- For the past two weeks the Daily Journal has asked its readers to nominate high school football players for the 2009 Daily Journal Readers' All-Area Team. The following are the readers' all-area selections on NEMS360.com:

OFFENSE

ATHLETE Demarius Howard, Calhoun City

ATHLETE Channing Penson, Baldwyn

ATHLETE Brendan Pannell, Booneville

QB Aaron Andrews, Aberdeen

QB Wesley Barefield, South Pontotoc

QB Tanner Gaines, Baldwyn

QB Jeiron Jones, Booneville

RB Jamerson Love, Aberdeen

RB Deshawn McGaughy, Itawamba AHS

RB Keon McGaughy, Shannon

TE Dillon Mitchell, Itawamba AHS

WR Erik Buchanan, Aberdeen

WR Michael Carr, West Point

WR Diante Curlee, Corinth

WR Tre Welch, Booneville

OL Jon O. Fisher, Oxford

OL C.J. Ramirez, Itawamba AHS

OL Collins Stubblefield, New Albany

OL Jonathan Whirley, Tishomingo County

OL Marshall Williams, South Pontotoc

K Glynn Brown, Itawamba AHS

K Sonny Harrison, New Albany

K/P Jordan Parker, Corinth

K Mitchell Winstead, Baldwyn

KR Michael Carr, West Point

DEFENSE

DE Matt Harris, Itawamba AHS

DE Nathan Kendrick, Amory

DE Kane Langston, Booneville

DE Ashton Shumpert, Itawamba AHS

DE Channing Ward, Aberdeen

DT Parrish Huddleston, Itawamba AHS

DT Chris Sabine, Itawamba AHS

DT Nick Stegall, Itawamba AHS

DT Curtis Virges, West Point

NG Will Wroten, Booneville

LB Trae Bobo, Itawamba AHS

LB Bo Brown, Booneville

LB Alex Cook, Booneville

LB Devin Lindsey, Baldwyn

LB Jake Smithey, Pontotoc

DB Dylan Cagle, Alcorn Central

DB Kolin Grice, Baldwyn

DB Andrew Long, Shannon

DB Austin Shumpert, Itawamba AHS

DB Tevin Spurgeon, Shannon