2011 Parade All-America Football Team

by Jeff Fisher
High School Football America

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The 48th Parade All-America high school football team is out.

This year's team is made-up of 53 seniors from 22 states.  The team was chosen in conjuction with Sporting News.


Last month, Skyline (Sammamish, WA) High's Kasen Williams was chosen as Parade's Player of the Year.

Here's the 2011 All-America Team:

Offense

Johnny Manziel, QB - Tivy Kerrville, Tex. 6'1" 195 - Texas A&M
Mike Bellamy, RB - Charlotte Punta Gorda, Fla. 5'11" 180 - Clemson
Malcolm Brown, RB - Steele Cibolo, Tex. 6'1" 220 - Texas
Dee Hart, RB - Dr. Phillips Orlando, Fla. 5'8" 185 - Alabama
Trey Metoyer, WR - Whitehouse Whitehouse, Tex. 6'2" 200 - Oklahoma
Kasen Williams, WR - Skyline Sammamish, Wash. 6'2" 210 - Washington
Brian Bobek, OL - Fremd Palatine, Ill. 6'2" 285 - Ohio State
La'el Collins, OL - Redemptorist Baton Rouge, La. 6'5" 285 - LSU
Cyrus Hobbi, OL - Saguaro Scottsdale, Ariz. 6'4" 285 - USC
Cyrus Kouandjio, OL - DeMatha Hyattsville, Md. 6'7" 295 - Undecided
Brandon Shell, OL - Goose Creek Goose Creek, S.C. 6'7" 290 - South Carolina
Jabriel Washington, ATH - Trinity Christian Academy Jackson, Tenn. 5'11" 175 - Alabama
Kyle Brindza, K - Plymouth Canton, Mich. 6'2" 215 - Notre Dame

Defense

Anthony Johnson, DT - O. Perry Walker New Orleans, La. 6'4" 300 - LSU
Viliami Moala, DT - Grant Union Sacramento, Calif. 6'3" 335 - Cal
Jadeveon Clowney, DE - South Pointe Rock Hill, S.C. 6'6" 250 - Undecided
Ray Drew, DE - Thomas Co. Central Thomasville, Ga. 6'5" 255 - Georgia
Stephone Anthony, LB - Anson Wadesboro, N.C. 6'3" 220 - Clemson
Lamar Dawson, LB - Boyle County Danville, Ky. 6'2" 230 - USC
Curtis Grant, LB - Hermitage Henrico, Va. 6'3" 220 - Ohio State
C.J. Johnson, LB - Philadelphia Philadelphia, Miss. 6'3" 227 - Mississippi
Demetrious Nicholson, DB - Bayside Virginia Beach, Va. 5'10" 170 - Virginia
Brian Randolph, DB - Kell Marietta, Ga. 6'0" 180 - Tennessee
Brandon Swindall, DB - Millwood Oklahoma City, Okla. 6'4" 180 - Undecided
David Glidden, ATH - Mustang Mustang, Okla. 5'8" 160 - Oklahoma State

