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Palermo III, Brimmer, and Giron Headline SAC Football All-Conference Awards

Drew Maddox Earns Conference Coach of the Year

Oklahoma City – After leading Louisiana Christian to a share of the Sooner Athletic Conference Football Championship and a berth in the NAIA National Tournament, Sal Palermo III was named the SAC Football Athlete of the Year as voted on by the league coaches.
 
Louisiana Christian Head Coach Drew Maddox earned the conference Coach of the Year award while Luke Giron of OUAZ grabbed the league's Offensive Player of the Year award with Louisiana Christian's Logan Brimmer garnering the conference Defensive Player honor.
 
OUAZ's Landon Reeves was named the Special Teams Player of the Year while Panhandle State's CJ Campbell earned the Newcomer of the Year honor with Tylin Lewis of Texas College grabbing the conference Freshman of the Year award.
 
Palmero III was a key part of the Wildcats' offense as he passed for 2,104 yards on 149 completions with 22 touchdowns on the year and ranked second in the conference in passing efficiency with a rating of 151.9. Palermo III also added 186 yards rushing and another five scores.
 
Maddox led Louisiana Christian to a share of the league title and a berth in the post-season with an overall record of 9-2 and a conference record of 7-1. 
 
Giron led the conference in passing with 2,800 yards on 181 completions with 27 touchdowns and had a league-high passing efficiency rating of 178.1 as the Spirit averaged 56.9 points per contest.
 
Brimmer was a major player for the Louisiana Christian defense as he had 14 total tackles for a loss for 68 yards while adding four solo sacks and six assists on sacks for 45 yards.
 
Reeves led the OUAZ special teams with 125 points as he connected on 18-of19 field goals and hit 71 extra points on the year.
 
Campbell finished the season for the Aggies ranked fourth In the conference with 846 yards on the ground on 143 rushes with seven touchdowns while averaging 5.9 yards per carry.
 
Lewis made an impact for the Steers in his freshman year as he had three solo and six assisted tackles for a loss of 26 yards while adding three sacks for 21 yards lost on the season.
 
The complete list of award winners and All-Conference Teams are listed below.
 
 
Offensive Player of the Year               Luke Giron                  Junior             OUAZ
Defensive Player of the Year              Logan Brimmer           Senior             Louisiana Christian
Special Teams Player of the Year       Landon Reeves          Senior             OUAZ
Newcomer of the Year                        CJ Campbell               Junior              Panhandle State 
Freshman of the Year                         Tylin Lewis                  Freshman       Texas College
Athlete of the Year                              Sal Palermo III            Grad.               Louisiana Christian
Coach of the Year                               Drew Maddox                                     Louisiana Christian
 
All-SAC First Team
QB:       Luke Giron                   Junior                        OUAZ          
                                                                                                      
                                                                                                      
RB:       Earnest Ceasar III        Junior                        Texas Wesleyan
             Devin Briscoe              Grad.                         Louisiana Christian
                                                                                                      
WR:      Da'Vicious Wilson       Senior                        OUAZ          
             Paul Odidi                    Junior                        SAGU          
             AJ Bobb -                     Junior                        Texas Wesleyan
             Jeremiah Wright         Senior                        OUAZ          
             Kevin Allen                  Junior                        Langston     
                                                                                                      
TE:        Jacob Ganote              Senior                        Louisiana Christian
                                                                                                      
C:          Petr Svoboda               Senior                        Texas Wesleyan
                                                                                                      
                                                                                                      
OL:       Harvey Gonzalez         Senior                        OUAZ          
             Aarion Randall             Junior                        Louisiana Christian
             Michael Bonner          Junior                        Texas Wesleyan
             Kentre Lackey              Grad.                         Langston     
                                                                                                      
                                                                                                      
DL:       Noah Gipson               Senior                        SAGU          
             Kobe Adams                Senior                        Texas Wesleyan
             Seth Ham                    Senior                        OUAZ          
             Logan Brimmer           Senior                        Louisiana Christian
                                                                                                      
                                                                                                      
                                                                                                      
LB:        Kieth Hardgraves        Junior                        SAGU          
             Khalil Lewis                 Senior                        OUAZ          
             Andre "Bubba" Reed   Senior                        Louisiana Christian
             Kameron Dickerson    Senior                        Panhandle State         
             Ashalli Cannon            Sophomore               Texas Wesleyan
                                                                                                      
DB:       Deylon Rodgers           Sophomore               Texas Wesleyan
             Pop McGhee               Junior                        Louisiana Christian
             Jay Reed                      Junior                        Texas Wesleyan
             Travis Martin               Junior                        Langston     
                                                                                                      
                                                                                                      
K:         Landon Reeves            Senior                        OUAZ          
                                                                                                      
P:          Logan Burke                Grad.                         OUAZ          
                                                                                                      
KR:       Dylan Alford                Junior                        SAGU          
             Mikele Nash                Sophomore               Langston     
                                                                                                      
PR:       Ethan Christman         Junior                        Louisiana Christian
 
All-SAC Second Team
 
QB:    Sal Palermo III              Grad.                           Louisiana Christian
                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                   
RB:     Daylon Charles             Junior                          Louisiana Christian
           CJ Campbell                 Junior                          Panhandle State
            Stephen Bradford        Junior                         OUAZ
                                                                                                                    
