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Chris ALLEN DEFENSIVE BACK 6 0 200 JR.-SO. GREENWOOD, S.C.-GREENWOOD 2003: Did not see any action for the Chanticleers in their inaugural season... High School: A four-year letterwinner in football, earning First Team All-Region accolades as a senior, recording 70 solo tackles (second on the squad), 11 passes defended and eight tackles for loss... Also earned the team s Most Improved Player honor in his final season Helped the Eagles to a pair of state titles during his career Also lettered in wrestling three years and track once Named to the Honor Roll as both a junior and senior Personal: Full name: Christopher O Neal Allen Born: 3-16-84 Son of Simon Allen, Jr. and Deborah Allen Major undecided. Willie 29 88 BARNES TIGHT END 6 4 240 SO.-SO. MCCOLL, S.C.-SCOTLAND COUNTY (NC) 2003: Played in all 11 games as a true freshman to earn his first letter, all coming off the bench... Played both tight end and on the special teams throughout the year... Did not have a catch in the season... Was a member of CCU s 2003 recruiting class... High School: Lettered four years in football, earning honorable mention All- Conference selection his junior and senior seasons... Led the Fighting Scots to the North Carolina Class 4-AA playoffs, including a pair of playoff wins and a berth in the Elite Eight... Also played defensive end, where he ranked fifth on the squad and 19th in the conference in tackles with 56 his senior year... Ran a 4.85 40-yard dash at the North Carolina Shrine Bowl combine... Also lettered four seasons in basketball and two in track... Was on the A/B Honor Roll all four years... Personal: Full name: Willie James Barnes... Born: 6-18-85... Son of Willie Barnes and Vicki Barnes... Brother Nate played football at East Carolina four seasons... Undecided on major. Damian ASHE DEFENSIVE BACK 5 10 190 SR.-JR. CHERAW, S.C.-CHERAW (NEWBERRY) A walk-on to the squad that worked out with the team in the spring... Prior to Coastal: Transferred from Newberry College, where he was on the football squad in 2001 and 2002 High School: 2001 graduate of Cheraw Personal: Full name: Damian Charles Ashe Born: 7-20-83 Son of Charles and Ada Ashe Brother Phillip played football at Clemson University from 1995-97 Majoring in marketing and finance. Josh BAUER RUNNING BACK 5 11 215 SO.-FR. HERSHEY, PA.-HERSHEY (HARRISBURG AREA CC) Prior to Coastal: Transferred to CCU from Harrisburg Area Community College High School: Four-year varsity letterwinner at Hershey, earning First Team All-Mid Penn Capital Division honors as a senior... Led the Trojans to the state playoffs for the first time in 10 years his senior season Rushed for 1,048 yards on 167 carries and 12 touchdowns, leading the team in all three categories... Participated in the Big 33 All-Star High School Football combine Also ran track his final three years... Personal: Full name: Joshua Michael Bauer Born: 8-15-83 Son of Curtis and Debbie Bauer Majoring in marketing. Leonard ATKINS RUNNING BACK 5 10 220 JR.-SO. SALISBURY, N.C.-NORTH ROWAN (ST. AUGUSTINE S) Prior to Coastal: Transferred to CCU from Saint Augustine s College in Raleigh, N.C., where he was on the Dean s List in 2002 and was a member of the Phi Beta Sigma Freshman Honor Society High School: Lettered in football three years at North Rowan, earning All-Conference honors as a junior and senior Also named Central Carolina Conference Defensive Player of the Year as a senior, and earned All-County honors Helped the Cavaliers to the conference title his junior season and the third round of the state playoffs his senior year Also ran track his final two seasons Personal: Full name: Leonard Atkins III Born: 3-19-84 Son of Leonard Atkins, Jr. and Harriet Hillian Majoring in health promotions. Troy BIDDY 60 OFFENSIVE LINE 5 11 270 JR.-SO. FLORENCE, S.C.-SOUTH FLORENCE 2003: Earned his first letter for CCU, seeing action in three games on the offensive line for Coastal, all in a reserve role... Played against Charleston, VMI and Charleston Southern in CCU s first season... High School: A two-year letterwinner at South Florence, including earning Most Improved Player his senior season Was a threetime Player of the Week Also a member of the weightlifting team Attended high school in Hoover, Alabama his first two years, helping the team to a pair of Birmingham Metro Championships Personal: Full name: Troy Blair Biddy Born: 10-6-83 Son of Delane and Martha Biddy Majoring in special education. 16
Louie BONI OFFENSIVE LINE 6 1 280 SO.-FR. BLUFFTON, S.C.-BLUFFTON Brandon BOUIE 93 DEFENSIVE END 6 5 225 FR.-FR. JACKSONVILLE, N.C.-WHITE OAK High School: Led White Oak to the Mideastern 3-A/4-A Conference s No. 1 3-A representative for the second straight year and the No. 4 East seed in the playoffs as a senior Selected as Preseason 3-A All-State by NCPreps.com Amassed 96 tackles and 13 sacks his senior year, earning first team All-Conference and Jacksonville Daily News All-Area accolades Had 100 tackles and 17 sacks as a junior, earning All-Conference and Second Team Daily News All-Area honors Tallied a school record 40 sacks over his four-year career as a Viking, and had 316 career tackles Personal: Full name: Brandon Najal Bouie Son of Elijah Bouie, Jr. and Clarissa Bouie Born: 1-13-86 Plans to major in psychology. DID YOU KNOW? Coastal Carolina scored a touchdown on its first-ever offensive possession in the inaugural game against Newberry, Sept. 6. The drive, which was 80 yards in 14 plays over 5:05, was capped off by a two-yard touchdown plunge by redshirt freshman Aundres Perkins (pictured right) to give the Chanticleers a 7-0 lead. CCU eventually won the game 21-14, scoring with seven seconds to play in the fourth to get the victory. Charles BOYD 54 DEFENSIVE LINE 6 1 255 SR.-JR. DUDLEY, N.C.-SOUTHERN WAYNE (WAYNE CC) 2003: Played in six games his first year at CCU, all as a reserve... Recorded five total tackles, three of them solo, during the season... Recorded a pair of tackles against Morehead State, one of them solo... Also had tackles against VMI, Davidson and Liberty... Prior to Coastal: Attended Wayne Community College for a year and a half prior to transferring this past spring to CCU High School: Did not play football as a senior, but did record over 180 tackles during his sophomore and junior seasons for the Saints Personal: Full name: Charles Garrett Boyd Born: 3-1-81 Son of Victor and Gina Boyd Brother Viktor played for CCU head coach David Bennett at Catawba from 1996-2000 and is now the Coastal football strength coach Majoring in sociology. CHARLES BOYD S DEFENSIVE STATISTICS 2003 6-0 3 2 5 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 0 James BROCHU 24 LINEBACKER 5 10 200 SR.