2021 Vicksburg Post All-County Football: Defense
Published 12:00 pm Thursday, December 23, 2021
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Vicksburg High linebacker Demarion Robinson is the 2021 Vicksburg Post football Defensive Player of the Year. (Ernest Bowker/The Vicksburg Post)
CALEB BRYANT, DL
Jr., Vicksburg
MHSAA All-Region 2-5A selection tied for the team lead with 10 sacks ... had 67 tackles and 13 tackles for loss
LAYTON BURKE, DL
Sr., Warren Central
Team leader with five sacks ... finished with 47 tackles and 10 tackles for loss
DEMARCUS JOHNSON, DL
So., Vicksburg
Good young defensive tackle tied for the team lead with 10 sacks and had 71 tackles ... had 15 tackles for loss and three forced fumbles
JAX OGLESBY, DL
Jr., St. Aloysius
Two-way starter on the offensive and defensive lines totaled 45 tackles ... had eight tackles for loss and three sacks
ROY QUALLS, DL
Jr., Warren Central
Totaled 43 tackles and 12 tackles for loss ... had two sacks
WALLYEKE CURRY, LB
Jr., Vicksburg
Part of an outstanding Gators’ defense had 80 total tackles, nine tackles for loss, and three sacks
FLOYD DAVENPORT, LB
Sr., Warren Central
First-team MHSAA All-Region 3-6A selection led Warren Central with 117 total tackles ... had nine tackles for loss
JASHUN SIMON, LB
Sr., Warren Central
Three-year starter and first-team MHSAA All-Region 3-6A selection ranked second on WC with 80 tackles ... had nine tackles for loss and two interceptions
CHASE TUCKER, LB
Sr., St. Aloysius
St. Al’s leading tackler was the Co-Defensive MVP in MAIS District 3-4A ... finished with 97 tackles, 12.5 tackles for loss, and three sacks ... also caught 29 passes for 400 yards and six TDs on offense
JALEEL FLEMING, DB
Jr., Vicksburg
Led Mississippi with 10 interceptions and had seven pass breakups ... totaled 35 tackles ... first-team Class 5A All-State selection
KEARRIS GILLIAM, DB
Jr., Vicksburg
All-Region 2-5A selection had 34 tackles, two interceptions and six pass breakups
JASE JUNG, DB
Fr., Porter’s Chapel
Led PCA with four interceptions and was fourth on the team with 59 tackles ... scored four touchdowns on the offensive side of the ball
JAEVIAN MIMS, DB
Sr., Warren Central
Led the Vikings with five interceptions ... totaled 43 tackles ... blocked a half-dozen punts and field goals on special teams
ERIC WESLEY, DB
Sr., Vicksburg
Playmaking safety racked up 75 tackles and six tackles for loss ... had one interception, two forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries
JASON WILLIAMS, DB
Sr., Warren Central
Three-year starter in the secondary totaled 68 tackles and two interceptions
The 2021 Vicksburg Post All-County defensive team is led by Player of the Year Demarion Robinson, who had 125 tackles for Vicksburg High. Its members accounted for more than 40 sacks, nearly 100 tackles for loss, 26 interceptions and a half-dozen blocked kicks.
Congratulations to all of those selected!