Niumatalolo voted top AAC football coach

Navy’s Ken Niumatalolo was voted American Athletic Conference Coach of the Year by his peers in balloting announced Wednesday. Senior guard Adam West was named to the All-AAC first team by vote of the conference’s 12 coaches. The Midshipmen (9-2, 7-1) had three second-team choices — senior offensive tackle Blake Copeland, senior center Maurice Morris and junior inside linebacker Micah Thomas — and three honorable mentions: senior slotback Dishan Romine, junior guard Evan Martin and freshman safety Alohi Gilman. Seven honorees seemed low for a team that won the West Division with a game to spare. Memphis (8-4, 5-3), which lost to the Mids, 42-28, had five first-team selections, and SMU (5-7, 3-5), which fell to the Mids, 75-31, had four. “It is what it is,” Niumatalolo said. “Obviously, we’d like to have more guys recognized. That’s how we’ve been getting treated all year. It’s just unfortunate, but I think our kids are kind of used to it.” Niumatalolo was particularly surprised that quarterback Will Worth was overlooked despite leading the entire Football Bowl Subdivision with 25 rushing touchdowns. Worth has 2,544 yards from scrimmage — 1,363 passing and 1,181 rushing. “I guess my biggest gripe is to not have Will Worth anywhere,” Niumatalolo said. COLLEGE FOOTBALL: Maryland senior offensive lineman Michael Dunn was named to the All-Big Ten honorable-mention team for the second straight year. A former preferred walk-on, he has started 11 games this season, 10 at left tackle. ... Johns Hopkins senior linebacker Jack Campbell and senior safety Jack Toner, Gettysburg senior offensive lineman Cordell Boggs (Francis Scott Key) and Salisbury junior kicker Alex Potocko (River Hill) were named to the Division III CoSIDA Academic All-America first team. Hopkins sophomore offensive lineman Cameron Little made the second team. WOMEN’S COLLEGE SOCCER: Johns Hopkins senior defender Adrienne Johnson, senior midfielder Ana Bengoechea and senior forward Meg Van de Loo and McDaniel junior goalie Sarah McDonald and junior defender Kristen Upton were named to the NSCAA NCAA Division III All-Mid-Atlantic team. McDaniel senior midfielder Christina Wroblewski and senior forward Nicole Hill and Lebanon Valley senior forward Sammy Bost (Liberty) made the second team. The third team included Hopkins senior goalie Clara Aranguren. ... Van de Loo was named the ECAC Division III South Offensive Player of the Year and was joined on the first team by Bengoechea, McDonald, Upton and Bost. MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Coppin State senior guard Keith Shivers, Towson junior guard Eddie Keith II, Navy senior guard Grant Vermeer and Hood senior guard Tanner Ruths were among 278 nominees for the Allstate National Association of Basketball Coaches and Women’s Basketball Coaches Association Good Works Teams, which honor student-athletes who represent the sport’s finest in the areas of community service and leadership among their peers. WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Maryland senior guard Shatori Walker-Kimbrough and senior center Brionna Jones (Aberdeen) are among 50 players on the Naismith Watch List. VARSITY BOYS BASKETBALL: Jalen Smith scored 19 points to lead visiting Mount Saint Joseph (2-1) to a 67-42 victory over Annapolis Area Christian (1-1). Jordan Johnson had 15 points for the Eagles. ... Anthony Longpre scored 23 points and Jalen Gabbidon added 22 to power host Glenelg Country (2-1) to a 83-65 victory over John Paul the Great (Va.) (0-1). The Dragons outscored the Wolfpack 26-18 in the first quarter. ... Brandon Bradsher scored a game-high 15 points and host Boys’ Latin (2-0) won, 66-46, over Severn (0-3). The Lakers opened with a 12-6 run. NHL: The Washington Capitals recalled forwards Paul Carey and Jakub Vrana, their 2014 firstround draft pick, from the Hershey Bears of the American Hockey League and reassigned Zach Sanford to Hershey. NFL: The Washington Redskins signed defensive lineman Trevon Coley to the practice squad. —