Gibboney, Jury Named All-Conference in Football
SELINSGROVE , PA – Susquehanna University seniors Ben Gibboney and Kyle Jury have been named All-Middle Atlantic Conference in football, as voted upon by the league's 11 head coaches and released Tuesday.
Gibboney was a first-team selection at defensive back and a second-team choice as a return specialist, while Jury was named to the second team as a defensive lineman.
Gibboney (Huntingdon, PA/Huntingdon), who was a second-team selection at defensive back last season, led the Crusaders with a career-high 79 tackles (49 solo) along with three interceptions, nine pass breakups, two forced fumbles and a fumble recovery.
For his career, Gibboney made 259 tackles (190 solo) along with 13 interceptions, 38 pass breakups, nine forced fumbles and six fumble recoveries in 40 games.
Despite leading the MAC in both kick and punt return average, Gibboney was selected to the second team after averaging 21.6 yards per kickoff return and 14.2 yards per punt return to rank 18 th in Division III in punt returns through games of Nov. 12.
Prior to this season, Gibboney had not returned a kick in three seasons at Susquehanna and he did not return a punt until the third game against Albright.
Jury (Halifax, PA/Halifax) started all 10 games at defensive end and finished with 43 tackles (27 solo), including six for 21 yards in losses and one sack.
For his career, Jury made 154 tackles (110 solo) with 38 tackles for loss, four pass breakups and five sacks.
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