Local players fill up Shorter 2005 team

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Local players fill up Shorter 2005 team

Shorter College will begin its first season of football in the fall of 2005 as a member institution of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletes (NAIA) and will participate in the Mid-South Football Conference. As a part of these two organizations, the school will compete for both conference and national championships.

"We are really excited about the young men from Fayette and Coweta Counties that will become a part of our program. They have just a bunch of good kids," stated head Coach Phil Jones. "Because of that, we believe there will be a great deal of interest in our team from that area."

In making the announcement, the school released its roster of players from the two counties. Included are players from Our Lady of Mercy, Newnan, Northgate, Sandy Creek and Starr's Mill high schools.

They are:

- Jason Barber, Newnan High School, OL , 6'1 - 270

- Phillip Dillard, Northgate High School, K/P, 5'11 - 175

- Ryan Gloer, Starr's Mill High School, LB, 6'0 - 215

- Kenneth James, Starr's Mill High School, DB, 5'11 - 198

- Logan Kimsey, Northgate High School, RB, 5'9 - 155

- Demetric McDonald, Sandy Creek High School, TE, 6'3 - 215

- Bernard Michel, Our Lady of Mercy High School, DL, 6'2 - 200

- Nick Veal , Newnan High School, OL, 6'1 - 255

The Hawks season begins Saturday, Sept. 10 with a 1:30 p.m. home start against Webber International. For ticket information, call (706) 233-7288 or log on to www.shorter.edu/athletics/tickets.asp