Clarion, IUP, Slippery Rock Represented on Don Hansen Football Gazette All-Region Teams

Chris Rossetti

Chris Rossetti

Published January 16, 2017 5:19 am
Clarion, IUP, Slippery Rock Represented on Don Hansen Football Gazette All-Region Teams

CLARION, Pa. — The Don Hansen Football Gazette All-Region Committee has released the 2016 NCAA Division II All-Super Region One squad Saturday.

2016 Harlon Hill Trophy finalist Garry Brown (WR/RS – Sr. California) was named the Super Region One “Offensive Players of the Year”, while defensive end Marcus Martin (DE- Jr. Slippery Rock) was selected as the Region “Defensive Player of the Year for the second straight season.” Brown was chosen as the as the “Special Teams Player of the Year”, Edinboro receiver/return specialist Ta’Nauz Gregory (Fr. – Edinboro) “Freshman of the Year” and California head coach Gary Dunn and Edinboro head coach Justin Lustig shared the Super Region One Coach of the Year honors.

Brown, the Football Gazette “Offensive Player of the Year” and “Return Specialist Player of the Year”, led California to the #1 seed in the Region, the PSAC-West title and a trip to the NCAA D-II Playoffs where the Vulcans eventually lost the Regional Title game to Shepherd. Brown grabbed 91 passes for 1,475 yards and 22 td’s. He also rushed 6 times for 55 yards and 1 td, plus returned 20 punts for 273 yards and 2 td’s, and 14 kickoffs for 416 yards and 1 td. Brown finished 7th in the Harlon Hill balloting which determines the D-II Player of the Year. He finished his career with 222 catches for 3,761 yards and 43 td’s.

Martin, the 2015 and 2016 FB Gazette Defensive Player of the Year and the 2014 Freshman of the Year, posted 18.5 tfl’s, 7 solo and 4 assisted sacks to go with 64 tackles. In 3 years he has 40.5 sacks and 66 tfl’s, all PSAC Career Records, plus 220 tackles, and he is only a junior. Within his sights are the NCAA D-II records for sacks (46.5) and tfl’s (77).

Gregory, an explosive receiver and return specialist, was named the PSAC-West “Freshman of the Year” earlier this season. Gregory latched onto 63 passes for 808 yards and 8 td’s, plus was electric in the return game. He had 12 punt returns for 140 yards and 1 td, while returning 23 kickoffs for 748 yards (32.5 avg), with 2 returns for td’s including a 96-yarder against Clarion and an 85-yarder versus Slippery Rock.

Dunn, who was also named the AFCA Regional Coach of the Year, led the Vulcans to an amazing 11-1 overall record, the PSAC-West title, the #1 ranking in the Super Region 1 regular season final poll, and a trip to the NCAA Super Region 1 Championship game before losing to Shepherd. Dunn was in his first year coaching at Cal, coming over from Duquesne where he was the offensive coordinator for the previous six campaigns. He was a four year starter at Cal and is a 1995 Cal grad.

Lustig, also a first year head coach at Edinboro, was earlier named the PSAC-West “Coach of the Year”. Lustig led the Fighting Scots to a 9-2 overall record and a 5-2 mark in the PSAC-West. The Scots were 0-11 last year, marking an outstanding turnaround season. The Scots finished ranked 7th in the final Super Region 1 Poll. He is a 1996 grad uate of nearby Cathedral Prep High and is a 2000 graduate of Bucknell University. He came to Edinboro from Ball State.

The Don Hansen team carries out the legacy of long-time small college football advocate Don Hansen, who passed away at age 75 on Aug. 29, 2010. Hansen, from Brookfield, Ill., started and published Don Hansen’s National Weekly Football Gazette for three decades, selecting NCAA Division II All-America teams for the first time in 1988. Don Hansen’s Football Gazette began selecting Division II All-Region squads in 2003.

The first-team and second-team All-Region selections advance to a national ballot from which the 2016 Don Hansen NCAA Division II All-America team will be named later this month.

California led the first team with 8 selections, while Shepherd had 6, and Kutztown, East Stroudsburg, New Haven, Bloomsburg, Slippery Rock and Fairmont State all had 2 each.

