East Head Coach Will Be Marion County's Tim Taylor
by Stan Crawley
posted June 17, 2004
Nine players from the Chattanooga area have been selected to play in the East-West Shrine All-Star football game at Middle Tennessee State University.
The game featuring the best high school players from around the state will be played June 26 at 7 p.m. at Floyd Stadium on the MTSU campus.
The nine players representing the Chattanooga-area will be Sequatchie County's Jordan Cain, Hixson's Wilford Blowe (UTC), Grundy County's Justin Bryant, Sequatchie County's John Mackersie (Maryville College), South Pittsburg's Ron Cook, East Ridge's Anthony Anderson (Carson-Newman), Cleveland's Samuel Bowerman, Tyner's Thomas Battle (Carson-Newman) and Whitwell's Paul Tidwell (UTC).
The head coach for the East all-stars is Marion County's Tim Taylor. The assistant head coach is Pat Dyer from Macon County High School.
Coaching the West all-stars will be Kevin Locastro from Memphis Christian Brothers High School.
A concert by Ricochet will run from 5-6 p.m. preceding the game.
WEST ALL STAR ROSTER
No. Name Ht. Wt. Pos. High School College
1 Dominic Thompson 5-11 195 RB Whitehaven Ranger
2 Ellix Wilson* 5-11 205 LB Melrose Tennessee
3 Marcellus Tibbs 6-0 190 DB Hillsboro Tennessee State
4 Joseph Doss* 5-9 181 RB Melrose Memphis
5 Brett Russell* 6-4 240 TE Christian Brothers Memphis
6 Carlos Armour* 6-3 200 DB Melrose Miami (FL)
8 Marcus Johnson 6-0 195 WR Springfield Undecided
9 Carlton Robinzine* 6-3 205 WR Bolton Memphis
10 Justin Merritt* 5-10 175 DB Hillsboro UT-Chattanooga
11 Kevyn Murray 6-3 185 DB Franklin Middle Tennessee
12 Matthew Solima* 6-3 180 QB Franklin Tennessee Tech
14 Adam Darby 6-2 205 LB Jackson Christian Undecided
16 Antonio Heffner* 6-2 180 QB Melrose South Carolina
20 Terrance Bell 5-10 175 RB Huntingdon Undecided
22 Riley Howard 6-0 174 DB Stratford Tennessee State
23 Ryan Nichols* 6-0 170 DB Franklin Tennessee Tech
32 Cory Curtsinger 5-9 140 K White House Undecided
33 Chris Hampton* 6-0 175 DB Melrose South Carolina
34 Aaron Wenger 6-0 210 LB Tipton Rosemark SE Missouri
35 Ricky Goff 6-0 200 RB MIlan Bethel
42 John Howell 6-0 190 LB McKenzie Univ. of the South
44 Cortez Mack 6-0 210 LB Ridgeway Coahoma JC
50 Anthony Montileone 6-1 215 C Brentwood Tennessee
54 Martini Hilliard* 6-2 250 DL Kingsbury Tennessee Tech
55 Kenneth Hillsman 6-2 255 OL Huntingdon Tennessee State
56 Ryan Singler 6-2 210 C Christian Brothers Memphis
57 Philip Beliles* 6-4 270 DE Christian Brothers Memphis
62 Ryan Williams* 6-2 290 OL Christian Brothers Memphis
64 Blake Webster 6-4 290 DL White House Undecided
70 Daniel Hull 6-4 230 DL Lewis County Middle Tennessee
71 Brandon Pearce* 6-6 255 OL Christian Brothers Memphis
72 Richard Montgomery 6-3 307 OL Ripley Arkansas Tech
73 Taj Jenkines 6-4 215 DE Clarksville Florida A&M
77 Joseph Hudgins 6-3 275 OL Fairview Butler
78 Jason Swindell 6-1 245 OL Dickson County UT-Chattanooga
80 Joevaris Carter 6-1 187 WR Ripley Bethel
83 William Dyson 6-1 200 DE Covington Bethel
90 Ricky Williams 6-2 250 DE Antioch Tennessee State
