Posted: Nov 16, 2021

Mauriello, Noonan take home major awards; 11 total Seahawks earn All-Conference honors

Joey Mauriello and Pete Noonan earned major awards while 11 total Seahawks were named to the All-Conference squad.

BIDDEFORD, Maine – Commonwealth Coast Football (CCC Football) announced the 2021 All-Conference Teams and major award winners on Tuesday (Nov. 16) afternoon. Salve Regina University placed 11 players on the All-conference team and had two players earn major awards.

Graduate student Pete Noonan (Ardmore, Pa.) was named Offensive Lineman of the Year while Senior running back Joey Mauriello (Colts Neck, N.J.) took home Offensive Player of the Year.

Mauriello was the top rusher in the league this season and also one of the top runners in all of NCAA Division III. He led CCC Football in rushing touchdowns (11), rushing yards (1407), and rushing yards per game (156.3). His yards per game was more than 50 yards ahead of his closest competitor in the conference. Nationally, he ranked fourth in rushing yards per game, fifth in total rushing yards, and sixth in all-purpose yards (173.56). In addition to his game on the ground, he also caught 17 passes for 151 yards and another touchdown for Salve Regina. He had three games with over 200 rushing yards, including 279- and 261-yard performances, which both ranked in the top-15 of single game efforts this year. He also had two games where he nearly missed hitting the 200-yard mark at 195 and 197. He was selected as the New England Football Writers Gold Helmet Award winner the week of Sept. 25. He was also named CCC Football Offensive Player of the Week five times (Week 1, Week 2, Week 4, Week 6, and Week 7).

Noonan anchored a Salve Regina offensive line that helped the Seahawks put together the top offense in the league. They led the league in scoring (29.7 ppg) and total offense (4121 yards), while also having the league's best rushers (199.2 yards/game). Salve Regina also ranked in the top-25 nationally in sacks allowed (0.70/game, 10th) and tackles for loss allowed (3.80/game, 25th).

Joining Mauriello and Noonan on the first-team were fullback Nicholas Lane (Pembroke, Mass.), tackle Elian Telford (Phillipsburg, N.J.), defensive lineman Dylan Budnik (Cranfordm N.J.), linebacker Zachary Ludemann (Howell, N.J.), defensive back Connor Foley (Andover, Mass.), and receiver Max DeVito (Cedar Grove, N.J.) as a return specialist.

DeVito also earned a spot on the second team as a wide receiver along with guard Blake Guerrieri (Old Greenwich, Conn.), linebacker Zack Catarius (Sandwich, Mass.), and defensive back Zachary Tucker (East Kingston, N.H.).

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