HADLEY, Mass. Stellar performances were the story around the league on Saturday, Oct. 31, and for that Co-Player of the Week honors were handed out for Offensive and Defensive Player of the Week on Nov. 1, 2009. Bowdoin senior QB Oliver Kell (Westford, N.Y.) and Middlebury junior QB Donald McKillop (Poway, Calif.) shared Offensive Player of the Week, while Amherst senior ILB Mike Taylor (Evanston, Ill.) and Wesleyan junior OLB Justin Freres (Santa Barbara, Calif.) were named Co-Defensive Player of the Week. Wesleyan senior RB Shea Dwyer (Marlborough, Conn.) earned Special Teams Player of the Week.
HADLEY, Mass. Trinity junior WR Michael Galligan (Shoreham, N.Y.) earned Offensive Player of the Week honors, while Colby senior DT Peter Scheve (Baltimore, Md.) garnered Defensive Player of the Week for Oct. 25, 2009. Williams senior P/DB Will Cronin (Acton, Mass.) was named Special Teams Player of the Week. Galligan caught eight passes for 165 yards and three touchdowns in a 45-31 shootout victory for Trinity over Bowdoin on Saturday afternoon. Scheve recorded five tackles (three solo), two sacks - one of which resulted in a safety - and recovered a fumble in the Mules 16-0 road victory at Hamilton.
HADLEY, Mass. Williams junior RB Ryan Lupo (Princeton Jct., N.J.) received Offensive Player of the Week honors, while Amherst junior OLB Jeff Katz (Cheshire, Conn.) was named Defensive Player of the Week for Oct. 18, 2009. Senior PK Scott Sobolewski (Clifton Park, N.J.) of Williams came away with Special Teams Player of the Week.Lupo scored three rushing touchdowns as he carried the ball 37 times for 136 yards (3.7 yards per carry) in the Ephs 37-27 victory at Middlebury on Saturday, while Sobolewski was perfect on all three of his field goal attempts and all four PAT attempts.
HADLEY, Mass. Junior QB Alex Vetras (Clyde Hill, Wash.) of Amherst nabbed Offensive Player of the Week, while rookie teammate Sam Clark (Andover, Mass.) earned Defensive Player of the Week for Oct. 11, 2009. Tufts sophomore PK Adam Auerbach (Glen Rock, N.J.) was named Special Teams Player of the Week. Vetras and Clark helped the Lord Jeffs to a 20-10 win over Middlebury and a 3-0 start to the season for the first time since 2004. Auerbach kicked a 37-yard field goal with 27 seconds remaining in the game to force overtime, then booted a 35-yard field goal in the extra sesson to give the Jumbos a 25-22 win over Bowdoin.
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HADLEY, Mass. Trinity junior wide receiver Michael Galligan (Shoreham, N.Y.) earned Offensive Player of the Week, while Amherst senior LB Mike Taylor (Evanston, Ill.) and Trinity junior CB Harry Melendez (Holyoke, Mass.) shared Defensive Player of the Week honors for Oct. 4, 2009. Special Teams Player of the Week went to Bowdoin junior P/K Bill Donahue (East Walpole, Mass.).