Nine selected MACJC Football All-State
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FULTON, MS -- Itawamba Community College was represented with a total of nine football players named to the 2013 Mississippi Association of Community and Junior Colleges (MACJC) All-State teams as announced by the conference on Monday.

CJ Jackson (Water Valley), Darius White (Grenada), Archie Dennard (Hollandale-Simmons), Tony Holmes (Oak Grove), Brandon Jones (Lewisburg), and were named MACJC first-team selections while JaNardreon Jones (Noxubee County), Griff Loftis (Mooreville), Cameron Wiggins (Birmingham, AL) and AJ Hunt (Saltillo) earned second-team honors.

Jackson, a sophomore linebacker, led the team with 70 tackles with 22.5 tackles for loss, 5.5 sacks, 3 forced fumbles, 1 fumble recovery, and 2 pass breakups. He finished the regular season second in the nation in tackles for loss after leading the nation in that category as a freshman.   

White, a sophomore defensive back, finished the season with 53 tackles with 6 interceptions and 10 pass breakups.

Dennard, a sophomore tight end, caught nine catches for 108 yards and two touchdowns.

Sophomores Holmes and Jones anchored an offensive line that helped the Indians' offense pile up 4,850 yards of total offense this season (2,922 passing; 1,928 rushing) and finish the regular season as the No. 15 team in the nation in yards per game (429.3 yards).

Jones, a freshman wide receiver, had 454 yards and 2 touchdowns on 31 catches.

Loftis, a sophomore quarterback, passed for 2,256 yards and 15 touchdowns with 16 interceptions while rushing for 25 yards on 15 carries.

Wiggins, a sophomore defensive lineman, recorded 40 tackles with 7 sacks, 17 tackles for loss, 2 forced fumbles, and 2 blocked kicks.

Hunt, a freshman kick returner, had 15 kickoff returns for 452 yards (30.1 average) and 18 punt returns for 73 yards (4.1 average).