ALL-SIAC TEAM NAMED: Tuskegee quarterback Jacary Atkinson and Clark Atlanta defensive end Curtis Johnson took the top individual honors as the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference named its 2007 all-conference team last week. Atkinson was named the league's most valuable player and offensive player of the year after leading the Golden Tigers to the conference title and perfect 10-0 mark. The junior from Valley, Al., led the league and all of NCAA Div. II football in pass efficiency (188.0) while also leading the conference in passing yards (2,414, 241.4 per game), touchdowns (27) and total offense (276.6 ypg.). Johnson finished the season with 112 total tackles, was the SIAC sack leader with 13.5 and also led the conference with 27 tackles for losses. Andrew Ramsey, a running back from Kentucky State chosen as freshman of the year and Tuskegee coach Willie Slater as coach of the year. Ramsey finished third in the conference in rushing with 771 yards and second in the in rushing touchdowns with nine. Slater has led the Golden Tigers to a 14 game winning streak, an undefeated season thus far and a second consecutive conference title. Tuskegee led all schools with 10 representatives on the all-conference teams followed by Kentucky State with eight. Albany State and Clark Atlanta both had seven representatives.

2007 ALL-SIAC FOOTBALL TEAM

FIRST TEAM

Offense QB - Jacary Atkinson, Jr., Tuskegee; RB - Winston Thompson, So., Clark-Atlanta; Pierre Brown, Jr., Fort Valley State; WR - Virgil Union, Sr., Lane; Jason English, Jr., Tuskegee; TE - Zach Davis, Sr., Kentucky State; OL - Larry Peoples, Sr., Tuskegee; Nartavious Mitchell, Sr., Kentucky State; Jonathan Didier, Jr., Clark Atlanta; Eric Martinear, So., Lane, Montrell Neal, Jr., Albany State

DEFENSE DL - Curtis Johnson, Sr., Clark Atlanta; Jarvis Devaughn, Jr., Tuskegee; Sammie Hill, Jr., Tuskegee; Anthony Richardson, Sr., Kentucky State LB - Ivan Diggs, Sr., Fort Valley State; Brandon Parnell, Sr., Miles; Harvey Logan, Sr., Stillman DB - Dre'mail Hardin, Jr., Stillman; Justin Hannah, So., Tuskegee; Terry McGhee, So., Albany State, Mario Fuller, So., Albany State SPECIAL TEAMS

KR - Jamaree Gordon, Fr., Kentucky State; PR - Mario DeGracia, Sr., Clark Atlanta; PK - Mauriciao Garcia, Sr., Kentucky State; P - Brandon Larkin, Sr., Clark Atlanta

SECOND TEAM

OFFENSE QB - Charles McCullum, Sr., SC; RB - Andrew Ramsey, Fr., KSU; Lironne Davis, So., ASU; WR - Nathaniel Randall, Sr., FVSU; Derrick Hector, Sr., MC; TE - Robert Smith, Jr., LC; OL - Michael Stevens, So., TU; Alphonso Johnson, Jr., CAU; Ramone Harewood, So., MHC; Nate Nobles, Jr., MHC

DEFENSE DL - Jason Marshall, Sr., ASU; Develle Miller, Fr., ASU; Chris Bostock, Jr., MC; Dejuan Payne, Jr., MHC; LB - David Thompson, Sr., KSU; Michael Porter, Sr., CAU; Ryan Davis, Sr., ASU; DB - Terrance Stringer, Sr., TU; John Rhoden, Sr., LC; Vincent Hill, Jr., MC; Derrick Scott, Jr., MHC

SPECIAL TEAMS KR - Brian Witherspoon, Sr., SC; PR - Jerome Bryant, Sr., KSU; PK - Matt Sims, Fr., TU; P - Micah Streiff, Jr., MHC

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