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Opelika All Star Players and Awards
Opelika Bulldogs
Opelika High School
1700 LaFayette Pkwy. Opelika, AL 36801
Stadium: Bulldog Stadium Colors: Red, Black & White Coach: Bryan Moore Region: 7A-R2
Honored Players
Player
Year
Pos.
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
College
Source
Alabama vs. Mississippi All Star Game
Bryan Fears 1991
DL
Sr. 6-2 246
Roderick Russell 1992
RB
Sr. 5-10 197
James Cummings 1992
OL
Sr.
Casey Hall 1995
LB
Sr.
Stanley Harris 1997
DL
Sr. 6-2 245
Miss. Junior College
Rex Story 1997
OL
Sr. 6-3 267
Tennessee Chattanooga
Melvin Oliver 2000
DT
Sr. 6-4 242
LSU
Lamarcus Rowell 2000
LB
Sr. 6-4 221
Auburn
Tommy Jackson 2001
DL
Sr. 6-1 185
Auburn
Tez Doolittle 2002
DT
Sr. 6-3 265
Auburn
Montavias Collier 2002
DB
Sr. 6-2 220
Auburn
Jock McKissic 2003
DT
Sr. 6-7 270
Clemson
Jeremy Gray 2003
DB
Sr. 6-3 185
North Carolina State
Antavious Lipscomb 2005
DL
Sr.
Joseph Wilson 2006
RB
Sr. 5-10 200
Caleb Lawrence 2010
DL
Sr. 6-1 265
Jacksonville State
Torey Agee 2011
DE
Sr. 6-4 250
Jamarlo Alford 2011
DL
Sr. 6-1 270
Stephen Roberts 2013
DB
6-0 175
Auburn
Marquise Fulton 2013
WR
6-3 205
Malcolm Buggs 2013
DB
5-11 190
Quandeski Whitlow 2014
DL
Sr. 6-4 225
Jared Gently 2014
DL
Sr. 6-3 315
Josh Johnson 2015
RB
Sr. 5-9 215
Charlie Benton 2015
DB
Sr. 6-3 190
Rakavius Chambers 2016
OL
Sr. 6-3
Jamias Presley 2017
DB
Sr. 5-10 165
Jaylen Stinson 2019
DB
Sr.
Purdue
Jamius Mitchell 2019
TE
Sr.
Taylor Love 2021
DE/LB
Sr. 6-1 210
Jarell Stinson 2021
DB
Sr. 5-10 175
Roman Gagliano 2023
QB
Sr. 6-3 210
Malik Autry 2024
DL
6-6 325
All American
Sean Smith. 1985
DB
Sr. 6-1 180
Parade
Lamarcus Rowell 2000
LB
Sr. 6-4 221
Auburn Parade
Tez Doolittle 2002
FB/DL
Sr. 6-3 265
Auburn U.S. Army
Stephen Roberts 2013
CB
6-0 180
Auburn Under Armour
All Southern
Sean Smith. 1985
DB
Sr. 6-1 197
Orlando Sentinel
Lamarcus Rowell 2000
LB
Sr. 6-4 221
Auburn Orlando Sentinel
AHSAA-University of Alabama All-Star Game
Charles Sellers 1950
HB
Sr.
South
Robert Boland 1951
G
Sr.
South
Harry Tucker 1952
Sr.
South
Robert Guinn 1956
DT
Sr. 6-0 200
South
Norton Bond 1963
E
Sr.
South
Alabama
James Griffin 1965
E
Sr. 6-1 180
South
Auburn
Dwight Morgan 1974
DE
Sr. 5-10 175
South
Auburn
Greg Knight 1976
WR
Sr. 5-10 165
South
Troy State AHSAA
James Chappell 1978
DL
Sr. 6-4 242
South
Troy State
Brian Smith 1983
WR
Sr.
South
Trey Butler 1996
WR
Sr.
South
Alex Dowdell 1997
DB
Sr. 5-11 190
South
Jon Ton Duckworth 1998
OL
Sr.
South
Torrie Hughley 1999
DB
Sr. 6-2 173
South
William Dowdell 2001
OL
Sr. 6-3 285
South
Lamar Prescott 2003
OL
Sr. 6-0 246
South
Antavious Lipscomb 2004
DE
Sr. 5-10 225
South
Marquez Strickland 2005
WR
Sr. 6-2 195
South
Joseph Wilson 2005
RB
Sr. 5-9 170
South
Henry Porter 2005
OL
Sr. 6-3 305
South
Cody Daniel 2006
Punter
Sr. 6-0 170
South
Josh Rowe 2008
LB
Sr.
