Williamsburg, Ky. - The 2012 National Guard Border Bowl is a non-profit organization established to promote high school football in Kentucky and Tennessee. The objective is to provide an ALL-STAR game featuring the top players in Kentucky and Tennessee. This game allows players to have one more opportunity to play, practice and battle it out for the rights to the border. It also allows high school seniors to gain additional exposure and perhaps earn a scholarship for college. This year the game will be played on Saturday, January 7th with kick-off at 12:30 PM at James H. Taylor, II Stadium in Williamsburg, Ky., home of the University of the Cumberlands Patriots.
On Wednesday, January 4, 2012, over 100 players and 17 coaches arrived in Williamsburg registered to participate. TV crews and media were on site interviewing and preserving the special occasion. The teams will waste no time as they will begin practicing tonight up until game day on Saturday.
The tentative rosters released for the 2012 National Guard Border Bowl are:
Kentucky Team:
Allen County Scottsville High School – Seth Peay
Anderson County High School – Seth Carmichael and Chris Fitzpatrick
Beechwood High School – Brett Eychmann
Belfry High School – Josh Dixon
Bell County High School – Caleb Carter and Corey Davenport
Boone County High School – Mikel Reynolds
Boyle County High School – Keith Thielemann
Bryan Station High School – Everett Talbert and Jaysuma Webb
Central Hardin High School – Pat Gaffery
Collins High School – Michael Brooks
Conner High School – Jacob Milderink
Corbin High School – Brady Foley
Covington Holy Cross High School – Eric Walker
Danville High School – Tryston Ford
East Jessimine High School – Seth Hunt
Fort Campbell High School – Brady Jorstad
Franklin County High School – Josh McCoy
Garrard County High School – Markell Hayes
Harlan County High School – Michael Smith
Hazard High School – BJ Combs
Henderson County High School – Avery Pitt
Holy Cross High School – Adam Kozerski
John Hardin High School – Jeremy Harness and Hunter Holloway
Knox Central High School – Codi Diamond
Lexington Catholic High School – Kurt Welhelmus
Lexington Christian Academy – Chad Hall
Madisonville High School – Jeremy Clark
Mercer County High School – Isaiah Burrus and Matthew Sims
Middlesboro High School – Chase Roark
Montgomery County High School – Daryl McCane
Nelson County High School – Trey White
Nicholas County High School – Caleb Pope
North Laurel High School – Brandon Ball
Perry Central High School – Matt Robinson
Pikeville High School – Zack Burgy-Vanhoose and Randy Maynard
Prestonsburg High School – Alexander Garner
Pulaski Southwestern High School – Rob Lewis
Rockcastle County High School – Benjamin Lake
Scott County High School – Avery Ford
Seneca High School – Tyrone Pearson
Shelby County High School – Brandon Ford
Somerset High School – Alex Lange and Trey Slaughter
Tates Creek High School – TD Jemison
Whitley County High School – Seth McCoy
Williamsburg High School – Coty Croley
Tennessee Team:
Anderson High School – Trey McCoy
Austin East High School – Jarod Henderson, Demarcus Noland and David Rucker
Blackman High School – Justus Duschau
Clinton High School – Austin Powell
Cocke County High School – Krys Cates
East Ridge High School – Avious Griffen and Dominique Strickland
Fulton High School – Fred Elder
Gatlinburg Pittman High School – Ty Herrell
Grace Christian High School – Jake Minga
Greenville High School – Jamel Hall
Hixon High School – Cameron Hill and Clarence Holmes
Independence High School – Brandon Swayze
Maryville High School – Kevin Niethammer
McCallie High School – Tye Youngblood
McMinn County High School – Dorian Simpson
Meigs County High School – Carter Scott
Morristown East High School – Austin Greene
Morristown West High School – Seth Fleshman and Jerimia Gregg
Mount Juliet High School – Keenan Harris and Josh Shelton
Murf Oakland High School – Tre Swader
Oneida High School – Douglas Manning
Pigeon Forge High School – Cody Davis, Zach Munasque and Chase Travis
Powell High School – Tony Foster
Red Bank High School – Deres Benn
Riverdale High School – Scotty McCullough
Sevier County High School – John Berry, Cullen Lavoi and Dustin McGhill
Seymour High School – Corey Todd and Eric White
Shelbyville High School – Donta Scott
Siegal High School – Zach Shiltz and Matthew Tipton
Signal Mountain High School – Tim McClendon and Josh Patton
Smith County High School – Andrew Hinson and Gage Spurlock
Tullahoma High School – Jared Davis and Will Sharpton
Tyner High School – Chandler Patrick
Webb High School – Caleb Blance
West Green High School – Dalton Boles
William Blount High School – Michael Brown and Hunter Saunders
The final and official roster for the 2012 National Guard Border Bowl will be released on Friday. The roster will include the jersey numbers for each team.
The 2012 Border Bowl will kickoff at 12:30 pm on Saturday January 7th. Tickets are $10 with children under the age of 10 admitted free; students will pay $5 per ticket. In addition, all military and their family members will receive free admission to the game.
For more information about the 2012 National Guard Border Bowl, please visit www.ky-tn-borderbowl.com, email Andy Croley at croley@2geton.net, or call 606-215-1235.
