November 30, 1999
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FURMAN PLACES EIGHT ON COACHES
ALL-SOUTHERN CONFERENCE FIRST TEAM

GREENVILLE -- The 1999 Southern Conference champion Furman Paladins have placed eight players on the league's coaches all-conference first team, it was announced today.

Furman, which posted a 9-3 record this year, including a 28-3 win over North Carolina, placed six members on the offensive first team. Two Paladins earned first team honors on defense.

Furman players selected to the first team offense include senior guard Ben Hall (Royston, Ga.), junior tackle Josh Moore (Cross Hill, S.C), sophomore tight end Trent Sansbury (Lilburn, Ga.), senior wide receiver Des Kitchings (Wagener, S.C.), and sophomore tailback Louis Ivory (Fort Valley, Ga.). Kitchings was also the head coaches' choice as the league's top return specialist. On defense, senior free safety John Keith (Newnan, Ga.) and sophomore linebacker Will Bouton (Greenville, S.C.) garnered first team accolades.

Junior quarterback Justin Hill (Greer, S.C.) and senior strong safety Walter Booth (Gainesville, Fla.) were second team All-Southern Conference honorees.

1999 Southern Conference Football All-League team (as selected by the league¹s head coaches)

FIRST TEAM OFFENSE
TE -- Trent Sansbury, Furman (6-3, 229, So)
WR -- Des Kitchings, Furman (5-9,175, Sr), Cos DeMatteo, Chattanooga (6-2, 190, So)
OG -- Mark Williams, Georgia Southern (6-1, 312, Sr), Ben Hall, Furman (6-4, 290, Sr)
OT -- Rich McGrath, Georgia Southern (6-2, 283, Sr), Josh Moore, Furman (6-4, 290, Jr)
C -- Jim Beverly, East Tennessee State (6-4, 304, Sr)
QB -- Greg Hill, Georgia Southern (5-11, 163, Sr)
RB -- Adrian Peterson, Georgia Southern (5-10, 207, So), Louis Ivory, Furman (5-8, 192, So)
PK -- Josh Jones, Western Carolina (5-10, 161, Jr)
KR -- Des Kitchings, Furman (5-9, 175, Sr)

FIRST TEAM DEFENSE
DL -- Rocky Hunt, Appalachian State (6-0, 270, Sr), Voncellies Allen, Georgia Southern (6-0, 286, Sr), Eugene Phillips, Georgia Southern (6-3, 245, Sr), Jamie Lovern, Appalachian State (6-3, 295, Jr)
LB -- Kevin Peterson, East Tennessee State (5-10, 235, Sr), Derek Fudge, East Tennessee State (6-0, 248, Sr), Will Bouton, Furman (6-2, 225, So)
DB -- Cory Hall, Appalachian State (6-4, 190, Jr), John Keith, Furman (6-0, 200, Sr), Kiwaukee Thomas, Georgia Southern (5-11, 178, Sr), Earthwind Moreland, Georgia Southern (5-10, 175, Sr)
P -- Brian Reilly, Appalachian State (6-3, 225, Sr)

SECOND TEAM OFFENSE
TE -- Travis Brightbill, Wofford (6-3, 250, Sr)
WR -- Lamar Cooper, East Tennessee State (5-9, 185, Sr), Daryl Skinner, Appalachian State (5-11, 190, Sr)
OG -- Bryan Metts, Appalachian State (6- 2, 285, Jr), Travis Crusenberry, East Tennessee State (6-2, 288, Sr)
OT -- Joe Patrick, Appalachian State (6-3, 300, Fr), Greg Fedor, VMI (6-4, 275, Jr)
C -- Greg Rhoads, Wofford (6-2, 276, Sr)
QB -- Justin Hill, Furman (6-0, 195, Jr)
RB -- Brad Hoover, Western Carolina (6-2, 225, Sr), Brandon Walker, East Tennessee State (5-10, 204, Sr)
PK -- Matt Vick, Chattanooga (5-11, 160, Jr)
KR -- Carlos Frank, The Citadel (5-9, 170, Sr)

SECOND TEAM DEFENSE
DL -- Freddy Pesqueira, Georgia Southern (6-2, 240, Fr), Anthony Jenkins, Western Carolina (6-0, 275, Sr), Mario Richardson, The Citadel (6-2, 295, Jr), Nathan Fuqua, Wofford (6-1, 280, Fr)
LB -- Ben Dae, Wofford (5-11, 228, Sr), Jason Neese, Georgia Southern (6-0, 213, So), Justin Seaverns, Appalachian State (6-2, 215, So)
DB -- Remi Awolowo, Appalachian State (5-11, 190, So), Arkee Thompson, Georgia Southern (6-0, 179, So), Stillman Clark, VMI (6-0, 180, So), Walter Booth, Furman (5-11, 183, Sr)
P -- David Hill, Western Carolina (5-11, 178, Sr)