Eagles Land 13 On All-Conference List
Nov. 12, 2007
ROCK HILL, S.C. - South Atlantic Conference football co-champions Carson-Newman College and Catawba College led the way with 13 selections each on the 2007 SAC All-Conference Football Team, which was announced today.
Carson-Newman senior linebacker Eric Rice, who was the leading tackler on an Eagle team that led the league in rush defense, was named the Defensive Player of the Year.
Carson-Newman freshman defensive back Revel Coffey, who had three interceptions and five pass break-ups and 38 tackles, was named Defensive Freshman of the Year.
Carson-Newman had a league-high nine players named to the first team. Quarterback Alex Good made the first team offense along with wide receiver Reggie Hubbard and offensive linemen Ross Shaffer and Matt Tyrell. Linebacker Brian Brown joins Rice on the first team defense along with lineman Darius Wrentz and defensive back Denares Waites. Freshman punter Chris Jones also made the first team defense after averaging 41.4 yards per punt this season.
On the second team, running back Buck Wakefield and placekicker Aubrey Ingham made the offensive squad while defensive lineman Anthony Toribio and cornerback Otis Ballard made the defensive team.
The head coaches in the conference select the All-Conference teams.
A complete list of the 2007 South Atlantic All-Conference Team follows:
First Team
Offense
QB - Brad Roach, Catawba AND Alex Good, Carson-Newman (TIE)
RB - Kory Fisher, Catawba
RB - Alex Haynes, Newberry
RB - George Washington, Mars Hill
WR - Ryan Tallent, Tusculum
WR - Brent Johnson, Catawba
WR - Reggie Hubbard, Carson-Newman
TE - Chris Conklin, Wingate
OL - Heath Benedict, Newberry
OL - Matt Tyrell, Carson-Newman
OL - Ross Shaffer, Carson-Newman
OL - Terrence Crosby, Catawba
OL - Bentley Rogers, Mars Hill
RS - Antonio Patton, Newberry
PK - Andrew Coln, Lenoir-Rhyne
First Team
Defense
DL - Kenwin Cummings, Wingate
DL - Adrian Samples, Tusculum
DL - Ron Ellington, Catawba
DL - Darius Wrentz, Carson-Newman
LB - Eric Rice, Carson-Newman
LB - Justin Scott, Tusculum
LB - Brian Brown, Carson-Newman
LB - Nathaniel Smith, Mars Hill
DB - Jeremy Thompson, Tusculum
DB - Rashawn Champion, Mars Hill
DB - Temarcus Thompson, Newberry
DB - Denares Waites, Carson-Newman
P - Chris Jones, Carson-Newman
LS - Robbie Kelly, Tusculum
Second Team
Offense
RB - Buck Wakefield, Carson-Newman
RB - Nelson Woods, Wingate
RB - George Bell, Catawba
WR - David Smith, Newberry
WR - Demario Zachery, Mars Hill
WR - Shawn Barrett, Wingate
TE - Shane Timmons, Catawba
OL - Matt Lawrie, Tusculum
OL - Cam LeGrand, Wingate
OL - Hunter Carnes, Catawba
OL - Greg Jones, Lenoir-Rhyne
OL - Jonathan Dailey, Newberry
RS - Travis Landrum, Catawba
PK - Aubrey Ingham, Carson-Newman
Second Team
Defense
DL -Anthony Toribio, Carson-Newman
DL - Tony Ransom, Newberry
DL - Charles Chavous, Mars Hill
DL - Melquan Fair, Catawba
LB - Jarvis Littlejohn, Tusculum
LB - Charles McAfee, Catawba
LB - Tyler Johnson, Wingate
LB - Joe Brown, Catawba
DB - Derrell Mills, Newberry
DB - Jasmon Carpenter, Catawba
DB - Otis Ballard, Carson-Newman
DB - Barry Tate, Lenoir-Rhyne
P - John Gregory, Tusculum
LS - Jordon Simmons, Lenoir-Rhyne
Offensive Freshman Of The Year
Nelson Woods, Wingate
Defensive Freshman Of The Year
Revel Coffey, Carson-Newman
Offensive Player Of The Year
Brad Roach, Catawba
Defensive Player Of The Year
Eric Rice, Carson-Newman
Coach Of The Year
Chip Hester, Catawba
Statistical Champions
Individual
Pass Efficiency - Alex Rouse, Carson-Newman, 205.7
Punting Avg. - Chris Jones, Carson-Newman, 41.4
Scoring Avg. (Kick) - Aubrey Ingham, Carson-Newman, 7.8
Sacks per game - Kenwin Cummings, Wingate, 0.82; Darius Wrentz, Carson-Newman, 0.82
Team Scoring offense - Carson-Newman, 48.8
Rushing offense - Carson-Newman, 308.3
Rushing defense - Carson-Newman, 93.6
Total offense - Carson-Newman, 491.8
