
December 7, 2006
football players of the year
Holland, Evans run away with honors
Top running backs named best players in City, County
By Pat McKee
pat.mckee@indystar.com
Powerful, fast and elusive. All three terms fit Joe Holland and Darren Evans, seniors at Bishop Chatard and Warren Central high schools who have been chosen Players of the Year for the 2006 All-City and All-Marion County football teams, as selected by The Star. Honors were based on nominations and voting by coaches in the City and Marion County. Star staff members finalized the selections. A 6-2, 205-pound running back, Holland rushed for 2,040 yards and 33 touchdowns in leading Chatard to the Class 3A state championship. The Purdue recruit also had 140 yards on seven receptions and is a repeat pick as City Player of the Year. Evans, a 6-1, 212-pound running back, rushed for a state-best 2,806 yards and had a state-record 61 rushing touchdowns in leading Warren Central to a fourth straight Class 5A state title. He added 51 yards and a TD on seven receptions, and has committed to Virginia Tech. Cathedral's Jim O'Hara and Warren Central's Steve Tutsie were voted City and Marion County Coaches of the Year by their peers. O'Hara, 47, guided the Irish to the Class 4A state title with a 13-2 record. He is 39-21 in five seasons at his alma mater and 76-45 overall. Tutsie, who turned 41 Wednesday, directed the Warriors to a 15-0 record and 5A crown in his first season as a head coach. 2006 All-City football
FIRST TEAM
Offense
| Pos. |
Name |
School |
Ht. |
Wt. |
Yr. |
| WR |
Joey Anderson |
Ritter |
5-10 |
165 |
Sr. |
| WR |
Obed Bailey |
Ritter |
5-10 |
170 |
Sr. |
| WR |
Tyren Futch |
Tech |
6-1 |
195 |
Sr. |
| OL |
Alex Hoffman |
Cathedral |
6-6 |
270 |
Sr. |
| OL |
Dan Muchler |
Bishop Chatard |
6-4 |
265 |
Sr. |
| OL |
Earl Rice |
Arlington |
6-1 |
245 |
Jr. |
| OL |
Justin Robinson |
Bishop Chatard |
6-0 |
265 |
Sr. |
| OL |
Dan Rutigliano |
Cathedral |
6-3 |
270 |
Sr. |
| QB |
Nick Purichia |
Ritter |
5-10 |
175 |
Sr. |
| RB |
Joe Holland |
Bishop Chatard |
6-2 |
205 |
Sr. |
| RB |
William Stubbs |
Cathedral |
5-11 |
210 |
Sr. |
| RB |
David Taylor |
Arlington |
5-9 |
180 |
Jr. |
Defense
| Pos. |
Name |
School |
Ht. |
Wt. |
Yr. |
| DL |
Dontae Crook |
Tech |
6-4 |
205 |
Sr. |
| DL |
Kakpindi Jamiru |
Cathedral |
5-8 |
200 |
So. |
| DL |
Cameron Koehne |
Cathedral |
6-5 |
225 |
Sr. |
| DL |
Josh Martin |
Bishop Chatard |
6-3 |
217 |
Sr. |
| DL |
Corey Pumphrey |
Ritter |
5-11 |
230 |
Sr. |
| LB |
John Dury |
Bishop Chatard |
6-2 |
209 |
Jr. |
| LB |
Josh Esco |
Washington |
5-11 |
215 |
Sr. |
| LB |
Adam Espinoza |
Ritter |
6-0 |
200 |
Sr. |
| LB |
Jauane Roberts |
Northwest |
6-0 |
175 |
Sr. |
| DB |
Brandon Day |
Northwest |
5-9 |
165 |
Sr. |
| DB |
Kendal Downing |
Howe |
5-8 |
176 |
Sr. |
| DB |
T.J. Stark |
Cathedral |
6-2 |
170 |
Sr. |
Specialists
| Pos. |
Name |
School |
Ht. |
Wt. |
Yr. |
| P |
Zach Sheppard |
Heritage Christian |
6-2 |
195 |
Sr. |
| K |
Michael Stevens |
Ritter |
5-9 |
160 |
Sr. |
| Ret |
Kendale Williams |
Manual |
5-8 |
175 |
Jr. |
Player of the Year: Joe Holland, Bishop Chatard.
Coach of the Year: Jim O'Hara, Cathedral.
HONORABLE MENTION
Arlington: Dejuan Burdine, Erik Hackett, Dorian Jenkins, Roderick Mahone, LeMarr Qualls, Gerald Williams. Bishop Chatard: Ben Buhler, Kyle Dietrick, Rob Doyle, Mike Dum, Jake Hart, Tyler Kleinschmidt, Zach Martin, Steve Valdiserri, Kevin White. Broad Ripple: Bruce Anderson, Dwayne Donigan, Mark Kovacevic, Nick Reynolds, Leroy Tealor. Cathedral: Mark Branigan, Max Davis, Vince Evans, Dan Hess, Alex Koors, Glenn Miller, Graham Powell, Bobby Powers, Aaron Rohrer. Heritage Christian: Eric Burke, Matt Cook, Morgan Cook, Jon Frisby, Garrett Meador, Josh Mills. Howe: Markus Glover, Cameron Hansen, Quinton Jones, Zach Rogers. Indiana Deaf: Jarvis Beaver, A.J. Christian, Hipolito DeLuna, Gabriel Paulone, Tony Slone. Manual: Joshua Cliff, Tony Duerson, Ishmeal Hinton, Lamans Hudgins, Ulen Laland, Henry "Lamar" Wright. Northwest: James Adams, Chris Anderson, DeMarco Hunter, Charles Lyles, Brandon Powe, Eric Prather. Ritter: Michael Cummings, Eddie Deveau, Luke Floyd, Andrew Salmon. Scecina: Brian Alspaugh, Jake Canterbury, Kevin Lovell, Dusty Moloy, Robert Thilman, John Van Benton. Tech: Desmond Johnson, Curt King, Bernard Mickle, Josh Person, Kevin Richardson, Mark Thompson. Washington: Frank Delaparra.
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