Washaun Ealey was the first JSU player to rush for 1,000 yards since 2006
11/22/2011 10:00:00 AM | Football
BRENTWOOD, Tenn. – Jacksonville State placed five players on the Ohio Valley Conference Football All-Conference teams, as selected by the league's coaches and sports information directors.
Washaun Ealey (RB) and Jamison Wadley (DL) were named first-team All-Ohio Valley Conference, while Monte Lewis (DL) and A.J. Davis (DB) both earned second-team All-OVC honors. Freshman Max Holcombe (C) and Ealey were both named to the All-Newcomer team.
Ealey became Jacksonville State's 10th player in school history to rush for more than 1,000 yards in a single-season after rushing for 1,082 yards on 178 carries. The Stillmore, Ga., native averaged 108.2 yards per game and was second on the team with nine touchdowns, including eight rushing touchdowns and one receiving.
Wadley, one of three captains for the Gamecocks, was a second-team selection in 2010. The Attalla, native started all 11 games and had 45 tackles, including a team-high 10 tackles for loss and a team-high four sacks.
Lewis, from Abbeville, started all 11 games for Jax State and finished with 32 tackles, including 28 solo stops. He also finished with seven tackles for loss and added a pair of sacks, a forced fumble and one blocked kick.
Davis finished with 28 tackles on the season, all solo stops, and was second on the team with two interceptions. The former Clay-Chalkville High School product, also had five passes defended, three pass breakups, and one fumble recovery.
Holcombe, a freshman from Hillcrest High School in Tuscaloosa, played 790 plays and graded out at 91 percent on the season. He finished with 56 knocdowns and 13 pancake blocks after starting all 11 games at center for the Gamecocks.
Jacksonville State finished the 2011 season with a 7-4 record, including a 6-2 Ohio Valley Conference mark, and won the school's 18th Conference Championship.
2011 All-OVC Football Teams and Award Winners
OVC Offensive Player of the Year: Tim Benford (WR), Tennessee Tech
OVC Defensive Player of the Year: Rico Council (LB), Tennessee State
OVC Freshman of the Year: Michael German (QB), Tennessee State
OVC Roy Kidd Coach of the Year: Watson Brown, Tennessee Tech
FIRST-TEAM OFFENSE
QB - Casey Brockman, Murray State
RB - Matt Denham, Eastern Kentucky
RB - Washaun Ealey, Jacksonville State
RB - Mike Harris, Murray State
WR - Calvin McNairl, Tennessee State
WR - Tim Benford, Tennessee Tech
TE - Kenny Jones, UT Martin
C - O.J. Enabosi, Eastern Kentucky
OG - Scott Schweitzer, Tennessee Tech
OG - Michael Mancini, UT Martin
OT - Aaron Adams, Eastern Kentucky
OT - Patrick Ford, Eastern Kentucky
FIRST-TEAM DEFENSE
DL - Anthony Brown, Eastern Kentucky
DL - Emory Attig, Eastern Kentucky
DL - Jamison Wadley, Jacksonville State
DL - Marcus Edwards, Tennessee Tech
LB - Ichiro Vance, Eastern Kentucky
LB - Blake Peiffer, Southeast Missouri
LB - Rico Council, Tennessee State
DB - Amius Smith, Austin Peay
DB - Justin Bell, Eastern Kentucky
DB - Joseph Wylie, Tennessee State
DB - Richmond Tooley, Tennessee Tech
FIRST-TEAM SPECIALISTS
K - Cody Sandlin, UT Martin
P - Jordan Berry, Eastern Kentucky
RS - Jeremy Caldwell, Eastern Kentucky
SECOND-TEAM OFFENSE
QB - Matt Scheible, Southeast Missouri
RB - Ryan White, Austin Peay
RB - Dontey Gay, Tennessee Tech
WR - Tyrone Goard, Eastern Kentucky
WR - Quentin Sims, UT Martin
TE - Von Wise, Eastern Illinois
C - Sherman Carter, Tennessee State
OG - Eric Zink, Eastern Illinois
OG - Kadeem Edwards, Tennessee State
OT - Raymond Hopson, Murray State
OT - Rogers Gaines, Tennessee State
SECOND-TEAM DEFENSE
DL - Artavious Dowdell, Eastern Illinois
DL - Monte Lewis, Jacksonville State
DL - Antonio Harper, Tennessee State
DL - Travis Adkins, Tennessee Tech
LB - Cory Leman, Eastern Illinois
LB - Sam Small, Murray State
LB - Qua Huzzie, Murray State
DB - Jeremy Caldwell, Eastern Kentucky
DB - Patrick McClellan, Eastern Kentucky
DB - A.J. Davis, Jacksonville State
DB - Dontrell Johnson, Murray State
DB - Will Johnson, Tennessee Tech
SECOND-TEAM SPECIALISTS
K - Kienan Cullen, Murray State
P - Nick Campbell, Tennessee Tech
RS - Dontrell Johnson, Murray State
ALL-NEWCOMER TEAM
LB - Kevin Hamlin, Eastern Kentucky
RB - Washaun Ealey, Jacksonville State
C - Max Holcombe, Jacksonville State
LB - Sam Small, Murray State
LB - Qua Huzzie, Murray State
WR/RS - Spencer Davis, Southeast Missouri
DB - Steven Godbolt, Tennessee State
QB - Michael German, Tennessee State
DB - Austin Tallant, Tennessee Tech
LB - Ben Johnson, UT Martin
WR - Quentin Sims, UT Martin
Note: The All-Newcomer team is comprised of first-year players in the OVC - that can be either true freshmen, redshirt freshmen or first-year transfers. The team consists of 11 total players and is not voted on by position. There were 12 players on the All-OVC first-team (5 RB's) and 12 players on the All-OVC second-team (9 DB's) due to ties in voting.
