Ten Eagles Named to Preseason All-South Atlantic Conference Football Teams
ROCK HILL, S.C. -- Carson-Newman had ten players named to the preseason All-South Atlantic Conference football teams, including one player selected at two different positions, league officials announced this week.
ROCK HILL, S.C. -- Carson-Newman had ten players named to the
preseason All-South Atlantic Conference football teams, including
one player selected at two different positions, league officials
announced this week.
Eagles quarterback Alex Good (Greensboro, N.C.), running back Buck
Wakefield (Drummonds, Tenn.), wide receiver Reggie Hubbard
(Chattanooga, Tenn.) and offensive lineman Ross Shaffer
(Hendersonville, N.C.) received first team honors on offense, while
defensive lineman Brandon Harmon (Houston, Texas), linebacker Brian
Brown (Hartwell, Ga.) and defensive back Mario Russell (Columbus,
Ohio) were first team selections on defense.
Running back Ricky Harris (Perry, Ga.), defensive back Denares
Waites (Alma, Ga.) and punter Chris Jones (Rome, Ga.) garnered
second team honors. Hubbard was also named to the second team as a
return specialist.
Good, a second team All-SAC selection in 2008, threw for 1,349
yards and 13 touchdowns last season and was also a force on the
ground as he rushed for 918 yards and 12 scores.
Wakefield was third in the conference in rushing a year ago with
944 yards and 16 touchdowns, earning him first team All-SAC and
first team Daktronics All-Region honors.
Hubbard, who earned first team All-SAC honors last season,
compiled a team-high 416 receiving yards and seven touchdowns,
which was fourth in the conference. He also racked up 149 yards and
one touchdown on punt returns and 450 yards on kickoff returns.
Shaffer will be a valuable asset to the Eagles offense line and is
expected to start at tackle.
Harmon played a key role on C-N's defensive line last season as he
tallied 36 tackles and one sack, earning him second team All-SAC
honors.
Brown, a first team All-SAC performer last season, tied for the
team lead in tackles (56) and sacks (four) and led the team in
tackles for loss with 11.
Russell tied with Brown for the team lead in tackles in 2008 with
56 and recorded two interceptions, including one returned for a
touchdown, to garner first team All-SAC honors.
Harris was third on the team in rushing last season with 310 yards
and two touchdowns,
Waites, who missed most of last season with an injury, will
provide the Eagles with valuable experience at safety. Waites was a
first team All-SAC selection in 2007 after tallying 39 tackles and
one interception.
Jones was fourth in the conference in punting last season with a
38.5 yards per punt average. He also landed 17 of his 41 punts
inside the 20-yard line and had a season-long of 57 yards.
2009 SAC Preseason All-Conference Football
Teams
OFFENSE
First Team
QB - Alex Good, Carson-Newman
RB - Buck Wakefield, Carson-Newman
RB - Nelson Woods, Wingate
RB - Marcus Foster, Tusculum
WR - Reggie Hubbard, Carson-Newman
WR - Kelton Tindal, Newberry
WR - Ryan Tallent, Tusculum
TE - Jarrell NeSmith, Tusculum
OL - Terence Crosby, Catawba
OL - Chandler Rearden, Lenoir-Rhyne
OL - Josh Sims, Mars Hill
OL - Matt Holmes, Newberry
OL - Ross Shaffer, Carson-Newman
PK - Colin Corpe, Lenoir-Rhyne
LS - Jordon Simmons, Lenoir-Rhyne
Second Team
QB - Brandon Gantt, Newberry
RB - Ricky Harris, Carson-Newman
RB - Anthony Silvers, Lenoir-Rhyne
RB - Gerald Legree, Newberry
WR - Nate Binder, Tusculum
WR - John Brown, Mars Hill
WR - Calvin Britt, Tusculum
TE - Ryan Webber, Wingate
OL - Hunter Carnes, Catawba
OL - Harrison Smith, Lenoir-Rhyne
OL - Walter Simmons, Newberry
OL - Josh Stone, Tusculum
OL - Ben Benshoof, Wingate
PK - Michael Pinkerton, Mars Hill
LS - Kyle Davis, Wingate
DEFENSE
First Team
DL - Melquan Fair, Catawba
DL - Brandon Harmon, Carson-Newman
DL - Brandon Sutton, Catawba
DL - Lance Clark, Newberry
LB - Brian Brown, Carson-Newman
LB - Stanley Jones, Brevard
LB - Brandon Rawls, Brevard
LB - Stan Galbraith, Mars Hill
DB - Mario Russell, Carson-Newman
DB - Deshon Nesbitt, Mars Hill
DB - Kamaal McIlwain, Newberry
DB - Tylan Merkerson, Wingate
P - John Gregory, Tusculum
RS - Patrick Pinchinat, Wingate
Second Team
DL - Marqus Davis, Catawba
DL - Maurice Harris, Mars Hill
DL - Marcus Nelums, Newberry
DL - Brandon Kelley, Tusculum
LB - Lakeem Perry, Catawba
LB - Zach Johnson, Mars Hill
LB - Ben Hinson, Wingate
LB - Aaron Plyler, Wingate
DB - Marcus Shuford, Lenoir-Rhyne
DB - Andre Moyd, Newberry
DB - Michael Gist, Brevard
DB - Denares Waites, Carson-Newman
P - Chris Jones, Carson-Newman
RS - Reggie Hubbard, Carson-Newman
