NATCHITOCHES – A pair of Northwestern State senior defensive backs earned first-team preseason All-Southland Conference honors Wednesday, highlighting five Demons awarded by league coaches.
 
Cornerback Shemar Bartholomew and safety PJ Herrington are the Demons' lone first-team selections, making up half the first-team secondary.
 
Bartholomew, a New Orleans native, earned second-team All-Southland Conference honors after intercepting two passes and breaking up six others. His nine career interceptions ranked him 27^th among active FCS players at the conclusion of the 2021 season.

Bartholomew enters his final season as a Demon two interceptions shy of the career top 10 in school history.
 
Herrington, a transfer from East Mississippi Community College, has made an impact in his two seasons in a Demon uniform, averaging close to six tackles per game while adding three interceptions and three pass breakups in 15 career games as a Demon.
 
In the fall, Herrington ranked third on the team in tackles with 53 despite missing the final two games of the season.
 
Redshirt junior running back Scooter Adams was a preseason second-team selection.
 
Adams missed the final seven games of the 2021 season but finished as NSU's third-leading rusher with 286 yards and a touchdown. In 10 career games, the Hallettsville, Texas, product has rushed for 967 yards and eight touchdowns. He was a first-team All-Southland Conference selection after the spring 2021 season.
 
The Demons placed a pair of senior defensive linemen on the second team as well.
 
Sixth-year senior Isaiah Longino and Jomard Valsin Jr. were named to the unit.
 
Longino enjoyed a breakout season in 2021, his first as a defensive linemen. The Humble, Texas, product recorded 9.5 sacks, ranking second in the Southland and seventh on NSU's single-season list.
 
Longino enters the 2022 campaign with 15.5 career sacks, sixth most in Demon career history.
 
Valsin slides into the Beast position in new defensive coordinator Weston Glaser's scheme after a season in which he recorded a team-leading 68 tackles (9.5 for loss), four quarterback hurries, three sacks, two pass breakups, a forced fumble and an interception.
 
NSU opens its 2022 season at Montana on Sept. 3.
 
First Team All-Conference Offense

Pos.	Name	School	Class	Hometown
QB	Lindsey Scott Jr.	UIW	Sr.	Zachary, La.
RB	Collin Guggenheim*	Nicholls	So.	Kenner, La.
RB	Deonta McMahon*	McNeese	Sr.	Frostploof, Fla.
TE/HB	Lee NeGrotto*	Nicholls	So.	Pass Christian, Miss.
WR	Taylor Grimes*	UIW	Sr.	Godly, Texas
WR	K.J. Franklin*	Nicholls	Jr.	Prairieville, La.
WR	Gage Larvadain*	Southeastern	So.	Donaldsonville, La.
OL	Caron Coleman*	McNeese	Sr.	St. Louis, Mo.
OL	Nash Jones*	UIW	Jr.	Nacogdoches, Texas
OL	John Allen*	Southeastern	Jr.	Jackson, Miss.
OL	Jalen Bell*	Southeastern	Sr.	Amory, Miss.
OL	Evan Roussel*	Nicholls	So.	Lutcher, La.
PK	Gavin Lasseigne*	Nicholls	Jr.	Raceland, La.
P	Brady Buell*	HBU	Sr.	Traverse City, Mich.

 
First Team All-Conference Defense

Pos.	Name	School	Class	Hometown
DL	Perry Ganci*	Nicholls	Jr.	New Orleans, La.
DL	Mason Kinsey*	McNeese	Sr.	Mansfield, Texas
DL	Cameron Preston*	UIW	Gr.	Crowley, Texas
DL	Garrett Crawford*	Southeastern	Jr.	Slidell, La.
DL	Accord Green*	McNeese	Sr.	New Orleans, La.
LB	Kelechi Anyalebechi*	UIW	Gr.	Pearland, Texas
LB	Kordell Williams*	McNeese	R-Sr.	Carencro, La.
DB	Zy Alexander*	Southeastern	So.	Loreauville, La.
DB	Kaleb Culp*	UIW	Jr.	Dallas, Texas
DB	Shemar Bartholomew*	Northwestern State	Sr.	New Orleans, La.
DB	Donniel Ward-McGee*	Southeastern	Sr.	New Orleans, La.
DB	PJ Herrington	Northwestern State	Sr.	Natchez, Miss.
KR	Gage Larvadain*	Southeastern	So.	Donaldsonville, La.
PR	Mason Pierce*	McNeese	R-So.	Pearland, Texas

 
Second Team All-Conference Offense

Pos.	Name	School	Class	Hometown
QB	Kohen Granier	Nicholls	Sr.	Destrehan, La.
RB	Taron Jones*	Southeastern	Sr.	Mandeville, La.
RB	Scooter Adams	Northwestern State	R-Jr.	Hallettsville, Texas
TE/HB	Roger McCuller	UIW	Gr.	Hallsville, Texas
WR	Darion Chafin	UIW	Gr.	Wichita Falls, Texas
WR	Mason Pierce	McNeese	R-So.	Pearland, Texas
WR	CJ Turner	Southeastern	R-Sr.	LaPlace, La.
OL	Mark Barthelemy	Nicholls	Sr.	Opelousas, La.
OL	Reid Francis	UIW	Sr.	College Station, Texas
OL	Caleb Johnson	UIW	Gr.	Mount Pleasant, Texas
OL	Calvin Barkat	McNeese	Sr.	Sachse, Texas
OL	Brennan Lanclos	Southeastern	R-Jr.	Mandeville, La.
PK	Carson Mohr	UIW	Sr.	The Woodlands, Texas
P	Keven Nguyen*	UIW	Gr.	Rohnert Park, Calif.

 
Second Team All-Conference Defense

Pos.	Name	School	Class	Hometown
DL	Isaiah Longino	Northwestern State	Sr.	Humble, Texas
DL	Jomard Valsin	Northwestern State	Sr.	Port Arthur, Texas
DL	Bryce Cage	Southeastern	So.	Baton Rouge, La.
LB	Rodney Dansby*	HBU	So.	Houston, Texas
LB	Isaiah Paul*	UIW	R-Jr.	San Antonio, Texas
LB	Hayden Shaheen*	Nicholls	So.	Baton Rouge, La.
LB	Brennan Young	HBU	Sr.	Conroe, Texas
DB	Elliott Davison	UIW	Jr.	Flint, Texas
DB	Jordan Jackson	Nicholls	Jr.	Prairieville, La.
DB	Isaiah Cash	HBU	So.	Austin, Texas
DB	Brandon Richard	UIW	Sr.	San Antonio, Texas
DB	Coi Miller	HBU	Sr.	Fort Worth, Texas
KR	Ce'Cori Tolds	UIW	Gr.	Houston, Texas
PR	Gage Larvadain	Southeastern	So.	Donaldsonville, La.