Dec. 18, 2006
Football: Three Guins Earn Sports Network All-America Honors
Philadelphia, Pa. --
Senior
tailback Marcus Mason (Potomac, Md.)
and senior center Ryan Jewell
(Warren, Ohio) were named first-team
All-Americans while senior
cornerback Jason Perry (Warrensville
Heights, Ohio) was a second-team
pick by the Sports Network, the
service announced on Monday.
Mason's selection made it a clean
sweep of all-America teams being
named to the Associated Press, AFCA,
Walter Camp and now the Sports
Network.
Jewell was named to the Walter Camp
All-America team while being named
second-team Associated Press.
Jewell started
all 14 games at center for the
Penguins during the 2006 campaign. A
team captain, he started 42 contests
during his four-year YSU career. He
was a two-time All-Gateway
first-team selection and as a senior
was a first-team all-league pick.
Mason, the Gateway Football
Conference's Offensive Player of the
Year, rushed for a school-record
1,847 yards on 302 carries and
scored 23 touchdowns.
Perry was a second-team Associated
Press selection as well. He finished
with a team-high 11 pass breakups
and tied for team-high honors with
four interceptions. Perry finished
with 65 total tackles, including 32
solo stops. |
