All-County Football: Team capsules
Published 9:00 pm Wednesday, December 24, 2014
- JON C. LAKEY / SALISBURY POST The Salisbury Post's 2014 All-County Football team. Front: Wesley Porter (East Rowan), Willie McCree (East Rowan), Jaleel Hitchens (North Rowan), Kenyaun Coney (North Rowan) and Brennan Lambert (South Rowan). Second: J.C. Burton (Salisbury), Offensive Player of the Year Samuel Wyrick (East Rowan), Shiheem Saunders (East Rowan), Brandon Sloop (Carson), Darius Jackson (Salisbury) and Anthony McCurry (Carson). Third: Sakil Harrison (North Rowan), Darren Isom (Carson), Daniel Jones (East Rowan), Chris Martin (Carson), Malik McGee (North Rowan). Fourth: Derrick Moreland (West Rowan), Hezekiah Banks (West Rowan), Wesley Jefferies (North Rowan), Marshall Long (South Rowan), Defensive Player of the Year Shane Parker (North Rowan), Jacob Radtke (West Rowan). Not pictured: Seth Wyrick (East Rowan), Max Wall (East), Harrison Baucom (West Rowan) and Jareke Chambers (North Rowan).
OFFENSE
QB: East Rowan senior Samuel Wyrick (6-1, 185) had the most prolific passing season in county history with 263 completions, 3,301 passing yards and 38 touchdown passes. He also rushed for 11 TDs.
RB: Carson senior Brandon Sloop (5-9, 192) finished his career as the No. 4 rusher in county history. Sloop had 200 carries for 1,361 yards and 15 TDs this season.
RB: North Rowan senior JaReke Chambers (5-10, 175) finished as the school record holder and the No. 5 rusher in county history. The Shrine Bowler rushed for a county-best 1,581 yards on 181 carries and scored 21 TDs in 2014.
RB: Carson senior Darren Isom (6-2, 220) rushed 200 times for 1,413 yards and scored a county-leading 28 TDs in 11 games.
WR: East Rowan senior Seth Wyrick (6-1, 175) had the finest pass-catching season in county history. The Shrine Bowler had 102 catches for 1,622 yards and 18 TDs.
WR: North Rowan senior Sakil Harrison (6-2, 185) had 34 catches for 564 yards and seven touchdowns and was an outstanding blocker.
OL: North Rowan senior Malik McGee (6-2, 270) changed side of the ball after an all-county year on defense in 2014 and led the Cavaliers in pancake blocks.
OL: East Rowan senior Daniel Jones (6-1, 300) was the guy the Mustangs ran behind on fourth-and-1 and allowed few sacks for a pass-happy team.
OL: West Rowan senior Jacob Radtke (6-3, 240) was the lone offensive lineman to make All-SPC from the four Rowan schools.
OL: West Rowan junior Hezekiah Banks (6-4, 300) has the frame and tools to be a D-I player.
OL: Carson senior Chris Martin (6-2, 220) was the steadiest guy on a unit that opened holes for a county-leading 3,602 rushing yards. He led the team in home run blocks.
Athlete: West Rowan senior Harrison Baucom (6-0, 175) defines all-purpose. He rushed for 1,113 yards and was second in the county in scoring with 127 points. He kicked 37 PATs, two field goals and accounted for 14 touchdowns.
DEFENSE
DL: North Rowan senior Shane Parker (6-2, 260) had 24 tackles for loss and 8.5 sacks.
DL: West Rowan senior Derrick Moreland (6-3, 280) was both a pass rusher and a run-stopper and was the Falcons’ most disruptive defensive force.
DL: North Rowan senior Wesley Jefferies (6-5, 270) was tough to move and had 28.5 tackles for loss for the team that had the county’s best defensive stats.
LB: North Rowan senior Kenyaun Coney (5-10, 185) was the Cavaliers’ leading tackler and had 15 tackles for loss.
LB: Carson senior Anthony McCurry (5-10, 215) was honored as SPC Defensive Player of the Year after a banner season that included 104 solo tackles, three forced fumbles and 14 tackles for loss.
LB: Salisbury senior J.C. Burton (5-11, 185) was in on 146 tackles, with 14 tackles for loss and three sacks.
LB : East Rowan senior Shiheem Saunders (5-11, 195) made season-changing plays, including a big sack in the win against Cox Mill and batting down a fourth-down pass in a playoff win against West Henderson.
DB: Salisbury junior Darius Jackson (5-10, 170) had four fumble recoveries and scored two touchdowns on defense.
DB: North Rowan senior Jaleel Hitchens (5-10, 165) had three interceptions, a blocked punt and several TD-saving tackles.
DB: East Rowan sophomore Wesley Porter (5-8, 145) made as many impact plays as anyone with four interceptions, three fumble recoveries, three onside kick recoveries and two blocked punts.
DB: East Rowan senior Willie McCree (5-8, 155) put up astounding tackle numbers — 20-plus several times — and was recognized as the Mustangs’ best defender.
SPECIAL TEAMS
Kick returner: East Rowan sophomore Max Wall (5-10, 175) accumulated 206 punt return yards and 388 yards on kickoff returns to go along with his 977 rushing yards.
Kicker: South Rowan junior Brennan Lambert (5-7, 160) put 22 of 30 kickoffs in the end zone. He was 19-for-20 on PATs and his three field goals included a 43-yarder.
Punter: South Rowan junior Marshall Long (6-3, 190) was the SPC’s Kicker of the Year and shared long snapping duties with Lambert.