WISE - - A pair of UVA Wise football players earned All-Mountain Division honors through the South Atlantic Conference Thursday. Running back Jaevon Gillespie along with offensive lineman Ethan Blank made the team for the first time in their careers.

Gillespie, a 5-foot-9, 190-pound senior from Greeneville, Tenn. rushed for a career-high 775 yards and five touchdowns this fall. The former Green Devil had a trio of 100-yard rushing games against Union College, Barton and Emory & Henry.

Blank, a 6-foot-2, 330-pound redshirt junior from Roanoke started every game this season. The offensive lineman allowed just two sacks while grading out at 84.67 percent for the season.

A complete list of this year's award winners may be found below:

2023 All-SAC Football –

ALL-SAC OFFENSE

QB – Dustin Noller, Limestone

RB – Jordan Terrell, Barton

RB – Tre Stewart, Limestone

RB – Dwayne McGee, Lenoir-Rhyne

WR – Jelani Baker, Limestone

WR – Bo Pryor, Catawba

WR – Kameron Johnson, Barton

OL – Leondre Andreas, Mars Hill

OL – Alex Buschow, Barton

OL – Shane Wells, Lenoir-Rhyne

OL – JJ Martin, Limestone

OL – Porfirio Acosta, Wingate

TE – Beau DeBerry, Mars Hill

PK – Caleb Bonesteel, Wingate

LS – Blake Arnoult, Newberry

RS – DeAree Rogers, Lenoir-Rhyne

ALL-SAC DEFENSE

DL – Marquise Fleming, Wingate

DL – Andre Jefferson, Lenoir-Rhyne

DL – Dajavon White, Tusculum

DL – Damipi Lamboni, Mars Hill

LB – Landon Honeycutt, Mars Hill

LB – Jon Ross Maye, Lenoir-Rhyne

LB – Shane Perry, Barton

LB – Chandler Matthews, Limestone

DB – Tre Morrison, Wingate

DB – Monroe Sanderson, Mars Hill

DB – Major Williams, Carson-Newman

DB – Ryan Dolce, Tusculum

P – Ethan Muncy, Emory & Henry

ALL- MOUNTAIN OFFENSE

QB – JR Martin, Mars Hill

RB – Jon Gullette, Mars Hill

RB – Jaevon Gillespie, UVA Wise

RB – J'Quan Anderson, Emory & Henry

WR – Malik Laurent, Mars Hill

WR – Tyler Burke, Tusculum

WR – Cam Peoples, Emory & Henry

OL – Justin Bullock, Mars Hill

OL – Ben Shellenback, Tusculum

OL – Noah Sage, Emory & Henry

OL – Christian Jones, Carson-Newman

OL – Ethan Blank, UVA Wise

TE – Will Shellenback, Tusculum

PK – Trace Butcher, Emory & Henry

LS – Josh Curray, Tusculum

RS – Cam Peoples, Emory & Henry

ALL- MOUNTAIN DEFENSE

DL – Boris Lewis, Mars Hill

DL – Jacorey Long, Carson-Newman

DL – Andre Crawley, Jr., Emory & Henry

DL – Ean Rhea, Emory & Henry

LB – Kaleb Lundy, Emory & Henry

LB – Wesley Scott, Tusculum

LB – Dexter Fitzpatrick, Mars Hill

LB – Mekhi Brown, Carson-Newman

DB – Addison Knicely, Emory & Henry

DB – Tristan Rankin, Mars Hill

DB – Ty'Korian Brown, Tusculum

DB – Jermaine Witherspoon, Tusculum

P - Dylan Beauford, Erskine

ALL- PIEDMONT OFFENSE

QB – Preston Brown, Catawba

RB – Dwayne Wright, Newberry

RB – Marquece Williams, Catawba

WR – Tremel Jones, Wingate

WR – Deondre Lester, Lenoir-Rhyne

WR – Drew Dixon, Limestone

OL – Xavier Jennings, Lenoir-Rhyne

OL – Blake Jefferson, Lenoir-Rhyne

OL – Kody Varn, Newberry

OL – Cameron Ivy-Young, Catawba

OL – Blake Martin, Wingate

TE – John Godwin, Lenoir-Rhyne

PK – Bryson Sims, Catawba

LS – Carson Keaton, Lenoir-Rhyne

RS – Bo Pryor, Catawba

ALL- PIEDMONT DEFENSE

DL – Daniel Morrison, Wingate

DL – Devante Gambrell, Newberry

DL – Damon Early, Limestone

DL – Bryan Bordeaux, Wingate

LB – Dontorian Best, Wingate

LB – AJ Valentine, Newberry

LB – Percy King, Lenoir-Rhyne

LB – Matt Smith, Barton

DB – C'Darius Kelley, Lenoir-Rhyne

DB – Dequan Mosley, Wingate

DB – Deno Wardlow, Catawba

DB – James Ussery, Lenoir-Rhyne

P – Bear Huggins, Barton

Offensive Freshman of the Year

Brooks Bentley, Wingate

Offensive Player of the Year

Dustin Noller, Limestone

Defensive Freshman of the Year

Mekhi Brown, Carson-Newman

Defensive Player of the Year

Marquise Fleming, Wingate

Jacobs Blocking Trophy

Leondre Andreas, Mars Hill

Coach of the Year

Mike Jacobs, Lenoir-Rhyne

Statistical Champions

Rushing Yards Per Game: Jordan Terrell, Barton (157.5)

Passing Yards Per Game: Dustin Noller, Limestone (270.4)

Total Offense Per Game: Dustin Noller, Limestone (273.7)

Receptions Per Game: Bo Proyor, Catawba (6.5)

Receiving Yards Per Game: Jelani Baker, Limestone (93.6)

All-Purpose Yards Per Game: Jordan Terrell, Barton (174.8)

Passing Efficiency Rating: Brooks Bentley, Wingate (164.4)

Punt Return Avg.: DeAree Rogers, Lenoir-Rhyne (14.5)

Kick Return Avg.: Kyron Thomas, Wingate (23.5)

Punting Avg.: Dylan Beauford, Erskine (42.8)

Scoring Average (TDs): Jelani Baker, Limestone (12)

Scoring Average (K): Jake Brown, Lenoir-Rhyne (7.3)

Field Goals Per Game: Caleb Bonesteel, Wingate (1.00)

Field Goal Percentage: Johnathan Medlin, Lenoir-Rhyne

(.778)

Tackles Per Game: Landon Honeycutt, Mars Hill (10.4)

Sacks Per Game: Marquis Fleming, Wingate (1.27)

Tackles for Loss Per Game: Marquise Fleming, Wingate (2.0)

Interceptions Per Game: Ty'Korian Brown, Tusculum (0.5)

Team Scoring Offense: Lenoir-Rhyne (38.1)

Team Scoring Defense: Lenoir-Rhyne (10.5)

Team Passing Offense: Limestone (283.5)

Team Passing Defense: Lenoir-Rhyne (147.8)

Team Rushing Offense: Lenoir-Rhyne (212.5)

Team Rushing Defense: Lenoir-Rhyne (78.4)

Team Total Offense: Limestone (443.4)

Team Total Defense: Lenoir-Rhyne (226.2)