Five MASCAC Student-Athletes Named to NEFW DII/DIII All New England Team
Five student-athletes from the MASCAC have been selected to the 2021 New England Football Writers Division II/III All-New England Team.
Five student-athletes from the MASCAC have been selected to the 2021 New England Football Writers Division II/III All-New England Team.
Brendan Albert from Bridgewater State, Cully Curran, Bryan Lawton and Joshua Onujiogu from Framingham State and Ke'Vaughn Davis of Worcester State earned a spot on this year's team after also earning MASCAC All-Conference honors.
Albert tallied a team-best 110 tackles (70 solo) with 14 ½ for loss, four sacks, five forced fumbles and two recovered fumbles in ten games this season. He also returned two fumbles for touchdowns. Albert led the MASCAC in both tackles and forced fumbles. He also ranked second in solo tackles and tackles for loss, and tied for fifth in sacks.
Curran, a 2021 All-MASCAC first team selection, finished the season with 59 total tackles including 50 solo stops with two tackles for a loss, a forced fumble, an interception and eight pass breakups.
Lawton, the 2021 MASCAC Offensive Lineman of the Year, earns his first All-New England honors after an outstanding rookie season. Lawton, a first team All-MASCAC selection, started all 11 games for the Rams and was the anchor the offensive line. The Rams finished the year second in the MASCAC in total offense (4291 yards) and yards per game (390.1) and third in rush yards (2048).
Onujiogu, the 2019 and 2021 MASCAC Defensive Player of the Year, earns All-New England Honors after leading the Rams with 68 tackles including 25 for a loss with 13.5 sacks. Onujiogu, a first team All-MASCAC selection, recorded a pair of forced fumbles with one recovery and added an interception.
A multi-time MASCAC Rookie of the Week honoree, Davis led the MASCAC with 13 receiving touchdowns, 70 receptions and 1132 receiving yards. He had four more receiving touchdowns than the next closest player in the conference, was the leader in catches by 14 receptions, and led in receiving yards by 368. He was the only player in the conference to average more than 100 yards per game, helped by the fact that he had six games with over 100 receiving yards.
Twenty-nine conference all-stars representing 19 schools from the six New England Division II and III football playing conferences have been selected to the 2021 New England Football Writers Association All-New England team. The team, selected by a committee of representatives from the six conferences, honors the best Division II and III players by position in New England from the 2021 season.
The Division II Northeast-10 and Division III Commonwealth Coast Conference lead the team with six players each. The Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference had five selections with the Eastern Collegiate Football Conference, the New England Small College Athletic Conference and the New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference having four honorees each.
MASCAC champion Framingham State University and NEWMAC titlist Springfield College had three selections with Assumption University, Bentley University, Castleton University, Salve Regina University, Commonwealth Coast Conference co-champion Western New England University and New England Small Conference Athletic Conference titlist Williams College having two picks each. Additional players selected are from Eastern Collegiate Football Conference champion Anna Maria College, Bridgewater State University, Dean College, Commonwealth Coast Conference co-champion Endicott College, Husson University, MIT, Northeast-10 Champion the University of New Haven, Stonehill College, Trinity College, Wesleyan University and Worcester State University.
The team will be honored at the New England Football Writers Captains and Awards Banquet on Thursday, December 9, at the Sheraton Framingham Hotel and Conference Center.
Parts of this release courtesy of Bridgewater State, Framingham State and Worcester State Sports Information