West Texas A&M had 10 first-team selections and five individual award winners recognized Friday when the annual Lone Star Conference football awards were announced by LSC officials.

      The Buffaloes, who were co-LSC Champions, had seven players on the top offense and three more on the first-team defense.  WT earned several individual accolades with Offensive Player of the Year (J.W. Rollins award) Dustin Vaughan, Offensive Back of the Year Khiry Robinson, co- Receiver of the Year Torrence Allen, Defensive Player of the Year (J.V. Sikes award) Ethan Westbrooks, and co-Coach of the Year Don Carthel.

      Midwestern State had six first-teamers with four on offense and two on defense including Offensive Lineman of the Year Ken Van Heule and co-Coach of the Year Bill Maskill.  The Mustangs earned their third LSC title in the last four years.

      Texas A&M-Kingsville had three first-teamers with co-Receiver of the Year Robert Armstrong and co-Coach of the Year Bo Atterberry.

      Abilene Christian was represented by four first-team selections including co-Receiver of the Year Taylor Gabriel and Defensive Back of the Year LB Suggs.

      Tarleton State had three first-teamers on the defensive side with Defensive Lineman of the Year Rufus Johnson.

      Angelo State had a trio of first-team picks and the Freshman of the Year Clayton Callicutt.

      Texas A&M-Commerce’s Danny Mason was named Linebacker of the Year as the Lions only first team player.

      Overall, 128 student-athletes were recognized by the LSC's postseason awards program, with 31 players named to the first team, 38 on the second team and another 59 gaining honorable mention. The all-conference honors were selected by the head coaches of the nine league teams.

