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The AP ALL-STATE teams have been released. There were 9 mountain players named to the 1st and 2nd teams and 24 players listed as Honorable Mention.

Congrats to the players in the 15th region area named to Honorable Mention.

QB Michael Burchett- Prestonsburg
RB Thomas Varney- Belfry
RB BJ Roberts-Shelby Valley
OL Chancey Cisco, Belfrey


DB Dillon Hughes-Shelby Valley
LB Logan Crowder- Allen Central
LB Hunter Crowder-Allen Central

Mountain Area 1st Team
Dusty Brown-Williamsburg
Billy Lawson-Bell County
Robbie Lewis-Southwestern
Matt Raines-Bell County
Mountain Area 2nd Team
Storm Wilson-Somerset
Cody Marcum-Bell County
Mike Howard- Bell County
Al Merrick- Pineville
Justin Goins-Whitley County

Mountain Area Honorable Mention
Matthew Taylor, Corbin; Aaron Manns, Corbin;
John Dudley Hilton, Bell;Tyrone Person, Lynn Camp; Zach Fowler, Southwestern; Ryan Moses, Williamsburg; Zach Easthman, Pulaski; Caleb Watkins, Corbin; Channing Fugate, Breathitt; Cory Davenport, Bell Co; Adrian Wardrup, N Laurel; Tyler Vaughn S Laurel; Matt Powers, M-boro; Raymond Shears, N Laurel; Josh Miller, N Laurel; Trent Prewitt, N Laurel; Jeffrey Poe M-boro;

Great for Shelby Valley, 2 kids all state.

BJ Roberts had a great season.
Dillon Hughes was lock down all season at saftey, Valley had maybe the best secondary in the state.

FIRST TEAM OFFENSE
QB - Antonio Andrews, Fort Campbell
RB - Domonique Hayden, Lexington Christian
RB - Miles Simpson, Simon Kenton
Rec. - Xavier Shelton, Mayfield
Rec. - DeVante Parker, Ballard
Rec. - Dusty Brown, Williamsburg
OL - Tyler Grubbs, Highlands
OL - Anthony Topps, Fort Campbell
OL - Hunter Schlosser, Highlands
OL - Zach West, Lexington Christian
OL - Dominique Davis, Male
K - Jack Coorts, Lone Oak

FIRST TEAM DEFENSE
DL - Grant Aumiller, Boyle County
DL - Alfred Gilbert, Bowling Green
DL - Billy Lawson, Bell County
DL - Robbie Lewis, Southwestern
LB - Tim Patterson, Central
LB - Brandon Roller, Highlands
LB - Malcolm McDuffen, Christian County
DB - Nick Sears, St. Xavier
DB - Markel Walker, Covington Holy Cross
DB - Matt Raines, Bell County
DB - Leon Melvin, Western
DB - Paden West, Henderson County
P - Rex Coleman, Graves Co.

SECOND TEAM OFFENSE
QB - Lucas Witt, Lexington Christian
RB - Austin Collinsworth, Highlands
RB - Rees MacShara, Boyle County
Rec. - Sam Howard, Bowling Green
Rec. - Stephan Robinson, Central
Rec. - Storm Wilson, Somerset
OL - Cody Marcum, Bell County
OL - Darrian Miller, Bryan Station
OL - Harris Bivin, Apollo
OL - Mike Howard, Bell County
OL - Jordan Hansel, Simon Kenton
K - Al Merrick, Pineville

SECOND TEAM DEFENSE
DL - William Buford, John Hardin
DL - Tyrelle Johnson, Henry Clay
DL - Dean Wathen, Henderson Co.
DL - Stanley Johnson, John Hardin
LB - Khiry Maddox, Owensboro
LB - Lamar Dawson, Boyle Co.
LB - Darian Crank, Fort Campbell
DB - Aaron Johnson, Muhlenberg County
DB - Cameron Chaney, Central Hardin
DB - Cortez Barber, Warren Central
DB - Justin Goins, Whitley County
P - Josh Gray, Fleming Co.

HONORABLE MENTION

QB: Michael Burchett, Prestonsburg; Ryan Moses, Williamsburg; Jacob Russell, Anderson County; Alex Dingle, John Hardin; Cory Cooper, Allen County-Scottsville; Nick West, Conner; Will Bardo, Highlands; Zach Eastham, Pulaski Co.


