The South Atlantic Conference Announces Football Players Of The Week
The South Atlantic Conference Announces Football Players Of The Week
The South Atlantic Conference announced its Football Players of the Week for games played during the eighth week of the 2022 season.
The South Atlantic Conference announced its Football Players of the Week for games played during the eighth week of the 2022 season.
Newberry running back Mario Anderson was tabbed as the SAC Offensive Player of the Week, while Tusculum Linebacker Wesley Scott was named SAC Defensive Player of the Week.
Limestone return man Jelani Baker picked up SAC Special Teams Player of the Week honors.
Anderson, a sophomore from Summerville, South Carolina, rushed for 243 yards with two touchdowns, averaging 10.1 yards per carry in the No. 16 Wolves’ 38-24 win over No. 12 Lenoir-Rhyne.
Anderson leads the SAC in yards/game and overall yardage.
Scott, a sophomore from Hobe Sound, Florida, posted a team-high nine tackles and returned an interception 35-yards for a touchdown in the Pioneers’ 35-9 win over Emory & Henry.
Scott finished the game with five solo tackles, and he anchored a Pioneer defense that allowed less than 10 points for the third consecutive game.
Baker, a junior from Snellville, Georgia, helped lead the Saints to a 48-23 win over Catawba.
He had kickoff returns of 95 and 64 yards, with his 95-yard return going for a touchdown. The touchdown was the first kickoff returned for a touchdown in Limestone history. He finished the game with 159 return yards.
Newberry's Anderson, Tusculum's Scott, and Limestone's Baker Named South Atlantic Conference Football Players of the Week #MakeSACYours #SACFB
— South Atlantic Conference (@SAC_Athletics) October 24, 2022
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2022 SAC Football Players Of The Week
Offensive Player of the Week
Sept. 5 – Tre Simmons, Tusculum
Sept. 12 – Tre Stewart, Limestone
Sept. 19 – Jaquan Lynch, Barton
Sept. 26 – Tre Stewart, Limestone
Oct. 3 – Shaw Crocker, Wingate
Oct. 10 – Sean White, Lenoir-Rhyne
Oct. 17 – Mario Anderson, Newberry
Oct. 24 – Mario Anderson, Newberry
Defensive Player of the Week
Sept. 5 – Christian Campbell, Catawba
Sept. 12 – DJ Horne, Wingate
Sept. 19 – Marquise Fleming, Wingate
Sept. 26 – Andrae Robinson, Tusculum
Oct. 3 – Alonzo Houston, Carson-Newman
Oct. 10 – Ivan Phillips, Emory & Henry
Oct. 17 – Davon Gilmore, Wingate
Oct. 24 – Wesley Scott, Tusculum
Special Teams Player of the Week
Sept. 5 – Kellan Dalton, UVA Wise
Sept. 12 – Ethan Evans, Wingate
Sept. 19 – Ethan Evans, Wingate
Sept. 26 – Juan Villasenor, Tusculum
Oct. 3 – Cameron Jones, Emory & Henry
Oct. 10 – Ryan Carter, Lenoir-Rhyne
Oct. 17 – Trayzel Jureidini-Wyche, Carson-Newman
Oct. 24 – Jelani Baker, Limestone
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