MIAMI, Fla. – It was a fine day for the East Texas Baptist University football team on Sunday, December 8th, as they were represented in the National Bowl All-Star game. Three coaches and Jamaine Sherman participated in the all-star game helping the Red Nation to a 40-26 win.
Sherman finished with four catches and one touchdown being named the Red Nation offensive MVP. He was also the Red Nation’s team captain. Sherman played one year for ETBU and broke the single season record for yards receiving and was voted onto the All-ASC first-team. He lead the ASC in yards receiving and was in the top 10 in receptions.
Scotty Walden, Lee Grimes, and Robert Churchman all coached for the Red Nation. Walden was the offensive coordinator for the Red Nation under former NFL coach Mike Stock. Below is the release from the National Bowl:
National Bowl Release
Hundred of fans, family members, and loyal patrons descended on the campus of Florida International University to see former NFL Coach Mike Stock's Red Nation team take on current Lehigh Valley Steelhawks head coach Chris Thompson battle it out in the 4th Annual National Bowl Game. The game was played at Alfosno Field at FIU Stadium in Miami, Fla., seeing many friends of the program headed to South Beach for sun, dinner, and shopping.
Meanwhile, the 100 players participating in the game were there for glory. Glorious this day was as 66 total points were scored as the Red beat the Blue 40-26 in a shootout that saw the best hitting, running, and passing see in the National Bowl series. National Bowl founder said "it was the most talented group we have had yet and we are expecting to see alot of these guys in NFL and CFL camps."
Some know stars were honored such as NE-10 Conference Player of the Year QB Joe Clancy while new ones were born when Overall Game MVP QB Mason Espinosa of Ohio Wesleyan stole the show. Scouts from 10 NFL teams were on hand including several CFL and arena league scouts. If you did not get a chance to see the game live it will be shown on replay soon on the Florida Sports Network's website or on the National Bowl presented by East Preps Youtube channel here: http://www.youtube.com/user/eastpreps
