Five locals named finalist for back, lineman of year
By Ross Wood Sports Editor

CCHS' Ottis Jackson

Several area high school football players are among the 42 finalists for the state's Mr. Football award as well as being finalists for the Back and Lineman of the Year in the six AHSAA classifications and the AISA.

Clarke County High School's Ottis Jackson, Thomasville High's Katrell Watters, Leroy High's Clint Moseley, Sweet Water's Anthony Landrum and Kaylos Pritchett from Marengo High School are finalists from the local area. Of the group all except Pritchett are on teams still playing in the playoffs. The Alabama Sports Writers Association high school panel chose these finalist from over 175 players nominated by either their coaches or local sports writer.

Any player who is a back or lineman finalist is also eligible to win Mr. Football.

The winners in each class will be announced at a banquet following the Super Six championship games.

The Back and Lineman of the Year finalist are:
Class 1A - Back
Danny Bise - Florala; Demont Buice - Gaston;
Anthony Landrum - Sweet Water

THS' Katrell Watters

Class 1A - Lineman
Dexter Daniels - Brantley; KC Orr - Speake ; Kaylos
Pritchett - Marengo
Class 2A - Back
Clint Moseley - Leroy; Dewayne Whitten -
Cottonwood; Lamarcus Wright - Lanett
Class 2A - Lineman
James Jordan - JB Pennington; Parker Whitten -
Fyffe; Michael Williams - Pickens County
Class 3A - Back
Chase Horn - Clay County; Tim Simon - Cordova;
Jeremy Yates - Colbert Heights
Class 3A - Lineman
Travis Grandy - Leeds; Ottis Jackson - Clarke

County; Jonathan Owens - Susan Moore
Class 4A - Back
Michael Berry - Andalusia; Ty Shrader - North
Jackson; Jeremy Williams - Central-Tuscaloosa
Class 4A - Lineman
Lederrius Benson - Andalusia; Tana Patrick - North
Jackson;Katrell Watters - Thomasville
Class 5A - Back

AJ McCarron - St. Paul's; Slade Smith - Fort Payne;
Barrett Trotter - Briarwood
Class 5A - Lineman
Leland Baker - Erwin; Jomarcus Savage - JO
Johnson; Courtney Upshaw - Eufaula

MHS' Kaylos Pritchett

Class 6A - Back
Justin Albert - Prattville; Julio Jones - Foley; Justin
Rogers - Vestavia Hills

Class 6A - Lineman
William Green - Spain Park; Jerrell Harris - Gadsden
City; Tyler Love - Mountain Brook
AISA - Back
Jeremy Cox - Bessemer; Jerell Foster - Pike Liberal
Arts; Brandon Heavens - Bessemer
AISA - Lineman
Tavon Arrington - Bessemer; Maurice Crawford -
Glenwood; Chris Whitfield - Faith

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