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Nine Blue Hens Honored on All-CAA Teams; Five on First Team
11/20/2018 12:25:00 PM | Football
NEWARK, Del. – The Colonial Athletic Association proved yet again this fall just how powerful of a conference it is, setting an NCAA record with six teams making the NCAA FCS Playoffs.
The league's competitiveness doesn't stop at the games as the all-conference awards are just as competitive and on Tuesday, the University of Delaware football program had nine players honored as part of the league's year-end awards.
Seniors Mario Farinella,Charles Scarff, Nasir Adderley and Troy Reeder, were joined by junior punter Nick Pritchard on the first team. The five Blue Hens marks the most first team honorees since 2007 when Joe Flacco, Omar Cuff and company piled up six first team accolades.
Also honored were seniors Joe Walker, Noah Beh and Ray Jones, along with junior Cam Kitchen, all whom made All-CAA Third Team.
The nine student-athletes helped Delaware pile up seven wins for a second consecutive season, marking the first time since 2010 and 2011 that the Blue Hens reached seven or more wins in back-to-back seasons.
It's also the first FCS Playoff appearance for the Blue Hens since 2010.
Scarff ended the regular season as the team's leading receiver with 40 catches on the year, good for 462 yards and seven TD catches. It's the second most TD catches by a tight end in school history.
Adderley earned his second straight First Team accolade, ranking second on the team with 80 tackles and led the team with four INTs. He is the only player in all of FCS with 75 or more tackles and four or more INTs both this year and last year. He also added seven pass breakups, a forced fumble, a fumble recovery and a highlight reel 92-yd kickoff return for a touchdown against UNH.
Reeder also earned his second straight First Team accolade, leading the CAA and ranking 10thin the country with 115 tackles, including 12.5 for a loss. He is the only player in all of FCS to have 115 or more tackles and 12 or more TFLs. His 115 tackles are the most by a Blue Hen since Patrick Callaway in 2013.
Reeder and Adderley were both honored this week by being named finalists for the Buck Buchanan Award, given to the nation's top FCS defensive player.
Pritchard was a weapon for Delaware all fall long, leading the league with a 42.2 yards per punt average, including landing 16 inside the 20. He ripped off 52 punts on the season, 10 of which went for 50 or more yards, including a season-long 60-yarder.
Farinella and Beh were critical parts of the Blue Hens' offensive line that led the way for 15 rushing TDs and protected junior QB Patrick Kehoe, who ushered his way to almost 2,000 yards, the most by Delaware in nearly five seasons. Both Farinella and Beh started every game this year.
Walker earns his first-ever All-CAA award after becoming a threat at the WR spot this fall. He led the league and ranked fourth in the country with 21.0 yards per reception, finishing with 32 catches for a team-high 671 yards. He got four TDs this year and also ran one in for the Blue Hens.
Jones was Delaware's fourth-leading tackler with 73 on the year, including 8.5 for a loss, which ranked second on the team. He also had two INTs and four pass breakups, as well as becoming the first player in program history to have two safeties in the same season.
Kitchen battled back from injuries that had kept him sidelined throughout his collegiate career to have a breakout fall for the Blue Hens. He led the defensive line with 47 tackles, including 3.5 for a loss. He also had a sack and an INT, along with a team-high four QB hurries.
The league's competitiveness doesn't stop at the games as the all-conference awards are just as competitive and on Tuesday, the University of Delaware football program had nine players honored as part of the league's year-end awards.
Seniors Mario Farinella,Charles Scarff, Nasir Adderley and Troy Reeder, were joined by junior punter Nick Pritchard on the first team. The five Blue Hens marks the most first team honorees since 2007 when Joe Flacco, Omar Cuff and company piled up six first team accolades.
Also honored were seniors Joe Walker, Noah Beh and Ray Jones, along with junior Cam Kitchen, all whom made All-CAA Third Team.
The nine student-athletes helped Delaware pile up seven wins for a second consecutive season, marking the first time since 2010 and 2011 that the Blue Hens reached seven or more wins in back-to-back seasons.
It's also the first FCS Playoff appearance for the Blue Hens since 2010.
Scarff ended the regular season as the team's leading receiver with 40 catches on the year, good for 462 yards and seven TD catches. It's the second most TD catches by a tight end in school history.
Adderley earned his second straight First Team accolade, ranking second on the team with 80 tackles and led the team with four INTs. He is the only player in all of FCS with 75 or more tackles and four or more INTs both this year and last year. He also added seven pass breakups, a forced fumble, a fumble recovery and a highlight reel 92-yd kickoff return for a touchdown against UNH.
Reeder also earned his second straight First Team accolade, leading the CAA and ranking 10thin the country with 115 tackles, including 12.5 for a loss. He is the only player in all of FCS to have 115 or more tackles and 12 or more TFLs. His 115 tackles are the most by a Blue Hen since Patrick Callaway in 2013.
Reeder and Adderley were both honored this week by being named finalists for the Buck Buchanan Award, given to the nation's top FCS defensive player.
Pritchard was a weapon for Delaware all fall long, leading the league with a 42.2 yards per punt average, including landing 16 inside the 20. He ripped off 52 punts on the season, 10 of which went for 50 or more yards, including a season-long 60-yarder.
Farinella and Beh were critical parts of the Blue Hens' offensive line that led the way for 15 rushing TDs and protected junior QB Patrick Kehoe, who ushered his way to almost 2,000 yards, the most by Delaware in nearly five seasons. Both Farinella and Beh started every game this year.
Walker earns his first-ever All-CAA award after becoming a threat at the WR spot this fall. He led the league and ranked fourth in the country with 21.0 yards per reception, finishing with 32 catches for a team-high 671 yards. He got four TDs this year and also ran one in for the Blue Hens.
Jones was Delaware's fourth-leading tackler with 73 on the year, including 8.5 for a loss, which ranked second on the team. He also had two INTs and four pass breakups, as well as becoming the first player in program history to have two safeties in the same season.
Kitchen battled back from injuries that had kept him sidelined throughout his collegiate career to have a breakout fall for the Blue Hens. He led the defensive line with 47 tackles, including 3.5 for a loss. He also had a sack and an INT, along with a team-high four QB hurries.
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