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2008 SLIAC Football
Players of the Week |
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| OFFENSE |
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Week |
Player |
School |
Year |
Hometown/High
School |
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Nov 3-9 |
Dominic Kegel |
Greenville |
Sr |
Hunters, Wash./ |
Greenville College's Dominic Kegel, a senior from
Hunters, Wash.,
has been named the SLIAC Football Offensive Player of the Week for the
week of November 3-9. This is the second consecutive week that he has
earned the honor.
Kegel, a 6-2
quarterback, passed 14-of-19 for 304 yards, five touchdowns and had one
2-point conversion completion in the Panthers 49-26 victory versus
Eureka College. He also rushed for 31 yards, including one touchdown and
one 2-point conversion rushing.
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Week |
Player |
School |
Year |
Hometown/High
School |
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Oct 27-Nov 2 |
Dominic Kegel |
Greenville |
Sr |
Hunters, Wash./ |
Greenville College's Dominic Kegel, a
senior from
Hunters, Wash.,
has been named the SLIAC Football Offensive Player of the Week for the
week of October 27-November 2.
Kegel, a 6-2 quarterback, passed
7-of-13 for 69 yards and one touchdown, while also tallying 79
yards and two touchdowns on 15 rushes in the Panthers 29-27
victory on the road at Westminster College (Mo.). |
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Week |
Player |
School |
Year |
Hometown/High School |
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Oct 20-26 |
Demarien Hampton |
MacMurray |
So |
Chicago, Ill./Percy Julian |
MacMurray College's Demarien Hampton, a
sophomore from Chicago, Ill. (Percy Julian),
has been named the SLIAC Football Offensive Player of the Week for the
week of October 20-26.
Hampton, a 6-4 quarterback,
completed 27-of-41 passes for a total of 373 yards and three
touchdowns in the Highlanders 47-34 victory versus Eureka
College. Hampton's first half statistics alone included 21-of-26
completions for 254 yards and two touchdowns. He engineered five
touchdown drives on MacMurray's first six possessions, with four
of the drives of at least 10 plays.
Hampton's performance helped him
to break several MacMurray season records, including touchdown
passes (24), pass attempts (300), completions (153) and yards
(2,188). |
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Week |
Player |
School |
Year |
Hometown/High School |
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Oct 13-19 |
Colt Shope |
LaGrange |
Jr |
Easley, S.C./Easley |
LaGrange College's Colt Shope, a
junior from Easley, S.C., has been named the SLIAC Football Offensive
Player of the Week for the week of October 13-19.
Shope, a 5-9 wide receiver, had a
career-high 131 yards rushing and a career-high 87 yards
receiving in the Panthers 37-20 victory versus Westminster
College (Mo.). He averaged 21.8 yards on six rushing attempts,
including a long rush of 63 yards, and had one touchdown. Shope
also set school records for longest pass reception (77 yards)
and yards per reception (29.0 yards). His 77-yard reception also
resulted in a touchdown. |
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Week |
Player |
School |
Year |
Hometown/High School |
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Oct 6-12 |
Offensive Line |
Huntingdon |
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The Huntingdon College offensive line has
been named the SLIAC Football Offensive Players of the Week for the week
of October 6-12.
The Hawks offensive line paved the
way for a school record 590 yards of total offense, including
395 yards on the ground, in their 62-0 victory over Eureka
College. The offense averaged 7.7 yards per carry and 7.3 yards
per play. Of the 81 offensive plays run by Huntingdon, only two
were stopped behind the line of scrimmage, while a third play
was recorded as a loss due to a fumble. In 30 passing plays, the
offensive line did not allow a sack.
Huntingdon, who remains undefeated
at 5-0 overall and 3-0 in conference play, finished the game
with school records in total offense (590 yards), rushing yards
(395 yards) and total points scored (62).
The Hawks offensive line
includes...
