JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. — Carson-Newman added seven more
players to its 2010 football signing class, Eagles head coach Ken
Sparks announced Tuesday.
Davidson Academy lineman A.J. Parker (Hendersonville, Tenn.),
McMinn Central defensive end Ben Stiles (Etowah, Tenn.), Daniel
Boone linebacker Blake Shropshire (Gray, Tenn.), Sevier County
offensive lineman Jacob Childs (Kodak, Tenn.), Hendersonville
offensive lineman Jonathan Bowie (Hendersonville, N.C.), Dade
Christian defensive end Michael Machado (Miami Lakes, Fla.) and
Station Camp defensive lineman Robert Ignagni (Gallatin, Tenn.) are
the newest additions to C-N’s class.
The Eagles went 11-3 in 2009, including a 7-0 record in South
Atlantic Conference play and a berth in the Division II national
semifinals.
Signee
List
A.J. Parker
OL/DL – 6’2 – 280 – Hendersonville,
Tenn./Davidson Academy
Recorded 36 tackles and two sacks as a senior…Helped lead
Davidson Academy to a 10-2 record and a berth to the Division II-A
state playoffs.
Ben Stiles
DE – 6’2 – 220 – Etowah, Tenn./McMinn
Central
Recorded 77 tackles and 10 sacks as a senior…Helped lead
McMinn Central to a 7-4 record and a berth to the Class 3A state
playoffs.
Blake Shropshire
LB – 5’11 – 200 – Gray, Tenn./Daniel
Boone
Earned Tri-Cities Elite 11, first team All-Conference and Team MVP
honors as a senior…Helped lead the Trailblazers to a 10-3
record and a berth in the quarterfinals of the Class 5A state
playoffs.
Jacob Childs
OL – 5’10 – 275 – Kodak, Tenn./Sevier
County
Standout on the Smoky Bears offensive line…Helped lead
Sevier County to a perfect 10-0 regular season and a berth to the
Class 6A state playoffs.
Jonathan Bowie
OL – 6’2 – 286 – Hendersonville,
N.C./Hendersonville
Earned All-Conference and All-Area honors in helping the Bearcats
amass more than 3,500 yards on the ground as a standout offensive
lineman…Also recorded 55 tackles and 46 assists on
defense…Helped lead Hendersonville to an 11-3 record and a
berth to the Division 1A state playoffs.
Machael Machado
DE – 6’1 – 230 – Miami Lakes, Fla./Dade
Christian
Recorded 57 tackles as a senior…Helped lead the Crusaders
to a 7-3 record in 2009.
Robert Ignagni
DL – 6’3 – 305 – Gallatin, Tenn./Station
Camp
Standout on the Station Camp defensive line.
