Prep football: Oxford's Hampton earns berth in North-South All-Star Game
Oct. 14—Oxford High's Camare Hampton has been selected for the 65th AHSAA North-South All-Star Football Game, which will be played at Mobile's Hancock Whitney Stadium on Dec. 15.
Hampton has turned into a star wide receiver for the Yellow Jackets, who are 6-1 overall and tied with Clay-Chalkville for first place in Class 6A, Region 6.
Hampton was included on the North squad. Both the North and South teams were released this week by Brandon Dean, director of the Alabama High School Athletic Directors and Coaches Association. Head coaches announced for this year's North-South clash are Arab High School head football coach Lee Ozmint for the North squad, and Kirk Johnson of Montgomery Catholic High School for the South squad.The AHSADCA administers the game each year. All players selected are 2023 seniors.The game is scheduled to kick off at 2 p.m.
"We have an abundance of talent in our state each year, and both teams selected reflect that talent," Dean said. "We are looking forward to another exciting game this December."The 64rd annual AHSAA North-South All-Star Game was played at Mobile's Hancock Whitney Stadium last year with the South winning 42-7. The South now holds a slim 34-28-2 edge in the series, which was played in Tuscaloosa from 1948-1984. Two games, a small-school and large-school contest, were played in 1984 with the North winning the 1A-2A game played at Auburn 21-20 and the South winning the large-school game at Tuscaloosa that year 7-6. Both games are counted in the overall series record.
The classic was discontinued in 1985 and reinstated as part of the AHSAA All-Star Sports Week in 1997. From 2010-2019 the game was played at Montgomery's Cramton Bowl as part of the AHSAA and AHSADCA All-Star Sports Week. The game was canceled due to the COVID Pandemic in the summer of 2020 and seniors of 2021 played in the first game of the series played in December of that year.This year's game will be the fourth classic played at Hancock Whitney Stadium in the North-South Game's long history.
The complete rosters for each team are listed below:
2023 NORTH FOOTBALL ROSTER
First
Last
School
Pos.
Ht.
Wt.
Cam
Wormley
Pleasant Grove
Ath
5'8
160
Peyton
Steele
Hartselle
DB
6'1
190
Nathan
Nwagwu
McAdory
DB
6'3
165
Amon
Lane
Moody
DB
5'10
185
Fletcher
Taylor
Ramsay IB
DB
5'11
170
JMarcus
Jones
Ramsay IB
DB
5'11
175
Logan
Silva
Arab
DE/LB
6'1
200
D'Angelo
Barber
Clay-Chalkville
DE/LB
6'1
225
Player still to be named
DE/LB
Bennett
Blanks
Fort Payne
DE/LB
6'3
215
Nate
Thomason
Helena
DE/LB
6'2
210
Phillip
Davison, Jr.
Parker
DE/LB
6'0
240
Jayden
Davis
Thompson
DE/LB
6'0
212
Jerrell
Brasher
Gadsden City
DL
6'3
265
Tyrell
Averett
Hewitt-Trussville
DL
6'0
255
Nathan
Jennings
James Clemens
DL
6'5
250
Chris
Burge
Leeds
DL
6'3
261
Drew
Collins
Minor
DL
6'3
230
Zack
Gaylor
Cherokee County
OL
6'2
275
Micah
Valdez
Hewitt-Trussville
OL
6'2
282
Landon
Nix
Winston County
OL
5'11
207
Gage
Blanton
Oakman
OL
6'4
280
Noah
Sanders
Ramsay IB
OL
6'2
275
Ethan
Webb
Valley Head
OL
6'1
210
Jamarian
Acklin
Deshler
OL
6'4
295
Gabe
Brito
Gadsden City
P/K
5'9
216
Luke
Waldrop
Gadsden City
QB
5'8
170
Peyton
Floyd
Hewitt-Trussville
QB
5'11
180
Ri
Fletcher
Hartselle
RB
5'9
170
Jordan
Washington
Helena
RB
6'1
210
Cole
Gamble
Mountain Brook
RB
6' 1
200
Amari
Brundidge
Parker
RB
6'0
214
Jay'Shon
Ridgle
Athens
TE/WR
5'11
200
Marecus
Goodloe
Muscle Shoals
TE/WR
6'2
200
Camare'
Hampton
Oxford
TE/WR
6'2
180
Jonathan
Bibbs
Spain Park
TE/WR
6'0
170
Deuce
Oliver
Thompson
TE/WR
5'10
157
COACHES
Lee
Ozmint
Arab, Head Coach
Scott
Basden
Muscle Shoals
Caleb
Simmons
Winston County
Darrell
LeBeaux
Pleasant Grove
Jake
Ganus
Moody
Ali
Smith
Gadsden City
Tim
Vakakes
Spain Park
Andy
Lambert
T.R. Miller, Administrator
Mark
Heaton
Baldwin County, Administrator
2023 SOUTH FOOTBALL ROSTER
First
Last
School
Pos.
Ht.
Wt.
