BROOKFIELD, Ill. - Six Texas A&M University-Commerce football players have been named to the Don Hansen All-Super Region Four Team, as announced by the publication this week.
Two Lions earned first team all-region honors - offensive lineman
Jared Machorro and defensive lineman Tavita Faaiu. Four Lions were named second team all-region - quarterback
Luis Perez, kicker
Kristov Martinez, cornerback
Uriah Harris, and return specialist
Shawn Hooks.
Machorro - a junior from Coldspring - adds to a lengthy list of postseason accolades, as he was named an Associated Press Little All-American, and a second team All-American by the Division II Conference Commissioner's Association and the American Football Coaches' Association. He started every game at tackle for the Lions, who led the Lone Star Conference in scoring offense. The Gene Upshaw Award nominee and first team all-Lone Star Conference honoree led an offensive line who blocked for a 1,000-yard rusher and allowed only four sacks in the regular season.
Faaiu - a senior from San Francisco, Calif. - was a first team all-Lone Star Conference honoree, playing in 12 games as a senior for the Lions and leading the team with eight sacks, which ranked second in the LSC. He also had 12 tackles for loss, which led the team and was tied for 8th in the LSC. He recorded five other quarterback hits and had 33 total tackles on the season.
Perez - a junior from Chula Vista, Calif. - was a Harlon Hill Trophy nominee and was named first team all-Lone Star Conference at quarterback this season, becoming the first Lion quarterback to earn that honor since Cole Cayce in 1996. He completed 244-of-389 passes for 3,326 yards with 32 touchdowns and only five interceptions. He had over 300 yards passing in five games and had five touchdowns against Eastern New Mexico and UT Permian Basin. He had a career-best 396 yards passing on 34 completions at Panhandle State.
Martinez - a sophomore from Edinburg - earned second team all-LSC honors as the leading scorer amongst the league's kickers. He scored 109 points this season on 55-of-58 extra point attempts and 18-of-24 field goals. He had a long of 46 yards against Colorado Mesa in the first round of the playoffs, and was also one of the most efficient kickoff specialists in the league.
Harris – a senior from Frostproof, Fla. – earns his second all-region honor of the year, as he was also a D2CCA second team all-region honoree. He was named the LSC Defensive Back of the Year and first team all-LSC, leading a Lion secondary that was tops in the nation in turnover margin. He averaged 4.9 tackles per game, had three tackles for loss, and returned an interception 85 yards for a touchdown against West Texas A&M, when he was named the LSC Defensive Player of the Week.
Hooks – a junior from Daingerfield – was one of the most explosive return men in the nation. He earned first team all-LSC honors as the only player in Division II with three punt returns for touchdowns this year. He scored on punt returns against Western New Mexico, Angelo State, and Tarleton State and averaged 18 yards per punt return in the regular season. He twice won LSC Special Teams Player of the Week.
DON HANSEN'S ALL-SUPER REGION FOUR TEAMS
FIRST TEAM OFFENSE
QB |
Justin Dvorak |
Colorado Mines |
FB |
Torrey Thomas |
Texas A&M-Kingsville |
RB |
Marty Carter |
Grand Valley State |
RB |
Austin Ekeler |
Western State |
RB |
Bubba Jenkins |
Southwest Baptist |
WR |
Trey Brock |
Hillsdale |
WR |
Jason Moore |
Findlay |
WR |
Brody Oliver |
Colorado Mines |
TE |
Adam Shaheen |
Ashland |
AP |
Keelan Cole |
Kentucky Wesleyan |
C |
Aaron Cox |
Grand Valley State |
OG |
Zach Douglass |
Ashland |
OG |
Hasan Shaar |
Colorado Mines |
OT |
Jared Machorro |
A&M-COMMERCE |
OT |
Nate Theaker |
Wayne State (Mich.) |
PK |
Ryan Sheehan |
Colorado Mesa |
FIRST TEAM DEFENSE
DE |
Lucky Baar |
McKendree |
DE |
Sydney Omameh |
Grand Valley State |
DE |
Zach Sieler |
Ferris State |
DG/DT |
Tavita Faaiu |
A&M-COMMERCE |
DG/DT |
Tanner Leach |
Alderson Broaddus |
LB |
Anthony Darkangelo |
Ferris State |
LB |
Rob Dury |
Indianapolis |
LB |
Michael Fisher |
Northwood |
LB |
A.J. Wentland |
McKendree |
S |
Drew Hebel |
Black Hills State |
S |
Matt McKoy |
Saginaw Valley State |
CB |
Billy Eakins |
Ohio Dominican |
CB |
Tavierre Thomas |
Ferris State |
P |
Zach Smith |
Chadron State |
RS |
Deandre Black |
Midwestern State |
SECOND TEAM OFFENSE
QB |
Luis Perez |
A&M-COMMERCE |
QB |
Antonio Pipkin |
Tiffin |
FB |
Alex Sherbinow |
Michigan Tech |
RB |
Romello Brown |
Wayne State (Mich.) |
RB |
Kamal Cass |
Eastern New Mexico |
RB |
Brandon Jones |
Alderson Broaddus |
RB |
Phydell Paris |
Black Hills State |
WR |
Xavier Ayers |
Western New Mexico |
WR |
Charles Holland |
Tiffin |
WR |
Eric Poindexter |
Quincy |
TE |
Owen Schoenenberger |
Quincy |
TE |
Cooper Schroeder |
Alderson Broaddus |
AP |
Braxton Graham |
Missouri S&T |
AP |
Anthony Mullins |
William Jewell |
C |
Jake Daughtery |
Ferris State |
C |
Akoakoa Paleka-Kennedy |
Midwestern State |
OG |
Andrew Alten |
Findlay |
OG |
Nathan Brady |
Grand Valley State |
OG |
Stuart Sanchez |
Texas A&M-Kingsville |
OT |
Devon Johnson |
Ferris State |
OT |
Sammy Zeqiraj |
Southwest Baptist |
PK |
Kristov Martinez |
A&M-COMMERCE |
SECOND TEAM DEFENSE
DE |
Brandon Jones |
Texas A&M-Kingsville |
DE |
Via Manuma |
Southwest Baptist |
DE |
Sam Reeves |
Truman |
DG/DT |
Darian Childers-Brown |
Midwestern State |
DG/DT |
Vice Epenesa |
Southwest Baptist |
DG/DT |
Demetrius Farmer |
Ohio Dominican |
LB |
Derrick Bryant |
Indianapolis |
LB |
Cody Burtscher |
Tarleton State |
LB |
Shaun Hutchinson |
Southwest Baptist |
LB |
David Talley |
Grand Valley State |
S |
Isaac Dozier Jr. |
William Jewell |
S |
Michael James |
Alderson Broaddus |
S |
D'Angelo Tucker |
Southwest Baptist |
CB |
Adehkeem Brown |
Quincy |
CB |
Uriah Harris |
A&M-COMMERCE |
CB |
Korey Rogan |
Indianapolis |
P |
John Kwiecinski |
Northern Michigan |
RS |
Shawn Hooks |
A&M-COMMERCE |
RS |
Cody Paul |
Chadron State |