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A.J. Cooley and Logan Lollis are the West Division's Players of the Year.
A.J. Cooley and Logan Lollis are the West Division's Players of the Year.
Posted by Chris Wells - Tue, Nov 18, 2008 - [ Football ] - Viewed 759 times

LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- The Mid-South Conference announced the West Division football honors today as voted on by the MSC coaches.

Shorter College junior running back A.J. Cooley is the West Division's Offensive Player of the Year and Shorter junior linebacker Logan Lollis is the West Division's Defensive Player of the Year.

Cooley averaged 136 rushing yards per game and scored 21 touchdowns this season. He was named MSC and NAIA Offensive Player of the Week on Oct. 22 after running for 249 yards and four touchdowns against North Greenville College.

Lollis recorded 98 tackles and seven sacks this season. He was named MSC Defensive Player of the Week on Oct 29 after recording 11 tackles and a sack against Union College.

Lambuth University swept the MSC West Division Freshman of the Year awards. Ladarruis Madden was voted defensive freshman of the year and Edward Robinson was selected offensive freshman of the year.

Sean Michael Thom was named the MSC Champion of Character recipients.

Shorter's Phil Jones was voted MSC West Coach of the Year as voted on by his peers. Jones led the Hawks to a 9-2 overall record and a share of the West Division championship.

The student-athletes who earned the all-conference honors include:

MSC West Division All-Conference Defense
Student-Athlete
Position
School
Cedric Fisher
Lineman
Lambuth
Jesse Montoya
Lineman
Cumberland
Eric Ortiz
Lineman
Belhaven
Andrew Schrampfer
Lineman
Shorter
Logan Lollis *
Linebacker
Shorter
Reginald Lumpkin
Linebacker
Belhaven
Sean Thom
Linebacker
Faulkner
Jason Ware
Linebacker
Lambuth
Wade Vandergriff
Linebacker
Bethel
Freddie Hall
Defensive Backs
Cumberland
Bud Keith
Defensive Backs
Shorter
Will Oliver
Defensive Backs
Shorter
James McClain
Kick Return Specialist
Cumberland
Michael Hinson
Punter
Cumberland
* MSC West Division Defensive Player of the Year
 
MSC West Division All-Conference Offense
Student-Athlete
Position
School
Bryce King
Lineman
Lambuth
Tyler McNeal
Lineman
Belhaven
Zach Morrison
Lineman
Shorter
Bruce Slusser
Lineman
Bethel
Beau Weiss
Lineman
Bethel
Anthony Embry
Tight End
Belhaven
Joevaris Carter
Wide Receiver
Bethel
Landon Talley
Wide Receiver
Lambuth
Chris Chapman
Slot Back
Shorter
Matt Eads
Quarterback
Cumberland
A.J. Cooley *
Running Back
Shorter
Dexter Elston
Running Back
Cumberland
Ramone Nesbitt
Running Back
Shorter
Lukas Gonzales
Placekicker
Shorter
* MSC West Division Offensive Player of the Year
 
MSC West Division Honorable Mention All-Conference
Student-Athlete
Position
School
Van Alexander
Defense
Bethel
Anton Anderson
Defense
Lambuth
A.J. Baker
Defense
Shorter
Dominique Bowman
Defense
Lambuth
Jared Corder
Defense
Faulkner
Johnathan Deberry
Defense
Bethel
Melvin Dyson
Defense
Belhaven
Matt Fleck
Defense
Faulkner
Will Henry
Defense
Bethel
Garrett Hochsteler
Defense
Shorter
Curtis John
Defense
Shorter
Darius Johnson
Defense
Cumberland
Ladarruis Madden
Defense
Lambuth
Ryan Nixon
Defense
Faulkner
Quinton Prothro
Defense
Faulkner
Luke Roth
Defense
Bethel
Antonio Wardlow
Defense
Bethel
Ryan Williams
Defense
Faulkner
 

MSC West Division Honorable Mention All-Conference

Student-Athlete

Position

School

Matt Atchley

Offense

Shorter

Nick Bearden

Offense

Shorter

Travis Carter

Offense

Cumberland

Justin Dubriel

Offense

Bethel

Josh Garza

Offense

Lambuth

Bobby Ingalls

Offense

Lambuth

Brandon Johnson

Offense

Faulkner

Ryan Nanney

Offense

Lambuth

Will Peterson

Offense

Shorter

Mitch Reynolds

Offense

Cumberland

Edward Robinson

Offense

Lambuth

Brad Smith

Offense

Shorter

Shane Smith

Offense

Lambuth

Austin Stokes

Offense

Lambuth

Jurrell Williams

Offense

Faulkner