North Carolina Central University

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     SEARCY, Ark. -- Three North Carolina Central University Eagles have been voted to the 2005 Daktronics All-Southeast Region football team, selected by members of the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).
     Junior center Robert Duncan (Winston-Salem, NC) and sophomore kicker Brandon Gilbert (Graham, NC) have been named First Team All-Region and will move on to the national All-America ballot, while senior defensive end Ronald Dowdy (Fayetteville, NC) has received Second Team honors.
     Duncan was a First Team All-CIAA pick and was selected as the CIAA Offensive Lineman of the Week twice during the 2005 campaign. He snapped every offensive play for the Eagles in the final 11 games, while anchoring the No. 1 scoring offense (30.8 avg.) in the league.
     Gilbert was a First Team All-CIAA selection after leading the conference in field goals made (16-of-21), field goal percentage (76.2), PAT kicking (42-of-43), and scoring by kickers (90 points). He also broke three school records during his sophomore season, including single-season field goals (16), single-season extra-point kicks (42) and single-game extra-point kicks (10 vs. Edward Waters on Aug. 27). Gilbert, an All-Region Second team pick as a freshman, was also voted as the 2005 CIAA Championship Game Most Valuable Player after making four field goals, including a career-long 47-yard kick and the game-winning boot with three seconds remaining.
     Dowdy was a First Team All-CIAA honoree after leading the Eagles with 11 tackles for a loss, five sacks, six quarterback hurries, three fumble recoveries and five forced fumbles, which ranks No. 1 in the conference and third in the nation. He also collected 54 total tackles (27 solo) in his only season at NCCU after transferring from the University of Florida (2002-04).
     As a team, NCCU captured the first CIAA football championship in 25 years, won 10 games for the first time in school history, and finished as the No. 2 ranked team in the Southeast Region.
     The All-Region team is sponsored by Daktronics, Inc., an acknowledged world leader in scoring, timing and programmable display systems for virtually every sport at every level of competition. 
     The All-America team will be released on Dec. 15.
 

Robert Duncan

Brandon Gilbert

Ronald Dowdy

First Team Defense
Pos. Name School Yr.
DL Ron Ellington Catawba So.
DL Jacob Ford Central Arkansas Jr.
DL Odell Willis West Georgia Jr.
LB Kelvin Morris West Georgia Sr.
LB Quentin Maxfield Central Arkansas Jr.
LB Michael Eubanks Delta State So.
LB Scott Dutile Harding Sr.
LB Tyrone Pettaway St. Augustine Sr.
LB Anthony Robinson Carson-Newman Sr.
CB Blake Farris North Alabama Sr.
CB Quasi Gary Presbyterian Sr.
S Cori Cangelosi Central Arkansas Sr.
S Torrance Daniels Harding Sr.
P Jeff Carpenter West Georgia Sr.

Second Team Offense
Pos. Name School Yr.
TE Josh Rogers Arkansas Tech Jr.
WR Kenneth Henderson Tuskegee Sr.
WR Justin Durant Presbyterian So.
WR Tymere Zimmerman Newberry Jr.
OL Brett Mask North Alabama Sr.
OL Pat Egan Carson-Newman Sr.
OL Tee Campbell Carson-Newman Sr.
OL Jermaine Lafate Virginia State Jr.
OL Ellard Steen III Fayetteville State Sr.
QB Zach Ellis Presbyterian Sr.
RB Antoine Jones Mars Hill Sr.
RB Antwan Andrews Albany State Sr.
RB Abe Felix West Georgia Jr.
RB Isaac Redman Bowie State So.
AP Deonte Bolden Carson-Newman Sr.
K Rush Rollins Catawba Jr.

Second Team Defense
Pos. Name School Yr.
DL Chris Herring Southern Arkansas Sr.
DL Kenwin Cummings Wingate So.
DL Ronald Dowdy N.C. Central Sr.
LB Brandon Jamison West Georgia Sr.
LB Terrence Leverett Newberry Sr.
LB Sterling Green Bowie State Sr.
LB Torres Mozley Tuskegee Sr.
LB Antwan Thomas Presbyterian Fr.
CB Deonte Bolden Carson-Newman Sr.
CB Jeremy Fairrow Harding Sr.
CB Marcus Wright Kentucky State Sr.
S Chad Burgess Presbyterian Jr.
S Larry Albert Stillman So.
S DeMathus Ledet Arkansas-Monticello Sr.
S Brandon Walden Carson-Newman Jr.
P Craig McFarlin Ouachita Baptist So.