RELEASE DATE: 11/10/05
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: FIVE MOUNTIES EARN ALL-PSAC EAST FOOTBALL HONORS -- JAMAR FOULKS, POOHBEAR McNEAL,
RONNIE MONTGOMERY, KEITH SLEZAK, AND ANDRE' TURNER NAMED TO SECOND TEAM HONORS
LOCK HAVEN --
Jamar Foulks (Pittsburgh/Westinghouse), Poohbear McNeal (Orlando,
FL/Lake Highland Prep), Keith Slezak (Windber/Windber) and
Andre' Turner
(Pittsburgh/Peabody) repeat as All - PSAC East selections to
highlight five Mountaineers being named to the 2005 All-Pennsylvania State Athletic
Conference (PSAC) East Team. The team, selected by the PSAC East head coaches,
was released by the conference today.
Ronnie Montgomery (Syracuse,
NY/Corcoran) earns All-PSAC East second team honors for the first
time
The Mountaineers have one more game this season when they
travel to Coastal Carolina University in South Carolina this Saturday to face
the Nationally ranked Division I AA Chanticleers.
A junior, the 321-pound tackle adds
a second team selection this season to his stellar career. Foulks earned First Team All-PSAC
East honors in each of his first two seasons at Mansfield as a center
before moving to tackle this season. This makes the third straight year he
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McNeal was named to second team
honors after finishing sixth in the conference in rushing this season. McNeal averaged 108.2
yards per game rushing for 1,082 yards and five touchdowns while catching
39 passes and three touchdown receptions. McNeal broke the all time
rushing record at Mansfield this season, and has now rushed for 3,589
yards in his career. This selection marks McNeal's third straight All-PSAC
East selection. |
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Montgomery was selected to his
first All-PSAC East second team honor this season as a return specialist.
Despite missing a number of games with an injury, Montgomery managed 35
returns for 684 yards, an average of 19.5 yards per return. |
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Slezak finished third on the team
and ranked among the conference leaders for tackles for the second year
straight. The senior linebacker was in on 67 stops this season including
38 solo with four tackles for a loss and 1.5 sacks. Slezak was also named
to the All-PSAC East second team last season. |
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Turner earns his third All-PSAC
East second team
selection in a row this season. The junior linebacker led the team and
was 10th
in the PSAC in tackles with 84 including 42 solo. He also had 4.0
tackles for a loss, six pass breakups and three fumble recoveries. |
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