Dec. 15, 2009
Southern University senior wide receiver, Juamorris Stewart and junior safety, Jason House, have been named 1st team Black College Football All-Americans by Boxtorow.com/BASN, as chosen by selected members of the media that cover Black College Football.
Stewart, a senior Baton Rouge, was also named to the All-SWAC first team for the second consecutive season. Stewart was Lee's favorite receiver with 81 catches for 1,028 yards and 11 touchdowns.
House, a junior from Laurel, MS, led the SWAC and NCAA (FCS) with 10 interceptions and 230 yards in returns. The wide receiver turned defensive back, had one return for a touchdown.
The team is comprised of 27 of the top Black College Football players in the country.
Seniors Bryant Lee (QB) and Warren Matthews (TE) were named honorable mention BCF All-American by by Boxtorow.com/BASN.
Lee was named 1st team All-SWAC last week, and led the conference with 2,863 total yards. He was also the league's No. 1 passer for the third straight year, completing 207 of 345 passes for 2,565 yards and 24 touchdowns. He had 10 interceptions.
Matthews, a senior from New Orleans, had 27 catches for 434 yards and six touchdowns before bring injured in the first half of the State Farm Bayou Classic.
2009 BoxToRow.com/BASN HBCU All-America Team
OFFENSE
QB: Curtis Pulley, Florida A&M, 6-4, 200, r-Sr., Hopkinsville, Ky.
RB: Ulysses Banks, Alabama A&M, 5-11, 200, Sr., Birmingham, Ala.
RB: William Ford, South Carolina State, 5-11, 185, Sr., Travelers Rest, S.C.**
OL: Xavier Manuel, Alabama A&M, 6-1, 307, Sr., Vineger Bend, Ala.
OL: Robert Okeafor, Florida A&M, 6-4, 295, Sr., Jacksonville, Fla.*
OL: Johnny Culbreath, South Carolina State, 6-6, 310, r-Jr., Monroe, Ga.
OL: Revay Smith, Grambling State, 6-1, 305, Sr., Port Allen, La.
OL: Joseph Ephrem, Albany State, 6-6, 350, Jr., Troy, Ill.
TE: Tony Cotton, Langston, 6-1, 210, Sr., Kellyville, Ok.
WR: Juamorris Stewart, Southern, 6-3, 195, Sr., Baton Rouge, La.*
WR: Oliver "Tre" Young, South Carolina State, 6-1, 180, Sr., Charleston, S.C.
DEFENSE
DL: Christian Anthony, Grambling State, 6-4, 246, Sr., Birmingham, Ala.*
DL: Marcus Crump, St. Augustine's, 6-6, 240, Sr., Pittsboro, N.C.
DL: Junior Galette, Stillman, 6-2, 255, Sr., Spring Valley, N.Y.
DL: Jeremy Maddox, Alabama A&M, 6-0, 244, Sr., Grand Bay, Ala.
LB: George Howard, Morgan State, 6-1, 245, Sr., Chesapeake, Va.
LB: Adrian Hardy, Alabama State, 6-2, 197, Sr., Selma, Tex.
LB: Andrew Eggleton, West Virginia State, 5-11, 215, Sr., St. Albans, W.V.
DB: Anthony Beck, Prairie View A&M, 5-11, 175, Sr., Channelview, Tex.
DB: Jason House, Southern, 6-0, 190, R-Jr., Laurel, Miss.
DB: Quintez Smith, Shaw, 6-1, 195, Sr., Dublin, Ga.
DB: Terrell Whitehead, Norfolk State, 6-2, 200, Sr., Virginia Beach, Va.*
SPECIALISTS
PK: Ari Johnson, Grambling State, 5-11, 180, Fr., Corona, Calif.
P: Jahmal Blanchard, Hampton 6-3, 182, Sr., Fort Lauderdale, Fla.*
KR: LeRoy Vann, Florida A&M, 5-9, 182, Sr., Tampa, Fla.*
HONORABLE MENTION
Offense
QB: Bryant Lee, Southern; K.J. Black. Prairie View A&M.
RB: Donald Babers, Prairie View A&M; Demetric Johnson, Albany State; Quinn Porter, Stillman.
OL: Colin Cordell, Fort Valley State; Ramone Harewood, Morehouse; Gabriel Manns, N.C. Central; Edawn Coughman, Shaw; Xavier Manuel, Alabama A&M; Dylan Stivers, Elizabeth City State.
TE: Warren Matthews, Southern; Lamont Bryant, Morgan State.
WR: Chris Bell, Norfolk State; Antoin Mitchell, Tuskegee; Robert Holland, Chowan; Thomas Harris, Alabama A&M.
Defense
DL: Brandon Fortune, Virginia State; Malcolm Jenkins, Elizabeth City State; Dexter Jackson, Bethune-Cookman; Justin Lawrence, Morgan State; Tyrell Henderson, Kentucky State.
LB: David Erby, South Carolina State; Marcos Esquivel, Fayetteville State; Cliff Exama, Grambling State; Julio Sanchez, Hampton.
DB: Phillip Adams, South Carolina State; Eugene Clifford, Tennessee State; Malcolm Palmer, Jackson State; Justin Hamilton, Elizabeth City State; Justin Hannah, Tuskegee; Mario Fuller, Albany State.
Specialists
PK: Austin Turner, Fayetteville State; Trevor Scott, Florida A&M; Blake Erickson, South Carolina State.
P: Pedro Ventura, Prairie View A&M.
KR: An'Thon Harris, Fort Valley State
2009 AWARDS
Coach of the Year: Henry Frazier, Prairie View A&M.
Offensive Player of the Year: RB William Ford, South Carolina State.
Defensive Player of the Year: DL Christian Anthony, Grambling State
Rookie of the Year: PK Ari Johnson, Grambling State.
*2008 Boxtorow.com/BASN All-American
** 2008 Boxtorow.com/BASN Offensive Player of the Year