2012 LSC SOUTH DIVISION FOOTBALL ALL-CONFERENCE AWARDS

FIRST TEAM OFFENSE
Ken Van Heule	Midwestern State	OG	Sr.	Hurst, Texas
Aaron Mullane	West Texas A&M	OG	Sr.	Amarillo, Texas
Manase Foketi	West Texas A&M	OT	Sr.	Hesperia, Calif.
Joe Unga	Midwestern State	OT	Sr.	Rochester, Calif.
Justen Tyler	Midwestern State	C	Sr.	Garland, Texas
Andrew Mocio	Incarnate Word	TE	Sr.	Waco, Texas
Robert Armstrong	Texas A&M-Kingsville	WR	Jr.	Cuero, Texas
Taylor Gabriel	Abilene Christian	WR	Jr.	Mesquite, Texas
Torrence Allen	West Texas A&M	WR	Jr.	Meridian, Texas
Sherman Batiste	Texas A&M-Kingsville	WR	Sr.	Fort Bend, Texas
Dustin Vaughan	West Texas A&M	QB	Jr.	Corpus Christi, Texas
Khiry Robinson	West Texas A&M	RB	Sr.	Temple, Texas
Keidrick Jackson	Midwestern State	RB	Jr.	Arlington, Texas
Blake Smith	Angelo State	FB	So.	Burleson, Texas
Sergio Castillo, Jr.	West Texas A&M	PK	Jr.	La Joya, Texas
Khiry Robinson	West Texas A&M	RS	Sr.	Temple, Texas
FIRST TEAM DEFENSE
Tyrell Higgins	West Texas A&M	DT	Sr.	Schertz, Texas
Joey Searcy	Angelo State	DT	Jr.	Grand Prairie, Texas
Ethan Westbrooks	West Texas A&M	DE	Jr.	San Leandro, Calif.
Rufus Johnson	Tarleton State	DE	Sr.	Dallas, Texas
Jeremy Aguilar	Texas A&M-Kingsville	ILB	Sr.	Los Angeles, Calif.
Marquis Wadley	Tarleton State	ILB	Jr.	Mesquite, Texas
Danny Mason	Texas A&M-Commerce	OLB	Sr.	Louisville Ky.
Donald Napoleon	Midwestern State	OLB	So.	Dallas, Texas
Dashaun Phillips	Tarleton State	CB	Jr.	Duncanville, Texas
Steven Ford	Abilene Christian	CB	Jr.	Charleston, SC
LB Suggs	Abilene Christian	S	Sr.	Cedar Hill, Texas
Curtis Slater	West Texas A&M	S	Jr.	Houston, Texas
Taiyon Jackson	Midwestern State	S	Jr.	Bakersfield, Calif.
Spencer Covey	Abilene Christian	P	Sr.	Coppell, Texas
Avery Rigg	Angelo State	DS	Sr.	Crane, Texas
SECOND TEAM OFFENSE
Tino Tuilata	Midwestern State	OG	Jr.	Pago Pago, American Samoa
Craig Watts	West Texas A&M	OG	Jr.	Killeen, Texas
Nick Perez	Tarleton State	OG	Fr.	Stephenville, Texas
Adrian Campbell	Tarleton State	OT	Sr.	Richardson, Texas
Lucus Love	Tarleton State	OT	So.	Van Alstyne, Texas
Casey O'Conner	West Texas A&M	C	Sr.	Lincoln, Calif.
Isi Cocker	Angelo State	C	Jr.	Euless, Texas
Antwan Williams	Angelo State	TE	Sr.	Austin, Texas
CJ Akins	Angelo State	WR	Sr.	Killeen, Texas
Clifton Rhodes III	Tarleton State	WR	So.	Fort Worth, Texas
Lance Ratliff	West Texas A&M	WR	Jr.	Lubbock, Texas
Darrell Cantu-Harkless	Abilene Christian	WR	Jr.	Austin, Texas
Brandon Kelsey	Midwestern State	QB	Sr.	Arlington, Texas
Anthony Johnson	Texas A&M-Kingsville	RB	Sr.	Orlando, Fla.
Vaughn Smith	Tarleton State	RB	Jr.	San Mateo, Calif.
Zach Henshaw	Tarleton State	FB	Fr.	Canyon Lake, Texas
Elton Crochran	Abilene Christian	FB	R-Fr.	San Antonio, Texas
Blake Barnes	Tarleton State	PK	Fr.	Stephenville, Texas
Greg Saladino	Midwestern State	PK	Jr.	Kingwood, Texas
Taylor Gabriel	Abilene Christian	RS	Jr.	Mesquite, Texas
SECOND TEAM DEFENSE
Darnell Hicks	Texas A&M-Kingsville	DT	Sr.	Detroit, Mich.
Brian Ford	Tarleton State	DT	Sr.	Worthing, Texas
Zane Brown	Texas A&M-Kingsville	DT	Jr.	Houston, Texas
Bryan Johnson	West Texas A&M	DE	Jr.	Bellport, NY
Marquis Singleton	Texas A&M-Kingsville	DE	Sr.	Decatur, Ill.
Rush Seaver	Angelo State	ILB	So.	Lampasas, Texas
Taylor Mcculler	West Texas A&M	ILB	Jr.	Red Oak, Texas
Mike Wallace	Abilene Christian	OLB	Sr.	Vallejo, Calif.
Perron Sellers	Eastern New Mexico	OLB	Sr.	La Marque, Texas
Coryan Briggs	Midwestern State	CB	Sr.	Vernon, Texas
Devan Avery	Incarnate Word	CB	Sr.	San Antonio, Texas
Torian Oakley	West Texas A&M	CB	So.	Spring, Texas
Steve Harris	Texas A&M-Kingsville	S	Sr.	Dallas, Texas
Alvin Johnson	Angelo State	S	Sr.	Houston, Texas
Jayson Serda	Eastern New Mexico	S	Jr.	Albuquerque, NM
Angel Millan	Texas A&M-Kingsville	P	Jr.	Edinburg, Texas
Ramon Lopez	West Texas A&M	DS	Jr.	Avondale, Ariz.
Randall Arbuckle	Midwestern State	DS	Sr.	Canadian, Texas

SPECIAL AWARDS
Offensive Player of the Year (J.W. Rollins award): Dustin Vaughan, West Texas A&M
Offensive Back of the Year: Khiry Robinson, West Texas A&M
Receiver of the Year: Torrence Allen, West Texas A&M, Robert Armstrong, Texas A&M-Kingsville, and Taylor Gabriel, Abilene Christian
Offensive Lineman of the Year: Ken Van Heule, Midwestern State
Freshman of the Year: Clayton Callicutt, Angelo State
Defensive Player of the Year (J.V. Sikes award): Ethan Westbrooks, West Texas A&M
Defensive Lineman of the Year: Rufus Johnson, Tarleton State
Linebacker of the Year: Danny Mason, Texas A&M-Commerce
Defensive Back of the Year: LB Suggs, Abilene Christian
Coach of the Year: Bill Maskill, Midwestern State, Don Carthel, West Texas A&M, and Bo Atterberry, Texas A&M-Kingsville

