MCFL ANNOUNCES ALL CONFERENCE
PLAYERS
The Mid-Continental Football League (MCFL) has announced
the 2009 All Conference selections with first team, second team, third team and
honorable mention categories. The league includes representation covering five
states:
Quarterback Antwaun
Gibbs of the Columbus Fire and quarterback/receiver Dominick Goodman of the Kings Comets each
led their respective teams to an 8-0 regular season record and will share the
league’s most prestigious annual award, the Most Valuable Player of the Year. Gibbs
led the league with 17 passing touchdowns and finished second in rushing
touchdowns with six. Goodman, who split his time between quarterback and
receiver, was amongst the leaders with 319 passing yards and five touchdowns and
finished second among receivers with 24 catches for 455 yards. Goodman also ran
for 181 yards and scored nine touchdowns, six receiving and three rushing.
Brandon Williams of the Indiana
Mustangs earned the Offensive Player of the
Year award after leading the MCFL with 29 receptions for 728 yards
and 10 touchdowns, scoring a league-best 62 points. Columbus Fire defensive
tackle Mike Cross was named the
Defensive Player of the Year.
Cross led a defense that allowed fewer than 10 points per game,
recording at least one sack in each game he played while finishing with 14
tackles for a loss and forcing a league-best three fumbles.
The Coach of the
Year went to Brian
Wells of the MCFL Champion Kings Comets. Wells led the Comets to the biggest
turnaround in MCFL history. Wells took over a team that went 1-7 in the league
each of the two previous seasons and guided it to an 8-0 record and the team’s
first MCFL championship. Scott Beard
of the Southern Michigan Timberwolves earned Executive of the Year honors, helping
“It is through the effort of its players and
organizations that the MCFL is able to maintain its high quality of competition
each and every year,” remarked MCFL President Dan Wright. “We appreciate the
efforts of every player and staff member, and it is an honor to recognize their
achievements.” Wright went on to explain the process used to identify the
league's top players. The league receives player nominations by position from
each team owner. This information is then consolidated into a ballot by
position, and each team votes for players by position although each team is
prohibited from voting for players from its own team. A mathematical model
identifies the highest-ranked players by position. The committee also tries to
ensure that all teams are appropriately recognized and the selections are
weighted based on the team's success each
year.
Following are the league's First Team, Second Team,
Third Team and Honorable Mention selections by position.
League
MVP
Antwaun Gibbs
Dominick Goodman Kings Comets
Defensive
MVP
Mike
Cross
Offensive
MVP
Brandon Williams
Coach of the
Year
Brian
Wells
Kings Comets
Executive of the Year
Scott Beard
SPECIAL
TEAMS
|
All-Star
Selection |
Position |
Team |
First |
Last |
Ht |
Wt |
High
School/College/Pro |
|
1st
Team |
K |
Kings
Comets |
Travis |
Johnson |
6-3 |
285 |
Eastern
Illinois/CIFL |
|
K |
|
Corey |
Phillips |
6-1 |
170 |
|
|
|
3rd
Team |
K |
|
Eric |
Schnatz |
6-0 |
225 |
CIFL |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1st
Team |
P |
|
Eric |
Schnatz |
6-0 |
225 |
CIFL |
|
2nd
Team |
P |
|
|
Rizzuto |
6-2 |
235 |
|
|
3rd
Team |
P |
Kings
