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DECEMBER 12, 2005
KING'S ALAIMO HONORED BY THE ECAC AND D3FOOTBALL.COM
(Renninger Honorable Mention ECAC)
WILKES-BARRE -- King's College football standout Tore Alaimo
(Pittston/Pittston Area) picked up a pair of post-season honors as the Monarch
junior was named a first-team Eastern College Athletic Conference
all-star, while also being selected as a third-team D3Football.com
All-East Region selection.
Additionally, senior center Nick Renninger (Whitehall/Whitehall)
was an honorable mention on the ECAC team.
A two-time first-team Middle Atlantic Conference selection, Alaimo
enjoyed an outstanding season for the Monarchs.
Alaimo led the Middle Atlantic Conference with 112 total tackles,
registering the second most tackles in King's history. Alaimo also set a
new Monarch single-season mark with 69 solo stops while adding 43
assists. He also totaled 6.5 tackles for losses of 24 yards, 2.0 sacks
for 18 yards in losses, two fumble recoveries, and an interception.
On the year, Alaimo posted four games with 15 or more tackles, including
a career-high 17 stops October 29 against 2005 MAC champion and NCAA
quarterfinalist Delaware Valley. Alaimo also set a King's single-game
record with 15 solo tackles on September 17 against Moravian College.
"Tore enjoyed an outstanding season and has been a tremendous leader by
example," King's coach Rich Mannello stated. "Tore's work-ethic is
second-to-none and he is very deserving of these great honors. This is
the first season he has been healthy for us and we were finally able to
see him at his best with his ability to make plays sideline-to-sideline.
We are very happy for Tore because of the effort he has made to become a
top-notch player at this level."
Renninger, who had previously been a first-team All-MAC selection, was
selected to the ECAC squad after helping the Monarchs average 423 yards
of total offense per-game. he also helped junior tailback John Ortiz to
the MAC rushing title with a 123.8 yards per-game average.
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