Pioneer Football League Presents 20th Annual All-PFL Squads
Tuesday, December 11, 2012 SAINT LOUIS, Mo. – Sixty student-athletes have been named to the 20th edition of the All-Pioneer Football League squads. All selections were made by the league’s coaches, who were not permitted to vote for their own players.
There were three unanimous selections to the 2012 All-PFL First Team. Marist had two players selected unanimously – senior wide receiver Mike Rios and senior defensive lineman Terrence Fede. Butler senior linebacker Jordan Ridley also was a unanimous first-team choice.
In addition, Ridley is one of two players – along with Drake senior linebacker Tyler Moorehead – who join an elite list to receive First-Team All-PFL honors three times during their careers. They become only the 40th and 41st players in league history to accomplish that feat.
Nine of the league’s 10 members had at least one First-Team All-PFL selection. Butler and San Diego had six first-team selections each while five members, including Drake, had three each.
San Diego had 12 total members named to the league’s two squads. Drake had 10 selections and Jacksonville had nine.
In addition to the 30-man first and second teams, a list of 56 players received honorable mention honors.
The Academic All-PFL team will be released Wednesday, concluding the league’s awards week.
| 2012 All-Pioneer Football League First Team |
| (as selected by PFL head coaches) |
| Pos. |
Player |
School |
Ht. |
Wt. |
Yr. |
Hometown (Previous School) |
| OFFENSE (Two quarterbacks due to a tie in voting) |
| WR |
Lanny Funsten (2) |
Davidson |
6-2 |
200 |
Sr. |
Raleigh, N.C. (Cary HS) |
| WR |
Mike Rios (U) |
Marist |
6-2 |
203 |
R-Sr. |
Miami, Fla. (Belen Jesuit HS) |
| WR |
Donte Sawyer |
Morehead State |
6-0 |
195 |
R-Sr. |
Acworth, Ga. (North Cobb HS) |
| TE |
Reese Williams |
Davidson |
6-3 |
215 |
Jr. |
Abilene, Texas (Abilene Cooper HS) |
| QB |
Matt Lancaster |
Butler |
6-2 |
210 |
Jr. |
West Lafayette, Ind. (Illinois State) |
| QB |
Mike Piatkowski (1) |
Drake |
6-1 |
188 |
R-Sr. |
Wheaton, Ill. (Wheaton Warrenville South HS) |
| RB |
Trae Heeter (2) |
Butler |
5-9 |
185 |
Jr. |
Indianapolis, Ind. (Lawrence North HS) |
| RB |
Rees Macshara |
Morehead State |
5-10 |
180 |
So. |
Danville, Ky. (Boyle County HS) |
| FB |
Lawrence Larivee |
San Diego |
6-0 |
230 |
R-Jr. |
Chino Hills, Calif. (Ruben S. Ayala HS) |
| OL |
Phede Celestin (1) |
Marist |
6-4 |
311 |
Sr. |
Brooklyn, N.Y. (Canarsie HS) |
| OL |
Avery Fuhs |
Drake |
6-4 |
311 |
Sr. |
Chariton, Iowa (Chariton HS) |
| OL |
Matt Peleti (H) |
San Diego |
6-3 |
300 |
Sr. |
Laguna Niguel, Calif. (Aliso Niguel HS) |
| OL |
Bill Petraiuolo |
Dayton |
6-1 |
260 |
R-Sr. |
Highland Heights, Ohio (Mayfield HS) |
| OL |
Matt Storey (H) |
Butler |
6-4 |
280 |
Sr. |
St. Louis, Mo. (St. Louis University HS) |
| DEFENSE (Five linebackers due to a tie in voting) |
| DL |
Pat Dowd |
Dayton |
6-3 |
230 |
Jr. |
