The State’s All-Midlands football team
OFFENSE
QB – Logan Bailey, Chapin
North-South selection threw for 3,029 yards and rushed for 1,259 while accounting for 66 touchdowns.
RB – Slade Carroll, Lexington
North-South selection rushed for 2,041 yards and 23 touchdowns.
RB – Rudy Mitchell, Westwood
Rushed for 1,953 yards and 23 touchdowns.
RB – Terrence Wilson, Batesburg-Leesville
Became the school’s all-time leading rusher this season. Rushed for 1,877 yards this year and 35 total touchdowns.
WR – Larry Collins, Lower Richland
Shrine Bowl selection caught 37 passes for 674 yards and 10 touchdowns despite missing half the season with a knee injury.
WR – Austin Connor, Dutch Fork
Caught 30 passes for 805 yards and five touchdowns.
WR – Evan Estridge, Chapin
North-South selection caught 56 passes for 1,084 yards and 23 touchdowns.
WR – Jayson Hopper, Lexington
Shrine Bowl selection caught 76 passes for 838 yards and 10 touchdowns.
TE – Will Register, Chapin
South Carolina commit caught 40 passes for 644 yards and six touhchdowns.
OL – Torrey Boone, Westwood
Selected to play in Shrine Bowl.
OL – Demarcus Gilmore, Newberry
Senior was selected to Shrine Bowl.
OL – Xavier Kelly, Blythewood
Senior selected to Touchstone Energy Cooperatives Bowl.
OL – Chris McCarthy, Westwood
Class 4A Upper State Lineman of Year and Shrine Bowl selection
OL – Patrick McNeil, Brookland-Cayce
Senior selected to Touchstone Energy Cooperatives Bowl.
ATH – Brandon Tillmon, River Bluff
Shrine Bowl selection threw for 1,478 yards, rushed for 798 and had 25 total touchdowns.
DEFENSE
DL – Damani Staley, Ridge View
Junior had 88 tackles and led Midlands with 21 sacks.
DL – Mason Ray, Swansea
North-South selection and 3A Lower State lineman of the year. Had 57 tackles, including 13 for loss.
DL – Rory Gallman, Dutch Fork
Had 85 tackles and led team with 16 sacks
DL – Tyrone Kelly, Camden
Shrine Bowl selection had 66 tackles, 15 for loss, and five sacks.
LB – TJ Brunson, Richland Northeast
Shrine Bowl Defensive MVP led team with 138 tackles.
LB – Micah Byrd, Blythewood
Led Bengals with 179 tackles.
LB – Darieus McKaskill, Westwood
Led Midlands with 188 tackles.
LB – Trey Mitchell, Lexington
North-South selection led Wildcats with 145 tackles.
DB – Dinichie Ashe, Ridge View
Had 46 tackles and team-high six interceptions.
DB – Lane Botkin, A.C. Flora
Had 113 tackles and four pass break-ups.
DB – Khris Pam, Blythewood
North-South selection had 72 tackles and eight pass break-ups.
DB – Dai’Quan Wells, Lexington
Led Lexington with seven interceptions.
K – Christian Kinsley, Lexington
Class 4A Lower State Specialist of the Year was 10-of-15 on field goals and 46-of-47 on extra points.
HONORABLE MENTION
OFFENSE
QB – Avery Armstrong (Dreher), Tevaughn Higgins (Lower Richland), Graham Smith (Hammond), Yafari Werts (Newberry).
RB – Quaveon Cannon (Swansea), Ty’Juan Fulton (Spring Valley), Osei Thomas (Blythewood), Tyquandre Davis (Richland Northeast), Jay Washington (Dreher).
WR/TE – Malik Bright (Gilbert), Cole Owens (Ben Lippen), Tyler Schadewald (Lexington), Chylon Thomas (Gray Collegiate).
OL – Nick Evans (Irmo), Prince Howard (Spring Valley), Raqwon Niles (Richland Northeast), Kyle Olenchuk (Dutch Fork), DeAndre Scott (Airport).
K – R.J. Bacon (Spring Valley), Sean Hutchinson (Hammond), Justin Salters (River Bluff).
DEFENSE
DL – Jaceree Caldwell (Newberry), Octavius Green (Pelion), Tyquillo Moore (White Knoll), Khari Suber (Chapin).
LB – Maurice Pauling (Fairfield Central), Kenan Reed (Spring Valley), Garrett Reinhart (Chapin), Brandon Serio (White Knoll).
DB – Dominick Byars (Brookland-Cayce), Nick Graves (Lexington), Corey Meggett (White Knoll), Cory Riley (A.C. Flora).
ATH – Cole Douglas (Dutch Fork), Eric Ricker (Lexington), Josh Tucker (Airport), Chance Walker (Swansea).
Offensive Player of Year: Logan Bailey, Chapin
Defensive Player of Year: Damani Staley, Ridge View
Coach of Year: Josh Stepp, Lexington
This story was originally published December 26, 2015 at 3:06 PM with the headline "The State’s All-Midlands football team."