SoCon Coaches Name All-League Teams- ASU Dominates!

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Wow the Apps really dominated this! 19 on the 1st and 2nd team. They also sweep the player and coach awards.

Mr. C, What do you think?

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SoCon Football Coaches Select Annual Awards
SPARTANBURG, SC -- The Southern Conference football coaches have selected their 2006 All-Southern Conference team as well as their annual individual awards winners. Appalachian State’s Kevin Richardson was selected the Offensive Player of the Year with teammate Marques Murrell receiving the Defensive Player of the Year award. Rookie Armanti Edwards was named the Freshman of the Year with Mountaineer Kerry Brown earning the Jacobs Blocking Trophy. Appalachian State head coach Jerry Moore was tabbed the Coach of the Year by his peers.

Richardson, a 5-9, 190-pound running back from Elizabethtown, N.C., led the Mountaineers to a 10-1 overall record and anchored the ASU offense. The junior rushed for 1,065 yards averaging 5.3 yards per carry and scored 19 touchdowns on the season. He recorded at least 100 yards in five games this season, including a 173 against Furman. Richardson also had 101 receiving yards in the win over Georgia Southern. He has been named the SoCon Offensive Player of the Week on four occasions this year, including back-to-back honors after wins over Furman and The Citadel. Richardson joined the Mountaineers as a walk-in in 2004 and earned a scholarship and sport in the two-deep before the 2004 season started. He is also a finalist for the Payton Award.

A 6-2, 230-pound senior from Fayetteville, N.C., Murrell anchored a Mountaineer defense that allowed only 250 yards of total offense per game, leading the league in total defense. The defensive end racked up 65 total tackles, including 11 tackles for a loss of 47 yards. He also recorded seven sacks on the season and four forced fumbles. Murrell was selected to the all-conference first team for the second consecutive season and earned his third all-conference award of his career. He led all defensive lineman in the league averaging 5.9 tackles per game and had 27 solo tackles. Murrell is a finalist for the Buck Buchanan Award and is one of only two returning finalists from the 2005 season.

Edwards, a 6-0, 175-pound true freshman from Greenwood, S.C., led Appalachian State to 9-0 record in his nine starts this season. The quarterback amassed 1,636 passing yards on 124-201 passing with 11 touchdowns while also rushing for 685 yards and nine touchdowns. Edwards had three games of 200-plus passing yardage, including a career-high 311 yards against Chattanooga. He broke numerous Appalachian State records, including most passing yards by a freshman (1,636), most touchdowns thrown (11) and total offense (2,321). He also entered the record book by rushing for 140 yards against Georgia Southern, the second-best rushing total by a quarterback in ASU history. He was named the SoCon Freshman of the Week on five occasions, tying for the most by any freshman in league history.

A 6-6, 285-pound junior from Marietta, Ga., Brown anchored an offensive line for the Mountaineers that surrendered only 14 sacks while allowing the offense to accumulate over 4,300 yards of total offense through the regular season. He was also instrumental in allowing Edwards to throw for over 1,600 yards and letting Appalachian State rush for over 2,300 yards.

The winningest coach in SoCon history, Moore led his 2006 squad to an undefeated 7-0 conference record and a 10-1 overall mark to secure the automatic bid to the NCAA Championship Playoffs. He holds the record for most wins as a member of the SoCon with 150 and has 104 conference wins to his name, winning his 100th league game against Wofford on October 14. This is Moore’s fifth Coach of the Year award, his second consecutive, and he is a finalist for the Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year award.

Conference champion Appalachian State led the way with 19 total selections, including 12 first team picks, followed by Furman with seven and Georgia Southern with six. Wofford had five selected to the all-league squads, with Chattanooga, The Citadel and Elon all having four picks. Western Carolina also have three players selected for annual honors.

Seventeen players repeated as all-conference selections, including six who were named all-league for the third time in their career. Appalachian State’s Murrell and Corey Lynch return to the team, with Lynch receiving the all-conference nod after not competing in the entire season in 2004 due to an elbow injury. Georgia Southern’s John Mohring received his third all-league accolade as did Western Carolina’s Tim Mayse and Elon’s Chad Nkang.

