BCSP Notes . . .
MEAC announces 2009 football award winners
Florida A&M quarterback Curtis Pulley, Morgan State
linebacker George Howard, North Carolina A&T
running back Mike Mayhew and South Carolina State
lineman Johnny Culbreath were the top
football individual award winners for the 2009 season
as selected by the Mid-Eastern Athletic
Conference head football coaches and sports information
directors.
For the second straight year Coach of the Year honors went to South Carolina State head coach Buddy Pough. Pough led the Bulldogs to a 10-1 overall record and a perfect 8-0 mark in conference play for the second year in a row. The Bulldogs earned their second straight playoff berth and currently boast a record 19-straight conference victories.
Pulley led the MEAC in total offense with 2,705 yards and ranked third in rushing and passing. He completed 60-percent of his passes (137 of 226) for 1,824 yards and 12 touchdowns. He led the Rattlers in rushing with 881 yards on 122 carries with six touchdowns. Howard led the MEAC in tackles with 130 (11.8 avg/g) including 73 solo and 57 assisted. Mayhew led the Aggies with 471 rushing yards and six touchdowns. He also caught 14 passes for 125 yards. Culbreath aided a dominating Bulldog offense that accounted for 4,160 total yards including 1,745 yards on the ground.
MEAC 2009 Football All-Conference - OFFENSE
QB: Curtis Pulley, r-Sr. FAMU;
RB: Will Ford, Sr., SCSU; LaMarcus Coker,
Sr., Hampton TE: Lamont Bryant, So., MSU;
WR: Oliver "Tre" Young, Sr., SCSU;
Chris Bell, r-Jr., NSU; OL: Juavahr Nathan, r-So., SCSU; Josh Harrison, r-Jr.,
SCSU; Johnny Culbreath, Jr., SCSU; Robert Okeafor, Jr., FAMU; William Falakiseni, Jr., NSU
MEAC 2009 Football All-Conference - Defense
DL: Justin Lawrence, Sr., MSU; Dexter Jackson, Sr., B-CU; Kendrick Ellis,
Jr., Hampton; Josh Turner, r-So., NSU; Jarrell Herring, Sr., NC A&T
LB: George Howard, Sr., MSU; David Erby, r-Jr., SCSU; Julio Sanchez, Jr., Hampton
DB: Terrell Whitehead, Sr., NSU; Antwane Cox, Sr., B-CU; Justin Ferrell, So., NC A&T; Phillip
Adams, Sr., SCSU P: Jahmal Blanchard, Sr., Hampton
*P/K: Trevor Scott, r-So., FAMU; * Blake Erickson, So., SCSU.
KR: LeRoy Vann**, Sr., FAMU.
SIAC names 2009 football all-stars
The 2009 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic
Conference all-conference teams have been selected led by
Albany State, Tuskegee and Fort Valley
State who had eight total selections each.
Morehouse and Clark Atlanta followed with six total.
Albany State was led by first-team
quarterback, Offensive Player of the Year and Most Valuable
Player, quarterback A.J. McKenna. The senior
signal-caller accumulated 2,355 yards of total offense
including 2,027 passing yards and 19 touchdowns, all which
led the conference.
Seniors Justin Hannah of Tuskegee and Zimier McCloud of Clark Atlanta were named co-Defensive Players of the year. Hannah, a defensive back, had three interceptions this season, including two returned for touchdowns. McCloud, a Philadelphia, PA native, led the conference in tackles per game averaging 10.2 per contest (92 total tackles).
Coach Willie Slater, of Tuskegee was named Coach of the Year for the second straight year after leading Tuskegee to a fourth consecutive conference title. Defensive back Dejuan Williams of Fort Valley State earned Freshman of the Year honors. He led the conference in interceptions with six including three in their win over Albany State.
2009 All Conference Football Team - OFFENSE
QB: A. J. McKenna, Sr., ASU; RB: Demetric Johnson, Sr., ASU; Quinn Porter, Sr.,
SC; WR: An'Thon harris, Jr., FVSU; Antoine Mitchell, Jr., TU;
TE: Robert Smith, Sr., LC; OL: Joseph Ephrem, Jr., ASU; Colin Cordell, Sr., FVSU; Ramone Harewood,
Sr., MHC; Robert Dorsey, Sr., TU; Christopher Hymel, Sr. ,SC
2009 All Conference Football Team - Defense
DL: Chris Jinks, Jr., BC; Tyrell Henderson, Sr., KSU; Brandon Anderson, Sr., TU;
Junior Galette, Sr., SC; LB: Zimier McCloud, Sr., CAU; Michael Thompson, Sr.,
BC; Charlie Wilson, Sr., MHC DB: Mario Fuller, Sr., ASU; Marquiz Gibson, Jr., BC;
Justin Hill, Jr., MC, Justin Hannah, Sr., TU; KR:
Jamaree Gordon, Jr., KSU; PR: An'Thon Harris, Jr., FVSU;
PK: Ian Mullin, Jr., MHC; P: Marquette King, So., FVSU
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