Columbus Lions land seven players on All-SIFL team

Columbus' first-team selections are OL Dion Small, K Trey Crum, LB Justen Rivers, DB Damian Daniels and KR Anthony Merritt, and the Lions' second-team selections are WR Gerald Gales and DL Chris Bradwell.

The SIFL coaches voted on the team this year rather league and team executives, and Lions coach Jason Gibson said he feels that made the selections a more accurate depiction of the league's talent.

“It’s rewarding for our guys because, for once, the coaches voted on this,” Gibson said. “That means the most when coaches or other players vote on you. When you get (general managers) and owners picking the team, I don’t think it’s as accurate. With coaches voting, it has a lot more weight.”

The Houston Stallions also had seven players chosen for the team, but no other team placed as many first-team athletes as the Lions. The SIFL champion Albany Panthers had one first-team selection, DB Lavarance Richmond, and placed four athletes on the second team.

The SIFL is expected to release its list of players of the year today, Gibson said.

The All-SIFL team is as follows:

FIRST TEAM

QB – Adam DiMichele, Erie

RB – Carlos Alsup, Houston

OL – DeMarqus Daughtry, Houston

OL – Dion Small, Columbus

OL – Raymond James, Rio Grande Valley

WR – Kevin Concepcion, Erie

WR – Dan Huff, Trenton

WR – Timone Marshall, Houston

K – Craig Camay, Trenton

K - Trey Crum, Columbus (tie)

DL – Michael Woodhouse, Richmond

DL – John Paul Jones, Louisiana

DL – Brian Ellis, Rio Grande Valley

LB – DeAndrea Fillmore, Corpus Christi

LB – Justin Rivers, Columbus

DB – Lavance Richmond, Albany

DB – Damian Daniels, Columbus

DB – Damien Huren, Louisiana

KR – Anthony Merritt, Columbus

SECOND TEAM

QB – E.J Nemeth, Trenton

QB -- Robert Kent, Houston (tie)

RB – Brandon Isaiah, Richmond

WR – Antwone Savage, Albany

WR – Oderick Turner, Trenton

WR – Marcus Wilridge, Louisiana

WR – Gerald Gales, Columbus (tie)

OL – Marco McGee, Rio Grande Valley

OL- Aaron Wheeler, Albany

OL- Jeff Ridgle, Louisiana

K- Blake Bercegay, Louisiana

DL – Larry Brown, Houston

DL – Tito Hannah, Albany

DL – Chris Bradwell, Columbus

LB – KaMichael Hall, Houston

LB -- Darian Payne, Alabama

DB— Demetrie McCray, Albany

DB—Eric Wicks, Erie

DB—Darvin Peterson, Houston

KR – Ramonce Taylor, Rio Grande Valley

- Chris White (follow me on Twitter @le_chriswhite and at facebook.com/lechriswhite)

This story was originally published July 8, 2011 at 12:44 PM with the headline "Columbus Lions land seven players on All-SIFL team."