Many players can excel in a single area of their sport. Camden's Cory Plymel dominated in many.

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Cory Plymel

A 1,000-yard rusher. The team's leading tackler. A threat on special teams. Plymel was a threat in every aspect of the game, which is how he earned The Daily Advance Football Player of the Year.

"He's just a football player," Bruins coach Scott Jones said. "He's a hundred miles an hour, and he practices as hard as he plays on both sides of the ball."

Plymel, a senior who will walk on at

Campbell next year, carried the ball 143 times for 1046 yards — a 7.3 yard average — and 14 touchdowns. Though primarily a threat to run up the middle, he could also gain yards on the outside with the option.

"Him and Johnnie (Spence) complemented each other pretty well," Jones said. "I don't think anybody really took both of them away."

Defensively, Plymel led the Bruins in tackles for the second year in a row and has amassed more than 300 for his career.

On special teams, he also excelled, blocking five kicks through the first five games of the season. But it was just the threat he posed that made opposing punters less effective.

"Blocking a kick is just wanting to," Jones said. "Several times he didn't block them, but he's going to rush the punter and make him think about 44 coming off the edge. He's going to cause a lot of bad punts, probably more than he blocked."

With all of the things he did for the team, Plymel was a valuable asset. He had to sit out the Williamston game after suffering a slight concussion the previous week. Jones thinks Plymel could have made the difference in the 20-14 loss.

"He's on every special team, and he barely came off the field," Jones said. "That's because he's such a valuable part of our team. ... If I had a whole team full of kids like him, we'd go an awful long way."

Johnnie Spence

Camden

Senior QB/RB/DB

1,440 total yards, 12 total TDs

Vern Tuss

Camden

Senior OL/DL

2-year starter on OL/DL

Zach Leslie

Camden

Senior K/P

35+ yards per punt

Darnel Spears

Edenton

Senior QB/WR/DB

Scored 11 TDs, 7 INTs on def.

Rashad Mercer

Pasquotank

Senior WR

724 off. yards, 2 return TDs

Daniel Hines

Currituck

Senior K

29-of-29 PATs 11-of-17 FGs

Sean Kelleher

Currituck

Senior RB/LB

126 tackles, 11 for loss

Antwan Woodley

Currituck

Junior RB/DB

8 TDs, 25+ yards per return

Austin Beasley

Currituck

Senior RB/LB

123 tackles, 3 for loss

Kris McCoy

Currituck

Junior OL/DL

45 pancake blocks, All-NCC

Shea Kirkwood

Currituck

Senior QB/DB

896 rushing yards, 8 TDs

Darius Heyward

Pasquotank

Senior RB

920 rush yards, 236 rec.

Cordero Riddick

Pasquotank

Senior FB/LB/K

528 rush yards, 10 touchbacks

Shytazz Barnes

Pasquotank

Senior OL

Second straight All-Area pick

Will Sawyer

Pasquotank

Sophomore OL

Started every game both ways

Malone Silver

Northeastern

Senior WR/DB

719 rec. yards, 6 TDs, 2 INTs

Antwan Spellman

Northeastern

Senior FB/LB

82 tackles, 3 fum. rec. (1 for TD)

Devon Hyder

Northeastern

Junior RB/LB

1,183 yards, 13 TDs, 80 tackles

Quamaine Robinson

Northeastern

Junior DE

4 sacks, 6 forced fumbles

Allan Brothers

Northeastern

Senior QB

1,108 passing yards, 9 total TDs

Josh Rivenbark

Edenton

Senior WR/LB

6 TDs, led team with 100 tackles

Perry Owens

Edenton

Junior OL/DE

3-year starter, also played LB

Timaine Moore

Edenton

Senior QB/DB

1,019 passing yards, 8 TDs

Jamel Warren

Perquimans

Junior FB/LB

Led Pirates in rushing

Lamar Whidbee

Perquimans

Senior HB/DB

Top Pirate receiver

Eric Rountree

Perquimans

Senior TE/LB

All-Albemarle Conference pick

Garrett Sheetz

Perquimans

Senior OL/DL

All-Albemarle Conference pick

Honorable mention

Brynson Barnes- Pasquotank

Niko Capehart- Edenton

Justin Casper- Pasquotank

Eric Darden- Pasquotank

Weston Dodson- Camden

Brian Frierson- Perquimans

Larry Harris- Perquimans

T.C. Haubold- Currituck

Rakeem Hunter- Perquimans

Ricky Krainiak- Camden

Steven McGilberry- Perquimans

Cameron Mizell- Edenton

Forrest Monty- Perquimans

Shawn Pledger- Northeastern

Timmy Reid- Pasquotank

Josh Robinson- Perquimans

Jesse Southerland- Edenton

Marcus White- Pasquotank

Max Vanzyl- Edenton