A pair of local football players were chosen to play in the annual Best of the Bluegrass All-Star game. Daviess County’s Marquel Tinsley was named to the team as a wide receiver, and Owensboro Catholic’s Von Williams was selected as a linebacker.
The two players are part of a 40-man roster that is comprised of seniors in Kentucky who are outside of the Louisville area. They’ll face a team of players from Louisville in a game at 2 p.m. Dec. 9 at Elizabethtown High School.
Tinsley, playing in eight of nine games this season due to an injury in week two, is the leading receiver for the Panthers. He’s caught 61 passes for 1,102 yards and 16 touchdowns. He also leads the team with three interceptions, one of which he returned for a touchdown.
Williams was named to the all-star team as a linebacker, but his biggest contributions have come as a powerful running back for the Aces. Through nine games, he’s taken 120 carries for 1,119 yards and 11 touchdowns. He’s also got 16 catches for 184 yards and three touchdowns. As a defender, Williams has 22 tackles this year.
The roster for the Louisville team has not been announced yet. The full Kentucky roster is as follows:
OFFENSE
QB – Cameron Jones (Frederick Douglass), Chase Estep (Corbin), Gavin Spurrier (South Warren)
RB – Tre Bass (Franklin-Simpson), Casey McGinness (Covington Catholic), Damarco Fishback (Frederick Douglass)
WR – Marquel Tinsley (Daviess County), Jalen Burbage (Bryan Station), Jameer Riley (Caldwell County), J.P. Vaught (Southwestern), Wandale Robinson (Western Hills), Kent Trey Matthews (Mayfield)
TE – Reid Jolly (Campbell County)
OL – Tanner Bowles (Glasgow), Bryan Hudson (Scott County), Jack Randolph (Franklin-Simpson), Eli Cox (West Jessamine), Jacob Gideon (Ryle), Sam Vaughan (Lexington Catholic), Ben Jackson (George Rogers Clark), Gabe Singleton (Casey County)
DEFENSE
DB – Trel Riley (Caldwell County), Ramond Jackson (Henry Clay), Clayton Bush (South Warren), Kendrick Curry (Bryan Station), Zach Thornton (Danville), Aubrey Weaver (Wayne County)
LB – Kyle Kelly (Newport Central Catholic), Clayton Cogswell (Simon Kenton), Pete Cross (South Warren), Jack Coldiron (Covington Catholic), Von Williams (Owensboro Catholic)
DL – Jacob Lacey (South Warren), Adam Derry (Beechwood), Anthony Adkins (LaRue County), Caden McKinnis (Logan County), Ian Pitt (Henderson County), Darius Cain (McCracken County)
SPECIAL TEAMS
K/P – Nathan Hazlett (Danville), Mason Molique (Ryle)
