NCCA Announces 2021 East-West All-Star Rosters

GREENSBORO - The North Carolina Coaches Association has named announced the rosters for the 2021 East-West All-Star game that will be played July 21 at Jamieson Stadium in Greensboro.

East Roster

Player		Pos.	Ht.	Wt.	High School	HS Coach
Jaylin	Allen	DB	6'	167	Hoggard	Craig	Underwood
Leshaun	Atchison	WR	5'10	160	DH Conley	Nathan	Conner
Donta	Autry	LB	5'10	185	South View	Rodney	Brewington
Ethan	Best	OL	6'5	275	Scotland	Richard	Bailey
DaShaun	Blount	DB	6'1	160	DH Conley	Nathan	Conner
Alphonso	Boyd	OL	6'1	287	Ayden-Grifton	Todd	Lipe
Keyonte	Bronson	DL	6'0	255	Hoke County	george	Smalls
Kaleel	Brown	DL	5'11	296	Richmond	Bryan	Till
John	Caramanico	DL	6'1	257	Cardinal Gibbons	Steven	Wright
Trey	Chavis	WR	6'	180	Scotland	Richard	Bailey
Tate	Davis	WR/P	6'4	181	North Brunswick	Bryan	Davis
Zachary	Fonvielle	OL/LS	6'2	290	South Columbus	Russell	Dove
James	Gartin	OL/SS	5'11	225	Cleveland	Scott	Riley
Joshua	George	TE/K/P	6'3	225	South View	Rodney	Brewington
Jelan	Greene	OL	6'2	305	Clayton	Shane	Handy
Kevin	Hamilton	DB	6´4	202	J.H. Rose	Trashon	Matthews
Jerron	Hinton	DB	5'10	175	Northeastern	Antonio	Moore
Josh	Holloway	DB	5'9	175	Kinston	Ryan	Gieselman
Kamron	Hoover	WR	5'9	165	Havelock	Allen	Wooten
Jordan	Hughes	DL	6'2	300	Northern Nash	Andrew	Farriss
Xavier	Johnson	DL	6'2	250	Pine Forest	William	Sochovka
Tremel	Jones	WR	5'9	170	Richmond	Greg	Williams
William	Lovick	RB	5'7	190	New Bern	Torrey	Nowell
Alonza	Moore Jr	LB	5'10	230	Havelock	Allen	Wooten
"Hunter" Jonathan	Morris	LB/LS	6'2	215	Cleveland	Scott	Riley
Micah	Nelson	LB	6'	190	Cape Fear	Jacob	Thomas
Jonah	Portugal	WR/TE	6'4	210	Heritage	Wallace	Clark
DeAndre	Proctor	QB	6'3	208	Camie L Proctor	Antonio	Moore
Tye	Saxby	QB	6'1	210	Hertford County	Terrance	Saxby
Javontae	Scott	LB	6'1	220	Northampton	George	Privott
Triston	Spencer	DB	5'10	185	Wake Forest	Reggie	Lucas
Colton	Sullivan	RB	5'11	170	Croatan	Andrew	Gurley
Ben	Swinson	OL	6'3	280	Washington	Perry	Owens
Coy	Turnage	OL	6'4	315	Clayton	Shane	Handy
Oronde	Whitfield	DL	6'2	285	Oronde	Oronde	Whitfield
Teddy	Wilson	LB	6'1	185	John A Holmes	Paul	Hoggard
Head Coach:	Paul	Cornwell			Ayden Grifton
Asst. Coaches:	Russell	Dove			South Columbus
	Ryan	Gieselman			Kinston
	Jake	Thomas			Cape Fear
	Greg	Williams			Richmond
	Steven	Wright			Cardinal Gibbons

