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Thiems, Sharp lead all-conference honorees
Senior wide receiver Tyler Thiems (Indianapolis, Ind.) and freshman quarterback Nick Sharp (Indianapolis, Ind.) led a group of nine Hanover College football players to receive all-league honors from the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference.
Thiems was honored as the HCAC's special teams player of the year and was a first-team selection. Sharp was named the conference's freshman of the year and earned honorable mention recognition.
Joining the offensive duo among honorees were sophomore linebacker Michael Spillmann (Franklin, Ind.) and freshman defensive back Rory Mannering (Walton, Ind.), who were each first-team selections. Junior tight end Bobby Smart (Coral Springs, Fla.), junior linebacker Daniel Cornely (Palmetto Bay, Fla.) and freshman receiver Daniel Passafiume (Louisville, Ky.) earned second-team honors. Corry Stewart (Nashville, Tenn.), a junior defensive back, and junior offensive lineman Joe Vormohr (Portland, Ind.) were honorable mention choices.
Thiems, a two-time all-HCAC honoree, set a Hanover single-season record with 117 receptions for 1,025 yards. His 13.0 receptions per game were the most in the nation. He also led the Heartland Conference with 113.9 receiving yards and 154.9 all-purpose yards per contest, as well as 12.5 yards per punt return.
Thiems' 117 catches surpassed John Agan's mark of 108 catches set in 12 games during the 2000 season.
Sharp, who started the season as the Panthers' third-string quarterback, completed 261-of-361 passes for 2,095 yards with 15 touchdowns and 16 interceptions. He also rushed 44 times for 111 yards and two scores.
Spillmann led Hanover's defense with 104 tackles, including 52 solo stops. The two-time all-league selection collected five tackles for loss and three sacks during the season, as well as two interceptions. He also ranked second in the HCAC with two forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries.
Mannering, in his first collegiate season, ranked second on the squad with 93 tackles, including 53 solo tackles. He also had four tackles for loss.
Smart, who was a first-team all-HCAC honoree in 2006, caught 36 passes for 458 yards during the season with four touchdowns. He also made 15-of-18 extra point attempts and two field goals as the Panthers' kicker.
Cornely ranked third among Hanover's defenders with 90 tackles, including 1.5 tackles for loss. The two-time all-conference choice also had one interception, forced two fumbles and had a fumble receovery.
Passafiume had 49 receptions for 558 yards with two touchdowns. He also led the Panthers with 26 kick returns for 599 yards.
Stewart, who moved from receiver to defensive back early in the season, finished fourth on the team with 53 tackles. He had two tackles for loss and one interception.
Vormohr played two positions to anchor Hanover's inexperienced offensive line, which allowed just one sack for every 25 pass attempts. He started the season at left guard and moved to center midway through the season.
Hanover, in its first season under head coach Joe Austin, finished with a 2-7 record. The Panthers were seventh in the Heartland Conference with a 2-5 mark.
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