Washaun Ealey (RB) and Jamison Wadley (DL) were named first-team All-Ohio Valley Conference, while Monte Lewis (DL) and A.J. Davis (DB) both earned second-team All-OVC honors. Freshman Max Holcombe (C) and Ealey were both named to the All-Newcomer team.
Ealey became Jacksonville State's 10th player in school history to rush for more than 1,000 yards in a single-season after rushing for 1,082 yards on 178 carries. The Stillmore, Ga., native averaged 108.2 yards per game and was second on the team with nine touchdowns, including eight rushing touchdowns and one receiving.
Wadley, one of three captains for the Gamecocks, was a second-team selection in 2010. The Attalla, native started all 11 games and had 45 tackles, including a team-high 10 tackles for loss and a team-high four sacks.
Lewis, from Abbeville, started all 11 games for Jax State and finished with 32 tackles, including 28 solo stops. He also finished with seven tackles for loss and added a pair of sacks, a forced fumble and one blocked kick.
Davis finished with 28 tackles on the season, all solo stops, and was second on the team with two interceptions. The former Clay-Chalkville High School product, also had five passes defended, three pass breakups, and one fumble recovery.
Holcombe, a freshman from Hillcrest High School in Tuscaloosa, played 790 plays and graded out at 91 percent on the season. He finished with 56 knocdowns and 13 pancake blocks after starting all 11 games at center for the Gamecocks.
Jacksonville State finished the 2011 season with a 7-4 record, including a 6-2 Ohio Valley Conference mark, and won the school's 18th Conference Championship.
2011 All-OVC Football Teams and Award Winners
OVC Offensive Player of the Year: Tim Benford (WR), Tennessee Tech
OVC Defensive Player of the Year: Rico Council (LB), Tennessee State
OVC Freshman of the Year: Michael German (QB), Tennessee State
OVC Roy Kidd Coach of the Year: Watson Brown, Tennessee Tech
FIRST-TEAM OFFENSE
QB - Casey Brockman, Murray State
RB - Matt Denham, Eastern Kentucky
RB - Washaun Ealey, Jacksonville State
RB - Mike Harris, Murray State
WR - Calvin McNairl, Tennessee State
WR - Tim Benford, Tennessee Tech
TE - Kenny Jones, UT Martin
C - O.J. Enabosi, Eastern Kentucky
OG - Scott Schweitzer, Tennessee Tech
OG - Michael Mancini, UT Martin
OT - Aaron Adams, Eastern Kentucky
OT - Patrick Ford, Eastern Kentucky
FIRST-TEAM DEFENSE
DL - Anthony Brown, Eastern Kentucky
DL - Emory Attig, Eastern Kentucky
DL - Jamison Wadley, Jacksonville State
DL - Marcus Edwards, Tennessee Tech
LB - Ichiro Vance, Eastern Kentucky
LB - Blake Peiffer, Southeast Missouri
LB - Rico Council, Tennessee State
DB - Amius Smith, Austin Peay
DB - Justin Bell, Eastern Kentucky
DB - Joseph Wylie, Tennessee State
DB - Richmond Tooley, Tennessee Tech
FIRST-TEAM SPECIALISTS
K - Cody Sandlin, UT Martin
P - Jordan Berry, Eastern Kentucky
RS - Jeremy Caldwell, Eastern Kentucky
SECOND-TEAM OFFENSE
QB - Matt Scheible, Southeast Missouri
RB - Ryan White, Austin Peay
RB - Dontey Gay, Tennessee Tech
WR - Tyrone Goard, Eastern Kentucky
WR - Quentin Sims, UT Martin
TE - Von Wise, Eastern Illinois
C - Sherman Carter, Tennessee State
OG - Eric Zink, Eastern Illinois
OG - Kadeem Edwards, Tennessee State
OT - Raymond Hopson, Murray State
OT - Rogers Gaines, Tennessee State
SECOND-TEAM DEFENSE
DL - Artavious Dowdell, Eastern Illinois
DL - Monte Lewis, Jacksonville State
DL - Antonio Harper, Tennessee State
DL - Travis Adkins, Tennessee Tech
LB - Cory Leman, Eastern Illinois
LB - Sam Small, Murray State
LB - Qua Huzzie, Murray State
DB - Jeremy Caldwell, Eastern Kentucky
DB - Patrick McClellan, Eastern Kentucky
DB - A.J. Davis, Jacksonville State
DB - Dontrell Johnson, Murray State
DB - Will Johnson, Tennessee Tech
SECOND-TEAM SPECIALISTS
K - Kienan Cullen, Murray State
P - Nick Campbell, Tennessee Tech
RS - Dontrell Johnson, Murray State
ALL-NEWCOMER TEAM
LB - Kevin Hamlin, Eastern Kentucky
RB - Washaun Ealey, Jacksonville State
C - Max Holcombe, Jacksonville State
LB - Sam Small, Murray State
LB - Qua Huzzie, Murray State
WR/RS - Spencer Davis, Southeast Missouri
DB - Steven Godbolt, Tennessee State
QB - Michael German, Tennessee State
DB - Austin Tallant, Tennessee Tech
LB - Ben Johnson, UT Martin
WR - Quentin Sims, UT Martin
Note: The All-Newcomer team is comprised of first-year players in the OVC - that can be either true freshmen, redshirt freshmen or first-year transfers. The team consists of 11 total players and is not voted on by position. There were 12 players on the All-OVC first-team (5 RB's) and 12 players on the All-OVC second-team (9 DB's) due to ties in voting.
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