November 20, 2008

2008 All ACFC Team

 

NEWPORT NEWS, VA. - The Atlantic Central Football Conference announced its 2008 All-Conference selection on Thursday with a total of 63 players earning All-ACFC honors.  Wesley College took three of the four player of the year awards as Shane McSweeny was named Offensive Player of the Year, while Sean Matthews was named the Defensive Player of the Year and Larry Beavers was named Special Teams Player of the Year.  Apprentice School freshman Mana Ohia was named Rookie of the Year, while Wesley College Head Coach Mike Drass earned Coach of the Year honors.

Wesley sophomore QB Shane McSweeney earns his first Offensive Player of the Year award after completing nearly 69% of his passes for 1,684 yards and 15 touchdowns.  The native of Bensalem, Pa. threw for three touchdowns in a game three times and had a breakout game at Frostburg State completing 14-of-17 for 289 yards and three touchdowns in Wesley's 38-6 victory.

 

 

 

Sean Matthews earns his first Defensive Player of the Year award after leading the Wolverines in tackles heading into their NCAA First Round matchup on Saturday at Muhlenberg College.  The native of Pennsauken, N.J. shares the conference lead in tackles with 70, he came through in big games for the Wolverines.  Against Route 13 rival Salisbury, for the ACFC championship, he recorded a season-high 16 tackles in Wesley's 36-21 victory. He is a two-time first team selection at linebacker after earning that in 2007 as well.

 

 

Wesley College return specialist Larry Beavers took his second consecutive Special Teams Player of the Year honor after a run through the record books in 2008.  The native of Annapolis, Md. now holds the NCAA Division III career marks for kick return touchdowns 9 and total runbacks for touchdowns 12.  This year he is averaging almost 42 yards per kick return and 33 yards per punt return.  He's returned kicks for touchdowns against Apprentice School kick and punt, consecutive kickoffs at Webber International, and a punt at Lake Erie College. He was also named a first team wide receiver this year after catching 27 passes for 558 yards and six touchdowns.

 

  Apprentice School freshman Mana Ohia earned Rookie Of  The Year honors after a freshman season where he recorded 44 tackles, eight for a loss, two sacks and blocked two kicks.  The native of Honolulu, Hi., he had a season-high 14 tackles in a loss to nationally-ranked Salisbury, seven at Fairleigh Dickinson-Florham and six at nationally-ranked Wesley College.

 

 

 

Wesley Head Coach Mike Drass won his sixth ACFC Coach Of The Year award after leading the Wolverines to an 8-1 regular season and a 3-0 ACFC mark.  His Wolverines have either won or shared the ACFC title now for the seventh season.

 

 

 

 

2008 All-ACFC Teams

Award Winners

Offensive Player of the Year: Shane McSweeny, Wesley, So., QB, 6-2, 210, Bensalem, Pa./Bensalem

Defensive Player of the Year: Sean Matthews, Wesley, Sr., LB, 6-0, 230 Pennsauken, N.J./Roman Catholic, Pa.

Special Teams Player of the Year: Larry Beavers, Wesley, Sr., WR, 5-11, 178 Annapolis, Md./Annapolis

Rookie of the Year: Mana Ohia, Apprentice, LB, Fr., 5-9, 203, Honolulu, Hi./Aica

Coach of the Year: ­­ Mike Drass, Wesley College

First Team Defense

Mike Ward, Wesley, Jr., DL, 6-2, 315 Norwich, Conn./Norwich Free Academy

Josh Nevid, Wesley, Jr., DL, 6-2, 242 Woodbury, N.J./West Deptford

Jarrell Chandler, Salisbury, DL, Sr.,6-3,240, Salisbury, Md./Wicomico
Paul Cynewski, Salisbury, DL, Jr., 6-3, 245, Moorestown, N.J./Moorestown
George Fieser , Frostburg St., 6-0, 220, Jr. , LB , Hagerstown, Md./Smithsburg

Sean Matthews, Wesley, Sr., LB, 6-0, 230 Pennsauken, N.J./Roman Catholic, Pa.

Matt Barnes, Salisbury, LB,  Sr., 5-9, 210, Ijamsville, Md./Urbana
Terryl Monroe , Frostburg St.,  5-10, 195, So., DB, Temple Hills, Md./Dematha

Chet Turner, Wesley, Sr., DB, 5-11, 187 New Castle, Del./Newark

Aaron Benson, Wesley, So., DB, 5-11, 188 Swarthmore, Pa./Strath Haven

Robert Hannah, Apprentice, CB, Sr., 5-10, 186, Blythe, Ga./Hephzibah

First Team Offensive

 

Rob Hickman , Frostburg St. , 6-3 , 290 , Sr. , OL , Fort Washington, Md./Crossland

Pat Bell, Wesley, Sr., OL, 6-2, 255, Galloway, N.J./ Holy Spirit

Dave Erdman, Wesley, Sr., OL, 6-4, 321, Ellicott City, Md./River Hill

David Preston, Salisbury,  OL,  Sr.,  6-1,  290,  Beltsville, Md./DeMatha
Chauncy Jones, Apprentice, 6-0, 270, Sr., OL, Fayetteville, NC/71^st

