Honeycutt leads eight Lions to preseason All-SAC honors, Lions tabbed fifth
Mars Hill landed at No. 5 in the preseason poll with 85 points.
ROCK HILL, S.C. - The South Atlantic Conference announced the 2023 Football Preseason Poll and All-Conference teams which saw the Mars Hill football team land eight players on All-Conference teams and fifth in the preseason poll.
Mars Hill landed at No. 5 in the preseason poll with 85 points. Under the direction of head coach Tim Clifton, the Lions are looking to stay at the top of the Mountain Division standings once again this year after going 7-3 overall and 7-2 in conference play last season. Eight preseason All-SAC performers return for Mars Hill, including one of the top linebackers in NCAA Division II Landon Honeycutt, who finished the season with 90 tackles, five sacks, and 15 tackles for loss.
2023 SAC Football Preseason Coaches Poll
|
Rank |
School (First Place Votes) |
Score |
|
1. |
Newberry (6) |
114 |
|
2. |
Wingate (4) |
109 |
|
3. |
Lenoir-Rhyne (1) |
101 |
|
4. |
Limestone (1) |
88 |
|
5. |
Mars Hill |
85 |
|
6. |
Tusculum |
79 |
|
7. |
Carson-Newman |
58 |
|
8. |
Barton |
48 |
|
9. |
Emory & Henry |
41 |
|
10. |
UVA Wise |
33 |
|
11. |
Catawba |
22 |
|
12. |
Erskine |
14 |
2023 Preseason All-SAC Football Teams
ALL- Mountain OFFENSE
QB – Kyle Short, Emory & Henry
RB – TJ King, Carson-Newman
RB – Tyree Nelson, Carson-Newman
RB – Justin Hill, Emory & Henry
WR – Tyler Burke, Tusculum
WR – Malik Laurent, Mars Hill
WR – Tmahdae Penn, Emory & Henry
OL – Leondre Andreas, Mars Hill
OL – Ben Shellenback, Tusculum
OL – Justin Bullock, Mars Hill
OL – Ricky Dodson, Emory & Henry
OL – Christian Jones, Carson-Newman
TE – Bryce Moore, Tusculum
PK – Christian Erwin, Carson-Newman
LS – Andrew Bradshaw, Carson-Newman
RS – Eddie Watson, Tusculum
ALL-Mountain DEFENSE
DL – Dajavon White, Tusculum
DL – Boris Lewis, Mars Hill
DL – Damipi Lamboni, Mars Hill
DL – Joslyn Mira, Tusculum
LB – Landon Honeycutt, Mars Hill
LB – Ryan Dolce, Tusculum
LB – Wesley Scott, Tusculum
LB – Earnest Johnson III, Tusculum
DB – Monroe Sanderson, Mars Hill
DB – Major Williams, Carson-Newman
DB – Addison Knicely, Emory & Henry
DB – Tristan Rankin, Mars Hill
P – Ethan Muncy, Emory & Henry
The 2023 SAC football season will kick-off on Thursday, August 31, with four teams taking the field, while the remaining eight teams will begin play on Saturday, September 2. Check out the full schedule of games online at www.thesac.com.
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