November 16
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Offensive-Muskingum junior quarterback Jake Burns (Marion/Pleasant) went 7-of-18 passing for 153 yards and one touchdown and had a game-high 116 yards and three touchdowns on 21 carries to lead the Muskies past Heidelberg, 31-28. Burns surpassed the school’s season record for touchdown passes with 14. Burns brings his career total yards to 4,557, which is second all-time at Muskingum.
Other Nominees: Colton Coy (OTT)…Dominic D’Andrea (CAP)…Brent Donley (ONU)…Anthony Gardner (B-W) |
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Defensive- Otterbein senior linebacker Donnie Reinhart (Westerville/Dublin Coffman) led the Cardinal defense with 14 tackles, seven of them unassisted, in their 24-22 win over John Carroll.
Other Nominees: J.J. Mihoci (ONU)…Ryan Kish (B-W) |
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Special Teams- Ohio Northern sophomore defensive back Chad Coward (Crestline/Shelby) blocked a first quarter punt and returned it 13 yards for a touchdown, giving ONU an early lead in its 52-14 win at Wilmington.
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November 9
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Offensive-Heidelberg senior running back Jemar Lewis (Bedford Hts./Bedford) led the Berg to a 42-14 win over Marietta with a career-high 196 yards rushing in 18 attempts, with two touchdowns. He also tallied 202 all-purpose yards. It was the fourth-consecutive game that Lewis has eclipsed 100 yards on the ground.
Other Nominees: Dwight Sutton (MUSK)…Kyle Simmons (ONU)…John McGraw (WILM) |
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Defensive- Ohio Northern sophomore defensive back Chad Coward (Crestline/Shelby) led the Polar Bear defense in a 31-21 win over Capital with a career-high 12 tackles (nine solo), 2.0 sacks (-19 yards) and 3.0 TFL (-20 yards).
Other Nominees: Matt Grieves (HEID)…James Beatty (MUSK)…Ryan Dugan (B-W)…Bryce Martin (WILM) |
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Special Teams- Ohio Northern senior punter/kicker Jake Heaphy (Dublin/Jerome) made a 49-yard field goal and was four-for-four on PATs, to help lead the Polar Bear’s past Capital, 31-21. Heaphy also averaged 35.3 yards on six punts and averaged 58.7 yards on six kickoffs.
Other Nominees: Jesse Hawkins (HEID) |
November 2
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Offensive-Marietta sophomore quarterback Andrew Keller (Cincinnati/Glen Este) led Marietta to a 25-22 upset over #7 Otterbein by throwing for a career –high 287 yards on a career-high 25 completions with a touchdown. Keller also rushed for 22 yards with one touchdown.
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Offensive-Heidelberg senior running back Jemar Lewis (Bedford Hts.) registered a career-best 168 yards rushing with two touchdowns to lead the Berg past Wilmington, 17-14.
Other Nominees: Brent Donley (ONU)…Dominic D’Andrea (CAP) |
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Defensive- Ohio Northern senior defensive tackle Jeremy Wyant (Dayton/Meadowdale) had a caeer-high 10 tackles (1.0 TFL) and recovered a fumble in the Polar Bear’s 49-6 win over Baldwin-Wallace.
Other Nominees: Dewayne Lindsey (HEID) |
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Special Teams- Ohio Northern senior kicker/punter Jake Heaphy (Dublin/Jerome) was seven-for-seven on PATs, averaged 40.3 yards on 6 punts with three of them inside the 20. Heaphy also averaged. 53.2 yards, with a long of 57 yards, on eight kickoffs with a touchback in ONU’s 49-6 win over Baldwin-Wallace.
Other Nominees: Jesse Hawkins (HEID) |
October 27
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Offensive-Ohio Northern junior running back Brent Donley (Southfield, Mich./West Bloom) ran a school-record 44 times for a career-high 287 yards and two touchdowns in the Polar Bear’s 35-14 win over John Carroll. Donley's 287 yards rushing is the third-most in a game in ONU history, 20 shy of the school-record 307 by Jamal Robertson against Marietta in 2000. His 44 rushing attempts bettered the previous school record of 41 set by Robertson against John Carroll in 1999.
