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Nov. 14, 2008

 

RICHARDSON, Texas - West Texas A&M had 17 players honored on the first- and second-teams, as announced Friday by LSC officials. The Buffaloes (10-1) featured nine offensive and eight defensive selections.

The Buffs are the number-four seed and will host No. 5 seed Central Washington (10-1) this Saturday, Nov. 15, at 1 p.m. in the NCAA Division II playoffs. The winner of the game advances to the second round to play against top seed ACU in Abilene, Texas.

WTAMU had three earn special awards with Co-Defensive Lineman of the Year Eugene Sims, two-time Linebacker of the Year Jared Brock and Receiver of the Year Charly Martin.

Charly Martin was named LSC-South Receiver of the Year

Eugene Sims was named LSC-South Co-Defensive Lineman of the Year

Abilene Christian, who claimed its first outright LSC crown since 1973 with a perfect 10-0 season, had 11 players on the first-team offense and five more on the top defense, plus two-time Offensive Back of the Year Bernard Scott, Offensive Lineman of the Year Tony Washington, Co-Defensive Lineman of the Year and Freshman of the Year Aston Whiteside and Coach of the Year Chris Thomsen. ACU is the No. 1 seed in Super Region Four and has a first-round bye before hosting a second-round game on Saturday, November 22.

Texas A&M-Kingsville had nine first- and second-teamers including Defensive Back of the Year Jabir Perkins and Co-Defensive Lineman of the Year Jimmy Saddler-McQueen, while Tarleton State put eight total players on the top two teams.

Midwestern State had two first-team and one second-team pick, while Angelo State had one on each team and Eastern New Mexico had one second-teamer.

Overall, 102 student-athletes were recognized by the LSCs postseason awards program, with 34 players named to the first team, 30 on the second team and another 38 gaining honorable mention. The all-conference honors were selected by the head coaches of the seven South Division teams.

 

2008 LSC SOUTH DIVISION FOOTBALL

ALL-CONFERENCE AWARDS FIRST TEAM OFFENSE (Player Team Pos. Year Hometown)

Billy Malone ACU QB Sr. Paris, Texas

Bernard Scott ACU RB Sr. Vernon, Texas

Roderick Smith TSU RB Jr. Mesquite, Texas

Emery Dudensing ACU FB So. Rule, Texas

Charly Martin WTAMU WR Sr. Farmington, N.M.

Johnny Knox ACU WR Sr. Houston, Texas

Jareko Taylor TAMUK WR Sr. Detroit, Mich.

Edmund Gates ACU WR So. Vernon, Texas

Trey Simeone ACU TE Jr. Plano, Texas

Kendrick Holloway ACU TE Sr. Dallas, Texas

Jason Watson ASU TE Sr. Ennis, Texas

Joseph Thompson ACU OG Sr. Dallas, Texas

Devin Livingston TSU OG Sr. San Antonio, Texas

Markeith Wesley TAMUK OG Jr. Navasota, Texas

Tony Washington ACU OT Jr. New Orleans, La.

J'Marcus Webb WTAMU OT Jr. Mesquite, Texas

Sam Collins ACU C Sr. Denton, Texas

Matt Adams ACU PK Sr. Abilene, Texas

Garrett Lindholm TSU PK Jr. Pflugerville, Texas

BeeJay Mathis MSU RS Jr. Dallas, Texas

 

FIRST TEAM DEFENSE (Player Team Pos. Year Hometown)

Broderick Marshall WTAMU DT Jr. Austin, Texas

Todd Zoglmann MSU DT Sr. Owasso, Okla.

Aston Whiteside ACU DE R-Fr. Vernon, Texas

Vantrise Studivant ACU DE Sr. Riviera Beach, Fla.

Mike Kern ACU ILB Sr. Leander, Texas

Marcus Phillips TSU ILB Jr. Humble, Texas

Jared Brock WTAMU OLB Sr. Abernathy, Texas

Fred Thompson ACU OLB So. Houston, Texas

Tramaine Wright TSU CB Sr. Everman, Texas

Braelon Davis WTAMU CB Jr. Dallas, Texas

Tony Harp ACU S Jr. San Antonio, Texas

Jabir Perkins TAMUK S Sr. Irving, Texas

Darnell Johnson WTAMU S Sr. Killeen, Texas

Cody Smith TAMUK P Jr. Kingwood, Texas

SECOND TEAM OFFENSE (Player Team Pos. Year Hometown)

Keith Null WTAMU QB Sr. Lampasas, Texas

Daniel Thomas ASU RB Sr. Taylor, Texas

Keithon Flemming WTAMU RB So. Mesquite, Texas

George Murray TSU FB Sr. Stephenville, Texas

Seth Hayden WTAMU WR Sr. Picayune, Miss.

