Sunday, August 21, 2011

'Big brother' is watching 'little brother' at B-CU

Daytona Beach, FL -- Ryan Lewis and Reggie Sandilands pack the punch in the middle of Bethune-Cookman's defense, and the rest of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference knows it. Lewis was voted the MEAC's preseason defensive player of the year, and Sandilands joined his Wildcat teammate on the all-conference first team.

The senior linebackers are similar in size, each standing 6-foot-1. Lewis weighs 235 pounds and Sandilands is 240. They are two of a kind in many ways, and they benefit from their similarities.

"Ryan and Reggie complement each other very well. They're almost like twins," B-CU coach Brian Jenkins said in a phone interview Saturday. "They think alike. They chastise each other. They train together. Yet, they compete and challenge each other daily. It's a remarkable relationship really."

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