-JR. YORK, S.C.-SUMTER COUNTY (GA.) (ST. JOSEPH S) 2003: Played in all 11 games in CCU s first season, earning one start againstjacksonville... Recorded 10 solo and 19 total tackles on the year... Had his best effort in the season finale at Charleston Southern, recording seven tackles, four of them solos and one sack, and also making his only interception of the year... Prior to Coastal: Played football one season at St. Joseph s College High School: Was a two-time Albany Herald All-Region and three-time Americus Times Recorder All-Area selection at Sumter County Named team MVP his senior season Earned varsity letters in baseball (4), basketball (1), golf (2) and swimming (2) during his high school career Earned the Scholar-Athlete Award for basketball as a senior Personal: Full name: James Matthew Brochu Born: 8-21-82 Son of Lloyd and Katie Brochu Mom Katie ran track at Central Michigan for four years and brother David played basketball at West Georgia for two Majoring in business management and marketing. JAMES BROCHU S DEFENSIVE STATISTICS 2003 11-1 10 9 19 1-5 1 1-23 1 0 0 17
Marcus BROOKS Prior to Coastal: Attended Tusculum College from 2001 to 2003 High School: Earned All-Area, All-Region and All-State honors in both his junior and senior years at Spartanburg Voted Defensive MVP and Best Linebacker by his team and played in the North-South All-Star game as a senior Also voted Best Linebacker as a junior Accumulated 313 combined tackles his junior and senior seasons Also ran track for three seasons, earning All-Region honors as a sophomore and junior and All-Area his junior year Helped the Viking track squad to the county and regional championships as a junior Personal: Full name: Marcus Olandus Brooks Born: 12-19-82 Son of Marcus and Peggy Brooks Majoring in physical education. Rashiek DEFENSIVE LINE 6 0 255 SR.-JR. SPARTANBURG, S.C.-SPARTANBURG (TUSCULUM) BUCHANAN 23 DEFENSIVE BACK 6 1 182 SO.-SO. CHERAW, S.C.-CHESTERFIELD 2003: Played in all 11 games as a true freshman, starting in three of them... Earned starts against league foes VMI, Liberty and Charleston Southern... Had 16 tackles on the year, all of them solo... Also had three interceptions on the season... Had a season-high six tackles and an interception in the win at Davidson... Also had an interception at both North Greenville and at Charleston Southern, both CCU victories... One of Coastal s 2003 recruits... High School: Lettered three years in football at Chesterfield Started in the 2002 North-South All-Star Game in Myrtle Beach, picking off a pass... Garnered All-Region honors as a senior Hand-timed at 4.4 in the 40- yard dash... Also played all five positions on his basketball squad and ran track Was the regional champ in the 200 meters as a junior, earning All-Region honors Named to the Honor Roll and National Honor Society Earned the school s Academic Leadership Award Personal: Full name: Rashiek Eric Buchanan Son of Edward Watters and Myra Buchanan Majoring in business administration. RASHIEK BUCHANAN S DEFENSIVE STATISTICS 2003 11-3 16 0 16 0-0 0 3- -7 3 0 0 Rodney BURGESS 80 WIDE RECEIVER 6 4 220 SO.-SO. IRMO, S.C.-DUTCH FORK 2003: Started the first eight games of the season before an ankle injury ended the year... Led Coastal with team-highs of 19 catches for 215 yards and an 11.3 yards-per-catch average... Became the first player in CCU history to record 10 catches and more than 100 yards receiving, as he had 10 receptions for 110 yards at Jacksonville... Also grabbed four passes for 29 yards against Gardner-Webb... Had catches in seven of the eight games played in... A member of the 2003 recruiting class... High School: Earned three letters in football and basketball at Dutch Fork Had 33 catches for 604 yards his senior season, earning All-Area honors from The State and All-Region honors... Selected for the 2002 North-South All-Star Game in Myrtle Beach... Served as co-captain and earned Player of the Week honors three times Caught four touchdowns to help his team advance to the state semifinals his junior season Led his basketball team to a ranking as high as No. 3 in the state Personal: Full name: Rodney Maurice Burgess Born: 11-27-84 Son of Rodney and Valesia Burgess Major undecided. RODNEY BURGESS OFFENSIVE STATISTICS Year GP-S Rec. Yds Avg TD Long Avg/G 2003 8-8 19 215 11.3 0 30 26.9 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS Newberry 1-14; Morehead State 1-30; Jacksonville 10-110; North Greenville 1-13; Gardner-Webb 4-29; Savannah State 1-13; VMI 1-6 Morgan BYERS 86 WIDE RECEIVER 6 0 180 SO.-FR. FORT MILL, S.C.-FORT MILL 2003: Did not see action in his first year at CCU, retaining the year of eligibility... High School: Played varsity football and basketball at Fort Mill, lettering three years in each. Named to the All-County and All-Region football squads as a senior and the All-Area team his final two years... Also earned All-Region and Team MVP his senior year in basketball Personal: Full name: Vance Morgan Byers Born: 12-13-84 Son of Tami Byers Major is undecided. DID YOU KNOW? Coastal Carolina ranked seventh in the nation in attendance based on percentage of capacity. CCU totaled 33,276 fans for its five home games, an average of 6,655 fans per game and 103.86% of capacity. 18
Travis CAIN Braden CANNON 2003: Played in seven games his first year at CCU, earning his first letter... Was on special teams extensively... Blocked a punt, Coastal s first-ever, that Greg Williamson recovered for a touchdown at Davidson... High School: Lettered all four years in football, garnering All-Region honors his final two seasons and serving as team captain as a senior Had a combined 57 catches for 1,089 yards and 184 tackles and nine interceptions on defense his final three seasons Named to the WBTW-TV All-Zone team his senior year Also lettered three times in basketball and twice in baseball Earned Honor Roll mention in each of his four years and was a member of the National Honor Society Personal: Full name: Braden Corey Cannon Born: 5-30-84 Son of Bobby and Patricia Kelly Majoring in art studio. 28 DEFENSIVE BACK 6 0 195 JR.-SO. KENNESAW, GA.