RB: Caleb Watkins, Corbin; Channing Fugate, Breathitt Co.; Cory Davenport, Bell Co.; Thomas Varney, Belfry; LaVance Anderson, Bowling Green; Adrian Wardrup, North Laurel; B.J. Roberts, Shelby Valley; Josh Harris, Mason Co.; Landon Savoy, John Hardin; Tavion Parrish, Glasgow; Tyler Vaughn, South Laurel; VaShun Banks, Christian Co.
Rec: Matt Powers, Middlesboro; Tre Powell, Fort Campbell; Tristan Long, Central Hardin; Aaron Nance, Seneca; Bryan Bickett, Union Co.; Cole Sturgeon, Owensboro Catholic; Mitchell Henry, Elizabethtown; Raymond Shears, North Laurel; Tyler Ray, Garrard Co.; Neil Wilson, Monroe County; Chaz Mitchell, Bryan Station; Justin Tobias, Warren East; Tate Nichols, Ryle.
OL: Chancey Cisco, Belfry; Jantzen Jones, Mayfield; Josh Miller, North Laurel; Matt Axline, Shelby Co.; Trent Prewitt, North Laurel; Jeffrey Poe, Middlesboro; Lee Sutton, Mason County; Robert Olive, Murray; Roosevelt Emerson, North Hardin; Tyler Davenport, LaRue Co; Brandon Kenealy, Meade Co.; Lonnie Martin, Murray; Michael Burden, McLean Co.
K: John Wallace, Central Hardin; Jordan Gilbert, Mason Co.; Brandon Potts, Henderson Co.; Matt Nakatani, Shelby Co.
DL: William Burford, John Hardin; Matt Linton, John Hardin; Cole Mosser, Manual; Gage Hocker, Daviess Co.; Ragon Grimes, Graves Co.; Regal Lowe, Holmes; Tyrelle Johnson, Henry Clay.
LB: Matthew Taylor, Corbin; Aaron Manns, Corbin; John Dudley Hilton, Bell Co.; Josh Albert, Ashland; Logan Crowder, Allen Central; Sammy Smith, John Hardin; Tyrone Person, Lynn Camp; Jonathan Jackson, Mayfield; DeVontae Beach, St. Xavier; Hunter Crowder, Allen Central, Josh Albert, Ashland; Kris Bolton, Bryan Station; Nick Laster, Apollo; Reggie Flester, Henderson Co.; Zach Fowler, Southwestern.
DB: Dillon Hughes, Shelby Valley; D.J. McHenry, Apollo; Troy Halcomb, Warren Central; Alec Goodhart, Meade Co.

http://www.courier-journal.com/blogs/khs/blog.html

The Iceboxx Wrote:Great for Shelby Valley, 2 kids all state.

BJ Roberts had a great season.
Dillon Hughes was lock down all season at saftey, Valley had maybe the best secondary in the state.

I'll strongly disagree Saint X or Trinity probably had the best secondary in the state, and i wouldnt put valley before about 20 other teams

Okay.
I more less meant 2A, and statistcally speaking. Shelby Valley did.

The Iceboxx Wrote:Great for Shelby Valley, 2 kids all state.

BJ Roberts had a great season.
Dillon Hughes was lock down all season at saftey, Valley had maybe the best secondary in the state.

No offense, but who did SV play that threw the ball consistently besides Prestonsburg? They didn't even throw the ball that much against Valley because our offensive coordinator was out with the flu.

previouspanther64 Wrote:I'll strongly disagree Saint X or Trinity probably had the best secondary in the state, and i wouldnt put valley before about 20 other teams

I would disagree with you.
TOP 15 TEAM PASSING DEFENSIVE LEADERS
(playing a minimum of 9 games)
(ranked by passing yards allowed average)
School Gms Yds Avg
Hart County 10 402 40
Edmonson County 11 472 43
Garrard County 12 559 47
Kentucky Country Day 11 516 47
Shelby Valley 12 586 49
Phelps 10 490 49
Mason County 12 639 53
Lawrence County 13 700 54
Harrison County 11 597 54
Gallatin County 10 552 55
Hopkinsville 10 551 55
Glasgow 11 618 56
Taylor County 11 617 56
Daviess County 10 557 56
West Jessamine 10 567 57

BlackcatAlum Wrote:No offense, but who did SV play that threw the ball consistently besides Prestonsburg? They didn't even throw the ball that much against Valley because our offensive coordinator was out with the flu.