WR:    Derrick Cooper                                                Texas College
           Sammy Feaster            Junior                          Louisiana Christian
           Ivory Wilright               Junior                          Langston                  
           David Elder                  Senior                         OUAZ                       
                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                   
TE:     Levon Williams            Junior                          Langston                  
                                                                                   
C:       Jayden Washington     Sophomore                 Louisiana Christian
                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                   
OL:     Mikey Lopez-Williams Senior                         Texas Wesleyan 
           Xavier Jackson             Senior                         Louisiana Christian
           Ogden Morrison          Sophomore                 Texas Wesleyan
           Zach Woltz                   Senior                         OUAZ                       
                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                   
DL:     Joseph Chavez             Senior                         SAGU                       
           Wilbert Robertson       Senior                         Louisiana Christian
           Tylin Lewis                   Freshman                   Texas College
           Damien Lowery           Junior                          Langston                  
           Gabriel Aplicano          Senior                         Wayland Baptist
                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                   
LB:     Isiah Cotton                 Junior                          OUAZ                       
           Andres Villa                 Senior                         Wayland Baptist
           Jose Bonilla                  Junior                          Texas Wesleyan
           Jackson, Kavin Touriac Junior                          Louisiana Christian
                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                   
DB:     Lonterrious McClain    Senior                         SAGU                       
           Tyren Young                 Junior                          Louisiana Christian
           Eric Holman                 Senior                         OUAZ                       
           Corey McCoy               Sophomore                 Wayland Baptist
                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                   
K:       Gerrit Blodgett            Sophomore                 Texas Wesleyan
                                                                                                                    
P:       Mason Ingram             Sophomore                 Louisiana Christian
                                                                                                                    
KR:     Javari Sanders              Sophomore                 Texas Wesleyan
                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                   
PR:     Kolby Tanner               Junior                          SAGU                       
 
All-SAC Honorable Mentions
 
QB:      Carson Rodgers           Junior                          Texas Wesleyan
            Brandon Stephens      Junior                          Panhandle State
                                                                        
RB:      Jordan Wilmore          Junior                          OUAZ
            Dakeevion Rose          Senior                          SAGU
            Tyvavion Russel           Senior                          Wayland Baptist
            Willie Phillips              Senior                          Wayland Baptist
                                                                        
                                                                        
WR:     Jasiah Baron                Sophomore                 Wayland Baptist
            Roman Sahagan          Senior                          OUAZ
            TJ Curtis                       Freshman                    Texas Wesleyan
            Ronnie Schneider        Rs. Freshman              Texas Wesleyan
                                                                        
                                                                        
TE:       Long, Carson Hacker   Junior                          OUAZ
                                                            
                                                                        
C:         David Sanchez III         Junior                          OUAZ
            Malik Stubbs               Senior                          Arkansas Baptist
            Tracy Todd                   Senior                          Panhandle State
                                                                        
OL:       DeLeon Madria           Sophomore                 Arkansas Baptist
            Zane Hekking              Junior                          OUAZ
            Bodie Rowe                 Sophomore                 SAGU
            Marc O'Bannon           Freshman                    OUAZ
            Gavin Lilley                  Freshman                    Louisiana Christian
            Cayden Glasgow         Senior                          Texas Wesleyan
            Kalum Anchondo       Senior                           Panhandle State
                                                                        
DL:       Giovanni White           Junior                          OUAZ
            Arvell Ferguson           Sophomore                 OUAZ
            Zeno Marcheselli        Junior                          Texas Wesleyan
            Detavius Eldridge        Senior                          Louisiana Christian
            Omarion Rogers                                              Arkansas Baptist
            Solo Moeai                  Senior                          OUAZ
            Kelan Bougere             Senior                          Louisiana Christian
            Sir Hill                          Junior                          Texas Wesleyan
                                                                        
LB:       Kendrick Lee               Freshman                    Texas College
            Terrance Clark             Senior                          Wayland Baptist
            Christian Foote            Senior                          OUAZ
            James Dunn                Senior                          OUAZ
            Xavier Garcia               Sophomore                 SAGU
            Braylon Hood-Colbert Freshman                    Langston
                                                                        
DB:      Isaac Gowdy                Grad.                           SAGU
            Antoine Davis              Junior                          OUAZ
            D'Mario Weathersby  Senior                          Louisiana Christian
            Bennie Clark III            Senior                          Louisiana Christian
            Malcolm Jenkins         Grad.                           Langston
            Xavier Okafor              Freshmen                    Arkansas Baptist
            Korvin Fagins               Senior                          OUAZ
            Cole Jones                   Senior                          Louisiana Christian
            Xzavion Florence         Grad.                           Langston
            Desmond Green          Rs. Freshman              Panhandle State
            Isaac Jennings             Senior                          OUAZ
            Javari Sanders             Sophomore                 Texas Wesleyan
            Sincere Blackmon       Sophomore                 Texas Wesleyan
            Loren Snead                Sophomore                 Panhandle State
                        
K:         Leonardo Marini         Junior                          Wayland Baptist
                                                                        
P:         Ryan Lewis                  Sophomore                 SAGU
            Brandon Welch           Junior                          Wayland Baptist
            Garrett Hannon           Junior                          Panhandle State
            Daniel Trejo                 Senior                          Texas Weslayan
KR:      Tyrie Lindsey               Freshman                    Texas College
            Roman Sahagun          Junior                          OUAZ
            Draylon Robertson      Junior                          Panhandle State                                                                      
                                                                        
PR:       Aaron Fletcher            Senior                          OUAZ