Bentley University offensive linemen Nick Halloran (Somerville/BB&N) and A.J. Riker (Haskell, N.J./Lakeland Regional HS) have been selected to the 2011 All-Northeast-10 Conference football first team by the conference’s head coaches.

Bentley University’s Bryant Johnson (Hopedale/Milford HS) and Mike Brownett (Branchburg, N.J./Immaculata HS) have been selected to the 2011 Capital One NCAA Division II Academic All-District team for Super Region 1 by the region’s sports information directors. Super Region 1 includes the Northeast-10 Conference, the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference, the West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference and the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association.

Bentley football coach Thom Boerman discussed Saturday’s win over Assumption and offered some final thoughts about the 2011 season when he spoke at today’s New England Football Writers Luncheon at Harvard.

The final week of his collegiate football playing career saw Bentley University graduate student and quarterback Bryant Johnson (Hopedale/Milford HS) earn Offensive Player of the Week honors in the Northeast-10, the conference announced Monday afternoon. It’s the second time this season he’s received the accolade.

Graduate student Bryant Johnson (Hopedale/Milford HS) threw touchdown passes of 38, 7 and 41 yards, and also ran for a score, as Bentley University put the finishing touch on the 2011 football season with a 41-26 Northeast-10 Conference and Senior Day win over visiting Assumption College Saturday afternoon.

At halftime of Saturday’s football game against Assumption College, Bentley University will recognize former defensive stalwart Ben Nassar (North Andover), whose selection into the Northeast-10 Conference Hall of Fame was announced in June.

The final curtain on the 2011 Bentley University football season and the collegiate playing careers of up to 18 players will come down Saturday afternoon after the Falcons take on Assumption College in the annual Senior Day game. Kickoff for Bentley’s sixth home contest of the season is set for 1 pm. Prior to the contest, 14 Bentley seniors and four grad students will be recognized for their contributions to the program over the years.

Assistant football coach Sean Walsh spoke at today’s New England Football Writers Luncheon at Harvard about last week’s win in the snow at Pace and this Saturday’s season finale against Assumption.

Graduate student Bryant Johnson (Hopedale, Mass./Milford HS) threw three first-half touchdown passes and senior Bobby Tarr (Byfield, Mass./Bishop Fenwick HS) ran for 101 yards as Bentley University plowed through the snow for a 28-0 win over Pace University in Northeast-10 Conference football at Pace Field Saturday afternoon.

It’s been a rough stretch for the Bentley University Falcons over the past three games. Losses to 5-2 Merrimack College, 6-2 Southern Connecticut State and most recently, nationally-ranked and once-beaten University of New Haven, all by a total of 11 points, have made their goals of a Northeast-10 Conference championship and an NCAA playoff berth become unattainable in 2011. However, with two games left, Thom Boerman’s team can still achieve a six-win season with a strong finish. Still left on the slate are a trip to Pleasantville, N.Y. for an encounter with Pace University this Saturday (1 pm) and the season-ender at home against Assumption Nov. 5.

Graduate student Bryant Johnson (Hopedale, Mass./Milford HS) turned in a brilliant performance, but his career-best 435 yards of total offense and four touchdowns weren’t quite enough as the Bentley University Falcons dropped a 45-38 decision to nationally-ranked University of New Haven in Northeast-10 Conference football Saturday afternoon at DellaCamera Stadium.

In the two meetings between Bentley University and the University of New Haven since the latter rekindled its football program before the 2009 season, the road team has prevailed each time.The Bentley Falcons will be looking to continue that trend and cool off the 16th-ranked team in Division II when they make the trip to West Haven, Conn. to take on the Chargers Saturday afternoon. Kickoff for New Haven’s Homecoming is slated for 1 pm.

Assistant football coach Sean Walsh spoke at today’s New England Football Writers Luncheon at Harvard about last week’s loss to Southern Connecticut State and this Saturday’s contest at conference-leading New Haven.

A pair of Bentley University wide receivers, junior Sean Cross (Duxbury/ Duxbury HS) and Jeff Hill (Mansfield/Mansfield HS), have earned weekly recognition from Northeast-10 Conference for their play in Saturday’s 31-29 Homecoming Day loss to Southern Connecticut State.

Freshman wide receiver Jeff Hill (Mansfield/Mansfield HS) caught two Hail Mary passes from grad student Bryant Johnson (Hopedale/Milford HS) in the final 30 seconds, but it wasn’t quite enough as Bentley University fell to Southern Connecticut State University in a wild Northeast-10 Conference football game before a Homecoming crowd of more than 4,000 Saturday afternoon at Bentley.

Bentley football coach Thom Boerman spoke at today’s New England Football Writers Luncheon at Harvard about last week’s game at Merrimack and this Saturday’s Homecoming contest against Southern Connecticut State.

Prior to this past weekend, there was the potential that when Bentley University and Southern Connecticut State met this coming Saturday in Bentley’s 2011 Homecoming Game, both teams could be undefeated in Northeast-10 Conference play.