2010 Liberty League Football Awards
2010 Football Awards
The 2010 Liberty League End-of-Season Awards, announced November 16.
2010 Liberty League Offensive Player of the Year
Chris Coney Union
Senior Running Back (Lauderdale, Florida)
The leading rusher in the Liberty League and ranked #7 in NCAA Div. III, Coney finished his career with 4,091 yards, becoming only the second Dutchman ever to record 4,000 career yards. He had 19 career 100 yard rushing games, including six this season. Coney had 232 yards vs. Merchant Marine, 197 against Rochester and 192 in his final game at Springfield.
2010 Liberty League Defensive Player of the Year
Brendan Pidgeon Rochester
Sophomore Linebacker (Oneonta, New York)
Rochester's leading tackler for the second straight season, Pidgeon totaled 81 stops in 2010, including 48 solo. He also recorded 5.5 tackles for loss and two interceptions on the year. He helped Rochester to the second-ranked defense in league play, trailing only league champion St. Lawrence.
2010 Liberty League Special Teams Player of the Year
Peter Nilson Rensselaer
Senior Kicker (Appleton, Wisconsin)
Nilson finished first in Liberty League in scoring among kickers and field goals per game, and fourth in overall scoring. He had at least one field goal in seven games. Three of his field goals were game-winners with 10 seconds or less remaining in regulation, including the final two games of the season as time expired.
2010 Liberty League Rookie of the Year
Devin Worthington Hobart
Strong Safety (Rochester, New York)
Worthington led the Liberty Legaue in tackles for loss and sacks, and through Nov. 6 ranked 5th in nation in tackles for loss and 7th in sacks. He was a three-time Liberty League Defensive Performer of the Week and a four-time Rookie of the Week. His 19.0 tackles for loss ranks second all-time on the Hobart single-season list.
2010 Liberty League Coaching Staff of the Year
Mark Raymond St. Lawrence
In his first year at the helm, Raymond guided St. Lawrence to the school's first Liberty League championship with a 5-1 conference record. The Saints led all teams in scoring defense, turnover margin, total defense, sacks for, and sacks against in Liberty League play. Raymond is assisted by Kevin Farr, Scott Brisson, Aland Joseph, Jeff Dittman, Dan Puckhaber, Tom Blumenauer and Dave Celeste.
| 2010 Liberty League First Team Offense |
| QB |
Doug Vella |
 |
Hobart |
JR |
Franklin Square, N.Y. |
| RB |
Chris Coney * |
 |
Union |
SR |
Ft. Lauderdale, FL |
| RB |
Steven Webb |
|
Hobart |
FR |
Dundee, N.Y. |
| WR |
Justin Gallo |
|
Union |
SR |
Troy, NY |
| WR |
Pat McCarthy |
 |
Rensselaer |
SR |
Strafford, NH |
| TE |
Thomas Norman |
 |
Rochester |
JR |
Harrisburg, PA |
| FB |
John-Leon Gosselin * |
 |
Merchant Marine |
SO |
Nashua, N.H. |
| OL |
Victor Coker Jr. |
 |
St. Lawrence |
FR |
Syracuse, NY |
| OL |
Brendan Hatlee * |
|
Hobart |
JR |
Horseheads, N.Y. |
| OL |
Mark Herrington * |
|
Union |
SR |
Rensselaer, NY |
| OL |
Dan Koerner |
|
Rensselaer |
SR |
Kingswood, TX |
| OL |
Tyler Lapierre |
 |
WPI |
SR |
Burrillville, RI |
| * Unanimous Selection |
| 2010 Liberty League First Team Defense |
| DL |
Chris Bickford * |
|
Rochester |
JR |
Willits, CA |
| DL |
Darryl Brown |
|
Rensselaer |
SR |
Hollis, NY |
| DL |
Sean Conerly |
|
Union |
SR |
New Orleans, LA |
| DL |
Nate Howard |
|
St. Lawrence |
SR |
Durham, NH |
| LB |
Brendan Pidgeon |
|
Rochester |
SO |
