MONTGOMERY – North-South all-star squads for the upcoming 60th AHSAA North-South All-Star Football Game have been selected. The two 37-memeber teams comprised of 2019 graduating seniors were announced by Jamie Lee Director of the Alabama High School Athletic Directors & Coaches Association .
The North-South game will be played Thursday, July 18, at Montgomery’s Cramton Bowl. Kickoff will be at 7 p.m. The annual game will be live-streamed by the NFHS Network and broadcast by the AHSAA Radio Network.
The South holds a 30-27-2 edge in the North-South series which began in 1948. The North won 27-14 last July, its fourth straight victory in the series which was first played in 1948. The North won that first game played in Tuscaloosa 33-0.
Head coach for the South is Dadeville High School Coach Richard White. The North head coach is Winfield Coach David McKinney.
The North coaching staff includes Clint Smith, Jacksonville; Bryan Moore, Jasper; Scott Mansell, Hueytown; Al Smith, Gadsden City; Jamie Sullivan, Boaz; Oscar Glasscock, Cullman; and Cedric Brown, Southside-Selma, the squad’s administrative coach. Rounding out the South coaching staff are: Lawrence “L.T.” Yelding, B.C. Rain; Jack Hankins, Thomas-ville; Danny Raines, Headland; Roger McDonald, Carroll; Patrick Browning, Pike Road; Daniel Flowers, Southside-Selma; and administrative coach I Mark Heaton of Gadsden City.
2019 NORTH
ALL-STAR
FOOTBALL TEAM ROSTER
Noah Allison, J. B. Pennington, QB, 6'0, 185 lbs.
Lake Spurgeon, Brooks, QB, 6'2
175 lbs.
Devin Buckhalter, Russellville, RB, 6'1, 190 lbs.
Kenny Cannon, Decatur, RB, 5'10, 170 lbs.
Tyetus Smith-Lindsey, Oxford, RB, 5'7, 175 lbs.
Noah Turbyfill, Brooks, RB, 5'9, 185 lbs.
Christian Collins, Boaz, RB/S,6'1, 205 lbs.
Garek Hall, Mortimer Jordan, WR, 5'10, 170 lbs.
Brandon Howard, Oneonta, WR, 6'4, 195 lbs.
Brayden Lewis, DAR, WR, 6'0, 165 lbs.
Brade Pyron, Marion County, WR, 6'4, 195 lbs.
Cadarrius Thompson, Florence, WR, 6'4, 185
Hayden Ray, Addison, C, 6'2, 250 lbs.
Corey Belcher, Mortimer Jordan, OG, 5'11, 250 lbs.
Dalton Gowers, Lincoln, OG, 6'3, 252 lbs.
Colby Morrell, Bob Jones, OL, 6'2, 290 lbs.
KenDarius Hicks, McAdory, OT, 6'6, 250 lbs.
Andrew Manush, Vestavia Hills, OT, 6'3, 260 lbs.
Brock Young, Ranburne, OT, 6'3, 270 lbs.
Keondre Swoopes, Hartselle ATH, 5'11, 175 lbs.
Taveris Hill, Oneon-ta, DB, 6'2, 182 lbs.
Jalen Lee, Florence, DB, 6'1, 175 lbs.
Christopher Reid, Lee - Huntsville, DB, 5'10, 170
Ronnie Wright, Mortimer Jordan, DB, 6'2, 175 lbs.
Jaden Kent, Oneonta, DB, 6'4, 208 lbs.
Sean Allison, Weaver, LB/DE, 6'1, 230 lbs.
Rob Barrentine, Vestavia Hills, LB/DE, 6'0, 200 lbs.
Kenion Bender, McAdory, LB/DE, 5'10, 215 lbs.
Cooper Bishop, Vestavia Hills, LB/DE, 6'0, 205 lbs.
Kobe Collier, Center Point, LB/DE, 6'3, 220 lbs.
Xavier Hopkins, Sparkman, LB/DE, 5'11, 220 lbs.
Colton Smith, Mars Hill Bible, LB/DE, 6'0, 210 lbs.
Robert Baxter, Colbert County, DL, 6'1, 270 lbs.
Jalen Carter, McAdory, DL, 5'11, 280 lbs.
Kevin Penn, Austin, DL, 6'3, 305 lbs.
Christian Renda, Hewitt-Trussville, DL, 6'0, 255 lbs.
Maurice Williams, Hewitt-Trussville, DL, 6'0, 270.
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