Four Named to D2Football.com Preseason All-Conference Team

NORTH ANDOVER, MA – With preseason camp underway, four Merrimack football players were named to the D2Football.com Preseason All-Northeast-10 Conference team Monday.

Three offensive players, Jacob Bradley (Dorchester, MA), David Bellmont (Melrose, MA) and Jeremiah Watts (Clovis, CA) join linebacker Tony Johnson (Lynn, MA) on the preseason squad.

Bellmont and Watts, both first-team all-conference selections in 2008, each are preseason All-American honorable mentions by Consensus Draft Services. Along with Bellmont, Bradley was part of an offensive line that allowed just 15 sacks last season, tied for fewest in the conference.

Johnson, the lone sophomore to make the team, led the country with 1.25 sacks per game as a freshman and set the school record with 11.5 total sacks in his freshman campaign.

Under second-year head coach John Perry, the Warriors opened camp on Sunday, taking the field for the first time Sunday night.

The 2009 season opener is September 5 against American International at 6 p.m. at Warrior Field.