2010 All-PFL Teams
MOREHEAD, Ky. – Eight Morehead State football players have earned spots on the All-Pioneer Football League Teams, including four who earned either first or second team.
Highlighting the selections was sophomore kicker Rainer Duzan who was named the First-Team All-PFL placekicker. Junior fullback Ronnie McDermott, junior linebacker Tony Bachman, and junior defensive end Jerome Raymond were each named to the second-team.
The Eagles also had four players named honorable mention, including sophomore wide receiver Donte Sawyer, junior offensive lineman Eric Matteson, senior offensive lineman Brad Seger, and junior defensive end Mark Hall.
Duzan led the Eagles in scoring with 59 points, including a perfect worksheet on PATs at 26-for-26. He was also 11-for-13 on field goals to lead the league in field goal percentage. Duzan also handled a majority of the punting and kickoff duties for the Eagles. He averaged 38.4 yards per punt, including five 50-plus yarders, and landed 18 inside the 20. On kickoffs, he averaged 47.4 yards.
McDermott finished as the Eagles’ leading receiver on a very balanced passing offense. He caught 49 passes for 673 yards and a touchdown and averaged a team high 61.2 yards per game. His top game came against Jacksonville when he hauled in seven catches for 121 yards.
Bachman concluded the season ranked second in the PFL and first on the team with 122 total stops to average 11.1 per game. He also collected nine tackles behind the line of scrimmage, forced a pair of fumbles, recovered a fumble, and recorded an interception from his middle linebacker position.
Raymond ranked third in the league with 19.5 tackles for loss for 118 yards and finished fourth in the league and first on the team with 11.5 sacks for 72 yards in losses. He notched 59 total stops with a league high three fumble recoveries while also forcing an opponent fumble.
Sawyer ranked second on the team with 43 catches for 457 yards and two touchdowns. He also led the team with 23 kickoff returns for 423 yards, averaging 20.3 yard per return. He led the Eagles in all-purpose yards per game with 85.5.
Hall finished with 55 total tackles, including 16.5 tackles for loss. He also had three sacks, four pass breakups, a blocked kick, and forced a safety.
Seger returned from a season-ending injury a year ago to help the Eagle offense generate 341 yards per game, including protecting quarterback Zach Lewis who threw for nearly 3,000 yards. Matteson also started all 11 games at right tackle and helped guide the way for MSU to score 12 rushing touchdowns.
Dayton quarterback Steve Valentino was named the PFL Offensive Player of the Year, while Drake’s Dain Taylor was picked as the Defensive Player of the Year. Davidson quarterback Jonathan Carkhuff was tabbed Offensive Rookie of the Year, and Jacksonville’s Mike Klein was voted the league Defensive Rookie of the Year. Dayton skipper Rick Chamberlin was selected by his peers as the PFL Coach of the Year.