South
DMarius Howard 2011
RB
Sr. 5-9 165
South
Braden Rogers 2011
WR
Sr. 6-2 206
South
Jamias Presley 2017
DB
Sr. 5-11 170
South
Justin Whitlow 2017
OL
Sr. 6-2 315
South
Eric Watts 2020
RB
Sr. 5-11 180
South
TreVon Moore 2020
DL
Sr. 6-2 230
South
Shawn Jones 2021
TE/WR
Sr. 5-10 165
South
Brenton Williams 2022
DE
Sr. 6-3 240
South
Tae Gay 2022
LB
Sr. 6-0 208
South
Jamari Miller 2024
WR
5-10 157
South
EMauri Smiley 2024
DE
6-3 250
South
6A Lineman of the Year
Lamarcus Rowell 2000
LB
Sr. 6-4 221
Auburn ASWA
Super 12
Sean Smith. 1985
DB
Sr. 6-1 180
ASWA
Lamarcus Rowell 2000
LB
Sr. 6-4 221
Auburn
Tez Doolittle 2002
FB/DL
Sr. 6-3 265
Auburn ASWA
Super All-State
Rex Story 1997
OL
Sr. 6-2 257
Tennessee Chattanooga Bham News
Corey Larkins 1998
DB
Jr. 5-10 170
Bham News
Lamarcus Rowell 1999
LB
Jr. 6-4 220
Auburn Bham News
Lamarcus Rowell 2000
LB
Sr. 6-4 221
Auburn Bham News
Tez Doolittle 2002
ATH
Sr. 6-3 265
Auburn Bham News
Tommy Jackson 2003
DL
Sr. 6-2 290
Bham News
Andre Rowell 2003
LB
Sr. 5-11 210
Bham News
Joseph Wilson 2006
RB
Sr. 5-10 200
Bham News
All State Players
Player
Pos.
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
College
Source
2023 7A
Malik Autry DL
Jr. 6-6 260
2nd
ASWA
Roman Gagliano P
Sr. 6-4 215
1st
ASWA
2022 7A
Brenton Williams DL
Sr. 6-3 239
1st
ASWA
Roman Gagliano P
Sr. 6-3 210
HM
ASWA
2021 6A
Jarell Stinson DB
Sr. 5-10 165
1st
ASWA
Taylor Love LB
Sr. 6-1 210
2nd
ASWA
2020 6A
Anthony Martin LB
Sr. 5-10 165
HM
ASWA
Eric Watts RB
Sr. 5-11 178
1st
ASWA
Jarell Stinson DB
Jr. 5-11 170
1st
ASWA
Trevon Moore DL
Sr. 6-3 230
2nd
ASWA
2019 6A
James Dawson OL
Sr. 6-1 295
1st
ASWA
Jaylen Stinson DB
Sr. 5-8 178
2nd
ASWA
Omar Holloway ATH
Sr. 5-8 170
HM
ASWA
2018 6A
Brantan Barnett RB
Sr. 5-8 185
HM
ASWA
James Dawson OL
Jr. 6-1 282
1st
ASWA
Jaylen Stinson ATH
Jr. 5-10 175
2nd
ASWA
2017 6A
James Dawson OL
So. 6-0 270
2nd
ASWA
Justin Lewis DB
Sr. 6-0 170
1st
ASWA
2016 6A
Jaleel Heard WR
Sr. 6-0 190
1st
ASWA
John David Worth ATH
Sr. 5-10 195
2nd
ASWA
RaKavius Chambers OL
Sr. 6-4 300
1st
ASWA
Weldrin Ford RB
Sr. 5-8 205
1st
ASWA
Will Boler DB
Sr.
HM
ASWA
Zack Yancey LB
Sr. 5-10 215
2nd
ASWA
2015 6A
Jake Bentley P
Jr. 6-4 217
1st
ASWA
Josh Johnson RB
Sr. 5-9 215
1st
ASWA
Zo Bridges DL
Sr. 6-2 212
1st
ASWA
2014 6A
Drew Kyser OL
Sr. 6-5 300
2nd
ASWA
Josh Johnson RB
Jr.
HM
ASWA
Matthew Christian QB
Sr. 6-3 205
2nd
ASWA
Quandeski Whitlow DL
Sr. 6-4 225
2nd
ASWA
Roy Yancey LB
Sr. 6-1 185
2nd
ASWA
Winston Smith P
Sr.
HM
ASWA
2013 6A
Roy Yancey LB
Jr.
