Final 2008 MIAA Football Report

  League   Overall
  W L PF PA   W L PF PA
Trine 6 0 172 102   10 1 319 182
Adrian 5 1 173 66   8 2 278 124
Alma 3 3 189 206   5 5 351 300
Albion 3 3 96 138   4 6 143 201
Hope 3 3 179 154   3 7 263 327
Kalamazoo 1 5 147 229   2 8 227 357
Olivet 0 6 90 151   1 9 180 241

All-MIAA Honors

Offensive Most Valuable Player
Troy Niblock, Adrian
(senior from White Pigeon/White Pigeon HS)

Defensive Most Valuable Player
Courtney Pearson, Trine (senior from Fort Wayne, Ind./South Side HS)

Pete Schmidt Memorial Award
Buddy Scarborough, Alma (senior from Romeo/Romeo HS)

First Team All-MIAA Offense
QB -Eric Watt, Trine* (sophomore from Kentland, Ind./South Newton HS)
RB-Troy Niblock, Adrian** (senior from White Pigeon/White Pigeon HS)
RB-Pat Clasgens, Olivet** (junior from Livonia/Stevenson HS)
RB-Mikael Glidden, Trine* (senior from Indianapolis, Ind./Monrovia HS)
WR -Andrew Schaar, Alma* (sophomore from DeWitt/DeWitt HS)
WR-Jimmy Semelsberger, Kalamazoo* (junior from Bloomfield Hills/Lahser HS)
WR - Lemar Qualls, Trine* (freshman from Indianapolis, Ind./Arlington HS)
OL-John Ahearn, Adrian* (senior from Tecumseh/Tecumseh HS)
OL-James Vinston, Adrian* (senior from Ypsilanti/Ypsilanti HS)
OL-Cameron Reichow, Albion* (junior from Albion/Albion HS)
OL-Erik Ladomersky, Hope*** (senior from Grandville/Grandville HS)
OL-James Greenlee, Trine* (junior from Columbus, Ind./North HS)
TE-Troy Hirschy, Trine* (senior from Monroe, Ind./Adams Central HS)

First Team All-MIAA Defense
DL-Gino Panza, Adrian* (junior from Monroe/Jefferson HS)
DL-Austin Rodgers, Albion* (sophomore from Dexter/Chelsea HS)
DL-Erik Walker, Trine* (junior from Grand Rapids/Ottawa Hills HS)
DL-Justin Judd, Adrian* (sophomore from Grosse Ile/Grosse Ile HS)
LB-Courtney Pearson, Trine** (senior from Fort Wayne, Ind./South Side HS)
LB-Hakeem Yakubu, Olivet** (junior from Kalamazoo/Central HS)
LB-Harry Bailey, Adrian* (senior from Hudson/Hudson HS)
LB-Joe Curtis, Trine* (senior from Walkerton, Ind./John Glenn HS)
DB-Christon Calley, Adrian* (senior from Grosse Pointe Woods/Warren Lincoln HS)
DB-Steve Charon, Kzoo* (senior from Ionia/Ionia HS)
DB-Michael Terranova, Olivet** (senior from Lansing/Catholic Central HS)
DB-Corrie Latta, Trine** (senior from Battle Creek/Delton-Kellogg HS)

First Team All-MIAA Specialists
P-Ryan Patten, Olivet**(junior from Charlotte/Charlotte HS)
K-Jeremy Howard, Trine* (sophomore from Elkhart, Ind./Concord HS)
Return Specialist-Jared Edwards, Adrian* (freshman from Bellbrook, Ohio/Bellbrook HS)
* - Number of years All-MIAA First Team

