Another season of Beaufort County football has come and gone. For Southside, the adage “the more things change, the more they stay the same” couldn’t be more true.

The Seahawks entered this season without Lawrence Brown and Matt Baxter — the elite running backs that helped them to their first regional-championship appearance in over a decade — nor much of the offensive line that blocked for them.

They didn’t miss a beat, though. An experienced defense led by senior linebacker and captain Hunter Sparks, and a talented secondary, assisted Southside in returning to the semifinal for a rematch against Plymouth.

The aforementioned adage is far from the truth for Northside and Washington. Not a lot changed for the Panthers. They returned a wealth of starters who paved the way for Northside’s best season since 2004. They started off 4-0, and the group earned its first playoff win in a 61-12 lambasting of Rocky Mount Prep in the first round.

Not a whole lot has stayed the same for Washington. The Pam Pack made it all the way to the state championship two years ago, but was blanked in the first round last year and missed out altogether this year.

It was a tumultuous season from the get go. Junior quarterback Frederick Holscher, who had no varsity experience going into the season, was slotted into the starting signal caller role mere days before the season opener at Havelock.

The Pam Pack went on to lose its first six games of the season. Behind a talented defense and some young playmakers, Washington managed to topple its first three conference opponents. It put it in position to earn at least a share of the league title, which would have guaranteed a playoff berth, but the team fell apart in the final two weeks of the season.

Things went from bad to worse when now-former head coach Sport Sawyer resigned shortly after the end of the season. However, things are looking up. Perhaps some new blood at the helm, in addition to all the key players set to return next year, can get the Pam Pack off to the right start as it rebuilds.

First Team

MARSHALL MEDLOCK, QB, SR., SOUTHSIDE

STATS: 31-of-90, 495 yards, 6 TDs, 9 INTs; 3 rushing TDs.

 

JAMES BARROW, RB, SR., NORTHSIDE

STATS: 144 carries, 1,037 yards, 14 TDs.

 

ZIKIJAH CRAWFORD, RB, SR., SOUTHSIDE

STATS: 144 carries, 942 yards, 12 TDs; 5 receptions, 146 yards, 1 TD.

 

SUAE POE, RB, SR., WASHINGTON

STATS: 161 carries, 880 yards, 2 TDs.

 

MATT BLACK, WR, SR., WASHINGTON

STATS: 14 receptions, 155 yards, 2 TDs.

 

CODY MODLIN, WR, JR., SOUTHSIDE

STATS: 7 receptions, 83 yards, 2 TDs.

 

JOSH KEYES, OL, SR., SOUTHSIDE

STATS: N/A

 

JACOB BOYD, OL, SR., NORTHSIDE

STATS: N/A

 

KYLE HILL, ATH, JR., SOUTHSIDE

STATS: 117 carries, 866 yards, 7 TDs; 21 total tackles (16 solo), 5 INTs, 1 fumble recovered.

 

JACKSON MIDGETTE, ATH, SR., NORTHSIDE

STATS: 18-of-44, 218 yards, 1 TD, 4 INTs; 90 carries, 567 yards, 8 TDs; 17 total tackles (9 solo), 2 INTs.

 

BRANDON SULLIVAN, ATH, JR., SOUTHSIDE

STATS: 72 carries, 488 yards, 11 TDs; 52 total tackles (32 solo), 6.5 tackles for loss, 2 INTs.

 

NAZZIR HARDY, ATH, JR., WASHINGTON

STATS: 34 total tackles (25 solo), 6 INTs; 5 receptions, 72 yards, 1 TD.

 

TEDDY MINOR, DL, JR., SOUTHSIDE

STATS: 52 tackles (30 solo), 6.5 sacks, 1 fumble caused

 

RHYS ALLIGOOD, DE, SR., NORTHSIDE

STATS: 93 total tackles (25 solo), 16.5 tackles for loss, 5 fumbles caused, 3 fumbles recovered.

 

TURNER RAGLAND, DE, JR., WASHINGTON

STATS: 69 total tackles (45 solo), 10 sacks, 1 fumble caused, 1 fumble recovered.

 

HUNTER SPARKS, MLB, SR., SOUTHSIDE

STATS: 111 total tackles (65 solo), 11.5 tackles for loss, 2 INTs, 2 fumbles recovered.

 

CAMERON CAHOON, ILB, JR., NORTHSIDE

STATS: 93 total tackles (25 solo), 4 tackles for loss.

 

JOE MYERS, CB, SR., SOUTHSIDE

STATS: 67 total tackles (43 solo), 9.5 tackles for loss, 1 INT, 4 fumbles caused.

 

RONTAVION FLOYD, DB, SR., WASHINGTON

STATS: 36 total tackles (20 solo), 3 INTs, 2 blocked punts.

 

LOGAN LITTLE, S, SR., WASHINGTON

STATS: 83 total tackles (39 solo), 5 fumbles recovered, 2 fumbles caused, 1 INT.

Second Team

FREDERICK HOLSCHER, QB, JR., WASHINGTON

HYKEEM RUFFIN, RB, JR., WASHINGTON

TRAJAN RHOME, RB, JR., SOUTHSIDE

DAWSON JACKSON, TE, JR., NORTHSIDE

AIDAN KELLY, OL/DL, JR., SOUTHSIDE

MASON VICK, OL, SR., WASHINGTON

TYRCE TAYLOR, ATH, SR., NORTHSIDE

DEMETRIUS EBRON, ATH, JR., SOUTHSIDE

CHRIS SLADE, ATH, SR., NORTHSIDE

DAMION BOND, DE, SR., SOUTHSIDE

MICHAEL CLARK, OLB, SO., WASHINGTON

SCOTT RINGLEIN, OLB/OL, SR., SOUTHSIDE

PARKER BOYD, ILB, JR., NORTHSIDE

MARK HALBERT II, LB, SR., WASHINGTON

JOHNATHAN CLARK, CB, SO., NORTHSIDE

COOPER ANDERSON, DB, JR., WASHINGTON

MATTHEW MARSLENDER, S, JR., NORTHSIDE

TANNER ALLIGOOD, S, JR., NORTHSIDE

 

Honorable Mentions

SHAHEIM BREWINGTON, RB, SR., NORTHSIDE

RAQUELLE JOHNSON, ATH, SR., SOUTHSIDE

DIQUARIS McCULLOUGH, OL/DL, SR., WASHINGTON

NOAH TROGDON, OL/DL, SR., SOUTHSIDE

URIAH LAWRENCE, OLB, SO., WASHINGTON

RAYDARIUS FREEMAN, OLB, JR., NORTHSIDE