CLINTON, Miss. --- The Mississippi College athletics communications department is proud to announce the Football All-Decade Team on Friday (July 17).

Over the next two weeks, each of the school's 17 NCAA-sponsored sports will be represented, and the teams will be comprised of student-athletes that competed in the second decade of the 20th century.

The teams were selected by the athletics communications department with assistance from the coaching staffs of each sport. A student-athlete had to have competed in two seasons during the decade, and they were selected to the teams based on national, regional and conference honors, as well as, personal achievements and effects on the program, as a whole. For those student-athletes that competed in just one season, they were recognized on the Honorable Mention list.

The Choctaws and Lady Choctaws went through quite the transition from Division III and the American Southwest Conference to Division II and the Gulf South Conference. Both divisions and conferences are well-represented, and it was a pleasure to go back through the last 10 years of MC Athletics. We hope you enjoy going back down memory lane, and please do not be upset with David or Kyle as this was quite the difficult undertaking.
 

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OFFENSE
 
QUARTERBACK
Tommy Reyer (2008-11) --- Tommy was a three-year starter for the Choctaws and was named the ASC Co-Freshman of the Year in 2008. He also ranks 3rd in school history in passing yards (5,327), completions (448), attempts (819) and touchdown passes (46).
 
ALL-PURPOSE
Detric Hawthorn (2018-19) --- Detric was a two-time First Team All-GSC selection and earned Honorable Mention All-American status from Don Hansen in 2018. The signal-caller rushed for 1,502 yards and 18 touchdowns, while throwing for 1,310 yards and eight scores. He was also named to the GSC Football All-Decade Team earlier this summer.
 
RUNNING BACK
Chris Ingram (2014-15) --- Chris was named a National Christian College Athletic Association All-American in 2014, rushing for 569 yards and five scores. For his career, he tallied 1,243 rushing yards and seven touchdowns, going for a career-high 129 yards against West Alabama in 2015.
 
Tiberias Lampkin (2017-18) --- Tiberias was a Second Team All-GSC selection in 2018 and earned Don Hansen All-South Region honors as a senior. He rushed for 1,426 yards with seven touchdowns in his career, going for a career-high 126 and two scores against Florida Tech in 2018.
 
WIDE RECEIVER
Marcel Newson (2015-16) --- Marcel earned AFCA All-American status in 2016, also bringing home Don Hansen All-Super Region Two and First Team All-GSC recognition as a senior. For his career, he caught 97 balls for 1,509 yards and 13 touchdowns and is MC's all-time leader in receptions per game (5.11).
 
Randal Pharr (2009-13) --- Randal earned Distinguished Scholar-Athlete status in the ASC in 2014 and was an All-Academic honoree in the league. For his career, he caught 103 passes for 1,302 yards and 11 touchdowns, including a team-high seven in 2010.
 
Cole Rotenberry (2018-19) --- Cole was a First Team All-GSC selection in 2019 as a Special Teams Utility Player and was also named to the GSC All-Decade Team earlier this summer. He caught 33 balls for 664 yards and six touchdowns over his career, while piling up 399 kick return yards with a touchdown as a senior.
 
OFFENSIVE LINE
Cordell Birge (2018-19) --- Cordell was a two-time Second Team All-GSC selection, helping lead the Choctaws to a 5-0 home record in his senior season. He led an offensive line that averaged over 240 rushing yards per game with 50 rushing scores.
 
Justin Cardwell (2008-11) --- Justin was a Second Team All-ASC selection in 2011 and helped lead a Choctaw team that won the American Southwest Conference in 2009.
 
Lawrence Guyot (2015-18) --- Lawrence was a Google Cloud Academic All-American as a senior and was nominated for the Gene Upshaw Division II Defensive Lineman of the Year in 2018. He also earned All-Academic Team honors from the GSC in his junior and senior seasons.
 
Sean Rogers (2015-16) --- Sean was named to the D2CCA All-Super Region Two Team as a senior and was named to the GSC Academic Honor Roll in each of his two seasons in Clinton.
 
Cody Saxton (2011-12) --- Cody was twice named to the All-ASC Teams, earning Second Team honors in 2011 and Honorable Mention in 2012.
 
HONORABLE MENTION
A.J. Antonescu (OL, 2013), Blane Cannon (OL, 2018-Present), Austin Divinity (RB, 2009-10), Nathan Faciane (WR, 2016-17), Steven Knight (RB, 2009-11), Jonathon Redd (QB, 2011-14), Terrence Taylor (OL, 2010), Chris Williams (OL, 2007-10), Cory York (OL, 2007-11)
 

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DEFENSE
 
DEFENSIVE LINE
Jarryn Bingham (2010-11) --- Jarryn was a D3Football.com All-South Region selection, along with an All-ASC First Team recognition in his senior season. He finished his career with 23 tackles for loss and 12.5 sacks, and his 8.0 sacks in 2011 is the 7th-best single season total in school history.
 
JaQarius Scott (2015-16) --- JaQarius was the Jackson Touchdown Club Most Outstanding Senior in 2016 and tallied 61 total tackles from the defensive tackle spot over two seasons. He also netted 15.0 tackles for loss and 4.0 sacks, including three in 2016.
 