Other Nominees: Lamar Hunter (MAR)…Andrew Miller (HEID)…Todd Schlosser (OTT)…Anthony Gardner (B-W) |
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Defensive- Heidelberg freshman defensive lineman Dewayne Lindsey (Dayton/Meadowdale) recovered a fumble and returned it 63 yards for a touchdown to help lead the Berg to a 41-36 win over Baldwin-Wallace. Lindsey also recorded four tackles (three solo).
Other Nominees: Vince Calloway (ONU) |
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Special Teams- Ohio Northern senior kicker/punter Jake Heaphy (Dublin/Jerome) was five-of-five on PATs and landed two punts inside the two-yard line in the Polar Bear’s 35-14 victory over Marietta.
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October 19
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Offensive-Ohio Northern junior quarterback Kyle Simmons (Orrville) completed 13-of 18-passes for 226 yards with no interceptions and three touchdowns. Simmons also ran eight times for 56 yards to lead the Polar Bears past Marietta, 41-10.
Other Nominees: Mike Detwiler (OTT)…Jemar Lewis (HEID)…Kyrell Crook (B-W)…Marty Assmann (CAP)…Frank Ross (JCU) |
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Defensive- Otterbein senior cornerback Chad Woodfork (Columbus/South) was responsible for two of the three forced turnovers by the Cardinal defense with two interceptions, as they defeated Wilmington 28-20. Woodfork finished the game with four tackles, two of them were unassisted.
Other Nominees: Matt Heagen (HEID)…Gabe Washington (ONU)
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Special Teams- Ohio Northern senior kicker/punter Jake Heaphy (Dublin/Jerome) made a school-record 50-yard field goal, a 44-yard field goal and was five-of-five on PATs last week, as the Polar Bears defeated Marietta 41-10. Heaphy also averaged 57.8 yards on his seven kickoffs and had a 40-yard punt. |
October 12
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Offensive-Ohio Northern junior quarterback Kyle Simmons (Orrville) led the Polar Bears past Heidelberg, 38-7. Simmons completed 20-of-29 passes for a career-high 280 yards and a touchdown, ran 10 times for 76 yards and a career-high three touchdowns and had a career-best 345 yards of total offense.
Other Nominees: Marty Assmann (CAP)…Kenny Sims (HEID) |
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Defensive- Wilmington junior linebacker Bryce Martin (Wilmington) led the Quaker defense against Muskingum with a career-high 18 tackles (11 solo), one sack for a loss of nine yards and two tackles for a total loss of 10 yards.
Other Nominees: Sam Jacobs (CAP)…Jesse Richards (ONU) |
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Special Teams- John Carroll freshman kicker Brad Marchese (Columbus/St. Charles Prep) broke a school record in becoming the first Blue Streak in 90 years of football to make five field goals (24, 40, 40, 24, 39) in a game. Marchese accounted for 16 of JCU’s 22 points in a 22-0 win over Marietta.
Other Nominees: David Brewer (OTT)…Ryan Gunnarson (CAP)…Jake Heaphy (ONU)…Scott Nealson (B-W) |
October 5
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Offensive- Otterbein sophomore quarterback Austin Schlosser (Plain City/Jonathan Alder) tallied five of the Cardinals seven touchdowns in a 49-20 win over Heidelberg. He threw 13-of-16 for 183 yards and two touchdowns. Schlosser also ran for 96 yards with three touchdowns.
Other Nominees: Marty Assmann (CAP)…Marc Otte (WILM)…Kyle Simmons (ONU)…Jake Burns (MUSK)
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Defensive- Ohio Northern defensive end Josh Horn (Franklin) had a career-high 14 tackles, including 10 solo and three sacks for a loss of 15 yards to help lead the Polar Bears past Muskingum, 37-34.
