COLLEGE FOOTBALL: Wasps earn All-ODAC honors

Nov. 27--Eight players from Emory & Henry were named to the All-Old Dominion Athletic Conference team.

The Wasps placed three players on the All-ODAC Second Team while six players earned third-team ac-colades. Senior quarterback Kyle Boden (Knoxville, Tenn.) was named the ODAC/Farm Bureau Insurance Scholar-Athlete for a second-straight year.

On the All-ODAC Second Team for E&H are junior offensive lineman Isaac Bowman (Gray, Tenn.), senior defensive lineman Cole Beyeler (Stuarts Draft, Va.) and junior linebacker Paul Forney (Newton, N.C.). Forney earns all-league honors in back-to-back seasons and led the Wasps with 98 tackles, 5.5 tack-les for a loss and three forced fumbles.

The Emory & Henry offense saw four players on the third team led by junior running back Joe Vaughn (Gate City, Va.), who had 617 yards averaging 4.2 yards per carry, earning All-ODAC honors for a second year. Boden threw for 2,531 yards and 21 touchdowns, completing 66.2 percent of his passes (217-for-328). Junior wide receiver Lucas Kirby (Covington, Va.) and senior offensive lineman Ryan Ferrell (Mat-thews, N.C.) also earned third-team honors.

Senior defensive back DeMikael Burse (Charlotte, N.C.) garnered all-league laurels for a second season as he and sophomore defensive back Ryan Byrd (Grottoes, Va.) anchored the corners.

Long honored as top receiver

James Long, a senior at the University of Virginia's College at Wise, has been named wide receiver of the year by the Touchdown Club of Richmond.

Long was honored among all players in the state at the Division II, Division III, NAIA and USCAA lev-els. The North Carolina native finished with 1,387 receiving yards and 12 total touchdowns in 2013.

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