 The Watauga High football team had five players named to the Northwestern 3A/4A All-Conference team that was released on Sunday. Junior wide receiver Cameron Baker led the way. Baker, who was
named the WBTV Player of the Week October 29, led WHS with 40 catches this season for 711 yards and seven touchdowns. He turned in a career-best performance on Senior Night with six catches for 215 yards and three TDs against St. Stephens.
Baker was joined on the all-conference squad by defensive back/wide receiver DeWayne Mackey, offensive/defensive linemen Wade Norris and Taylor Shuford, and defensive back Nick McLean.
Mackey, a senior, was second on the team in tackles with 80 stops, including 41 solos, and he also led the team with five intercepitons. Offensively, Mackey caught 26 passes for 262 yards and two TD.
Shuford led the Pioneers with 103 tackles as a defensive tackle. He also had 38 solo stops, and led the team with 15 tackles-for-loss and 4.5 quarterback sacks.
Northwestern Athletic Conference
Football
Conference Champion: South Caldwell Spartans
All Conference:
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Hibriten:
Jacob Copper
Mason Minton
Zac Walker
Davone Jones
Tishawn Daniels
Daquan Suddreth
Devell Maxwell
Shamar Logan
Dustin Wiggins
Jacob Vasquez
Alexander Central:
Luke Bean
Matt Quigley
Casey Anderson
Landon Thomas
Garrett Dupuis
Dustin Jones
Brady Patterson
Dylan Smith
Adam Canella
Jeremy Gourley
South Caldwell:
Adam Reece
Cody Bowman
Chad Davenport
Zac Pollard
Clayton Welker
Josh Turner
Ethan James
Mike Iasiello
Elijah Davis
Trevor Soles
Issac Tilghman
Andrew Tilghman
Hickory:
Nathan Gibbs
Conner Howe
Cameron Stinson
Kyree Conner
Jaesean Abernathy
Daniel Davis
Matt Williams
Will McCarrick
Eric Valadez
Jordan Lockhart
Watauga:
Cam Baker
DeWayne Mackey
Taylor Shuford
Nick McLean
Wade Norris
Fred T. Foard:
Jalen Thompson
Sam Benfield
Brenden Purkey
St. Stephens:
Andrew Lackey
Matt Baker
Marvin Sutton
Matthew Means
Offensive Player of the Year:
Zac Pollard, South Caldwell
Defensive Player of the Year:
Cody Bowman, South Caldwell
Special Teams Player of the Year:
Matt Quigley, Alexander Central
Coach of the Year:
Butch Carter, South Caldwell
Photo Courtesy: Taylor Shuford, Rob Moore |
