OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Jawad Yatim, Mount Ida
(Jr, QB - Shrewsbury, Mass.)
Yatim tossed three touchdowns and threw for 251 yards in a 37-19 Mustangs victory over Castleton.
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Hugh O'Brien, Maritime (N.Y.)
(Jr, DE - Westbury, N.Y.)
Junior defensive end Hugh O'Brien was one of the top defensive performers for Maritime as the unit allowed just seven points in a 30-7 victory over the Becker Hawks on Saturday afternoon. His biggest play off the game came deep in the Becker end of the field as the defense pushed back the Becker offense and O'Brien collected a fumble and scored the team's first defensive touchdown of the season to put Maritime up by two possessions late in the fourth quarter. In addition to his scoop-and-score, O'Brien was credited as one of the team leaders with five tackles including a seven-yard sack against the Hawk quarterback for his team-leading third sack of the season, O'Brien also collected a pass breakup to help create a second-and-long situation for the Hawks in the last quarter of play.
SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Diogo Dietrich, Maritime (N.Y.)
(So, K - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
Sophomore kicker Diogo Dietrich had a perfect afternoon kicking the ball on Saturday afternoon in Maritime's 30-7 victory over Becker. First on field goals, the sophomore collected his career-best fourth made field goal of the season to open up the scoring for Maritime. As the team then added four touchdowns, Dietrich was also perfect going 3-for-3 on extra point attempts for a game-total of six points. In addition to his offensive success, Dietrich had another career-day on kickoffs as he amassed a season-best 347 yards on six kickoffs for an average of just under 58 yards per kickoff.
ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
Robert Lineberger, Castleton
(Fr, K - Warwick, R.I.)
Robert Lineberger had his best day as a kicker on Saturday against Mount Ida. The freshman hit both of his field goal attempts, nailing a 30-yard attempt in the second quarter and then hitting a 26-yarder in the third. He finished with one extra point as well, for a career-high seven points.
