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1988 Birmingham News 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.
Birmingham News * First Team Offense
Player
Team
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Lamar Wagner
Greensboro
QB
Sr.
6-2
200
Kevin Embrey
B.B. Comer
RB
Sr.
6-1
198
Steven Coleman
Pike County
RB
Jr.
5-9
165
James Johnson
Oneonta
RB
Sr.
5-9
175
Fred Baxter
Pike County
WR
Sr.
6-4
215
Derrick Jones
Headland
WR
Sr.
6-0
175
Ernest Wallace
Litchfield
OL
Sr.
6-3
275
Stan Newton
Lanett
OL
Jr.
5-9
230
Kessler LeLand
Winfield
OL
Sr.
6-2
200
Randy Byrd
Deshler
OL
Sr.
6-3
220
Shane Kessler
Cherokee County
OL
Sr.
6-3
245
Fred Holland
Pike County
PK
Sr.
5-11
225
Birmingham News * First Team Defense
Player
Team
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Bo Fuqua
Colbert County
DB
Sr.
6-0
180
Quniton Craig
Tarrant
DB
Sr.
5-10
185
Scott Fields
Moody
DB
Sr.
6-3
185
Bryan Adams
UMS-Wright
LB
Sr.
5-10
205
Chris NeSmith
Carbon Hill
LB
Sr.
6-3
230
Chris Sears
Fairview
LB
Sr.
6-4
245
James Robinson
Tarrant
LB
Sr.
6-2
215
Eric Cross
New Hope
DL
Jr.
6-0
240
Anthony Union
T.R. Miller
DL
Sr.
6-5
260
Lorenzo Allen
Tarrant
DL
Sr.
6-1
270
Marcus Phipher
Calhoun
DL
Sr.
6-2
220
Lee Smith
Carbon Hill
P
Sr.
5-11
190
Birmingham News * Honorable Mention Team
Player
Team
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Brent Hubbert
Lanett
QB
Sr.
Colby Maher
UMS-Wright
QB
Sr.
Harvey Summerhill
Deshler
QB
Sr.
Joe Ard
Headland
QB
So.
5-10
150
Junior Sewell
Abbeville
RB
Sr.
James Young
Weaver
RB
Sr.
Efferin Macon
Litchfield
RB
Sr.
5-11
170
Brent Smith
Deshler
RB
Sr.
Richard Wiggins
Headland
RB
Sr.
Ryan Summerhill
Greensboro
RB
Sr.
Tony Heatherington
New Hope
RB
Jr.
Tyrone Burton
Sumter County
RB
Sr.
Mannix Howell
Brooks
WR
Sr.
Marc Johnson
Cherokee County
WR
Sr.
James Walker
Daleville
WR
Sr.
Deion Nelson
Sumter County
WR
Sr.
George Crenshaw
UMS-Wright
OL
Sr.
Joey Davis
Pike County
OL
Jr.
Adam Pryor
Jemison
OL
Sr.
Danny Forrester
Ashford
OL
Sr.
Shannon Heupel
Central Florence
OL
Sr.
Tim DeMorse
Sheffield
OL
Sr.
Ulysses Butler
Oneonta
DB
Sr.
5-11
160
Tony Pittman
Ashford
DB
Sr.
6-2
150
Keith Tuck
Tallassee
DB
Sr.
Jeff Mann
Fultondale
DB
Sr.
Jeff Waldrep
Cleburne County
DB
Sr.
Jeremy Bright
Jemison
DB
Sr.
Jerry Donley
Deshler
LB
Sr.
6-1
170
Cory Cooper
Lanett
LB
Sr.
Brent Simon
Geneva
LB
Sr.
5-11
170
Brock Tidwell
Oneonta
LB
Sr.
Reginald Poelinitz
Greensboro
LB
Jr.
Mark Self
Tarrant
LB
Sr.
Kris Downing
Pike County
DL
Sr.
Willie McGuire
Pike County
DL
Sr.
5-11
230
Byron Brown
Greensboro
DL
Sr.
Camp Reese
Cherokee County
DL
Sr.
6-3
230
David Wallace
Lanett
DL
Sr.
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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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