Ryan Lincoln TAMUK WR So. Bastrop, Texas

Jonathan Ferguson ACU WR Sr. Belton, Texas

Damian Couthren TAMUK WR So. Bastrop, Texas

Tanner Maher TSU TE Jr. Mount Claire, Calif.

Devario Dorsey WTAMU OG Sr. Corinth, Miss.

Royland Tubbs ACU OG So. Angleton, Texas

Trevis Turner ACU OT So. Dallas, Texas

Eldridge Sims MSU OT Sr. Compton, Calif.

Tommy Crowley WTAMU C Sr. Kailua, Hawaii

James Chandler WTAMU PK Jr. London, England

Wayne McKnight WTAMU RS Sr. Cedar Hill, Texas

 

SECOND TEAM DEFENSE (Player Team Pos. Year Hometown)

Ron Green ENMU DT Sr. Lakeland, Fla.

Jimmy Saddler-McQueen TAMUK DT Jr. Houston, Texas

Eugene Sims WTAMU DE Jr. Mt. Olive, Miss.

Jamaal Steamer TSU DE Jr. Temple, Texas

Mike Martinez TAMUK ILB Sr. Calallen, Texas

Eldon Grimslid WTAMU ILB Sr. Holmen, Wis.

Bryson Lewis ACU OLB So. Dallas, Texas

John Reeves TAMUK OLB Jr. Bay City, Texas

Alex Harbison ACU CB Jr. Pinole, Calif.

Craig Harris ACU CB Jr. Bellville, Texas

Jeremy Hibbler ENMU S Sr. Amarillo, Texas

Nick Fellows ACU S Sr. Dallas, Texas

Curtis Jefferson WTAMU S R-Fr. Houston, Texas

Cort Johnson WTAMU P Sr. Amarillo, Texas

 

SPECIAL AWARDS

Offensive Back of the Year: Bernard Scott, ACU

Receiver of the Year: Charly Martin, WTAMU

Offensive Lineman of the Year: Tony Washington, ACU

Defensive Back of the Year: Jabir Perkins, TAMUK

Co-Defensive Lineman of the Year: Aston Whiteside, ACU; Jimmy Saddler-McQueen, TAMUK; and Eugene Sims, WTAMU

Linebacker of the Year: Jared Brock, WTAMU

Freshman of the Year: Aston Whiteside, ACU

Coach of the Year: Chris Thomsen, ACU

 

HONORABLE MENTION (Player Team Pos. Year)

Dillion Sullivan MSU OG Jr.

Jorge Guerra TAMUK OT Jr.

Lance Calloway MSU C Jr.

Dustin Washburn TSU C Jr.

Carl Johnson WTAMU TE Sr.

Jesse Poku ENMU WR So.

Darian Dale ENMU WR Fr.

James Davis MSU WR Sr.

Andy Tanner MSU WR Jr.

Billy Garza TAMUK QB Sr.

Marcus Mathis MSU RB So.

Billy Martin TAMUK RB Sr.

Travis Evans TSU RS Sr.

Jabir Perkins TAMUK RS Sr.

Clavens Charles TAMUK RS Sr.

T.J. Nickelberry WTAMU DT Sr.

Cody Smith ASU DT So.

Kellen Belcher MSU DT Sr.

Brandon Swain WTAMU DE Sr.

Jarrell Warren MSU DE Sr.

Alonzo Horton TSU DE Jr.

Jimmy Lugo TAMUK DE Jr.

Tyrrell Herndon TAMUK DE Sr.

Nathan Uland ENMU ILB So.

Jacob Martin MSU ILB Sr.

Jordan Cortez ASU ILB Sr.

Eric Edwards ACU ILB So.

Edward Cantrell ASU OLB Sr.

Darius Borrtters MSU OLB Sr.

Texavier Henry ENMU OLB Jr.

Antoine Cumby MSU CB Jr.

Derrick Thomas TAMUK CB R-Fr.

Eric John TAMUK CB Jr.

Drew Cuffee ACU CB Fr.

Micah Hill MSU CB So.

Herman Walker MSU S Sr.

Kyle Hopf TSU P Jr. Ben White MSU P Sr.