2016 All-Centennial Conference Football Team

LANCASTER, PA – The Johns Hopkins football team, which will carry a 10-0 record into this week's first round NCAA Playoff game against Randolph-Macon, placed 16 players on the 2016 All-Centennial Conference Football Team, which was announced today. The Blue Jays also had senior safety Jack Toner (Western Springs, IL/Benet Academy) named Centennial Conference Defensive Player of the Year, while Jim Margraff earned Coach of the Year honors for the fourth time in six years.

In addition, senior linebacker Jack Campbell (Chagrin Falls, OH/Chagrin Falls) was named the Centennial Conference Football Scholar Athlete of the Year, while senior place kicker Nick Campbell (Torrance, CA/South) was named to the Centennial's All-Sportsmanship Team.

Of the 16 players named to the team, eight earned first team, seven earned second team and one grabbed honorable mention status. The 16 overall selections are one shy of the school record (2015).

Margraff guided the Blue Jays to an eighth straight Centennial Conference title and sixth consecutive appearance in the NCAA Playoffs. Johns Hopkins spent the entire season ranked in the top 15 in the nation and the Blue Jays are currently ranked sixth by the AFCA and 10th by D3football.com. The undefeated regular season is the fourth straight and fifth in the last six years for Johns Hopkins.

The Blue Jay defense had four players earn first team honors in Toner, Jack Campbell, senior defensive back Dan Johnson (Westminster, MD/Westminster) and junior defensive end Keonte Henson (Annapolis, MD/Broadneck).

Four Johns Hopkins offensive players landed a spot on the first team with senior wide receiver Bradley Munday (Chagrin Falls, OH/Chagrin Falls) junior tight end Brett Caggiano (Willow Street, PA/Penn Manor), senior center Chantz Anderson (Abilene, TX/Abilene) and sophomore tackle Cameron Little (Zanesville, OH/Tri-Valley) all landing on the top squad.

The seven second team honorees for Johns Hopkins were split nearly evenly between offense and defense. Senior quarterback Jonathan Germano (Hawthorne, NJ/Bergen Catholic), junior running back Ryan Cary (Marlboro, NY/Marlboro), senior wide receiver Quinn Donaldson (Bowling Green, OH/Bowling Green), junior tackle Anthony Campanile (Churchville, PA/Penn Charter), senior defensive Kyle Bonci (Eastchester, NY/Iona Prep), senior linebacker Garrett Spek (Apopka, FL/Apopka) and senior cornerback Marcus Spearman (Yorktown, VA/Grafton) comprised Hopkins' seven second-team selections, while junior defensive tackle Lance Hammond (Springfield, VA/Lake Braddock Secondary) rounded out JHU's All-Centennial picks with an honorable mention nod.

Toner is the league-leading eighth Johns Hopkins player to earn Centennial Conference Defensive Player of the Year honors and his selection to the first team was his third straight. He has 42 tackles, seven interceptions, four pass breakups and one fumble recovery on the year; his seven interceptions lead the Centennial Conference and are just one shy of the Johns Hopkins single-season record. He recently notched the 175th tackle of his career and ranks second in school history in career interceptions (17).

Teaming with Toner, Johnson and Spearman help comprise the top secondary in the Centennial Conference.

Johnson makes the jump up from the second team last season as he ranks third on the team in tackles (57), second in tackles for losses (8.0) and sacks (3.5) ad also had two pass breakups and one fumble recovery on the year. He recently recorded the 150th tackle of his career.

Spearman's all-conference selection is the first of his career. He leads the team with six pass breakups and also has 18 tackles and one interception on the year. His late-game pass breakup in the end zone at nationally-ranked Muhlenberg helped preserve a 30-24 Blue Jay victory earlier this season.

Jack Campbell and Spek form a dynamic tandem in the middle of the Blue Jay defense and currently rank as the top two tacklers on the team.

Campbell, who earned Second Team All-Centennial honors last season, leads the team with 83 tackles and also counts 3.5 tackles for losses, 1.5 sacks and two interceptions to his credit. Campbell is the second Johns Hopkins player to earn the league's Scholar Athlete of the Year Award (Johns Arena – 2013) since it debuted four years ago; he is majoring in biology and carries a 3.88 cumulative grade point average. The Scholar Athlete of the Year goes to the junior or senior on the All-Centennial team with the highest cumulative GPA.

Spek is in his first full season as a starter and ranks second on the team in tackles (77) and has 4.5 tackles for losses, two sacks and two pass breakups on the year. He posted a career-high 16 tackles in Johns Hopkins' 30-24 win at nationally-ranked Muhlenberg in late September and needs just two tackles to reach 150 for his career.