-HARRISON 2003: Started all 11 games in the defensive backfield, garnering his first varsity letter... Ranked fourth on the team in tackles with 45, 36 of them solo... Had three tackles for loss, two interceptions and a fumble recovery on the year... Had his best game of the year against Big South rival VMI, recording six solo and seven total tackles... Had interceptions in back-to-back games against Gardner-Webb and Charleston... One of the 2002 recruits High School: A Wendy s High School Heisman nominee as a senior after tearing his ACL in the opening game and returning in the playoffs to help his team to a Regional Championship Led his team to a regional title and state runner-up finish his junior season, earning Honorable Mention All- State from the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, as well as All-County honors As a junior, ranked third in the county with 102 tackles and was also second in interceptions with four... Added 24 tackles for loss and 11 pass breakups Team was 40-9 in his four years on the varsity Also played basketball three seasons, helping the Hoyas to three appearances in the state playoffs Personal: Full name: Travis Marshall Cain Born: 9-9-83 Son of Marty and Renee Cain Brother Grant played football at Catawba for current Coastal head coach David Bennett Majoring in business management. TRAVIS CAIN S DEFENSIVE STATISTICS 2003 11-11 36 9 45 3-5 0 2-16 3 1 0 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS (S-A-T) Newberry 0-1-1; Morehead State 3-0-3 (1 FR); Jacksonville 5-0-5; North Greenville 5-1-6; Gardner-Webb 2-0-2 (1 Int); Charleston 3-2-5 (1 Int); Savannah State 3-2-5; VMI 6-1-7; Davidson 1-1-2; Liberty 5-0-5; Charleston Southern 5-1-6 83 WIDE RECEIVER 6 2 180 JR.-SO. FLORENCE, S.C.-SOUTH FLORENCE Brandon CARR 20 DEFENSIVE BACK 6 1 185 SR.-JR. RICHMOND, VA.-MONACAN (WEST VIRGINIA WESLEYAN) 2003: Started the last eight games of the season after coming off the bench in the first three, earning a varsity letter... Had 25 solo and 31 total tackles, the 11th highest total on the team... Had three of his best games in CCU wins, recording six tackles each in the North Greenville, Savannah State and Charleston Southern games... Also had a fumble recovery at North Greenville that led to a touchdown... Prior to Coastal: Attended West Virginia Wesleyan, but did not play football High School: Lettered in football his final two years Was named First Team All-District, as well as All-Metro and All-Region Recorded 65 tackles, 24 pass breakups, four interceptions and two forced fumbles his final year Had 50 tackles, three interceptions and three forced fumbles his junior year, earning Second Team All-Dominion District accolades Also lettered in basketball twice, averaging 12 points, four assists and three rebounds a game as a senior Earned recognition on the Academic Honor Roll Personal: Full name: Brandon Ross Carr Born: 8-11-82 Son of Elbert and Jean Carr Majoring in business management. BRANDON CARR S DEFENSIVE STATISTICS 2003 11-8 25 6 31 1-1 0 0-0 4 1 0 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS (S-A-T) Newberry 1-0-1; Morehead State 0-0-0; Jacksonville 1-0-1; North Greenville 5-1-6 (1 FR); Gardner-Webb 1-1-2; Charleston 0-1-1; Savannah State 6-0-6; VMI 1-1-2; Davidson 2-0-2; Liberty 3-1-4; Charleston Southern 5-1-6 Tim CARSON WIDE RECEIVER 6 1 175 JR.-SO. TAYLORS, S.C.-RIVERSIDE (TUSCULUM) Prior to Coastal: Redshirted during the 2002-03 year at Tusculum High School: Named the Warriors MVP for his final three years of high school, also earning All-State and All-Conference accolades as a senior Ranked in the top 10 in the state in receptions with 75 catches and six touchdowns Also lettered three seasons in basketball and twice in track and field Earned the top rebounder award his junior year and was named MVP as a sophomore Personal: Full name: Timothy Lee Carson Jr. Born: 3-6-84 Son of Tim and Sharron Carson Majoring in sports and recreation management. 19
Kenneth CHAMBERS Stephen CHAPMAN 58 DEFENSIVE LINE 6 2 260 JR.-SO. PAGELAND, S.C.-CENTRAL 2003: Started in seven of his 11 games his first year and was awarded a varsity letter... Had 20 solo and 30 total tackles and added on sack and one fumble recovery on the defensive line... Was stellar at Liberty, recording eight solo and 12 total tackles in the game, tied for the third-best single game in Coastal s inaugural season... Had one sack each against Jacksonville and Davidson and recovered a fumble against Morehead State... Also had an 11-yard lateral return on a fumble against Charleston Southern... One of Coastal s 2002 recruiting class... High School: A four-year letterwinner in football Earned All-State honors his final two seasons on the gridiron, as well as being named All-Area and All-Region Served as defensive captain for the 2002 North- South All-Star Game Also lettered three years in basketball and baseball Was a member of the National Honor Society and Academic Honor Roll Personal: Full name: Kenneth Devon Chambers Born: 2-2-84 Son of Ken Chambers and Mary F. Chambers Major undecided. KENNETH CHAMBERS DEFENSIVE STATISTICS 2003 11-7 20 10 30 2-10 2 0 0 1 0 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS (S-A-T) Newberry 1-1-2; Morehead State 1-2-3 (1 FR); Jacksonville 2-0-2; North Greenville 2-1-3; Gardner-Webb 1-0-1; Charleston 0-0-0; Savannah State 1-0-1; VMI 2-0-2; Davidson 1-1-2; Liberty 8-4-12; Charleston Southern 1-1-2 KICKER/PUNTER 6 1 210 SO.-FR. BOILING SPRINGS, S.C.-BROOME High School: A four-year letterwinner in football, leading the Centurions to the state playoffs his final two seasons Named Preseason All-Area as a senior Also lettered three seasons in baseball, helping the squad to the state playoffs in his senior and sophomore seasons Was a Junior Scholar Personal: Full name: Stephen William Chapman Born: 1-10-85 Son of Sammy and Sandy Chapman Majoring in marketing. David CHISHOLM DEFENSIVE LINE 5 10 255 SO.-FR. ST. HELENA ISLANDS, S.C.-BEAUFORT High School: Was a varsity letterwinner in football four seasons Earned the team s Offensive Lineman of the Week award five times his senior season Played on the defensive line as a junior, recording 68 tackles and five sacks Also lettered in track his sophomore season Named to the Academic Honor Roll, as well as Who s Who Among American High School Athletes Personal: Full name: David Dennis Chisholm Born: 10-6-85 Son of David Chisholm and Diane Chisholm Mom Diane ran track at Ohio State, while sister Kimberly ran track for two years at Benedict College Majoring in marine science. Conner COGHILL Keith COX OFFENSIVE LINE 6 3 260 SO.-FR. FORT MILL, S.C.-FOUNTAIN VALLEY (CA) High School: Two-year varsity letterwinner at Fountain Valley Named second team All-Sunset League as a senior and earned the Doug Thompson Gauntlet Award Also wrestled as a freshman Personal: Full name: David Conner Coghill Born: 5-10- 85 Son of David and Nan Coghill Majoring in marketing. 59 DEFENSIVE END 6 3 226 SO.-SO. NORTH MYRTLE BEACH, S.C.-NORTH MYRTLE BEACH High School: Earned varsity football and baseball letters each of his last two seasons with the Chiefs Was named to The Sun News Toast of the Coast team as a senior Personal: Full name: Tony Keith Cox, Jr. Born: 2-18-85 Son of Tony and Marilyn Cox Both parents are graduates of Coastal Carolina Majoring in finance. 20
