All-LSC South Division Football Awards

ACU earns 10 first-team selections as All-LSC South Division Football awards are announced

RICHARDSON, Texas – 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.