Leslie Co, Pike Central, P-Burg are all great passing teams. Even Clintwood threw it around some. They held Burchett to around 100 yds. and he was the states leading passer. Say what you will, ask Burchett how well SV's secondary played against him. Give credit where credit is due. They finished the season as the top ranked pass defense in 2A and finished 5th overall.

Freshman Jonathan jackson of Mayfield made hon mention at LB. This is a name all will know before this kid is done. Many here in Mayfield think he is the best frosh we have ever had.

Shelby Valley played several teams that attempted to throw the ball. Prestonsburg didnt throw the ball in the second half, but they tried very hard to in the first half. Burchett threw a int, and Pburg came out in the second half and ran the ball.

This season, PCC, PBurg, Lawrence, Clintwood,Corbin combined to go 54-11. Which is over a 10 win average, and around 2 losses. Every one of these teams attempted to throw the ball very heavily agains Valley. Lawrence had the most sucsess, but no one single team had over 100 yards passing.

Shelby Valley had a HM All state saftey. IMO another ALL state caliber player in 2011 in Rusty Roberts, who is 6'2" and this was his first year playing football. I promise they are not 20 secondary groups that are better than Shelby Valley

Hustle Wrote:Leslie Co, Pike Central, P-Burg are all great passing teams. Even Clintwood threw it around some. They held Burchett to around 100 yds. and he was the states leading passer. Say what you will, ask Burchett how well SV's secondary played against him. Give credit where credit is due. They finished the season as the top ranked pass defense in 2A and finished 5th overall.

Oh I've given Valley all the credit they deserve after the Prestonsburg game because they ran all over our defense. But to say that Leslie County & Pike Central had great passing teams is an overstatement. Don't get me wrong they where decent passing teams, but neither lit up the scoreboard or stat sheets through the air.

As for the Prestonsburg game, Burchett was 7-13 82 yds 1 td 1 int. The Blackcats ran the ball 39 times for 176 yds. Now we threw the ball for an average of 20.2 times a game and ran the ball for an average of 27 times per game. Again, our offensive coordinator missed the entire week of practice leading up to the Valley game and he is the one that draws up all the passing plays.

Now Shelby Valley had probably the best team in their school's history this past season and had one of the better backs in EKY, but to say that they had the best secondary in the state is yet another overstatement. I'm in no way shape or form trying to take anything away from their season either.

Since this thread is hijacked already I might as well too. Blackcat, I have great seats Sunday at LP Field. Hope we can get it done

Paducah Tilghman was the only champion without a single player even getting an honorable mention nod. The ultimate statement for a team without individuals.

All state teams are a joke they have no bearing on the way that kids actually play the game. You tell me that Collinsworth is an ARMY ALL AMERICAN and can't make all state in the state of KY. Ha

Austin Collinsworth did make all-state in KY. He is listed on the 2nd team.

Congrats to all the players from EKY. Well deserved.

I have not seen a better D-lineman than Lawson from Bell Co. Very physical and has great closing speed.

I think CoachM needs a reader. lol J/K. I think the AP is pretty darn close on who is who.

William Muney Wrote:I think CoachM needs a reader. lol J/K. I think the AP is pretty darn close on who is who.

I totally disagree with this AP list. Prestonsburg's Austin Mckinney and Alex Griffith lead the team in tackles and was 1st and 2nd in the state in tackles. Mckinney rushed for over 400 yds and had over 500 yds receiving, which seems great considering he hadn't touched the ball in 3 yrs. Yet these 2 didn't even get an honorable mention. Don't quite understand this concept.

UofL Fan Wrote:I totally disagree with this AP list. Prestonsburg's Austin Mckinney and Alex Griffith lead the team in tackles and was 1st and 2nd in the state in tackles. Mckinney rushed for over 400 yds and had over 500 yds receiving, which seems great considering he hadn't touched the ball in 3 yrs. Yet these 2 didn't even get an honorable mention. Don't quite understand this concept.

I also don't see how you have reciever that leads 2A in yardage (Jamerson) and not get an HM nod.