Scott CROUCH Ramard CUNNINGHAM 2003: Played in three games and earned a letter... Did not have any carries in his appearances... Is a Life Scholar and Coastal Scholar... High School: Two-sport letterwinner at Lancaster, playing football and baseball his final three years Earned baseball All-Region honors as a junior and senior Member of Who s Who Among American High School Students. Personal: Full name: Ramard Antonius Cunningham Born: 7-14-84 Son of Ronald and Cindy Cunningham Majoring in education. Travis QUARTERBACK 6 4 225 SR.-SR. GULF BREEZE, FLA.-NAVARRE (SOUTH CAROLINA) 2003: Did not play due to NCAA ruling on appeal for transfer waiver... Was 4-for-6 for 104 yards and a touchdown at the 2003 Teal-White game... Completed a 78-yard touchdown pass to Eric Outlaw for the longest play of the game... Prior to Coastal: Played football at South Carolina during the 2001 and 2002 seasons, before transferring to Coastal in the spring of 2003 After redshirting in 2001, played in one game in the 2002 season, against Mississippi State Began his collegiate career at Alabama in the 2000-01 school year High School: An All-State football selection his final two years, including being named the Florida Athletic Coaches Association Class 2A Player of the Year in his senior season Also honored on the All-Area and All-NW Florida squads as a junior and senior Also was an All-State catcher for two seasons at Navarre, earning the state s Player of the Year honor as a senior USA Today labeled him as one of the top 100 baseball players in the country following his senior season Was a member of the National Honor Society and honored as the Most Outstanding Senior at Navarre in 2000 Personal: Full name: Michael Scott Crouch Born: 11-12-81 Son of Jett and Kay Crouch Majoring in history. RUNNING BACK 5 9 180 SO.-SO. LANCASTER, S.C.-LANCASTER DANNELLY 15 WIDE RECEIVER 5 9 190 JR.-SO. CONWAY, S.C.-CAROLINA FOREST 2003: Played in eight games, all coming off the bench, to earn a letter... Had his first collegiate reception, his only one of the year, against Gardner-Webb for four yards... Also played on special teams during the year... One of the 2002 recruiting class... Was a Hope Scholarship Recipient High School: Lettered four years, garnering the team s Most Valuable Defensive Player award and also named All-Zone by WPDE- TV Earned The Sun News Toast of the Coast honors his sophomore and junior seasons after leading his squad to the state playoffs two straight years Had 22 catches for 224 yards and 22 returns for 356 yards as a senior... Also played baseball during his high school career, lettering four times and leading the Panthers to the state playoffs his final three years Also was named Toast of the Coast in baseball as a sophomore Personal: Full name: Travis Ralph Dannelly Born: 11-22-83 Son of Jess and Wendy Dannelly Father Jess is an Associate Athletic Director and head softball coach at Coastal Carolina Major is undecided. Brandon DAVIS 65 OFFENSIVE LINE 6 0 285 JR.-SO. MARION, S.C.-MARION 2003: Played in two games his freshman season, both in a reserve role... High School: Earned three letters in football, including All-Region and High School Sports Report All-Area honors and a place in the North-South All-Star Game Named his team s best offensive lineman his final year Was a four-year baseball letterwinner, earning All-Region accolades in his junior year Was on the Honor Roll all four years Personal: Full name: George Brandon Davis Born: 7-21-84 Son of George and Deborah Davis Majoring in accounting. Darryl DAVIS WIDE RECEIVER 6 4 195 JR.-SO. MITCHELLVILLE, MD.-RIDGE VIEW (SC) (WINSTON-SALEM ST.) 2003: Did not see any action in CCU s inaugural season... Had three catches for 29 yards and a pair of touchdowns in 2003 s inaugural Teal-White game... Prior to Coastal: Attended Winston-Salem State, earning Dean s List honors High School: A 2001 graduate of Ridge View, earning All-Area honors as a senior Personal: Full name: Darryl Christopher Davis Born: 11-10-82 Son of Roger Robinson and Patricia Robinson Majoring in mathematics and engineering. Lyman DAWKINS WIDE RECEIVER 5 11 150 SO.-FR. GAFFNEY, S.C.-GAFFNEY 2003: Was one of the football team s student managers last season... High School: Was a two-year letterwinner in football and also earned one letter in baseball Personal: Full name: Lyman Douglas Dawkins III Born: 8-4-84 Son of Lyman Dawkins, Jr. and Stephanie Dawkins Majoring in pre-nursing. Rich DIGGS 45 FULLBACK 5 9 225 JR.-SO. ELGIN, S.C.-RIDGE VIEW 2003: Played in three games, but did not have a carry, and earned a letter for his play... High School: Three-year football letterwinner at Ridge View Played basketball his freshman year Personal: Full name: Richard Thomas Diggs II Born: 5-3-84 Son of Richard and Nancy Diggs Father Richard played football at Shippensburg State from 1971-75 and coached at USC from 1983-89... Major is undecided. 21
William DUNLAP Will DEFENSIVE BACK 5 11 190 SO.-FR. CATAWBA, S.C.-ROCK HILL DURRETT High School: Lettered in football and baseball his final three years at Rock Hill Helped the Bearcats to the state title in 2002, leading the team in interceptions Named First Team All-Area and All-Region as a senior, after earning Second Team All-Area accolades his junior year Part of the five outstanding defensive backs in Class 4A his senior season... Also played basketball during his high school career Personal: Full name: William Travis Dunlap Born: 4-21-85 Son of William Dunlap and Rita Moore Johnson Majoring in business. 64 DEFENSIVE LINE 6 4 275 SO.-SO. AIKEN, S.C.-SOUTH AIKEN 2003: Played in five games, all off the bench, and was awarded a letter... Had seven tackles on the defenisve line... Had his only sack of the year at Davidson... Recorded two solo and three total tackles at Charleston Southern... One of Coastal s 2003 recruits... High School: Earned All-State Honorable Mention honors, as well as All- Region, All-Area and All-Conference awards... Was the top defensive player for the Thoroughbreds, recording 117 tackles, including 24 tackles for loss and nine sacks as a senior... As a co-captain, led the team to its best start in school history, opening the season 5-0 after moving to Region 4-AAAA... Named by the Spartanburg Herald- Journal as one of their Players to Watch in 2002... Was a two-way starter during his career... As a junior, had 76 solo tackles, 45 assists and 15 tackles for loss, leading the team in sacks and finishing second in tackles... Also played golf three years in high school, helping the team to a state title his junior year... Personal: Full name: William Edward Durrett III... Born: 10-23-84... Son of Bill and Marie Durrett... Major undecided. Jett EPPES DEFENSIVE BACK 5 11 190 SO.