Football

Football (for the week ending October 5, 2008)

Division I - Championship Subdivision

Offensive Player of the Week

 
Derek Cassidy - University of Rhode Island
Senior, Quarterback, Winter Haven, Fla.

Cassidy led the Rams to the Governor's Cup and victory against in-state rival Brown, 37-13.  The senior completed 25-of-37 passes for 298 yards and a career-high five touchdowns.  Cassidy's 298-yard effort marks the fifth time in six games he has eclipsed the 200-yard mark this season. 

 
Defensive Player of the Week

 
Nathan Totino - Duquesne
Sophomore, Linebacker, Pittsburgh, Pa.

Totino recorded more tackles against Albany than any NEC player since 2001.  Totino made 23 tackles (13 solo) and forced a fumble.  Nine of the sophomore's stops held the opposing ball carriers to three yards or less.

 
Honorable Mention

 
Jonathan Grimes - College of William & Mary
Freshman, Running Back, Palmyra, N.J.

Grimes accounted for 324 all-purpose yards against No. 14 Villanova.  His 97-yard kickoff return for a touchdown put the Tribe on the board late in the first half.  On four returns, Grimes totaled 161 kick return yards.  Offensively, the freshman caught a team-high six passes for a game-high 105 yards and rushed 11 times for 58 yards in a losing effort. 

Division II

Co-Offensive Players of the Week

 
James Suozzo - Merrimack
Freshman, Quarterback, Everett, Mass.

Suozzo appeared in his first collegiate contest and led Merrimack to a 31-28 victory over Pace.  The freshman passed for 246 yards and three touchdowns on 21-of-42 attempts.  Suozzo also ran for 59 yards and another score.

 
Tony Howard - Lake Erie College
Junior, Running Back, Garfield Heights, Ohio

Howard led Lake Erie College to the program's first ever victory, 34-27 over Glenville State.  The junior scored three touchdowns and set four school records.  Howard ran for 142 yards and two scores, including a school-record 73-yard touchdown.  He also caught one pass for 18 yards and another score.


Defensive Player of the Week

 
Mike O'Brien - Merrimack
Senior, Cornerback, Marlboro, Mass.

O'Brien picked off two passes against Pace, including one on the Setters' final drive of the game.  The senior added five tackles (four solo) in the 31-28 victory.

Division III - Northeast

 
Co-Offensive Players of the Week

 
Jeff Mack - Plymouth State
Senior, Running Back, Milford, N.H.

Mack rushed for 197 yards on 19 carries and four touchdowns, including a career-long 66 yard run all in the first half.  Two of his touchdowns came in the first four minutes of the game and three in the first quarter.  Mack added his career-long run with a minute to go in the first half.

 
Connor Wells - Trinity College
Senior, Wide Receiver, Haddam, Conn.

Wells caught seven passes for 156 yards and two touchdowns in the Bantams' 20-15 road win at Hamilton.  Wells registered all seven of his catches in the final 17 minutes of the game.  His touchdown catches went for 39 and 40 yards.

 
Defensive Player of the Week

 
Scott Driscoll - Curry College
Junior, Linebacker, North Andover, Mass.

Driscoll won the game for the Colonels with his 25-yard interception return for a touchdown in the fourth quarter that snapped a 7-7 tie.  Driscoll also recorded seven solo tackles and a sack for a loss of 8 yards.

 
Division III - Northwest

 
Offensive Players of the Week

 
Justin Wells - Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Senior, Quarterback, Jay, Maine
 
Wells had an all-around performance to lead WPI over Union, 19-16.  The senior passed for 196 yards and two touchdowns, completing 16-of-28 passes.  He also ran 15 times for 126, including a 58-yard touchdown run in the third quarter.  Wells' final touchdown came with 5:58 left, as he connected for a two yard pass which would be the difference maker and gave WPI its first win against the Dutchmen since 1999.

 
Defensive Player of the Week

 
Tim Marin - Hartwick College
Sophomore, Defensive End, Garden City, N.Y.

Martin forced a fumble with 16 seconds left to lock up the 31-28 upset victory over No. 10 St. John Fisher for the Hawks.  Fisher's final drive was halted on Hartwick's 17-yard-line as Martin caused the fumble.  The sophomore also  tied the team-high in tackles with 10.

 
Division III - Southeast

 
Offensive Player of the Week

 
Frank Wilczynski - Rowan University
Junior, Quarterback, Pine Hill, N.J.

Wilczynski completed 22-of-35 pass attempted for 296 yards and four touchdowns in a road victory against Brockport, 37-20.  His touchdown passes went for 18, 13, 21, and 24 yards, and the junior also led the Profs on the ground with 133 yards on 18 carries.

 
Defensive Player of the Week

 
Kyle Kane - Rowan University
Junior, Defensive End, Toms River, N.J.

Kane recorded team-highs in total tackles (12) and tackles for loss (three) for ten yards in the Profs' 37-20 road win at Brockport.  The junior also tallied a sack for a loss of eight yards, two pass break-ups, and a forced fumble.

 
Division III - Southwest

Offensive Player of the Week

 
Matt Flynn - Gettysburg
Junior, Quarterback, Northfield, N.J.
 
Flynn completed 16-of-23 pass attempts for 399 yards and three scores in the Bullets' 38-7 triumph over Ursinus.  He recorded touchdown passes of 63, 25, and 15 yards.

Defensive Player of the Week

 
Tredell Johns - Dickinson
Senior, Defensive End, Paulsboro, N.J.
 
Johns filled up the stat sheet as the Devils knocked off previously unbeaten Moravian, 16-7.  Johns recorded 10 tackles (five solo), a forced fumble, recovered another, broke-up one pass, while intercepting a pass.