HM
ASWA
Stephen Roberts DB
Sr. 6-0 180
1st
ASWA
Winston Smith P
Jr.
HM
ASWA
2012 6A
Brian Blackmon Coach
1st
ASWA
Jakell Mitchell TE
Jr. 6-3 210
1st
ASWA
Stephen Roberts DB
Jr. 6-0 175
1st
ASWA
2008 6A
Corey Grant ATH
Jr.
HM
ASWA
Josh Rowe LB
Sr.
HM
ASWA
Kent Black P
Sr.
HM
ASWA
2007 6A
Josh Rowe LB
Jr. 6-1 205
1st
ASWA
2006 6A
Brandon Dowell QB
Sr.
HM
BN
Cody Daniel P
Sr. 6-0 175
1st
BN
Cody Daniel P
Sr. 6-0 175
1st
ASWA
Joe Wilson RB
Sr. 5-10 200
1st
ASWA
Joseph Wilson RB
Sr. 5-10 200
1st
BN
Sam Trammell LB
Sr. 6-2 220
HM
ASWA
Shaun White OL
Sr. 6-1 265
HM
ASWA
Shaun White OL
Sr. 6-1 265
HM
BN
Willie Mixon DL
Sr. 6-0 220
HM
ASWA
2005 6A
Corderial Collier DB
Sr. 6-1 200
1st
ASWA
Corderial Collier DB
Sr. 6-1 200
HM
BN
Joe Wilson RB
Jr.
HM
BN
Jonathan Chandler QB
Sr.
HM
BN
Kent Hagan PK
Sr.
HM
ASWA
Shaun White OL
Jr.
HM
ASWA
Zach Clayton DL
Sr. 6-3 261
1st
ASWA
Zach Clayton DL
Sr. 6-3 261
1st
BN
2003 6A
Andrew Rowell LB
Sr. 5-11 210
1st
BN
Andrew Rowell LB
Sr. 5-11 210
1st
ASWA
Jacquez McKissic DL
Sr.
HM
BN
Jacquez McKissic DL
Sr.
HM
ASWA
Jeremy Gray DB
Sr.
HM
BN
2002 6A
Dustin Scott DB
Sr.
HM
BN
Eric Lane DL
Sr.
HM
BN
Gavin Palmer PK
Sr.
HM
ASWA
Matthew Motley P
Sr.
HM
BN
Tez Doolittle DL
Sr. 6-3 265
1st
ASWA
Tez Doolittle ATH
Sr. 6-3 265
1st
BN
2001 6A
Tez Doolittle DL
Jr.
HM
BN
Tommy Jackson DL
Sr. 6-2 290
1st
ASWA
Tommy Jackson DL
Sr. 6-2 290
1st
BN
Will Herring QB
Sr.
HM
BN
William Dowdell OL
Sr. 6-6 270
1st
ASWA
William Dowdell OL
Sr. 6-6 290
1st
BN
2000 6A
Kevin Hughley LB
Sr.
HM
BN
Lamarcus Rowell LB
Sr. 6-4 221
1st
ASWA
Lamarcus Rowell LB
Sr. 6-4 221
1st
BN
Melvin Oliver DL
Sr. 6-4 244
1st
ASWA
Melvin Oliver DL
Sr. 6-4 244
1st
BN
Tommy Jackson DL
Jr.
HM
BN
1999 6A
Lamarcus Rowell LB
Jr. 6-4 220
1st
BN
Lamarcus Rowell LB
Jr. 6-4 220
1st
ASWA
1998 6A
Corey Larkins DB
Jr. 5-10 170
HM
ASWA
Corey Larkins DB
Jr. 5-10 170
1st
BN
Jon Ton Duckworth OL
Sr. 6-1 306
HM
ASWA
Jon Ton Duckworth OL
Sr. 6-1 306
1st
BN
Lamarcus Rowell LB
So.
HM
BN
1997 6A
Alex Dowdell DB
Sr.
HM
BN
Alex Dowdell ATH
Sr.
HM
ASWA
Alex Dowdell DL
Sr.
HM
ASWA
Rex Story OL
Sr. 6-3 260
1st
ASWA
Rex Story OL
Sr. 6-2 257
1st
BN
1996 6A
Jimmy Johnson LB
Sr. 6-1 217
HM
BN
Jimmy Johnson LB
Sr. 6-1 217
HM
ASWA
1995 6A
Casey Hall DL
Sr.
HM
BN
1994 6A
Cornell Menafee LB
Sr.
