Two UCPS football players named to all-star game
Two Union County Public Schools football players have been selected to the East-West All-Star Football Game, the N.C. Coaches Association announced on Thursday morning.
Caniyus Rushing of Monroe and Davis Weycker of Piedmont will represent their schools in the game, scheduled for Saturday, Dec. 19, at Jamieson Stadium on the Grimsley High School campus in Greensboro.
The East-West All-Star Game features some of the top graduating seniors in the West against their counterparts from the East.
Rushing and Weycker will play for the West team.
Rushing is a 6-foot-4, 265-pound lineman who was selected to the all-star game as a defensive lineman.
According to 247Sports, Rushing has offers from East Carolina and Troy.
In eight games this season, Rushing has recorded 25 total tackles, including 17 solo tackles and 8 tackles for loss.
Monroe is currently 6-2 overall and 3-0 in the Rocky River 4A/5A Conference. The Redhawks will host Mount Pleasant (6-2) on Friday night.
Weycker is a linebacker and long snapper for Piedmont. He stands at 6-foot-3 and 236 pounds.
Weycker has committed to Lenoir-Rhyne to play college football.
So far this season, Weycker has recorded 101 total tackles, including 62 solo tackles, and 17 tackles for loss. He also has two sacks, four interceptions, four forced fumbles, and two blocked field goals.
Piedmont is currently 3-5 overall and 1-3 in the Southern Carolina 6A/7A Conference. The Panthers will host Weddington (9-0) on Friday night.
Only seniors at schools in the N.C. High School Athletic Association are eligible to participate in the all-star games. Players are nominated by their coaches, then selected by the all-star coaching staff.
Tickets for the all-star game go on sale on Nov. 1 through GoFan. Search for “East-West All-Stars” to find the event. Tickets are $15.
WEST ROSTER
Ty Adkins — Freedom — LB
Landen Agee — North Lincoln — RB
Braylon Arnold — Davie — DL
Kaleb Bales — Davie — OL
Thailand Bellamy — Lake Norman — WR
Brian Bellerand — Southeast Guilford — OL
Gregory Blair — South Point — DL
Cameron Clem — Murphy — RB
Immanuel Collins — Shelby — WR
Tanner Finnerty — Mooresville — LB
Isaiah Foxx — Salisbury — CB
Semaj Galloway — Mount Tabor — S
Devin Gastley — West Stokes — TE
Seven Glover — Reagan — S
Beau Harrill — Burns — DL
Cason Holder — East Forsyth — OL
Landon Hollifield — Shelby — LB
Dhilyn Hollis — AL Brown — LB
Javion Hopper — Crest — CB
Chase Huellmantel — Grimsley — K
Caden Ingle — Erwin — QB
Aiden Love — Alleghany — LB
AJ McClain — Ashbrook — QB
Alonzo McCoy — Reagan — DL
Infinite Morrow — Central Cabarrus — DL
Asante Muhammad — Ragsdale — OL
Colby Pack — East Rutherford — OL
Jaydin Phillips — Ashbrook — OL
Caniyus Rushing — Monroe — DL
Brody Scruggs — Hibriten — DL
Amario Spence — West Iredell — RB
Tristian Thompson-Wynn — TC Roberson — WR
Joshua Wallace — Robert B. Glenn — CB
Jahkyran Weaver — Hickory — WR
Davis Weycker — Piedmont — LB
Makai Yon — Grimsley — S
EAST ROSTER
Nick Belcher — Middle Creek — TE
Nicolas Bocciardi — Middle Creek — WR
Mason Byrum — John A. Holmes — ATH
Dawson Crosby — East Columbus — LB
Chance Crowder — Richmond Senior — RB
Xavier Cuthbertson — West Craven — WR
CJ Dickerson — Clayton — DL
Pa’tron Dixon — East Columbus — DL
William Doe — Ayden Grifton — OL
Steven Elliott — Perquimans — DL
Samuel Finch — Fike — QB
Alijah Flowers — Richmond Senior — LB
Titus Gleisinger — DH Conley — LB
Tylen Gorham — Southwest Edgecombe — DL
Larry Grier III — Ayden Grifton — DB
Zakaryus Ishman — Northeastern — QB
Jalyn Kinsey — Kinston — OL
Calvin Lacewell Jr. — Lakewood — RB
Samuel Lane — Perquimans — OL
Darryl Loatman Jr. — Fike — WR
Taylor Martin — Lumberton — OL
Jordan Matthewson — Martin County — LB
Devion Mayo Jr. — Southwest Edgecombe — DB
Gavin McLawhorn — Wake Forest — LB
Ezra Meachem — South Central — DB
Jamir Mitchell — Northside Jacksonville — DL
Sam Offor — Enloe — OL
Adam Saunders — Southeast Raleigh — WR
Matthew Smoot — Northside Jacksonville — DB
Davis Spruill — Cape Fear — K
Ziyir Stanley — Southeast Raleigh — DB
Joshua Suggs — Sanderson — OL
David Sutton III — John A. Holmes — DB
Landon Underwood — Cape Fear — WR
John Williams — Midway — OL
Mekkhei Williams — Northeastern — DL
The all-star coaches
The coaches for the all-star game were announced last year.
The West will be led by Mike Wilbanks of Shelby. His assistants include Brad Baker of North Lincoln, Justin Hardin of A.L. Brown, Trent Lowman of West Stokes, Antwon Stevenson of Ragsdale, and Eddy Taylor of Erwin.
Nate Conner of D.H. Conley will serve as the East head coach. Assistant coaches include Travis Gaster of Princeton, Robby Priest of East Bladen, Ian Rapanick of Perquimans, David Reece of Triton, and Jay Wilson of Greene Central.
Last year's game
The West is currently on a two-game winning streak in the all-star football game.
Last year, the West defeated the East 50-14, led by MVP performances from quarterback Cade Keller of Watauga and defensive back Calvin Ramsey of Shelby.
The West leads the all-time series 43-32-2.