All Timesland: Football - defense

Timesland Player of the Year - defense

Jake Kite | Hidden Valley | Senior safety

Kite, 6-1, 188, played the entire 2012 season with a painful dislocated shoulder and a torn labrum, but the injuries did not stop him from earning Region IV defensive player of the year honors. His shoulder popped out of joint three times during the season, forcing him to miss a total of just six plays. Kite finished with 86 solo tackles and 10 tackles for loss, along with six forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries. Kite also caught 33 passes and had five touchdowns at wide receiver. He made first-team All-Region IV as a kick returner, taking back a kickoff for a TD vs. Pulaski County and a punt return for a score against Christiansburg. Kite signed with Duke.

FIRST TEAM

DE JAMES KING | PULASKI COUNTY | Senior, 6-4, 220

River Ridge District defensive lineman of the year. ... Had 60 solo tackles, 19 assists, one sack and one fumble recovery. ... Played for the South squad in the Chesapeake Bowl. ... Signed with VMI.

DE HARDY LESTER | GEORGE WYTHE | Senior, 6-5, 225

Region C defensive player of the year. ... Led team to Group A Division 1 title. ... Had 89 solo stops, 19 for loss, 15 1/2 sacks and three blocked kicks. ... Signed with Richmond.

DL DeANTHONY MUSE | NORTHSIDE, Junior, 6-0, 246

Region III co-defensive player of the year and Blue Ridge District player of the year. ... Had 55 solo hits, including 21 tackles for loss. ... Added seven sacks and one forced fumble.

DL LARRY PERKINS | MARTINSVILLE, Senior, 6-5, 210

Had 17 quarterback sacks and 21 tackles for loss in just 10 games. ... Piedmont District defensive lineman of the year. ... Four-year starter. ... Has offer from VU-Lynchburg.

LB DEMETRIUS ANDERSON | PATRICK HENRY, Senior, 5-10, 185

First-team All-Western Valley District and second-team All-Northwest Region choice. ... Led Patriots to first postseason berth since 2000 with team-high 72 solo tackles.

LB TIMMY MEADOR | WILLIAM BYRD | Senior | 6-0, 230

Blue Ridge District defensive back of the year. ... First-team All-Region III. ... Caused four fumbles, recovered three. ... Had 94 solo tackles and 31 assists and one interception.

LB SETH WILLS | CHRISTIANSBURG | Junior | 6-0, 206

Had 174 total tackles as Blue Demons reached Region IV Division 4 final. ... Had five tackles for loss, one forced fumble and one interception. ... First-team All-Region IV.

LB EZRA WADDEY | NORTHSIDE | Junior | 5-7, 200

First-team All-Region III. ... Had 81 solo tackles including 10 in a game twice. ... Added eight tackles for loss. ... Clinched victory over William Byrd with overtime interception.

DB ISAAC BALTAZAR | GEORGE WYTHE | Senior | 6-2, 165

Had eight interceptions in 2012 and finished with 16 in the last two years. ... Had two pickoffs in Division 1 semifinal win at Franklin and one in state final vs. Honaker.

DB CHAD FISHER | SALEM | Senior | 5-10, 170

Top tackler with 105 stops for Division 4 semifinalist. ... Had seven INTs including one for TD. ... First-team All-Region IV. ... Had school-record 70 catches and nine TDs at receiver.

DB KEON MABIN | MAGNA VISTA | Senior | 6-2, 203

Had 35 solo tackles including seven tackles for loss. ... Added two caused fumbles, one recovery, one quarterback sack and one interception. ... Also rushed for 678 yards.

P GARRETT LEE | GILES | Senior | 6-1, 185

First-team All-Region C. ... Averaged 44.6 yards per kick on 14 punts. ... Had season-long punt of 64 yards. ... Also had five interceptions and 100-yard TD return as defensive back.

UT JOEY AUGUSTIN | CHRISTIANSBURG | Senior | 6-3, 171

Rushed for 1,396 yards and 20 TDs, and passed for 247 yards. ... Caught a pass for a touchdown and returned a punt for a TD. ... River Ridge District offensive back of the year.

SECOND TEAM

DL IAN CALFEE | Pulaski County | Sr. | 6-1, 360

DL NATE LEE | Patrick Henry | Jr. | 6-3, 225

DL BRANDEN TAYLOR | North Cross | Sr. | 6-2, 210

DL TYLER TUNE | Franklin County | Sr. | 5-10, 220

LB EDDIE BOWMAN | Bassett | Sr. | 6-0, 199

LB OWEN DEACON | James River | Sr., 6-0, 210

LB MASSI FLICI | Hidden Valley | Jr. | 6-2, 215

LB ADAM DOLL-HENNIS | Rockbridge County | Jr. | 6-1, 225

DB JALEN FRANCE | George Wythe | Sr. | 6-0, 160

DB ZAC HILL | William Byrd | Jr. | 5-10, 165

DB TRE'VON LIGHTFOOT | Liberty, Sr. | 6-0, 180

DB COLTON WILSON | Rockbridge County, Sr. | 5-9, 175

P CALEB FINDLEY | Radford, Sr. | 6-0, 160

UT DAVID PRINCE | Patrick Henry, Sr. | 6-1, 180

SIZZLIN’ SOPHOMORE OF THE YEAR

DT CHANCE HALL | NORTHSIDE

Hall, a 6-foot-5, 266-pound defensive tackle, was named first-team All-Blue Ridge District and second-team All-Region III after helping Northside to a share of the district title. He had 46 solo tackles, eight tackles for loss, three sacks and one blocked kick.

SIZZLIN’ SOPHOMORES

DL JUSTIN JARRETT | William Fleming | 6-2, 279

DL NOAH RADFORD | Floyd County | 6-0, 271

DL TYREK ROBERTS | Salem | 5-8, 197

LB NATE ATKINS | Hidden Valley | 6-0, 201

LB TYLER FEDISON | Salem | 5-11, 194

LB MIKE GRAVELY | William Fleming | 5-11, 189

LB JACOB PLASTER | Northside | 5-9, 212

DB KALEB BOHRNSTEDT | Blacksburg | 6-6, 180

DB MALIK EAVES | Pulaski County | 5-8, 135

DB AUSTIN FISHER | Northside | 5-7, 150

DB AUSTIN OYLER | Lord Botetourt | 5-11, 159

P ZAC FOUTZ | Cave Spring | 6-4, 198

UT AUSTIN PORTER | Liberty | 6-1, 195

COACH OF THE YEAR

H.S. INGO | George Wythe

Ingo led his alma mater to the VHSL Group A Division 1 championship, 29 years after he was a two-way starting lineman on a George Wythe team that lost in the Group AA final. The Maroons won their sixth straight Hogoheegee District title, then they blanked defending state champion Clintwood 7-0 in a quarterfinal. Wythe knocked off unbeaten Franklin on the road in the semifinals and topped Honaker 17-10 in the final to finish 14-1.

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