ETSU's Calton to play in second
All-Star game
Johnson City, TN -- East Tennessee State senior defensive
lineman Brandon Calton (Pennington Gap, Va.) earned his second
postseason all-star game invitation as he was selected Wednesday
to participate in the Las Vegas All-American Classic. The
game will take place on Jan. 17 at 4 p.m. EST from UNLV's
Sam Boyd Stadium in Las Vegas, Nev. and will be televised
by Fox Sports Net and College Sports Television (CSTV).
Calton will be joined in Las Vegas by ETSU teammate
Tony Tiller (Lithonia, Ga.), who will also be participating
in the game.
Calton posted career highs in tackles, tackles
for loss and sacks this past season for ETSU. He finished
fourth on the Bucs with 75 tackles and was second on the team
with 15.5 tackles for losses and 4.5 sacks. He also had two
forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries, and a blocked extra
point on the season.
Calton had a season-high ten tackles on Nov.
1 against Georgia Southern and had nine in the season-opener
at Eastern Michigan on Aug. 28. Following the season, Calton
earned All-Southern Conference honors for a second time.
"It is a great honor to be selected to the Las
Vegas All-American Classic," said Calton Wednesday afternoon.
"Once again, I would like to thank God and my family for making
all of this possible. I would also like to thank the coaching
staff and (ETSU Strength Coach) Lee Morrow for all of their
support along the way. Hopefully, I can be successful and
represent ETSU Football, my family, and myself well."
The Las Vegas All-American Classic will be Calton's
second postseason all-star game, as he was recently invited
to participate in the Blue-Gray All-Star Classic Dec. 25 from
Troy, Ala.
The classic is comprised of top players from
all major football conferences around the country. Division
1-A players from conferences such as the SEC, Big East, ACC,
Big 10, Pac 10, Conference USA, Mountain West, and WAC will
be represented, as well as players from other divisions. The
game will pit West all-stars vs. all-stars from the Eastern
United States. There will be 108 players chosen to participate
in the classic.
For more information on the Las Vegas All-American
Classic, visit www.lvaac.com.
