Athletics: NEFC All-Conference Awards
NEFC AWARDS ANNOUNCED
FITCHBURG, Mass. – Defenses around New England quickly took notice of the high-powered Fitchburg State College offense and Thursday afternoon the New England Football Conference recognized them as well.
The Falcons had three selections on the NEFC Bogan Division First Team All-Conference Team in junior tackle Jim Foltz (Bedford, MA/Bedford), senior tight end Bobby Hirko (Uxbridge, MA/Holy Name), and junior running back Marlon Thornton (Bloomfield, CT/Bloomfield).
The Falcons set new school standards in offensive production this season behind Thornton, who used the strong blocking of Foltz and Hirko to become a force in the conference. He amassed 1296 yards (9th best in the country) and 16 rushing touchdowns for an average of 144.0 rushing yards per game (8th best in the country). Thornton also ranked fourth in Division III in scoring at 12.0 points per game and 10th in all-purpose yardage per game (187.3).
FSC also put three players on the Bogan Division second team in junior quarterback Jim Miller (East Hampton, NY/East Hampton), and senior wide receivers Dan Tarantino (East Aurora, NY/East Aurora) and Dan Langlois (Oxford, MA/Oxford). In the process of leading the NEFC in total offense, the Falcons set numerous individual and team records as well which are listed below (Beyond the records is the complete list of NEFC All-Conference selections).
Miller, Tarantino and Langlois also helped the Falcon offense churn out an NEFC-best 453.6 yards per game, which was 16th in the country. FSC also ranked 13th in the country in passing offense (304.6 yards per game). Miller ranked 16th in the nation in passing yards per game (276.0), 17th in total passing yards (2484.0) and 25th in totals offense (273.3). Langlois was a prime target for the junior gunslinger, hauling in 6.3 receptions per game (38th in the country) for 100.4 yards per game (24th in the country). He also ranked 14th in all-purpose yardage with 167.6 per game and 19th in total receiving yards (904.0).
The individual and team records that were broken this season are listed below as well as a link to the NEFC All-Conference Awards and a link to the complete release.
NEFC All-Conference Awards
Fitchburg State College Press Release
INDIVIDUAL RECORDS
Rushing TDs
Game: Marlon Thorton (4) vs Westfield tie Brian Milleisen-2004
Season: Marlon Throton (16) Broke D'Andra Freeman-1999 (14)
Passing Yards
Game: Jim Miller (485) vs Coast Guard Broke Tom Fitzgibbons-1984 (303)
Season: Jim Miller (2480) broke Corey Hetherman-2004 (2103 in a 12 game season)
Pass Attempts
Game: Jim Miller (52) vs Coast Guardbroke Corey Hetherman-2004 (48)
Season: Jim Miller (308) broke Jason Dyer-(279)
Pass Completions
Game: Jim Miller vs Coast Guard ties Tom Fitzgibbons-1984 (31)
Season: Jim Miller (157) ties Corey Hetherman-2004
Receptions
Season: Dan Langlois (57) broke Carmy Cesaire-2004 (54)
Receiving Yards
Game: Dan Tarantino (215) broke Carmy Cesaire-2003 (170)
Season: Dan Langlois (904) broke Justin Sleeper-2004 (760)
Receiving TDs
Game: DanLanglois (4) vs Umass-Dartmouthbroke Justin Sleeper-2004 (3)
TEAM RECORDS
Total Offense
Game Highs: (545) vs Coast Guard (544) vs Westfield (512) vs Bridgewater broke (507) vs Framingham-2004
Season: (453.6) broke (344.4)-2003
Passing Offense
Game: 485 vs Coast Guard broke (318) vs Endicott-2005
Season: 304.6 per game broke 173.4 per game -2004 |
