2018 Postseason Honors
By: CSFL Staff | Collegiate Sprint Football League | December 4, 2018
Army West Point quarterback Keegan West was named the 2018 CSFL Player of the Year, taking home the Kay Trophy as the league’s top performer after leading the No. 1 offense in the CSFL in 2018. Mansfield defensive back Brandon Allen was named the Newcomer of the Year.
In addition to the two major award winners for for the 2018 season, the complete list of All-CSFL honorees was announced Tuesday. The All-CSFL team is selected by the head coaches in the league and is split into first team, second team and honorable mention recognitions.
The coaches in the league selected West as this year’s top player after he averaged 275.1 passing yards per game. The senior signal caller from Army completed 61 percent of his passes for a league-high 1,926 yards with 21 touchdowns and just three interceptions. He also rushed for two touchdowns to account for 23 total scores this season. West led any Army offensive unit that ranked first in the CSFL in scoring (38.4 points per game), total offense (402.4 yards per game) and passing offense (305.0 yards per game).
Allen was chosen as the top rookie in the league and was selected to second team All-CSFL honors as a defensive back. The freshman was twice named the CSFL Defensive Player of the Week during the year and finished the year ranked second in the CSFL with four interceptions, one of which he returned for a touchdown. Allen recorded 25 total tackles, one fumble recovery that he returned 94 yards and broke up five additional passes on top of his four interceptions.
All nine teams that completed a full season in the CSFL are represented on the All-CSFL squad. 2018 champion Navy tops the league with 15 total honorees, including seven first team selections, while runner-up Army West Point has 14 selections. Cornell and Penn each have 12 honorees, followed by Chestnut Hill and Mansfield with 11 each, St. Thomas Aquinas with eight, Post with six and Caldwell with five for a total of 94 honorees.
The 2018 CSFL season saw South Division champion Navy come away with the overall crown after defeating North Division champion Army West Point by a 24-10 score in the second annual CSFL title game, which was played Nov. 10 at St. Thomas Aquinas. The two fierce rivals split a pair of games this season after Army West Point was victorious by a 17-14 margin on the road at Navy back on Sept. 21.
Navy finished the year with a 7-1 overall record and a 4-0 mark in the South Division. Chestnut Hill placed second in the South with a 4-3 overall record and a 3-1 divisional mark. Penn followed at 3-3 overall and 2-2 in divisional games and Mansfield was fourth in the South with a 1-3 divisional record, but set a single-season record for wins with a 4-3 overall mark. Caldwell finished winless in fifth place in the South.
Army won the North Division with a 3-0 record and finished up 6-1 overall. Cornell was second in the North with a 4-2 overall record and a 2-1 mark in divisional play. St. Thomas Aquinas wrapped up its inaugural season with a 2-4 overall record and a 1-2 mark in divisional play and Post finished the year with a 1-6 overall record in fourth place in the North Division.
The 2019 CSFL season will see the departure of Franklin Pierce from the league as the Ravens have transitioned to NCAA Division II football, but the league will once again expand to 10 teams with the addition of Alderson Broaddus University.
1ST TEAM OFFENSE
QB Keegan West....................... Army West Point
RB Caleb Champion................... Navy
RB Raevon Floyd-Bennett........... Chestnut Hill
RB Will Griffen.......................... Cornell
RB Jake Klaus........................... Penn
WR LaDarrius Phillips.................. Post
WR Carl Watson........................ Caldwell
WR Tom Williamson................... Army West Point
OL Benjamin Friedman............... Penn
OL James Keneally.................... Navy
OL Jonathan Klobus................... Cornell
OL Patrick Riley........................ Army West Point
OL Steve Sicilia......................... Mansfield
OL Matt Weir........................... Chestnut Hill
TE Dane Livengood................... Navy
ATH Brooks Panhans................... Cornell
PK Seppi Ortman...................... Army West Point
KR Jimmy English...................... St. Thomas Aquinas
PR Brendan McCaffrey............... Penn
1ST TEAM DEFENSE
DL NaVonte Dean..................... Army West Point
DL Brian Layden....................... Chestnut Hill
DL Zach Lechthaler.................... Army West Point
DL Matthew Luebke.................. Cornell
DL Nick Scalise......................... Navy
DL Sam Smallzman................... Penn
LB Jon Baldwin......................... Chestnut Hill
LB Tate Blessinger.................... Army West Point
LB Dean Rye............................ Navy
LB Matthew Terlizzi.................. Post
DB Tom Console....................... Penn
DB Grant Hooper....................... Navy
DB Nate Moser......................... Chestnut Hill
DB Marcus Weeks.................... Cornell
DB Desmond Young................... Army West Point
P George Skinner.................... Navy
2ND TEAM OFFENSE
QB Braydan Chmiel.................... Navy
WR Clayton Carter...................... Army West Point
WR Nitai Chun........................... Army West Point
WR Quinn Henry........................ Mansfield
WR Domoree Hill....................... Chestnut Hill
WR Reggie Robinson................... Chestnut Hill
OL John Grassi.......................... St. Thomas Aquinas
OL Jesse Helms........................ Army West Point
OL Tyler Johnson...................... Post
OL Kevin Meredith.................... Chestnut Hill
OL Dante Torrisi........................ Mansfield
TE Mike Shannon..................... Army West Point
2ND Team DEFENSE
DL Kyle Johnson-Hackett............ Chestnut Hill
DL Sgawb Kluchinsky................. Navy
DL Gavin O’Donnell................... Navy
DL James Scroggins................... Army West Point
DL Amanze Udebiuwa............... Cornell
LB Harold Green....................... Cornell
LB James Juliano...................... Penn
LB Troy Monroe....................... Navy
LB Matteo Murgia.................... Penn
LB Alfonso Nazzaro................... Cornell
LB Andrew Schwenk................. Mansfield
DB Brandon Allen...................... Mansfield
DB Luca Curran......................... Penn
DB Malyk Michel...................... St. Thomas Aquinas
DB Peter Sanchez...................... Cornell
DB Miles Whitlow..................... Navy
DB Haleem Woods.................... Caldwell
HONORABLE MENTION OFFENSE
QB Buddy Enriquez.................... Post
QB Adam Hutchison...................Mansfield
QB Tajae Irby........................... Caldwell
QB Eddie Jenkins....................... Penn
QB Mike Marino....................... Chestnut Hill
QB Connor Ostrander................. Cornell
QB Luke Sullivan....................... St. Thomas Aquinas
WR Jimmy English...................... St. Thomas Aquinas
WR Aidan Kelly.......................... Penn
WR Colton Kotecki...................... Cornell
WR DJ McLean.......................... Mansfield
OL Saleem Bush....................... Caldwell
OL Tristin Cicio.......................... Mansfield
OL Reid Kaplan......................... Navy
TE Benjamin Klaus.................... Penn
HONORABLE MENTION DEFENSE
DL Conrad McCarthy................. Cornell
DL Chase Moser....................... Mansfield
DL Alex Nicolas......................... Chestnut Hill
DL Tyreke Smith....................... St. Thomas Aquinas
LB Bryton Barna....................... Mansfield
LB Cameron Francette............... Post
LB Royce Francisco................... Caldwell
LB Mason Hooten..................... Navy
LB Aaron Johnson..................... Penn
LB Mike Kehoe........................ St. Thomas Aquinas
LB Will Smith........................... St. Thomas Aquinas
LB Onorino Tamburri................. Army West Point
LB Kyle Teneyck....................... St. Thomas Aquinas
LB Sheppard Wilson.................. Navy
DB Cody Borges........................ Post
DB Dajuan Buie......................... Mansfield
