McCarney Tabbed for Offensive Player Honors in Preseason Voting
(Bethlehem, Pa. – July 2013) The voting was close, but Colgate is the preseason choice to repeat as Patriot League football champion in 2013.
The Raiders edged second-place Lehigh 58-56 in overall tallies and 8-6 in first-place votes from the conference head coaches and sports information directors. This year’s preseason poll was released in conjunction with the annual Football Media Day here Wednesday.
In addition, senior quarterback Gavin McCarney was named the league’s Preseason Offensive Player of the Year. McCarney took home that honor at the end of last season after a spectacular season. The Jefferson Township, N.J., native led the country in scoring and now has his name on 18 different Colgate individual records.
Other Raiders on the 2013 Patriot League Football Preseason All-League Team are fullback Ed Pavalko, offensive lineman Andrew Scarmardo and defensive back Mike Armiento. There is no second team named in the preseason.
Colgate begins practice Monday and opens its season Aug. 31 at Air Force.
2013 Patriot League Football Preseason Poll
1. COLGATE 58 points (8 first-place votes)
2. Lehigh 56 (6)
3. Holy Cross 35
4. Lafayette 32
5. Georgetown 26
6. Bucknell 15
2013 Patriot League Football Preseason All-League Team
Offense
QB Gavin McCarney, COLGATE (Sr.)
RB Carlton Koonce, Fordham (Sr.)
RB Ross Scheuerman, Lafayette (Jr.)
FB/HB Travis Friend, Bucknell (Sr.)
FB/HB Ed Pavalko, COLGATE (Jr.)
WR Mike Fess, Holy Cross (Sr.)
WR Mark Ross, Lafayette (Sr.)
WR Brian Wetzel, Fordham (Jr.)
TE Dan Light, Fordham (Jr.)
OL Luke Chiarolanzio, Lafayette (Jr.)
OL Ned Daryoush, Lehigh (Jr.)
OL Kyle Pedretty, Holy Cross (Sr.)
OL Andrew Scarmardo, COLGATE (Sr.)
OL James Spaly, Georgetown (Sr.)
RS Kalif Raymond, Holy Cross (So.)
PK John Macomber, Holy Cross (Sr.)
Defense
DL Gary Acquah, Holy Cross (Sr.)
DL Sean Campbell, Georgetown (Sr.)
DL Sean Sellers, Bucknell (Sr.)
DL Tracey Smith, Bucknell (Sr.)
LB Mike Boles, Lafayette (Sr.)
LB Evan Byers, Bucknell (Jr.)
LB Nigel Muhammad, Lehigh (Sr.)
LB Dustin Wharton, Georgetown (Sr.)
DB Mike Armiento, COLGATE (Jr.)
DB Jared Roberts, Lafayette (Jr.)
DB Matthew Steinbeck, Bucknell (Jr.)
DB Ian Williams, Fordham (Sr.)
P John Macomber, Holy Cross (Sr.)
Offensive Player of the Year – Gavin McCarney, QB, COLGATE
Defensive Player of the Year – Dustin Wharton, LB, Georgetown