RAYMOND- Following a successful season, eight different Hinds Community College Eagles football players were recognized for their outstanding performances on the gridiron. 

On offense, freshman lineman Zacchaeus Sais (Rolling Fork) received All Region XXIII honors as well as First Team All-State. Sophomore returner DeMichael Harris (Vicksburg) was also awarded First Team All-State. Sophomore wide receiver Stephen Guidry (New Roads, La.), sophomore running back DeVante Scott (Scooba) and freshman quarterback Tylan Morton (Griffin, Ga.) all received Second Team All-State awards for their stellar performances.

On defense, sophomore linebacker/defensive back hybrid Byron Galvin (Vicksburg) hauled in four awards, including All Region XXIII defensive back, All Region XXIII MVP defensive back, First Team All-State linebacker and First Team All-State MVP defensive back.

Freshman defensive end Ivin White (Port Gibson) collected three awards of his own, including All Region XXIII defensive lineman, First Team All-State defensive lineman and First Team All-State MVP defensive lineman. Sophomore defensive back Deveon Ball (Vicksburg) was awarded First Team All-State defensive back.

Additionally, a total of fourteen Eagles received honorable mention. On offense, wide receivers Chris Blair (Louisville), Ra'Meik Wallace (Shubuta), John Hightower (Landover, Md.), and DeMarcus Frazier (Louisville) hauled in the honorable mention award. Offensive linemen, John Dale (Scooba) and Devin Morton (West Point) blocked and protected their way to honorable mention. Last but not least on offense, running back Dallas Sims (Buckatunna) ran his way to honorable mention. 

On defense, linebacker Tarren Smith (Greenwood), defensive lineman Quindarius Bivens (Waynesboro), defensive backs Emanuel Dabney (Jackson) and Joseph Nutall (Jackson), and defensive end Umstead Sanders ([ort St. Joe, Fla.) all earned honorable mention. 

On special teams, kicker/punter Spencer Cole (Flowood) and long snapper Hunter James (Waynesboro) received honorable mention honors.  

The 2017 Eagle football team finished the season 6-3 earning a berth to the Mississippi Association of Community and Junior College playoffs. Currently, the Eagles are eagerly awaiting to hear from the National Junior College Athletic Association whether they will receive a berth to play in a bowl game.


MACJC FIRST TEAM ALL-STATE FOOTBALL OFFENSE SOUTH
0ffensive Lineman - Zac Zais
Kick Returner - DeMichael Harris


MACJC SECOND TEAM ALL-STATE FOOTBALL OFFENSE SOUTH
Wide Receiver - Stephen Guidry
Running Back - DeVonte Scott
Quarterback - Tylan Morton


MACJC FIRST TEAM ALL-STATE FOOTBALL DEFENSE SOUTH
Defensive Lineman - Ivin White
Linebacker - Byron Galvin
Defensive Back- Deveon Ball
Most Valuable Player Defensive Back - Byron Galvin
Most Valuable Player Defensive Lineman - Ivin White
NJCAA REGION XXIIII FOOTBALL OFFENSE
Offensive Linemen- Zac Saiss


NJCAA REGION XXIII FOOTBALL DEFENSE
Defensive Lineman - Ivin White
Linebacker- Byron Galvin
Defensive Back - Deveon Ball
Most Valuable Player Defensive Back - Byron Galvin