2006 Football Coaches All-Conference Teams

First Team Offense
Pos. Name School Yr Hometown
TE Daniel Bettis # Appalachian State Sr. Roswell, Ga.
WR William Mayfield Appalachian State Sr. Durham, N.C.
WR Jayson Foster Georgia Southern Jr. Canton, Ga.
C Scott Suttle Appalachian State Jr. Charlotte, N.C.
OG Jeremy Robertson Appalachian State Sr. Columbus, Ga.
OG Kerry Brown * Appalachian State Jr. Marietta, Ga.
OT Matt Isenhour * Appalachian State Sr. Maiden, N.C.
OT John Kivett Furman Sr. High Point, N.C.
QB Armanti Edwards Appalachian State Fr. Greenwood, S.C.
RB Kevin Richardson* Appalachian State Jr. Elizabethtown, N.C.
RB Eldra Buckley * Chattanooga Sr. Charleston, Miss.
RS Dexter Jackson Appalachian State Jr. Dunwoody, Ga.
PK Julian Rauch Appalachian State Jr. Gastonia, N.C.

First Team Defense
Pos. Name School Yr Hometown
DB Corey Lynch *& Appalachian State Jr. Cape Coral, Fla.
DB Jeremy Wiggins * Appalachian State Sr. Macon, Ga.
DB Quintez Smith # Chattanooga Jr. Dublin, Ga.
DB Jeremy Blocker Furman Sr. Hodges, S.C.
DL Marques Murrell *^ Appalachian State Sr. Fayetteville, N.C.
DL Roy Ravenell #$ Furman Sr. Goose Creek, S.C.
DL Charrod Taylor # Georgia Southern Sr. Miami, Fla.
DL James Wilson # The Citadel Sr. Longs, S.C.
LB Chad Nkang*^ Elon Sr. Hyattsville, Md.
LB Andrew Jones Furman Jr. Birmingham, Ala.
LB John Mohring *^ Georgia Southern Sr. Naples, Fla.
P Tim Mayse #^ Western Carolina Sr. Pine Mountain, Ga.

Second Team Offense
Pos. Name School Yr Hometown
TE Taylor Cornett The Citadel So. Columbia, S.C.
WR Dexter Jackson Appalachian State Jr. Dunwoody, Ga.
WR Terrell Hudgins Elon Fr. Rocky Mount, N.C.
C Lance Wayne Georgia Southern Sr. Lake Worth, Fla.
OG Justin Matherson Chattanooga Sr. Chattanooga, Tenn.
OG Andrew Thornburg Furman Sr. Snellville, Ga.
OG Marty Bauer Wofford Sr. Cincinnati, Ohio
OT Mario Acitelli Appalachian State Fr. Charlotte, N.C.
OT Joel Bell Furman So Spartanburg, S.C.
QB Duran Lawson The Citadel Jr. Conway, S.C.
RB Jerome Felton # Furman Jr. Madisonville, Tenn.
RB Darius Fudge # Western Carolina Sr. Riverdale, Ga.
RS Jayson Foster Georgia Southern Jr. Canton, Ga.
PK Andrew Wilcox Elon So. Richmond, Va.

Second Team Defense
Pos. Name School Yr Hometown
DB Jerome Touchstone Appalachian State Jr. Riverdale, Ga.
DB Brandon Jackson Georgia Southern So. Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.
DB Mitchell Dukes Western Carolina Sr. Atlanta, Ga.
DB Brandon Berry Wofford Sr. Knoxville, Tenn.
DL Gary Tharrington Appalachian State Fr. Middlesex, N.C.
DL Omarr Byrom Appalachian State Sr. Winston-Salem, N.C.
DL Trevar Broughton The Citadel Jr. Hampton, Va.
DL James Gonsoulin Wofford Sr. Tulsa, Okla.
LB Monte Smith Appalachian Sate Sr. Shelby, N.C.
LB Chris Johnson Chattanooga Jr. Chattanooga, Tenn.
LB Justin Franklin Wofford Sr. Jacksonville, N.C.
LB Kyle Horne Wofford Sr. Jacksonville, Fla.
P Brandon Lane Elon So. Greensboro, N.C.

* 2005 1st team #2005 2nd team $2004 1st team ^2004 2nd team &2003 2nd team

Offensive Player of the Year: Kevin Richardson, Appalachian State Defensive Player of the Year: Marques Murrell, Appalachian State
Freshman of the Year: Armanti Edwards, Appalachian State Coach of the Year: Jerry Moore, Appalachian State
Jacobs Blocking Trophy: Kerry Brown, Appalachian State