PLAYERS FROM ALL 50 STATES AND D.C. COMPRISE TEAM

OVERLAND PARK, Kan. - The 2004 PrepNation 101 All-American Team -- the only high school All-American squad to include players from all 50 states and the District of Columbia -- has been announced by the high school sports Web site PrepNation.com.

The team is comprised of the 101 top prep football players in the country from the 2004 season, as selected by PrepNation.com Editor and Publisher Jamie DeMoney after watching game tape and in consultation with a network of writers and football analysts.

"I didn't want to do an All-American team for our site unless it included players from every state, because ours is truly a national site," said DeMoney. "The USA Today and Parade All-American squads are great honors and have a great tradition, but usually less than half of the country is actually represented in those teams. I wanted to recognize the best players from every state."

No state had more than five players selected for PrepNation's 101-player team. It is believed to be the only prep All-American football team to ever honor players from the states of Alaska, Idaho, Maine, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Oregon and Vermont.

DeMoney views literally thousands of high school players on videotape each year during the course of his work as an analyst for the national scouting service, Forbes Recruit Evaluation. However, selection to the PrepNation 101 All-American team was based upon high school achievement alone, not recruiting rankings or college potential.

"There are plenty of recruiting Top 100 lists and the like out there already," DeMoney said. "The PrepNation 101 is all about honoring players for what they have done on the field in high school and for what they have meant to their high school team's success."

Below is the full list of PrepNation 101 honorees by state (All players are seniors unless otherwise noted):

