10 Roos make 2010 All SCAC!!!!!

Austin College seniors Austin Light, Matt Finke and Greg Harrell headline a list of 10 Kangaroo football players who have been named by the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference as All-Conference performers, the league office has announced.

Light, Finke and Harrell were each honored as First Team All-SCAC performers, while juniors Ethan Tanner and Kenneth Eneh were named to the All-SCAC Second Team and seniors Evan Coachman, Joshua Willis and Travis Zambiasi along with juniors Braydon MaQuar and Tanner Martin were selected as Honorable Mention All-SCAC performers.

Light, an offensive lineman from Collinsville, was selected as one of the top tackles in the conference after helping the ’Roos average better than 142 rushing yards and 336 total yards of offense per game this season. The offensive line allowed the fourth fewest sacks in the conference this year.

Finke, a defensive back from Denison, had a SCAC-leading five interceptions and averaged a staggering 35.4 yards per return with two touchdowns including a long of 76 yards. Finke also finished with 33 tackles on the season.

Harrell, a tight end from Plano, was third in the conference with 53 receptions and second in receiving yards with 794, adding five touchdowns in nine games this season.

Linebackers Eneh and Tanner, from Flower Mound and Rockwall, respectively, each finished near the top of the SCAC in tackles this season. Eneh was fifth with 84 stops, including 7.5 for loss, and Tanner finished 10th with 72 tackles, including 7.0 for loss. Eneh also forced three fumbles, recovered two and had two interceptions while Tanner had 2.5 sacks and two forced fumbles.

Coachman, a safety from Frisco, was fifth on the team with 58 tackles and added a pair of interceptions this season. Willis, a safety from Harrison, Arkansas, was second on the team with 81 tackles, including 3.5 for loss. Zambiasi, a quarterback from Gunter, was third in the SCAC in pass efficiency and threw for 1,264 yards with 10 touchdowns against just four picks and added 391 yards and a score on the ground.

MaQuar, a runningback from Forney, rushed for 231 yards and four touchdowns and also finished among the SCAC leaders with 44 receptions for 423 yards and four touchdowns. Martin, a linebacker from Paris, was ninth in the SCAC with 74 tackles, including 2.5 for loss.
Austin College athletic teams participate as a member of the NCAA Division III and the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference.

Written by Jeff Kelly