FREDERICK, Md. - This year marks the 20th annual Maryland Consensus All-State Team, which reflects the top 30 vote-getters through the Big School and Small School all-state process. More than a dozen high school football reporters contributed to the voting this year, which is compiled by Sheldon Shealer of ESPNHS.
Old Mill running back Rob Chesson, Good Counsel defensive back Stefon Diggs, River Hill coach Brian Van Deusen and Good Counsel coach Bob Milloy received the top honors for 2011.
2011 CONSENSUS ALL-STATE
OFFENSE
QB: Thomas Stuart, Calvert Hall, Sr., 5-11, 165
RB: Wes Brown, Good Counsel, Sr., 6-1, 200
RB: Rob Chesson, Old Mill, Sr., 5-9, 175
RB: Mark Green, Quince Orchard, Sr., 5-9, 180
OL: Paul Federinko, Atholton, Sr., 6-5, 310
OL: Brian Gaia, Gilman, Sr., 6-4, 295 [Penn State]
OL: Mike Madaras, Good Counsel, Sr., 6-6, 285 [Maryland]
OL: Greg Pyke, Boys’ Latin, Sr., 6-6, 300 [Georgia]
OL: Ryan Watson, Good Counsel, Sr., 6-3, 275
WR: Billy Brown, Gaithersburg, Sr., 6-4, 205
WR: Taivon Jacobs, Suitland, Jr., 5-10, 165
WR: Ben Lewis, Middletown, Sr., 6-3, 185 [Syracuse]
WR: Trevor Williams, Calvert Hall, Sr., 6-2, 190 [West Virginia]
AP: Cyrus Jones, Gilman, Sr., 5-10, 195
K: Adam Greene, Broadneck, Jr., 5-10, 165
DEFENSE
DL: Roman Braglio, McDonogh, Sr., 6-3, 230 [Maryland]
DL: Roderick Chungong, Good Counsel, Sr., 6-3, 245 [Georgia Tech]
DL: Kenneth Goins, Gilman, Sr., 5-11, 210 [Maryland]
DL: Colton Kmetz, Urbana, Sr., 6-5, 220 [Kent State]
DL: Michael Moore, DeMatha, Sr., 6-4, 255 [Virginia]
LB: Micah Kiser, Gilman, Jr., 6-2, 215
LB: Sam Lebbie, DeMatha, Sr., 6-2, 240 [West Virginia]
LB: Marcus Newby, Quince Orchard, Jr., 6-1, 210
LB: Shawn Petty, Eleanor Roosevelt, Sr., 6-3, 230 [Maryland]
LB: Tyler Thompson, Linganore, Sr., 5-11, 220 [Monmouth]
DB: Da’Quan Davis, Calvert Hall, Sr., 5-11, 175 [West Virginia]
DB: Stefon Diggs, Good Counsel, Sr., 6-1, 190
DB: Kendall Fuller, Good Counsel, Jr., 6-0, 185
DB: Donovan Riley, Poly, Sr., 6-0, 195 [Virginia Tech]
DB: Deon-Tay McManus, Dunbar, Sr., 6-2, 210 [West Virginia]
Offensive Player of Year: Rob Chesson, Old Mill
Defensive Player of Year: Stefon Diggs, Good Counsel
Coaches of the Year: Bob Milloy, Good Counsel and Brian Van Deusen, River Hill
FUN FACTS: Interestingly, Van Deusen, who has coached River Hill to three state titles, was a member of the very first all-state team as a quarterback at Atholton in 1992.
RETURNING HONOREES: Five players are making a second straight appearance on the Consensus All-State team, which marks the most repeat performers in the 20-year all-state process. Those players are Stefon Diggs, Brian Gaia, Cyrus Jones, Colton Kmetz and Deon-Tay McManus.
BREAKING IT DOWN: Good Counsel produced six of the 30 Consensus players, followed by Gilman with four, Calvert Hall with three and DeMatha and Quince Orchard with two each. ... The MIAA A Conference and the Washington Catholic Athletic Conference accounted for eight players each, followed by Frederick and Montgomery counties with three each, Anne Arundel County, Baltimore City and Prince George's County with two each and Howard County and the MIAA B Conference with one each.