I'll admit that I was hoping to see a couple more Prestonsburg players, at least on HM, but it really kinda goes along with what I have said all year. This Blackcat team was just that....a TEAM. They weren't the biggest, fastest, or strongest. In terms of pure athletes, they had very few. They just played very well together as a team, and ran their offense and defense schemes very well. The only "stud" on this team was Burchett, and I'm sure he would have been 3rd team, if it existed (although I do wonder how he made the ballot for Mr. Football and didn't make at least 2nd team...).

That being said...it makes you wonder how many of the AP voters actually saw any games or game film of Prestonsburg. Corbin and Middlesboro had some great players, but for them to place more players on the HM list is puzzling. No Prestonsburg WR's on the HM list? Really??? Griffith and McKinney were in the top 5 in tackles in the entire state, and not a mention of them. Really??? Josh Craynon is one of the best HS cornerbacks I have ever seen play, yet no mention of him. Really???

Where are you finding this information on leading the state in tackles? KHSAA doesn't track tackles across the state that I can find.

gotcha2 Wrote:Where are you finding this information on leading the state in tackles? KHSAA doesn't track tackles across the state that I can find.

Maxpreps.com Mckinney and Griffith was 1st and 2nd in 2A and was in the top 5 in state.

Maxpreps is lame. I wouldnt put too much into that leading the state in tackles. Maxpreps isnt used that heavily in KY.

Tanner Tacket LB for Shelby Valley has 131 tackles this season, he also had around 600 yards rushing and several TDs. He didnt get Honorable Mention either. It happens to everybody.

Hustle Wrote:I would disagree with you.
TOP 15 TEAM PASSING DEFENSIVE LEADERS
(playing a minimum of 9 games)
(ranked by passing yards allowed average)
School Gms Yds Avg
Hart County 10 402 40
Edmonson County 11 472 43
Garrard County 12 559 47
Kentucky Country Day 11 516 47
Shelby Valley 12 586 49
Phelps 10 490 49
Mason County 12 639 53
Lawrence County 13 700 54
Harrison County 11 597 54
Gallatin County 10 552 55
Hopkinsville 10 551 55
Glasgow 11 618 56
Taylor County 11 617 56
Daviess County 10 557 56
West Jessamine 10 567 57

Really?

Good to see Jack Coorts on the All-State list of players, though I was a bit dissapointed to see a few extraordianary Oakers not make the list. It would have been cool to see Matt Starks (RB), Chayton Thacker (MLB), and Carson Beyer (WR) on here as honorable mentions, but I'm actually colored shocked to see Cameron Looper (QB) not on here at all. To me, Looper was the second best quarterback in the state behind Andrews, at least in statistics.

Of course, I'm a bit biased seeing as how I'm a Junior at Lone Oak, but I just wanted to enlighten some people on some statistics to show you all how underrated our quarterback has been all year.

I'll just compare his stats on offense this season to another stellar QB who is an honorable mention and a Mr. Football nominee. And here is a link to the source material.

Michael Burchett (Prestonsburg)

Games Played- 14
Yards Passing- 3142
Attempts/Comp.- 284-185 (~65% completion rate)
TD Pass Comp.- 39
Interceptions- 6
Yards Rushing- 429
Rushing Att.- 101 (4.24 y/carry)
Rushing TDs- 9


Cameron Looper (Lone Oak)

Games Played- 15
Yards Passing- 3469
Attempts/Comp.- 359-243 (~67% completion rate)
TD Pass Comp.- 39
Interceptions- 1
Yards Rushing- 684
Rushing Att.- 133 (5.14 y/carry)
Rushing TDs- 9


As we can see, all of those stats are either equivalent or are in Looper's favor. The exception would be yards per pass, which would probably go to Burchett (I didn't calculate that). Still, much of that particular statistic lies in the hands of the Wide Recievers, and not as much with the quarterback. And its not as if Prestonburg's schedule was above Lone Oak's in difficulty, either (Massy has Lone Oak's schedule rated at 42, and Prestonburg's at 128.) Its clear that, at least from a statistical point of view, Looper has a big and underrated edge.

Now, this is NOT to degrade any of the other quarterbacks, such as Burchett. Burchett is an EXCELLENT quarterback and possibly better than LCA's quarterback (though I haven't done much of any research on him, so I don't know.) The reason that I used Burchett as a comparison figure was because of his stats and his Mr. Football nomination, which both label him as a superb player.

