It's time to present the annual

VirginiaPreps.com All-Northwest Region team! 

 

Before delving into our roster, we

first should review the methodology that we follow when picking the team. 

Though it forces us to make tough choices each year, as a staff we lean more

towards exclusivity than inclusion as our team includes only twelve offensive,

twelve defensive and four special teams players.

 

The offense will include two players

at the running back, wide receiver, tackle and guard positions with one player

named at quarterback, tight end and center as would be the case in a standard

offensive huddle.  Our one concession is to add an athlete position which

is used primarily as a "catch-all" where we include a player who, in our

opinion, has to be honored.

 

The very same rules apply to the

defensive side of the ball where we opt for a 4-4 alignment choosing four

defensive linemen, four linebackers, three defensive backs and one athlete.

 

In the specialists spots, we select

one punter, one kicker and two returners.

 

Unlike our prospect lists, the focus

of our all-region teams is to reward on-field play paying much more attention to

performance than college potential.  Additionally, we do not name players

to multiple positions which does allow us to honor as many as possible without

breaking our strict 12 players per side of the ball edict.

 

Lastly, for the all-region teams, we

consider play through the regional championship games.

 

As I said, many tough choices were

made.

 

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Northwest Region First Team Offense

 

Quarterback and

Offensive Player of the Year -- Dominique Terrell, Osbourn

 

Though several players, especially

at the quarterback position, turned in outstanding performances this season,

there is simply no way to ignore the impact of Terrell on the gridiron as he was

a fairly easy choice for the player of the year honors.

 

In regional action, the Eagles

senior quarterback accounted for 3,315 yards and 47 touchdowns in leading his

team to a perfect 12-0 mark winning the Division Five championship. 

Terrell completed 64 of 116 passes for 1,305 yards and 15 touchdowns with only

three interceptions while rushing for 2,010 yards and 32 touchdowns on 252

attempts.

 

Running back --

Nagee Jackson, Battlefield

 

Though his numbers may not have been

as eye-popping as some other backs named to all-region teams across the state,

the impact of Jackson in the Battlefield offense cannot be understated as he is

the top downhill runner for the Division Six regional champions.

 

On the year, the senior rushed for

989 yards and 21 touchdowns on 190 carries and nowhere was his impact more

evident than in the championship tilt when he carried 26 times for 264 yards and

four touchdowns.

 

Running back --

Jaylen Avent, Woodbridge

 

Digging their way out of their 0-3

start, the Woodbridge Vikings won six of their final seven contests to advance

to the Division Six postseason largely because they turned to their sophomore

running back in the ground game as Avent finished the season with 162 rushing

attempts for 963 yards (5.9 per carry) with eight touchdowns.

 

Wide Receiver --

Anthony Johnson, Mountain View

 

As the go-to guy in the Mountain

View aerial attack, Johnson lived up to preseason hype by collecting 31 passes

for 640 yards and seven touchdowns in helping the Wildcats advance to the

Division Five championship contest notching an 8-4 mark along the way.

 

Wide Receiver --

Lucky Whitehead, Osbourn

 

On the other side of the field in

the Division Five title game, the Eagles outstanding senior wideout accounted

for 1,171 yards of offense from the line of scrimmage snagging 33 passes for 698

yards, rushing 44 times for 437 yards and completing a 36-yard touchdown pass on

his only attempt as he finished regional play with 18 scores.

 

Tight End -- Eric

Frohnapfel, Colonial Forge

 

The top receiver on the Division Six

runners-up, the Eagles senior often found open space behind opposing defenses

grabbing 28 passes for 641 yards (22.8 per catch) with nine scores on the year.

 

Tackle -- Mark

Matthews, Osbourn

 

The top lineman on the Eagles

roster, Matthews was a two-way standout for the Division Five champions making

an impact on both sides of the ball as he earned first team honors in the Cedar

Run on each side of the line.

 

Tackle -- Sean

Greer, Franklin County

 

The Western Valley champions ran

through a number of running backs and used various quarterbacks at times

throughout the season yet swept through the district undefeated in notching an

8-2 record before topping Woodbridge in the first round then falling to Colonial

Forge in the semis.  A big reason for their success was the consistent work

done up front by this junior standout.

 

Guard -- Nick

Easter, Colonial Forge

 

In the Colonial Forge Wing-T attack,

Eastern, a potential DI commit, played a lead role as a pulling guard for a unit

that put up 35 or more points in all but one game this season.  The Eagles

are just as likely to power drive defenders backwards as they are to run

counters and get their linemen leading out in space.  Easter excels at

both.

 

Guard -- David

Risoldi, Battlefield

 

Heading up the Bobcats power-rushing

attack, Risoldi anchored an offensive line that paved the way for four running

backs to total over 350 yards on the ground including first team all-region

selection Nagee Jackson in helping the team capture their second straight

regional championship.

 

Center -- Freddie

Potter, Battlefield

 

As noted above with Risoldi, Potter

was a key player for the Bobcats in collecting a second consecutive regional

crown leading the way for their power-rushing attack which spends most of their

time pounding the rock between the tackles.

 

Athlete --

Dominique Miller, Hylton

 

Probably the only serious threat to

Terrell for offensive player of the year honors, Miller is a perfect fit for our

athlete position as it would be a figurative crime to not have him on the first

team all-region roster.

 

In leading the Bulldogs to a perfect

regular season and 10-1 mark on the year, Miller stepped behind center for the

first time his senior season and put together a remarkable year completing 133

of 278 passes for 2,040 yards and 23 touchdowns adding another 634 yards and

nine scores rushing.