Shepherd led the overall team with 13 selections, California had 12, LIU-Post with 11, IUP 9, Kutztown, Fairmont State, New Haven and West Chester getting 6 and Lock Haven, Edinboro, Notre Dame, Assumption and Bowie State all with 5 selections.

Super Region 1 is compiled of universities from four conferences including the PSAC, MEC, NE10 and the CIAA. A total of 40 teams and 146 players are represented on this team.

2016 Don Hansen’s Football Gazette All Super Region 1 Team

First Team Offense
POS NAME HT. WT. YR. SCHOOL HOMETOWN HIGH SCHOOL
QB Jeff Ziemba 6-3 212 Sr. Shepherd Newark, De. St. Mark’s
RB Michael Anderson 5-9 190 Sr. WV.Wesleyan Elkridge, Md. Howard
RB Robert Healy 5-10 185 Sr. E.Stroudsburg E. Meadow, N.Y. East Meadow
RB Craig Reynolds 5-10 210 So. Kutztown Willow Grove, Pa. Abington
FB Sean Roth 5-9 210 Sr. E.Stroudsburg Schnecksville, Pa. Parkland
WR Billy Brown 6-4 241 Sr. Shepherd Gaithersburg, Md. Gaithersburg
WR Garry Brown 6-1 200 Sr. California Columbus, Oh. Westerville South
WR Kevin Genevro 6-2 195 Sr. Clarion St. Marys, Pa. Elk County Catholic
TE Del’Vaughn Dennis 6-4 255 Jr. Lock Haven Enola, Pa. E. Pennsboro
OC Taylor Nikithser 6-4 295 Jr. California Wexford, Pa. North Allegheny
OG Justin Johnson 6-3 290 Sr. Charleston Parkersburg, W.V. Parkersburg
OG Tyler Peerson 6-4 285 Sr. California Bethlehem, Pa. Freedom
OT Lavonte Hights 6-4 296 Jr. Shepherd N. Chesterfield, Va. Meadowbrook
OT Jordan Morgan 6-4 320 Sr. Kutztown Philadelphia, Pa. Parkway Northwest
OT Zach Voytek 6-5 305 Sr. New Haven Trumbull, Ct. Trumbull
AP Lawrence Elliott 6-1 215 Sr. Bloomsburg Utica, N.Y. Thomas Proctor
PK Will Brazill 6-0 275 Jr. California Kansas City, Mo. Park Hill

First Team Defense
POS NAME HT. WT. YR. SCHOOL HOMETOWN HIGH SCHOOL
DL Chris Gary 5-9 210 So. Bloomsburg Philadelphia, Pa. Archbishop Wood
DL Danny Omoregie 6-1 300 Sr. AIC Lynn, Mass Classical
DL Jawan Turner 5-11 240 Sr. California Pittsburgh, Pa. Woodland Hills
DE Victor Hudson 6-1 228 Sr. Edinboro Northfield, Oh. Nordonia
DE Myles Humphrey 6-3 236 Jr. Shepherd Upper Marlboro, Md. Wise
DE Marcus Martin 6-3 245 Jr. S. Rock West Mifflin, Pa. West Mifflin
DE Quincy Redmon 6-5 240 Jr. Fairmont St. Keyser, WV. Bishop Walsh
LB Zachary Blair 6-2 215 Sr. Va.-Wise Front Royal, Va. Skyline
LB Kevin Clarke 6-0 215 Sr. IUP West Mifflin, Pa. West Mifflin
LB Tyler Condit 6-0 242 Sr. New Haven Caldwell, N.J. James Caldwell
LB Luke Hrapchak 6-2 240 Jr. California Fairmont WV. Fairmont Senior
LB Octavius Thomas 5-9 218 Sr. Shepherd Myrtle Beach, SC. Myrtle Beach
CB Titus Howard 6-2 175 Jr. S. Rock Clairton, Pa. Clairton
CB Jacob Jean-Charles 6-2 190 Sr. Fairmont St. Miami, Fl. North Miami Beach
SAF Jared Chester 5-10 190 Jr. LIU-Post Mount Vernon, N.Y. St. Michael Acad.
SAF Aaron Terry 6-0 205 Sr. California Pasadena, Md. Chesapeake
SAF Tre Sullivan 6-0 200 Sr. Shepherd Accokeek, Md. Gwynn Park
P Tyler Ford 6-0 210 Sr. Bentley Amherst, N.H. Souhegan
RS Garry Brown 6-1 200 Sr. California Columbus, Oh. Westerville South

