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All-Decade Team

All-Decade Team

for touchbacks…Made 3 of 7 field goal attempts, including a game tying 31-yarder that sent Northeast’s season-opening win over Southwest to overtime…Also 12 of 14 on extra points as a sophomore for 21 total points…Made six field goals during freshman campaign (tied for second most in MACCC)…Career-long 39-yard field goal at Holmes…Perfect 17 of 17 on extra point attempts to total 35 points…Had 14 punts that landed inside the 20-yard line (12th nationally & 2nd in MACCC)…Career punting numbers include 106 punts for 4,093 yards (38.6 average) with a long of 67 yards, 35 punts inside the 20-yard line, 23 fair catches and five touchbacks…Career kicking numbers include nine made field goals, 29 of 31 extra points and 56 total points

RETURN SPECIALIST: Donta Armstrong (Pittsboro, Miss.) 2015 NJCAA All-American…2015 NJCAA All-Region 23…Named MACCC All-State as both a receiver and return specialist…13th All-American in program history… finished third in the NJCAA with 772 total return yards…Compiled an average of 22.7 yards on 34 attempts between kickoffs and punts as a sophomore for Northeast… Ended the campaign second in the MACCC in both kickoff return yards at 573 and punt return yards with 199…Tabbed as the MACCC Special Teams Player of the Week with an incredible 298 yards against Mississippi Delta with three 40-plus yard returns that each setup scores by the Tigers…Had his longest return one week later versus rival Itawamba of 84 yards on the opening kickoff… Accumulated 1,103 all-purpose yards, which ranked third in the Magnolia State…His 122.6 yards per outing placed him at 17th among all athletes nationally…Also the Tigers’ top wideout for two consecutive seasons…Recorded teamhighs of 29 receptions and 331 yards with one touchdown for Northeast as a sophomore…Also solid as a freshman with 39 catches for 538 yards…Tied a career-high for yards in a single game that year with 120 against both Coahoma and Itawamba…Had four touchdowns during the 2014 campaign, including two during Northeast’s homecoming victory over Coahoma…Concluded his time in the City of Hospitality with 1,687 all-purpose yards and five scores… Finished collegiate career at West Alabama…Played indoor professional football with the Arizona Rattlers and the San Diego Strike Force (IFL) NEMCC ALL-DECADE TEAMS

MEN’S BASKETBALL

Leroy “Shaq” Buchanan (Madison, Miss.) Wesley Harris (Jackson, Miss.) Dimario Jackson (Brusly, La.) Denzel McDuffey (Jackson, Miss.) Kendall Stafford (Corinth, Miss.) Acie Vance (Ripley, Miss.)

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

Aundrea Adams (Corinth, Miss.) Aushiana Ivy (Shannon, Miss.) Cherelle Jones (Middleton, Tenn.) Anna Brooke Page (Belmont, Miss.) Dayzsha Rogan (Ripley, Miss.) Shelby Wilbanks (Walnut, Miss.)

SOFTBALL

First Base: Avery Springer (Houston, Miss.) Second Base: Raleigh Downs (Booneville, Miss.) Third Base: Breanna Tarpley (Athens, Ala.) Shortstop: Nicki Whitten (Booneville, Miss.) Outfielder: Tia Davis (Ecru, Miss.) Outfielder: Paige Dill (Southaven, Miss.) Outfielder: Molly Walden (New Site, Miss.) Catcher: Lizzy Van Manen (Pella, Iowa) Pitcher: Jessica Boyd (St. Joseph, Mich.) Pitcher: Erin Dixson (Amherst, N.Y.) Pitcher: Jaisa Fox (Cincinnati, Ohio) DP/Utility: Bianca Chagolla (Riverside, Calif.) DP/Utility: Andrea Cutts (Ackerman, Miss.) DP/Utility: Caleigh Wallace (Killen, Ala.)

BASEBALL

First Base: Tyler Samaniego (Huntsville, Ala.) Second Base: Trent Turner (Brandon, Miss.) Third Base: Josh Mills (Oxford, Miss.) Shortstop: Luke Stanley (Oxford, Miss.) Catcher: Riley Alef (New Albany, Miss. Outfielder: Will Robertson (Falkner, Miss.) Outfielder: Heath Wood (Kossuth, Miss.) Outfielder: Bailey Walker (Lake Cormorant, Miss.) Starting Pitcher: Tanner Gaines (Baldwyn, Miss.) Starting Pitcher: Cooper Cox (Ripley, Miss.) Starting Pitcher: Jake Christa (Huntsville, Ala.) Relief Pitcher: Evan Hickman (Holly Springs, Miss.) DH/Utility: Brandon Farley (Cookeville, Tenn.) DH/Utility: Anthony Lipsey (Myrtle, Miss.) DH/Utility: Tucker Childers (Ripley, Miss.)

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