-SO. COLUMBIA, S.C.-NORTH MECKLENBURG 2003: Did not see action during the 2003 season for CCU... High School: Three-year letterwinner at North Mecklenburg Also lettered in basketball his junior and senior years Personal: Full name: Jett Alexander Eppes Born: 5-30-84 Son of Jimmy and Ramona Eppes Majoring in physical education. Nathan FARLEY One of CCU s 2004 recruits High School: Named First Team All-State and All- CISAA at wide receiver for the Knights as a senior after catching 57 passes for 987 yards and 11 touchdowns Nominated for CISAA Defensive Player of the Year, playing four different positions and recording 65 tackles, 7.5 sacks and one interception Was Honorable Mention All-State and First Team All-Conference in defensive secondary as a sophomore and junior, combining for 83 tackles and five interceptions in those two years... Also a starter on the Knights basketball squad and a sprinter on the track squad... Helped the Knights to a CISAA 3A State Championship in basketball his sophomore year A Magna Cum Laude Honor Roll member at Charlotte Christian Personal: Full name Nathan Samuel Farley Born: 5-28-85 Son of Mark and Falinda Farley Brother Timon has played basketball at Big South rival Charleston Southern the last two seasons Majoring in pre-med. Anthony 81 TIGHT END 6 3 230 FR.-FR. CHARLOTTE, N.C.-CHARLOTTE CHRISTIAN 31 FEATHERSTONE LINEBACKER 5 11 215 JR.-SO. COLLEGE PARK, MD.-PARKDALE 2003: Played in all 11 games for Coastal, starting against Davidson and Charleston Southern... Posted 33 total tackles, tied for ninth on the team... Had seven games with three or more tackles, including five each against Charleston and Davidson... Also had four total tackles in a victory at Charleston Southern... Grabbed his first collegiate sack in a win at North Greenville... High School: Started at linebacker in the North-South All-Star Game after making 94 tackles with four interceptions and one touchdown his senior year Played in the Prince George s County All-Star Football Game his senior year Was the leading tackler for the Panthers his junior and senior seasons Led Parkdale to the Maryland State 4A Playoffs as a junior, recording 98 tackles, four interceptions and one touchdown Named to the Honor Roll all four years and graduated with University High diploma Personal: Full name: Anthony Maurice Featherstone Born: 5-27-84 Son of Gregory Featherstone and Carolyn Black Majoring in sociology. ANTHONY FEATHERSTONE S DEFENSIVE STATISTICS 2003 11-2 24 9 33 1-2 1 0 0 0 0 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS (S-A-T) Newberry 3-0-3; Morehead State 0-3-3; Jacksonville 2-0-2; North Greenville 3-0-3; Gardner-Webb 1-0-1; Charleston 3-2-5; Savannah State 2-0-2; VMI 0-2-2; Davidson 5-0-5; Liberty 2-1-3; Charleston Southern 3-1-4 22
Efrim FLOYD DEFENSIVE BACK 5 11 175 JR.-SO. ORANGEBURG, S.C.-ORANGEBURG-WILKINSON (LIVINGSTONE) Prior to Coastal: Played football and ran track his freshman season at Livingstone High School: Was a three-year letterwinner in football Earned the team s best offensive back award twice during his career Also lettered his final three years in track, helping the 4x100 relay squad to a state title with a new school record of 41.3 his senior year, earning All-American and All-State honors Was also named All- Region and All-State as a junior in the 4x100 relay and 400-meter dash Named to the National Honor Society and Honor Roll Also served as FCA Vice-President Personal: Full name: Efrim Jarrod Floyd Born: 1-7-84 Son of Cassandra Floyd Majoring in marketing. Jamie FORDHAM Anthony FRANKLIN 2003: Played in 11 games at wide receiver to earn his first college letter, catching three passes for 25 yards... Caught a pass in his first collegiate game, a 14-yarder against Newberry... Also had receptions against Jacksonville and Liberty... A member of the President s List with a 4.0 GPA... High School: Was a three-year varsity letterwinner, playing quarterback and wide receiver during his career... As a senior, he earned All- County accolades at wide receiver while also serving as a captain and earning the team s Best Offensive Back award... Also was a two-year letterwinner in basketball and one year in track... Member of the National Honor Society, Beta Club, and Honor Roll, graduating in the top 6% of his class Personal: Full name: Anthony Marques Franklin Born: 11-16-85 Son of: Charles and Grace Franklin Mother Grace played college basketball at Mercy College in New York... Majoring in mathematics. 21 RUNNING BACK 6 0 185 FR.-FR. GOOSE CREEK, S.C.-GOOSE CREEK One of CCU s 2004 recruits High School: Lettered in football his final two years, serving as team captain for both Played in the North-South All-Star Game his senior year after rushing for 1,488 yards and 13 touchdowns and leading Goose Creek to a four-game improvement in wins over the previous year Named on of the top 100 seniors by the SC High School Sports Report... Garnered First Team All-Region and All-Lowcountry as a senior, as well as the team s Outstanding Offensive Player for the second straight year Rushed for over 1,100 yards as a junior, garnering First Team All-Region and Second Team All-Lowcountry accolades Also placing fifth in the 400 meter dash at the 2003 South Carolina state championships... Posted a careerbest 10.89 in the 100 meter dash as a junior Clocked at 4.44 in the 40-yard dash prior to his senior season... Earned the school s David Dowd Stairway to Success Award for Student-Athletes Personal: Full name: Jerald Jamison Fordham Born: 6-21-86 Son of Jerald and Vickie Fordham Dad Jerald played college football at West Virginia State in 1975 and 1976 Major is undecided. 87 WIDE RECEIVER 5 10 170 SO.-SO. SIMPSONVILLE, S.C.-HILLCREST Cortney FURR QUARTERBACK 6 2 215 SR.-JR. CHARLOTTE, N.C.-PIEDMONT (CHARLESTON SOUTHERN) 2003: Played in two games, seeing action against Charleston and Charleston Southern... Did not have a passing or rushing attempt in the two appearances... Was a perfect 3-for-3 passing for 56 yards in the first-ever Teal-White game... Prior to Coastal: Was at Charleston Southern for his freshman year High School: A fouryear football letterwinner, earning All-Region and All-Conference honors his senior season and Honorable Mention All-American accolades after tallying 1,375 passing yards Was the team s Most Valuable Player and Outstanding Offensive Back Lettered in track his first three years of high school Was in the National Art Honor Society and on the A/B Honor Roll Personal: Full name: Cortney Conrad Furr Born: 1-28-83 Son of Patrick Furr and Jeanne Prince Majoring in business management. Shaun GAINES 22 LINEBACKER 6 1 215 JR.