January 13, 2016 – 11am Release
Contact: Rich Herman, Super Region 1 Chair
814-221-1222
2016 DON HANSEN FB GAZETTE SUPER REGION ONE TEAM ANNOUNCED
BROWN, MARTIN, GREGORY, DUNN & LUSTIG GET TOP REGIONAL HONORS
CLARION, PA. — The Don Hansen Football Gazette All-Region Committee has released the 2016 NCAA Division II All-Super Region One squad today (Jan. 13).
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 40teams and 146 players are represented on this team.
FOR MORE INFORMATION: Please contact Football Gazette Super Region 1 Chair Rich Herman.
2016 Don Hansen’s Football Gazette All Super Region 1 Team
First Team Offense
POSNAMEHT.WT.YR.SCHOOLHOMETOWNHIGH SCHOOL
QBJeff Ziemba6-3212Sr.ShepherdNewark, De.St. Mark’s
RBMichael Anderson5-9190Sr.WV.WesleyanElkridge, Md.Howard
RBRobert Healy5-10185Sr.E.StroudsburgE. Meadow, N.Y.East Meadow
RBCraig Reynolds5-10210So.KutztownWillow Grove, Pa.Abington
FBSean Roth5-9210Sr.E.StroudsburgSchnecksville, Pa.Parkland
WRBilly Brown6-4241Sr.ShepherdGaithersburg, Md.Gaithersburg
WRGarry Brown6-1200Sr.CaliforniaColumbus, Oh.Westerville South
WRKevin Genevro6-2195Sr.ClarionSt. Marys, Pa.Elk County Catholic
TEDel’Vaughn Dennis6-4255Jr.Lock HavenEnola, Pa.E. Pennsboro
OCTaylor Nikithser6-4295Jr.CaliforniaWexford, Pa.North Allegheny
OGJustin Johnson6-3290Sr.CharlestonParkersburg, W.V.Parkersburg
OGTyler Peerson6-4285Sr.CaliforniaBethlehem, Pa.Freedom
OTLavonte Hights6-4296Jr.ShepherdN. Chesterfield, Va.Meadowbrook
OTJordan Morgan6-4320Sr.KutztownPhiladelphia, Pa.Parkway Northwest
OTZach Voytek6-5305Sr.New HavenTrumbull, Ct.Trumbull
APLawrence Elliott6-1215Sr.BloomsburgUtica, N.Y.Thomas Proctor
PKWill Brazill6-0275Jr.CaliforniaKansas City, Mo.Park Hill
First Team Defense
POSNAMEHT.WT.YR.SCHOOLHOMETOWNHIGH SCHOOL
DLChris Gary5-9210So.BloomsburgPhiladelphia, Pa.Archbishop Wood
DLDanny Omoregie6-1300Sr.AICLynn, MassClassical
DLJawan Turner5-11240Sr.CaliforniaPittsburgh, Pa.Woodland Hills
DEVictor Hudson6-1228Sr.EdinboroNorthfield, Oh.Nordonia
DEMyles Humphrey6-3236Jr.ShepherdUpper Marlboro, Md.Wise
DEMarcus Martin6-3245Jr.S. RockWest Mifflin, Pa.West Mifflin
DEQuincy Redmon6-5240Jr.Fairmont St.Keyser, WV.Bishop Walsh
LBZachary Blair6-2215Sr.Va.-WiseFront Royal, Va.Skyline
LBKevin Clarke6-0215Sr.IUPWest Mifflin, Pa.West Mifflin
LBTyler Condit6-0242Sr.New HavenCaldwell, N.J.James Caldwell
LBLuke Hrapchak6-2240Jr.CaliforniaFairmont WV.Fairmont Senior
LBOctavius Thomas5-9218Sr.ShepherdMyrtle Beach, SC.Myrtle Beach
CBTitus Howard6-2175Jr.S. RockClairton, Pa.Clairton
CBJacob Jean-Charles6-2190Sr.Fairmont St.Miami, Fl.North Miami Beach
SAFJared Chester5-10190Jr.LIU-PostMount Vernon, N.Y.St. Michael Acad.
