Final 2011 MIAA Football Report

Final Standings

The MIAA football champion shall be determined based upon best won-loss record in MIAA conference play. The conference champion will receive the league’s automatic qualification to the NCAA playoffs.

*MIAA Champion - Albion

Saturday, November 19 - NCAA Division III First Round Game
Wis.-Whitewater 59, Albion 0 box

All-MIAA Honors

Offensive Most Valuable Player
Clinton Orr, Albion
(junior from Buchanan/Buchanan HS)

Defensive Most Valuable Player
Chris Greenwood, Albion
(senior from Detroit/Martin Luther King HS)

Pete Schmidt Memorial Award
Matt Lozier, Albion
(senior from Clarklake/Jackson Lumen Christi HS)

All-MIAA First Team
Offense
QB – Nick Jones, Kalamazoo* (senior from Hopkins/Hopkins HS)
RB – Clinton Orr, Albion** (junior from Buchanan/Buchanan HS)
RB – Dimeko Price, Kalamazoo** (junior from Battle Creek/Battle Creek Lakeview HS)
WR – Ja Vontae Hence, Trine* (junior from Elkhart, Ind./Concord HS)
WR – Justin Hemm, Adrian* (junior from Piqua, Ohio/Piqua HS)
WR – Brian Spencer, Albion* (junior from East Lansing/East Lansing HS)
TE – Tyler Kramer, Albion* (freshman from St. Johns/St. Johns HS)
OL – Josh Droppers, Hope*** (senior from Kalamazoo/Portage Northern HS)
OL – Nick Ross, Adrian* (senior from Manchester/Manchester HS)
OL – Eric Woods, Albion* (junior from Kalamazoo/Comstock HS)
OL – Ben Hendricks, Trine* (senior from Fort Wayne, Ind./Bishop Luers HS)
OL – Chris Ogston, Albion* (sophomore from Eaton Rapids/Eaton Rapids HS)

Defense
DL – Adam Cares, Kalamazoo* (senior from Dexter/Dexter HS)
DL – C.J. Carroll, Albion* (junior from Warren/Fitzgerald HS)
DL – Dan Karam, Hope* (senior from Grosse Point Woods/Warren De La Salle HS)
DL – Steve Mauk, Adrian* (senior from China/St. Clair HS)
LB – Tim Klaus, Hope* (sophomore from Saugatuck/Saugatuck HS)
LB – John Lesinski, Albion* (senior from Grass Lake/Grass Lake HS)
LB – Anthony Sabatella, Alma* (senior from St. Clair Shores/Warren De La Salle HS)
LB – Darren Walter, Adrian* (senior from Muskegon/Orchard View HS)
DB – Bryan Garbarino, Adrian* (senior from Shelby Township/Utica HS)
DB – Chris Greenwood, Albion*** (senior from Detroit/Martin Luther King HS)
DB – Myron Puryear, Trine* (sophomore from Plymouth/Canton HS)
DB – Kyle Warren, Hope*** (senior from Grandville/Hudsonville Unity Christian HS)

Specialists
K – Travis Braun, Kalamazoo** (junior from Huntington Woods/Berkley HS)
P – Austin Montgomery, Alma* (senior from Charlotte/Charlotte HS)
Return Specialist – James Williams, Olivet* (senior from Battle Creek/Central HS)
* - Number of years All-MIAA First Team

All-MIAA Second Team
Offense
QB – Spencer Krauss, Albion (junior from Tipton/Clinton HS)
RB – Kent Biller, Trine (senior from Nappanee, Ind./NorthWood HS)
RB – Shawn Jackson, Hope (sophomore from Comstock Park/Comstock Park HS)
WR – Isiah Cross, Adrian (senior from Atlanta, Ga./Flowery Branch HS)
WR – J.C. Cruse, Albion (senior from Detroit/Grosse Pointe South HS)
TE – Derek Shell, Adrian (junior from Manitou Beach/Onsted HS)
OL – Erick Helfmann, Kalamazoo (junior from Fowlerville/Fowlerville HS)
OL – Alex Doman, Hope (senior from Royal Oak/Birmingham Brother Rice HS)
OL – Brad Neumeyer, Alma (senior from Kinde/North Huron HS)
OL – Spencer Whittington, Adrian (senior from Paw Paw/Lawrence HS)

Defense
DL – Tony Galarno, Alma (senior from Saginaw/Heritage HS)
DL – Jacob Heinrich, Albion (senior from Rochester Hills/Rochester Adams HS)
DL – Ed Raby, Alma (senior from Reed City/Reed City HS)
DL – Brock Reinig, Trine (senior from Leo, Ind./Leo HS)
LB – Conrad Bovee, Alma (senior from Ithaca/Ithaca HS)
LB – Derek Jackson, Albion (senior from Allegan/Gobles HS)
LB – Nate Jazwinski, Hope (senior from Middleville/Thornapple Kellogg HS)
LB – Brett McCarty, Albion (sophomore from Alto/Caledonia HS)
LB - Mike Page, Kalamazoo (senior from Port Huron/Port Huron HS)
DB – Scotty Cole, Alma (senior from Alma/Alma HS)
DB – Keman Jacobs, Adrian (senior from New Orleans, La./Hahnville HS)
DB – Robby Jensen, Olivet (senior from Boyne City/Boyne City HS)
DB – Jake Schell, Kalamazoo (senior from Traverse City/St. Francis HS)
DB – Lorenzo Reese, Albion (junior from Ypsilanti/Belleville HS)

Specialists
K – Nick Pendell, Albion (freshman from Ithaca/Ithaca HS)
P – Nick Muir, Trine (sophomore from Edwardsburg/Edwardsburg HS)
Return Specialist – Myron Puryear, Trine (sophomore from Plymouth/Canton HS)

Player of the Week Honor Roll

Offensive Player of the Week
Week #1 - Brandon Wright, Adrian
Week #2 - Ryan Hargraves, Trine
Week #3 - Nick Jones, Kalamazoo
Week #4 - Nick Jones, Kalamazoo
Week #5 - Spencer Krauss, Albion
Week #6 - Spencer Krauss, Albion
Week #7 - Clinton Orr, Albion
Week #8 - Justin Hemm, Adrian
Week #9 - Nick Jones, Kalamazoo
Week #10 - Ja Vontae Hence, Trine
Week #11 - Clinton Orr, Albion

Defensive Player of the Week
Week #1 - Mike Page, Kalamazoo
Week #2 - Anthony Sabatella, Alma
Week #3 - Myron Puryear, Trine
Week #4 - Kyle Warren, Hope
Week #5 - Bryan Garbarino, Adrian
Week #6 - Blaek Combs, Trine
Week #7 - Kyle Warren, Hope
Week #8 - C.J. Carroll, Albion
Week #9 - John Lesinski, Albion
Week #10 - Anthony Sabatella, Alma
Week #11 - Santino DiCesare, Hope

Special Teams Player of the Week
Week #1 - James Williams, Olivet
Week #2 - Clinton Orr, Albion
Week #3 - Ja Vontae Hence, Trine
Week #4 - Danny Cobb, Adrian
Week #5 - Nick Pendell, Albion
Week #6 - JaVontae Hence, Trine
Week #7 - Nick Muir, Trine
Week #8 - Logan Mitseff, Adrian
Week #9 - Travis Braun, Kalamazoo
Week #10 - Evan Finch, Hope
Week #11 - Nick Pendell, Albion