Abuhoff All-New England

Dartmouth sophomore Shawn Abuhoff has been named to the New England Football Writers Football Championship Subdivision all-star team as a return specialist. The only sophomore so honored, Abuhoff was 18th in the nation in kickoff returns this fall and in the top 20 in punt returns most of the season despite lingering injuries that slowed him as the year went on. He averaged 25.2 yards on kickoff returns with a long of 58, and 8.6 yards on punt returns with a long of 39.

The full New England Football Writers Football Championship Subdivision all-star team:

OFFENSE
OL Paul Jasinowski Brown Sr.
OL James Williams Harvard Sr.
OL Chris Poole Holy Cross Sr.
OL Vladimir Ducasse Massachusetts Sr.
OL Kevin Newhall Northeastern Sr.
OL Tom Neill New Hampshire Sr.
QB Dominic Randolph Holy Cross Sr.
RB James Mallory Central Conn. Sr.
RB John Griffin Northeastern Jr.
FB Chris Zardas Massachusetts Sr.
WR Buddy Farnham Brown Sr.
WR Steve Tedesco Sacred Heart Sr.
WR Landis Williams Maine Sr.
WR Shawn Leonard Rhode Island Sr.
TE Scott Sicko New Hampshire Sr.

DEFENSE
DL James Develin Brown Sr.
DL Don Smith Bryant Sr.
DL Jordan Stevens Maine Sr.
DL Carl Ehrlich Harvard Sr.
LB Paul Rice Yale Sr.
LB Sean Ware New Hampshire Sr.
LB Jon Takamura Harvard Sr.
LB Marcus Rodriguez Holy Cross Sr.
DB Terrence Klein New Hampshire Sr.
DB Marcus Dorsey Central Conn. Sr.
DB Michael Wright Holy Cross Sr.
DB Derrick Barker Harvard Sr.
DB Jeromy Miles Massachusetts Sr.

SPECIAL TEAMS
KS Tom Mante Yale Sr.
RS Shawn Abuhoff Dartmouth So.

The full New England Football Writers release:

Holy Cross senior quarterback Dominic Randolph and Brown wide receiver Buddy Farnham lead this year’s FCS All-New England team as selected by the New England Football Writers with each garnering their third-consecutive selection.

The team, which represents all 13 schools, will be honored at the annual New England Football Writers Captains and Awards Banquet on Thursday, December 10, 2009 at Casa Di Fior in Wilmington, Mass.

In addition to Randolph and Farnham, Harvard’s James Williams, Central Connecticut’s James Mallory and Bryant’s Don Smith are each making a second-consecutive appearance on the team. The squad of 30 features 28 seniors, one junior and one sophomore. Four conferences are represented with the Colonial Athletic Association sending 12 selections, the Ivy League contributing 10, and the Patriot League and the Northeastern Conference each adding four players.