SAFAaron Terry6-0205Sr.CaliforniaPasadena, Md.Chesapeake
SAFTre Sullivan6-0200Sr.ShepherdAccokeek, Md.Gwynn Park
PTyler Ford6-0210Sr.BentleyAmherst, N.H.Souhegan
RSGarry Brown6-1200Sr.CaliforniaColumbus, Oh.Westerville South
Second Team Offense
POSNAMEHT.WT.YR.SCHOOLHOMETOWNHIGH SCHOOL
QBMichael Keir6-2215Jr.CaliforniaPhiladelphia, Pa.Roman Catholic
QBJeff Kidd6-4227Sr.LIU-PostSalem, OregonSprague
RBTrenton Cannon5-11175Jr.Virginia St.Hampton, Va.
RBBrian Hlavach6-0205Fr.ShepherdBaltimore, Md.Eastern Tech
RBNick Grissom5-10185Jr.CaliforniaCincinnati, Oh.Winton Woods
FBEric McCracken6-2255Jr.BloomsburgBloomsburg, Pa.Central Columbia
WRShane Hubbard6-1202Sr.LIU-PostSt. Albans, N.Y.John Adams
WRShawn Seif5-7160Sr.Lock HavenHarrisburg, Pa.
WRMitchell Shegos6-2200Sr.Notre DameFenton, Mi.Fenton
TEB.J. Baldwin6-0195Jr.Notre DameDetroit, Mi.Grand Rapids CC
OCColeman Osborne6-3275Sr.ConcordGretna, Va.Gretna
OCBen Cregger6-2305Sr.KutztownSpring Grove, Pa.Spring Grove
OGTyler Drob6-2285So.West ChesterCherry Hill, N.J.Cherry Hill East
OGJames Louison6-4300So.LIU-PostHauppauge, NY.Hauppauge
OGZach Morris6-0290So.ClarionPittsburgh, Pa.Upper St. Clair
OTEthan Cooper6-4325Sr.IUPSteelton, Pa.Central Dauphin East
OTJoe Lacey6-6328Jr.LIU-PostMedford, NY.Patchogue-Medford
APAndre Anderson5-8195Sr.New HavenNew Haven, Ct.James Hilhouse
APRichard Sanders5-7185Sr.MercyhurstPainesville, Oh.Lake Catholic
PKDanny Stock6-0180Jr.New HavenN. Massapequa, NY.Plainedge
Second Team Defense
POSNAMEHT.WT.YR.SCHOOLHOMETOWNHIGH SCHOOL
DLEric Condron6-0265Sr.KutztownPhiladelphia, Pa.Father Judge
DLJames King6-2304Jr.ShepherdThurmont, Md.Catoctin
DLJoe Phillips6-1285Sr.S. RockWashington, Pa.Washington
DEJarrell Bright6-2235So.W.Salem St.Charlotte, NC.Mallard Creek
DEDeandre Easterling6-1225SoIUPWashington, D.C.Gonzaga
DEKevin Petit-Frere6-2250Jr.LIU-PostAmityville, NY.Faringdale
LBJarrod Casey6-0205Sr.AssumptionMilford, Mass.Bridgton Academy
LBJames Gupton5-10212Jr.ShepherdWaldorf, Md.North Point
LBMike Shansky6-2222Sr.EdinboroBeaver Falls, Pa.Blackhawk
LBBob Vernick6-1230Sr.S. RockButler, Pa.Butler
CBJoshua Flowers6-3185Fr.LIU-PostMount Laurel, NJ.Lenape
CBJay Watkins5-10190Jr.IUPChester, Pa.Hyde School
CBJabari Weems5-8185Sr.WV WesleyanBaltimore, Md.McDonough
SAFAndrew Benson6-2205Sr.AssumptionE. Brdigewater, Mass.E. Bridgewater
SAFCarlo Thomas6-2185Jr.J.C. SmithE. Orange, N.J.
