Football 2008 News & Notes

2008 WSFL News & Notes

NJCAA Honors 13 WSFL Players as 2008 All-Americans — The WSFL had a total of 13 players selected to the NJCAA All-American Teams. Selected to the First Team were Peter Tuitupou (Snow, TE, So.), James Aiono(Snow, DL, So.), Isi Filimoeatu (Snow, LB, So.), and Winston Venable(Glendale, DB, So.). Selected Second Team All-Americans were Jernorius McGill (Eastern Arizona, OL, Fr.), Regan Buck (Snow, RS, So.), and Marcus Benjamin (Arizona WesternDB, So.). Tabbed Honorable Mention were Robert Benjamin (Phoenix, QB, So.), Tony Reid (Eastern ArizonaRB, So.), Joel Walton (Arizona Western, DL, So.), Bubba Tuinei (Eastern Arizona, DL, So.),Joe Phillips (SnowPK, So.), and Josh Wilbur (Phoenix, P, So.).

Butler Scores 37-30 Double OT Win Over Snow — Snow College, ranked #1, scored 14 points in the fourth quarter to force overtime. After trading scores in the first extra period, Butler won its second straight National Championship by holding Snow out of the endzone in the second OT period. | more |

 

Harper Scores 33 in 4th to Defeat Phoenix — The Bears seemed perched to secure the 2008 Valley of the Sun Bowl before Harper (IL) College scored 33 unanswered points in the fourth quarter for a shocking 39-38 comeback win. | more |

Snow's Coburn & 7 Players Lead WSFL Postseason Honors —Steve Coburn has again been selected the WSFL's Coach of the Year while seven Badgers earned First Team All-WSFL Honors. | more |

Benjamin, Venable, Finau Earn Top ACCAC Honors — Phoenix College's Robert Benjamin is the ACCAC Offensive Player of the Year while teammate Tevita Finau and Glendale's Winston Venable are the Co-Defensive Players of the Year. | more |

WSFL Honors Young, Holmes & Jeffrey — Mesa's Ronald Young had three TDs to earn the WSFL Offensive Player of the Week honors. Zach Holmes posted 11 tackles to garner Defensive Player of the Week honors and Phoenix College's Treg Jeffrey hit four field goals, including a 52 yarder, to win WSFL Special Teams Player of the Week. | more |

Snow Clinches WSFL Title, PC to Host Valley of the Sun Bowl —With a 19-12 victory over Phoenix College, Snow clinched the 2008 WSFL Championship. Phoenix will host the 2008 Valley of the Sun Bowl.

Cotton, Van Orden, Schrader Earn WSFL Awards — Arizona Western's Terry Cotton won WSFL Offensive Player of the Week honors, while Joey Schrader and Chris Van Orden helped Snow remain undefeated and earned WSFL Defensive and Special Teams Player of the Week, respectively. | more |

Bevell Earns NJCAA Award — Mesa's Jimmy Bevel earned the NJCAA Offensive Player of te Week honor after tossing five TD passes and 270 yards. He added a sixth touchdown by running for a score.

Mesa Sweeps WSFL's Weekly Awards — Jimmy Bevel threw five TD passes, Stanley Gaskin had five tackles and three interceptions, and Terrance Anthony had 101 yards of kickoff returns to earn WSFL awards after Mesa defeated New Mexico Military 56-31. | more |

NMMI, Snow Players Honored — Snow's Jordan Brown helped keep the Snow Badgers ranked #2 and undefeated to earn WSFL Defensive Player of the Week honors. New Mexico Military's Vincent Santana and Michael McNatt helped the Broncos to a 45-26 victory to earn Offensive and Special Teams Players of the Week, respectively. | more |

Mecham, Phillips & Walton Honored for Top Plays — Snow continues to roll through the season and the honors just keep coming for the Badger players as Quinn Mecham and Joe Phillips were tabbed the Offensive and Special Teams Player of the Week, respectively. Arizona Western's Joel Walton was named the Defensive Player of the Week. | more |

Snow's Buck Tabbed National Special Teams Player of the Week — Regan Buck helped #2 ranked Snow remain undefeated and was selected the NJCAA's Special Teams Player of the Week. Buck averaged 30.7 yards on three kickoff returns and returned a punt 72 yards for a touchdown.

Snow Rolls Behind Willson & Buck, Williams Leads Glendale —#2 ranked Snow remained undefeated behind the play of Chad Willson and Regan Buck, the WSFL's Defensive and Special Teams Player of the Week. Mike Willians led Glendale to victory with 154 yards rushing to garner WSFL Offensive Player o the Week honors. | more |

Phillips Named National Special Teams Player of the Week —Snow College's Joe Phillips had five extra points and a 43-yard field goal to earn the NJCAA National Special Teams Player of the Week. His kicks came in a 45-13 win over previously undefeated Glendale.

Snow's Mecham & Phillips, Western's Walton Earn Honors —Snow defeated previously undefeated Glendale and Quinn Mecham and Joe Phillips were rewarded for their play with the WSFL's Offensive and Special Teams Player of the Week honors, respectively. Arizona Western's Joel Walton is the Defensive Player of the Week after posting three sacks. | more |

Mesa, Snow Share Weekly WSFL Awards — Mesa QB Jimmy Bevell tossed three touchdowns to earn the WSFL's Offensive Player of the week, while Jordan Brown and Regan Buck helped keep #4 Snow undefeated to garner the Defensive Player of the Week and Special Teams Player of the Week awards, respectively. | more |

WSFL Names First Weekly Honorees of 2008 — Glendale's Daniel Tervort is the WSFL's Offensive Player of the week, Scottsdale's Sam Liebman is the Defensive Player of the Week, and Mesa's Alex Jentsen and Scottsdale's Jamorris Warren are the Special Teams Co-Players of the Week. | more |

WSFL Composite Schedule Posted — #4 Snow will open play for the WSFL when it travels to Air Force Prep on August 29th. Glendale and New Mexico Military open the 2008 season on August 30th, while the rest of the WSFL will kick off the season no September 6th. | Complete Schedule |

Snow Leads Four WSFL Squads in Preseason Top 25 — Snow College, coming off of an 11-1 record in 2007, is ranked #4 in the 2008 NJCAA/JCFootball.com Pre-Season Top 25. Joining Snow in th erankings are Eastern Arizona (#12), Glendale (#15) and Mesa (#21). | more |

7 Players Honored as Pre-Season All-Americans — The WSFL has seven players listed as either First Team or Second Team Pre-Season All- Americans. Arizona Western leads the way with the players earning the pre-season honor. | more |