Price Sessums was willing to do whatever it took to help theBrookhaven Academy Cougars be winners on the football field. Hestarted the season at quarterback, moved to running back and stillsaw duty on defense as the Cougars finished 6-5.

Sessums, a 5-foot-9, 160-pound junior speedster with cat-quickmoves, has been selected Mr. Football on The DAILY LEADER’s 2005All-Lincoln County Football Team. The dream team’s MVP rushed for1,171 yards and 17 touchdowns. He passed for 395 yards and 5touchdowns. He also had 5 returns for touchdowns, giving him 27 TDson the season.

The All-County Offensive Team, selected by members of the DLsports staff, with input provided by area high school and collegecoaches, claimed two Most Valuable Offensive Players in sophomorequarterback Charles “Bobo” Rancifer of Brookhaven and seniortailback Terrell May of Enterprise.

Also in the offensive backfield are Cory Washington of BogueChitto and Charles Wilson of Brookhaven. The receiving corpsfeatures Mario Addison of Bogue Chitto and Montral Smith ofBrookhaven at wide receiver, and Patrick Holcomb of Loyd Star andSimmie Yarborough of Brookhaven at tight end.

The DL’s offensive line includes Patrick Smith of West Lincoln,Wayne Nations of Enterprise, Wesley Taylor of Brookhaven Academyand Darion Smith and Taylor Newman of Brookhaven.

The team’s placekicker is Will Thibodeaux of Brookhaven. AnthonyCaffie of Brookhaven is the return specialist and Orlandas Chapmanof Brookhaven fills the all-purpose slot.

Sessums has 4.5 speed in the 40-yard dash. He played behind anexperienced offensive line but most of the team’s standoutreceivers graduated.

“I learned a new style when I was moved to running back,” saidSessums. “I tried to learn how run the ball to a particular spot inthe line.”

His favorite game was against Columbia Academy. He rushed for222 yards and scored 5 touchdowns. He also passed for 30 yards anda TD.

Brookhaven Academy head coach Ray Ishee said Sessums has maturedat running back. “We tried to put Price in a situation which wouldgive us a better chance to win. We put Corey Dickerson atquarterback because we wanted Dickerson to throw to Price.”

Ishee believes Sessums will pass and run the football again in2006. “We probably will put Price in the shotgun next season. He’sgetting a lot stronger in the weight room. We hope to get his speeddown in the 4.4 range.

“Price has great ability to run the football,” Ishee continued.”He can be a kick returner in college or a wingback. He has a lotof class and lot of assets that will help a football team.”

Bobo Rancifer (6-0, 180, soph.) became thecatalyst in a major rebuilding season as the Panthers sought asuccessful defense of their Class 4A state title. He rushed for 449yards and 14 touchdowns. He completed 76 of 152 passes for 979yards and 13 touchdowns, helping the Panthers to the stateplayoffs.

“I wanted to get the job done,” said Rancifer who also excels inbasketball. “My offensive line got better as the season wentalong.”

Ole Brook head coach Tucker Peavey said the steady developmentof Rancifer was a key to his team’s success. “Bobo had to be aplaymaker for us. We put a lot on our quarterback, both physicallyand mentally. He came in to our program, having to absorb theentire system.”

Terrell May (6-1, 205, sr.) carried theEnterprise Fighting Yellow Jackets to the state playoffs. He rushedfor 1,679 yards, averaging 7.2 yards per carry.

“My offensive line did a good job blocking for me,” said thesoft-spoken May. “We wanted to make the state playoffs.”

Enterprise head coach Roe Burns said May has a future in collegefootball. Copiah-Lincoln Community College is recruiting him andother junior colleges have expressed keen interest, too.

“Terrell is somebody you can count on,” said Burns. “He made 21of our 23 summer workouts. He only missed two practices and thatwas because of doctors’ appointments.”

May had some problems with high blood pressure early in theseason but a loss of weight helped solve that difficulty.

Charles Wilson (5-7, 172, jr.) was the leadingrusher for the Panthers despite extra attention from opposingdefenses. He rushed for 830 yards and 10 touchdowns.

Montral Smith (5-10, 170, sr.) led the Pantherswith 20 receptions for 208 yards and 3 TDs.

Mario Addison (6-1, 175, soph.) was a pleasantsurprise for Bogue Chitto coach Gareth Sartin. He caught 21 passesfor 421 yards and 7 TDs.

Simmie Yarborough (5-11, 180, soph.) became the primarytarget in Ole Brook’s passing attack. He caught 21 passes for 347yards and 2 touchdowns.

Patrick Holcomb (5-10, 160, sr.) was a late bloomer forLoyd Star coach Josh Thibodeaux. He led the county in receivingyards with 422 and caught 4 TD passes.

Darion Smith (6-1, 220, soph.) has drawn highpraise from Peavey. “If Darion works hard and grows a little bit,he could become a Division I prospect. He has a lot of naturalability.”

Richard Williams (6-0, 252, sr.) anchored BogueChitto’s offensive line. “Richard can do whatever we asked,” saidCoach Sartin. “He pulls and drive blocks really well. He didn’tgive up a sack in pass blocking.”

Wayne Nations (6-0, 210, sr.) also started atlinebacker at Enterprise but his blocking skills were exceptional.”Wayne has the ability to pull and trap. He can block cornerbackson sweeps,” said Coach Burns.

Wesley Taylor (5-11, 240, sr.) was a leader inBrookhaven Academy’s front line and was named to the MPSA All-Starsquad. “Wesley does a real good job blocking at guard for us. Hepulls real well,” said Ishee.

Taylor Newman (5-8, 216, jr.) was one of fivenew starters in Ole Brook’s front line. “Taylor played severaldifferent positions for us and did a good job at center,” saidPeavey.

Patrick Smith (5-11, 220, sr.) was a two-waystarter for West Lincoln coach Brooks Burns. “Patrick was anoverachiever for us and played beyond his capabilities,” saidBurns.

Will Thibodeaux (6-3, 170, jr.) punted, kickedoff and kicked from placement for Ole Brook. He was a perfect 32for 32 in extra points and made 5 of 7 field goals.

Orlandas Chapman (6-0, 175, sr.) saw action ondefense and offense for Ole Brook. He averaged 20.5 yards perkickoff return and returned 5 punts for 49 yards. He also had 48tackles as a cornerback.

Anthony Caffie (5-6, 158, sr.) starred atcornerback on defense, making 40 tackles. He returned 11 kickoffsfor a 19.5-yard average. He also returned 12 punts for a 12.6 yardaverage and 1 touchdown.