HSSR announces football honors for 2011 season

By David Shelton

Senior Writer

Goose Creek – With only one all-star game remaining before the football season is officially over in South Carolina, the High School Sports Report has announced top honors for players and coaches for the 2011 season.

The publication has released its Coaches and Players of the Year, as well as the 2011 Statewide All-State team.

Later this week, we will release all-state teams for each classification, breaking down AAAA, AA and A into two divisions.

Lexington High receiver Shaq Roland has been named the HSSR Career Mr. Football while Gaffney receiver Quinshad Davis was named the publication’s 2011 Mr. Football.

The 2011 awards banquet will be held in Columbia in February, after National Signing Day. The banquet will honor all-state teams in all of the fall sports.

2011 High School Sports Report Football Superlatives

HSSR Career Mr. Football – Shaq Roland - Lexington

HSSR 2011 Senior Mr. Football – Quinshad Davis – Gaffney

HSSR 2011 Statewide Offensive Player of the Year – Joey Copeland – Gaffney

HSSR 2011 Statewide Defensive Player of the Year – Michael Grant - Bluffton

HSSR 2011 Division I-AAAA Player of the Year – Shuler Bentley – Byrnes

HSSR 2011 Division I-AAAA Offensive Player of the Year – Will Hunter – Lexington

HSSR 2011 Division I-AAAA Defensive Player of the Year – Rashad Dillard – Byrnes

HSSR 2011 Division II-AAAA Player of the Year – Virgil Smalls – Goose Creek

HSSR 2011 Division II-AAAA Offensive Player of the Year – Vinny Miller – North Augusta

HSSR 2011 Division II-AAAA Defensive Player of the Year – Gerald Turner - Goose Creek

HSSR 2011 Class AAA Player of the Year – Devin Pearson – South Pointe

HSSR 2011 Class AAA Offensive Player of the Year – C.J. Frazier – Bluffton

HSSR 2011 Class AAA Defensive Player of the Year – JaRyan Jennings – South Pointe

HSSR 2011 Division I-AA Player of the Year – Lee Mayes – Timberland

HSSR 2011 Division I-AA Offensive Co-Player of the Year – Jabo Lee – Dillon

HSSR 2011 Division I-AA Offensive Co-Player of the Year – Ryan Perkins – Woodruff

HSSR 2011 Division I-AA Defensive Player of the Year – Daquan Lucas – Timberland

HSSR 2011 Division II-AA Player of the Year – Andrew Bunch – Bishop England

HSSR 2011 Division II-AA Offensive Player of the Year – Casey Gladney – Columbia

HSSR 2011 Division II-AA Defensive Player of the Year – Cameron Swails – Bishop England

HSSR 2011 Division I-A Player of the Year – Ashton Heard – Abbeville

HSSR 2011 Division I-A Offensive Player of the Year – LaMichael Pushia – Hemingway

HSSR 2011 Division I-A Defensive Player of the Year – Keenan Gilchrist - Abbeville

HSSR 2011 Division II-A Player of the Year – Hunter Townes – Christ Church

HSSR 2011 Division II-A Offensive Player of the Year – Marty Williams – Fox Creek

HSSR 2011 Division II-A Defensive Player of the Year – Darius Leonard – Lake View

Coaching Honors

HSSR 2011 Statewide Coach of the Year – John Cantey – Bishop England

HSSR 2011 Division I-AAAA Coach of the Year – Chris Miller – Byrnes

HSSR 2011 Division II-AAAA Coach of the Year – Chuck Reedy – Goose Creek

HSSR 2011 Class AAA Coach of the Year – Strait Herron – South Pointe

HSSR 2011 Division I-AA Coach of the Year – Art Craig – Timberland

HSSR 2011 Division II-AA Coach of the Year – Joey Mangum – Central

HSSR 2011 Division I-A Coach of the Year – Jamie Nickles – Abbeville

HSSR 2011 Division II-A Coach of the Year – Don Frost – Christ Church

HSSR 2011 Newcomer Coach of the Year – Russell Zehr – Cane Bay

2011 HSSR Statewide All-State Team (all classifications)

Quarterbacks

Joey Copeland – Gaffney

Shuler Bentley – Byrnes

C.J. Frazier – Bluffton

Hunter Townes – Christ Church

Running Backs

Vinny Miller – North Augusta

Virgil Smalls – Goose Creek

Chris Robinson – Seneca

Jabo Lee – Dillon

Wide Receivers/Tight Ends

Quinshad Davis – Gaffney

Shaq Roland – Lexington

Casey Gladney – Columbia

Akia Booker – Byrnes

Justin Meredith – T.L. Hanna

JayJay McCullough – Nation Ford

Offensive Linemen

Oliver Jones – Ninety Six

Javarius Leamon – Woodruff

Matt Steffenson – Goose Creek

Patrick Destefano – Dorman

John Michael Pritchett – Wren

D.J. Parks - Dillon

Athlete

Rondreas Truesdale – Indian Land

Placekicker

Kaleb Patterson – Byrnes

Defensive Linemen

Rashad Dillard – Byrnes

Jaylen Miller – Gaffney

Wesley Scott – Ridgeland

Shaq Lawson – Daniel

Gimel President – Wando

Gerald Turner – Goose Creek

Linebackers

Michael Grant – Bluffton

Daquan Lucas – Timberland

Quan Weeks – Gaffney

Nathanael Moore – Chesnee

Joe Blue – Dillon

T.J. Burrell – Goose Creek

Defensive Backs

Jabril Solomon – Hemingway

Ronnie Geohagen – Allendale-Fairfax

Corey Neely – South Pointe

Chauncey Bess – Ridge View

Raemond Robinson – Goose Creek