Alabama Squad Named For Ala-Miss Football Game

        Jeremy Johnson of Carver-Montgomery and Nick Mullens of Spain Park have been selected as the quarterbacks for the 40-player Alabama All-Star Team that will face Mississippi in the 26^th annual Alabama-Mississippi All-Star Football Game Dec. 15.

        The squad, comprised of current high school seniors, was announced Tuesday by Alvin Briggs,  Director of the Alabama High School Athletic Directors & Coaches Association (AHSADCA).

        The annual contest, an event of the Alabama High School Athletic Association (AHSAA) and the AHSADCA, will be played for the second straight year at Montgomery’s Cramton Bowl. Kickoff for the afternoon contest has not been set. Alabama holds an 18-7 edge in the series played at Mobile’s Ladd-Peebles Stadium from 1988-2010. Alabama won last year’s game 31-12 with current University of Alabama freshman running back T.J. Yeldon earning MVP honors for Alabama.  Alabama has won the last four in a row.
        The head coach for the Alabama All-Stars is Mountain Brook’s Chris Yeager. 

        The  6-foot-6 Johnson, an early Auburn commitment, has led the Wolverines to a 5-1 record this season while completing 88-of-133 passes for 1,600 yards and 19 touchdowns. He’s thrown only four interceptions and has a completion rate of 66.2 percent. A strong runner who has good speed, Johnson has rushed for 447 yards and four touchdowns and is averaging 10.4 yards per carry. He is fast emerging as one of the top quarterback prospects in the nation in the Class of 2013.
        Mullens, who is averaging well over 200 yards passing per game this season, passed for 2,877 yards and 22 touchdowns last season. He’s on a pace to go over 3,000 yards this year. Still undecided, the 6-2 quarterback is being recruited by several Division I schools from the Sun Belt Conference and Conference USA.
        “Once again I think the selection committee has chosen an outstanding group of players,” said Briggs. Several have already committed to Auburn and Alabama as well as Florida State, Texas A&M, Ole Miss, Vanderbilt, Mississippi State and Nebraska.
        Running backs selected are Foley’s Cedrix Reed, Clark Quisenberry of Enterprise, Joshua Walker of Austin and Johnathan Ford of New Hope. Ford, a Vanderbilt commitment, has rushed for over 1,000 yards this season.
        Alabama’s squad features at least 20 players who have already announced college choices, including six to the Auburn University and three to the University of Alabama. Verbal commits for the Tigers include highly touted linebacker Reuben Foster of Auburn High School, defensive lineman Dee Liner of Muscle Shoals, wide receivers Earnest Robinson of Pinson Valley and Jason Smith of McGill-Toolen, defensive back Kamryn Melton of Dothan and Johnson.

        Crimson Tide commitments include defensive back/athlete ArDarius Stewart of Fultondale, defensive lineman Darius Paige of Foley and offensive lineman Grant Hill of Huntsville.

        Florida State commitments selected include defensive back Marquez White of Northview and Prattville offensive lineman Austin Golson. Wide receiver Cameron Echols-Luper of Auburn has already committed to Texas A&M, Oxford defensive lineman Trent Simpson to Mississippi State, linebackers Finesse Middleton of Gadsden City and Rashawn Smith of Florence to Ole Miss, and defensive back Jonathan Cook of Spanish Fort has announced plans to sign with Nebraska.
        Half the squad (20) is still currently uncommitted.

 
        The 40-man roster and coaching staff for the 2012 All-Star Game:

Alabama 2012 All-Star Football Roster

Pos.	First		Last	School	Coach	HT.	WT.
QB	Jeremy	Johnson		Carver-Montgomery	Billy Gresham	6-6	220
QB	Nick	Mullens		Spain Park	Chip Lindsey	6-2	185
RB	Cedrix	Reed		Foley	Todd Watson	5-10	185
RB	Clark	Quisenberry		Enterprise	David Faulkner	6-3	190
RB	Joshua	Walker		Austin	Jeremy Perkins	5-11	200
RB	Johnathan	Ford		New Hope	Randall Taylor	6-'0	191
TE	Alontai	Adams		Foley	Todd Watson	6-3	201
WR	Jarren	Johnson		Jackson	Danny Powell	5-11	190
WR	Earnest	Robinson		Pinson Valley	Matt Glover	6-2	205
WR	Cameron	Echols-Luper		Auburn	Tim Carter	6-0	190
WR	Jason	Smith		McGill-Toolen	Bart Sessions	6-2	175
OL	Forrest	Garner		Baldwin County	Bobby Moore	6-2	265
OL	Wilson	Bell		Blount	Mark Hurt	6-4	295
OL	Cameron	Fraser		Central-Phenix City	Woodrow Lowe, Sr.	6-0	287
OL	Austin	Golson		Prattville	Chad Anderson	6-6	290
OL	Jess	Cooper		Tuscaloosa Co.	Lee Gibson	6-3	290
OL	Grant	Hill		Huntsville	Scott Sharp	6-6	290
OL	Zachary	Sims		Homewood	Doug Goodwin	6-2	286
OL	Jonathan	Raudales		Enterprise	David Faulkner	6-2	280
P/K	Thomas	Hamlin		McGill-Toolen	Bart Sessions	6-2	176
Ath	Anthony	Johnson		Maplesville	Brent Hubbert	6-5	205
DL	Rodney	Edwards		Gadsden City	Joe Billingsley	6-3	265
DL	Darius	Paige		Foley	Todd Watson	6-4	310
DL	Rod	Crayton		Dadeville	Richard White	6-1	310
DL	Trent	Simpson		Oxford	John Grass	6-4	245
DL	Dee	Liner		Muscle Shoals	Scott Basden	6-4	285
LB	Derek	King		Central-Phenix City	Woodrow Lowe, Sr.	6-0	295
LB	Finesse	Middleton		Gadsden City	Joe Billingsley	6-2	240
LB	Reuben	Foster		Auburn	Tim Carter	6-2	249
LB	Brandon	Fuller		Clay-Chalkville	Jerry Hood	6-0	215
LB	Rashawn	Smith		Florence	Jamey DuBose	6-3	215
LB	John Patrick	Sherling		Fairhope	Adam Winegarden	6-0	215
DB	Alfred	Jenkins		Daphne	Glenn Vickery	6-1	210
DB	Marquez	White		Northview	LaBrian Stewart	6-1	175
DB	Shaun	Rupert		Carver-Montgomery	Billy Gresham	6-1	200
DB	Kamryn	Melton		Dothan	Kelvis White	5-11	175
DB	ArDarius	Stewart		Fultondale	Keith Register	6-1	195
DB	Jonathan	Cook		Spanish Fort	Mark Freeman	6-0	180
DB	Nate	Andrews		Fairhope	Adam Winegarden	6-1	190
DB	Devon	Earl		Hoover	Josh Niblett	5-11	190

Coaching staff: Chris Yeager, Mountain Brook (head coach); Scott Rials, Elba; Mike Battles, Sr., Handley; Woodrow Lowe, Sr., Central-Phenix City; Rusty Funk, Marion County; Todd Watson, Foley; David Faulkner, Enterprise; Marty Rozell, Mountain Brook (Alabama scout coach).