Four 1st-Team picks for FSCC football team

Friday, November 28, 2014

Four members of Fort Scott Community College's football team received First Team honors and another eight players were honored when coaches selected the All-Jayhawk Conference football team recently.

Freshman running back Devin Taylor, sophomore center Byron Rich, sophomore safety James Gray and sophomore punter Matt Vincent were named to the First Team.

Taylor led the conference in rushing and third in the nation in rushing before bowl games with an average of 166.7 yards per game. Taylor gained 1,667 yards on 306 carries. The total yards ranks second in the nation and no player has carried the ball more this season. Rich anchored the offensive line that paved the way for those yards.

Gray finished his career at Fort Scott has the school's all-time leader in interceptions. He had four this season to end his career with a total of 11. He tied for third in interceptions in the conference this season with 4.

Vincent was sixth in the conference in punting average at 34.3 yards per punt. But 22 of his punts went dead inside the opponents' 20-yard line and 18 others were fair caught, more than all but one other punt in the conference. His number of punts inside the 20 was fourth-best in the nation.

Picked to the Second Team were sophomore guard Alex Pagonis and freshman defensive end Koron Crump. Crump was second in the conference and sixth in the nation with 12 sacks. He was also second in the KJCCC and eighth nationally with 19 tackles for a loss.

Six players were chosen to the Honorable Mention list. They were sophomore offensive tackles Ben Luper and Jordan Walker, freshman guard Quinn Twombly, sophomore fullback John Metcalf, freshman linebacker Gabriel Lloyd and freshman cornerback Malik Kearse.

The Greyhounds finished the season with a 4-7 record. They had a 3-4 conference record, tying for fourth place with Highland.

The complete list:

FIRST TEAM OFFENSE

Tight end: Andrew Reinkemeyer, soph., Butler.

Wide receiver: Dominique Reed, soph., Coffeyville; Brandon Snell, soph., Garden City; William French, soph., Dodge City.

Tackle: Tyler Howell, soph., Butler; Jaypee Philbert, Coffeyville.

Guard: Will Smith, soph., Butler; Branton Autry, fr., Coffeyville.

Center: Byron Rich, soph., Fort Scott.

Quarterback: Deondre Ford, soph., Dodge City.

Running back: Devin Taylor, fr., Fort Scott; Alvin Kamara, fr., Hutchinson.

Fullback: Derek Lee, soph., Butler.

FIRST TEAM DEFENSE

Tackle: Greg Webb, fr., Hutchinson; Dequeszman Kelley, soph., Coffeyville.

End: Marquavius Lewis, soph., Hutchinson; Jeremiah Ledbetter, soph., Hutchinson.

Linebacker: Claude George, soph., Hutchinson; Travis Steenson, soph., Butler; Ricky Parks, soph., Coffeyville.

Cornerback: Jalen Rountree, soph., Coffeyville; Jamarcus King, fr., Coffeyville.

Safety: James Gray, soph., Fort Scott; Riley Hunsicker, soph., Hutchinson.

FIRST TEAM SPECIALISTS

Return specialist: Darnell Walker, soph., Coffeyville.

Punter: Matt Vincent, soph., Fort Scott.

Kicker: Josh Pasley, soph., Highland.

SECOND TEAM OFFENSE

Tight end: John Gilbertson, soph., Hutchinson.

Wide receiver: Anthony Autry, soph., Hutchinson; Cedrick Wilson, fr., Coffeyville; Xavier Amerson, soph., Independence.

Tackle: Chris Gaynor, soph., Dodge City; Darius Peterson, soph., Hutchinson.

Guard: Alex Pagonis, soph., Fort Scott; Sam Worthy, soph., Hutchinson.

Center: Brian Ochs, soph., Butler.

Quarterback: Damarcus Smith, soph., Butler.

Running back: Keymonne Gabriel, soph., Dodge City; Chris Carson, soph., Butler.

Fullback: James Wooten, soph., Highland.

SECOND TEAM DEFENSE

Tackle: Vontrell Williams, soph., Butler; Zach Bedfort, soph., Butler.

End: Koron Crump, fr., Fort Scott; Bobby Leath, soph., Coffeyville.

Linebacker: Ted Taylor, soph., Dodge City; Kaleb Ringer, soph., Butler; Alex Neuschaefer, soph., Garden City.

Cornerback: Bakari Triggs, soph., Butler; Antwan Hadley, soph., Butler.

Safety: Mikal Cromartie, soph., Coffeyville; Chris Bivins, soph., Highland.

SECOND TEAM SPECIALISTS

Return specialist: Anthony Autry, soph., Hutchinson.

Punter: Stetson Broce, soph., Hutchinson.

Kicker: Dillon Burkhard, fr., Dodge City.

HONORABLE MENTION OFFENSE

Tight end: Sebastian Fairchild, soph., Coffeyville.

Wide receiver: Juwan Dickey, fr., Hutchinson; Jeff George, soph., Dodge City; Christian Booker, soph., Dodge City; Bryce Harvey, soph., Hutchinson.

Tackle: Tate Leavitt, fr., Hutchinson; Ben Luper, soph., Fort Scott; Jordan Walker, soph., Fort Scott; Anfeney Turner, soph., Garden City; Matt Kellerman, soph., Butler.

Guard: Sam Worthy, soph., Hutchinson; Quinn Twombly, fr., Fort Scott; Blaise Fountain, soph., Butler; Johnathan Villanueva, soph., Coffeyville.

Center: Ryan Sinkler, soph.,Coffeyville; Clay Wilcox, soph., Hutchinson; Cole Cruz, fr., Dodge City; Andrew Nicholls, soph., Highland.

Quarterback: Brock Gilmore, soph., Coffeyville.

Running back: Cody Busby. soph., Coffeyville; Travis Custis, fr., Hutchinson; Wesley Collins, soph., Indepedndence; Jamon Cotton, soph., Butler; Matt McDonald, soph.,Garden City

Fullback: John Metcalf, soph., Fort Scott.

HONORABLE MENTION DEFENSE

Tackle: Walrick Marsh, fr., Coffeyville; A.J. Banks, fr., Hutchinson; Jake Swalley, soph., Hughland; Ben Harper, soph., Garden City; Trey Williamson, soph., Dodge City.

End: Timmy Hamilton, soph., Coffeyville; Ulric Jones, soph., Butler; Edney Umu, fr., Independence.

Linebacker: Lakel Bass, soph., Hutchinson; Gabriel Lloyd, fr., Fort Scott; Emmanuel Jones, soph., Highland; Zack Haynes, soph., Highland; Darius Wright, soph., Hutchinson; Marc Robinson, soph., Independence.

Cornerback: Malike Kearse, fr., Fort Scott; Cody Brown, soph., Hutchinson; KeJuan Daniels, soph., Independence; Tyler Williams, soph., Hutchinson.

Safety: Devonta Foster, soph., Butler; Toby Imli, soph., Butler; Afolabi Laguda, soph., Butler; Sam Green, soph., Garden City.

HONORABLE MENTION SPECIALISTS

Return specialist: William French, soph., Dodge City.

Punter: Chance Clark, fr., Highland.

Kicker: Michael Pursley, fr., Coffeyville.