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1988 Alabama Sports Writers Association 4A All-State Team
The following players were selected for the 1988 4A All-State football
team. First team players
are listed by position, name, school, height, weight and class.
Honorable mention selections are listed by name, school and class.
Alabama Sports Writers Association * First Team Offense
Player
Team
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Joe Ard
Headland
QB
So.
5-10
150
Lamar Wagner
Greensboro
QB
So.
6-2
210
Efferin Macon
Litchfield
RB
Sr.
5-11
170
James Johnson
Oneonta
RB
Sr.
5-9
165
Steven Coleman
Pike County
RB
Jr.
5-9
165
Deion Nelson
Sumter County
WR
Sr.
6-3
187
Derrick Jones
Headland
WR
Sr.
6-0
175
Jeff Lester
UMS-Wright
OL
Sr.
6-4
240
Eric Cross
New Hope
OL
Jr.
6-1
245
Ernest Wallace
Litchfield
OL
Sr.
6-5
280
Stan Newton
Lanett
OL
Jr.
5-9
230
Randy Byrd
Deshler
OL
Sr.
6-2
225
Burton Pfeiffer
UMS-Wright
PK
Sr.
5-7
155
Alabama Sports Writers Association * First Team Defense
Player
Team
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Bo Fuqua
Colbert County
DB
Sr.
5-10
155
Quinton Craig
Tarrant
DB
Sr.
5-11
175
Tony Pittman
Ashford
DB
Jr.
6-2
150
Ulysses Butler
Oneonta
DB
Sr.
5-11
160
Willie McGuire
Pike County
LB
Sr.
5-11
230
Brent Simon
Geneva
LB
Sr.
5-11
170
Chris NeSmith
Carbon Hill
LB
Sr.
6-2
230
Jerry Donley
Deshler
LB
Sr.
6-1
170
James Robinson
Tarrant
LB
Sr.
6-4
215
Marcus Phipher
Calhoun
DL
Sr.
6-2
220
Camp Reese
Cherokee County
DL
Sr.
6-3
230
Anthony Union
T.R. Miller
DL
Sr.
6-5
255
Troy Oates
Headland
DL
Sr.
6-2
225
Scott Fields
Moody
P
Sr.
6-3
185
Alabama Sports Writers Association * Coach of the Year
Coach
Team
Maurice Carcuff
Oneonta
Alabama Sports Writers Association * Honorable Mention Team
Player
Team
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Colby Maher
UMS-Wright
QB
Sr.
Harvey Summerhill
Deshler
QB
Sr.
Ryan Perry
Greensboro
QB
Tony Heatherington
New Hope
RB
Jr.
Bent Smith
Deshler
RB
Sr.
Jonathan Hanners
Lanett
RB
Junior Sewell
Abbeville
RB
Sr.
Kevin Embrey
B.B. Comer
RB
Sr.
6-1
198
Fred Baxter
Pike County
WR
Sr.
6-4
215
Adam Pryor
Jemison
WR
Sr.
Jim Baggett
T.R. Miller
OL
Shane Kessler
Cherokee County
OL
Sr.
6-3
245
Shane Slaton
Oneonta
OL
Jr.
Reggie Flowers
Litchfield
DB
Wade Champion
Munford
DB
Chris Lampley
Geneva
DB
Brock Tidwell
Oneonta
LB
Sr.
Bryan Adams
UMS-Wright
LB
Sr.
5-10
205
Fred Holland
Pike County
LB
Sr.
5-11
225
Steve Brown
T.R. Miller
LB
Reginald Poelinitz
Greensboro
LB
Jr.
Scottie Ellison
Headland
LB
George Crenshaw
UMS-Wright
DL
Sr.
Joey Davis
Pike County
DL
Jr.
Lorenzo Allen
Tarrant
DL
Sr.
6-1
270
Cory Cooper
Lanett
DL
Sr.
David Wallace
Lanett
DL
Sr.
Anthony Rivers
Tallassee
P
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BAH - Birmingham Age-Herald
BNAH - Birmingham News Age-Herald
MAJ - Montgomery Advertiser-Journal
BN - Birmingham News
BPH - Birmingham Post-Herald
MA - Montgomery Advertiser
ASWA - Alabama Sports Writers Association
ACSA - Alabama Christian School Association
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