West Roster

Player		Pos.	Ht.	Wt.	High School	HS Coach
Gavin	Awtrey	OL	6'1	240	Franklin	Josh	Brooks
Jacob	Booker	DB	6'2	180	A.L. Brown	Mike	Newsome
Caleb	Borders	WR	5'9	160	Crest	Nicholas	Eddins
Sterling	Brewer	DB	6'	170	Dudley	Steven	Davis
Grady	Brooks	OL	6'2	290	Mountain Heritage	Joey	Robinson
Desmond	Caldwell	DB	6'	170	Freedom	Justin	Hawn
Chance	Cannon	LB	5'11	195	Kings Mountain	Greg	Lloyd
Zae	Clay	DL	5'11	230	Salisbury	Brian	Hinson
Malik	Corry	WR	5'8	180	Hunter Huss	Randy	Thompson
Jalen	Fairley	RB	5'7	175	Southeast Guilford	Earl	Bates
Shayle	Gash	OL	6'1	265	Shelby	Mike	Wilbanks
Marc	Golden	LB	5'11	215	A.C Reynolds	Shane	Laws
Alphonso	Goodson	DL	5'9	180	Burns	David	Devine
Kaden	Hampton	ATH	5'11	210	Chase	Chris	Cogdill
Jake	Hill	DB	6'	187	West Forsyth	Adrien	Snow
Jayden	Hooper	LB	5'11	190	R-S Central	Brad	Hutchins
Omari	Hunt	LB	5'11	190	South Point	Joseph	Hodge
Travis	Hunter	LB	5'9	190	Thomasville	Kevin	Gillespie
Will	Lenard	QB	6'1	185	Northern Guilford	Erik	Westberg
Kristian	Lyons	DB	5'10	180	Davie County	Tim	Devericks
Ray	Mackey	DB	5'11	180	Hunter Huss	Randy	Thompson
Jake	Marion	PK/P	5'11	195	North Davidson	Brian	Flynn
Blake	Martin	DL	6'4	285	Alexander Central	Butch	Carter
Carter	Marzano	OL	6'1	250	West Forsyth	Carter	Marzano
Rodney	McDay	WR	6'	180	T.C. Roberson	J. D.	Dinwiddie
Zak	McLauchlin	WR	5'8	155	Saint Stephens	Wayne	Hicks
JoRaye	Morrison	RB	5'8	205	Wilkes Central	Ron	Turner
Isaiah	Mosqueda	OL	6'2	299	Reidsville	Jimmy	Teague
Taujmel	Mouzon	DL	5'11	300	Thomasville	Kevin	Gillespie
Hezekia	Newby	RB	5'11	210	Eastern Guilford	Tony	Aguilar
Johnny	Peay	WR	6'2	190	Erwin	Rodney	Pruett
Jhaki	Rankin	DL	6'	245	Reidsville	james	teague
Jayson	Royster	OL	6'3	310	Eastern Guilford	Tony	Aguilar
Colin	Sarratt	OL	6'0	290	Crest	Nicholas	Eddins
Jimmy	Whisnant	LB	6'2	200	Shelby	Mike	Wilbanks
Brody	Whitson	QB	6'1	190	T.C. Roberson	J. D.	Dinwiddie
Head Coach:	Doug	Robertson			Page
Asst. Coaches:	Clint	Bland			E. Rutherford
	Chuck	Cannon			Wilkes Central
	David	Devine			Burns
	Nick	Eddins			Crest
	Wayne	Hicks			St. Stephens

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Vance Goes Back to Back in 4AA with 35-14 Victory Over Rolesville

RALEIGH, NC –  The Vance Cougars knocked out Rolesville 35-14 to win their second straight State Championship. Austin Grier threw for 200 yards and three touchdowns to lead the Cougars and grab the game’s Most Valuable Player honors.

Grier sealed his MVP award with a pair of third-quarter touchdown passes, both to Asuani Allen to push the Vance lead out to 35-14 with 3:03 to go in the third quarter before the Vance offense watched their crushing defense bring things home in the fourth.

The Vance offense was simply prolific, rushing for 331 yards and two scores in the game, as the Cougars racked up 531 yards of total offense in the win. Meanwhile, the Cougar defense was miserly, holding the Rams to just 67 yards of total offense in the game. The Cougars were led defensively by Jalen Swindell who had six tackles, including a sack and 2.5 tackles for a loss on his way to Most Outstanding Defensive Player honors.

Grier got started on his day early, hitting Armon Wright for a 59-yard score just two minutes into the game to go up 7-0. Rolesville answered the early bell, punching back with a touchdown of their own on a 13-yard pass from Byrum Brown to Noah Rogers to tie the game with 6:12 to go in the opening quarter. Rogers collected Most Outstanding Offensive Player recognition for Rolesville, picking up five receptions and 69 yards to go with his two scores.

Vance jumped back in front in the second when Kevin Conception grabbed a pass from Grier and went 14 yards to the house. The Cougars point after attempt was blocked and Vance held a 13-7 lead. Rolesville took the lead just under two minutes later when Rogers hauled in a six-yard touchdown pass from Brown, converting the point after to take their only lead of the game at 14-13 with 6:33 to go in the first half.

Just before halftime, the Cougars snatched the lead back when Dylan Smothers dashed nine yards to paydirt to cap a 12 play, 80-yard drive that ended with just 1:38 to go in the half. Smothers ran for 97 yards on just 12 carries, bringing home Most Outstanding Offensive Performer hardware.

Though they drew a very difficult assignment, trying to contain the Vance skill players, the Rolesville defense performed well, particularly in the first half. Jacorrey Bible finished the night with a game-high 17 tackles, including four tackles for loss. He was named the Most Outstanding Defensive Player for the Rams.