However, my question is this: if Burchett, along with a slew of other quarterbacks who are less accomplished than him, make honorable mentions, how come Looper does not? Is it a size issue (Looper is, I believe, 6 foot tall, 185 lbs, and runs ~4.6 forty), or am I missing something?

Thank you, and I look forward to posting in support of my home team in the future here on these boards.

-Lone Oak Shocker

The Iceboxx Wrote:Maxpreps is lame. I wouldnt put too much into that leading the state in tackles. Maxpreps isnt used that heavily in KY.

Tanner Tacket LB for Shelby Valley has 131 tackles this season, he also had around 600 yards rushing and several TDs. He didnt get Honorable Mention either. It happens to everybody.

Mckinney had 160 tackles and Griffith had 168 for the season.

I can understand Miles Simpson being ahead of MacShara, but Rees definitely should have been 1st team, ahead of Hayden. MacShara had better stats against better teams than Hayden. Guess its just because Hayden went to a Lexington school...

Sorry to bump this, but I'm not sure if some people say my previous post in this thread (when I posted it I was still a moderated member, so the revelation of the post had to wait...and other people posted after I did, and so it appeared as if there were no new posts up, when mine actually appeared after the people who posted later.) I'm just really curious as to how Looper is not at least an honorable mention when you account how great all of his stats were.

Thanks!

-Lone Oak Shocker

Lone Oak Shocker Wrote:Good to see Jack Coorts on the All-State list of players, though I was a bit dissapointed to see a few extraordianary Oakers not make the list. It would have been cool to see Matt Starks (RB), Chayton Thacker (MLB), and Carson Beyer (WR) on here as honorable mentions, but I'm actually colored shocked to see Cameron Looper (QB) not on here at all. To me, Looper was the second best quarterback in the state behind Andrews, at least in statistics.

Of course, I'm a bit biased seeing as how I'm a Junior at Lone Oak, but I just wanted to enlighten some people on some statistics to show you all how underrated our quarterback has been all year.

I'll just compare his stats on offense this season to another stellar QB who is an honorable mention and a Mr. Football nominee. And here is a link to the source material.

Michael Burchett (Prestonsburg)

Games Played- 14
Yards Passing- 3142
Attempts/Comp.- 284-185 (~65% completion rate)
TD Pass Comp.- 39
Interceptions- 6
Yards Rushing- 429
Rushing Att.- 101 (4.24 y/carry)
Rushing TDs- 9


Cameron Looper (Lone Oak)

Games Played- 15
Yards Passing- 3469
Attempts/Comp.- 359-243 (~67% completion rate)
TD Pass Comp.- 39
Interceptions- 1
Yards Rushing- 684
Rushing Att.- 133 (5.14 y/carry)
Rushing TDs- 9


As we can see, all of those stats are either equivalent or are in Looper's favor. The exception would be yards per pass, which would probably go to Burchett (I didn't calculate that). Still, much of that particular statistic lies in the hands of the Wide Recievers, and not as much with the quarterback. And its not as if Prestonburg's schedule was above Lone Oak's in difficulty, either (Massy has Lone Oak's schedule rated at 42, and Prestonburg's at 128.) Its clear that, at least from a statistical point of view, Looper has a big and underrated edge.

Now, this is NOT to degrade any of the other quarterbacks, such as Burchett. Burchett is an EXCELLENT quarterback and possibly better than LCA's quarterback (though I haven't done much of any research on him, so I don't know.) The reason that I used Burchett as a comparison figure was because of his stats and his Mr. Football nomination, which both label him as a superb player.

However, my question is this: if Burchett, along with a slew of other quarterbacks who are less accomplished than him, make honorable mentions, how come Looper does not? Is it a size issue (Looper is, I believe, 6 foot tall, 185 lbs, and runs ~4.6 forty), or am I missing something?

Thank you, and I look forward to posting in support of my home team in the future here on these boards.

-Lone Oak Shocker

Im gonna agree with the Looper kid being on here, Dang he was good!

Cole Cooper(DB), and Blake Kilgore(WR) from Lewis County deserved HM. Cole had 7 int's and Blake was 3rd in 3A in the state in rec. yards despite only playing 8 of 11 games at receiver(he played RB against KCC, was hurt on the 1st play vs Fleming, and didn't play vs Mason).