Cleveland, Ohio (St. Ignatius HS) |
| DL |
Terrence Fede (U,2) |
Marist |
6-4 |
285 |
Sr. |
Nyack, N.Y. (Nyack HS) |
| DL |
Juan Pimienta |
Jacksonville |
6-0 |
280 |
Jr. |
Apopka, Fla. (Apopka HS) |
| DL |
Jeremy Stephens |
Butler |
6-1 |
250 |
Jr. |
Indianapolis, Ind. (Lawrence Central HS) |
| LB |
Zach Dunaj (1) |
San Diego |
5-11 |
225 |
Sr. |
Thousand Oaks, Calif. (Westlake HS) |
| LB |
Colin Monnier (H) |
Dayton |
6-3 |
220 |
Sr. |
Chicago, Ill. (Marist HS) |
| LB |
Tyler Moorehead (3,1) |
Drake |
6-1 |
233 |
R-Sr. |
Mason City, Iowa (Newman Catholic HS) |
| LB |
Patrick Moynahan |
Davidson |
5-11 |
220 |
Sr. |
Sandwich, Mass. (Boston College HS) |
| LB |
Jordan Ridley (U,3,1) |
Butler |
6-0 |
220 |
Sr. |
Indianapolis, Ind. (Lawrence Central HS) |
| DB |
Jordan Dewhirst |
Jacksonville |
6-3 |
210 |
R-Jr. |
Fort White, Fla. (Fort White HS) |
| DB |
Sean Grady (H) |
Butler |
5-10 |
190 |
Sr. |
Geneva, Ill. (Geneva Community HS) |
| DB |
Fred Obi |
San Diego |
6-1 |
195 |
R-Sr. |
Inglewood, Calif. (Morningside HS) |
| DB |
Joey York |
San Diego |
5-10 |
195 |
R-Sr. |
Pleasant Hill, Calif. (Diablo Valley CC) |
| SPECIAL TEAMS |
| PK |
Ernie Collins |
San Diego |
6-2 |
240 |
Sr. |
San Ramon, Calif. (Laney College) |
| P |
Greg Wood (2) |
Valparaiso |
6-1 |
195 |
Sr. |
Libertyville, Ill. (Libertyville HS) |
| RS |
Colby Walden (2) |
Jacksonville |
5-11 |
185 |
Sr. |
Tampa, Fla. (Hillsborough HS) |
| Notes in parentheses: U-indicates a player was a unanimous selection, 3-is a three-time first-team All-PFL selection, 1-was a first-team selection in 2011, 2-was a second-team selection in 2011, H-was a honorable mention selection in 2011 |
| 2012 All-Pioneer Football League Second Team |
| Pos. |
Player |
School |
Ht. |
Wt. |
Yr. |
Hometown (Previous School) |
| OFFENSE |
| WR |
Sam Hoekstra |
San Diego |
5-9 |
180 |
Jr. |
Carlsbad, Calif. (Santa Fe Christian HS) |
| WR |
Brendan Shannon |
Butler |
5-11 |
195 |
Jr. |
Lombard, Ill. (Montini Catholic HS) |
| WR |
Nick Rosa |
Drake |
6-0 |
161 |
Sr. |
Owasso, Okla. (Owasso HS) |
| TE |
Andrew Robustelli |
Jacksonville |
6-3 |
210 |
So. |
Sarasota, Fla. (Riverview HS) |
| QB |
Mason Mills |
San Diego |
6-0 |
190 |
R-Jr. |
Coronado, Calif. (New Mexico State) |
| RB |
Keith Dawson |
Jacksonville |
5-7 |
190 |
R-Sr. |
Plant City, Fla. (Plant City HS) |
| RB |
Dan Jacob |
Dayton |
6-0 |
195 |
Sr. |
Sidney, Ohio (Lehman Catholic HS) |
| FB |
Dalton Dillon |
Campbell |
6-1 |
195 |
Fr. |
Colfax, N.C. (Northwest Guilford HS) |
| OL |
Mike Arnold |
San Diego |
6-3 |
290 |
R-Sr. |
Wilton, Calif. (American River College) |
| OL |
Zach Bosch |
Drake |
6-5 |
310 |
Sr. |
Tuscola, Ill. (Tuscola Community HS) |
| OL |
Joey Clegg |
Morehead State |
6-2 |
260 |
Sr. |
Westerville, Ohio (North HS) |
| OL |
Cody Tescher |
San Diego |
6-3 |
290 |
R-Jr. |
Glendora, Calif. (Humboldt State) |
| OL |
Tramell Williams |
Jacksonville |
6-3 |
285 |
R-So. |
Jacksonville, Fla. (Lee HS) |
