2017 Postseason Honors
By: CSFL Staff | Collegiate Sprint Football League | November 27, 2017
Army West Point defensive lineman Curtis Jerzerick was named the 2017 CSFL Player of the Year, taking home the Kay Trophy as the league’s top performer after pacing the Black Knights’ defense to an unbeaten season that included a shutout in the inaugural CSFL title game.
In addition to Jerzerick taking home the top major award of the year, a pair of freshmen linebackers were named co-Newcomers of the Year after a tie in the voting. Mansfield’s Josh Friebis and Penn’s Matt Gorman split the honor for a defensive sweep of the major awards.
The league’s head coaches nominate and vote for the All-CSFL team each season. The complete All-Conference team, linked above and listed below, includes 93 total players split into a first team, second team and honorable mention.
Jerzerick led Army West Point to the league title this year after recording nine tackles, 2.0 tackles for loss and 1.0 sack in a 10-0 win over Penn in the inaugural title game. Jerzerick helped lead the top defense in the league this season as Army West Point held opponents to just 5.8 points and 171.9 yards per game. He finished the year with 38 total tackles, including 12.5 tackles for loss and 6.0 sacks. Jerzerick also blocked one kick, recovered one fumble and returned it for a touchdown and broke up two passes.
Penn won the South Division title and the right to play at Army West Point in the league title game. The Quakers, who won the CSFL crown in 2016, finished the year with just two losses, both to undefeated Army. Gorman paced the Penn defense with a team-high 60 total tackles, including 7.5 tackles for loss and 2.0 sacks. The 60 tackles ranked third in the entire CSFL this season. He also recorded one interception, forced one fumble and broke up two passes.
Friebis was a bright spot for Mansfield all season, finishing the year with a league-high 73 total tackles that included 5.0 tackles for loss. The next highest total in the league was 63 tackles, a full 10 stops behind Friebis. He also forced two fumbles, recovered three fumbles and blocked one kick on the year.
Jerzerick, Friebis and Gorman were all named to first team All-League honors in addition to winning the major awards for the season. The All-CSFL first team features a total of 34 players and includes at least one player from eight different teams. Army West Point led the league with a total of nine first team selections, followed by Penn with six.
The 2017 CSFL season marked a year of firsts for the league, which split into two divisions for the first time and featured the North Division and South Division winners playing in a true championship game. The league also welcomed Caldwell as its ninth member and changed the weight limit for players from 172 pounds to 178 pounds.
Army West Point finished the year at 8-0 to cap the 35th CSFL title in program history and the 19th perfect season for the Black Knights.
MAJOR AWARD WINNERS
Player of the Year: Curtis Jerzerick (Army West Point)
Co-Newcomer of the Year: Matt Gorman (Penn)
Co-Newcomer of the Year: Josh Friebis (Mansfield)
1st TEAM OFFENSE
QB Eddie Jenkins..................... Penn
QB Keegan West....................... Army West Point
WR Marcus Jones......................Penn
WR D.J. McLean........................ Mansfield
WR Domoree Hill....................... Chestnut Hill
TE Ty Galyean......................... Army West Point
OL Jonathan Meier....................Navy
OL Nick Parsell......................... Chestnut Hill
OL Ben Friedman......................Penn
OL Steve Sicilia......................... Mansfield
OL Chris Bogardus....................Franklin Pierce
OL Zach Trainor........................ Army West Point
RB Kobie Smith.........................Franklin Pierce
RB Jake Gigliotti........................Army West Point
RB Jake Klaus........................... Penn
AP Karriem Royster...................Cornell
PK Jared Swenson....................Navy
PK Peter Davis......................... Army West Point
1ST TEAM DEFENSE
DB Tracey Woods..................... Penn
DB Patrick McMahan................. Navy
DB Dominic LaBell..................... Cornell
DB Desmond Young................... Army West Point
DB Quintin Quartararo...............Caldwell
LB Kadeem Pankey................... Chestnut Hill
LB Demitri Moreno................... Franklin Pierce
LB Jacob Marchillo.................... Army West Point
LB Matt Gorman ...................... Penn
LB Josh Friebis ......................... Mansfield
DL Curtis Jerzerick....................Army West Point
DL Luke Coughlin...................... Navy
DL Brian Layden....................... Chestnut Hill
DL Andrew Baddoo................... Cornell
DL Dylan Flexer........................ Mansfield
P John Herrmann....................Army West Point
2ND TEAM OFFENSE
QB Mike Marino....................... Chestnut Hill
WR Tionne Brown...................... Franklin Pierce
WR Jack Nicoletti....................... Cornell
WR Clayton Carter...................... Army West Point
OL Craig Hannon....................... Cornell
OL Jesse Helms........................ Army West Point
OL Elvin Davila......................... Caldwell
OL Matt McDermott.................. Penn
RB Will Griffen.......................... Cornell
RB Raevon Floyd-Bennett.......Chestnut Hill
RB Mac Lavis........................... Navy
2nd TEAM DEFENSE
DB Tanner Andrews................... Army West Point
DB Kyle Post.............................. Mansfield
DB Ryan Becerra....................... Franklin Pierce
DB Tom Console....................... Penn
DB Mike Doulong...................... Penn
DB Anthony Kelly...................... Chestnut Hill
LB Sheppard Wilson.................Navy
LB Alfonso Nazzaro...................Cornell
LB Nate Lopez.......................... Army West Point
LB Quinn Karam....................... Penn
DL Hansley Dalambert.............Post
DL Connor Long........................ Army West Point
DL James Scroggins..................Army West Point
DL Kyle Johnson-Hackett.........Chestnut Hill
DL Conrad McCarthy................. Cornell
DL Kane Kania.......................... Mansfield
HONORABLE MENTION OFFENSE
QB David Mosley...................... Post
QB Braydan Chmiel..................Navy
WR Reggie Robinson.................Chestnut Hill
WR Sam Shaunak......................Navy
WR Tom Williamson..................Army West Point
WR Devin Givens....................... Post
WR Jared Dockett......................Caldwell
WR Aidan Kelly.......................... Penn
WR Andrew Sutton....................Penn
OL Mike Botte.......................... Caldwell
OL Tristin Cicio.......................... Mansfield
OL Andrew Pelkey.................... Franklin Pierce
OL Adam Krause....................... Navy
RB David Butler........................ Mansfield
HONORABLE MENTION DEFENSE
DB Karriem Royster.................Cornell
DB Tyreek Rodrigues...............Franklin Pierce
LB Matt Murgia....................... Penn
LB Mason Hooten....................Navy
LB Alex Oldham.......................Navy
LB Dean Rye............................ Navy
LB Jon Baldwin........................Chestnut Hill
LB Mike McIlhenney................Chestnut Hill
LB Ian Rawn............................ Cornell
LB Bailee Johns........................Franklin Pierce
LB Royce Francisco.................Caldwell
LB Diego Hernandez................Caldwell
LB Eleodoro Perez....................Post
LB Trevor Patterson.................Post
DL Bryant Schlade....................Navy
DL Christopher Andolina.........Cornell
DL Amanze Udebiuwa...............Cornell
DL Bobby Kierce....................... Franklin Pierce
