Two make North-South football roster
Teams have been selected for the North-South All-Star Football Game scheduled Thursday, July 14, at 7 p.m., at Montgomery’s Cramton Bowl.
Steve Bailey, Director of the Alabama High School Athletic Directors & Coaches Association, announced the teams Friday.
Paul Ellis of Fort Payne and Brent Hubbert of Maplesville will serve as head coaches for the All-Star Classic, which was first played in 1948. The South holds a 28-22-2 edge in the series.
Hubbert, who coached Maplesville to a 12-1 record and the third round of the Class 1A state football playoffs last season, will head the South squad while Ellis, who guided Fort Payne to a 12-1 record and the third round of the Class 5A state playoffs last season, will be the North head coach.
All-Star Sports Week, which is hosted by the AHSADCA, will be July 11-15 at Montgomery. In addition to the Coaching School and awards banquets that highlight the week, All-Star contests will be held in baseball, softball, boys and girls soccer, volleyball and boys and girls basketball in addition to football, the oldest of the all-star contests. Other rosters will be announced later.
The North won last year’s game played at Alabama A&M University in Huntsville, 14-7.
The complete team rosters, including coaching staffs:
| NORTH ROSTER | |||||
| Player | School | Position | Ht. | Wt. | |
| Ryan Carter | Hoover | QB | 6’3 | 190 | |
| William Lang | Hartselle | QB | 5’11 | 173 | |
| Anthony Gardner | Pleasant Grove | RB | 5’8 | 180 | |
| Jaabir Stephens | Hillcrest – Tuscaloosa | RB | 5’10 | 200 | |
| Ronald Stewart | Hueytown | RB | 5’8 | 175 | |
| Steven Stewart | Hamilton | RB | 5’9 | 185 | |
| Danny Gaines | Tuscaloosa County | WR | 6’0 | 195 | |
| Montel Hale | North Jackson | WR | 5’9 | 171 | |
| William Saxton | Hueytown | WR | 6’4 | 215 | |
| Tyric Scales | Cedar Bluff | WR | 6’3 | 185 | |
| Jared Appleton | Hartselle | OL | 6’6 | 330 | |
| Jonathan Cantrell | Gardendale | OL | 6’3 | 270 | |
| Matthew Humphries | Hueytown | OL | 6’1 | 235 | |
| Matt Lund | Buckhorn | OL | 5’11 | 235 | |
| Danny Short | Parrish | OL | 6’3 | 290 | |
| Michael Speegle | Athens | OL | 6’2 | 285 | |
| Michael Tortorici | Mountain Brook | OL | 6’2 | 275 | |
| Bobby McCain | Oxford | Ath | 5’11 | 186 | |
| Monterice Cosby | Tanner | DB | 6’0 | 175 | |
| Alex Gilbert | Bob Jones | DB | 6’0 | 175 | |
| Brett Guzay | Muscle Shoals | DB | 6’0 | 175 | |
| Khaleem Jones | North Jackson | DB | 5’11 | 182 | |
| Jodeci Jones | Gordo | DB | 6’1 | 170 | |
| Malik Chinn | Tuscaloosa County | LB | 5’11 | 210 | |
| Darrian Graham | Russellville | LB | 6’2 | 210 | |
| Joey Hamilton | Northridge | LB | 6’2 | 230 | |
| Quinton Royal | Anniston | LB | 5’9 | 190 | |
| Chad Adams | Buckhorn | DE | 5’11 | 205 | |
| Jeffrey Milner | Vestavia Hills | DE | 5’11 | 230 | |
| Michael Nysewander | Hoover | DE | 6’2 | 230 | |
| Caleb Ward | Briarwood Christian | DE | 6’0 | 220 | |
