Ten Pirates earn all-league honors
Ten members of the Orange Coast College football team earned All-Southern League honors, including two Pirates who claimed first-team accolades, as voted on by the league's head coaches.
OCC freshman running back Derrick Hunt and sophomore offensive lineman Will Martin earned first-team honors on this year's All-Southern League List for the Pirates.
Hunt, a 5-foot-10, 220-pounder out of Flint Northwestern (MI) High School, rushed for a team-best 754 yards and three touchdowns on 120 carries and also caught 16 passes out of the backfield for 130 yards and two TDs. His 884 all-purpose yards was tops on the Pirates in 2016.
Martin, a 6'3, 290-pound lineman from Brethren Christian HS was the anchor on an offensive line that helped the Pirates generate 3,422 yards of offense and helped protect a passing game that produced 2,246 yards through the air.
Four other members of OCC's offensive unit earned second-team honors, including sophomore lineman Zack Hickman, wide receiver James Rutledge (36 receptions, 604 yards, four TDs), quarterback Kody Whitaker (158-287, 1,986 yards, 16 TDs) and utility standout A'Brae Booker-Curin (297 rushing yards, 187 receiving yards, 259 return yards, four TDs).
On defense, Coast had four players selected for second-team nominations, including sophomore lineman Preston Hendry (30 tackles, three sacks, six tackles for loss, one forced fumble), freshman linebacker Charlie Morris (49 tackles, 18 solo, 4.5 TFL, one forced fumble), freshman linebacker Michael Archer (42 tackles, 26 solo, 3.5 TFL, one forced fumble) and freshman cornerback Sharky Reza (34 tackles, 27 solo, 3.5 TFL, team-best four interceptions).