91 Clifton Bone 6-3 235 DE Antioch Cumberland
Head Coach: Kevin Locastro, Christian Brothers HS
Assistant Head Coach: Tim Johnson, Franklin HS
Assistant Coach: Kenny Ingram, Melrose HS
Assistant Coach: Tommy Rewis, Fairview HS
Assistant Coach: Johnny Adams, Ripley HS
Assistant Coach: Jeff McFerran, Tipton Rosemark Academy
Assistant Coach: Steve Williford, Christian Brothers HS
Administrative Assistant: Patrick Nagoski, Christian Brothers HS
EAST ALL STAR ROSTER
No. Name Ht. Wt. Pos. High School College
2 Jordan Cain 6-2 180 S Sequatchie County Undecided
3 Wilford Blowe* 5-11 197 WR Hixson UT-Chattanooga
4 Dustin Gaines 5-10 180 CB Dobyns-Bennett Tusculum
5 Jordan Walker 5-9 243 FB Anderson County Undecided
6 Eric White 6-2 195 DB Tennessee Undecided
7 Sean Mounts 5-10 175 CB Anderson County Undecided
8 Lester Bailey 5-8 170 CB Elizabethton Campbellsville
9 Charvez Francisco* 6-1 210 DB Morristown East Carson-Newman
10 Mark Byrd 5-9 175 QB Cloudland Undecided
14 Kittrell Smith 5-9 145 K Macon County Memphis
15 Justin Long* 6-1 175 QB Knox Fulton Carson-Newman
17 Jared Stevens 6-3 230 DE Oak Ridge Tusculum
18 Justin Bryant 6-3 215 QB Grundy County Undecided
20 John Mackersie 5-11 190 DB Sequatchie County Maryville College
22 James Pryor 6-0 180 RB Franklin County Undecided
24 Ron Cook 6-0 170 CB South Pittsburg Undecided
25 Anthony Anderson* 5-11 195 RB East Ridge Carson-Newman
29 Julius Kelso 5-11 220 LB Lincoln County Tennessee Tech
30 Timothy Whaley 6-1 205 LB Happy Valley Tusculum
32 Cory Brown 5-9 170 RB Austin East Undecided
40 Madison Taylor 6-0 215 LB David Lipscomb Undecided
41 Stephen Buckner 6-0 225 FB Cookeville Undecided
44 Daniel Mitchell 6-0 170 WR Houston County Undecided
50 Joshua Bentley 6-3 250 OL Sullivan North Virginia
53 Ryan Hackney 6-3 285 DT East Robertson Undecided
65 Adam Clemons 5-11 195 LB Macon County Tennessee Tech
66 Chris Smith 6-3 320 OL Oakland Cumberland
67 Chris McConnell* 6-6 300 OL Smith County Western Kentucky
70 Kirk Swearingen 6-5 280 TE East Robertson Tennessee
71 Matthew Bates 6-2 280 OL Cookeville Campbellsville
72 Samuel Bowerman 6-2 331 DL Cleveland Undecided
74 Corey Shipley 6-2 225 DE Greeneville Undecided
75 Chad Kennedy 6-4 285 OL Knox Fulton Tennessee Tech
76 Jeremy Bentley 6-3 260 OT Knox Catholic Austin Peay
77 Chris England 6-3 270 DL Portland Tennessee Tech
78 Thomas Battle* 6-3 320 OL Tyner Academy Carson-Newman
79 Paul Tidwell 6-5 295 OL Whitwell UT-Chattanooga
84 John Marc Stephens* 6-5 245 TE Blackman Middle Tennessee
89 Matthew Morgan 6-4 225 TE LaVergne Tennessee Tech
99 Dane Christman 6-0 210 LB Cloudland Mars Hill
Head Coach: Tim Taylor, Marion County HS
Assistant Head Coach: Pat Dyer, Macon County HS
Assistant Coach: Mike Atwood, Johnson County HS
Assistant Coach: Derrick Davis, Polk County HS
Assistant Coach: Wes Green, Whitwell HS
Assistant Coach: Bruce Lussier, Oak Ridge HS
Assistant Coach: Ralph Nelson, Sullivan East HS
Administrative Assistant: Aaron Collins, Whitwell HS
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