HM
BN
1992 6A
Kevin Cummings OL
Sr. 6-5 260
1st
BN
Michael Roberts PK
Sr. 5-9 150
HM
ASWA
Roderick Russell RB
Sr. 5-10 194
HM
ASWA
1991 6A
Bryan Fears DL
Sr. 6-4 246
1st
BN
Bryan Fears DL
Sr. 6-2 246
1st
ASWA
Doug Barfield Coach
1st
ASWA
Maurice Stringer RB
Sr.
HM
ASWA
Maurice Stringer RB
Sr.
HM
BN
1990 6A
Kevin Baker OL
Sr. 6-0 195
HM
ASWA
Maurice Stringer RB
Jr. 5-10 184
HM
ASWA
Maurice Stringer RB
Jr. 5-10 184
HM
BN
Scott Barber P
Sr. 6-2 184
HM
ASWA
1989 6A
Maurice Stringer DB
So.
HM
ASWA
1987 6A
Henry McKay DL
HM
ASWA
1986 6A
John Wiley DB
Sr. 6-1 175
1st
ASWA
John Wiley DB
Sr. 6-2 180
1st
BN
1985 6A
Sean Smith. DB
Sr. 6-1 197
1st
ASWA
Sean Smith. RB
Sr. 6-1 197
1st
BN
Tim Garner LB
HM
BN
1984 6A
James Boulware WR
HM
ASWA
James Boulware WR
HM
BN
Sean Smith. DB
Jr. 6-1 180
1st
ASWA
Sean Smith. DB
Jr. 6-1 180
1st
BN
1983 4A
Brian Smith WR
HM
BN
Kempf Poole DL
HM
BN
Russell Cash LB
HM
BN
1972 4A
Calvin Butler E
3rd
BPH
1971 4A
Clifford Dowdell E
Sr. 170
1st
BPH
1965 3A
James Griffin E
185
2nd
AP
1964 3A
Aubrey E
HM
BN
Tim Manning B
Sr. 175
2nd
BN
Tim Manning B
Sr. 175
3rd
BPH
1962 2A
Norton Boad E
1st
ASWA
1961 2A
Bubba Johnson E
HM
BN
1959 2A
Dean G
HM
MA
Hall B
HM
MA
1958 2A
Blake Mayfield B
Sr. 180
2nd
BPH
Brock T
HM
MA
Jerry Cornett E
2nd
MA
Murphy G
HM
MA
1957 A
Smith HB
HM
MA
1956 A
Guinn T
HM
MA
Hughes E
HM
MA
1955 A
Jessie Gunn G
1st
MA
Jessie Gunn T
HM
MA
1954 2A
Murphy T
3rd
BPH
Murphy T
HM
MA
Parkman B
HM
MA
1953 2A
Benny Garner E
Sr. 175
1st
BPH
Benny Garner T
175
2nd
BN
Benny Garner E
1st
MA
1952 A
A.D. Prescott B
HM
MA
Harry Tucker T
1st
MA
Harry Tucker T
Sr. 225
1st
BPH
1951 A
Bob Boland G
1st
MA
James B
HM
MA
1950 A
Cassidy C
HM
MA
Charles Sellers B
1st
MA
Charles Sellers B
1st
BN
Henry E
HM
MA
Mangham T
HM
MA
Wright E
HM
MA
1949 A
Rawlinson G
HM
MA
1948 A
Rawlinson G
HM
MA
Whatley B
HM
MA
1947 A
Etheridge T
HM
MA
Joffit G
HM
MA
Weyant B
HM
MA
1945 A
Hunter E
HM
BNAH
Turner B
HM
BNAH
Turner B
HM
MA
1940 A
Frank Plant E
3rd
MA
1939 A
Bargainer HB
2nd
BN
Bradshaw T
2nd
BN
Bradshaw G
HM
MA
James Barganier HB
170
1st
MA
McLain E
HM
BN
McLain E
HM
MA
Plant G
HM
MA
Plant G
HM
BN
1938 A
Bradshaw T
HM
BN
Bradshaw T
2nd
MA
Elliott C
HM
BN
Elliott C
HM
MA
Hall FB
HM
MA
James Barganier HB
2nd
BN
James Barganier HB
1st
MA
Plant G
HM
MA
Plant G
HM
BN
1937 A
Bargainer HB
HM
MA
Bradshaw T
HM
MA
McCluskey T
3rd
MA
Montgomery HB
HM
MA
1936 A
Hall FB
HM
MA
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Great Moments in Alabama High School Football History
The Hazlewood Golden Bears have won 11 state titles. The most of any team in any classification since the playoffs began in 1966.