Junior Tom Tassinari had already been named to the All-NESCAC football First Team for the second consecutive year, but this fall, the accolades didn't end there.
Tassinari, it was announced yesterday, will be one of four defensive backs named to the New England Football Writers' All-New England Team at the group's annual banquet on Dec. 11 in Wilmington, Mass. The all-star team honors the best football players in New England in both the NCAA Div. II and III conferences.
For the second consecutive season, Tassinari finished second in the NESCAC with five interceptions, behind Hamilton junior John Lawrence. He also finished seventh in the league in passes defended and 23rd in total tackles. His first interception return for a touchdown in 2008 -- a 48-yard dash to the end zone against Bates on Sept. 27 -- was the second of his career.
The 6-foot-3, 210-pound safety is the first Jumbo selected to the All-New England Team in three years. Defensive end Chris Decembrele (LA '07), a two-year team captain, was named to the squad as a junior in 2005.
