Elvis Romero of Bridgewater State, Campbell Marchant of Framingham State, Marshall McCarthy of Massachusetts Maritime, Zach Ziemba of Plymouth State and Pat Sullivan of UMass Dartmouth have been named to the 2016 New England Football Writers Association Division II-III All-New England team.

Earlier this month, all five earned a spot on the MASCAC Football First Team All-Conference squad. McCarthy earned Defensive Player of the Year honors while Sullivan was named the Offensive Lineman of the Year.

In ten games for Bridgewater State this season, Romero accumulated 53 tackles (35 solo) including 16 tackles for loss and five sacks to go along with a pair of forced fumble. The Wayne, New Jersey product tied for second in the MASCAC in tackles for loss and tied for fifth in sacks. This is his second straight year being named to the NEFWA All-New England squad.

Marchant recorded 51 total tackles during his junior season with the Rams, including 31 solo stops.  Marchant averaged 4.6 tackles per game while compiling 6.5 sacks and eight tackles for a loss with two forced fumbles and five pass breakups.

McCarthy recorded 108 total tackles in just nine games played for the Buccaneers during the season to rank 12^th nationally in NCAA Division III that category.  Marshall led the country in solo stops with 83 overall (9.2 per game), and he became the first player in school history to post back-to-back 100-tackle campaigns. 

Ziemba  led the Panthers with 71 tackles, including 62 solo stops. He collected four tackles for minus yardage, a forced fumble, a fumble recovery, five INT and four pass break-ups. Ziemba also made an impact on special teams, blocking two kicks and nearly blocking several others.

Sullivan anchored a Corsair offensive line that finished with a program-record 4,641 total yards offense on the season, averaging 464.1 yards per game. As a unit, the Corsairs posted 500-plus yards in six separate outings including a 705-yard performance against Mass. Maritime. At the left tackle position, Sullivan was a key component in a season that saw a league-best 2,879 rushing yards and 24 rushing touchdowns, with three Corsair running backs totaling above 500 on the season. He also provided protection for 1,762 passing yards (176.2 per game) and MASCAC-best 19 passing touchdowns while allowing just 19 sacks. 

The 2016 team will be honored at the New England Football Writers Captains and Awards Banquet on Thursday, December 8 in Stoneham, Mass. 

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Portions of this release courtesy of Bridgewater State, Framingham State, Mass. Maritime, Plymouth State and UMass Dartmouth Sports Information