January 11, 2008
Contact: Rich Herman, Northeast Region Chair
814-393-2334
SHEPHERD’S DERVON WALLACE & BLOOM’S JAMAR BRTTINGHAM
HEADLINE 2007 FOOTBALL GAZETTE ALL-NORTHEAST REGION TEAM
Clarion, Pa.: 2007 Harlon Hill Trophy Finalists Dervon Wallace (Shepherd) and Jamar Brittingham (Bloomsburg), headline a talented 2007 All-Northeast Region Team selected by Don Hansen’s Football Gazette.
This marks the sixth year Football Gazette has selected NCAA Division II All-Region teams. The national publication has selected NCAA Division II All-America teams since 1988.
The first and second team selections advance to a national ballot from which the 2007 NCAA Division II Football Gazette All-America team will be selected by the end on January.
Wallace, a senior running back/all-purpose back, ranked #2 in the final NCAA Division II rushing statistics with 2,138 yards (178.2 p/g) on 342 carries with 24 td’s. He also caught 28 passes for 254 yards and 1 td, plus returned 9 kickoffs for 281 yards and 1 td, including an 83-yard kickoff return for a td against Cal.
Brittingham meanwhile ranked 9th in D-II rushing this season with 1,435 yards (143.5) 244 carries with 23 rushing td’s. Brittingham finished his career with 5,689 rushing yards, 516 points scored and 6,867 all-purpose yards. He holds the PSAC career records for rushing and scoring.
Southern Connecticut State quarterback Steve Armstrong heads the offense. The junior completed 230 of 350 passes for 3,280 yards and 31 td’s with only 13 interceptions.
Wide receivers Almonzo Banks (West Liberty) and Elfren Quiles (Kutztown) are the first team wide receivers in the Northeast Region. They ranked 1 – 2 in the final D-II stats in receiving yards. Banks caught 88 passes for 1,331 yards and 18 td’s, while Quiles had 64 catches for 1,187 yards and 8 td’s.
NCAA Division II semifinalist California led the way with 13 selections, while IUP and West Chester followed with 8 each, and Shepherd, West Liberty and Slippery Rock posted 6 each.
A total of 100 players representing 27 universities in the Northeast Region are represented on this team.
FOR MORE INFORMATION: Please contact Football Gazette Northeast Region Chair Rich Herman, Sports Information Director at Clarion University at 814-393-2334. The football gazette web site is located at www.donhansen.com. The 2006 Don Hansen’s Football Gazette All-Region Teams are also available at www.pittstategorillas.com/footballgazette.
2007 Don Hansen=s Football Gazette All Northeast Region Team
First Team Offense
POS NAME HT. WT. YR. SCHOOL HOMETOWN HIGH SCHOOL
QB Steve Armstrong 6-2 225 Jr. So. Conn. St. Nutley, N.J. Nutley
RB Jamar Brittingham 6-0 203 Sr. Bloomsburg Levittown Neshaminy
RB Jarom Freeman 6-1 185 So. So. Conn. St. Peekskill, N.Y. Peekskill
RB Jerry Seymour 5-7 200 Jr. Glenville St. Miramar, Fl.
WR Almonzo Banks 6-2 220 Sr. West Liberty Washington, D.C. Dunbar
WR Elfren Quiles 6-2 205 Sr. Kutztown New Britain, Ct. New Britain
FB Aaron Dykes 5-11 237 Sr. Shippensburg West Chester Downingtown
TE Dan Pickens 6-4 240 Sr. IUP Bridgeville S. Fayette
OC Ryan Pope 6-4 297 Sr. Shepherd Elkridge, MD. Long Reach
OG Mackenzy Bernadeau 6-4 303 Sr. Bentley Waltham, Mass. Waltham
OG Bron Clouser 6-1 310 Sr. Slippery Rock Altoona Altoona
OT Tim McCutcheon 6-4 305 Sr. California Sewickley Quaker Valley
OT Mike Butterworth 6-7 330 Sr. Slippery Rock Northern Cambria No. Cambria
OT Bubba Brady 6-2 295 Sr. Shepherd Frederick, Md. Calvert
AP Dervon Wallace 5-6 175 Sr. Shepherd Lusby, MD. Calvert
PK Tyler Lorenz 5-11 175 So. California Savannah, Tenn. Hardin County
First Team Defense
POS NAME HT. WT. YR. SCHOOL HOMETOWN HIGH SCHOOL
DL Scott Miller 6-1 250 Sr. Bentley Reading, Mass. Reading
DL Chris Amico 6-0 267 Sr. Edinboro Webster, N.Y. W. Irondequoit
DE Kirby Griffin 6-2 275 Jr. California Rochester Rochester
DE Lee Robinson 6-4 260 Sr. Pace New Milford, Ct. New Milford
LB Gary Butler 6-1 235 Sr. California Pittsburgh Langley
LB Lateef Ferguson 6-0 245 Sr. West Chester Philadelphia Dobbins Tech
LB Vince Black 6-2 245 Sr. Fairmont St. Marietta, Oh. Parkersburg Cath.