Vance wrapped up the season 9-1. The Cougars were 6-1 in I-Meck 4A play. Vance secured the program’s third straight Regional Title, appearing in the State Championship Game for the third year in a row.

Rolesville finished the season 9-1. The Rams were 5-0 in Northern 4A play. They won the program’s first conference championship, first regional title, and appeared in the State Championship Game for the first time in school history.

The NCHSAA is committed to recognizing and promoting good sportsmanship and has partnered with the NC Farm Bureau to highlight individuals from each State Championship event who exemplify the ideals of outstanding sportsmanship. The 2020-2021 4AA Sportsmanship Award recipients were Jalen Butts from Rolesville and Zarion Jackson-Bass from Vance.

 

Scoring Summary

First Quarter

9:58 – VAN – A. Wright 59 yard pass from A. Grier (M. Benitez kick good) – VAN 7-0 (3 plays, 62 yards, 1:16)

6:12 – ROL – N. Rogers 13 yard pass from B. Brown (D. Versteegen kick good) – Tied 7-7 (5 plays, 24 yards, 1:45)

Second Quarter

8:29 – VAN – K. Conception 14 yard pass from A. Grier (M. Benitez kick blocked) – VAN 13-7 (7 plays, 70 yards, 3:55)

6:33 – ROL – N. Rogers 6 yard pass from B. Brown (D. Versteegen kick good) – ROL 14-13 (4 plays, 28 yards, 1:45)

1:38 – VAN – D. Smothers 9 yard run (M. Benitez kick good) – VAN 20-14 (12 plays, 80 yards, 4:55)

Third Quarter

7:46 – VAN – A. Allen 27 yard pass from A. Grier (M. Benitez kick good) – VAN 27-14 (6 plays, 80 yards, 1:38)

3:03 – VAN – A. Allen 43 yard run (D. Smothers run good) – VAN 35-14 (2 plays, 49 yards, 0:39)

Fourth Quarter

No Scoring

Story courtesy of the NCHSAA

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Reidsville Rolls Past Mountain Heritage To Win 2A Title

CHAPEL HILL – Reidsville rolled past Mountain Heritage 35-6 in the 2A State Championship Game, claiming the school’s NCHSAA record 19^th State Football Championship. Kyle Pinnix and the Rams offense used their multiple weapons and formations to make the Cougars defend the width of the field, capitalizing on holes with speed, on their way to 407 yards of total offense.

Mountain Heritage did their best to keep the powerful Rams offense off the field, holding possession on the opening drive for more than eight and a half minutes of the first quarter. As they did for the entire game, despite giving up a few first downs, the Rams defense managed to get stops in key situations. Kahree Hayes led the Rams defense with 10 tackles and was selected as the Rams Most Outstanding Defensive Player.

When the Rams finally got their hands on the ball, they were able to strike quickly when Pinnix broke more than half a dozen tackles on his way to a 61-yard touchdown with just 19 seconds to go in the opening quarter putting Reidsville in front 7-0.

The next Reidsville possession was equally successful with Pinnix finding Cam Peoples for a 69-yard touchdown pass to go up 14-0. The Rams closed out the half with a strong nine-play, 46-yard drive capped off by a fourth and goal, one-yard touchdown run by Stevion Harrison with just nine seconds remaining before the half.

Breon Pass brought a nice return of the second-half opening kick to the Mountain Heritage 35, setting Reidsville up with a short field. The Rams made quick work of the 35 yards, covering it in four plays with Pass hauling in a six-yard touchdown pass from Pinnix to go up 28-0. Pass hauled in 5 receptions with 88 yards and two touchdowns as he was selected the Rams Most Outstanding Offensive Player.

Reidsville was highly efficient, scoring four touchdowns on their first four possessions of the game on the way to building that 28-0 lead. Pinnix finished the game with 229 yards through the air and 3 touchdowns. He added another 91 yards on the ground with the one score on his way to being named the Most Valuable Player in the game.

Mountain Heritage moved the ball some on the ground, rushing for 241 yards on 58 plays. Gabe Silvers, Cougars quarterback, handled most of the rushing duties for Mountain Heritage, carrying 29 times for 123 yards in the game. He was selected as the Most Outstanding Player for the Cougars. Jakob McCool was the Most Outstanding Player for the Cougar defense, finishing the game with six tackles and an interception.

Reidsville wrapped up the season 10-0. The Rams were 4-0 in Mid-State 2A play, winning the championship. Reidsville secured the program’s fifth straight Regional Title and third straight State Championship.

Mountain Heritage finished the season 7-2. The Cougars were 2-1 in Western Highlands 1A/2A play. They won the program’s second regional title and appeared in the State Championship Game for the first time since 2009.