Other Nominees: Brad Pickens (CAP)…T.J. Burbridge (WILM) |
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Special Teams- Capital sophomore kicker Garrett Bennington (Cambridge/John Glenn) was a perfect three-of-three in field goal attempts and four-of- four in PAT kicks to help lead the Crusaders past Marietta, 37-13.
Other Nominees: Jake Heaphy (ONU) |
September 28
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Offensive- Baldwin-Wallace junior running back John McGraw (North Ridgeville) rushed for a career-high 151 yards in 21 attempts with one touchdown to help lead the Yellow Jackets past Marietta 34-13.
Other Nominees: Kyle Simmons (ONU)…Colton Coy (OTT)…Ryan Gunnarson (CAP) |
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Defensive- Otterbein senior cornerback Chad Woodfork (Columbus/South) forced and recovered the fumble that ended Ohio Northern’s final possession to preserve the Cardinals 38-36 win. Woodfork also tallied 17 tackles (seven solo).
Other Nominees: Eric Wenzler (ONU)…Sam Jacobs (CAP)…Chuck Iheama (JCU) |
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Special Teams- Capital sophomore kicker Garrett Bennington (Cambridge/John Glenn) was three-for-four on field goal attempts to help the Crusaders build a 23-7 lead en routre to a 37-21 victory over Wilmington. Bennington was also was perfect four-for-four in PAT kicks.
Other Nominees: David Brewer (OTT) |
September 21
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Offensive- John Carroll senior quarterback Jeff Javorek (Chesterland/West Geauga) was 30-of-51 for 209 yards with five touchdowns to four different receivers with no interceptions to lead the Blue Streaks past Baldwin-Wallace, 43-29.
Other Nominees: Andrew Miller (HEID)…Lamar Hunter (MAR)…Matt Merritt (CAP)…Jack Rafferty (OTT) |
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Defensive- Marietta senior strong safety George Davis (Warren/Newton Falls) collected a career-high 16 hits, including 14 solo stops in the Pioneers’ 24-20 win over Wilmington.
Other Nominees: Brian Porter (CAP)…Gabe Washington (ONU)…Ken Bevington (JCU) |
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Special Teams- Otterbein junior place kicker/punter David Brewer (Columbus/Dublin Scioto) made all five of his extra-point attempts, along with a 21-yard field goal to help lead the Cardinals past Muskingum, 38-21. He also averaged 44.5 yards on two punts.
Other Nominees: Karl Roshong (JCU)…J.J. Mihoci (ONU) |
September 8
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Offensive- Otterbein junior running back Colton Coy (Frankfort/Adens) led the Cardinals past Bethany (W. Va.), 28-7, with a one-yard run to tie the game 7-7 and then scored the game-winning touchdown on a 13-yard run. Coy also carried the ball nine times for 42 yards on a 13-play, 84-yard drive, which ended in a 5-yard touchdown run by senior running back Eric Yates. On the game, Coy ran for 153 yards and two TD’s on 28 carries.
Other Nominees: Mike Preston (HEID)…Devon Jennings (B-W)…Capital Offensive Line(Giblin, Tibbitts, Dutcher, Koblinski, Davis)…Lamar Hunter (MAR)…Brent Donley (ONU) |
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Defensive- Heidelberg senior linebacker Justin Dawson (Westminster, Calf./Golden West JC) recovered a fumble and returned it 60 yards for a touchdown to help lead the Berg past Westminster (Pa.) 42-26. Dawson also tallied a total of eight tackles (five solo) on the afternoon.
Other Nominees: Jesse Richards (ONU)…Sam Jacobs (CAP)…Clinton Thompson (MAR)…Bryce Martin (WILM) |
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Special Teams- Heidelberg freshman running back Matt Wilde (Norwalk/St. Paul) returned a kickoff 85 yards for a touchdown to help lead the Berg past Westminster (Pa.) 42-26.
Other Nominees: Jake Heaphy (ONU)…Brad Pollock (B-W)…Ryan Gunnarson (CAP) |