STARTERS: Philip Bailey (C, 6-2, 260, Sr., Auburn,
Ala./Lee-Scott Academy), Michael Glasgow (RG, 5-11, 275,
Jr., Pleasant Grove, Ala./Pleasant Grove), Zach Sealy (RT,
6-1, 247, Jr., Montgomery, Ala./St. James), Dino Tampary
(LG, 6-1, 295, So., Orange Beach, Ala./Gulf Shores), Jes
Smith (LT, 5-11, 230, Wetumpka, Ala./Edgewood Academy)
RESERVES: Landon Mims
(Sr., 6-3, 285, Clanton, Ala./Isabella), Gary Nelson
(Sr., 6-4, 245, Irvington, Ala./Alma Bryant), Tim Dilts
(Jr., 6-5, 313, Gulf Breeze, Fla./Gulf Breeze), Tyler Reeves
(So., 5-9, 262, Crestview, Fla./Crestview), Jonathan Stuckey
(So., 6-0, 275, Semmes, Ala./Mary G. Montgomery), Eric Stoud
(Fr., 5-11, 230, Dade City, Fla./Pasco) |
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Week |
Player |
School |
Year |
Hometown/High School |
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Sep 29-Oct 5 |
Justin Ridgeway |
Huntingdon |
Jr |
Frisco City, Ala./Excel |
Huntingdon College's Justin Ridgeway, a junior from
Frisco City, Ala. (Excel), has
been named the SLIAC Football Offensive Player of the Week for the week
of September 29-October 5. This marks the second time this season that
he has earned the honor.
Ridgeway, a 6-3
quarterback, threw for a career-high 281 yards, while matching a
career-best 66 rushing yards. He tossed a pair of touchdown passes,
while completing 18-of-29 passes, good for a completion percentage of
.621. Ridgeway also helped the Hawks remain undefeated at 4-0 overall
and 2-0 in the SLIAC with the 28-12 win on the road at Greenville. |
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Week |
Player |
School |
Year |
Hometown/High School |
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Sep 22-28 |
Daniel Eidson |
Westminster (Mo.) |
Jr |
Camdenton, Mo./Camdenton |
Westminster College's Daniel Eidson, a junior from Camdenton,
Mo., has
been named the SLIAC Football Offensive Player of the Week for the week
of September 22-28.
Eidson, a 6-3 quarterback, threw for 295 yards
and five touchdowns in a 42-25 victory versus Eureka College in the Blue
Jays SLIAC opener. He was 19-of-23 in passing with a long pass of 78
yards and two interceptions. Eidson also had 10 rushing attempts for a
net of 95 yards. |
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Week |
Player |
School |
Year |
Hometown/High School |
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Sep 15-21 |
Marc Randle |
MacMurray |
Jr |
St. Louis,
Mo./University City |
MacMurray College's Marc Randle, a junior from St. Louis, Mo.
(University City), has
been named the SLIAC Football Offensive Player of the Week for the week
of September 15-21.
Randle, a 6-8 tight end, recorded five
receptions for a total of 123 yards and one touchdown in MacMurray's
44-26 victory over Haskell Indian Nation University. He was also on the
receiving end of a two-point conversion, as the Highlanders helped head
coach Kyle Sweeney to his first career victory. |
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Week |
Player |
School |
Year |
Hometown/High School |
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Sep 8-14 |
Nick Lindsey |
Eureka |
Jr |
Homer, Ill./Heritage |
Eureka College's Nick Lindsey, a junior from Homer, Ill.
(Heritage), has
been named the SLIAC Football Offensive Player of the Week for the week
of September 8-14.
Lindsey, a 5-10 quarterback, led the Red Devils
to a 28-8 victory versus Concordia University-Chicago. He had his first
career 100-yard rushing game, as he finished the game with 173 yards on
15 carries, including two rushing touchdowns and a long run of 60 yards.
Lindsey was also 6-of-14 in passing for 78 yards and ran the offense
with no turnovers. |
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Week |
Player |
School |
Year |
Hometown/High School |
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Sep 1-7 |
Justin Ridgeway |
Huntingdon |
Jr |
Frisco City,
Ala./Excel |
Huntingdon College's Justin Ridgeway, a junior from
Frisco City, Ala.
(Excel), has
been named the SLIAC Football Offensive Player of the Week for the week
of September 1-7.