The NCHSAA is committed to recognizing and promoting good sportsmanship and has partnered with the NC Farm Bureau to highlight individuals from each State Championship event who exemplify the ideals of outstanding sportsmanship. The 2020-2021 2A Sportsmanship Award recipients were Orion Johnson from Reidsville and Josh Jobe from Mountain Heritage.

 

Scoring Summary

First Quarter

0:19 – RHS – K. Pinnix 61-yard run (A. Franson kick good) – RHS 7-0 (6 plays, 77 yards, 2:54)

Second Quarter

6:28 – RHS – C. Peoples 69-yard pass from K. Pinnix (A. Franson kick good) – RHS 14-0 (1 play, 69 yards, 0:13)

0:09 – RHS – S. Harrison 1-yard run (A. Franson kick good) – RHS 21-0 (9 plays, 46 yards, 4:06)

Third Quarter

10:52 – RHS – B. Pass 6-yard pass from K. Pinnix (A. Franson kick good) – RHS 28-0 (4 plays, 35 yards, 1:08)

Fourth Quarter

4:59 – RHS – B. Pass 53-yard pass from K. Pinnix (A. Franson kick good) – RHS 35-0 (5 plays, 87 yards, 2:12)

0:22 – MH – L. Higgins 2-yard run (J. Branton rush failed) – RHS 35-6 (6 plays, 63 yards, 2:01)

Story courtesy of the NCHSAA

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Murphy Holds Off Northside-Pinetown For Gentry's 9th State Title

RALEIGH, NC – The Murphy Bulldogs defense came up with the stops they needed, holding Northside-Pinetown to just six first downs and seven points on their way to winning the 1A State Championship 14-7. The win gave the Bulldogs their tenth Football State Championship in school history, and earning the all-time winningest head football coach in North Carolina history, David Gentry, his ninth state title.

The Bulldogs set the tone early, chewing up 5:39 off the first-quarter clock as they marched 11 plays and 88 yards to go up 6-0 on a two-yard touchdown plunge by Ty Laney with 3:16 to go in the opening quarter. Then the Bulldog defense went to work and shifted the field position in Murphy’s favor. After turning the ball over at the four-yard line, Murphy’s defense forced a Northside punt.

On the next play from scrimmage, Murphy Quarterback Kellen Rumfelt launched a 55-yard bomb to Isra Smith for a touchdown, lifting the Bulldogs to a 14-0 lead after a successful two-point try, which they maintained through the halftime break. Rumfelt paced the Bulldog attack, throwing for 254 yards and the single touchdown on his way to being selected as the Most Valuable Player of the Game. Payton McCracken garnered Most Outstanding Offensive Player honors for Murphy hauling in five passes for 113 yards in the game.

The Murphy defense was stingy all afternoon, holding Northside to just 198 yards of total offense and six first downs. The Bulldog defense was keyed by Ray Rathburn who broke up a pass along with seven tackles in the game as he was chosen as Murphy’s Most Outstanding Defensive Player.

The lone score for Northside came in the third quarter as James Gorham, the state’s leading rusher this season according to MaxPreps.com, rolled off a 73-yard touchdown trot with 9:19 to go in the third, trimming the Murphy lead to 14-7. Gorham was selected as Northside’s Most Outstanding Performer offensively. The Northside defense kept the Panthers in the game, led by Tyler Harris who picked up nine tackles in the game on his way to Most Outstanding Defensive honors for the Panthers.

Murphy wrapped up the season 10-1. The Bulldogs were 5-1 in Smoky Mountain 1A play. Murphy secured the program’s 13th Regional Title, appearing in the State Championship Game for the first time since winning the 1A title in 2018.

Northside-Pinetown finished the season 8-3. The Rams were 3-2 in Coastal Plains 1A play. They were Regional Champions for the second time in school history and the first time since 2000.

The NCHSAA is committed to recognizing and promoting good sportsmanship and has partnered with the NC Farm Bureau to highlight individuals from each State Championship event who exemplify the ideals of outstanding sportsmanship. The 2020-2021 1A Sportsmanship Award recipients were James Gorham from Northside-Pinetown and Rashad Davis from Murphy.

 

Scoring Summary

First Quarter

3:16 – MUR – T. Laney 2 yard run (T. Laney run failed) – MUR 6-0 (11 plays, 88 yards, 5:39)

Second Quarter

5:52 – MUR – I. Smith 55 yard pass from K. Rumfelt (T. Laney pass from K. Rumfelt good) – MUR 14-0 (1 play, 55 yards, 0:09)

Third Quarter

9:19 – NS – J. Gorham 73 yard run (C. Tomaini kick good) – MUR 14-7 (2 plays, 73 yards, 0:52)

Fourth Quarter

No Scoring

Story courtesy of the NCHSAA

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