The 2007 North Carolina Shrine Bowl roster, as announced Thursday by the Shrine Bowl coaches and committee:
Name Ht Wt Position High School
Edward Abrams-Ward 6-5 213 OLB Thomasville
Ibn Ali 5-11 160 DB Salisbury
Dwayne Allen 6-4 240 TE Terry Sanford
Brandon Barnes 6-0 190 DB Bunn
Casey Barth 6-0 165 P/K John T. Hoggard
Robert Blanton 6-1 185 DB David W. Butler
Reginal Bowens 6-2 215 OLB Garner Senior
Eric Breitenstein 5-11 215 FB Watauga
Ernest Bridges 6-0 275 DL West Stanley
Jacob Charest 6-3 195 QB David W. Butler
Roderick Chisholm 5-9 190 RB Independence
Jonathan Cooper 6-3 302 OG John T. Hoggard
Allen Crowder 6-3 255 DL Eastern Alamance
Levon Curtis 5-8 175 WR Western Alamance
Stefan Diggs 6’1″ 280 DL Richmond Senior
Ed Gainey 6-0 180 DB Mount Tabor
Taylor Gentry 6-2 208 WR Leesville Road
Josh Gossett 6-0 195 DB T. C. Roberson
Jeremy Harden 6’2″ 275 DL Richmond Senior
Jamie Hatten 6-5 223 TE Hendersonville
Jay Hollingsworth 5-11 182 RB Lee Senior
Alex Johnson 6-2 300 OL Sun Valley
Austin Johnson 6-3 245 FB/LB Hickory
Vincent Jordan 5-10 207 FB West Montgomery
Dwayne Maddox 6-1 225 OLB Crest
Darren Manning 6-3 205 ILB Scotland
Ronald Mattes 6-7 284 OL J. M. Robinson
Scott Mincey 6-3 275 C Bartlett Yancy
Bobby Morrison Jr. 5-8 187 RB West Iredell
Joshua Newkirk 6’2″ 225 DE Wallace-Rose Hill
Derrick Overholt 6-3 195 WR Polk County
Tobias Palmer 5-10 170 WR/R Northwood
Kevin Reddick 6’2″ 216 ILB New Bern
Malcolm Rook 6-0 310 OT J. H. Rose
Daniel Spisak 6-1 250 C Zebulon Vance
Jeffrey Stiles 5-10 260 OG Murphy
Lanston Tanyi 6’3″ 230 DE Shelby
Justin Venable 6-3 195 DB Southeast Guilford
Michael Via 6-6 265 OL Northeast Guilford
Lawrence Williams 6-0 302 DL Independence
Lorenzo Williams 6-2 210 DB Westover
C. J. Wilson 6-0 170 WR Lincolnton
Thomas Wilson 6-4 200 QB Leesville Road
Joe Womack 6-1 183 DB Northside
Head coach: Sam Story, Walter Williams, Burlington. Assistants: Walt Davis, Manteo; Ron Green, Burns; Bob Wolfe, Apex; Joe Pinyan, Salisbury; Tommy Blalock, Riverside; Jim Bob Bryant, Greene Central; Bill Geiller, Independence
*****Last night here at GREENSBOROSports.com I picked both Via and Venable to make the team. Two “V’s” please.*****
I thought EJ Abrams-Ward to be primarily an offensive player…did he just get selected as a backer because of the depth on offense? just curious, I have never seen the kid play.
I’ve never claimed to be a HS football expert, but what a shame to see only two LOCAL players make the Shrine Bowl. I’m not here to complain about the voting, but it seems like Guilford County should have a lot more to offer. I mean besides the Charlotte/Mecklenberg area, we should be right there.