SAFSteve Franco6-3210Sr.IUPTyrone, Pa.Tyrone
PBrett Benes6-0180Sr.CharlestonBoca Raton, Fl.Cardinal Newman
RSDeonte Harris5-8175So.AssumptionBaltimore, Md.Archbishop Curley
Third Team Offense
POSNAMEHT.WT.YR.SCHOOLHOMETOWNHIGH SCHOOL
QBMalik Grove5-11185Jr.Notre DameCincinnati, Oh.Lakota West
QBAmir Hall6-4180So.Bowie St.Bowie, Md.Riverdale Baptist
QBJake Sisson6-0214Jr.EdinboroJamestown, NY.Jamestown
QBCaleb Walton6-2210Sr.Lock HavenManheim, Pa.Manheim Central
QBLenny Williams5-11202So.IUPMcKees Rocks, Pa.Sto-Rox
RBSamir Bullock5-8175Fr.IUPPhiladelphia, Pa.Archbishop Ryan
RBJarel Elder5-7165Jr.W. ChesterAllentown, Pa.Parkland
RBKhalil Howard5-10220Sr.Seton HillHi-Nella, NJ.Sterling
RBDJ Greene6-0205So.Notre DameWilloughby, Oh.Willoughby South
RBWilliam Stanbach6-2230Sr.Va. UnionHempstead, NY.
RBDavid White5-10205Sr.LIU-PostBronx, NY.Lehman
FBPierce Bauer5-11225Fr.MercyhurstDetroit, Mi.St. Mary’s
FBEric DeLucchi5-10230Sr.ConcordReno, NevadaMcQueen
WRDante Absher6-1180Sr.Glenville St.Sterling, Va.Parkview
WRArdell Brown5-11170So.Seton HillRochester, NY.Bishop Kearney
WRAshton Grant6-3200Jr.AssumptionManchester, Ct.Manchester
WRLaurence King5-7180Fr.Fairmont St.Greenbelt, Md.Archbishop Carroll
WRNyme Manns6-4212Sr.Bowie St.Baltimore, Md.Patterson
TEPaul Butler6-6255Sr.CaliforniaReynoldsville, Pa.DuBois
TEJamie Deason6-3253Sr.ShepherdFredericksburg, Md.Riverbend
TEKaleb Lutton6-4235So.StonehillMiddletown, CT.Xavier
TEVictor Tabbs6-4230Sr.Eliz. CitySuiteland, Md.Wise
OCJeff Arnold6-3280Fr.IUPPittsburgh, Pa.Brashear
OCJacob Kingston6-1290Sr.ShepherdPasadena, Md.DeMatha
OCKeon Hughes6-0270Jr.CheyneyStaten Island, NY.Port Richmond
OGTrent Fielding6-3270Jr.Lock HavenSunbury, Pa.
OGEliot Leubner6-6310Sr.New HavenRochester, N.Y.Henrietta
OGDaris Johnson6-3275Jr.Bowie St.Waldorf, Md.McDonough
OTSullivan Crotty6-5270Sr.AssumptionSaratoga Springs,NY.Christian Bros.Acad.
OTDoug Gilbert6-4345Sr.West ChesterMount Laurel N.J.Lenape
OTJac’Que Polite6-5300Sr.W.Salem St.Ridgeland, S.C.Missouri Western
APTa’Nauz Gregory5-8160Fr.EdinboroErie, Pa.Cathedral Prep
APTrevon Sanders5-8153Jr.UrbanaColumbus, Oh.Africentric
PKWill Johnson5-11175Sr.W. Salem St.High Point, N.C.High Point
PKTrent Martin6-2215Sr.Va. WiseVirginia Beach, Va.