Alabama: Jarrod Bryant, QB, Hoover; Desmond Jennings, QB Pinson Valley (Pinson); Alaska: Perry Monzulla, RB-LB, North Pole; Arizona: Matt Clapp, FB-LB Paradise Valley (Phoenix); Chris McGaha, WR, Moon Valley (Phoenix); Arkansas: Jesse Gates, QB, Central Ark. Christian (Little Rock); California: Luther Brown, LB, Lakewood; DeSean Jackson, WR, Long Beach Poly; Chad Kackert, RB, Grace Brethren (Simi Valley); Chase Moline, OL-DL, Mission Viejo; Mark Sanchez, QB, Mission Viejo; Colorado: Jon Cooper, OL, Fort Collins; Jesse White, OL, Mullen Prep (Denver); Connecticut: Matt Shaughnessy, TE-DL, Norwich Free Academy; Delaware: Sam Cotton, RB, Newark; D.C.: Akeem Hebron (jr.), LB, Good Counsel (Wheaton, Md.); Rico McCoy, LB, St. John's (Washington); Florida: Eugene Hayes, LB, Madison County (Madison); Demetrice Morely, DB, Killian (Miami); Kenny Phillips, DB, Carol City (Miami); Antone Smith, RB, Pahokee; Kendrick Stewart, DL, Lakeland; Georgia: Tray Blackmon, LB, LaGrange; Justin Forte, RB, Walton (Marietta); T.J. Pitts, RB, North Hall (Gainesville); Hawaii: Kaluka Maiava, LB, Baldwin (Wailuku); Idaho: Brody Miller (jr.), RB, (Twin Falls); Illinois: Jake Christensen, QB, Lockport; Cody Cielenski, DL-OL, Downers Grove North; Chris Jeske, LB, Joliet Catholic; Indiana: J.B. Paxson, DE-TE, Center Grove (Greenwood); Jason Werner, WR-RB, Roncalli (Indianapolis); Iowa: Pat Angerer, LB, Bettendorf; Alex Kanellis, FB-DL, Iowa City West; Kansas: Quinn Cunningham, RB-DB, Salina South; Darrin Seiwert, RB-LB, Conway Springs; Kentucky: Will Fidler, QB, Henderson County (Henderson); Curtis Pulley, QB, Hopkinsville; Louisiana: Ryan Perrilloux, QB, East St. John (Reserve); Kendrick Perry, RB-LB, Amite; Maine: Matt O'Donnell, QB, Bonny Eagle (Standish); Maryland: Matt Reidy, RB-DB, Damascus; Ike Whitaker, QB, Northwest (Germantown); Massachusetts: Bobby Abarre, RB-LB, Acton-Boxboro; Michigan: Kevin Grady Jr., RB, East Grand Rapids; Terrance Taylor, DL, Muskegon; Minnesota: Rafael Eubanks, OL, Cretin-Derham Hall (St. Paul); James Laurinaitis, LB, Wayzata (Plymouth); Mississippi: Josh McNeil, OL, Collins; Derek Pegues, QB, South Panola (Batesville); Missouri: Jarius Byrd, QB-DB, Clayton (St. Louis); Chase Coffman, TE, Raymore-Peculiar; Montana: Brandon Hoffenbacker, FB-DL Flathead (Kalispell); Nebraska: Jeff Souder, RB-LB, Bellevue West; Nevada: Ryan Reynolds, LB, Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas); New Hampshire: Dave Philistin, FB-LB, Manchester Central; New Jersey: Brian Cushing, TE-LB, Bergen Catholic (Oradell); Knowshon Moreno, RB, Middletown South; New Mexico: Aaron Lewis, OL-DL La Cueva (Albuquerque); New York: Greg Paulus, QB, Christian Brothers (Syracuse); Ray Rice, RB, New Rochelle; North Carolina: Toney Baker, RB, Ragsdale; Joe Cox, QB, Independence (Charlotte); Mohamed Massaquoi, WR, Independence (Charlotte); North Dakota: Bobby Stroup, DL, South Fargo; Ohio: Terrill Byrd, DL, Colerain (Cincinnati); Alex Daniels, LB, Brookhaven (Columbus); Dominick Goodman, QB, Colerain (Cincinnati); Tyrell Sutton, RB, Hoban (Akron); Oklahoma: Gerald Jones, RB, Pawnee; J.R. Moore, QB, Carl Albert (Midwest City); Reggie Smith, WR-DB, Edmond Santa Fe; Oregon: Kevin Maher, WR-S, Lake Oswego; Ndamukong Suh, DL, Grant (Portland); Pennsylvania: Justin King, RB-DB, Gateway (Monroeville); Eugene Jarvis, RB, Pittsburgh Central Catholic; Sean Lee, RB-LB, Upper St. Clair; Shane Murray, QB-DB, Pittsburgh Central Catholic; Rhode Island: Jeff Costa, QB, Tolman; South Carolina: C.J. Byrd, WR-S, North Augusta; J.D. Melton, QB, Myrtle Beach; South Dakota: Josh Mahoney, RB-LB, O'Gorman (Sioux Falls); Tennessee: Dave Thomas, QB-DB, Riverdale (Murfreesboro); Cade Thompson, QB, Maryville; Texas: Jerrod Carroll, LB, Abilene; Jamaal Charles, RB, Port Arthur Memorial; Chase Daniel, QB, Southlake Carroll; DeMarcus Granger, DL, Kimball (Dallas); Utah: Stephen Covey, QB, Timpview (Provo); Bryan Kariya, RB, Davis (Layton); Vermont: Steve Shortle, QB, Rutland; Virginia: Vic Hall, QB, Gretna; Percy Harvin (jr.), WR-DB, Landstown (Virginia Beach); Cordarrow Thompson, DL, North Stafford (Stafford); Washington: J.R. Hasty, RB-LB, Bellevue; Taylor Rank, RB, Evergreen (Vancouver); Jonathan Stewart, RB, Timberline (Lacey); West Va.: Spencer Farley, RB, Morgantown; Wisconsin: Travis Beckum, LB, Oak Creek; Todd Bronold, OL-DL, Appleton West; Wyoming: Erick Pauley, OL-DL, Green River.

Offensive Player of the Year: J.R. Hasty (RB) Bellevue (Wash.)
Defensive Player of the Year: Terrill Byrd (DT) Colerain (Cincinnati)
Coach of the Year: Kerry Coombs: Colerain (Cincinnati)