Second Team Offense
POS NAME HT. WT. YR. SCHOOL HOMETOWN HIGH SCHOOL
QB Michael Keir 6-2 215 Jr. California Philadelphia, Pa. Roman Catholic
QB Jeff Kidd 6-4 227 Sr. LIU-Post Salem, Oregon Sprague
RB Trenton Cannon 5-11 175 Jr. Virginia St. Hampton, Va.
RB Brian Hlavach 6-0 205 Fr. Shepherd Baltimore, Md. Eastern Tech
RB Nick Grissom 5-10 185 Jr. California Cincinnati, Oh. Winton Woods
FB Eric McCracken 6-2 255 Jr. Bloomsburg Bloomsburg, Pa. Central Columbia
WR Shane Hubbard 6-1 202 Sr. LIU-Post St. Albans, N.Y. John Adams
WR Shawn Seif 5-7 160 Sr. Lock Haven Harrisburg, Pa.
WR Mitchell Shegos 6-2 200 Sr. Notre Dame Fenton, Mi. Fenton
TE B.J. Baldwin 6-0 195 Jr. Notre Dame Detroit, Mi. Grand Rapids CC
OC Coleman Osborne 6-3 275 Sr. Concord Gretna, Va. Gretna
OC Ben Cregger 6-2 305 Sr. Kutztown Spring Grove, Pa. Spring Grove
OG Tyler Drob 6-2 285 So. West Chester Cherry Hill, N.J. Cherry Hill East
OG James Louison 6-4 300 So. LIU-Post Hauppauge, NY. Hauppauge
OG Zach Morris 6-0 290 So. Clarion Pittsburgh, Pa. Upper St. Clair
OT Ethan Cooper 6-4 325 Sr. IUP Steelton, Pa. Central Dauphin East
OT Joe Lacey 6-6 328 Jr. LIU-Post Medford, NY. Patchogue-Medford
AP Andre Anderson 5-8 195 Sr. New Haven New Haven, Ct. James Hilhouse
AP Richard Sanders 5-7 185 Sr. Mercyhurst Painesville, Oh. Lake Catholic
PK Danny Stock 6-0 180 Jr. New Haven N. Massapequa, NY. Plainedge

Second Team Defense
POS NAME HT. WT. YR. SCHOOL HOMETOWN HIGH SCHOOL
DL Eric Condron 6-0 265 Sr. Kutztown Philadelphia, Pa. Father Judge
DL James King 6-2 304 Jr. Shepherd Thurmont, Md. Catoctin
DL Joe Phillips 6-1 285 Sr. S. Rock Washington, Pa. Washington
DE Jarrell Bright 6-2 235 So. W.Salem St. Charlotte, NC. Mallard Creek
DE Deandre Easterling 6-1 225 So IUP Washington, D.C. Gonzaga
DE Kevin Petit-Frere 6-2 250 Jr. LIU-Post Amityville, NY. Faringdale
LB Jarrod Casey 6-0 205 Sr. Assumption Milford, Mass. Bridgton Academy
LB James Gupton 5-10 212 Jr. Shepherd Waldorf, Md. North Point
LB Mike Shansky 6-2 222 Sr. Edinboro Beaver Falls, Pa. Blackhawk
LB Bob Vernick 6-1 230 Sr. S. Rock Butler, Pa. Butler
CB Joshua Flowers 6-3 185 Fr. LIU-Post Mount Laurel, NJ. Lenape
CB Jay Watkins 5-10 190 Jr. IUP Chester, Pa. Hyde School
CB Jabari Weems 5-8 185 Sr. WV Wesleyan Baltimore, Md. McDonough
SAF Andrew Benson 6-2 205 Sr. Assumption E. Brdigewater, Mass. E. Bridgewater
SAF Carlo Thomas 6-2 185 Jr. J.C. Smith E. Orange, N.J.
SAF Steve Franco 6-3 210 Sr. IUP Tyrone, Pa. Tyrone
P Brett Benes 6-0 180 Sr. Charleston Boca Raton, Fl. Cardinal Newman
RS Deonte Harris 5-8 175 So. Assumption Baltimore, Md. Archbishop Curley