-SO. NORWOOD, N.C.-SOUTH STANLY 2003: Started two of the first three games before getting injured in the game at Jacksonville, earning a letter... Still recorded 17 total tackles, 12 of them solo, in the three games... Had six tackles and an interception in the inaugural game win over Newberry... Added six more tackles against Morehead State and five at Jacksonville... High School: A four-year letterwinner, playing both linebacker and wide receiver at South Stanly A preseason All-State selection as a senior, he recorded a school singleseason 178 tackles and had 24 catches for 510 yards Named First Team All-Conference at wide receiver twice, including a career-best 63 catches for 863 yards in his junior year Recorded over 300 tackles and 2,000 yards receiving in his career Personal: Full name: Shauntavious Antiwon Gaines Born: 9-4-84 Son of Robbin Gaines and Darlene Gaines Majoring in psychology. SHAUN GAINES DEFENSIVE STATISTICS 2003 3-2 12 5 17 0 0 1 2 0 0 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS (S-A-T) Newberry 3-3-6 (1 Int); Morehead State 4-2-6; Jacksonville 5-0-5 23
24 Brooks GARRIS Sergio WIDE RECEIVER 6 0 175 SR.-JR. LAKEVIEW, S.C.-LAKE VIEW Deon GLENN High School: 2001 graduate of Lake View Personal: Full name: Micheal Brooks Garris Born: 10-24-83 Son of Don Garris and Dawn Garris Majoring in mathematics. GEIGER 13 DEFENSIVE BACK 5 9 165 SO.-SO. COLUMBIA, S.C.-SPRING VALLEY 2003: Played in all 11 games as a true freshman, four of them as a starter at cornerback... Recorded 13 solo tackles and six pass breakups... Had three tackles each against Gardner-Webb and at Charleston Southern... A member of CCU s 2003 recruiting class... High School: Had 62 tackles and five interceptions as a senior, garnering All-State, All-Region and All-Area accolades from the High School Sports Report and All-Area honors from The State... Selected to play in the 2002 Shrine Bowl, representing the top 48 players in South Carolina... Named to the Class 4A All-State team... Led his team to an 18-5 mark his final two years Totalled 146 tackles and 13 interceptions in his three years of varsity football, including the Most Valuable Defensive Back for the team all thee seasons Was on the same high school squad as Coastal signee Brett Porterfield... Qualified for the indoor nationals in the long jump as well, earning All-Region honors in track twice Was in the National Honor Society, the Honor Roll and Who s Who in Sports Personal: Full name: Sergio Mariotto Geiger Born: 3-9-85 Son of Curtis and Lucretia Geiger Majoring in physical education. SERGIO GEIGER S DEFENSIVE STATISTICS 2003 11-4 13 0 13 1-3 0 0 6 0 0 46 LINEBACKER 6 1 200 SO.-SO. UNION, S.C.-UNION 2003: Saw action in one game last season at Liberty... Did not have any tackles in the game... High School: Two-year varsity letterwinner at Union, earning All-Region Academic honors as a senior Voted Most Valuable Underclassman his junior year, and tallied 190 tackles during his two years on the varsity squad Also ran track as a sophomore Was a member of National Honor Society, Future Business Leaders of America, and the National Vocational Technical Honor Society... Personal: Full name: Deon Jerrod Glenn Born: 12-9-84 Son of Barbara Jeter Majoring in mathematics and engineering. Adrain GRADY 92 DEFENSIVE LINE 6 5 262 SO.-SO. LELAND, N.C.-NORTH BRUNSWICK 2003: Started all 11 games as a true freshman... Posted 30 solo and 46 total tackles and earned Second Team All-Big South honors for his efforts on the defensive line... Had a season-high six tackles against both Morehead State and Gardner-Webb... Posted nine tackles for loss and eight sacks, including sacks each against Charleston and Charleston Southern... One of the 2003 recruits... High School: A four-year letterwinner in football... Led his team to the second round of the NCHSAA 1-A playoffs, helping them to an 8-4 record as a senior and was named the team s Most Valuable Player... Earned All-Coastal Plains Conference and All- Brunswick County football honors... Finishes as the school s all-time sack leader... Also helped the Scorpions to a pair of appearances in the third round of the state football playoffs... A two-sport letterwinner at North Brunswick, as he also played basketball, garnering All- Conference honors and grabbing the most rebounds in school history... Personal: Full name: Adrain Terrey Grady... Born: 3-21-85... Son of Charlie and Josephine Grady...Majoring in business. ADRAIN GRADY S DEFENSIVE STATISTICS 2003 11-11 30 16 46 9-52 8 0-0 1 2 1 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS (S-A-T) Newberry 1-3-4; Morehead State 5-1-6; Jacksonville 2-1-3; North Greenville 1-1-2; Gardner-Webb 6-0-6; Charleston 2-3-5; Savannah State 3-1-4 (1 FR); VMI 2-1-3; Davidson 1-3-4; Liberty 2-2-4; Charleston Southern 5-0-5 (1 FR, 1 FF) Jon GREENE 42 WIDE RECEIVER 6 0 170 FR.-FR. SURFSIDE BEACH, S.C.-SOCASTEE Part of CCU s 2004 recruiting class High School: Member of 2003 WPDE End Zone All-Zone team and The Sun News Toast of the Coast after playing quarterback his senior year Played wideout in the North-South All-Star Game All-Region VI-AAAA pick and the Braves offensive back of the year as a senior Completed 45 passes for 939 yards and eight touchdowns as a senior... Rushed 118 times for 874 yards, an average of 7.4 per carry, and six touchdowns Also punted 22 times for a 40-yard average and had a kickoff return for a touchdown Also played defensive back, recording 24 tackles and a fumble recovery his final season Was one of The Sun News Toast of the Coast receivers and earned All-Region accolades as a junior Had 30 receptions for 466 yards and four touchdowns while playing wide receiver as a junior Recorded 44 tackles at defensive back his junior year, adding six passes defended, three interceptions and three fumble recoveries Also played basketball for the Braves, where he was a three-year varsity starter Also ran track and field and lettered four years, earning All-Region honors three years and qualitfying for the Upper/Lower State Meet in three events Was named Socastee s Male Athlete of the Year as a senior and was on the Excellence in Athletics/ Academics Honor Roll and was the school s nominee for the Wendy s Academic/Athletic Heisman Award Earned a place in the 1200 SAT Club Personal: Full name: Jonathan Alan Greene Born: 1-20-86 Son of John and Deborah Greene Major is undecided.
