Atlanta, Ga. - The Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference announces the 2012 Football All-Conference team as voted by the SIAC Football Coaches Association.
Leading the 2012 All-Conference Team, is SIAC Player of the Year Derrick Washington of Tuskegee, who also was named SIAC Offensive Player of the Year. Fort Valley State's LeRon Furr and Clark Atlanta's Vauchard Goodridge was named SIAC Co-Defensive Player of the Year.
Washington, a senior from Raymore, MO, led the SIAC in rushing with 1,399 yards rushing (139.9 yards per game) and 13 touchdowns on 8.1 yards per carry. Washington, a transfer from the University of Missouri, ranks 8th overall in rushing in Division-II. Washington rushed for 224 yards on 18 carries and two touchdowns to lead Tuskegee to its first SIAC Football Championship since 2009. He was also named MVP of the SIAC Championship game.
Furr, a 6-foot-3 junior from Columbus, GA, led Fort Valley State with 100 tackles, 5.5 sacks, and two interceptions. His 29 tackles for losses leads the SIAC. Furr, one of Fort Valley's big playmakers on defense was named Defensive MVP of the Fountain City Classic and SIAC Championship Game, in a losing effort.
Goodridge, a 6-foot-2 defensive lineman from St. Petersburg, FL, was a nightmare for opposing offenses this season. Despite facing many double teams, the senior finished the season with 51 tackles, 16 tackles for losses, two forced fumbles, and two fumble recoveries for Clark Atlanta this year.
Clark Atlanta's Se'Cortney Gardner was named SIAC Freshman of the Year. The linebacker from Prattville, AL had a stellar campaign finishing the season with 62 tackles, two tackles for losses, and a sack. He also had three quarterback hurries for the Panthers this season.
Tuskegee head football coach Willie Slater was selected as SIAC Coach of the Year. In his sixth season under helm, Slater led Tuskegee to a 9-1 record, West Division Title, and 2012 SIAC Football Championship.
Headlining the 2012 SIAC All-Academic Team is
Deshon Floyd of Kentucky State. Floyd, a junior Criminal Justice major from Frankfort, KY, led the team with a 3.957 grade point average. He is followed by Lane College's Evan Yabu's 3.939 grade point average.
First Team
OFFENSE
Tight End
Vance Locke #89 KSU SR 6'3 231 Lexington, KY
Offensive Linemen
David Garbo #68 FVSU SR 6'4 312 Quitman, GA
Lester Jackson #53 MC SR 6'0 280 Tuscaloosa, AL
Devonte Jones #73 TU JR 6'1 330 Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Christopher Tolbert #74 TU JR 6'7 320 Birmingham, AL
Drew Wilkins #78 MHC SO 6'4 315 Elkins Park, PA
Quarterback
Antonio Henton #7 FVSU SR 6'2 230 Fort Valley, GA
Wide Receiver
Christopher Slaughter #2 FVSU SR 6'3 180 Fort Valley, GA
Damian Ford #1 SC SR 6-3 185 Birmingham, AL
Running Back
David Carter #32 MHC SR 5-10 225 Marietta, GA
Derrick Washington #2 TU SR 6' 220 Raymore, Missouri
Kick Returner
Sam Gilmore #25 MHC SR 5-8 195 Houston, TX
Placekicker
Justin Rosenbaum #14 FVSU SR 6'2 185 Owosso, MI
DEFENSE
Defensive Linemen
Carlos Ware #98 KSU SR 6'3 222 Cincinnati, OH
Justin Blash #96 ASU SR 6-5 345 Alma, GA
Vauchard Goodridge #52 CAU SR 6'1 250 St. Petersburg, FL
Bernard Little #90 FVSU SO 6'3 290 Eatonton, GA
Linebackers
Leron Furr #33 FVSU JR 6'3 235 Columbus, GA
Quavon Taylor #1 TU SO 6'1 210 Miami, FL
Corey Jones #5 LC SR 6'2 240 Compton, CA
Defensive Backs
William Buford #11 TU SR 6'0 200 Thomasville, AL
Vernon Kearney #3 LC SR 6'2 185 Bradenton, FL
Dexter Moody #3 ASU JR 6-3 200 Twin City, GA
Dajuan Williams #1 FVSU SR 6'0 182 Baxley, GA
Punter
Justin Rosenbaum #14 FVSU SR 6'2 185 Owosso, MI
Punt Returner
Christopher Slaughter #2 FVSU SR 6'3 180 Fort Valley, GA
Second Team
OFFENSE
Tight End
Cessel Taylor #86 ASU SR 6-3 240 Griffin, GA
Offensive Linemen
Mike Coke #65 MHC SR 6-3 320 Stone Mountain, GA
Terrance Owens #73 MC FR 6'1 292 Greenville, AL
Monterrio Taylor #52 MC SR 6'1 287 Lawrence County, MS
Richard Washington #74 MHC SO 6'9 345 Washington, DC
Darold Whitfield #77 TU SR 6'3 270 Eight Mile, AL
Quarterback
David Thomas #16 MC SR 6'2 206 Opelika, AL
Wide Receiver
Antonio Pitts #12 MC SO 5'10 174 Montgomery, AL
Jessie Atkins #4 ASU SO 5-10 180 Camilla, GA
Running Back
Floyd Graves #7 MC JR 5'8 180 Newton, MS
Nathan Hoyte #1 ASU SR 5-10 195 Waldorf, MD
Kick Returner
Travis Richmond #4 FVSU SO 5'10 185 Fort Valley, GA
Placekicker
Alejandro Huerta #15 SC SR 6-2 210 Rex, GA
DEFENSE
Defensive Linemen
Clarence Christian #97 MHC SO 6-3 255 Atlanta, GA
Devin Gainer #92 BC JR 6'0 285 St. Petersburg, FL
Alexander Morrison #32 MC JR 5'10 259 Columbus, GA
Adontavious Turner #99 TU SR 6' 300 LaGrange, GA
Linebackers
Elijah Anderson #7 MHC SR 5-10 225 Ellenwood, GA
Brandon Houston #54 MHC SR 5-10 220 Boynton Beach, FL
Bernard Williams #49 CAU SO 5'11 225 Omega, GA
Defensive Backs
Joe Beckham #20 MC RFR 5'11 180 Daleville, AL
Jamar Hornsby #9 TU SR 6'2 210 Jacksonville, FL
Justin Oliver #8 MHC SR 6-3 200 Pennsauken, NJ
Carlos Wilson #20 SC JR 5-10 175 Mobile, AL
Punter
Gene Moody #13 TU JR 6'1 190 Greenville, AL
Punt Returner
Damian Ford #1 SC SR 6-3 185 Birmingham, AL
Superlatives:
Player of the Year: Derrick Washington - Tuskegee
Offensive Player of the Year: Derrick Washington - Tuskegee
Co-Defensive Players of the Year: Vauchard Goodridge - Clark Atlanta, Leon Furr – Fort Valley State
Freshman of the Year: Secortney Gardner - Clark Atlanta
Coach of the Year: Willie Slater - Tuskegee
SIAC Football All-Academic Team
Name School Classification Major GPA
Deshon Floyd Kentucky State Junior Criminal Justice 3.957
Evan Yabu Lane Senior Physical Education 3.939
Robert Click Kentucky State Sophomore Business Administration 3.935
Derrick Miles Stillman Junior Biology 3.89
James Lewis Kentucky State Junior Political Science 3.867
Bernard Little Fort Valley State Sophomore Health and Physical ED 3.83
All-Academic Team Champion:
Kentucky State University