Third Team Offense
POS NAME HT. WT. YR. SCHOOL HOMETOWN HIGH SCHOOL
QB Malik Grove 5-11 185 Jr. Notre Dame Cincinnati, Oh. Lakota West
QB Amir Hall 6-4 180 So. Bowie St. Bowie, Md. Riverdale Baptist
QB Jake Sisson 6-0 214 Jr. Edinboro Jamestown, NY. Jamestown
QB Caleb Walton 6-2 210 Sr. Lock Haven Manheim, Pa. Manheim Central
QB Lenny Williams 5-11 202 So. IUP McKees Rocks, Pa. Sto-Rox
RB Samir Bullock 5-8 175 Fr. IUP Philadelphia, Pa. Archbishop Ryan
RB Jarel Elder 5-7 165 Jr. W. Chester Allentown, Pa. Parkland
RB Khalil Howard 5-10 220 Sr. Seton Hill Hi-Nella, NJ. Sterling
RB DJ Greene 6-0 205 So. Notre Dame Willoughby, Oh. Willoughby South
RB William Stanbach 6-2 230 Sr. Va. Union Hempstead, NY.
RB David White 5-10 205 Sr. LIU-Post Bronx, NY. Lehman
FB Pierce Bauer 5-11 225 Fr. Mercyhurst Detroit, Mi. St. Mary’s
FB Eric DeLucchi 5-10 230 Sr. Concord Reno, Nevada McQueen
WR Dante Absher 6-1 180 Sr. Glenville St. Sterling, Va. Parkview
WR Ardell Brown 5-11 170 So. Seton Hill Rochester, NY. Bishop Kearney
WR Ashton Grant 6-3 200 Jr. Assumption Manchester, Ct. Manchester
WR Laurence King 5-7 180 Fr. Fairmont St. Greenbelt, Md. Archbishop Carroll
WR Nyme Manns 6-4 212 Sr. Bowie St. Baltimore, Md. Patterson
TE Paul Butler 6-6 255 Sr. California Reynoldsville, Pa. DuBois
TE Jamie Deason 6-3 253 Sr. Shepherd Fredericksburg, Md. Riverbend
TE Kaleb Lutton 6-4 235 So. Stonehill Middletown, CT. Xavier
TE Victor Tabbs 6-4 230 Sr. Eliz. City Suiteland, Md. Wise
OC Jeff Arnold 6-3 280 Fr. IUP Pittsburgh, Pa. Brashear
OC Jacob Kingston 6-1 290 Sr. Shepherd Pasadena, Md. DeMatha
OC Keon Hughes 6-0 270 Jr. Cheyney Staten Island, NY. Port Richmond
OG Trent Fielding 6-3 270 Jr. Lock Haven Sunbury, Pa.
OG Eliot Leubner 6-6 310 Sr. New Haven Rochester, N.Y. Henrietta
OG Daris Johnson 6-3 275 Jr. Bowie St. Waldorf, Md. McDonough
OT Sullivan Crotty 6-5 270 Sr. Assumption Saratoga Springs,NY. Christian Bros.Acad.
OT Doug Gilbert 6-4 345 Sr. West Chester Mount Laurel N.J. Lenape
OT Jac’Que Polite 6-5 300 Sr. W.Salem St. Ridgeland, S.C. Missouri Western
AP Ta’Nauz Gregory 5-8 160 Fr. Edinboro Erie, Pa. Cathedral Prep
AP Trevon Sanders 5-8 153 Jr. Urbana Columbus, Oh. Africentric
PK Will Johnson 5-11 175 Sr. W. Salem St. High Point, N.C. High Point
PK Trent Martin 6-2 215 Sr. Va. Wise Virginia Beach, Va.
PK Austin Reese 6-0 243 Jr. Edinboro Orchard Park, NY. Orchard Park