Ridgeway, a 6-3 quarterback in only his
third career start, led the Hawks to a season-opening 41-35
victory versus Maryville College (Tenn.). He tossed for a
career-high 232 yards and a career-best five touchdowns. His
five touchdowns is also the second-best total in a single game
in Huntingdon's six-year history. |
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| DEFENSE |
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Week |
Player |
School |
Year |
Hometown/High School |
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Nov 3-9 |
Lester Jones |
Westminster (Mo.) |
Sr |
Kirkwood, Mo./Kirkwood |
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Westminster College's Lester Jones, a senior from Kirkwood,
Mo., has
been named the SLIAC Football Defensive Player of the Week for the week
of November 3-9.
Jones, a 5-11
defensive lineman, had six solo tackles and three assisted tackles in
the Blue Jays 37-6 victory versus Blackburn College. He also added five
tackles for a total loss of 35 yards and two sacks for a loss of 14
yards.
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Week |
Player |
School |
Year |
Hometown/High School |
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Oct 27-Nov 2 |
Elijah McPherson |
MacMurray |
Fr |
Mesa, Ariz./Skyline |
MacMurray College's Elijah McPherson, a freshman from
Mesa, Ariz. (Skyline), has
been named the SLIAC Football Defensive Player of the Week for the week
of October 27-November 2.
McPherson, a 5-11 linebacker, had
seven solo tackles, five assisted tackles, one tackle for a loss
of five yards, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery. His
forced fumble and recovery came with 2:33 left in the fourth
quarter, giving the Highlanders a final possession that led to
their game-winning touchdown. MacMurray defeated Blackburn
College 17-10.
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Week |
Player |
School |
Year |
Hometown/High School |
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Oct 20-26 |
Matt Tieman |
Eureka |
Fr |
Champaign, Ill./St. Thomas More |
Eureka College's Matt Tieman, a
freshman from Champaign, Ill.
(St. Thomas More), has
been named the SLIAC Football Defensive Player of the Week for the week
of October 20-26.
Tieman, a 5-11 defensive lineman,
tallied six solo tackles, three assisted tackles and 4.0 tackles
for a loss of five yards in the Red Devils 47-34 loss to
MacMurray College. His nine tackles and 4.0 tackles for loss
were a career-high, as he made his first start ever at defensive
tackle. He also helped the Eureka defense hold MacMurray's
running game to just 4.4 yards per rush.
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Week |
Player |
School |
Year |
Hometown/High School |
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Oct 13-19 |
Tim Dombrowski |
Eureka |
Sr |
Lansing, Ill./T.F. South |
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Eureka College's Tim Dombrowski, a
senior from Lansing, Ill. (T.F. South), has
been named the SLIAC Football Defensive Player of the Week for the week
of October 13-19.
Dombrowski, a 5-6 linebacker,
recorded seven solo tackles, two assisted tackles and had 3.5
tackles for a loss of 23 yards in the Red Devils 47-19 win on
the road at Principia College. He also recorded one sack for a
loss of eight yards. Dombrowski set a career-high in tackles for
loss and helped his team to a total of 18 tackles for loss,
eight sacks and four forced turnovers.
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Week |
Player |
School |
Year |
Hometown/High School |
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Oct 6-12 |
Danny Kleinhenz |
Principia |
Jr |
Houston, Texas/Memorial |
Principia College's Danny Kleinhenz, a junior from
Houston, Texas (Memorial), has
been named the SLIAC Football Defensive Player of the Week for the week
of October 6-12.
Kleinhenz, a 6-2 defensive back,
recorded eight solo tackles, 11 assisted tackles, had two forced
fumbles and one interception for a return of 24 yards in
Principia's 14-0 loss on the road at Blackburn. The Panthers'
defense forced three turnovers and had two sacks for the game,
while allowing only one offensive touchdown.
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Week |
Player |
School |
Year |
Hometown/High School |
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Sep 29-Oct 5 |
Matt Knake |
Eureka |
Jr |
Freeburg, Ill./Freeburg |
Eureka College's Matt Knake, a
junior from Freeburg, Ill., has
been named the SLIAC Football Defensive Player of the Week for the week
of September 29-October 5.
