Big South Football Members Announce 2011 Signees
Six of the seven Big South football playing members announced their 2011 recruiting classes earlier today. Gardner-Webb will make its announcement in the coming weeks. Below is a school-by-school listing of each class, as well as links to various pages offering individual profiles and video and audio clips from the respective head football coaches.
CHARLESTON SOUTHERN (22)
OL - Zachary Sibrava - 6-4, 265, West Palm Beach, Fla. (Park Vista HS)
OL - Clayton Truitt - 6-3, 292, Atlanta, Ga. (Parkview HS)
TE - Dylan Black - 6-3, 206, Lynn Haven, Fla. (Lake Mary HS)
QB - Briar Van Brunt - 6-3, 195, Warner Robbins, Ga. (Northside HS)
RB - Trey Dorsey - 5-8, 187, Homerville, Ga. (Clinch County HS)
WR - Chase Jones - 5-10, 200, Miami, Fla. (South Miami HS/Feather River College)
WR/RB - Marcellas Pope - 5-9, 185, Stockbridge, Ga. (Stockbridge HS)
DL - Emmanuel Koleosho - 6-3, 295, Minneapolis, Minn. (Acad. Of Holy Angels HS/Coll. Of Canyons.)
DL/LB - Thomas Marshall - 6-3, 215, Jacksonville, Fla. (Eaglewood HS/Reedley College)
DL/LB - Isaac McKenzie - 6-1, 245, Pittsburg, Pa. (Woodland Hills HS/Santa Monica CC)
DL - Tanner Rogers - 6-2, 240, Stockbridge, Ga. (Eagles Landing Christian Academy)
DL - James Smith - 6-0, 280, Greenville, S.C. (Greenville HS/Hargrave Military Academy)
DL - Benny Timmons - 6-2, 257, Aiken, S.C. (Silver Bluff HS)
LB - Mike Chocholousek - 6-0, 213, Glendale, Az. (Mt. Ridge HS/Glendale CC)
DB - Kareem Givens - 5-10, 180, Lakeland, Fla. (Lakeland HS)
DB - Marquiz Hodo - 6-0, 170, Stockbridge Ga. (Stockbridge HS)
DB - Rodney Mills - 5-11, 185, Tampa, Fla. (Jefferson HS)
DB - Raydreon Rowe - 5-11, 155, Orlando, Fla. (Edgewater HS)
DB - Corey Santiago - 6-0, 185, Woodstock, Ga. (Woodstock HS)
DB - Trini Sutton - 5-11, 180, Sebring, Fla. (Sebring HS)
K - Mark Deboy - 5-8, 195, Fort Myers, Fla. (Riverdale HS)
P - Cameron Mitchell - 6-5, 200, Tarpon Springs, Fla. (East Lake HS)
COASTAL CAROLINA (21)
DB - Datarius Allen - 5-10, 170, Cocoa, Fla. (Cocoa HS)
WR - DeMario Bennett - 190, Douglas, Ga. (Coffee County HS/Univ. of South Carolina) *
S/OLB - Quinn Backus - 5-10, 195, Greenwood, S.C. (Greenwood HS)
H/FB - Colton Blackburn - 6-2, 220, Newland, N.C. (Avery County HS)
S - Anthony Burton - 6-1, 170, Rougemont, N.C. (Northern HS)
OL - Aaron Conatser - 6-6, 255, Perry, Ga. (Perry HS)
OL - Kevin Hart - 6-4, 265, Cornelius, N.C. (Hopewell HS/Hargrave (Va.) Military Academy) #
RB - DeAngelo Henderson - 5-9, 190, Summerville, S.C. (Summerville HS)
DL - Calvin Hollenhorst - 6-4, 235, Ashburn, Va. (Stone Bridge HS)
WR - John Israel - 6-1, 185, Florence, S.C. (Wilson HS)
H/FB - John Masley - 6-1, 245, Jacksonville, Fla. (Bishop Kenny HS)
DE - Aaron McFarland - 6-1, 215, Bailey, N.C. (Southern Nash HS)
LB - Tre'Sean McQueen - 6-0, 220, Loganville, Ga. (Grayson HS)
