A pair of juniors named Southwestern 4A All-Conference football players of the year
A pair of junior high school football stars were named Southwestern 4A all-conference players of the year.
Porter Ridge quarterback Grayson McCall and Rocky River linebacker Jaylon Sharpe were voted players of the year by conference coaches.
The Observer will name two all-star football teams next month: the All-Mecklenburg team for top players in Charlotte-Mecklenburg, and the All-Region team, for top players in the Observer’s coverage area outside of Mecklenburg County.
Sharpe is a 6-foot-3, 220-pounder. Rocky River finished 2-9 this season.
McCall, 6-foot-3 and 195 pounds, completed 84-of-145 passes for 1,414 yards and 13 touchdowns. He ran 135 times for 907 yards and 12 touchdowns. McCall led Porter Ridge to an 8-5 overall record and a 5-2 mark in league play, good for a tie for second.
Hickory Ridge coach Jason Seidel was voted conference coach of the year. Seidel led Hickory Ridge to an 11-3 overall record and a 5-2 conference finish in its first year in the league. Hickory Ridge moved from the 3A to 4A class this season. Hickory Ridge the N.C. 4A state quarterfinals in the playoffs.
All-Southwestern 4A Offense
OFFENSIVE LINE(10)
# Name Pos
EM 51 Cody Allen G/C
EM 78 Chris Walden LT
HR 77 Dalton Haywood OL
MP 73 Conner Collins OL
MP 75 Juwan Truesdale OL
PR 74 Will McDonald G
PR 66 Carter Wickey G
PR 55 Anthony Vagnone T
BUT 77 Anthony Carter T
BUT 75 Cam Taylor G
Running Back (4)
# Name Pos Yr Ht WT
EM 6 Khalil Woods RB
MP 21 Khamal Howard RB
PR 8 Jaylen Coleman RB
BUT 32 Nijere Peoples RB
Quarterback(2)
# Name Pos Yr Ht WT Rank 1-2
EM 15 Khalil Gilliam QB
HR 4 Dylan Ratliff QB
Wide Receiver(6)
# Name Pos Yr Ht WT Rank 1-6
I 11 Dylan Bryan WR
HR 11 Jarett Garner WR
HR 20 Logan Cruce WR
MP 11 Elijah Bowick WR
MP 5 Muhsin Muhammad WR
MP 13 Emanuel Alston WR
Tight End(2)
# Name Pos Yr Ht WT Rank 1-2
MP 85 Garland Greenway TE
PR 23 Jesse Barker TE
Place Kicker(1)
# Name Pos Yr Ht WT Rank 1
PR Jared Wheatley K
Offensive Specialist(1)
# Name Pos Yr Ht WT Rank 1
BUT 5 Keyon Lesane HB
All-Southwestern 4A Defense
Defensive Line(8)
# Name Pos Yr Ht WT Stats/Comments
EM 56 Tarshawn Reed DT 12 6 265 125 Tackles 18 TFL 8.5 Sacks
HR 33 Paul Thompson DL 11
MP 95 Jordan King DL 11 6'1 350 51 tackles, 8 TFL, 2 sacks, 3 FF
MP 70 Jaylen Nichols DL 6'5 280 29 tackles, 3 TFL, 1 sack
RR 51 Abrion Pearson DT 52 tackles, 8 sacks
RR 52 Kentrelle Groom DE 45 tackles, 6 sacks
PR 9 Demothe McDaniel DL 20 Tackles, 2 TFL, 9 hurries, 1 CF
BUT 19 Traevon Freeman DE 11 6'1 205 60 Total Tackles 15 sacks 3 TFLs 7 QB Hurries
Linebackers(8)
# Name Pos Yr Ht WT Stats/Comments
EM 9 Noah Peterson LB 12 5'10 180 77 Tackles 3 TFL 1 Sack
I 44 Ty Clawson LB 12 5'10 205 87 tackles, 8 TFL, 1 sack, 2 caused fumbles, 1 fumble recovery
HR 30 Cal Wallerstedt 12 149 tackles, 8 TFL, 3.5 sacks
HR 5 Connor Helm 12 120 tackles, 5 TFL, 1.5 sacks
MP 45 Jake Harkelroad LB 11 80 tackles, 8 TFL, 3 sacks, 2 FR, 1 FF
PR 21 Will Kilgo LB 53 tackles, 2 TFL, 1 sack, 1 INT, 9 passes defended
BUT 44 Brandon Masone LB 11 6'0 190 118 Total Tackles 2 Sacks 10 TFLs 2 PBUs 1 Forced Fumble 1 Int
BUT 7 Quasean Holmes LB 10 5'10 190 63 Total Tackles 3 Sacks 7 TFLs 1 INT 5 PBUs
Defensive Backs(8)
# Name Pos Yr Ht WT Stats/Comments
EM 6 Trey Hodge FS 12 5'10 155 61 Tackles 2 TFL 6 Interceptions
MP 32 Trey Bly DB 11 42 tackles, 1 TFL, 3 ints, 12 PBU
MP 3 Cameron Roseman-Sinclair DB 10 33 tackles, 2 TFL, 2 sacks, 2 FF, 3 PBU
RR 7 Zyone Easterling SS 66 tackles, 4 INT (1 for TD)
PR 4 Jake Horstkamp DB 23 tackles, 1 TFL, 7 INT, 12 passes defended
G 1,21 Daquez Crawford DB 12 5'9 180 Led team in tackles and pbu, 77 tackles, 14 pbu, 1 INT, 3 fmb rec
BUT 4 Damel Hickman CB 12 6'1 170 44.5 Total Tackles 1 TFLs 2 Sacks 5 INTs 10 PBUs
BUT 6 TJ Cusick S 12 5'10 180 45.5 Total Tackles 3 INTs 2 Forced Fumbles 12 PBUs 1 fumble return TD, 1 Int ret TD
Punter(1)
# Name Pos Yr Ht WT Stats/Comments
G 24 Teddy Suakollie P 11 5'10 165 42 yd avg, 66 long, 2 blocks all year
Defensive Specialist(1)
# Name Pos Yr Ht WT Stats/Comments
HR 8 Garrett Williams DB 50 tackles, 18 PBU, 3 INT (1 TD), 1 blk fg, 1 blk fg ret for TD, 2 pnt ret TD, 500 all-purp yds
This story was originally published November 28, 2017 at 11:16 AM with the headline "A pair of juniors named Southwestern 4A All-Conference football players of the year."