Carrboro dominates Carolina 12 honors
Carrboro capped its 15-1 state 2-AA runner-up football season this week by placing 12 of its 26 regular players on the Carolina 12 all-conference first team.
Jason Tudryn, who has coached the Carrboro program since its inception six years ago and lost the state title to South Iredell on a come-from-behind touchdown with 19 seconds to play, was named conference coach of the year.
Sophomore Trai Sharp and senior Scott Peretin, both Associated Press All-State nominees, were named offensive back and offensive lineman of the year, respectively.
Other top C-12 honors went to Northwood’s Jorden Blackmon as linebacker-defensive back of the year and South Granville’s Taz Strudwick for defensive lineman of the year.
In the 3-A ranks, Carolina 6 champion Cardinal Gibbons (11-1) took coach of the year for Steven Wright and offensive player of the year honors after an undefeated regular season.
Third-place Chapel Hill’s Alex Duncan, a defensive back, was the league’s defensive player of the year.
Orange, which won three games in the state 3-A playoffs before losing to state champion Havelock in the semifinals, placed 11 players on the all-conference team.
CAROLINA 12 ALL-CONFERENCE
OFFENSE
BACKS — Ti Pinnix (Northwood), Trai Sharpe and Alex McVeigh (Carrboro), Jaylin Grady (Cedar Ridge), Sean Bowman, Kenny Walls and Matt McCutcheon (S. Granville)
OFFENSIVE LINE — Jason Austin and Dylan Jarmon (Northwood), Scott Peretin and Ezavian Dunn (Carrboro), Andy Ferguson, Winston Mauldin and Quenton King (S. Granville).
RECEIVERS — Aumad Walker (Northwood), Marlin Johnson (Carrboro), Josh Coachman (Granville Central), Robert Moore (Cedar Ridge), Ansar Muhammad (S. Granville).
DEFENSE
LINE — Jay Williams and Elijah Washington (Northwood), Rakim Satterwhite (Carrboro), Jahmil Ingram (Cedar Ridge), Chris Autrey and Taz Strudwick (S. Granville).
LINEBACKERS — Jourden Blackmon and Ross Cooper (Northwood), Tabias Sales and Damien Currie (Carrboro), Bryce Parrot (Granville Central), Ben Rice (Cedar Ridge), Deonte King and Craig Wilkie (S. Granville).
DEFENSIVE BACKS — Adam Leviner (Northwood), Shamek Dolby and George Carpenter (Carrboro), Christian Chapman (Cedar Ridge), Cory Lomena and Greg McCalop (S. Granville).
SPECIAL TEAMS
SPECIALISTS — Mike McPeak and Malik Carrington (Carrboro), Anthony Castro (Northwood).
Offensive Back of the Year—Trai Sharpe, Carrboro.
Offensive Lineman of the Year—Scott Peretin, Carrboro.
LB/Defensive Back of the Year—Jorden Blackmon, Northwood.
Defensive Lineman of the Year—Taz Strudwick, South Granville.
Coach of the Year—Jason Tudryn, Carrboro.
Sportsmanship Award—Granville Central.
CAROLINA 6 ALL-CONFERENCE
OFFENSE
BACKS — Tray Elam (N. Vance), Chris Henderson (S. Vance), Shawn Stankavage (Gibbons), Corey Evans (Webb), Jalen Pittman (Orange), Darius Allen (Chapel Hill).
RECEIVERS — Matt Gattis (Orange), Shawn Henderson (S. Vance), Travon Scott (N. Vance), Deshawn Skipwith (Webb), Eddie Burgard (Chapel Hill).
OFFENSIVE LINE — Thomas Bernhardt and Elliott Rende (Gibbons), Montel Clark and Preston Ellis (N. Vance), Zach Watkis and Gearl Majors (Webb), Logan Tisch and Saivon Farrington (Chapel Hill), Taheed Evans (S. Vance), Taylor Harris and Hunter Wagoner (Orange).
ALL-PURPOSE — Dante DiMaggio (Gibbons), Patrick Pettiford (Orange).
KICKER — Caine Junginger (Gibbons).
DEFENSE
BACKS — Nick Haskin and Phillip Toupin (Gibbons), Deon Smith (S. Vance), Jon Evans and J.D. Brooks (Orange), Alex Duncan (Chapel Hill).
LINEBACKERS — Brad Randall (Chapel Hill), Devin Anderson (N. Vance), Reggie Hunter (S. Vance), Jamal Pittman and Shaquille Bolden (Orange), Bryan Smith (Webb), Scott Washle and Stephen Scott (Gibbons).
LINE — Nick Carroll and Danny Schult (Gibbons), Jaquez Bullock and Xavier Gregory (S. Vance), Jonas Simmons (N. Vance), Artrell Stewart and Dominique McCulley (Orange), Matthew Hobgood (Webb), Brian James and Alex Colson (Chapel Hill).
AT-LARGE — Rufus Terry (Webb), Ben Stewart (N. Vance), Shelton Smith (S. Vance).
PUNTER — Grant DeSelm (Chapel Hill).
Coach of the Year—Steve Wright, Cardinal Gibbons.
Offensive Player of the Year—Shawn Stankavage, Cardinal Gibbons.
Defensive Player of the Year—Alex Duncan, Chapel Hill.