Second Team All-MIAA Offense
QB-Mackenzie McGrady, Alma (junior from Portland/Portland HS)
RB-Brandon Cooley, Adrian (senior from Adrian/Adrian HS)
RB-Aaron Dolkowski, Albion (freshman from Dearborn Heights/Dearborn Divine Child HS)
RB-Tyler Periard, Alma (junior from Birch Run/Birch Run HS)
WR-Kyle Dietrich, Hope (sophomore from Gobles/Gobles HS)
WR-Joey Beehler, Adrian (junior from Wakarusa, Ind./Penn HS)
WR-Sam Hartman, Trine (senior from Fort Wayne, Ind./Bishop Dwenger HS)
WR-Aaron Baker, Albion (senior from Constantine/Constantine HS)
TE-David DeBoer, Hope (junior from Grosse Pointe/South HS)
OL-Jared Andrzejewski, Kalamazoo (junior from Saint Johns/Saint Johns HS)
OL-Bryce Sims, Trine (sophomore from Columbia City, Ind./Columbia City HS)
OL-Kelly Durr, Alma (senior from Bad Axe/Bad Axe HS)
OL-Mike Fowler, Trine (senior from Saint Johns, Ind./Lake Central HS)

Second Team All-MIAA Defense
DB-Travis Martin, Alma (senior from Fennville/Fennville HS)
DB-Alex Hill, Olivet (senior from Berrien Springs/Berrien Springs HS)
DB-Ryan Rickaby, Trine (freshman from Adrian/Adrian HS)
DB-Aaron Selking, Trine (sophomore from Decatur, Ind./Adams Central HS)
DL-John Kinville, Adrian (junior from Northville/Detroit Catholic Central HS)
DL-Jeremy Green, Albion (sophomore from Chattanooga, Tenn./The McCallie School)
DL-Buddy Scarborough, Alma (senior from Romeo/Romeo HS)
DL-Chris Eichman, Trine (sophomore from Yoder, Ind./Carroll HS)
LB-Derek Jackson, Albion (sophomore from Allegan/Gobles HS)
LB-Zach Comer, Alma (senior from Alma/Alma HS)
LB-Bobby Watson, Adrian (senior from South Lyon/South Lyon HS)
LB-Chris Batterbee, Hope (junior from Gladwin/Gladwin HS)

Second Team All-MIAA Specialists
P-Nathan Fitzsimmons, Trine (senior from Warsaw, Ind./Warsaw HS)
K-Justin Warner, Adrian (junior from Paw Paw/Paw Paw HS)
Return specialist-Kyle Dietrich, Hope (sophomore from Gobles/Gobles HS)

Player of the Week Honor Roll
Offensive Player
Week #1 - Mackenzie McGrady, Alma
Week #2 - Aaron Dolkowski, Albion
Week #3 - Eric Watt, Trine
Week #4 - Eric Watt, Trine
Week #5 - Jake Manning, Hope
Week #6 - Mario Brown, Trine
Week #7 - Mackenzie McGrady, Alma, and Troy Niblock, Adrian
Week #8 - Jimmy Semelsberger, Kalamazoo
Week #9 - Josh Echtinaw, Hope and Paul Curtis, Trine
Week #10 - Aaron Baker, Albion
Week #11 - Mackenzie McGrady, Alma
Week #12 - Tim Elzinga, Hope

Defensive Player
Week #1 - Chris Batterbee, Hope
Week #2 - Chris McGuire, Adrian
Week #3 - Nick Merlo, Alma
Week #4 - Austin Rodgers, Albion
Week #5 - Hakeem Yakubu, Olivet
Week #6 - Derek Jackson, Albion
Week #7 - Courtney Pearson, Trine
Week #8 - Zach Comer, Alma
Week #9 - Justin Judd, Adrian
Week #10 - Joe Curtis, Trine
Week #11 - Zach Comer, Alma
Week #12 - Travis Martin, Alma

Special Teams Player
Week #1 - Mychal Galla, Albion
Week #2 - Jon Rea, Kalamazoo
Week #3 - Jared Edwards, Adrian
Week #4 - Nate Fitzsimmons, Trine
Week #5 - Christian Verley, Trine
Week #6 - Jacob Lee, Albion
Week #7 - Corey Wangler, Alma
Week #8 - Kevin Allaer, Adrian
Week #9 - Jeremy Howard, Trine
Week #10 - Mychal Galla, Albion
Week #11 - Kevin Allaer, Adrian
Week #12 - Steve Hazekamp, Hope