TE - Thomas Pauciello - 6-6, 230, Trumbull, Conn. (Trumbull HS)
LS - Michael Quick - 6-1, 200, Florence, S.C. (West Florence HS)
S - Miles Rankin - 6-1, 185, Atlanta, Ga. (Banneker High School)
DB/ATH - Denzel Rice - 6-1, 180, Winston-Salem, N.C. (Jacket Integrated Academy at Carver HS)
CB - Rick Rivers - 6-1, 170, Cocoa, Fla. (Cocoa HS)
QB - Alex Ross - 6-1, 200, Alpharetta, Ga. (Buford HS)
LB - Alkeem Thomas - 5-11, 200, Wilson, N.C. (Southern Nash HS)
TE - Craig Weick - 6-5, 215, Moore, S.C. (Byrnes HS)
* - DeMario Bennett is currently enrolled at Coastal Carolina and will be a sophomore for 2011 with three years of eligibility
# - Kevin Hart is currently enrolled at Coastal Carolina and will be a true freshman for 2011
LIBERTY (10)
DB - Kirby Anderson - 5-10, 170, Amherst, Va. (Amherst Co. HS)
LB - Zach Erickson - 6-1, 235, Memphis, Tenn. (Memphis University HS)
DB - Miles Hunter - 5-10, 190, Camden, Del. (Caesar Rodney HS)
OL - Trevor Jenkins - 6-4, 275, Columbia, Va. (Goochland HS)
OL - Grant Jones - 6-5, 305, Lynchburg, Va. (Liberty Christian Academy)
OL - Gary Mulkins - 6-7, 290, Bethesda, Md. (St. Johns College HS)
DE - Luke Pingley - 6-4, 285, Front Royal, Va. (Skyline HS)
DL - Nolan Spicer - 6-4, 250, McDonald, Pa. (South Fayette HS)
QB - Josh Woodrum - 6-3, 205, Roanoke, Va. (Cave Spring HS)
Mid-Year Signee (Enrolled at Liberty in January)
LB - Jimmy O'Grady - 6-1, 235, Mechanicsville, Md. (Chopticon HS/Hargrave)
PRESBYTERIAN COLLEGE (25)
DL - Mitchell Anderson - 6-2, 230, Tucker, Ga. (Marist School)
WR - Tobi Antigha - 6-4, 200, Odessa, Fla. (Steinbrenner HS)
OL - Haden Copeland - 6-4, 290, Clinton, S.C. (Clinton HS)
DB - Kevin Crawford - 6-0, 180, Advance, N.C. (Davie County HS)
DL - Logan Daughtry - 6-4, 260, Fort Mill, S.C. (Nation Ford HS)
DB - Rickey Floyd - 6-0, 170, Jacksonville, Fla. (Stanton Prep)
QB - Tamyn Garrick - 6-3, 200, Williston, S.C. (Williston-Elko HS)
QB - Kaleb Griffin - 6-2, 205, Florence, S.C. (South Florence HS)
TE - Bobby Henderson - 6-4, 215, Orlando, Fla. (Apopka HS)
WR - Derl Howard - 6-1, 190, Los Angeles, Ca. (LA Harbor Junior College)
LB - Alonzo Jackson - 6-2, 230, Jacksonville, Fla. (Robert E. Lee Senior HS)
RB - Cameren Jones - 6-0, 205, Greenville, S.C. (Christ Church Episcopal HS)
OL - Coleton Lollis - 6-3, 290, Abbeville, S.C. (Abbeville HS)
WR - Jeremiah McKie - 6-0, 180, Simpsonville, S.C. (Mauldin HS)
DB - Nick Newton - 6-4, 200, Clearwater, Fla. (Clearwater Central Catholic HS)
WR - JT Palmer - 6-2, 190, Calhoun, Ga. (Calhoun HS)
RB - Demarcus Rouse - 6-1, 225, North Augusta, S.C. (North Augusta HS)
ATH - Joel Ruiz - 6-4, 215, Kingsland, Ga. (Camden Co. HS)
DL - Tyler Scott - 6-2, 280, Jacksonville, Fla. (Bolles School)
DB - Frank Sherman - 6-2, 190, Lincolnton, Ga. (Lincoln County HS)
WR - Jalen Simmons - 6-4, 180, Saint Marys, Ga. (Camden Co. HS)
DL - Edwin Thermidor - 6-2, 260, Tampa, Fla. (Tampa Bay Tech HS)