PKAustin Reese6-0243Jr.EdinboroOrchard Park, NY.Orchard Park
Third Team Defense
POSNAMEHT.WT.YR.SCHOOLHOMETOWNHIGH SCHOOL
DLJemal Averette6-2288Jr.IUPUpper Marlboro, Md.O.L. Good Counsel
DLAnthony DeNunzio6-3270Jr.LIU-PostSeaford, NY.MacArthur
DLJosh Ganzelli6-0285Jr.West ChesterDowningtown, Pa.Downingtown East
DLMarc Ranaudo6-3275Jr.E. Stroudsburg Milford, Pa.Delaware Valley
DLDarnell Vickers6-2285Sr.West LibertyAkron, Oh.Kenmore
DEJoe Bryant6-0245Sr.CheyneyPhiladelphia, Pa.Olney East
DEBryant Frazier6-2270Sr.Va. StateGlen Allen, Va.Meadowbrook
DEJosh Hill6-3275Sr.MerrimackGlastonbury, Ct.Glastonbury
DEClaudy Mathieu6-6250Jr.Notre DamePhiladelphia, Pa.George Washington
DEKenny Scotland6-4245Sr.LIU-PostPort Jeff. Station, NY. Comsewogue
DERonny Tomasetti6-3250Jr.KutztownDickson City, Pa.Mid-Valley
LBKevin Chapple6-1235Sr.Lock HavenColumbus, Ohio
LBZack Delp6-0225Sr.KutztownWhitehall, Pa.Whitehall
LBGeo Feggins6-1220Sr.Va. StateSouth Hill, Va.Park View
LBAllen Holman6-1230Sr.ShippensburgHarrisburg, Pa.Bishop McDevitt
LBMarcus Porter6-2240Jr.Fairmont St.Accokeek, Md.Gwynn Park
LBJerrod Shelby6-4215Sr.AICBrockton, MassBrockton
LBRhakeem Stallings6-1225Sr.CharlestonChesapeake, Va.Oscar Smith
LBKevaugn Townsend5-8203Gr.Bowie St.Fort Washington, Md.Bishop McNamara
CBVondel Bell6-4195Jr.CaliforniaWheeling, WV.Wheeling Park
CBMalcolm Cherry5-10165Sr.Eliz. CityLewiston, NC.Bertie County
CBDevonte Dillon5-9185Jr.AICWindsor, Ct.Windsor
CBJeremiah Johnson6-1185Jr.ConcordBaltimore, Md.Perry Hall
CBRahman Kamara6-0190Jr.Bowie St.Bowie, Md.Bladensburg
CBKevin Taylor5-10180Jr.ShippensburgE. Orange, NJ.Seton Hall Prep
SAFChristian Carpenter6-2185Sr.GannonAberdeen, Md.Aberdeen
SAFDaquan Holmes6-0185Sr.AICTroy
SAFKevin Malone5-10200Sr.West ChesterPhiladelphia, Pa. West Catholic
SAFNydair Rouse6-1275So.West ChesterPhiladelphia, Pa.Simon Gratz
SAFStephen Turner6-0215So.Fairmont St.Clinton, Md.Gwynn Park
PEvan Stahl6-0190Sr.MillersvilleWarrington, Pa.C.B. South
PDanny Stock6-0180Jr.New HavenN. Massapequa, NY.Plainedge
PRuan Venter6-2253So.ShepherdMorgantown, W.V.Morgantown
RSCole Chiappialle5-9200Jr.ShippensburgBeaver Falls, Pa.B;ackhawk
RSC.J. Davis5-10192Sr.ShepherdHagerstown, Md.South Hagerstown
RSTa’Nauz Gregory5-8160Fr.EdinboroErie, Pa.Cathedral Prep
RSLaurence King5-7180Fr.Fairmont St.Greenbelt, Md.Archbishop Carroll
RSRichard Sanders5-7185Sr.MercyhurstPainesville, Oh.Lake Catholic
RSKyle Ward5-11185Jr.LIU-PostElizabeth, 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