OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Santino Simone, Anna
Maria
(Sr, QB - Worcester, Mass.)
The senior quarterback tied a career high throwing for 349
yards, completing 30-of-51 passes with no interception and 4
touchdowns en route to a 44-42 stunning victory over Husson
University. Down 22-0 Santino orchestrated a fourth quarter
comeback connecting with his favorite receiver Dom Concepcion for
three touchdowns of 9, 28 and 13 yards respectfully. In the ensuing
overtimes Simone had runs of 2 and 12 yards and hit freshman Donald
Graham in the end zone for the two point conversion to seal the
win.
Co-DEFENSIVE PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
Tony Tatum,
Gallaudet
(Sr, DB - Gardendale, Ala.)
Tatum made his presence known last Saturday against SUNY Maritime
as the Privateers rarely threw his way in a 21-0 win for Gallaudet
University. When the throws came his way he made two pass breakups
and intercepted one pass and returned it 80 yards for a touchdown
in the second quarter to give the Bison a 14-0 lead. Tatum leads
the conference with six interceptions.
Keith Barnes, Maritime (N.Y.)
(Sr, LB - Westbury, N.Y.)
Barnes led all players with a season- and career-high 20
tackles on Saturday in the Privateers' home loss to Gallaudet. He
recorded 15 solo tackles and five assisted. One tackle was a sack
for a loss of three yards and he also forced one fumble in the
second quarter. Barnes is now the national leader in solo tackles
with 8.33 per game and ranks second in the NCAA with 13.78 total
tackles per game.
SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Reece Attard,
Husson
(Fr, K/P - Werribee, Australia)
Attard had another outstanding week punting and placekicking
for the Eagles punting seven times for an average of 35.6 yards
with a long punt of 45 yards and tacked three inside the Anna Maria
20 for fair catches. Attard also was 4 of 4 on extra points and 2
for 2 on field goals, once from 34 yards and another moments later
from an amazing 50 yards. The 50-yarder bested his own school
record from three weeks ago, when he booted a 43-yarder to beat
Maritime in overtime.
ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
Donald Graham, Anna
Maria
(Fr, WR - Stratford, Conn.)
Freshman Donald Graham made the most of only his second and
third catches of his career. With the AMCATS down by a touchdown in
the first overtime, quarterback Santino Simone hit the wide
receiver on the first play from scrimmage on the 25-yard line for
score and with the extra point send the game to a second OT. In the
third OT and the game tied 42-42, Simone on a roll out to the right
side hit the first year player in the endzone, where he made an
incredible one-handed catch for the 2-point conversion and the
win.