The Roster

Kiehl Frazier, QB - Shiloh Christian Springdale, Ark. 6'3" 215 - Auburn
Marquise Williams, QB - Mallard Creek Charlotte, N.C. 6'3" 218 - North Carolina
Justin Worley, QB - Northwestern Rock Hill, S.C. 6'4" 200 - Tennessee
Jay Ajayi, RB - Liberty Frisco, Tex. 6'1" 200 - Boise State
Amir Carlisle, RB - The King's Academy Sunnyvale, Calif. 5'11" 185 - USC
Jeremy Hill, RB - Redemptorist Baton Rouge, La. 6'1" 215 - Undecided
Valdez Showers, RB - Madison Madison Heights, Mich. 6'0" 185 - Florida
George Farmer, WR - Junipero Serra Gardena, Calif. 6'2" 190 - USC
Marqise Lee, WR - Junipero Serra Gardena, Calif 6'1" 190 - USC
Chris Moore, WR - Jefferson Tampa, Fla. 6'2" 180 - Cincinnati
Richard Mullaney, WR - Thousand Oaks Thousand Oaks, Calif. 6'3" 190 - Oregon State
Ben Koyack, TE - Oil City Oil City, Pa. 6'5" 235 - Notre Dame
Austin Blythe, OL - Williamsburg Williamsburg, Iowa 6'3" 280 - Iowa
Brey Cook, OL - Har-Ber Springdale, Ark. 6'7" 305 - Arkansas
Reese Dismukes, OL - Spanish Fort Spanish Fort, Ala. 6'3" 290 - Auburn
Todd Barr, DE - Lakewood Lakewood, Calif. 6'3" 250 - Cal
Anthony Chickillo, DE - Alonso Tampa, Fla. 6'3" 235 - Miami
Dillon van der Wal, DE - Oaks Christian Westlake Village, Calif. 6'7" 245 -Undecided
Ishaq Williams, DE - Lincoln Brooklyn, N.Y. 6'6" 240 - Notre Dame
Tim Jernigan, DT - Columbia Lake City, Fla. 6'2" 285 - Florida State
Gabe Wright, DT - Carver Columbus, Ga. 6'3" 290 - Auburn
Serderius Bryant, LB - Seminole Sanford, Fla. 5'10" 210 - Mississippi
Steve Edmond, LB - Daingerfield Daingerfield, Tex. 6'3" 235 - Texas
Ben Kline, LB - Dallastown Dallastown, Pa. 6'3" 225 - Penn State
Lateek Townsend, LB - Marlboro County Bennettsville, S.C. 6'2" 210 - Clemson
Darion Arrington, DB - Stone Wiggins, Miss. 6'2" 200 - Mississippi
Dallas Crawford, DB - South Fort Myers Fort Myers, Fla. 5'10" 185 - Miami
Chris Hackett, DB - John Tyler Tyler, Tex. 6'1" 185 - Texas Christian

Parade Magazine's Player of the Year

by Jeff Fisher
High School Football America

The 48th annual Parade All-America team won't be released until Super Bowl Sunday, but we do know one player on the team already.

Skyline (Sammamish, Washington) High School wide receiver Kasen Williams has been named Parade's Player of the Year. Williams is the first player from Washington to receive the honor.

Williams, who played in four straight state championship games, finished his senior year with 86 catches for 1,579 yards and 21 touchdowns. He finishes his career fourth on the state's all-time receiving list with 4,121 yards; fourth in receptions with 235; and third in receiving touchdowns with 56.

Parade All-American Team Announced

by Jeff Fisher
High School Football America

Growing up, the release of the PARADE All-America high school football team was always a big deal. Nowadays, everyone has their own version.

But today, the granddaddy of them all was released. The 47th PARADE All-America team honors 58 players from 24 states. The team was chosen by a panel of coaches, journalists, scouts and recruits.

Heading the list is Seantrel Henderson of Cretin-Derham Hall in St. Paul, Minnesota, who has been chosen as PARADE's Player of the Year. The 6-8, 310-pound offensive lineman is the third player from the school to win the honor. Chris Weinke, the 2000 Heisman Trophy winner and current Minnesota Twin Joe Mauer won the award during their senior seasons.

Other top awards went to Mission Bay (San Diego, CA) High School's Dilon Baxter, who was named the Top All-Purpose Player; Jake Heeps of Skyline (Sammamish, WA is the Top Quarterback and Jordon Hicks of Lakota West (West Chester, OH) is the Top Linebacker.

Here's the 2010 All America Football Team...

Name/High School/City/State/Ht./Wt.

Quarterbacks
Jake Heaps , Skyline, Sammamish, Wash. , 6’2”, 195
Phillip Sims,, Oscar Smith, Chesapeake, Va., 6’2”, 225
Scotty Young, Billy Ryan, Denton, Tex. , 6’3”, 195
Devin Gardner, Inkster, Inkster, Mich., 6’4”, 205
Hutson Mason, Lassiter, Marietta, Ga. , 6’3”, 185
Barry Brunetti, University, Memphis, Tenn., 6’2”, 205
Dylan Favre , St. Stanislaus, Bay St. Louis, Miss., 5’11”, 190

