Football
Football (for the week ending September 22, 2008)
Division I - Championship Subdivision
Co-Offensive Players of the Week
Chris Pizzotti - Harvard University
Senior, Quarterback, Reading, Mass.
Pizzotti completed 30-of-44 pass attempts for 370 yards and a touchdown in a come-from-behind victory over Holy Cross. The senior also rushed for two more touchdowns for the Crimson. Pizzotti accounted for all three scores for Harvard, all of which took place in the fourth quarter.
Jordan Scott - Colgate
Senior, Running Back, Hyattsville, Md.
Scott became the all-time leading rusher in Patriot League history after recording 239 yards on 29 carries against Dartmouth. The Maryland native is the first player to rush for 5,000 career yards in the conference. The senior scored twice in the game and ran for 83 yards in the fourth quarter. Scott's 239 yard output is the third-highest in his career and 16th straight 100-yard game.
Defensive Player of the Week
James Develin - Brown University
Junior, Defensive End, Gilbertsville, Pa.
Develin led the Brown defense to a 17-7 victory over Stony Brook. Stony Brook's offense was held scoreless, as their only touchdown was recorded on an interception. The junior recorded nine tackles (five solo) and 3.5 tackles for a loss of 18 yards. He also forced a fumble and added two sacks.
Division II
Offensive Player of the Week
Rob Parent - American International
Sophomore, Quarterback, West Warick, R.I.
Parent passed for 331 yards and six touchdowns on 16-of-23 attempts leading the Yellow Jackets to victory over Bentley, 49-20. The six touchdowns tied the school-record which he set earlier this season.
Defensive Player of the Week
Brian Schuster - Pace University
Senior, Linebacker, Miller Place, N.Y.
Schuster recorded a game-high 11 tackles (eight solo), and two pass break-ups in a close victory over Saint Anselm, 15-14.
Division III - Northeast
Offensive Player of the Week
Bruce Rich - Framingham State
Senior, Quaterback, Chelmsford, Mass.
Rich took part in all six touchdowns for the Rams, as they defeated MIT 42-38. Rich was 22-of-29 for 361 yards and four touchdowns, including the gamewinning touchdown pass with eight seconds left in the game. The senior also ran for 36 yards and two touchdowns.
Defensive Player of the Week
Kyle McAllister - Bates
Junior, Safety, Exeter, N.H.
McAllister tallied a game-high 13 tackles (six solo), including one tackle for loss, as the Bobcats dropped a 17-7 contest to Trinity. The defending conference leader in interceptions also picked off a pass and recovered a fumble.
Division III - Northwest
Offensive Players of the Week
Thomas Bergerstock - Ithaca College
Junior, Running Back, Webster, N.Y.
Bergerstock tied Ithaca records for single-game touchdowns (five), rushing touchdowns (five), and points (30) to lead the Bombers over Hartwick, 69-42. The junior also rushed for 268 yards, just four yards short of another school record on 32 carries.
Defensive Player of the Week
Justin Hager - Hobart
Senior, Inside Linebacker, Salamanca, N.Y.
Hager broke the single-game record for tackles at Hobart with 21 to lead the Statesmen to a 21-16 triumph at Carnegie Mellon. He shared the previous mark of 19 stops which came against the Tartans last season.
Division III - Southeast
Offensive Player of the Week
Chris James - The College of New Jersey
Junior, Quarterback, Brick, N.J.
James recorded five of the six Lions' touchdowns to pace TCNJ over Buffalo State, 42-32. James completed 24-of-31 passes for 303 yards and three touchdowns, and also ran for two scores. In the victory, James compiled 343 yards of total offense.
Defensive Player of the Week
Jim Smith - SUNY Cortland
Senior, Linebacker, Nanuet, N.Y.
Smith led the Red Dragons to their first win at Rowan since 1964, 27-20. In the win, Smith tallied 11 tackles (seven solo), 3.5 tackles for a loss of 30 yards, and a sack for a loss of 14 yards. He also recorded one pass break-up.
Division III - Southwest
Co-Offensive Players of the Week
Larry Beavers - Wesley
Senior, Wide Receiver, Annapolis, Md.
Beavers snagged eight catches for 143 yards and two touchdowns to lead No.15 Wesley over Widener, 41-9. He also completed a pass for 37 yards and rushed for 11 more. On the day, the wide out registered 265 all-purpose yards and broke the 100-catch mark for his career.
Andrew Kase - Johns Hopkins
Junior, Running Back, Wyomissing, Pa.
Kase scored four times and rushed for 173 yards in the Blue Jays' 49-37 win at Gettysburg. He tied a school single-game record for touchdowns and his 173 yards was the second highest of his career.
Defensive Player of the Week
Paul Cynewski - Salisbury
Senior, Defensive Line, Moorestown, N.J.
Cynewski recorded eight solo tackles, five tackles for a loss of 26 yards and two sacks for a loss of 16 yards in No.8 Salisbury's victory over Christopher Newport, 38-21. The senior was a main part of the Sea Gull defense that held CNU to 3.3 yards per carry.