Oneonta, NY |
| LB |
Reggie Robinson |
|
Hobart |
JR |
Amityville, N.Y. |
| LB |
Kevin Stapf |
|
Merchant Marine |
JR |
Fort Pierce, Fla. |
| LB |
Devin Worthington |
|
Hobart |
FR |
Rochester, N.Y. |
| DB |
Kobie Hamm |
|
Rochester |
SO |
Staten Island, NY |
| DB |
Trevor Saunders |
|
St. Lawrence |
JR |
Mount Vernon, NY |
| DB |
Garret Washington |
|
Merchant Marine |
SR |
Chatham, N.Y. |
| DB |
Drake Woodard * |
|
Hobart |
JR |
Marcy, N.Y. |
| * Unanimous Selection |
| 2010 Liberty League First Special Teams |
| K |
Peter Nilson |
|
Rensselaer |
SR |
Appleton, WI |
| P |
Blaise Ancona * |
|
Union |
SR |
Garden City, NY |
| RS |
Junior Woodard |
|
Hobart |
SO |
Marcy, N.Y. |
| * Unanimous Selection |
| 2010 Liberty League Second Team Offense |
| QB |
Derrick Ventre |
|
Merchant Marine |
SR |
Cincinnati, Ohio |
| RB |
Ernie Mello |
|
WPI |
JR |
Wilmington, MA |
| RB |
Marcus Washington |
|
St. Lawrence |
JR |
Pahokee, FL |
| WR |
Ethan Sutton |
|
St. Lawrence |
JR |
South Paris, ME |
| WR |
Junior Woodard |
|
Hobart |
SO |
Marcy, N.Y. |
| TE |
Tim Robinson |
|
St. Lawrence |
SR |
Voorheesville, NY |
| FB |
Matt Howard |
|
Hobart |
SR |
Queensbury, N.Y. |
| OL |
Zachary Feldmann |
|
Rochester |
SR |
Arnold, MD |
| OL |
Art Garvey |
|
Hobart |
SO |
East Aurora, N.Y. |
| OL |
Dan Smith |
|
Union |
JR |
Ridgefield Park, NJ |
| OL |
Michael Tobin |
|
Merchant Marine |
SO |
Greenwood Lake, N.Y. |
| OL |
John Whiting |
|
Rochester |
JR |
LeRoy, NY |
| 2010 Liberty League Second Team Defense |
| DL |
Bill Campi |
|
Rochester |
JR |
Flemington, NJ |
| DL |
Doug Geraghty |
|
St. Lawrence |
JR |
Selden, NY |
| DL |
Peter Gill |
|
WPI |
JR |
Franklin, MA |
| DL |
Chris Luber |
|
Hobart |
SR |
North Babylon, N.Y. |
| LB |
Ben Cryts |
|
St. Lawrence |
SR |
Derry, NH |
| LB |
Jacob Fabricius |
|
Merchant Marine |
SR |
Fruitland, Idaho |
| LB |
Jeff McCormick |
|
Rensselaer |
SR |
East Schodack, NY |
| LB |
Christopher O'Connor |
|
WPI |
SO |
Bellerose, NY |
| DB |
Anthony Cassese |
|
Union |
SR |
Wickliffe, OH |
| DB |
Cam Johnson |
|
Union |
JR |
Berlin, CT |
| DB |
John Kelliher |
|
Hobart |
SR |
Hingham, Mass. |
| DB |
John Perron |
|
WPI |
JR |
Auburn, MA |
| 2010 Liberty League Second Special Teams |
| K |
Matthew Dodge |
|
St. Lawrence |
JR |
Meredith, NH |
| P |
Yosh Karbowniczak |
|
Hobart |
FR |
Syracuse, N.Y. |
| RS |
Willie Roberson |
|
Rochester |
FR |
Monmouth Jct, NJ |
Honorable Mention Offense: Mark Caufield OL (WPI), Drew Connolly QB (Union), Eric Dinarello OL (Rensselaer), Brayden Henry OL (St. Lawrence), Mike Hermann QB (Rensselaer), Kyle Holmes FB (Union), Mike Mitchell WR (Merchant Marine), Garth Muratori WR (Hobart), R.J. Napodano RB (Rochester), Kevin Regan TE (Union), Don Rohauer OL (St. Lawrence)
Honorable Mention Defense: Nick Auriemma DL (Hobart), Ryan Fedo LB (St. Lawrence), Patrick Gilreath DL (Rensselaer), Chris Gross DL (Union), Justin Hasselkus DB (Rensselaer), Patrick Hehir DL (Merchant Marine), Colin King LB (Rensselaer), Mike Kukesh DB (Rensselaer), Edward Logan DL (Merchant Marine), Brendan McCarthy DB (St. Lawrence), Kyle O'Laughlin LB (Hobart), Tony Ortega LB (Rochester), James Rayhill DL (Hobart), A.J. Rocchio LB (Union), Nick Sorosky DB (Rochester), Tom Thackeray LB (WPI), Cainaan Webb DL (Rochester)
Honorable Mention Special Teams: Conor Callahan K (Hobart), Mike Grubbs P (Rensselaer), Ernie Mello RS (WPI), Zach White-Stellato (Rochester)