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