Running Backs
Marcus Lattimore, Byrnes, Duncan, S.C., 6’1”, 220
Malcolm Jones, Oaks Christian, Westlake Village, Calif., 6’1”, 215
Michael Dyer, Little Rock Christian, Little Rock, Ark., 5’9”, 205
Kevin Parks, West Rowan, Mount Ulla, N.C., 5’7”, 195
Traylon Shead, Cayuga, Bethel, Tex., 6’2”, 215
Matt Perez, Maine South, Park Ridge, Ill., 5’11”, 205
Roy Finch, Niceville, Niceville, Fla., 5’9”, 180
Erick Howard, Hoover, North Canton, Ohio, 5’11”, 205
Shakir Bell, Warren Central, Indianapolis, Ind., 5’8”, 185

Receivers
Kyle Prater, Proviso West, Hillside, Ill., 6’5”, 205
Robert Woods, Serra Gardena, Calif., 6’1”, 180
Da’Rick Rogers, Calhoun, Calhoun, Ga., 6’3”, 205
Xavier Grimble, Bishop Gorman, Las Vegas, Nev., 6’5”, 245
Darius White, Dunbar, Fort Worth, Tex., 6’3” 205
Darius Terrell, DeSoto, DeSoto, Tex., 6’3”, 215

Lineman
Seantrel Henderson, Cretin-Derham, St. Paul, Minn., 6’8”, 310
Jackson Jeffcoat, Plano West, Plano, Tex., 6’5”, 230
Sharrif Floyd, George Washington, Philadelphia, Pa., 6’3”, 310
James Hurst, Plainfield, Plainfield, Ind., 6’5”, 290
Ronald Powell, Rancho Verde, Moreno Valley, Calif., 6’4”, 230
William Gholston, Southeastern, Detroit, Mich., 6’7”, 250
Owamagbe Odighizuwa, David Douglas, Portland, Ore., 6’3”, 245
Christian Lombard, Fremd, Palatine, Ill., 6’6”, 295
Jake Matthews, Elkins, Missouri City, Tex., 6’5”, 285
Robert Crisp, Athens Drive, Raleigh, N.C., 6’7”, 300
Kelcy Quarles, Greenwood, Greenwood, S.C. , 6’5”, 270
Chris Ward, Mater Dei, Santa Ana, Calif. , 6’4”, 290
James Stone, Maplewood, Nashville, Tenn., 6’4”, 300
George Uko, Don Lugo, Chino, Calif., 6’4”, 300
Shep Klinke, Katy, Katy, Tex., 6’6”, 285
Jacques Smith, Ooltewah, Ooltewah, Tenn., 6’3”, 245
Taylor Bible, Guyer, Denton, Tex., 6’3”, 300
Jordan Allen, West Monroe, West Monroe, La., 6’6”, 260

Linebackers
Jordan Hicks, Lakota West, West Chester, Ohio, 6’2” 220
Corey Nelson, Skyline, Dallas, Tex., 6’1”, 210
Jeff Luc, Treasure Coast, Port St. Lucie, Fla., 6’1”, 240
Chris Martin, Grandview, Aurora, Colo., 6’5”, 240
C.J. Mosley, Theodore, Theodore, Ala., 6’3”, 215
Hayes Pullard, Crenshaw, Los Angeles, Calif., 6’2”, 225
Tony Jefferson, Eastlake, Chula Vista, Calif., 6’0”, 200

Defensive Backs
Matt Elam, Dwyer, Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., 6’0”, 205
Alec Ogletree, Newnan, Newnan, Ga., 6’3”, 210
Keenan Allen, Northern Guilford, Greensboro, N.C., 6’2”, 205
Demarcus Milliner, Stanhope Elmore, Millbrook, Ala., 6’1”, 185

Kicker
Kip Smith, Legacy, Broomfield, Colo., 6’1”, 210

All-Purpose
Dillon Baxter, Mission Bay, San Diego, Calif., 6’0”, 195
Lamarcus Joyner, St. Thomas Aquinas, Fort Lauderdale, Fla. , 5’10”, 175
Demarco Cobbs, Tulsa Central, Tulsa, Okla., 6’2”, 210
Joshua Shaw,Palmdale, Palmdale, Calif., 6’1”, 195
Latwan Anderson, Glenville, Cleveland, Ohio, 6’0”, 195
A.J. Derby, Iowa City, Iowa City, Iowa , 6’4”, 215