 

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Northwest Region First Team Defense

 

Defensive Line --

 Sidney Blue,

Massaponax

 

A four-year started for the

Panthers, Blue has been the standout player in the trenches for a program which

has compiled a 32-14 mark during his high school career.

 

Defensive Line --

 Zavier

Stringfellow, Battlefield

 

An all-state first team selection

last season, Stringfellow turned in another fine performance this year as the

in-the-trenches leader for the regional champion Bobcats who limited opponents

to 11.7 points per game in regional action.

 

Defensive Line --

 Dimitri

Mack, Osbourn

 

The Cedar Run district player of the

year has been an impact player for an Osbourn program who played in two straight

regional championship contests winning this year's 48-7 with the senior playing

a major role.

 

Defensive Line --

 Parrish

Kelley, Hylton

 

A quick and destructive force off

the edge for the Bulldogs, Kelley played an integral role in the team's success

as Hylton recorded a perfect regular season and allowed only 166 points in

eleven district games.

 

Linebacker -- Kevin Wiley, Loudoun

Valley

 

A run-stuffing, fill-the-window,

hard-hitting linebacker, Wiley was a two-way first team all-district player for

the Vikings this season a major player in the program's turnaround from 1-9 in

2008 to their 8-4 mark this year.

 

Linebacker and Defensive Player of the Year-- Trey Preston, Franklin

County

 

The Eagles middle backer notched 140

tackles this season earning him the Western Valley district player of the year

honors for the second year in a row and the senior standout was also selected

the Region defensive player of the year by the area coaches.

 

Linebacker -- Chris Wendle,

Battlefield

 

Leading a strong linebacking corps

for the regional champion Bobcats, Wendle earned his spot on the team by helping

this unit stuff every unit that they faced this season as only one offense

scored higher than their season average against the regional champs.

 

Linebacker -- Christian Harris,

Hylton

 

Through their first nine games this

season, only one team had scored more than two touchdowns against the Bulldogs

as they recorded a perfect 10-0 season before being bounced by Battlefield in

the postseason.  From his inside linebacker position, Harris was a

playmaker affecting every offense that took the field against the Bulldogs.

 

Defensive Back -- Iric Harris,

Hylton

 

Returning from a knee injury that

cost him his junior season, Harris showed no ill effects from the setback and

put together one of the finest seasons in the state leading the Bulldogs defense

in interceptions and standing out as perhaps the top cover corner in the region.

 

Defensive Back -- De'Vonte Piggott,

Gar-Field

 

A first team All-Cardinal district

selection on both sides of the ball, Piggott stands out as one of the top

athletes in the region and a major player for an Indians team who advanced to

the postseason for the first time in three years.

 

Defensive Back -- Tim Scott,

Colonial Forge

 

The Commonwealth District defensive

player of the year, Scott proved to be one of the toughest matchups in the

region for wideouts as his speed and willingness to play physical football

proved to be a challenge for anyone lined up against the future North Carolina

Tar Heel.

 

Athlete -- Daquan Stewart, Mountain

View

 

In qualifying for the postseason for

the first time in school history, the Mountain View Wildcats got supreme effort

and big-game plays from safety Daquan Stewart as box stories of the 'Cats season

could not be written without mention of his crucial interceptions, forced

fumbles or big plays in key moments.

 

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Northwest Region First Team Specialists

 

 

The regional champion Eagles kept

Boteler warm this season scoring 535 points on the year with the junior

connecting on seven field goals and 61 extra points on the season and, more

impressively, averaged four touchbacks per contests putting opposing

offenses in the hole early in drives.

 

 

A standout goalie in soccer, Hinshaw

transitions well to the football field where he serves as the Patriots kicking

specialist earning both ours and the coaches nod as the first team all-region

punter.

 

 

The Bobcats standout is so good and

so versatile that he could have earned first team honors at wideout or defensive

back as well if we named players to multiple positions.  There may not have

been a more important player on the roster for the regional champions this

season.

 

 

The Western Valley offensive player

of the year, Preston was nearly as versatile as Beathard and probably more

explosive as he scored 15 touchdowns on the season as a wide receiver and made a

huge impact in the return game posting a 28.3 yard average on kickoffs.

 

 

Though the Bobcats suffered more

than one loss in the regular season for the first time since 2006, their only

blemishes came in tight contests against undefeated regular season programs in

Hylton and Osbourn.  The 'Cats avenged the loss to the Bulldogs with a

48-14 thrashing in the postseason and outscored opponents 107-41 in their run to

their second straight regional title.

 

 

Through their perfect run to the

regional championship, the Eagles outscored opponents 535-190, an average of

44.5 to 15.8 per contest as no defense limited the Eagles to less than 24 points

and no opposing offense totaled more than 32 against them (and that was in a

24-point loss!). 

 

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Northwest Region Second Team Offense

 

 

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Northwest Region Second Team Defense

 

DL --

Alex

Figueroa, Brooke Point

DL -- Turner Meeks, Battlefield

DL -- Kobi Amamkwah, Gar-Field

DL -- Mark Branca, Osbourn Park

LB -- Darius Parson, Woodbridge

LB -- Austin Copeland, Gar-Field

LB -- Mike Casias, North Stafford

LB -- Fred Fulton, Mountain View

DB -- Robbie Carter, Osbourn

DB -- Trey Reed, Colonial Forge

DB -- RJ Allison, Loudoun Valley

ATH -- Brandon Mattox, Franklin

County

 

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Northwest Region Second Team Specialists