| Hudson Grimes | Cherokee County | DT | 6’0 | 275 | |
| Vodrick Lucious | Tuscaloosa County | DT | 6’4 | 250 | |
| Dustin Sanders | Hubbard, R. A. | DT | 6’3 | 250 | |
| Guy Vansant | Gardendale | DT | 5’10 | 252 | |
| Seth Dodd | Fort Payne | P | 5’11 | 200 | |
| Justin Lasagna | Hewitt-Trussville | P/K | 6’1 | 160 | |
| COACHES | |||||
| Paul Ellis (Head Coach) | Fort Payne | ||||
| Mitch Grissett | American Christian Academy | ||||
| Eddie Bullock | Anniston | ||||
| Andy Keith | Parrish | ||||
| Nicholas Vinson | R. A. Hubbard | ||||
| David McKinney | Gordo | ||||
| Shawn Peek | North Jackson | ||||
| Kyle Dawkins (Administrative) | Stanhope Elmore | ||||
| SOUTH ROSTER | |||||
| Player | School | Position | Ht. | Wt. | |
| Mathew Hamner | Maplesville | QB | 6’5 | 185 | |
| Michael Nolin | Smiths Station | QB | 5’9 | 170 | |
| Kendarius Fritts | Linden | RB | 5’11 | 195 | |
| Hunter McCay | Maplesville | RB | 5’10 | 175 | |
| Michael Risper | Blount | RB | 5’9 | 190 | |
| Michael Thornton | Thomasville | RB | 6’3 | 215 | |
| Ardarius Dawsey | Cottonwood | WR | 6’1 | 187 | |
| Jevon Dixon | LeFlore | WR | 6’0 | 170 | |
| Antonio Pitts | Carver-Montgomery | WR | 5’11 | 182 | |
| Calvin Rogers | Prattville | WR | 6’1 | 175 | |
| Antwan Brunner | Vigor | OL | 6’1 | 285 | |
| Jody Halford | McKenzie | OL | 6’2 | 290 | |
| Kamron Higgins | Dothan | OL | 6’1 | 290 | |
| Denzell Lott | Vigor | OL | 6’3 | 300 | |
| Anthony McMeans | Greenville | OL | 6’3 | 260 | |
| Matthew Robinson | Foley | OL | 6’4 | 270 | |
| Ramon Wilson | Foley | OL | 6’2 | 314 | |
| Bryant Mitchell | Satsuma | Ath | 5’10 | 170 | |
| Quintus Moss | Charles Henderson | Ath | 5’9 | 185 | |
| Tocorian Brown | Escambia County | DB | 5’9 | 170 | |
| Andre Kincey | Abbeville | DB | 5’11 | 188 | |
| Tyrell Kinder | Jackson | DB | 5’10 | 180 | |
| Patrick Milliner | Stanhope Elmore | DB | 6’2 | 192 | |
| Terry Westmoreland | Davidson | DB | 5’8 | 170 | |
| John Atchison | Maplesville | LB | 6’1 | 225 | |
| Carl Binder | Blount | LB | 6’2 | 200 | |
| Weston Epperson | Trinity Presbyterian | LB | 5’9 | 185 | |
| James Jones | Thomasville | LB | 5’10 | 205 | |
| Christopher Payton | Saint Jude | LB | 6’2 | 250 | |
| Andrew Philon | Southern Choctaw | LB | 6’0 | 190 | |
| Thaddeus Robinson | Tallassee | LB | 6’0 | 235 | |
| Chris Boudreaux | Saint Paul’s | DL | 6’1 | 260 | |
| Dreshun Buford | UMS-Wright | DL | 6’3 | 245 | |
| Antonio Humphrey | Carver-Montgomery | DL | 6’3 | 234 | |
| Terrence Jennings | Stanhope Elmore | DL | 6’3 | 305 | |
| Candreyas Williams | Beauregard | DL | 5’11 | 270 | |
| Kyle Caldwell | Dadeville | P/K | 5’8 | 160 | |
| COACHES | |||||
| Brent Hubbert (Head Coach) | Maplesville | ||||
| Mark Heaton | Escambia County | ||||
| Toby Greene | Cottonwood | ||||
| Miles Brown | McKenzie | ||||
| Wade Manora | Saint Jude | ||||
| Jeremy Noland | Southern Choctaw | ||||
| Smitty Grider | Beauregard | ||||
| Mike Glisson (Administrative) | Auburn | ||||
