Pride Sports Info.
Fayetteville, NC -- Led by first team honorees
Torrey Lowe (Southern Pines, NC/Pinecrest),
Brick Crowder (LaGrange, NC/Parrott Academy) and
Andreas Platt (Greensboro, NC/Ragsdale), Greensboro College placed eight student athletes on the 2008
Lowe, a senior, ended the year with a USA South record 91 receptions. He was an all conference selection in each of his four years at GC. This year he had 851 receiving yards and 8 touchdowns. He was also The Pride's representative on the USA South sportsmanship team.
Platt grabbed a program record six interceptions for The Pride. The junior also had one touchdown and 162 return yards on his INTs.
Brick Crowder had 98 tackles in 2008. His new career tackles benchmark is now at 286. In his just junior year, Crowder has earned all-USAS honors every year for The Pride.
GC garnered two second team selections:
Michael Caparaso (Morganton, NC /Freedom) and
Brian Green (Stuart, VA/Martin County). Caparaso was second in the USAS with 205 passing yards each game. A junior, he tossed 12 TD passes. Junior defensive lineman Green made 45 tackles, with five for losses.
Defensive lineman
Nathan Wooten (Mt. Holly, NC/East Gaston) and defensive back
Michael Witherspoon (Lenoir, NC/Hibriten) were named to the USA South honorable mention team. Wooten, a junior, recorded 31 tackles with five for losses. Senior Witherspoon notched 53 tackles and 2 interceptions.
2008 USA South All-Conference Football Team
First Team Offense
RB - Tunde Ogun - Christopher Newport
RB - Rommel Hightower - Maryville
FB - Matt Lucas - Ferrum
QB - Bo Jordan - N.C. Wesleyan
WR - Orlando Webb - N.C. Wesleyan
WR -
Torrey Lowe (Southern Pines, NC/Pinecrest) - Greensboro
TE - Alonzo Washington - N.C. Wesleyan
OL - Kenneth Tappan - Christopher Newport
OL - Paul Crowley - Christopher Newport
OL - Dexter Hinds - Ferrum
OL - Asmun Washington - N.C. Wesleyan
OL - Anthony Moore - N.C. Wesleyan
First Team Defense
DL - Quinderra Spellman - N.C. Wesleyan
DL - Willie Taylor - Ferrum
DL - Deshaun Parker - Christopher Newport
DL - LeeRon Boykin - N.C. Wesleyan
DL - Nate Williams - Christopher Newport
LB - Kyle Chewning - Maryville
LB - Adrin Diggs - Christopher Newport
LB -
Brick Crowder (LaGrange, NC/Parrott Academy) - Greensboro
LB - Mario Huffman - Averett
DB - Dionte Beatty - Shenandoah
DB - Quentin Pope - N.C. Wesleyan
DB - Zack Brown - Ferrum
DB -
Andreas Platt (Greensboro, NC/Ragsdale) - Greensboro
First Team Special Teams
RS - B.J. Smoot - Shenandoah
K - Jay Graham - Christopher Newport
P - T.J. Grzesikowski - Ferrum
Offensive Player of the Year: Tunde Ogun - Christopher Newport
Offensive Rookie of the Year: Kyle Chewning - Maryville
Defensive Player of the Year: Stedman Mathis - N.C. Wesleyan
Defensive Rookie of the Year: Mario Huffman - Averett
Coach of the Year: Matt Kelchner - Christopher Newport
Second Team Offense
RB - Kevin Roberts - Shenandoah
RB - Mike Vann - Ferrum
FB - Mario Barnes - Christopher Newport
QB - Mike Caparaso - Greensboro
WR - Wesley Idlette - Maryville
WR - Tony Spradlin - Christopher Newport
TE - Adam Gooch - Christopher Newport
OL - Brian Cook - Shenandoah
OL - Nic King - Ferrum
OL - Kenneth Hall - Christopher Newport
OL - Chase Roper - Maryville
OL - Jamal Venable - Shenandoah
Second Team Defense
DL - Spencer Clancy - Maryville
DL - Mo Salih - Shenandoah
DL - Andre Garvin - Averett
DL - Russ Harris - Maryville
DL -
Brian Green (Stuart, VA/Martin County) - Greensboro
LB - Maureik Goode - Ferrum
LB - Joe Lunsford - Shenandoah
LB - Troy Glover - Methodist
LB - Cliff Edmundson - N.C. Wesleyan
DB - Ryan Wever - Christopher Newport
DB - Reshard Patterson - N.C. Wesleyan
DB - Bud Christy - Maryville
DB - Antonio Bartee - Methodist
Second Team Special Teams
RS - Le'Bryan Patterson - Ferrum
K - Brad Daniell - Maryville
P - Nathan Davis - Averett
Honorable Mention Offense
WR - Stedman Mathis - N.C. Wesleyan
WR - Antonio Harris - N.C. Wesleyan
FB - Anthony Cordero - Shenandoah
QB - Derek Hunt - Maryville
WR - Chris Peoples - Methodist
WR - Anthony Squillini - Averett
TE - Nathan Woodruff - Averett
OL - Alex Mayo - Averett
OL - Dustin Lyles - Maryville
OL - Shannon Robinson - Averett
OL - Adrian Baker - Ferrum
OL - Brandon Iseman - Methodist
Honorable Mention Defense
DL - Kyle Krupp - Christopher Newport
DL - Calvin Rutgerson - Maryville
DL - Devin Genchi - Ferrum
DL -
Nathan Wooten (Mt. Holly, NC/East Gaston) - Greensboro
DL - Michael Doyne - Methodist
LB - Jay Kirland - Christopher Newport
LB - Logan Smyth - Averett
LB - Carlos Railey - N.C. Wesleyan
LB - Jamar Moseley - Ferrum
DB - William Kenney - Ferrum
DB - Nick Jensen - Maryville
DB -
Michael Witherspoon (Lenoir, NC/Hibriten) - Greensboro
DB - Dustin Locke - Maryville
DB - Jeremy Clifton - Averett
Honorable Mention Special Teams
RS - Jeremy Dixon - Averett
K - Mario Miralles - Methodist
P - Jay Graham - Christopher Newport
All-Sportsmanship Team
Nathan Woodruff - Averett
Paul Crowley - Christopher Newport
Maureik Goode - Ferrum
Torrey Lowe (Southern Pines, NC/Pinecrest) - Greensboro
Matt Bowman - Maryville
Chris Oden - Methodist
Travis Kivett - N.C. Wesleyan
Vern Lunsford - Shenandoah