Ronnie
Royal
Gulf Shores
Ath
5'11
185
Jayden
Phifer
Montgomery Catholic
DB
5'11
180
EJ
Hall
B.T. Washington
DB
5'10
180
Arthur
Woods
Reeltown
DB
5'9
170
Ke'Aviyon
Durry
Dothan
DB
5'11
180
Joe
Lott
UMS-Wright
DB
6'3
190
Joseph
Phillips
B.T. Washington
DE / LB
6'3
245
Kam
Weaver
Andalusia
DE / LB
6'1
200
Demarcus
Riddick
Chilton County
DE / LB
6'3
220
Tynean
Goodwin
Faith Acdemy
DE / LB
6'3
190
Caleb
Dozier
Headland
DE / LB
6'3
230
Quinton
Cook
Loachapoka
DE / LB
6'2
190
Keion
Dunlap
Enterprise
DE / LB
6'2
205
Landon
Marshall
Andalusia
DL
6'3
285
Trashun
Griffin
Bibb County
DL
6'4
255
Ashton
Wright
BC Rain
DL
6'4
275
Tyler
Durant
Daphne
DL
6'3
275
Miles
Adams
Flomaton
DL
6'5
280
Matthew
Wilfork
Abbeville
OL
6'2
285
Benton
Dunn
Charles Henderson
OL
6'2
275
Logan
Joellenbeck
Foley
OL
6'6
335
Kalari
Gordon
Carver-Montgomery
OL
6'3
320
Brandon
Autery
Saraland
OL
6'4
280
Graham
Uter
Bayside Academy
OL
6'5
285
Andre
Woods
Prattville
OL
6'3
295
Nick
Person
Charles Henderson
P/K
5'11
176
Caleb
McCreary
Montgomery Catholic
QB
5'11
185
Joshua
Flowers
Baker
QB
6'3
225
Kolton
Nero
Foley
RB
5'11
228
DJ
Butler
Davidson
RB
6'0
185
Nick
Clark
Daphne
RB
5'9
200
Jabari
Murphy
Elmore County
RB
6'2
210
James
Bolton
Mary G. Montgomery
TE / WR
6'2
190
Malcom
Simmons
Ben Russell
TE / WR
6'0
170
KK
Beckham
Baker
TE / WR
5'11
180
Jerrian
Graham
Vigor
TE / WR
6'2
190
Ean
Nation
Auburn
TE / WR
5'10
170
COACHES
Kirk
Johnson
Montgomery Catholic
(head coach)
Zach
Golson
Mary G. Montgomery
Antonio
Coleman
Williamson
Quinn
Hambrite
Charles Henderson
LaBrian
Stewart
Abbeville
Matt
Johnson
Reeltown
Kyle
Caldwell
Elmore County
Lev
Holly
Mobile County BOE, Administrator
Matt
Dearmon
Saraland, Administrator
NORTH-SOUTH FOOTBALL ALL-STAR
CLASSIC YEAR-BY-YEAR (1948-2023)
(Overall Series: South leads 34-28-2)
At Hancock Whitney Stadium, Mobile (December)
2023 — — (December 16) North vs. South, 7 p.m.
2022— (December) South 42, North 7
2021— (December) North 14, South 10
2020— (December) South 28, North 20
At Cramton Bowl, Montgomery
2020—Summer game canceled due to COVID 19
2019—South 22, North 19
2018—North 27, South 14
2017—North 14, South 13
2016—North 14, South 0 (shortened by weather)
2015—North 14, South 13
2014—South 20, North 12
2013—South 22, North 21
2012—North 34, South 12
2011—South 37, North 33
2010—North 14, South 7
At Alabama A&M, Huntsville
2010—North 14, South 7
2009—North 14, South 7
2008—South 12, North 0
2007—South 10, North 0
At Troy University
2005—(December) — South 16, North 7
2004— (December) — North 7, South 3
ALL-STAR SPORTS WEEK
Cramton Bowl, Montgomery
2004—North 17, South 7
2003—South 17, North 10
2002—South 34, North 0
2001—North 6, South 3
2000—North 17, South 0
1999—South 10, North 7
1998—South 21, North 0
1997—South 14, North 0
Discontinued from 1985 — 1996
At Jordan-Hare Stadium, Auburn University
1984—North 21, South 20 (1A-2A)
At Bryant-Denny Stadium, University of Alabama
1984—South 7, North 6 (3A-4A)
1983—South 34, North 7
1982—North 3, South 0
1981—North 14, South 6
1980—South 20, North 7
1979—South 3, North 0
1978—South 21, North 14
1977—South 17, North 7
1976—South 14, North 6
1975—North 7, South 6
1973—North 22, South 15
1972—South 14, North 13
1971—North 9, South 7
1970—South 13, North 9
1969—South 16, North 0
1968—South 27, North 7
1967—South 14, North 10
1966—North 13, South 7
1965—North 13, South 6
1964—South 34, North 7
1963—North 20, South 6
1962—South 20, North 14
1961—South 13, North 0
1960—North 7, South 0
1959—North 10, South 7
1958—South 20, North 6
1957—North 12, South 7
1956—South 0, North 0 (tie)
1955—North 26, South 7
1954—North 7, South 6
1953—South 26, North 0
1952—North 7, South 7 (tie)
1951—South 31, North 0
1950—South 12, North 7
1949—North 7, South 6
1948—North 33, South 0
