JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman center Kevin Day (Soddy-Daisy, Tenn.) and running back Brandon Baker (Miami, Fla.) landed on the Daktronics All-Super Region II first team, while kicker Curt Duncan (Morristown, Tenn.) ended up as a second team selection.
Day and Baker are both first team All-SAC selections and feature as a part of a potent Eagle rushing attack that averages 380 yards per game – the top figure in Division II. Leading DII is one thing, it's another for only one other team to outrush C-N among all division.
FCS's Georgia Southern averages 391 yards/game, but no other team in Division I nor III comes close to Carson-Newman. The Eagles 50 rushing touchdowns are the most not only in Division II, but in all divisions. Mary Hardin-Baylor also has 50 rushing TDs, but in one more game than C-N.
Day will likely make his 46th consecutive start against Valdosta State, Saturday.
Baker has 1,313 yards on the ground to lead all C-N players. The junior's 119 yards a game are the 18th most nationally. He also found the end zone 12 times and averaged 8.2 yards a carry.
Duncan landed on the second team following a season where he contributed mightily to the SAC's top scoring offense and the nation's 14th best. The junior kicker blasted two field goals from more than 50 yards out, including a school record 54-yarder against Tusculum.
While quarterback Brandon Haywood (Rockmart, Ga.) led the league in scoring average for any player with 8.4 points per game, it was Duncan who took home the scoring title for kickers with his eight points a contest.
The Eagles battle Valdosta State for a spot in the Division II semifinals Saturday at noon from Valdosta's Bazemore-Hyder Stadium. Pregame coverage begins at 11 a.m. on the Coca-Cola Eagle Sports Network on Joy 620 (WRJZ-AM) and online at cneagles.com.
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First Team Offense
Pos |
Player |
School |
TE |
Daniel Youssif |
West Georgia |
WR |
Chris Bowden % |
Wingate |
WR |
Gerald Ford |
Valdosta State |
OL |
Ryan Schraeder % |
Valdosta State |
OL |
Kevin Day |
Carson-Newman |
OL |
Edmund Kugbila |
Valdosta State |
OL |
Kaleb Myrick |
Lenoir-Rhyne |
OL |
Andy Nations |
West Alabama |
QB |
Cayden Cochran |
Valdosta State |
RB |
Derrick Washington |
Tuskegee |
RB |
Brandon Baker |
Carson-Newman |
RS |
Lavon Downs |
Delta State |
K |
Ryne Smith |
West Alabama |
Offensive Player of the Year:
Derrick Washington, Tuskegee
First Team Defense
Pos |
Player |
School |
DL |
Ridge Wilson |
West Alabama |
DL |
Vauchard Goodridge |
Clark Atlanta |
DL |
Richie Mata'afa |
North Alabama |
LB |
Leron Furr |
Fort Valley State |
LB |
Cory Johnson |
Catawba |
LB |
Corey Jones |
Lane |
LB |
Tavarius Wilson |
North Alabama |
CB |
William Buford |
Tuskegee |
CB |
Jumal Rolle |
Catawba |
S |
Dexter Moody |
Albany State |
S |
Otha Foster |
West Alabama |
P |
Justin Rosenbaum |
Fort Valley State |
Defensive Player of the Year:
Cory Johnson, Catawba
Second Team Offense
Pos |
Player |
School |
WR |
Damian Ford |
Stillman |
WR |
Xzanvion Smith |
Tusculum |
OL |
Joseph So |
Wingate |
OL |
Devonte Jones |
Tuskegee |
OL |
Christopher Tolbert |
Tuskegee |
OL |
Nick Allison |
Mars Hill |
OL |
Will Furlong |
North Alabama |
QB |
David Thomas |
Miles |
RB |
David Carter |
Morehouse |
RB |
Shaikel Davis |
Mars Hill |
RS |
Thomas Williams |
Morehouse |
K |
Curt Duncan |
Carson-Newman |
Second Team Defense
Pos |
Player |
School |
DL |
Troy Harris |
Mars Hill |
DL |
Nick Napolitano |
Wingate |
DL |
Carlos Ware |
Kentucky State |
LB |
Apollo Stretch $ |
Newberry |
LB |
Deon Lacey |
West Alabama |
LB |
Jared Seate |
Wingate |
LB |
Chris Pope |
Valdosta State |
CB |
Myer Nolan |
Lenoir-Rhyne |
CB |
Carlos Wilson |
Stillman |
S |
Luke Harris |
Tusculum |
S |
Caleb Massey |
North Alabama |
P |
Eric Watts |
Brevard |