Knake, a 5-11 linebacker, recorded
eight solo tackles, six assisted tackles and had 3.5 tackles for
a loss of seven yards in a 26-13 victory on the road at
Blackburn. He had a game-high in tackles and tackles for loss,
while also recovering one of three fumbles on the day for
Eureka. |
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Week |
Player |
School |
Year |
Hometown/High School |
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Sep 22-28 |
Tim Hill |
LaGrange |
So |
Jacksonville, Fla./Terry Parker |
LaGrange College's Tim Hill, a sophomore from Jacksonville,
Fla. (Terry Parker), has
been named the SLIAC Football Defensive Player of the Week for the week
of September 22-28.
Hill, a 6-1 defensive back,
had one solo tackle, two assisted tackles and two tackles for a loss of
three yards in the Panthers 59-0 victory versus Blackburn. He also ran
back a fumble return 24 yards for a touchdown.
LaGrange's defensive unit recorded the first shutout in program history
and held Blackburn to -10 yards of total offense. |
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Week |
Player |
School |
Year |
Hometown/High School |
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Sep 15-21 |
Tobias Alaribe |
MacMurray |
So |
Chicago, Ill./Percy
Julian |
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MacMurray College's Tobias Alaribe, a sophomore from Chicago,
Ill. (Percy Julian), has
been named the SLIAC Football Defensive Player of the Week for the week
of September 15-21. This marks the second time this season that he has
received the honor.
Alaribe, a 5-8 linebacker,
tallied a game-high in tackles, tackles for loss and sacks in
MacMurray's 44-26 victory at Haskell Indian Nation University.
He recorded eight solo tackles, seven assisted tackles, 4.5
tackles for a loss of 48 yards, three sacks for a loss of 24
yards and also forced one fumble. |
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Week |
Player |
School |
Year |
Hometown/High School |
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Sep 8-14 |
Mike Payson |
Huntingdon |
Jr |
Millbrook,
Ala./Stanhope Elmore |
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Huntingdon's College's Mike Payson, a junior from Millbrook,
Ala. (Stanhope Elmore), has
been named the SLIAC Football Defensive Player of the Week for the week
of September 8-14.
Payson, a 6-0 defensive end, finished second on
the team with nine total tackles, including eight solo stops and 3.0 for
loss, in the Hawks 21-7 victory over Faulkner University. He also posted
a sack for a loss of nine yards and added a quarterback pressure.
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Week |
Player |
School |
Year |
Hometown/High School |
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Sep 1-7 |
Tobias Alaribe |
MacMurray |
So |
Chicago, Ill./Percy
Julian |
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MacMurray College's Tobias Alaribe, a
sophomore from Chicago, Ill.
(Percy Julian), has
been named the SLIAC Football Defensive Player of the Week for the week
of September 1-7.
Alaribe, a 5-8 linebacker, had six solo
and nine assist tackles to lead the Highlander defense in a
27-17 loss at Beloit College. He had 2.5 tackles for a loss of
five yards and assisted on a sack for a loss of two yards. In
addition to leading MacMurray in tackles, he also forced a
fumble and had a fumble recovery for a return of 65 yards. |
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| SPECIAL TEAMS |
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Week |
Player |
School |
Year |
Hometown/High School |
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Oct 27-Nov 2 |
Josh Stripling |
LaGrange |
So |
Newnan, Ga./Newnan |
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LaGrange College's Josh Stripling, a
sophomore from
Newnan, Ga., has
been named the SLIAC Football Special Teams Player of the Week for the week
of October 27-November 2. This is the third time this season that he has
earned the honor.
Stripling, a 6-0 kicker/punter,
had eight kickoffs for a total of 512 yards, including one
touchback in the Panthers' 63-19 victory versus Eureka College.
He also went 7-for-7 in PAT attempts, increasing his streak to
19 straight made PAT attempts. Stripling also added one punt for
56 yards in the win. |
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Week |
Player |
School |
Year |
Hometown/High School |
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Oct 20-26 |
Joe White |
Eureka |
Fr |
Manito, Ill./Concordia |
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Eureka College's Joe White, a
freshman from
Manito, Ill. (Concordia), has
been named the SLIAC Football Special Teams Player of the Week for the week
of October 20-26.