CB Darren Banks 5-10 185 Sr. West Liberty Collingswood, NJ. Camden
CB Brandon Shelton 6-1 200 Sr. Millersville Gettysburg Gettysburg
SAF Brian Bingnear 6-0 200 Sr. Kutztown Boothwyn Chichester
SAF Mike Mignono 6-2 200 Sr. West Chester Glenside Abington
SAF Paul Tetzel 5-10 195 Sr. Bentley Millbury, Mass. Milbury
P Jace Amore 6-0 230 Sr. California Elizabeth Eliz. Forward
RS Jermaine Moye 6-3 215 Sr. California Rochester Rochester
Second Team Offense
POS NAME HT. WT. YR. SCHOOL HOMETOWN HIGH SCHOOL
QB Zach Amedro 6-0 185 Fr. West Liberty Moundsville, WV. John Marshall
RB Corey Manfull 5-11 200 Jr. Slippery Rock Kensington, Oh. United Local
FB Marcus Cameron 5-11 225 Sr. AIC Hempstead, N.Y. So. Conn.
WR Michael Washington 6-0 190 Jr. West Chester Philadelphia Frankford
WR Ken Witter 6-2 205 Jr. IUP Norristown Norristown
TE Kyle Witucki 6-4 249 Sr. Edinboro Tarentum Highlands
OC Rory Thomas 6-3 300 Sr. IUP Beaver Falls Beaver Falls
OG Kevin O’Neill 6-1 280 Sr. West Chester Aston Sun Valley
OG Matt Bosso 6-1 310 Jr. Bloomsburg Camp Hill Cedar Cliff
OT Pat Gildea 6-6 325 Sr. So. Conn. St. Willimantic, Conn. Windham
AP Alfonso Hoggard 5-4 160 Fr. Clarion Philadelphia Caravel Acad.
PK Tyler McNamara 5-10 185 So. Bentley Medway, Mass. Medway
Second Team Defense
POS NAME HT. WT. YR. SCHOOL HOMETOWN HIGH SCHOOL
DL Maurice Baker 6-4 260 Sr. C.W. Post Hempstead, N.Y. Kellenberg
DL Mike Spiegelberg 6-1 235 Jr. Shepherd Silver Spring, Md. Spring Brook
DE Jared Kelly 6-3 250 Sr. Assumption Canton, Mass. Xaverian
DE Vlad Garbovsky 6-3 250 Jr. West Chester Ridley Ridley
LB Terrence Jackson 6-0 235 Jr. IUP Media Penncrest
LB Brian Mohr 6-1 230 Sr. California Beaver Falls Riverside
LB Joe Streany 5-10 195 Sr. Pace Croton, N.Y. Harmon
CB Terrence Johnson 6-0 195 So. California Braddock Woodland Hills
CB Brandon Truesdale 5-11 170 Sr. W.Va. State Fayetteville, Ga. Fayette County
SAF Jonathan Aldridge 6-2 190 Sr. Shippensburg Pittsburgh Seneca Valley
P Zach Boyd 6-2 240 Jr. Concord Christiansburg, Va. Christiansburg
RS Samuel Tranks 6-0 185 So. Seton Hill Philadelphia M.L. King
Third Team Offense
POS NAME HT. WT. YR. SCHOOL HOMETOWN HIGH SCHOOL
QB Trevor Harris 6-3 205 So. Edinboro Waldo, Oh. Marion Pleasant
QB Bill Zwaan 6-2 210 Sr. West Chester Malvern Great Valley
RB Osagie Osunde 5-10 210 Sr. West Chester Bloomsburg Central Columbia
RB Brandon Lombardy 6-0 224 Jr. California Moureland Hills, Oh. Chagrin Falls
RB Antwarn Jones 5-7 165 So. Seton Hill Gwyann Oak, Md. Card. Gibbons
FB Garrett Lestochi 5-11 215 Sr. IUP Altoona Bishop Guilfoyle
WR Brahin Bilal 5-11 200 Sr. Bloomsburg Philadelphia Lincoln
