BRYSON CITY, NC – Swain’s Lee Pattillo and Corbin Panther were named to the NCPrep All-State 1A team. Both Panther (DL) and Pattillo (LB) were named on the Defensive team. Murphy had 3 players selected, Seth Curtis (QB), Adam Burgess (OL), and Tripp Ledford (LB), while Cherokee had one representative in Greg Tisho (WR).
1A ALL-STATE
OFFENSE
QB – Seth Curtis – Murphy
RB – Akile Jones – Lejeune
RB – Daquan Ellis – Albemarle
WR – Travis Waldroup-Rodriguez – Thomas Jefferson Academy
WR – Greg Tisho – Cherokee
WR – Matthew Hopkins – North Stokes
OL – Wes Cole – South Stanly
OL – R.J. Quick – Albemarle
OL – Adam Burgess – Murphy
OL – Shyheem Dixon – Ayden-Grifton
OL – Brian Aguilar – Wallace-Rose Hill
DEFENSE
DL – Drayvon Fairley – Red Springs
DL – D.J. Johnson – Hendersonville
DL – Corbin Panther – Swain County
DL – Mason Sledge – Monroe
LB – Tripp Ledford – Murphy
LB – Travian McKinzie – Wallace-Rose Hill
LB – Lee Patillo – Swain County
DB – Austin Taylor – Mount Airy
DB – Justin Hughes – Mitchell
DB – Kendrick Pitt – Plymouth
DB – T.J. Murrell – Wallace-Rose Hill
SPECIAL TEAMS/ATHLETE
K – Walker Harrison – West Montgomery
P – Alex Villanueva – Avery
KR/PR – Rasheed Rushing – Union Academy
ATHLETE – Jaquil Capel – West Montgomery