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AHSAA reveals Alabama’s roster for Annual Alabama-Mississippi All-Star football game

Eight players from the Tennessee Valley have been selected to the 40-player Alabama All-Star Team that will face Mississippi in the 30th annual Alabama-Mississi...
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Eight players from the Tennessee Valley have been selected been selected to the 40-player Alabama All-Star Team that will face Mississippi in the 30th annual Alabama-Mississippi All-Star Football Game Dec. 10 at Montgomery’s Cramton Bowl. Those players are Logan Arnold (Hazel Green), Skylar Boyd (James Clemens), Kendall Randolph (Bob Jones), Jordyn Peters (Muscle Shoals), Chandarius Townsend (Tanner), J’Marick Woods (Florence), LaBryan Ray (James Clemens) and Will Ignont (Buckhorn).
 
    The roster, comprised of current high school seniors, was announced Tuesday by Alvin Briggs, Director of the Alabama High School Athletic Directors & Coaches Association. Seventeen Alabama high school players have already committed to Division I-A schools.
The annual contest is an event of the AHSADCA and the Alabama High School Athletic Association.
   The game was played in Mississippi for the first time in the series last year. The hosts won 28-21 on the Southern Miss campus in Hattiesburg.  That win by Mississippi snapped a seven-game winning streak by Alabama, which now holds a 21-8 edge in the series.
    “We hope the 40-man Alabama roster selected for this year’s game will bring the Alabama-Mississippi Game Championship Trophy back (to Alabama),” Briggs said.
      UMS-Wright Coach Terry Curtis, who is serving as the head coach for Alabama, will be coaching a squad full of Division I-A prospects – several still embroiled in national recruiting battles.
      The roster, comprised of current high school seniors, was selected through a rigorous process that began last winter, Briggs said. “The selection committee has worked extremely hard to trim down the strong list of nominations to the 40 selected. It is a difficult task for sure, and we thank the committee for its dedication.
  “We are excited about returning to Cramton Bowl. This will provide another opportunity for the AHSAA and City of Montgomery to work together to produce an exciting event for local fans as well as our friends from Mississippi and the vast TV and Radio audience that tunes in via Raycom Media’s Alabama-Mississippi TV Network and the AHSAA Radio Network.”
    The annual all-star event was played at Mobile’s Ladd-Peebles Stadium since its inception in 1988 until 2010. It moved to Cramton Bowl from 2011-2014. It is now on a rotating basis between the two states.
    Of the 17 players picked that are already committed, five have selected defending National Champion Alabama: running back Brian Robinson of Hillcrest-Tuscaloosa; offensive linemen Hunter Brannon of Cullman and Kendall Randolph of Bob Jones; defensive back Chadarius Townsend of Tanner;  and linebacker Markail Benton of Central-Phenix City. Auburn has commitments from two, defensive backs Malcolm Askew of McAdory and Jordyn Peters of Muscle Shoals. 
   Three other SEC schools (Arkansas, Florida and LSU) have commitments from players on the roster while Southern Cal, North Carolina, Michigan, Duke, Purdue and UAB have at least one each.
    Committed to LSU are defensive lineman Justin Thomas and McGill-Toolen defensive back John Young III. Arkansas has a commitment from quarterback Daulton Hyatt of Etowah, and tight end Zech Byrd of Stanhope Elmore has announced plans to sign with Florida.
     Curtis’ Alabama All-Star coaching staff includes Caleb Ross of McGill-Toolen, Ben Blackmon of Spanish Fort, Kelvis White of Mae Jemison, Keith Etheredge of Pell City, Steve Smith of Piedmont, Ed Rigby of Elba and Richie Busby of Fultondale.
      The game will be televised live over the Raycom Network of stations in Mississippi and Alabama. The contest will also be broadcast live over the AHSAA Radio Network.
       
 
 
         2016 ALABAMA-MISSISSIPPI ALL-STAR GAME
         December 10, noon — Cramton Bowl, Montgomery
                2016 ALABAMA FOOTBALL ALL-STAR ROSTER                                                     
             Player                                        School                                    Pos.        Ht.          Wt.
                Daulton Hyatt                        Etowah                                   QB           6-4          190
                Leslie (Bubba) Thompson   McGill-Toolen                       QB           6-2          180
                Jaxton Carson                       Central-Phenix City              RB           5-11        210
                Terence Dunlap                   Maplesville                            RB           6-0          178
                Brian Robinson                     Hillcrest-Tuscaloosa             RB           6-1          215
                Logan Arnold                        Hazel Green                          TE/HB     6-4          225
                Zech Byrd                              Stanhope Elmore                 TE/HB     6-6          240
                Nico Collins                           Clay-Chalkville                      WR          6-5          210
                Noah Igbinoghene               Hewitt-Trussville                  WR          6-0          192
                Henry Ruggs, III                     Lee-Montgomery WR          6-0          173
                Marlon Williams                   McGill-Toolen                       TE/WR    6-1          205
                Kadarius Toney                     Blount                                    ATH         6-0          180
                Brian Anderson                    Montgomery Catholic         OL           6-3          285
                Skylar Boyd                           James Clemens                     OL           6-5          280
                Hunter Brannon                   Cullman                                  OL           6-4          295
                Rakavius Chambers              Opelika                                  OL           6-3          300
                Mason Langley                     Piedmont                               OL           6-3          305
                Clayton McConnell              Foley                                      OL           6-3          270
                Preston Mixon                      Jeff Davis                               OL           6-4          296
                Kendall Randolph Bob Jones                              OL           6-5          306
                Malcom Askew                     McAdory                               DB           6-0          180
                Zyon Gilbert                          Jeff Davis                               DB           6-1          172
                Marcus Jones                        Enterprise                             DB           5-9          170
                Jordyn Peters                       Muscle Shoals                       DB           6-3          190
                Chadarius Townsend           Tanner                                   DB           6-0          190
                J’marick Woods                    Florence                                DB           6-4          205
                John Young III                        McGill-Toolen                       DB           6-1          175
                Neil Farrell                            Murphy                                  DL           6-4          290
                Alec Jackson                         Jeff Davis                               DL           6-5          274
                Ryan Johnson                        St. Paul’s Episcopal               DL           6-3          246
                Labryan Ray                          James Clemens                     DL           6-4          260
                Christian Smith                     Hewitt-Trussville                  DL           6-2          298
                Justin Thomas                       Spanish Fort                          DL           6-5          250
                Kenney Britt                          Oxford                                   LB            6-1          225
                Thomas Johnston Spanish Fort                          LB            6-2          220
                Sterling Jones                       Saint James                            LB            6-1          225
                Markail Benton                     Central-Phenix City              LB            6-3          235
                Kholbe Coleman                   Hoover                                   LB            6-0          205
                Will Ignont                             Buckhorn                               OLB         6-2          230
                Jake Lane                               Park Crossing                        K/P          6-1          165

COACHING STAFF
Terry Curtis, UMS-Wright (Head Coach); Caleb Ross, McGill-Toolen; Ben Blackmon,
Spanish Fort; Kelvis White, Mae Jemison; Keith Etheredge, Pell City; Steve Smith,
Piedmont; Ed Rigby, Elba.
                                               
ALABAMA ALL-STAR HISTORY                                                                                         
Alabama leads series 21-8                         
 
 

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