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Final 2007 MIAA Football Report

	League					Overall
	W	L	PF	PA		W	L	PF	PA
Olivet	6	1	225	98		6	5	281	215
Hope	6	1	291	165		6	4	339	297
Alma	5	2	235	184		5	5	298	279
Adrian	4	3	200	106		7	3	291	144
Tri-State	4	3	159	166		6	4	204	226
Albion	2	5	170	179		2	8	204	262
Wisconsin Lutheran	1	6	95	273		2	8	135	381
Kalamazoo	0	7	84	288		1	8	145	345

NCAA Playoffs
First Round at Pella, Iowa
Central, Ia. 38, Olivet 17

All-MIAA Football Honors

Doug VanEerden, Hope College
senior from Grand Rapids/GR Christian HS

Troy Niblock, Adrian
junior from White Pigeon/White Pigeon HS

CO-DEFENSIVE MVPs

Marc Miller, Olivet College
senior from Sunfield/Lake Odessa HS

Courtney Pearson, Tri-State University
junior from Fort Wayne, Ind./South Side HS

PETE SCHMIDT SCHOLAR-ATHLETES
A Scholar-Athlete Award honoring the legacy of the
late Pete Schmidt, Albion football coach, 1983-96.

Michael Benson, Kalamazoo College
senior from Lexington, Ky./University Liggett HS

George Klupchak, Hope College
senior from Naperville, Ill./Naperville Central HS

All-MIAA Offensive First Team
OL – James Boyd, Olivet* (senior from St. Charles, Ill./Stoney Creek HS)
OL – Wren Chellis, Alma** (senior from Ellsworth/Central Lake HS)
OL – Jake Droppers, Hope** (senior from Kalamazoo/Portage Northern HS)
OL – Erik Ladomersky, Hope** (junior from Grandville/Grandville HS)
OL – Evan Walters, Albion* (senior from Laingsburg/Laingsburg HS)
TE –Kevin Vandenbosch, Hope** (senior from Grandville/Calvin Christian HS)
WR – Joe Cline, Alma*** (senior from Ithaca/Ithaca HS)
WR – Josh Silvernail, Albion* (senior from Livonia/Clarenceville HS)
WR – Doug VanEerden, Hope* (senior from Grand Rapids/Grand Rapids Christian HS)
RB – David Booko, Hope** (senior from Three Rivers/Three Rivers HS)
RB – Pat Clasgens, Olivet* (sophomore from Livonia/Stevenson HS)
QB – Troy Niblock, Adrian* (junior from White Pigeon/White Pigeon HS)

All-MIAA Defensive First Team
DL – Marc Miller, Olivet* (senior from Sunfield/Lake Odessa HS)
DL – Ward Ritter, Adrian* (senior from Rockwood/Oscar A. Carlson HS)
DL – Matt Rugenstein, Hope*** (senior Grand Rapids/Grand Rapids Christian HS)
DL – Zac Zanotti, Alma* (senior from Bay City/Bay City Central HS)
LB – Courtney Pearson, Tri-State* (junior from Fort Wayne, Ind./South Side HS)
LB – DeRan Thomas, Olivet** (senior from Detroit/H.W. Notre Dame HS)
LB – Drew Weigl, Hope* (senior from Saginaw/Nouvel Catholic Central HS)
LB – Hakeem Yakubu, Olivet* (sophomore from Kalamazoo/Central HS)
DB – Troy Blasius, Hope* (senior from Gaylord/Saint Mary’s Catholic HS)
DB – Nate Hughes, Olivet** (senior from Marshall/Marshall HS)
DB – Brandon Mohney, Adrian* (senior from Napoleon/Napoleon HS)
DB – Michael Terranova, Olivet* (junior from Lansing/Catholic Central HS)

All-MIAA First Team Specialists
P – Ryan Patten, Olivet* (sophomore from Charlotte/Charlotte HS)
K – Chris Bowen, Hope* (senior from Ithaca/Ithaca HS)
Return Specialist – Corie Latta, Tri-State* (junior from Battle Creek/Delton Kellogg HS)
* Denotes years All-MIAA first team

All-MIAA Offensive Second Team
OL – James Greenlee, Tri-State (sophomore from Columbus, Ind./Columbus North HS)
OL – Ben Smith, Hope (senior from Vermontville/Vermontville Maple Valley HS)
OL – Chris VanDalsen, Olivet (junior from Jenison/Jenison HS)
OL – Sam VandenHeuvel, Wisconsin Lutheran (senior from Appleton, Wisc./Fox Valley Luth. HS)
OL – Tyler Wellman, Alma (senior from DeWitt/DeWitt HS)
TE – Zach Benko, Albion (senior from Blissfield/Blissfield HS)
TE – Rod Sanders, Olivet (senior from Detroit/H.W. Notre Dame HS)
WR – Chris Smith, Olivet (senior from Dimondale/Holt HS)
WR – Jeremy Stephens, Alma (junior from Maple Rapids/Fulton HS)
WR – Desmond Upshaw, Adrian (senior from Detroit/Taylor Truman HS)
RB – Bill Bacarella, Albion (junior from Monroe/St. Mary’s Catholic Central HS)
RB – Brent Jones, Hope (sophomore from Canton/Plymouth HS)
QB – Jake Manning, Hope (junior from Schoolcraft/Schoolcraft HS)

All-MIAA Defensive Second Team
DL – Colin Balas, Hope (senior from Kalamazoo/Portage Central HS)
DL – Alex Catlin, Alma (senior from Alma/Alma HS)
DL – Andy Motz, Albion (junior from Mendon/Mendon HS)
DL – Gino Panza, Adrian (sophomore from Monroe/Jefferson HS)
LB – Kyle Dunaj, Adrian (senior from Macomb/Dakota HS)
LB – Matt Eby, Tri-State (senior from Warsaw, Ind./Tippecanoe Valley HS)
LB – Brian Lenneman, Alma (senior from Portland/Portland St. Patrick’s HS)
LB – Nate Rosenberg, Wisconsin Lutheran (freshman from Hortonville, Wisc./Fox Valley Luth. HS)
DB – Chris Elsey, Adrian (senior from Brighton/Brighton HS)
DB – Alex Hill, Olivet (junior from Berrien Springs/Berrien Springs HS)
DB – Corie Latta, Tri-State (junior from Battle Creek/Delton Kellogg HS)
DB – Kyle Percival, Alma (junior from Lansing/Waverly HS)

All-MIAA Second Team Specialists
P – Nathan Fitzsimmons, Tri-State (junior from Warsaw, Ind./Warsaw HS)
K – Justin Hoover, Tri-State (senior from Napoleon, Ohio/Napoleon HS)
K – Justin Warner – Adrian (sophomore from Paw Paw/Paw Paw HS)
Return Specialist – Willie Jones, Olivet (sophomore from Detroit/River Rouge HS)

2007 Player of the Week Honor Roll

Special Teams
Week #1 - Eric Treske, Wisconsin Lutheran
Week #2 - Mychal Gallas, Albion
Week #3 - Justin Hoover, Tri-State
Week #4 - Joe Beehler, Adrian
Week #5 - Chris Bowen, Hope
Week #6 - Joey Goeb, Hope
Week #7 - Chris Bowen, Hope
Week #8 - Kevin Allaer, Adrian
Week #9 - Corrie Latta, Tri-State
Week #10 - Nathaniel Fitzsimmons, Tri-State
Week #11 - Ryan Patten, Olivet