| DEFENSE (Six linebackers due to a tie in voting) |
| DL |
Brandon Coleman |
Drake |
6-4 |
266 |
Sr. |
Cary, Ill. (Cary-Grove HS) |
| DL |
Steve Gargiulo |
San Diego |
6-4 |
251 |
R-Jr. |
Palo Alto, Calif. (Palo Alto Senior HS) |
| DL |
Aaron Meadows |
Morehead State |
6-2 |
240 |
Jr. |
Salt Lick, Ky. (Bath County HS) |
| DL |
Blake Oliaro |
San Diego |
6-5 |
250 |
R-Jr. |
Folsom, Calif. (Folsom HS) |
| LB |
Tre Davis |
Jacksonville |
6-0 |
215 |
R-So. |
Orlando, Fla. (Edgewater HS) |
| LB |
Mike Hagemann |
Marist |
6-2 |
224 |
Sr. |
Vernon, N.J. (Vernon HS) |
| LB |
Jordan Hendrix |
Morehead State |
5-11 |
204 |
So. |
Columbus, Ohio (Groveport Madison HS) |
| LB |
John Hugunin |
Drake |
5-11 |
216 |
R-Fr. |
Oswego, Ill. (Oswego HS) |
| LB |
Layne McCombs |
Jacksonville |
5-11 |
225 |
R-Sr. |
Naples, Fla. (Naples HS) |
| LB |
Travis Merritt |
Drake |
6-1 |
223 |
Jr. |
Johnston, Iowa (Johnston HS) |
| DB |
Nick Mainiero |
Marist |
6-0 |
213 |
Sr. |
Croton-on-Hudson, N.Y. (Croton Harmon HS) |
| DB |
Mike Ratelle |
Drake |
6-1 |
197 |
Sr. |
Edina, Minn. (St. Thomas Academy) |
| DB |
Kyle Sebetic |
Dayton |
6-0 |
165 |
Sr. |
Pleasant Prairie, Wis. (Tremper HS) |
| DB |
Jake Underwood |
Drake |
6-1 |
196 |
Sr. |
Cary, Ill. (Cary-Grove HS) |
| SPECIAL TEAMS |
| PK |
Dylan Lynch |
Jacksonville |
6-3 |
215 |
Jr. |
Jacksonville, Fla. (Fletcher HS) |
| P |
Adam Lutz |
Campbell |
6-2 |
215 |
So. |
Waxhaw, N.C. (Cutherberson HS) |
| RS |
Donte Sawyer |
Morehead State |
6-0 |
195 |
Sr. |
Acworth, Ga. (North Cobb HS) |
|
2012 All-Pioneer Football League Honorable Mention
|
| Pos. |
Players (School) |
| OFFENSE |
| WR |
Dorian Gray (JAC), D’Andre Randle (JAC), Reggie Bell (SAN), Joey Orlando (DRA) |
| TE |
Kevin Marshall (DRA), Anthony Calcagni (MAR) |
| QB |
Zach Lewis (MOR) |
| RB |
Jake Hutson (VAL), Calvin McCoy (MAR) |
| OL |
Dylan Bostic (JAC), David Tiwari (BUT), Adam Kurtz (DAV), Charlie Perrecone (BUT), Matt Purdom (DRA), Kalvin Harrington (MOR), Brandon Castelbuono (MAR), Owen Elger (DAY), Kevin Battle (JAC), Matt Davis (JAC), Eric Matteson (MOR), Stuart Barkley (VAL) |
| DEFENSE |
| DL |
Isaac Scott (CAM), Luidji Michel (JAC), Nick Foster (MAR), Kyle Annis (BUT), Matt Acree (DRA), Anthony Gianaras (DRA), Dustin Geyer (SAN), Glen Somers (BUT), Rob Lewis (MOR), John Guilford (VAL), Ronald Cooper (MOR) |
| LB |
Cody Gokan (VAL), Taylor Marsh (JAC), Paul Sakowski (MAR), Pat Derbak (VAL) |
| DB |
Kameron Scott (MOR), Paul Pizzuti (CAM), Adam Dulberger (DAV), Dexter Geohagan (MOR), Steth Monroe (CAM), Marquise Dixon (JAC), Andre Addison (JAC), Michael Jackson (MOR), Jamie Szafranski (BUT), Bob Quilico (DRA), Nick Kaszei (MAR), Robbie Beathard (SAN), Antonio McCrae (JAC) |
| SPECIAL TEAMS |
| PK |
Rainer Duzan (MOR) |
| P |
Chazzo Hablison (DAV), Ernie Collins (SAN), Lakota Thomas (JAC), Jason Myers (MAR) |
| RS |
Sam Hoekstra (SAN), Mike Ratelle (DRA) |
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