Football team honored at awards ceremony

15 MGCCC sophomores pose with the 2011 Mississippi Bowl trophy at the football awards ceremony Dec.13.

Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College head football coach Steve Campbell calls the 2011 Bulldog football team “the most competitive group I’ve ever been around.”

On Dec. 13 the squad that went 10-2, won an MACJC South Division title and a Mississippi Bowl title was honored along with the college’s cheerleaders and athletic trainers at Malone Hall on the college’s Perkinston Campus.

“This group was always ready to play and compete,” Campbell said. “They lost their opener, came back and won nine in a row, then lost the State Championship game, then came back and beat Blinn in the bowl game by 29 points.”

MGCCC football/athletic trainer award winners

Football
Offensive Team Captain---Dylan Holley, James Gillum

Defensive Team Captain---Marion Gainer, Alonzo Lawrence

Offensive Lineman Award---Dylan Holley

Defensive Lineman Award---Willie Packer

Leading Rusher---James Gillum

Leading Receiver---Javon Bell

Linebacker Award---Mario Gainer

Bulldog Award---Josh Richardson

Defensive Back Award---Alonzo Lawrence

Harold “War Daddy” White Trophy---Chris Payne

Academic All-Americans---Will Scott, Steve Campbell

Athletic Trainers
Athletic Trainer Award---Brent Rhodes

Jim Epting Athletic Trainer Scholarship---Lawan Williams