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Gary Blount
Class: Junior
Hometown: St. Marys, GA
High School: Camden County HS
Moved from inside linebacker to outside linebacker in spring practice ... 2007: Played all 13 games with five starts at inside linebacker ... Third on the team in tackles with 53 on the season ... Tied for the team lead with three interceptions on the year, which was tied for eighth in the Southern Conference .... Against Charleston Southern (9/8) had six tackles, including four solo, and he picked off two passes which he returned 41 yards ... Named Southern Conference Defensive Player of the Week for his efforts ... Had a tackle for loss with two total stops in the victory over Appalachian State (9/22) ... Notched his third interception of the season with a pick at The Citadel (10/6) which he returned 18 yards ... Against Elon (10/20) had a career-high eight tackles along with a pass break-up ... Added four tackles each in playoff games at Montana (11/24) and against Richmond (12/1) ... Named to the Southern Conference Fall Academic All-Conference Team ... Named to the Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll ... 2006: Member of the SoCon Academic Honor Roll ... Saw action in nine games as a true freshman and recorded 14 tackles ... Had a season-high seven stops against Chattanooga (11/11) ... Earned his first varsity letter ... Finished 16th on the team in total tackles in earning his first varsity letter ...Recorded one tackle for loss against Chattanooga ... HIGH SCHOOL: Helped lead Camden County to four consecutive regional championships and a four-year combined record of 53-3 from 2002-05 ... The Wildcats won the 2003 state championship ... Had 74 tackles, four sacks and an interception as a junior ... Followed that with 89 tackles, six sacks and one interception return for a touchdown as a senior ... Earned first team All-Region 3AAAAA honors in 2005 ... Also an All-Coastal pick ... Earned the team’s Academic Award as a senior and held the squad’s highest grade point average ... Played three games in the Georgia Dome (two state semifinals and one championship game) ... Played for head coach Jeff Herron ... Also won the team’s Super Cat award ...Team set the Georgia state record for most consecutive regular season wins with 56 ... The Wildcats won the 2005 Regional Championship and posted a 10-0 regular season record ... Squad defeated Valdosta 21-7 to win the 2004 state title ... Ranked seventh in his high school of 500 students ... Was a four-year member of the A Honor Roll and received the Compton Scholar Award ...Also named a Hardee's All-Star Athlete ... PERSONAL: Born October 3, 1987 ... Son of Gary and Deborah Blount ... Majoring in accounting.
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