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·we have-some huge guy... up front.•..and we don't <•xpect them to get pushed around," he said. Some ofthe "huge guys" o~ defense include Darnell Hughes (6-6, 350} of Forest Bradley Dorsey (6-6, 385) of Morton, and recent addition, SP.misi 'fupou (6-5, 419) of Orange High School in Long Beach, Calif. "We've not had players of that size and statue since I've been here," said Anderson. In addition to the defen– sive players mentioned, Anderson said other stand– outs include ends LaKenneth Weidman (6-5, 233) of South Leake and Vondrick Lucious (6-6 , 270) of Tuscaloosa County; tackle Kalvin Smith (6-1, 302) of Newton County; linebackers Ricky Cavanaugh (6-2, 215) of LBJ High School in Austin, TX, Darius Wren (5-10, 208) of West

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Lauderdale and honorable mention All-American Chris Ficklin of Scott Central; and secondary members Dennis Thames (6', 188) ofLouisville, a transfer from Mississippi State University; Jonathan Scott (6-5~ 190) of

recognition, he was nnuwd AU-Region 23 and first. l~nm MACJC All-State. "Chris is a player,'' Anderson. ''He makes tac.kl from sideline to sideline." id Thames was included lP The Clnrion Ledger

Returnees Jimmie Broomfield (5-11, 190) ofScott. Central and Za Reese (6', 155) of Morton are among con– tenders at cornerback. "Our secondary should be very, very good," said Anderson. Anderson said this year's special teams will be much improved with the addition of punter Rob Moffitt ofWinston Academy and kicker Dylan Alford of Leake Academy. "We've not had a punter like Rob or a kicker like Dylan since I've been here," said Anderson. "These two guys will make a huge impact on our team this year." Moffitt (5-11, 205) received All-8tate and All-Star honors in 2010 and is a tlu;ee-t.ime AU-Conference selection.

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"Up front. offensivl''ly w are huge... bigg~.k than what: 've have been," he snld "Bigger dues not. nl wnys mcau better, howevcr....hut we do have great.. size." Thp returnees on the offen– sive line include Tute Rogers (6-1, 280) of Louis,ille, who will start at center; and tack– le Andre Lucious (6-1, 315) of Tuscaloosa County (Ala.) High School. They were part of an offensive line that helped the squad average 176.7 rushing yards per con– test. Anderso said he is "most excited" about. the defense, which last year wa.~ ranked second overall in the MACJC, allowing 279.2 yards per con– test.

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