Larry Beavers, Wesley, Sr., WR, 5-11, 178 Annapolis, Md./Annapolis

Markim Gordon, Apprentice, 6-1, 175, Sr., WR, Orangeburg, SC/Orangeburg-Wilkinson

Mike Pennewell, Wesley, Jr., TB, 6-0, 210, Smyrna, Del./Smyrna

Shelby Fisher, Salisbury, SB,  Sr.,  5-9,  245,  Baltimore, Md./Cardinal Gibbons
Jon Lanouette, Wesley, Sr., TE, 6-4, 260 Wilmington, Del./Newark

Shane McSweeny, Wesley, So., QB, 6-2, 210, Bensalem, Pa./Bensalem

First Team Specialists

 

Sean McAndrew, Wesley, So., P, 6-3, 238 Lanoka Harbor, N.J./Lacie Township

Tommy Kowalick , Salisbury, K/P , Fr. , 5-9 , 150 , Sterling, Va./Dominion
Larry Beavers, Wesley, Sr., WR, 5-11, 178 Annapolis, Md./Annapolis

 

Second Team Defense

 

Collin Clifford , Frostburg St. , 6-2, 285, Sr., DL, Rockville, Md./Richard Montgomery

Mike Iheakanwa , Frostburg St. , 6-3 , 220 , Jr., DE, Lantham, Md./Duval

Carlos James, Wesley, Jr., DL, 6-1, 286,  Annapolis, Md./Broadneck

Jovan McCamey, Apprentice, DE, Fr., 6-3, 225,  Ft. Washington, Md./Gwynn Park

James Lee, Apprentice, DT, So, 5-11, 245, Richmond, Va./Varina

Jeremiah Santiago, Wesley, Sr., LB, 6-0, 225, Egg Harbor Township, N.J./Egg Harbor

Jeremy Smith, Apprentice, LB, Sr., 6-2, 240, Pelham, Ga./Pelham

Jeremy Drayton, Apprentice, LB, So., 6-0, 240, Orlando, FL/Lyman

Marcus Wilson, Wesley, So., DB, 6-3, 202, Pennsauken, N.J./Camden Catholic

Greg Miletic, Salisbury, DB, Sr.,  6-0,  195,  Catonsville, Md./Catonsville
Matthew Bookard,  Salisbury, DB,  Sr.,  5-9, 187,  Lanham, Md./Eleanor Roosevelt
Kevin Mathews , Frostburg St. , 5-10 , 180 , Fr. , DB , Temple Hills, Md./Oxon Hill

 

Second Team Offense

Ben Crowder , Frostburg St. , 6-1 , 300 , Jr., C, Boydton, Va./Bluestone

Matt Ferguson, Wesley, Sr., OL, 6-5, 296, Dover, Del./Dover

Bryan Burdalski, Salisbury, OL, Sr., 6-1, 295, Lumberton, N.J./Holy Cross
Mike Kinder, Apprentice, 6-6, 340, So., OL, Zanesville, Oh./Philo

Eric Chacon, Apprentice, 5-10, 280, So., OL, Longwood, FL/Lyman

Makiha Cooper , Frostburg St. , 6-2 , 200 , Jr. , WR , Baltimore, Md./Forest Park

Kevin Tillage, Salisbury, WR,  Sr.,  5-8,  165,  Woodbridge, Va./Gar-Field
Bryan Woolson, Salisbury, SB, So., 5-8,  194, White Hall, Md./North Harford
Anton Wade , Frostburg St. , 6-3 , 210 , So., RB, Baltimore, Md./Patterson

Teo Ellis, Apprentice, Jr., TE, 5-11, 226, Camden, SC/Camden

Ronnie Curley, Salisbury, QB,  Sr., 5-11,  195,  Ellicott City, Md./Howard

Second Team Specialists

Nick Payne , Frostburg St. , 6-2 , 200 , Jr. , P , Frostburg, Md./Northern Garrett

Matt Winneger , Frostburg St. , 6-0 , 200 , Jr. , K , Frostburg, Md./Beall

Zach Holbrook , Salisbury, PR, So. , 5-6 , 150 , Millersville, Md./Severn

Honorable Mention

Evan Prichett, Wesley, OL, 6-0, 285, JR, Dundalk, MD/Sparrows Point

Eddie Donisi, Wesley, LB, 5-8, 185, SR,  Woodbury, NJ/ West Deptford

Justin Chura, Salisbury,  LB,  So., 5-9, 200, Lothian, Md./Southern
Chris Hutton, Salisbury, 6-0, 310, Fr., OL, Largo, Md./Largo

Mike Lorentzen , Frostburg St.,  6-1,  280,  Sr. , DL, Leonardtown, Md./Leonardtown

Bryan Brosnan, Frostburg St. , 5-10, 180,  Jr., QB, Leesburg, Va./Heritage

Daniel Richmond, Apprentice, FS, Jr., 5-9, 150, Newport News, Va./Menchville

Bryan Cain, Apprentice, 6-0, 180, So., WR, Baker, La./Baker