HONORABLE MENTION
Josh Perez	Abilene Christian	OG	Jr.	Rio Hondo, Texas
Lee Mattingly	Texas A&M-Kingsville	OG	Sr.	Hallettsville, Texas
Xavier Ruben	Tarleton State	OG	So.	Baytown Lee, Texas
John Mendoza	Eastern New Mexico	OG	Jr.	Concord, Calif.
Bryan Keith	Midwestern State	OT	Jr.	Wichita Falls, Texas
Blake Spears	Abilene Christian	OT	Jr.	Abilene, Texas
Patrick Ward	West Texas A&M	OT	Jr.	Phoenix, Ariz.
Trent Davis	Angelo State	OT	Jr.	Round Rock, Texas
Tommy Parsons	Texas A&M-Kingsville	OT	Jr.	Canyon Lake, Texas
Chris Hudgins	Texas A&M-Kingsville	OT	Sr.	Van Vleck, Texas
Devin Threatt	Incarnate Word	OT	So.	Mexia, Texas
Ricky Padilla	Eastern New Mexico	C	Sr.	Las Cruces, NM
Brad Dittmar	Midwestern State	TE	Jr.	Fredericksburg, Texas
Will McLane	Tarleton State	TE	Jr.	Smithson Valley, Texas
Jake Willingham	Texas A&M-Kingsville	TE	Jr.	Van Alstyne, Texas
Trevor Hammergren	West Texas A&M	TE	Jr.	Aztec, NM
Dakarai Pecikonis	Angelo State	WR	Jr.	Allen, Texas
Nathan Slaughter	West Texas A&M	WR	Jr.	Lubbock, Texas
Jared Freeman	Midwestern State	WR	Sr.	Southlake, Texas
Arthur Buckingham	Tarleton State	WR	Sr.	Pilot Point, Texas
Garrett Smith	Texas A&M-Commerce	WR	Jr.	College Station, Texas
Wes Wood	Eastern New Mexico	QB	Sr.	Muleshoe, Texas
Mitchell Gale	Abilene Christian	QB	Sr.	Alva, Okla.
Chauncey Harris	Midwestern State	RB	So.	San Antonio, Texas
Trent Rios	Incarnate Word	RB	Sr.	Spring Branch, Texas
Matt Stoll	Texas A&M-Kingsville	PK	Jr.	College Station, Texas
Arthur Buckingham	Tarleton State	RS	Sr.	Pilot Point, Texas
Jonathan Woodson	Texas A&M-Kingsville	RS	Sr.	Missouri City, Texas
Darrell Cantu-Harkless	Abilene Christian	RS	Jr.	Austin, Texas
Joseph Vela	Texas A&M-Kingsville	RS	Sr.	Harlingen, Texas
Aaron Wampler	West Texas A&M	DT	Sr.	Lubbock, Texas
Melvin Shead	Abilene Christian	DT	Jr.	Cayuga, Texas
Bobbie Hampton	Texas A&M-Kingsville	DT	Sr.	Houston, Texas
Nick Richardson	Abilene Christian	DE	So.	Waco, Texas
Austin Benson	Angelo State	DE	Sr.	Sacramento, Calif.
Clayton Callicutt	Angelo State	DE	Fr.	Crosby, Texas
Ricky Marshall	Texas A&M-Kingsville	DE	Jr.	Tyler, Texas
Kyle Voss	West Texas A&M	ILB	Jr.	Belton, Texas
Matt Ellerbrock	Midwestern State	ILB	Sr.	Garland, Texas
Thor Woerner	Abilene Christian	ILB	Jr.	Marble Falls, Texas
Seth Bailey	Eastern New Mexico	ILB	So.	Texico, NM
Matt Knicky	Tarleton State	OLB	Sr.	Cedar Park, Texas
Chris Olson	West Texas A&M	OLB	Jr.	Flower Mound, Texas
Trevor Pesek	Texas A&M-Kingsville	OLB	Jr.	Inez, Texas
Dwight Morrison	West Texas A&M	CB	Jr.	Dallas, Texas
Willie Riley	Eastern New Mexico	CB	Fr.	Amarillo, Texas
TJ McCullough	Texas A&M-Kingsville	CB	So.	Reddick, Fla.
Chaz Pavliska	Incarnate Word	S	Sr.	Floresville, Texas
Pat Gardner	Midwestern State	S	Sr.	Kingwood, Texas
Blair Johnson	Tarleton State	S	Sr.	Mesquite, Texas
Angel Lopez	Abilene Christian	S	So.	San Antonio, Texas
Charles Moore	Tarleton State	S	So.	Carrolton, Texas
Jordan Smith	West Texas A&M	S	Sr.	Killeen, Texas
Kevin VanVoris	West Texas A&M	P	Jr.	Elizabeth, Colo.
Isaac Arellano	Tarleton State	P	So.	Euless, Texas
Manny Nunez	Incarnate Word	P	Jr.	Arlington, Texas
Brent Schroeder	Abilene Christian	DS	Jr.	Abilene, Texas
Derek Tesch	Texas A&M-Kingsville	DS	Jr.	Blanco, Texas
Patrick Bettiol	Tarleton State	DS	So.	Bryan, Texas