
Del Ray Beach, Fla.
ILB Cody
Thompson
MSU
Sr.
Midland, Texas
OLB Emmanuel
Bagley
MSU
So.
Dallas, Texas
OLB Eldon
Grimslid
WTAMU
Jr.
Holmen, Wis.
CB EJ
Whitley
ACU
Jr.
Austin, Texas
CB Corey
Jordan
ACU
Sr.
Garland, Texas
CB Arseel
Shakoor
WTAMU
Jr.
Austin, Texas
S Darnell
Johnson
WTAMU
Jr. Killeen, Texas
S Ryan
Craven
MSU
Fr. Rockwall, Texas
S Darron
Harbert
MSU
Sr. Dallas, Texas
P Brandon
Haug
ENMU
So. Cedar Park, Texas
SPECIAL AWARDS
Offensive Back of the Year
Bernard Scott, ACU
Receiver of the Year
Johnny Knox, ACU
Offensive Lineman of the Year
Nathan Young, ACU
Defensive Back of the Year
Ranardrick Phillips, TSU
Defensive Lineman of the Year
Brandon Swain, WTAMU
Linebacker of the Year
Jared Brock, WTAMU
Freshman of the Year
Keithon Flemming, WTAMU
Coach of the Year
Don Carthel, WTAMU, Sam McElroy, TSU
and Chris Thomsen, ACU
HONORABLE MENTION
Pos. Player, Team,
Year
OG Devin Livingston, TSU,
Jr.
OG Brian Dickey, ASU, So.
OT
Demond Strickland, MSU, Sr.
OT Floyd Headen, WTAMU, Sr.
OT Jorrie Adams, ASU, So.
OT Dan Sherwood, WTAMU,
R-Fr.
C Ryan Torres,
ENMU, R-Fr.
TE Sasan Faradineh, MSU, So.
WR Edmund Gates, ACU, R-Fr.
WR Chris Fowler, ASU, So.
WR AJ Ruffins, WTAMU, Fr.
QB Keith Null, WTAMU, Jr.
QB Scott Grantham, TSU,
R-Fr.
RB Travis Evans, TSU, Jr.
RB Raymorris Miller, TAMUK,
Sr.
FB Wayne McKnight,
WTAMU, Jr.
RS Clavens Charles,
TAMUK, Jr.
DE Travis Carpenter, ACU, Sr.
DE Kyle Wilson, ENMU, Jr.
DE Julian Humble, ACU, Sr.
DE Steven Turner, MSU, So.
ILB Jacob Martin, MSU, Jr.
ILB Tony Johnson, ENMU, Sr.
ILB Brandon Haug, ENMU, So.
OLB Keneth Odie, ENMU, Sr.
OLB Texavier Henry, ENMU, So.
CB Jimmy Wright, ENMU, Sr.
S Tony Harp, ACU, So.
S Jeremy
Hibbler, ENMU, Jr.
P Ben White, MSU, Jr.