There were many special awards presented at the Pulaski Co Touchdown Club Annual Award Banquet held at New River Community College on Saturday, March 5^th.  Awards were given to the all academic team, the off season workout participants, offensive and defensive players of the week, special teams awards, and coaches awards.

The all academic team is comprised of student athletes that carry a cumulative GPA of 3.5 or better. This year there were 36 players who were recognized, they are:

Zack Akers                                Cory Hale                                 James Reynolds
Adam Allen                               Marcus Johnston                  Pierce Rigney
Ethan Barker                             Brandon Jones                       Quincy Rollins
Codie Blevins                           Chance Farmers                     Nathan Sexton
Taylor Bratton                         Rhen Jones                              Jacob Shelburne
Chase Cook                                 Nathan Kilgore                      Bret Smith
Arman Cruise                           James King                               Zack Snider
Zach Dao                                    Gabe LeBlanc                          Johnathan Songster
Dustin Diamond                        Zach Neal                                 Jacob Tabor
Corey Dobbins                          Austin Newby                         Justin Trail
Tyler Dotson                             Chad Perry                                Joey Trigg
Tyler Golden                              Daniel Puckett                        Cory Zander

Those receiving awards for 90% or better attendance during the off season workouts are:

Adam Allen                                   Chris Belcher
Taylor Bratton                             Brandon Brock
Brent Chrisley                             Rick Cobbs
Arman Cruise                              Corey Dobbins
Tyler Golden                                Corky Hall
Rhen Jones                                   James King
Marcus McClanahan                 Daniel Puckett
James Reynolds                          Bret Smith
Cody Smythers                            Zach Snider
Justin Trail                                    Cory Zander

The following awards were presented for the players of the week.  There is an award given on the offensive and defensive side of the ball.  The award winners are as follows:

Week 1 Radford
Offense       Randall Cobbs
Defense      Pierce Rigney
Week 2 Northside
Defense      Zack Dao

Week 3 Patrick Henry
Offense       Zack Akers & Rick Cobbs
Defense      Chase Cook

Week 4 William Fleming
Offense        Marcus McClanahan
Defense       Cody Long

Week 5 None

Week 6 Christiansburg
Offense         Chase Cook
Defense        Jamail Payne

Week 7 None

Week 8 Hidden Valley
Offense         Cody Long
Defense        James King

Week 9 Blacksburg
Offense         O-Line   Jimmy Richardson
Sammy Songer
Austin Newby
Tommy Wojcik
Jeremy Louderback
Defense         Gabe LeBlanc & Tyler Cole
Week 10 Salem
Offense         Chad Perry
Defense        Adam Allen

Special Teams Awards

Chase Cook – Punter

Tommy Wojcik – Kick Coverage

The final awards of the evening were the coaches’ awards.  These were voted on by the coaches for contributions on and off the field:

Joey Trigg
Pedro Salamanca
Billy Long
Ethan Barker