ROANOKE TIMES

                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: THURSDAY, March 24, 1994                   TAG: 9403240287
SECTION: CURRENT                    PAGE: NRV-7   EDITION: NEW RIVER VALLEY 
SOURCE: New River Valley bureau
DATELINE:                                 LENGTH: Short


FIVE FOOTBALL PLAYERS NAMED TO AA ALL-STATE

Five New River District football players were named to the Group AA all-state football team by Virginia Coach magazine.

Radford kicker Casey Underwood was selected to the first-team units on both offense and defense. Underwood, a senior, made the offensive squad as the placekicker and was named the defensive unit's punter.

Three other NRD players were named first-team defense. Blacksburg's Bobby Collins, a senior, and teammate Tony Wheeler, a junior, were named as end and linebacker, respectively. Christiansburg senior Steve Surratt was named to the first-team unit as a kick returner.

Carroll County senior Nicky Rodrigue was named second-team running back.

Blacksburg junior wide receiver Shane Beamer, Radford senior defensive lineman Todd Pontius and Carroll County senior offensive guard Shane Allen all received honorable mention consideration for the all-state team.



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