DB - Cory White - 6-0, 180, Anderson, S.C. (Belton Honea Path HS)
RB - Breyon Williams - 5-9, 185, Lancaster, S.C. (Indian Land HS)
LB - Donelle Williams - 6-0, 200, Starke, Fla. (Bradford HS)
STONY BROOK (20)
DE - Dante Allen - 6-5, 240, Huntington Station, N.Y. (Huntington HS)
DE - Bryce Brantley - 6-4, 255, Huntington Beach, Calif. (Edison/Orange Coast College)
DB - Naim Cheeseboro - 6-1, 190, King of Prussia, Pa. (Upper Merion HS)
OL - Joe Danaker - 6-2, 295, Germantown, Md. (Northwest/Lackawanna College)
DB - Craig Geoghan - 6-1, 195, Ronkonkoma, N.Y. (Sachem North/Nassau CC)
OL - Jerry Hubshman - 6-4, 265, Dunmore, Pa. (Dunmore HS)
DE - Masengo Kabongo - 6-2, 285, Stratford, Conn. (Fairfield Prep/Maryland)
OL - Mike Lisi - 6-2, 270, Franklin Square, N.Y. (Carey/Suffield Academy)
OL - Mark Matteson - 6-3, 275, Salina, Kan. (Salina South/Coffeyville CC)
DB - Ivan May - 5-9, 180, El Cajon, Calif. (Valhalla/Grossmont College)
OL - Karim Mohamed - 6-5, 295, Inwood, N.Y. (Lawrence HS)
DB - Louis Murray - 6-0, 175, Inglewood, Calif. (Junipero Serra HS)
QB - Lyle Negron - 6-1, 225, Bakersfield, Calif. (Murrieta Valley/Bakersfield College)
WR - Kevin Norrell - 5-10, 200, Los Angeles, Calif. (Long Beach Poly/Washington State/El Camino)
DE - Victor Ochi - 6-2, 225, Valley Stream, N.Y. (Valley Stream Central HS)
LB - Julian Quintin - 5-11, 190, East Brunswick, N.J. (East Brunswick)
DB - Preston Randolph - 6-1, 190, Lawrence, Kan. (Free State/Coffeyville CC)
DE - Dimitry Russ - 6-3, 225, Deer Park, N.Y. (Deer Park HS)
DE - Grahm Saunders - 6-4, 255, Lawrence, Kan. (Free State/Coffeyville CC)
OL - Steven Watts - 6-4, 280, San Clemente, Calif. (San Clemente/Saddleback College)
VMI (17)
DL - Parker Cherlin - 6-3, 250, Richmond, Va. (Tucker HS)
DL - Emmanuel Cooper - 6-5, 265, Irondale, Ala. (Spain Park HS)
OLB - Chris Copeland - 6-2, 215, Hampton, Va. (Bethel HS)
DL - Denton Ensminger - 6-3, 255, Chambersburg, Pa. (Greencastle-Antrin HS)
RB/DB/RET - James Fruehan - 5-9, 170, Clarks Summit, Pa. (Abington Heights HS)
CB - Caleb Furlow - 6-2, 175, Silver Spring, Md. (Montgomery Blair HS)
WR - Riley Julian - 6-2, 185, Humble, Texas (Hargrave HS)
OL/DL - Nate Murray - 6-2, 290, Melbourne, Fla. (Satellite HS)
OL - Tommy Payne - 6-3, 295, Louisa, Va. (Louisa Co. HS)
DB - Jonathan Payne-Wimbish II - 6-0, 200, Alta Vista, Va. (Hargrave Military Academy)
DB/RB - Wardel Penn-Timity - 5-9, 190, Roanoke, Va. (Northside HS)
WR - John Portee - 6-1, 175, Woodbridge, Va. (Gar-Field HS)
DB - Justin Price - 5-10, 170, Shelby, N.C. (Crest HS)
OL - Jaron Rice - 6-4, 330, Lawrenceville, Va. (Brunswick HS)
RB - Cody Shirley - 5-9, 205, Knoxville, Tenn. (Knoxville Catholic HS)
OLB/RB - Deon Watts - 5-11,190, Powhatan, Va. (Blessed Sacrament Huguenot HS)
LB - Miller Williams - 6-1, 218, Mountain Brook, Ala. (Mountain Brook HS)