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Defensive POY: Edmond Ray, 6-5, 290, sr., Ritenour

An offensive and defensive lineman who has committed to the University of Missouri, Ray made a major impact on both sides of the ball for a Ritenour team that had an 8-2 season that will go down as one of the best in school history. Ray racked up a team-high 109 tackles, along with three sacks an…

Dec 25, 2011 | 5:32 pm | Loading…

Offensive POY: WR Durron Neal, 6-0, 195, Sr., DeSmet

Durron Neal, DeSmet

Dec 25, 2011 | 5:20 pm | Loading…

first team

QB Thomas Militello, 6-4, 190, sr., MICDS

In a year with several strong performances from quarterbacks, Militello's season stands out. The Dartmouth commitment completed 70.8 percent of his passes (233 of 329) for 3,400 yards, with 44 touchdowns and nine interceptions, and also scored two touchdowns while leading MICDS to a 14-1 record a…

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RB Deavin Edwards, 5-9, 185, sr., Ladue

Edwards had a breakout season. Despite missing the final three games with an ankle injury, the speedster racked up 1,579 yards rushing, on an average of 11.9 per carry, and 23 touchdowns. He added 177 yards receiving and two touchdowns and had a return score for a total of 26 touchdowns in just n…

Dec 22, 2011 | 11:10 pm | Loading…

RB Ezekiel Elliott, 6-0, 187, jr., John Burroughs

Elliott was a driving force as Burroughs went 13-2 and earned its second straight Missouri Class 3 runner-up finish. He carried 211 times for 1,802 yards, an average of 8.5 per carry, and 34 touchdowns. He caught 23 passes for 401 yards and six touchdowns. He had two return touchdowns. He finishe…

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RB Ray Harris, 5-9, 200, sr., Fort Zumwalt West

A back-to-back All-Metro first-team selection, Harris finished off a standout career at Zumwalt West with a great senior season. He racked up 906 rushing yards and 27 touchdowns, 704 receiving yards and seven scores. He racked up 1,610 total yards and 34 touchdowns and finished his four-year vars…

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WR Mike McHugh, 6-2, 185, sr., Kirkwood

A Northwestern University recruit, McHugh was an explosive two-way player who helped Kirkwood to a 12-1 record and a runner-up finish in Missouri Class 5. He caught 33 passes for 980 yards, an average of 29.7 per reception, and 16 touchdowns. He ran for 48 yards and a score, had three scores on r…

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WR Paul McRoberts, 6-3, 185, sr., Soldan

Also a standout basketball player, McRoberts had one of the best seasons by a wide receiver in area history this fall and was selected as the Public High League small-schools offensive player of the year. He had 64 catches for 1,607 yards, an average of 25.1 per reception, and 23 touchdowns. McRo…

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WR Stefan Sansone, 6-1, 180, sr., St. Louis U. High

Sansone followed up a 1,000-yard receiving season as a junior with a strong senior campaign. He had 56 catches for 1,026 yards, an average of 18.3 per reception, and 16 touchdowns. He added three scores on returns for a total of 19 touchdowns. In three varsity seasons, Sansone had 141 catches for…

Dec 22, 2011 | 10:00 pm | Loading…

OL Sean Holloran, 6-4, 270, sr., CBC

CBC had one of the area’s top offenses, averaging 44.3 points and 441.9 total yards per game, and the Cadets’ veteran center was the anchor of an offensive line that helped make it happen. CBC advanced to the state championship game for the second time in school history but finished 13-1 after lo…

Dec 22, 2011 | 9:55 pm | Loading…

OL Jack Kurzu, 6-4, 290, jr., MICDS

Kurzu, a right guard, helped solidify an MICDS line that struggled a year earlier because of a lack of size. The result was an explosive Rams offense that averaged 42.3 points and 414.5 total yards per game and a rushing attack that averaged 5.5 yards per carry.