Patrick HALL Dane HAMRICK 25 RUNNING BACK 5 8 185 SR.-JR. RICHMOND, VA.-MONACAN (GENEVA COLLEGE) 2003: Played in all 11 games his first year at CCU, starting in three... Was second in rushing on the squad with 504 yards on 74 carries, a team-best 6.8 yards-per-carry average... Has the second-best single-game performance of the year at Davidson, rushing for 201 yards on 17 carries and scoring two touchdowns... Had a team seasonbest 63-yard run at Davidson for a score... Was also solid against Charleston, going for 97 yards on five carries and a touchdown... Was a member of Coastal s 2003 track and field squad... A member of the distinguished Wall Fellows program at CCU... Prior to Coastal: Attended Geneva College for one year High School: Lettered four years in football and one year in track for the Chiefs Was on the Honor Roll and earned the Excellence in Academic Achievement award Personal: Full name: Patrick Vick Hall Born: 8-12-83 Son of Patrick Hall and Evelyn Hall- Harris Majoring in business management. PATRICK HALL S OFFENSIVE STATISTICS Year GP-S Rush Yds Avg TD Long Avg/G 2003 11-3 74 504 6.8 3 63 45.8 GAME-BY-GAME RUSHING STATISTICS Newberry 2-5; Morehead State 1-2; Jacksonville 2-6; North Greenville 6-23; Gardner- Webb 1-5; Charleston 5-97 (1 TD); Savannah State 11-64; VMI 4-27; Davidson 17-201 (2 TD); Liberty 14-26; Charleston Southern 11-48 FULLBACK 5 8 210 SO.-FR. FLORENCE, S.C.-WILSON High School: A four-year starter who earned All-Region honors his sophomore, junior and senior seasons at Wilson, as well as team s most valuable back Also played basketball for three seasons and baseball for two Four-year honor roll member... Personal: Full name: Ian Dane Hamrick Born: 8-12-84 Son of Gerald and Cyndi Hamrick Majoring in health promotions. Ben HAMPTON 12 FULLBACK 6 2 235 JR.-SO. SALISBURY, N.C.-WEST ROWAN 2003: Saw action in 10 games his first season, coming off the bench in all of them... Returned from an early season ankle injury to post 82 yards on 16 carries and one touchdown... Scored his first collegiate touchdown on a 12-yard carry against Charleston... Came on strong in the final game at Charleston Southern, rushing for 37 yards on four carries, including a season-high 16-yard burst through the line... Was a member of the 2002 recruiting class at CCU... High School: Lettered three years in football at West Rowan, earning All-Conference and All-County accolades each year A preseason All-State selection his senior year, he rushed for Rowan County-record 1,800 yards in just eight games, while recording 225 receiving and 120 passing yards... Led his team to a 12-2 record as a junior, rushing for 950 yards and posting 420 receiving yards, after posting 650 yards rushing and 300 receiving his sophomore season Also a four-year letterwinner in baseball that was an All-Conference and All-County honoree each season A member of the National Honor Society Graduated with honors with a 3.8 GPA Personal: Full name: Benjamin Gray Hampton Born: 8-7-84 Son of Rick and Gay Hampton Majoring in elementary education. BEN HAMPTON S OFFENSIVE STATISTICS Year GP-S Rush Yds Avg TD Long Avg/G 2003 10-0 16 82 5.1 1 16 8.2 Sam HARPER 91 DEFENSIVE LINE 6 2 286 JR.-SO. YORK, S.C.-YORK 2003: Played in 10 games for CCU, five of them as a starter... Had 29 total tackles (16 solo), one tackle for loss and one forced fumble... Had a season-high five tackles at Jacksonville, against VMI and at Charleston Southern... Also recovered a fumble against VMI that eventually led to a CCU touchdown... High School: A two-way starter for three seasons for the Cougars, playing defensive line and tight end Led his team to a Regional title and received All-State, All-Region and All- Area honors Was selected to play in the 2002 Shrine Bowl after recording 122 tackles on defense and 12 catches for 192 yards on offense his final year Posted 90 tackles his junior season, along with 13 receptions for 209 yards, and earned All-Region accolades Also was a two-year starter on the basketball squad Was on the Academic Honor Roll Personal: Full name: Samuel Grady Harper, Jr. Born: 5-27-84 Son of Sammy Harper and Karen Hinton Majoring in physical education. SAM HARPER S DEFENSIVE STATISTICS 2003 10-5 16 13 29 1-1 0 0-0 1 1 0 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS (S-A-T) Newberry 1-1-2; Morehead State 3-4-7; North Greenville 1-1-2; Gardner-Webb 6-1-7; Charleston 1-0-1; Savannah State 2-0-2; VMI 0-0-0; Davidson 4-1-5 (1 FR); Liberty 0-0-0; Charleston Southern 2-2-4 25
26 Jermaine HARRINGTON 48 RUNNING BACK 5 11 175 SO.-SO. CHERAW, S.C.-CHERAW 2003: Saw action in eight games for the Chants, all in a reserve role... Had 12 carries for 21 yards on the season... Saw significant action against Charleston, recording 11 yards on seven carries... Had his longest gain of the year at Davidson, a seven-yard run... Also saw action on special teams, recording his first tackle at Savannah State... High School: Four-year football and wrestling letterwinner at Cheraw, where he earned All-Region honors for both sports as a junior and senior Voted team s Most Valuable Defensive Back as a junior and Most Valuable Offensive Back as a senior Named Offensive Player of the Year by The Shopper Helped the Braves to the state wrestling championship his senior year and placed second in the state in his weight class, earning a spot on the North-South wrestling team Honor Roll member... Personal: Full name: Jeremie Jermaine Harrington Born: 8-1-84 Son of John Harrington Majoring in management. JERMAINE HARRINGTON S OFFENSIVE STATISTICS Year GP-S Rush Yds Avg TD Long Avg/G 2003 8-0 12 21 1.8 0 7 2.4 J.T. 95 HENDERSON PUNTER/KICKER 5 11 190 JR.-SO. LITTLE RIVER, S.C.-NORTH MYRTLE BEACH 2003: Played in one game, getting action against Charleston... Had one punt for 39 yards in the contest... Was 2-for-2 on extra points and had a 35-yard punt in the 2003 Teal-White game... High School: Lettered two years in football, earning Honorable Mention All-Region honors and the Coaches Award his final season Nominee from North Myrtle Beach for the Wendy s Heisman Scholar-Athlete award his senior year Was also a four-year letterwinner in soccer, earning All-State honors as a junior and The Sun News Toast of the Coast as a junior and senior Personal: Full name: Jason Thomas Henderson Born: 4-17-84 Son of Bruce and Karen Henderson Majoring in health promotions. DID YOU KNOW? Coastal Carolina s defense led the Big South Conference in takeaways, forcing 34 turnovers (17 fumbles, 17 interceptions) in 11 games. The Chants also led the conference in turnover margin, averaging +1.09 turnovers a contest. Josh HERRING 2003: Saw action in one game last season, coming off the bench in the win at Charleston Southern... Had one carry for one yard and did not attempt a pass... Was 1-for-4 for seven yards in the 2003 Teal-White game... High School: Lettered four years in tennis and volleyball at North Duplin Personal: Full name: Joshua Stephen Herring Born: 11-19-83 Son of Steve and Gail Herring Dad Steve played professional baseball for the Philadelphia Phillies from 1973-74 Major undecided. Josh HOKE 19 FULLBACK 6 1 215 JR.