WR Chris Bergeski 6-1 200 Jr. So. Conn. St. Mountainside, N.J. Gov. Livingston
WR Chris Bone 5-10 170 Sr. C.W. Post Inwood, N.Y. Lawrence
WR Chris Laham 5-10 180 Jr. Merrimack Westwood, Mass. Westwood
WR Jarrett Ponder 6-4 185 Sr. West Liberty St. Petersburg, Fl. Dixie Hollins
WR Pierre Odom 5-10 180 Sr. Clarion Trenton, N.J. Hamilton West
WR Nate Forse 6-4 220 Gr. California Uniontown Laurel Highlands
TE Ryan Salter 6-3 235 Sr. Merrimack Bridgewater, Mass. Arch. Williams
TE Charles Johnson 6-2 205 Sr. Cheyney Dallas, Tx. Skyline
OC Kennis Jones 6-2 295 So. West Chester Philadelphia Bartram
OG Ralph Squitierri 6-1 300 Sr. Bryant Orangeburg, N.Y. Bergen Cath.
OG Kyle Robinette 6-2 280 Sr. Fairmont St. Imperial West Allegheny
OG Jimmy O’Rourke 6-0 260 So. IUP Coraopolis West Allegheny
OG Jeremy Hairston 6-1 316 So. Shepherd LaPlata, Md. Lackey
OT Jason Atteberry 6-3 300 Sr. Glenville St. Murietta, Ga.
OT Mike Habel 6-4 321 So. E. Stroudsburg Brookhaven Sun Valley
OT Clark Lanzendorf 6-4 295 Sr. Shepherd Manassas, Va. Osbourn Park
OT Mike O’Brien 6-5 290 Sr. Clarion Minersville Minersville
AP Paul Favers 5-10 195 Sr. Slippery Rock Pittsburgh Perry
PK Greg Knauss 6-0 185 So. E. Stroudsburg Allentown Parkland
PK Billy Hager 5-10 190 Jr. West Liberty Ocala, Fl. Trinity Christian
Third Team Defense
POS NAME HT. WT. YR. SCHOOL HOMETOWN HIGH SCHOOL
DL Anthony Guerra 6-2 265 Jr. IUP Belle Vernon Belle Vernon
DL Willie Walker 6-3 280 Jr. California Aliquippa Aliquippa
DL Clint Forsha 6-4 275 Sr. Slippery Rock Blairsville Blairsville
DE Corey Lacek 6-1 235 Sr. Slippery Rock Pittsburgh North Hills
DE Brandon Geary 6-3 245 Sr. Fairmont St. Fairmont, WV. East Fairmont
DE Jacob Owens 6-5 275 Sr. Fairmont St. Franklin, W.V. Pendleton County
LB Jayson Frank 6-2 238 Jr. E. Stroudsburg Greenbrook, N.J. Watchung Hills
LB Nick Harding 6-1 220 So. West Liberty Lackawanna, N.Y. Lackawanna
LB Tank Tunstalle 6-3 240 Sr. Concord Mullens, WV. Wyoming East
LB Darren Burns 6-3 225 Jr. California McKeesport McKeesport
LB Dustin Zitzmann 5-11 215 So. Assumption Pinellas Park, Fl. Dixie Hollins
CB Dionte Henry 5-11 200 Sr. California Imperial W. Allegheny
CB Tyree Cooper 6-1 175 Sr. Cheyney Piscataway, N.J. Piscataway
CB Mike Williams 5-9 170 Sr. Charleston Tampa, Fl. Brandon
CB Marcus Banks 5-10 190 Sr. Millersville Philadelphia G. Washington
SAF Ola Adams 6-1 190 Sr. Concord Reston, Va. South Lakes
SAF Corey Sample 5-9 195 Sr. IUP Philadelphia Northeast
P Nick Krut 5-11 180 Jr. E. Stroudsburg Clarks Summit Abington Hts.
P Brian Donnelly 6-1 170 Jr. Bryant E. Dennis, Mass. Yarmouth
RS Andrew Jackson 5-11 190 Jr. Merrimack New Britain, Ct. New Britain