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OL Demarvious Loving, East St. Louis, 6-3, 240, jr.,

Loving anchored the Flyers offensive line from his guard spot as East St. Louis went 9-3, earned a share of the Southwestern Conference championship and advanced to the Illinois Class 7A quarterfinals. The Flyers averaged 342.3 total yards per game, 188 rushing yards per contest and 6 yards per c…

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OL Ben Saint, 6-2, 345, jr., Fort Zumwalt West

Saint was a difference-maker from his guard spot for a Jaguars squad that went 9-3, won the GAC South conference title and advanced to the Missouri Class 6 quarterfinals. Zumwalt West averaged 39.3 points per game, 430 total yards per game and 5 rushing yards per carry.

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OL Nick Weisenborn, 6-4, 275, sr., Fort Zumwalt East

The Lions’ big left tackle made his mark on the Zumwalt East program as a two-time GAC North all-conference first-team selection. The Lions, with Weisenborn leading the way up front, averaged 186.3 rushing yards and 373.1 total yards per game. He also, as a defensive lineman, returned an intercep…

Dec 22, 2011 | 9:35 pm | Loading…

K Dan Tlapek, 5-8, 154, sr., St. Louis University High

Tlapek made the most of his one season as SLUH’s kicker. He made nine of 10 field goal attempts and 58 of 60 extra point conversions. Tlapek kicked four field goals of at least 40 yards, including the 47-yard game-winner with 59 seconds left, in a 47-46 Class 6 quarterfinal win over rival DeSmet.

Dec 22, 2011 | 8:15 pm | Loading…

DL Josh Brown, 6-3, 220, sr., Francis Howell

Brown has been one of the area's top defensive ends for the past three seasons and is a three-time GAC South all-conference first-team selection. He racked up 80 tackles, a school-record 17 sacks and one fumble recovery as a senior this fall and finished his varsity career with a school-record 40…

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DL Keith Jones, 6-2, 285, sr., McCluer North

Jones was a Suburban North Conference first-team all-conference selection as an offensive lineman and a defensive lineman and was tabbed as the league's lineman of the year. He finished with 50 tackles, including 19 for loss, to go along with a team-high 13 sacks and added one interception (which…

Dec 22, 2011 | 8:05 pm | Loading…

DL Antar Thompson, 6-3, 295, jr., Maplewood-Richmond Heights

Thompson anchored the Blue Devils' offensive and defensive lines as MRH went 11-3 and advanced to the Missouri Class 2 semifinals. He was credited with 74 tackles, including 11 for loss, a team-high seven sacks and also two fumble recoveries. He had 71 tackles and seven sacks as a sophomore and 4…

Dec 22, 2011 | 8:00 pm | Loading…

DL Vincent Valentine, 6-4, 317, sr., Edwardsville

One of the area's top prospects, with scholarship offers from several BCS conference schools, Valentine was a target of opponents' blocking schemes all season but still finished with 29 tackles, including eight for loss, three sacks, one interception and one fumble recovery.

Dec 22, 2011 | 7:55 pm | Loading…

LB Chase Allen, 6-3, 221, sr., Belleville East

Allen was a do-everything player for the Lancers this fall as a linebacker, running back and wildcat quarterback. He led East with 107 tackles, including nine for loss, and five interceptions and also added two sacks and a fumble recovery. He had 514 total yards and 10 total touchdowns, including…

Dec 22, 2011 | 7:50 pm | Loading…

LB Kellen Ash, 6-4, 185, jr., Parkway South

Ash spent his entire breakout junior season chasing quarterbacks and he did it very well. He finished with 87 tackles, including 20 for loss, and 19 sacks to go along with one interception and one fumble recovery.

Dec 22, 2011 | 7:45 pm | Loading…

LB Mike Cotton, 6-4, 220, sr., O’Fallon

The Indiana University recruit had a team-high 79 tackles and five sacks and added a fumble recovery in helping O'Fallon go 10-2 and win a share of the Southwestern Conference championship with a defense that allowed just 15.7 points per game.

