Thursday, January 16, 2003

Johnson City, Tenn. (Jan. 16, 2002) — East Tennessee State senior wide receiver Cecil Moore (Morristown, Tenn.) was named to Don Hansen's National Football Gazette Southeast Region Team, released Thursday afternoon. Moore was a second-team selection on the team, which is made up of players from the Big South, MEAC, Northeast and Southern Conferences. Moore had 44 receptions for 682 yards and seven touchdowns in 2002, leading the Bucs in receptions, receiving yards and receiving touchdowns for the third-straight season. Ranks second, just behind Buccaneer legend B.J. Adigun, in the Buccaneer record book in career receptions (161) and career receiving yards (2,488) His 19 career touchdown receptions ties him for third in ETSU history. Cecil will participate in the Rotary Gridiron Classic College All-Star Game on Jan. 25 at 2 p.m. from the Florida Citrus Bowl Stadium in Orlando, Fla. The game, televised on ESPN2, will feature athletes from the state of Florida matching up against athletes from the rest of the United States. The game is one of six signature events produced by Florida Citrus Sports annually. Proceeds from the game benefit the Rotary Foundation and the Miami Project's national fundraising arm, the Buoniconti Fund to Cure Spinal Cord Paralysis. Over the last four years, the game has generated nearly $1 million for the Buoniconti project.