Lenoir-Rhyne Sweeps AstroTurf Football Players of the Week Honors

October 15, 2018

ROCK HILL, S.C. (TheSAC.com) – The South Atlantic Conference announced its AstroTurf Football Players of the Week for games played Oct. 8 through Oct. 14. Lenoir-Rhyne swept this week's awards with running back Bradley Jones earning Offensive Player of the Week, while linebacker Sherrod Williams was named the Defensive Player of the Week, and return man Jaquay Mitchell was named Special Teams Player of the Week.

Jones, a junior from Virginia Beach, Va., led the Bears to a 63-17 win over Limestone last week. He was a force out of the backfield, as he rushed for 109 yards on just 10 carries and scored two touchdowns. Jones averaged 10.9 yards per carry and had a run of 33 yards in the game. This is Jones's first Player of the Week honor this season.

Williams, a junior from Edison, Ga., helped the Bears stay undefeated in SAC play as he led a defense that allowed just 17 Limestone points and only 93 rushing yards. Williams was dominate making 13 total tackles, including six solo tackles with a sack and a forced fumble, all in just three quarters of action. This is WIlliams's first Defensive Player of the Week accolade this season.

Mitchell, a junior from Bailey, N.C., made his first-ever collegiate punt return a memorable one as he broke a handful of tackles and scampered 63 yards for a touchdown last week. The touchdown marks the third punt returned for a touchdown in the last two weeks for the Bears. In addition to his 63-yard TD return, Mitchell also returned a kick-off for 23 yards and had two rushes for 50 yards, finishing the day with 136 all-purpose yards and a touchdown. This is Mitchell's first Player of the Week award of the season.

2018 SAC AstroTurf Football Players of the Week

Offensive Player of the Week
Sept. 4 – Domineke McNeill, Wingate
Sept. 10 – Antonio Wimbush, Carson-Newman
Sept. 16 – Jordon Shippy, Tusculum
Sept. 24 – Craig Rucker, Mars Hill
Oct. 1 – Craig Rucker, Mars Hill & Austin Brown, Mars Hill
Oct. 8 – Shaw Crocker, Wingate
Oct. 15 – Bradley Jones, Lenoir-Rhyne

Defensive Player of the Week
Sept. 4 – Joe Blue, Newberry
Sept. 10 – Camerion Davis
Sept. 16 – Alonzo Houston, Carson-Newman
Sept. 24 – Cardell Rawlings, Wingate
Oct. 1 – Clayton Horn, Lenoir-Rhyne
Oct. 8 – Malik Goodman, Tusculum
Oct. 15 – Sherrod Williams, Lenoir-Rhyne

Special Teams Player of the Week
Sept. 4 – Chris Birozes, Wingate
Sept. 10 – Joe Defatta, Tusculum
Sept. 16 – Joe Defatta, Tusculum
Sept. 24 – Shea Rodgers, Newberry
Oct. 1 – Shea Rodgers, Newberry
Oct. 8 – Kyle Duggar, Lenoir-Rhyne
Oct. 15 – Jaquay Mitchell, Lenoir-Rhyne

AstroTurf is an official corporate partner of the South Atlantic Conference and title sponsor of the Conference's Player of the Week awards program.

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