Twelve SAC Football Players Selected to East Coast Bowl

PETERSBURG, Va. - The East Coast Bowl Committee has announced rosters for this year's East Coast Bowl, and the South Team will have a heavy South Atlantic Conference flavor with 12 players selected, more than any other conference.

The 5th Annual East Coast Bowl will be played in Petersburg, Virginia on Saturday, November 26th with kick-off scheduled for 12 Noon.

The South Atlantic Conference representatives include five First Team All-Conference players, as well as two Second Team selections. Only seniors are eligible to be selected.

Newberry College had four players make the All-Star squad. Representing Newberry on the defensive side of the ball are linebacker Terrance Leverett (Ware Shoals, S.C.) and defensive tackle James Canetti (Los Angeles, Calif.). A pair of linemen will wear the spear-adorned white helmets: center Zack Farr (Spartanburg, S.C.) and tight end Daren Vaughn (Belton, S.C.).

Carson-Newman, Lenoir-Rhyne, Wingate and Catawba each had two players make the list.

The Eagles will be represented by linebacker Anthony Robinson, the SAC's Defensive Player of the Year, as well as defensive back Deonte Bolden.

Lenoir-Rhyne is represented by wide receiver Christopher Winford and defensive back Jermey Brown.

Catawba wide receiver Corey Ready and offensive lineman Derek Milligan were selected, as well as Wingate linebacker Allen Smith and offensive lineman Kevin Canty.

The roster for this year's event is jammed full of Division II and III All-Americans, Harlon Hill Candidates (Division II Player of Year), and several conference players of the year. Due to expanding geographically, players from Virginia schools will be playing on the North team.

East Coast Bowl Vice-president Jeremy Toombs stated, "We received an influx of nominations from several schools in the Gulf South so to balance the amount of nominations the ideal move was to include Virginia on the North for the first time. The amount of interest for this game has skyrocketed. We received almost 200 nominations from about 60 schools in 22 different states."
This year's game will feature, for the first time, some Division I-AA athletes. The NFL Scouting Combine personnel, NFL Scouts, Canadian Football League and arena league representatives are in attendance each year. Over 40 former East Coast Bowl players have played or are playing in the professional ranks. Coaches from the Richmond Bandits, of the Atlantic Indoor Football League, will be serving as coaches of this year's event.

Tickets for the game are $8 in advance and $10 at the gate. Anyone may purchase tickets in advance at Ettrick Deli or Nino's North Italian Restaurant. For ticketing information you may call the East Coast Bowl Headquarters at (804) 722-0141, Ettrick Deli at (804) 526-3354 or Nino's North Italian Restaurant at (804) 861-3410 or visit the bowl Website.

No.
Name
Pos.
Ht.
Wt.
School
Hometown

1
Eddie Montgomery
WR
5-11
170
St. Augustine
Gaffney, SC

2
Torrance Nunnally
DB
5-11
167
Shaw
Danville, VA

5
Darrell Nesbitt
QB
6-3
210
St. Augustine
Cottageville, SC

7
Chris Winford
WR
5-9
170
Lenoir-Rhyne
Mooresville, NC

9
Scott Dutile
LB
6-1
225
Harding
Plymouth, NH

11
Tyrone Pettaway
LB
6-3
225
St. Augustine
Newport News, VA

15
Jermey Brown
DB
6-3
215
Lenoir-Rhyne
Iron Station, NC

16
Deonte Bolden
DB
5-10
180
Carson-Newman
St. Petersburg, FL

20
Cedric Ware
DB
5-10
187
Ft. Valley St
Columbus, GA

21
Travis DeSisso
SS
5-11
205
Harding
West Plains, MO

22
Travis Mosley
RB
5-8
195
N. Greenville
Greenwood, SC

25
Martin Hicks
RB
5-10
170
Winston-Salem
Oxford, NC

30
Jeff Inman
DB
5-8
180
Hampden-Sydney
Virginia Beach, VA

33
Isaac Tate
LB
5-11
225
N. Greenville
Abbiville, SC

34
Michael Ononibaku
DE
6-1
235
Georgetown
Amherst, MA

36
Jesse Leonard
P
6-1
170
Juniata
Johnstown, PA

40
Terrance Leverett
LB
6-2
225
Newberry
Ware Shoals, SC

42
David Coleman
DE
6-1
235
Shaw
Miami, FL

44
Vichael Foxx
DT
6-4
305
VMI
Caroline, VA

45
Allen Smith
LB
5-10
220
Wingate
Hickory, NC

52
Zack Farr
C
6-0
260
Newberry
Spartanburg, SC

56
Anthony Robinson
LB
6-3
240
Carson-Newman
Winston Salem, NC

60
Derek Milligan
OL
6-3
265
Catawba
Weddington, NC

66
James Canetti
DT
6-4
315
Newberry
Los Angeles, CA

67
Raymond McNeil
OL
6-2
295
Ft. Valley St
Riverside, GA

69
Jeremy Jackson
DT
6-3
295
Averett
Rustburg, VA

70
Terry Abrams
OL
6-2
300
Ft. Valley
St DeCatur, GA

72
Billy Delapp
OL
6-2
280
Methodist
Stokesdale, NC

75
Corey Haase
OL
6-2
285
Guilford
Jamestown, NC

77
Kevin Canty
OL
6-8
340
Wingate
Queens, NY

81
Corey Ready
WR
5-11
210
Catawba
Aiken, SC

84
Von Mixon
WR
5-9
175
Arkansas-Monticello
Vicksburg, MS

85
Darren Vaughan
TE
6-2
230
Newberry
Belton, SC