D2CCA All-Region Teams

FINDLAY, Ohio (Dec. 5) – The California (PA) football team led Super Region One with four Division II Conference Commissioner's Association (D2CCA) first-team all-region selections on Thursday morning.

Senior offensive lineman Jaheim Bassham, senior kicker Anthony Beitko, senior quarterback Davis Black and junior cornerback Rashan Murray each received first-team all-region laurels from the organization. All four players will advance to the national ballot at their respective positions for D2CCA All-America consideration.

A team captain, Bassham shifted to center in 2024 and has started all 12 games this fall after previously making 23 career starts at left guard. He is one of eight national finalists for the Gene Upshaw Award, which is presented annually to the top senior offensive or defensive lineman in NCAA Division II. Bassham also was a semifinalist for the 2024 William V. Campbell Trophy, which recognizes the absolute best football scholar-athlete in the nation regardless of division. The Erie native has helped the Vulcans rank among the top three in the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) with 28.5 points, 241.8 passing yards and 386.6 yards of total offense per game.

Beitko garnered all-region accolades from the organization for the third time his career, as he was a first-team selection as a freshman and received second-team honors in 2022. He sits second in Super Region One and among the top 10 in the country with an .800 field-goal percentage (12-of-15). Beitko paces the PSAC with 12 field-goals made this fall and is tied for third among all players in the league with 74 total points. The McKeesport product enters the weekend as the active leader in NCAA Division II with a career .862 field-goal percentage (50-of-58) and leads active kickers with 305 career points.

In his second year as a starter, Black ranks second in Super Region One with 3,229 yards of total offense and leads the PSAC by being responsible for 196 points (32 touchdowns, two two-point conversions). He boasts a 150.6 passing efficiency and a 63.5 completion percentage (217-of-342) while tallying 2,858 passing yards. Black is also tied for third among all players in the region with 12 rushing touchdowns, including eight over the last six games.

Murray is tied for first in the region with 13 pass break-ups and his 17 total passes defended this year are fifth-most in NCAA Division II. He leads the team with four interceptions this fall and has established a career high with 34 tackles (23 solo). Murray is the program's fourth defensive back in the last six years to collect first-team all-region laurels from the organization.

The Vulcans featured their most first-team all-region honorees since the 2016 campaign when five standouts received all-region accolades. Cal was one of six teams to have at least four all-region selections this season.

Cal continues play in the NCAA Playoffs on Saturday, Dec. 7, when it hosts Slippery Rock for the Super Region One Championship at Adamson Stadium with kickoff set for 1 p.m. Th Rock tied for lead in the region with six total honorees on the all-region teams.

The D2CCA All-Region Teams are voted on by athletic communicators/sports information directors from across Super Region One. The teams are sponsored by D2CCA, which encourages and promotes Division II athletics and high standards of sportsmanship as important elements of higher education.