Five Named ECAC All-Stars
CAPE COD, Mass. - Wesley College's Jon Lanouette, Pat Bell, Sean Matthews, Chet Turner and Larry Beavers were named to the 2008 ECAC Division III Southwest All-Star Team.
With five selections, the Wolverines tied Washington & Jefferson for the most student-athletes on the team. Lanouette, Matthews, Turner and Beavers all made the team for the second straight year, while Bell earned his first selection.
Lanouette (Wilmington, Del./Newark) set the Wolverines' career record with 149 career receptions. The tight end tied for sixth all-time with 24 career touchdown receptions, while his 2,116 yards are sixth in school history. In 2008, he tied for the team lead with 30 receptions and six touchdown catches, while his 441 yards ranked second. Lanouette was named to the D3football.com All-America and All-South Region teams as well as the All-ACFC First Team in 2008.
Bell (Galloway, N.J./Holy Spirit) anchored Wesley's offensive line from the center position. A three-year starter, he blocked for an offense that rang up nearly 4,300 yards of total offense and scored over 35 points per game. Bell had earned a place on the All-ACFC First Team earlier this winter.
Matthews (Pennsauken, N.J./Roman Catholic {Pa.}), the Wolverines' middle linebacker, earned the honor after winning his first Atlantic Central Football Conference Defensive Player of the Year award. The conference's leading tackler with 92 stops, he came through in big games for the Wolverines. Against Route 13 rival Salisbury, for the ACFC championship, he recorded a season-high 16 tackles in Wesley's 36-21 victory. Matthews then averaged 11 tackles per game in the NCAA Playoffs, including 14 against Mary Hardin-Baylor. He is a two-time first team selection at linebacker after earning that in 2007 as well. was named to the D3football.com All-America and All-South Region teams as well as the All-ACFC First Team in 2008. He finished his career among Wesley's all-time leaders in tackles for loss.
A cornerback, Turner (New Castle, Del./Newark) intercepted three passes in 2008 and broke up four others. A shutdown corner, he registered 27 tackles and was named to the All-ACFC First Team after the season.
Return specialist Beavers (Annapolis, Md./Annapolis) adds another honor to go along with his second consecutive ACFC Special Teams Player of the Year honor after a run through the record books in 2008. The native of Annapolis, Md. now holds the NCAA Division III career marks for kick return touchdowns 10 and total runbacks for touchdowns 13. This year he is averaging almost 42 yards per kick return and 33 yards per punt return. He's returned kicks for touchdowns against Apprentice School kick and punt, consecutive kickoffs at Webber International, and a punt at Lake Erie College. His 98-yard kickoff return against Mary Hardin-Baylor set a school record for longest return and established the new Division III record with as his fifth kickoff return score of the year. He led Division III in kick return average at 39.5 and averaged over 29 yards per punt return. Beavers was named to the D3football.com, American Football Coaches Association and Associated Press Little All-America teams and the D3football.com All-South Region teams as well as the All-ACFC First Team in 2008.
Among Atlantic Central Football Conference programs, Salisbury and the Apprentice School were also represented on the ECAC Southwest All-Star team. The Sea Gulls earned three selections, while Builder freshman Mana Ohia was named the ECAC Southwest Rookie of the Year.
Washington and Jefferson's Bobby Swallow was tabbed as the ECAC Southwest Division III Football Player of the Year.
The five Wolverines led Wesley to a 9-2 record and undefeated season in the ACFC and the second round of the NCAA Division III Football Championships. It was the fourth straight conference title and trip to the NCAAs for the Wolverines.
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