Ryan Grillo Named First Team All-ECFC
The Eastern Collegiate Football Conference announced its 2009 all-conference teams following a vote of the conference coaches. A total of 82 student-athletes received recognition after the completion of the league's inagural season.
Mount Ida sophomore running back Johrone Bunch was named Offensive Player of the Year while teammate Kyle Watkins was named Special Teams Player of the Year. Norwich senior defensive end Reza Afsarmanesh was selected as the Defensive Player of the Year while Gallaudet's Tom Pangia and Norwich's Kris Sabourin shared Rookie of the Year honors.
Gallaudet head coach Ed Hottle was honored as the ECFC Coach Of The Year award after leading the Bison to a 4-2 conference mark and 6-4 record overall. The Bison tied for second place in the ECFC and Hottle coordinated a four win improvement over a season ago. His squad was second in the conference averaging 290 yards rushing per contest and averaged 24.2 points per game.
| FIRST TEAM OFFENSE | ||
| QB | Shane Brozowski, Castleton | Fr. |
| RB | Johrone Bunch, Mount Ida | So. |
| RB | Julius Williams, Husson | Sr. |
| FB | Jamie Spanopoulos, Maritime | So. |
| WR | Evan Cassidy, Castleton | Fr. |
| WR | Ryan Grillo, Becker | Sr. |
| WR | Kyle Watkins, Mount Ida | Sr. |
| TE | Nick Lynch, Mount Ida | So. |
| OT | Jon Benson, Husson | Sr. |
| C | Matt Cirella, Marititime | Sr. |
| OL | Michael Horn, Mount Ida | Sr. |
| C | William Jacobs, Gallaudet | Sr. |
| OT | Robert Jr. Johnson , Maritime | Sr. |
| K | Jamal Mitchell, Anna Maria | Fr. |
| RS | Kyle Watkins, Mount Ida | Sr. |
| SECOND TEAM OFFENSE | ||
| QB | Anthony Gagliano, Maritime | So. |
| RB | Nate Adames, Anna Maria | Fr. |
| RB | Tyler Carpenter, Castleton | Fr. |
| FB | Danny Triplett, Norwich | Fr. |
| WR | Domenique Concepcion, Anna Maria | Fr. |
| WR | Chris Denton, Norwich | Fr. |
| WR | Philip Hayes, Gallaudet | So. |
| TE | Ryan Mercado, Becker | Sr. |
| OG | Frank Adamo, Maritime | Jr. |
| RG | Benjamin Bottoms, Gallaudet | Sr. |
| OL | Cameron Coe-Smith, Becker | Jr. |
| LT | Chris Marden, Norwich | Jr. |
| C | Rob Sturgis, Norwich | So. |
| OL | Michael Walsh, Maritime | Sr. |
| K | Justin Wilson, Gallaudet | Sr. |
| RS | Evan Cassidy, Castleton | Fr. |
| FIRST TEAM DEFENSE | ||
| DE | Reza Afsarmanesh, Norwich | Sr. |
| DT | Joshua Doudt, Gallaudet | Sr. |
| DL | Eli Shuler, Mount Ida | Fr. |
| DL | Zach Sucharski, Norwich | Jr. |
| LB | Rocco DiMeco, Norwich | Jr. |
| LB | Bobby Gilbert, Husson | Sr. |
| LB | Michael Oehl, Maritime | Sr. |
| LB | Tom Pangia, Gallaudet | Fr. |
| DB | Julien Baptiste, Mount Ida | Jr. |
| S | Donovan Brown, Norwich | Sr. |
| FS | Ryan Leary, Maritime | Sr. |
| S | Jared Vollmar, Gallaudet | So. |
| P | Johrone Bunch , Mount Ida | So. |
| SECOND TEAM DEFENSE | ||
| DT | Kevin Allen, Gallaudet | Fr. |
| DT | Rob Gorgy, Maritime | So. |
| DT | Ricky McClain, Maritime | Fr. |
| DE | Andrew Nimmo, Maritime | Sr. |
| LB | Keith Barnes, Maritime | So. |
| LB | Rich Brandt, Anna Maria | So. |
| LB | Keenon Blindow, Husson | Sr. |
| LB | Calvin Doudt, Gallaudet | Sr. |
| LB | David Green, Mount Ida | Sr. |
| DB | Jake Bateman, Becker | Jr. |
| S | Shane Gardner, Mount Ida | Jr. |
| CB | Sean Wiggers, Maritime | So. |
| CB | Justin Wilson, Gallaudet | Sr. |
| P | James DeVoe, Castleton | Fr. |
| P | Brian Segit, Norwich | Jr. |
Honorable Mention
Becker: Tyler Barnes (DL,So.), John Dutchick (LB,So.), Austin Widmer (DL,Sr.); Castleton: Randy Babineau (RB, Sr.), Adam Farmer (TE, Fr.), Phil Hall (C, So.), Luis Robitaille (K, Jr.), Cody Tancreti (S, Fr.), Dustin Young (LB, So.); Gallaudet: Jimmy Gardner (QB, Sr.), Michael Gimeli (FB, So.), Phillip Hayes (RB, So.), Ryan Mahoney (OL, So.), Jon Van Wey (DE, So.); Maritime: John Gagliano (RB, Jr.), Steve Roman (SS, So.), Travis Scott (RB, Fr.); Norwich: Andrew Fulford (RB, So.), Joe Gumberwicz (LB, So.), Don Hanni(RG, Jr.), Dan Reale (LB, Jr.), Kris Sabourin (QB, Fr.), DJ Siverhus (CB, Fr.)
ECFC all-conference selections are determined by a vote of the conference coaches. Additional players honored are due to ties in the voting.
