36 QB Vinny Esposito DE Mike Kelly Coach Mike Simpson TE/FB Chris Kenneally WR Tim Bush Coach Ryan McCarthy QB Frank Blasinsky OLB Chris Blais TB Justin Gannon UAlbany Football <strong>2009</strong>
<strong>2009</strong> UALBANY FOOTBALL NEWCOMERS #82 Matt Berwager TE, 6-3, 235, Longwood, Fla. (Lake Brantley) High School: Named second-team All-Seminole Athletic Conference ... member of West roster at Funcoast Football Classic ... named to Central Florida Spring Honor Roll after throwing the discus 131-feet, 3-inches ... #90 Tom Bradley DE, 6-4, 240, Syracuse, N.Y. (Solvay) High School: First-team All-Class B West linebacker last year ... second-team All-Class B West offensive lineman as a junior ... wrestled at 215 pounds and placed third at Section III championship ... member of track & field team ... #41 Mike Browne CB, 5-9, 185, Buffalo, N.Y. (Canisius) High School: All-Western New York honorable mention as a cornerback and receiver ... 37 tackles, seven PBUs, two fumble recoveries and one INT as a senior ... member of the Monsignor Martin League AA runner-up team for the second straight year ... <strong>com</strong>peted on 4x100-meter relay in track & field ... #98 Corey Bundrage DE, 6-3, 215, Liverpool, N.Y. (Liverpool) High School: Named third-team All-Central New York by Syracuse Post-Standard ... second-team Class AA-I All-Onondaga League ... member of track & field team ... <strong>com</strong>petes in 55-meter dash and 55m-hurdles (indoors) and 100m-hurdles and 200-meter dash (outdoors) ... #69 Matt Custer OL, 6-5, 300, Ashburn, Va. (Stone Bridge) High School: All-Liberty AAA District ... started all 14 games for an offense that average more than 49 points per game ... Stone Bridge High captured 2008 Northern Region and District championships ... finished 13-1 overall and reached AAA Division 5 state semifinals ... played at Loudon Valley High as a junior ... <strong>com</strong>petes in discus and shot put and advanced to the track & field regionals the last two years ... #49 Allen Eggleston TB, 5-8, 185, Powell, Ohio (Olentangy Liberty) High School: Chosen Associated Press Division II All-Central District honorable mention ... All-Ohio Capital Conference for the second consecutive season ... led team to regional semifinals and an 8-4 record ... rushed for 143 yards and one touchdown in upset of No. 1 Toledo Central Catholic ... accounted for 1,127 all-purpose yards and 14 TDs as a junior ... #14 Randall Exantus CB, 5-8, 160, Greenlawn, N.Y. (Elwood-John Glenn) High School: Earned All-Suffolk County recognition ... team reached county championship game and won Division IV title with a 10-1 record ... 30 tackles and two pass break-ups ... second-team All-Long Island by LIBlitz.<strong>com</strong> ... www.ualbanysports.<strong>com</strong> #94 Jahi Fields DE, 6-3, 215, Hempstead, N.Y. (Hempstead) High School: Selected to Newsday All-Long Island Team ... accounted for 77 tackles, three fumble recoveries and a schoolrecord 10 sacks ... also had 12 receptions for 194 yards and two touchdowns ... program's career sacks leader with 26 ... led team finished 7-3 in Conference I ... blocked for Thorp Award winner Terrell Williams ... member of basketball squad ... #88 Dan Fruscella FS, 5-11, 190, Barneveld, N.Y. (Holland Patent Central) High School: Class B first-team all-state defensive back by New York State Sportswriters Association ... first-team All- Central New York by Syracuse Post Standard ... totaled 87 tackles and two interceptions as a senior ... ran for 961 yards and 15 touchdowns ... 14 receptions for 193 yards ... averaged 30 yards per kickoff return ... posted a 40-plus average as a punter ... scored three touchdowns (kickoff return, interception, run) against South Jefferson ... #60 Adam Geleta C, 6-3, 285, Clifton Park, N.Y. (Shenendehowa) High School: Class AA second-team all-state selection by New York State Sportswriters Association ... consensus firstteam All-Area by Albany Times Union, Daily Gazette and Troy Record ... All-Empire Division ... 2008 Exceptional Senior Game ... team's top offensive lineman ... Class A Section II 285-pound wrestling champion ... #84 Matt Goss TE, 6-4, 240, Ledgewood, N.J. (Roxbury) High School: Selected third-team All-Morris County ... honorable mention All-Iron Hills Conference ... team-high 20 receptions for 260 yards and two touchdowns ... also played on defensive line ... Gaels shared 2008 conference championship with an 8-2 record ... won three letters in basketball ... #63 Dan Halperin ILB, 6-0, 220, Altamonte Springs, Fla. (Trinity Prep) High School: Named to Class 2B second-team all-state squad ... made 112 tackles with five sacks as a senior ... Joe Braddy Coaches' Award ... 314 career tackles ... #36 Alex Helmer S, 6-1, 180, Pompton Plains, N.J. (Pequannock Township) High School: Earned All-Morris County recogntion by Daily Record ... second-team All-Northern Hills Conference - Suburban Division ... made 102 tackles, including 71 unassisted, with five pass break-ups and one fumble recovery ... caught 34 passes for 393 yards and three touchdowns ... returned 22 kickoffs for 538 yards and one score ... #83 Johnny Keane TE, 6-3, 230, Alpharetta, Ga. (Milton) High School: Earned two varsity letters as a tight end ... the Eagles finished with an 8-3 record in his senior season ... caught 16 passes for 186 yards and two touchdowns ... 37
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