Dec 22, 2011 | 7:40 pm | Loading…

DB Isaiah Doss, 5-8, 170, sr., East St. Louis

Doss was a difference-maker in the Flyers' secondary. He racked up 97 tackles, a team-high seven interceptions and added a fumble recovery for a defense that allowed just 12.7 points per game and helped East St. Louis win a share of the Southwestern Conference title, go 9-3 and advance to the Ill…

Dec 22, 2011 | 7:35 pm | Loading…

LB Jeremiah Wilkins, 6-0, 220, sr., Pattonville

Wilkins was a tackling machine as a junior and he did that better than anybody in the area during his senior season. The Suburban North Conference co-defensive player of the year (along with Ritenour defensive lineman Edmond Ray) was credited with 173 tackles (134 solo), two sacks and a fumble re…

Dec 22, 2011 | 7:35 pm | Loading…

DB Grant Krueger, 5-11, 178, sr., Lindbergh

Krueger was selected as the Suburban West Conference defensive player of the year after racking up 64 tackles, including six for loss, two fumble recoveries and one interception for a Flyers defense that allowed 14.5 points per game. He had 722 total yards, including a team-high 536 rushing yards…

Dec 22, 2011 | 7:30 pm | Loading…

DB Aarion Penton, 5-9, 165, jr., CBC

Penton got a taste of the varsity as a sophomore and emerged as a breakout performer as a junior while playing cornerback, wide receiver and running back. He finished with 51 tackles and two interceptions for a defense that allowed 15.6 points per game on its way to a runner-up finish in Missouri…

Dec 22, 2011 | 7:25 pm | Loading…

DB Stacey Thornton, 5-8, 157, sr., Crystal City

The diminutive speedster has been a playmaker for the Hornets since early in his freshman season and finished his four-year varsity career with an outstanding campaign as a running back and defensive back. He had 1,559 total yards (1,335 rushing, 224 receiving) and 21 total touchdowns and had 21 …

Dec 22, 2011 | 7:20 pm | Loading…

P Jared White, 6-2, 210, sr., De Soto

White, who has signed to play basketball at Southeast Missouri State, did a little bit of everything for the Dragons. A wide receiver, linebacker and punter, White racked up 1,468 total yards, including 1,023 yards rushing, and 23 touchdowns. He had 89 tackles, two interceptions and one sack. He …

Dec 22, 2011 | 7:15 pm | Loading…

ATH Paul Rice, 5-9, 165, sr., Gateway Tech

A quarterback and defensive back, the Public High League large-schools player of the year led Gateway Tech to a 10-3 record, Public High League championship and a trip to the Class 4 quarterfinals. He threw for 2,037 yards, with 26 touchdowns and seven interceptions, ran for 1,678 yards and 16 to…

Dec 22, 2011 | 7:10 pm | Loading…

ATH Michael Scherer, 6-3, 230, sr., MICDS

A University of Missouri recruit, as a middle linebacker, Scherer was the ABC League co-player of the year (with Burroughs running back Ezekiel Elliott) after an outstanding season as a running back and linebacker. He rushed for 1,324 yards and 24 touchdowns, caught 22 passes for 370 yards and fo…

Dec 22, 2011 | 7:05 pm | Loading…

ATH Brandon Sheperd, 6-2, 190, sr., Parkway Central

A standout two-way player who has committed to Oklahoma State, Sheperd racked up 1,000 total yards and 21 touchdowns. He caught 47 passes for 818 yards, an average of 17.4 per catch, and 14 touchdowns. He scored five rushing touchdowns and two return touchdowns. He was credited with 56 tackles, t…

Dec 22, 2011 | 7:00 pm | Loading…

Soph. of year -- OL Andy Bauer, 6-5, 300, DeSmet

The Spartans' right tackle entered his sophomore season as a Division I prospect already pursued by BCS conference schools and he showed that he was well on his way to fulfilling his potential. DeSmet went 9-3, advanced to the Class 5 quarterfinals and averaged 35.1 points and 382 total yards per…

Dec 22, 2011 | 6:55 pm | Loading…

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