Comets |
Travis |
Johnson |
6-3 |
285 |
Eastern
Illinois/CIFL |
|
Honorable
Mention |
P |
|
Kevin |
Friedman |
5-10 |
205 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1st
Team |
RS |
|
Eric |
Samuels |
5-10 |
180 |
|
|
2nd
Team |
RS |
Kings
Comets |
Dominick |
Goodman |
6-0 |
195 |
|
|
3rd
Team |
RS |
|
Ernie |
Smith |
5-10 |
198 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1st
Team |
AP |
|
Bernard
|
Barnes |
5-7 |
170 |
|
|
2nd
Team |
AP |
|
Mike |
Tatum |
5-10 |
175 |
CIFL |
|
3rd
Team |
AP |
|
|
Rizzuto |
6-2 |
235 |
|
|
Honorable
Mention |
AP |
Kings
Comets |
Billy |
Back |
5-9 |
180 |
Wilmington/Miami
(OH) |
DEFENSE
|
All-Star
Selection |
Position |
Team |
First |
Last |
Ht |
Wt |
High
School/College/Pro |
|
1st
Team |
CB |
|
Eric |
Samuels |
5-10 |
180 |
|
|
1st
Team |
CB |
|
Ernie |
Smith |
5-10 |
198 |
|
|
2nd
Team |
CB |
|
Deral |
Miller |
5-10 |
185 |
|
|
2nd
Team |
CB |
Kings
Comets |
Jermaine |
Woods |
6-0 |
175 |
Cincinnati/NIFL |
|
3rd
Team |
CB |
|
Dontez |
Howard |
5-9 |
170 |
|
|
3rd
Team |
CB |
|
Chrishaun |
|
6-0 |
175 |
Dupage/Flint
Phantom |
|
Honorable
Mention |
CB |
|
Rashid |
Nixon |
5-8 |
165 |
|
|
Honorable
Mention |
CB |
|
Brandan |
Burfict |
6-0 |
195 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1st
Team |
FS |
Kings
Comets |
Tiron
|
Jones |
5-11 |
180 |
|
|
2nd
Team |
FS |
|
Reggie |
Jones |
5-10 |
180 |
CIFL |
|
3rd
Team |
FS |
|
Robert |
Cohen |
5-11 |
200 |
|
|
Honorable
Mention |
FS |
|
Merideth |
Curnutt |
6-0 |
190 |
|
|
Honorable
Mention |
FS |
|
Stuart |
McCormick |
6-3 |
185 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1st
Team |
SS |
|
Paul |
Carter |
6-1 |
210 |
U of St Francis/Ft |
|
2nd
Team |
SS |
|
Mark |
Carter |
6-0 |
212 |
|
|
3rd
Team |
SS |
|
Derek |
Samuels |
6-0 |
210 |
|
|
Honorable
Mention |
SS |
Kings
Comets |
|
Goss |
6-1 |
200 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1st
Team |
MLB |
|
Mike
|
Schmitt |
6-2 |
240 |
|
|
2nd
Team |
MLB |
|
Charles
|
Ricketts |
5-11 |
260 |
|
|
3rd
Team |
MLB |
Kings
Comets |
Larry |
Byndon |
5-11 |
220 |
|
|
Honorable
Mention |
MLB |
|
Jack |
Echols |
6-4 |
260 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1st
Team |
OLB |
|
James |
Abrams |
6-2 |
230 |
|
|
1st
Team |
OLB |
Kings
Comets |
Tommy |
Sewell |
6-6 |
215 |
Ball St/Dayton
Bulldogs NFL |
|
2nd
Team |
OLB |
|
Quan |
Woods |
6-3 |
230 |
|
|
2nd
Team |
OLB |
|
Mike
|
Snyder |
6-0 |
215 |
|
|
3rd
Team |
OLB |
|
Ron |
Exantus |
5-11 |
260 |
|
|
3rd
Team |
OLB |
|
Anthony |
Valentine |
6-2 |
240 |
|
|
Honorable
Mention |
OLB |
Kings
Comets |
James |
|
6-2 |
230 |
|
|
Honorable
Mention |
OLB |
|
Zack |
|
6-3 |
225 |
|
|
Honorable
Mention |
OLB |
|
Terry
|
Artist |
6-0 |
230 |
U.W.
Whitewater |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1st
Team |
DE |
|
Artez |
Baker |
6-4 |
240 |
|
|
1st
Team |
DE |
|
|
Ditto |
6-2 |
250 |
|
|
2nd
Team |
DE |
Kings
Comets |
Rico |
Middlebrooks |
6-1 |
240 |
Central
St. |
|
2nd
Team |
DE |
|
Greg
|
Tomecek |
6-0 |
235 |
|
|
3rd
Team |
DE |
Kings
Comets |
Sean |
Middlebrooks |
6-2 |
260 |
Central
St. |
|
3rd
Team |
DE |
|
Josh |
Hunt |
6-6 |
300 |
|
|
Honorable
Mention |
DE |
|
James |
Wells |
5-10 |
250 |
|
|
Honorable
Mention |
DE |
|
Dulani |
Mitchell |
6-2 |
240 |
|
|
Honorable
Mention |
DE |
|
Justin |
Wood |
6-8 |
300 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1st
Team |
DT |
|
Mike |
Cross |
6-5 |
310 |
Univ