White, a 6-0 kick returner, had
four kickoff returns for a total of 100 yards, including a long
return of 33 yards. His other three returns were 20 yards, 17
yards and 28 yards, helping him to a career and game-high 206
all-purpose yards in Eureka's 47-34 loss to MacMurray College. |
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Week |
Player |
School |
Year |
Hometown/High School |
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Oct 13-19 |
Josh Stripling |
LaGrange |
So |
Newnan, Ga./Newnan |
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LaGrange College's Josh Stripling, a sophomore from
Newnan, Ga., has
been named the SLIAC Football Special Teams Player of the Week for the week
of October 13-19. This is the second consecutive week that he has earned
the honor.
Stripling, a 6-0 kicker/punter, set a school record by going
3-for-3 in field goal attempts in the Panthers 37-20 victory
versus Westminster College (Mo.). He had a long field goal of 42
yards and also went 4-of-4 in PAT attempts. Stripling added
eight kickoffs for a total of 510 yards in the win, including
four touchbacks. |
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Week |
Player |
School |
Year |
Hometown/High School |
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Oct 6-12 |
Josh Stripling |
LaGrange |
So |
Newnan, Ga./Newnan |
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LaGrange College's Josh Stripling, a sophomore from
Newnan, Ga., has
been named the SLIAC Football Special Teams Player of the Week for the week
of October 6-12.
Stripling, a 6-0 kicker/punter,
went 2-for-2 in field goal attempts, including a long field goal
of 33 yards in the Panthers 20-6 victory versus Greenville
College. He was also 2-of-2 in PAT attempts, had five kickoffs
for a total of 325 yards, including one touchback. Stripling
also had five punts for a total of 177 yards, with a long punt
of 40 yards and two punts inside the 20-yard line. |
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Week |
Player |
School |
Year |
Hometown/High School |
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Sep 29-Oct 5 |
Jake Hilton |
Westminster (Mo.) |
So |
Kirkwood, Mo./Kirkwood |
Westminster College's Jake Hilton,
a sophomore from
Kirkwood, Mo., has
been named the SLIAC Football Special Teams Player of the Week for the week
of September 29-October 5.
Hilton, a 6-0 kicker, went 2-for-2
in field goal attempts, with a long of 35 yards as the Blue Jays
defeated Principia 48-6. The two field goals were his first
attempts of the season. He was also a perfect 6-of-6 in PAT
attempts, bringing his season PAT kick total to 13-of-15. |
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Week |
Player |
School |
Year |
Hometown/High School |
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Sep 22-28 |
Daniel Eidson |
Westminster (Mo.) |
Jr |
Camdenton, Mo./Camdenton |
Westminster College's Daniel Eidson, a junior from
Camdenton, Mo., has
been named the SLIAC Football Special Teams Player of the Week for the week
of September 22-28.
Eidson, a 6-3 punter, tallied
three punts for a total of 107 yards. He averaged 35.7 yards per punt
and recorded a long punt of 39 yards. He also had one punt inside the
20-yard line. |
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Week |
Player |
School |
Year |
Hometown/High School |
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Sep 15-21 |
Jordan Donaldson |
Blackburn |
Jr |
Carlinville,
Ill./Carlinville |
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Blackburn College's Jordan Donaldson, a junior from
Carlinville, Ill., has
been named the SLIAC Football Special Teams Player of the Week for the week
of September 15-21.
Donaldson, a 5-11 punter, had
eight punts for a total of 247 yards in the Beavers 55-14 loss
to Martin Luther College. He averaged 30.9 yards per punt,
including a long punt of 57 yards. Donaldson also downed two
punts inside the 10-yard line and one inside the 2-yard line. |
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Week |
Player |
School |
Year |
Hometown/High School |
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Sep 1-7 |
Anthony Hughes |
MacMurray |
Fr |
Chicago, Ill./Percy
Julian |
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MacMurray College's Anthony Hughes, a
freshman from Chicago, Ill.
(Percy Julian), has
been named the SLIAC Football Special Teams Player of the Week for the week
of September 1-7.
Hughes, 5-11, had 151 return yards in
the Highlanders 27-17 loss at Beloit College. He had one punt
return for 30 yards and six kick returns for a total of 121
yards. Hughes, who also had one solo tackle on special teams,
recorded a long kick return of 37 yards. |
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