Fred Walls (2018-Present) --- Fred is a two-year starter for the Choctaws, tallying 57 total tackles with 9.5 tackles for loss and 5.0 sacks. In 2019, he forced a fumble, recovered one and defended a pass while racking up a season-high seven tackles against West Georgia.
 
LINEBACKER
Colton Magee (2017-18) --- Colton started all 20 games for the Choctaws at linebacker over his two seasons, being named the Jackson TD Club Most Outstanding Senior in 2018. He tallied 76 total tackles with 9.5 TFL and returned an interception for a touchdown Clark Atlanta in 2017.
 
Doc Ward (2011-13) --- Doc played in 26 games over three seasons with the Choctaws, earning Second Team All-ASC honors as a senior. He tallied 151 total tackles with 14.5 for loss, two forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries, while pacing the ASC in 2012 with 19 tackles against Howard Payne.
 
Jake Weddle (2012-14) --- Jake was a three-year player for the Choctaws, missing parts of two seasons due to injury but earning First Team All-ASC honors and NCCAA All-American honors in his only full season of 2013. His 125 total tackles in 2013 is the third-highest single-season total in school history.
 
DEFENSIVE BACK
Jarrad Craine (2010-11) --- Jarrad earned First Team All-American, All-Region and All-ASC honors in his senior season as he tallied 64 tackles with four interceptions and an ASC-high 17 pass breakups in 2011. He picked off a pair of passes against Louisiana College and tallied a season-high 10 tackles against Hardin-Simmons and Texas Lutheran.
 
Derric Hawthorn (2018-19) --- Derric was named to the GSC All-Decade Team earlier this summer and earned Don Hansen All-American and All-Region status along with a First Team All-GSC recognition. He led the Choctaws with 59 tackles and returned two interceptions and a fumble for a touchdown in his senior season.
 
Chris Manning (2014-17) --- Chris played in 39-of-40 games over his Choctaw career, tallying 199 total tackles with 18 passes defended and nine interceptions. He was a CoSIDA Academic All-District selection in 2016 and 2017, intercepting three passes in each of those seasons.
 
Turner Rotenberry (2018-19) --- Turner started all 20 games of his MC career in the defensive backfield, netting 95 total tackles with six interceptions. He picked off four passes and led the GSC with 182 return yards in 2018 and returned an interception for a score in 2018 and 2019.
 
Keith Villafranco (2011-12) --- Keith was a D3Football.com First Team All-American and a First Team All-Region and All-GSC selection in 2012 as he led the Choctaws with 76 tackles, 9.0 tackles for loss, five interceptions and six forced fumbles. He tallied a season-high 13 tackles against Louisiana College in 2012.
 
HONORABLE MENTION
Jeremy Bertrand (LB, 2008-11), Austin Gray (DB, 2010-13), Brad Holt (DL, 2008-10), Jonathan Jones (LB, 2019-Present), Luke Petitto (LB/DB, 2008-11), Carl Rainey, Jr. (DL, 2013-17), Elijah Rogers (DB, 2018-19), Nolan Willisson (DL, 2007-10)
 

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SPECIAL TEAMS
 
PUNTER
Matthew Turcotte (2014-17) --- Matthew was a Second Team All-GSC selection in 2016 and earned NCCAA All-American status in 2015 and 2016. His 43.47 yards per punt average in 2014 is the best mark in school history and his 40.99 career yards per punt ranks 5th in school history.
 
PLACEKICKER
Chris Campbell (2010-12) --- Chris earned Honorable Mention All-ASC recognition in 2011 and 2012 and is the school record holder in extra point percentage (98.3) only missing 1-of-59 extra points over his career. He is tied for 5th in school history with 17 made field goals with a career-high 52-yard field goal against McMurry in 2011.
 
LONG SNAPPER
Jonathan Penton (2016-19) --- Jonathan played in 29-of-30 games as the team's starting long snapper over his final three seasons.
 
RETURN SPECIALIST
Marcel Newson (2015-16) --- Marcel was named an AFCA All-American and earned First Team All-GSC honors as a wide receiver and return specialist in 2016. He is MC's all-time leader in all-purpose yards per game (146.2) and his 23.78 yards per kick return is the second-best total in school history. He scored 18 total touchdowns in his career, including three return scores.
 
HONORABLE MENTION
Jacob Chancellor (P, 2011), Jared Cummins (LS, 2007-10), Chakel Gates (WR/KR, 2016-18), Drake McCarter (P/PK, 2018-19), Craig McCraney (P, 2012-13), Tyler Poe (PK, 2014-15), Darius Young (WR/KR, 2017)
 

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Mississippi College is a private Christian university located in Clinton, Mississippi with an enrollment of over 5,000 students. MC recently finished their transition process back to NCAA Division II and the Gulf South Conference and began competing for conference and national championships in the 2016-17 academic year.

The athletic department sponsors 18 intercollegiate athletic programs: Baseball, Men's and Women's Basketball, Men's and Women's Cross Country, Football, Men's and Women's Golf, Men's and Women's Soccer, Softball, Men's and Women's Tennis, Men's and Women's Indoor Track & Field, Men's and Women's Outdoor Track & Field and Volleyball.

For more information on Mississippi College athletics, please contact David Nichols at 601-925-3234 or nichols@mc.edu.