Dan Reyes Named Steve “Merc” Morris All-Star Team Co-Defensive Rookie of the Year

WORCESTER, Mass.--- The Worcester Area Football Association has announced the 22nd Annual Steve "Merc" Morris All-Star Team as selected by the eight sports information directors of Worcester County.

The major award winners included senior quarterback Santino Simone (Worcester, MA/Holy Name) of Anna Maria and fourth-year signal caller Corey Spencer (Malden, MA) of Worcester State who shared Offensive Player of the Year honors.

Senior linebacker Shaine Grogan (Dalton, MA) of WPI and defensive lineman Mike Stuppiello (Forked River, NJ) of Assumption both received Defensive Player of the Year accolades while fourth-year return specialist Graham Asum (Marlboro, MA) of Worcester State was honored as the Special Teams Player of the Year.

Worcester State head coach Brien Cullen earned his 12th honor as the Coach of the Year since 1992 for directing the Lancers to a 6-4 record this season.

Wide Receiver and return ace Kalif Raymond (Lawrenceville, GA) of Holy Cross earned the nod as the Offensive Rookie while defensive backs Danielle Reyes (Loxahatchee, FL) and Y-Kim Sheppard (Waterford, CT) of Becker and Worcester State, respectively, were both honored as the Defensive Freshmen of the Year.

The Worcester Area Football Association All-Star Team is named in memory of Steve "Merc" Morris, the longtime Assistant Director of Athletics for Media Relations and Assumption Hall of Famer. Morris was a 1972 graduate of Assumption and was a member of the athletics staff for 39 years before he passed away in January of 2011.

In addition to being the founder of the Worcester Area Association All-Star Program, Morris was a tireless supporter of collegiate athletics in the Worcester Area and had a key role in the lives of thousands of student-athletes.

OFFENSIVE PLAYERS-OF-THE-YEAR
Santino Simone, Anna Maria, Sr. QB
Corey Spencer, Worcester State, Sr. QB

DEFENSIVE PLAYERS-OF-THE-YEAR
Shaine Grogan, WPI, Sr. LB
Mike Stuppiello, Assumption, Jr. DT

SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER-OF-THE-YEAR
Graham Asum, Worcester State, Sr. RET

OFFENSIVE FRESHMAN-OF-THE-YEAR
Kalif Raymond, Holy Cross, WR/RET

DEFENSIVE FRESHMAN-OF-THE-YEAR
Danielle Reyes, Becker, DB
Y-Kim Sheppard, Worcester State, DB

COACH-OF-THE-YEAR
Brien Cullen, Worcester State

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