Kentucky/CIFL |
|
1st
Team |
DT |
Kings
Comets |
Terrill |
Byrd |
6-1 |
290 |
|
|
2nd
Team |
DT |
|
Mike |
McKee |
6-3 |
320 |
|
|
2nd
Team |
DT |
|
James |
Hilsinger |
6-0 |
300 |
|
|
3rd
Team |
DT |
Kings
Comets |
Cam'ron |
Wrencher |
6-5 |
300 |
Central
St. |
|
3rd
Team |
DT |
|
Lance |
Hazlett |
6-2 |
290 |
|
|
Honorable
Mention |
DT |
|
Brian |
Cooper |
6-2 |
390 |
|
OFFENSE
|
All-Star
Selection |
Position |
Team |
First |
Last |
Ht |
Wt |
High
School/College/Pro |
|
1st
Team |
QB |
|
Antwaun |
Gibbs |
6-0 |
220 |
|
|
2nd
Team |
QB |
Kings
Comets |
James |
Frazier |
6-5 |
250 |
Minnesota/KY
Horseman AF2 |
|
3rd
Team |
QB |
|
Damien |
Ivory |
5-10 |
225 |
|
|
Honorable
Mention |
QB |
|
Ean |
Decker |
6-1 |
210 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1st
Team |
TB |
|
Maurice |
Douse |
6-0 |
210 |
CIFL |
|
2nd
Team |
TB |
|
Andre |
Broach |
5-9 |
200 |
|
|
3rd
Team |
TB |
Kings
Comets |
Keith |
Brooks |
5-11 |
225 |
Western
Kentucky/Bloomington Xtreme IFL |
|
Honorable
Mention |
TB |
|
Robert |
Perkins |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1st
Team |
FB |
|
Leonard
|
Curry |
6-0 |
230 |
|
|
2nd
Team |
FB |
|
Mark |
Carter |
6-0 |
212 |
|
|
3rd
Team |
FB |
|
William |
Dorsey |
5-11 |
235 |
Capital
Univ |
|
Honorable
Mention |
FB |
|
Leonard |
Gwinn |
5-9 |
185 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1st
Team |
TE |
|
|
|
6-2 |
220 |
|
|
2nd
Team |
TE |
|
|
Kover |
6-4 |
235 |
|
|
3rd
Team |
TE |
|
Mark |
Ratliff |
6-3 |
235 |
|
|
Honorable
Mention |
TE |
Kings
Comets |
David |
Kessler |
6-2 |
205 |
|
|
Honorable
Mention |
TE |
|
Tim |
Thompson |
6-5 |
255 |
|
|
Honorable
Mention |
TE |
|
Joey |
Schultz |
6-2 |
225 |
U.W.
Whitewater |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1st
Team |
WR |
|
|
Williams |
6-1 |
220 |
Olivett
Nazarene |
|
1st
Team |
WR |
Kings
Comets |
Phillip
|
Barnett |
6-2 |
200 |
|
|
2nd
Team |
WR |
|
Larry |
Stover |
6-0 |
194 |
|
|
2nd
Team |
WR |
Kings
Comets |
Dominick |
Goodman |
6-0 |
195 |
|
|
3rd
Team |
WR |
|
Juice |
Pryor |
5-10 |
165 |
|
|
3rd
Team |
WR |
|
Adam |
Rich |
6-4 |
240 |
|
|
Honorable
Mention |
WR |
|
Adrien |
Lawler |
6-0 |
170 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1st
Team |
OC |
|
|
Dubose |
6-1 |
285 |
|
|
2nd
Team |
OC |
Kings
Comets |
Marcus |
Harris |
6-0 |
290 |
|
|
3rd
Team |
OC |
|
Ted |
Howard |
6-5 |
330 |
|
|
Honorable
Mention |
OC |
|
Mike |
Dore |
6-2 |
315 |
|
|
Honorable
Mention |
OC |
|
Robert |
Zimmerman |
6-1 |
325 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1st
Team |
OG |
|
Patrick
|
Copeland |
6-3 |
280 |
|
|
1st
Team |
OG |
Kings
Comets |
Eric |
Starks |
6-3 |
350 |
|
|
2nd
Team |
OG |
|
|
Maurico |
6-1 |
294 |
|
|
2nd
Team |
OG |
|
Ed |
Summerville |
6-2 |
300 |
|
|
3rd
Team |
OG |
|
Keith |
Burdette |
6-0 |
330 |
|
|
3rd
Team |
OG |
|
Brian |
McGarry |
5-11 |
240 |
|
|
Honorable
Mention |
OG |
Kings
Comets |
Rob
|
Feliciano |
6-3 |
320 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1st
Team |
OT |
|
Larry |
Waldon |
6-6 |
325 |
|
|
1st
Team |
OT |
|
Edmund |
Roberson |
6-1 |
340 |
|
|
2nd
Team |
OT |
|
Anthony |
Barber |
6-0 |
240 |
|
|
2nd
Team |
OT |
|
Chris |
West |
6-2 |
315 |
|
|
3rd
Team |
OT |
|
Steve |
Vivier |
6-4 |
305 |
|
|
3rd
Team |
OT |
|
Mario |
Tucker |
6-5 |
340 |
|
|
Honorable
Mention |
OT |
|
Andrian |
Tarrent |
6-4 |
305 |
|
|
Honorable
Mention |
OT |
|
Matt
|
Nally |
6-5 |
305 |
|