Henson is making his second straight appearance on the All-Centennial first team after moving to defensive end after his freshman year. He is tied for fifth on the team in tackles (42) and has six tackles for losses and three sacks this season. He enters this week's game against Randolph-Macon needing just six tackles to reach 125 for his career and he was the only non-senior among the five unanimous First Team All-Centennial selections this season.

Bonci has flourished on the end opposite Henson and counts team highs of 10 tackles for losses and nine sacks among his 26 tackles on the year. He also has two forced fumbles and one fumble recovery and leads the Centennial Conference with his nine sacks this season.

Hammond missed two full games with injuries at midseason, but still ranks eighth on the team in tackles with 29 and counts four tackles for losses and one sack among that total. He earned Second Team All-Centennial honors as a sophomore last season and recently recorded the 100th tackle of his career.

Anderson, Little and Campanile anchor an offensive line that returned just one starter (Anderson) from last season; despite the near-complete turnover, the unit is paving the way for an offense that is averaging 43.4 points and 521.1 yards per game while allowing just seven sacks in 10 games.

Anderson earned Second Team All-Centennial honors last season and was a unanimous pick to the first team this year. He is the latest in a long line of outstanding centers produced by Johns Hopkins as his selection gives the Blue Jays seven All-Centennial picks at the position in the last eight years.

Little saw extensive action as a freshman before moving into the starting role at left tackle this year. He is the only sophomore in the league on offense to earn First Team All-Centennial honors this season. Campanile is also in his first season as a starter as he holds down the right tackle spot opposite Little. He is the only Johns Hopkins offensive lineman to play in all 22 games since the start of the 2015 season.

Germano earned a repeat selection to the second team with his performance this season. He has thrown for 2,820 yards and 26 touchdowns and has also rushed for 383 yards and five scores thus far. He ranks second in the Centennial Conference in passing yards per game (282.0), total offense (320.3) and pass efficiency (155.6) and is tied for the league lead with his 26 touchdown passes. His 26 touchdown passes, eight 200-yard passing games and four 300-yard games are all second on JHU's single-season charts.

Cary has sparked the Blue Jay offense in his first season as a starter at running back. He has rushed for 904 yards and 14 touchdowns and has 31 receptions for 396 yards and three more scores. Cary is averaging 6.1 yards per rush and ranks second in the Centennial in rushing touchdowns (14) and overall touchdowns (17) and fourth in all-purpose yards (130.0). He needs just 96 yards to become the fifth player in school history to rush for 1,000 yards in a season.

Munday, Caggiano and Donaldson round out Hopkins' All-Centennial selections; Munday earned first team honors for the third time, while Caggiano and Donaldson are making their first appearance on the All-Centennial team.

Munday leads the team in receiving with 69 receptions for 579 yards and five touchdowns. His 69 receptions are tied for the seventh-highest single-season total in school history and his final reception in last week's win against McDaniel was the 250th of his career. He now counts career totals of 250 receptions for 2,803 yards and 24 touchdowns.

Caggiano has enjoyed a breakout year with 26 receptions for 633 yards and five touchdowns. His 633 yards lead the team and his 24.3 yards per reception lead the Centennial and rank fourth in the nation. He topped 1,000 career receiving yards in last week's win against McDaniel – he now has 50 career receptions for 1,008 yards and six touchdowns.

Donaldson ranks second on the team in receptions with 34 for 499 yards and six touchdowns. His 499 yards are also second on the team, while his six touchdown catches are tied for the team lead. He ranks among Johns Hopkins' career receiving leaders with 122 receptions (12th) for 1,970 yards (11th) and 22 touchdowns (T5th).

Nick Campbell has shared the place-kicking chores with junior Jamie Sullivan this season. He is 21-of-22 on extra points and 5-of-7 on field goals and moved into second place on Johns Hopkins' career kick-scoring chart in last Saturday's win against McDaniel; he now has 204 career points as he is 22-of-31 on field goals and 138-of-143 on extra points.

Johns Hopkins 2016 All-Centennial Selections
First Team: Chantz Anderson (OL-C), Brett Caggiano (TE), Jack Campbell (LB), Keonte Henson (DL), Dan Johnson (DB), Cameron Little (OL), Bradley Munday (WR), Jack Toner (S)

Second Team: Kyle Bonci (DL), Anthony Campanile (OL), Ryan Cary (RB), Quinn Donaldson (WR), Jonathan Germano (QB), Marcus Spearman (DB), Garrett Spek (LB)

Honorable Mention: Lance Hammond (DL)

Defensive Player of the Year: Jack Toner (DB)
Scholar Athlete of the Year: Jack Campbell (LB)
Coach of the Year: Jim Margraff
All-Sportsmanship Team: Nick Campbell

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