-SO. CALYPSO, N.C.-NORTH DUPLIN 47 KICKER/PUNTER 6 3 195 JR.-SO. STATESVILLE, N.C.-WEST IREDELL 2003: Handled kickoffs, place kicking and punting duties for CCU s first year... Was 37-41 on PATs... Hit 6-of-10 field goal attempts, hitting his long of 48 yards in a victory at Davidson... Named Big South Special Teams Player of the Week for his efforts in the win at Savannah State... Against the Tigers, he was a perfect 3-for-3 on PATs and hit field goals of 24 and 40 yards, while putting five of six kickoffs into the endzone and averaging 39.3 yards per punt... Averaged 37.4 yards per punt for the season, hitting 12 inside the opponent s 20-yard line... Hit his long of 57 yards in the opener against Newberry and recorded five punts of more than 50 yards... High School: Lettered in all four seasons for the Warriors Earned All-County and All-Conference honors in his final three years Was also Honorable Mention All-Region his junior and senior seasons A three-time preseason Honorable Mention All-State selection by the NC Prep Football News For his career, he was 111-for- 117 in point-after attempts and 14-for-27 in field goal attempts with a long of 40 Averaged 39.8 yards on 36 punts his final year, including 10 downed inside the 20 Was an Honor Graduate and the Outstanding Senior Scholar-Athlete Also received the Principal s Leadership Award and the North Carolina Press Club Award Personal: Full name: Joshua Travis Hoke Born: 10-31-83 Son of Rocky and Pam Hoke Majoring in mass communications. JOSH HOKE S KICKING STATISTICS Year GP PAT-A FG-A Pct. Long Pnts Yds Avg Long I20 2003 11 37-41 6-10.600 48 64 2,392 37.4 57 12
Dameon HOPKINS Justin HORTON Coastal: Did not play as a freshman... Named to the Dean s List both semesters and is a member of Phi Eta Sigma Freshman Honor Society... High School: Lettered all four years as a two-way starter in high school, graduating in 2003 Garnered All- State accolades as a running back and served as a team captain... Named the team s defensive MVP his final two years and led the team in tackles his final three Named All-Region and All-Area on defense after leading the team in tackles Lettered four years in golf and his final two years in track... Was also All-Region in golf as a senior Earned All-Academic honors for the area, region and state Was also a member of the Beta Club Graduated with honors... Personal: Full name: Justin Lane Horton Born: 2-21-85 Son of Dennis and Jan Horton Majoring in accounting. John JAY 56 DEFENSIVE LINE 6 2 260 JR.-SO. WEST COLUMBIA, S.C.-BROOKLAND-CAYCE 2003: Played in all 11 games, getting the start in five of them... Recorded 21 solo tackles and 27 total tackles on the year... Had his best game of the season at North Greenville, recording five total tackles... Also had four tackles each against Morehead State and at Liberty, where he also forced a Flames fumble... Had a tackle in each game of the season... High School: Was a three-year letterwinner in football and baseball at Brookland-Cayce Personal: Full name: Dameon O Bryan Hopkins Born: 6-14-84 Son of Jacqueline Corley Majoring in physical education. DAMEON HOPKINS DEFENSIVE STATISTICS 2003 11-5 21 6 27 5-17 1 0-0 0 0 1 LINEBACKER 6 0 210 SO.-FR. LANDRUM, S.C.-LANDRUM DEFENSIVE LINE 6 0 260 SO.-FR. HOPKINS, S.C.-LOWER RICHLAND High School: Three-year football letterwinner at Lower Richland Earned the school s Athlete of the Year award as a senior... Also lettered in track as a junior and senior Received the NAACP Young and Gifted award as a senior Garnered the Scholar-Athlete Award from the Midlands Chapter after graduating with a 3.8 GPA... Personal: Full name: John Randolph Jay Born: 10-24-85 Son of Randolph and Lolita Barber Majoring in political science. Brandon JEFFCOAT TIGHT END 6 3 245 SR.-SR. WEST COLUMBIA, S.C.-LEXINGTON (SOUTH CAROLINA) 2003: Started eight of the 11 games he saw action in... Became the first Chanticleer to catch a touchdown pass with a six-yard reception from Tyler Thigpen at Davidson... Also had two catches for 13 yards against Gardner-Webb and one catch for nine yards at North Greenville... Prior to Coastal: Was a walk-on to the squad at South Carolina, on the squad for the 2000-2002 seasons Saw action in three games in 2002, with two special teams tackles, and two games his freshman season in 2001... Was on the Dean s List every semester and awarded Student-Athlete Honors as a freshman and sophomore High School: A varsity letterwinner in football and baseball as a senior Also lettered in basketball his junior year Was a member of National Honor Society and the Honor Roll Personal: Full name: Brandon Stephen Jeffcoat Son of Ronnie and Twilla Jeffcoat Born: 1-27- 82 Brother Bryon played baseball for four years at South Carolina and was a 2001 13 th -round draft pick of the Atlanta Braves and played for the Myrtle Beach Pelicans Majoring in accounting. BRANDON JEFFCOAT S OFFENSIVE STATISTICS Year GP-S Rec. Yds Avg TD Long Avg/G 2003 11-8 4 28 7.0 1 9 2.5 Nick JOHNSON 49 50 OFFENSIVE LINE 6 4 312 SR.-SR. LOGANVILLE, GA.-LOGANVILLE (SOUTH CAROLINA) 2003: Started all 11 games at center for Coastal and earned Second Team All-Big South accolades for his play on the line... Was the middle of an offensive line that helped CCU to second in rushing offense in the Big South... Prior to Coastal: Attended South Carolina, earning a spot on the Southeastern Conference Academic Honor Roll twice Saw his only action of the 2001 season in the win over Wofford High School: Was an All-State selection his senior year by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution and the Georgia Coaches Association Also selected as one of the top 50 players in Georgia by the Journal-Constitution and earned a spot in the Georgia-Florida All-Star game One of the top-15 linemen in the country according to Super Prep As the team captain, he led his team to their third straight state playoff berth Earned three letters in track and two letters each in wrestling Was the regional runner-up in the shot and the discus, posting top-10 finishes at the state meet in both Was on the Academic Honor Roll each of his four years Personal: Full name: Jhon Nicholas Johnson Born: 9-8-81 Son of Jhon Johnson and Sandra Mason Majoring in business management. 27