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Friday, December 20, 2019

Three NCCFB Stars Join former Forest Hills Standout McLaughlin on AP Division II All-American Team

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Two players from Lenoir-Rhyne’s regional finalist team, offensive lineman Jason Poe and defensive lineman Jaquan Artis (Kinston), were joined by punter Isaac Parks (Southern Guilford) from UNC-Pembroke on the AP First team while Winston-Salem State standout Daryus Skinner (Richmond) was named to the second team.

Former Forest Hills standout Jaleel McLaughlin was named first-team running back. The sophomore, a finalist for the Harlon Hill Trophy, is Division II’s leading rusher with over 2300 yards and thirty touchdowns this season.

Jaleel McLaughlin leads all Division II rushers this season
Photo Credit: Notre Dame College Athletics

FIRST TEAM
OFFENSE
Quarterback — Roland Rivers III, senior, Slippery Rock.
Running backs — Nate Gunn, senior, Minnesota State; Jaleel McLaughlin, sophomore, Notre Dame (Ohio).
Linemen — Tyler Allison, senior, Ferris State; Evan Heim, senior, Minnesota State; Chris Larsen, senior, Slippery Rock; Jason Poe, junior, Lenoir-Rhyne; Grant Stewart, senior, Colorado School of Mines.
Tight end — Zach Davidson, junior, Central Missouri.
Receivers — Zimari Manning, senior, Tarleton State; Shane Zylstra, senior, Minnesota State.
All-purpose player — Dominique Ramsey, junior, Texas A&M-Commerce.
Kicker — Dante Brown, senior, Fort Hays State.

DEFENSE
Linemen — Jaquan Artis, senior, Lenoir-Rhyne; Austin Edwards., senior, Ferris State; Chris Garrett, junior, Concordia-St. Paul; B.J. Jefferson, senior, Tarleton State.
Linebackers — Chris Hoad, senior, Texas-Permian Basin; Rondrow Peebles, junior, Carson-Newman; Drew Seers, junior, Lindenwood.
Secondary — Nick Ciccio, sophomore, Colorado Mesa; Christopher Jefferson, sophomore, Findlay; Lamont McPhatter II, senior, California (Pa.); Prince Robinson, senior, Tarleton State.
Punter — Isaac Parks, junior, North Carolina Pembroke.

SECOND TEAM
OFFENSE
Quarterback — Brook Bolles, senior, Central Missouri.
Running backs — Daniel McCants, senior, Tarleton State; Al McKeller, junior, Indianapolis.
Linemen — Jeff Arnold, senior, Indiana (Pa.); Cori Gooseberry, senior, Ouachita Baptist; Brandon Kemp, senior, Valdosta State; Adonis Sealey, senior, Valdosta State; Amon Simon, junior, Texas A&M-Commerce
Tight end — Jack Pilkerton, senior, Kutztown.
Receivers — Henry Litwin, junior, Slippery Rock; Shae Wyatt, junior, Central Missouri.
All-purpose player — Tobias Harris, sophomore, West Texas A&M.
Kicker — Jordan Walters, senior, East Stroudsburg.

DEFENSE
Linemen — Chauncy Haney, senior, North Greenville; Chad Kuhn, junior, Slippery Rock; Spencer Phillips, senior, Northwest Missouri State; Sha’haun Williams, senior, Notre Dame (Ohio).
Linebackers — Damon Lloyd, senior, Indiana (Pa.); Maurice Wright Jr., senior, Northwestern Oklahoma State; Brad Zaffram, senior, Slippery Rock.
Secondary — James Caesar, senior, Ferris State; Desmond Fairell, senior, Carson-Newman; Michael Junker, senior, Bemidji State; Daryus Skinner, senior, Winston-Salem State.
Punter — JoseLuis Moreno, senior, Minot State.

Saturday, December 10, 2016

ECU’s Zay Jones Earns Walter Camp All-America Honors

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ATLANTA – East Carolina senior wide receiver Zay Jones has been named to the Walter Camp All-America Team (first-team) according to an announcement Thursday night at The Home Depot College Football Awards. Jones becomes the fifth Pirate in school history to earn Walter Camp All-America honors following Terry Long (OL/1983), Robert Jones (LB/1991), Carlester Crumpler (TE/1993) and Andrew Bayes (P/1999) – all of which were first-team selections.

Alongside his father Robert, the Jones’ are second father-son combo to earn Walter Camp All-America honors joining Georgia’s Kevin Butler (PK/1985) and Drew Butler (P/2009). This is the fourth first-team All-America honor that Jones has earned this season (others: College Sports Madness, Pro Football Focus and The Sporting News).

A two-year team captain, Jones wrapped up his four-year career as the NCAA FBS career (399) and single-season (158) receptions leader, while setting new ECU and American Athletic Conference single-season standards in catches and receiving yards (1,746).

This season, Jones led the NCAA FBS in four categories: receptions, receiving yards, receptions per game (13.20) and receiving yards per game (145.5). In 12 games he caught a personal-best eight touchdown passes and registered nine double-triples (catches-yards), which included a career-high 22 receptions for 190 yards at South Carolina on Sept. 17. His 22 grabs against the Gamecocks are the most by an NCAA FBS receiver in a game this season and was one shy of an all-time NCAA FBS record. Jones also had a FBS-leading 89 receptions that resulted in a first down, the most in a single-season in the FBS since 2004.

The Austin, Texas native was a finalist for the 2016 Biletnikoff Award (outstanding receiver in college football), William V. Campbell Trophy (best football scholar-athlete presented by Fidelity Investments, National Football Foundation & College Hall of Fame) and the Senior CLASS Award (honoring the attributes of senior student-athletes in four areas: community, classroom, character and competition).

A First-Team All-American Athletic Conference selection, Jones was formally recognized as a Heisman Trophy candidate by the Heisman Trophy Trust on Nov. 7, while being selected as a semifinalist for the Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award on Nov. 21. He has committed to play in the 2017 Reese’s Senior Bowl, which will be played on Saturday, Jan. 28 at Ladd-Peebles Stadium in Mobile, Ala.