High school football stars earn All-Bay County honors

The year 2011 was not a banner one for county high school football teams. That is not, however, readily apparent while scanning the all-county squad selected by the head coaches of the five schools.

Included are a 5-star college recruit, a 2,000-yard rusher and a quarterback whose 1,400 yards rushing are a county record for that position.

Eddie Williams, a verbal commitment to Alabama is the 5-star player who made the team at defensive back. Williams next month will become the first Bay County athlete ever to compete in the Under Armour All-America showcase for the top prep talent in the country.

Andre Allen’s 2,000 yards rushing and 25 touchdown cemented his two-year contribution to Arnold’s program. Bozeman’s Jacob Martinez established the new quarterback rushing record while only a junior.

The 16-player offensive unit shows remarkable parity by school. Bay and Mosley each had four players named, Rutherford and Arnold three apiece and Bozeman two.

The breakdown on defense was more top heavy for the Dolphins. Ten Mosley players dominate the 17-player contingent.

Dondrayas Harris, the leading tackler in 2011, paced a two-player Rutherford contribution. Harris inadvertently was omitted from the all-district squad list submitted two weeks ago.

The Rams, along with Bay and Bozeman each were represented by two players and Williams was Arnold’s lone defender named to the first team.

The 2011 All-Bay County Football Team

OFFENSE

• QB: Dondrell Harris, Rutherford
• RB: Andre Allen, Arnold
• RB: David Craig, Mosley
• RB: Isiah Sims, Rutherford
• RB: Isaiah Robbins, Bozeman
• WR: Deonte Dunklin, Bay
• WR: Stacy Oatis, Arnold
• TE: Brandon Jackson, Mosley
• OL: Hunter Murray, Arnold
• OL: Caleb Houghton, Mosley
• OL: Matt Bonham, Rutherford
• OL: Tyrell Biggs, Bay
• PK: Mark Grant, Mosley
• ATH: Bryan Heath, Bay
• ATH: Jacob Martinez, Bozeman
• ATH: Telvion Malone-Boyd, Bay

DEFENSE:

• DL: Chandler Burkett, Bozeman
• LB: Daniel Taylor, Bozeman
• LB: Austin James, Mosley
• LB: Mark Hicks, Mosley
• LB: A.T. Brown, Mosley
• LB: Dance Estes, Bay
• DL: Daniel Hills, Mosley
• DL: Andre Long, Mosley
• DL: Kenny Creel, Mosley
• DL: Cody Wilke, Mosley
• DB: Eddie Williams, Arnold
• DB: Corey Brooks, Mosley
• DB: Josh Williams, Rutherford
• DB: Dondrayas Harris, Rutherford
• P: Grady Marsh, Mosley
• ATH: Daniel Rebstock, Mosley
• ATH: Nigel Hill, Bay

Honorable mention

• BOZEMAN: Alex Hobbs, Chase Mercer, Tommy Cook, John Keys, Steven Frost, Joey Brannen.
• BAY: Alex Gordon, Stephen Whitfield, Tanner Crow, Moses Bogere, Tyron Lewis, Ethan Brown, Dusti Howard.
• ARNOLD: Dominique Bstiste, Joel Evans, Doug Brown, Cody Sikes, Hunter Tindall, Devin Rogers, Jordan Ostrovsky.
• MOSLEY: Ryan Rogers, Nat Dixon, Zach Rhodes, Chris McCall, Christian Cornett, Petyon Kirkley, T.J. Wade, Jake McCroan, D.J. Williams.
• RUTHERFORD: T’Ron Ceaser, Justin Bailey, Dallas Davis, John Lee, Gervante McIntyre, Quoc-Thai Nguyen, Gregory Richardson.