Third Team Defense
POS NAME HT. WT. YR. SCHOOL HOMETOWN HIGH SCHOOL
DL Jemal Averette 6-2 288 Jr. IUP Upper Marlboro, Md. O.L. Good Counsel
DL Anthony DeNunzio 6-3 270 Jr. LIU-Post Seaford, NY. MacArthur
DL Josh Ganzelli 6-0 285 Jr. West Chester Downingtown, Pa. Downingtown East
DL Marc Ranaudo 6-3 275 Jr. E. Stroudsburg Milford, Pa. Delaware Valley
DL Darnell Vickers 6-2 285 Sr. West Liberty Akron, Oh. Kenmore
DE Joe Bryant 6-0 245 Sr. Cheyney Philadelphia, Pa. Olney East
DE Bryant Frazier 6-2 270 Sr. Va. State Glen Allen, Va. Meadowbrook
DE Josh Hill 6-3 275 Sr. Merrimack Glastonbury, Ct. Glastonbury
DE Claudy Mathieu 6-6 250 Jr. Notre Dame Philadelphia, Pa. George Washington
DE Kenny Scotland 6-4 245 Sr. LIU-Post Port Jeff. Station, NY. Comsewogue
DE Ronny Tomasetti 6-3 250 Jr. Kutztown Dickson City, Pa. Mid-Valley
LB Kevin Chapple 6-1 235 Sr. Lock Haven Columbus, Ohio
LB Zack Delp 6-0 225 Sr. Kutztown Whitehall, Pa. Whitehall
LB Geo Feggins 6-1 220 Sr. Va. State South Hill, Va. Park View
LB Allen Holman 6-1 230 Sr. Shippensburg Harrisburg, Pa. Bishop McDevitt
LB Marcus Porter 6-2 240 Jr. Fairmont St. Accokeek, Md. Gwynn Park
LB Jerrod Shelby 6-4 215 Sr. AIC Brockton, Mass Brockton
LB Rhakeem Stallings 6-1 225 Sr. Charleston Chesapeake, Va. Oscar Smith
LB Kevaugn Townsend 5-8 203 Gr. Bowie St. Fort Washington, Md. Bishop McNamara
CB Vondel Bell 6-4 195 Jr. California Wheeling, WV. Wheeling Park
CB Malcolm Cherry 5-10 165 Sr. Eliz. City Lewiston, NC. Bertie County
CB Devonte Dillon 5-9 185 Jr. AIC Windsor, Ct. Windsor
CB Jeremiah Johnson 6-1 185 Jr. Concord Baltimore, Md. Perry Hall
CB Rahman Kamara 6-0 190 Jr. Bowie St. Bowie, Md. Bladensburg
CB Kevin Taylor 5-10 180 Jr. Shippensburg E. Orange, NJ. Seton Hall Prep
SAF Christian Carpenter 6-2 185 Sr. Gannon Aberdeen, Md. Aberdeen
SAF Daquan Holmes 6-0 185 Sr. AIC Troy
SAF Kevin Malone 5-10 200 Sr. West Chester Philadelphia, Pa. West Catholic
SAF Nydair Rouse 6-1 275 So. West Chester Philadelphia, Pa. Simon Gratz
SAF Stephen Turner 6-0 215 So. Fairmont St. Clinton, Md. Gwynn Park
P Evan Stahl 6-0 190 Sr. Millersville Warrington, Pa. C.B. South
P Danny Stock 6-0 180 Jr. New Haven N. Massapequa, NY. Plainedge
P Ruan Venter 6-2 253 So. Shepherd Morgantown, W.V. Morgantown
RS Cole Chiappialle 5-9 200 Jr. Shippensburg Beaver Falls, Pa. Blackhawk
RS C.J. Davis 5-10 192 Sr. Shepherd Hagerstown, Md. South Hagerstown
RS Ta’Nauz Gregory 5-8 160 Fr. Edinboro Erie, Pa. Cathedral Prep
RS Laurence King 5-7 180 Fr. Fairmont St. Greenbelt, Md. Archbishop Carroll
RS Richard Sanders 5-7 185 Sr. Mercyhurst Painesville, Oh. Lake Catholic
RS Kyle Ward 5-11 185 Jr. LIU-Post Elizabeth, NJ. Dwyer

CO-COACH OF THE YEAR: Justin Lustig-Edinboro; Gary Dunn-California
OFF. PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Garry Brown — California
DEF. PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Marcus Martin, Slippery Rock
SP. TEAMS PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Garry Brown- California
FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR: Ta’Nauz Gregory — Edinboro

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