HADLEY, Mass. – Middlebury junior QB Donald McKillop (Poway, Calif.) and Amherst senior LB Mike Taylor (Evanston, Ill.) have been selected by the conference coaches as the 2009 NESCAC Offensive and Defensive Players of the Year, respectively. McKillop is the first Panther player to receive top offensive honors since running back Bryan Sanchez in 2000, while Taylor becomes the first member of the Lord Jeffs to garner defensive recognition since lineman Pat McGee in 2001.
November 15, 2009 Football Weekly Release #8
HADLEY, Mass. – Middlebury junior QB Donald McKillop (Poway, Calif.) was selected as Offensive Player of the Week, while Hamilton junior DL Burke St. John (Chappaqua, N.Y.) earned Defensive Player of the Week for Nov. 15, 2009. Special Teams Player of the Week went to Trinity sophomore kicker Tim Costello. McKillop overcame heavy rains and sloppy field conditions at Tufts to throw for 336 yards and three touchdowns on 24-for-38 passing (.632) for a 158.22 rating in a 26-7 win for the Panthers. St. John led a Continentals defense that held Bates to eight first downs and 58 yards of total offense in a 24-14 come-from-behind victory.
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. – The Amherst College football team earned the 2009 NESCAC Football title with a 26-21 win over rival Williams College Saturday afternoon at Weston Field. The Lord Jeffs wrapped up the third 8-0 season in program history, while the Ephs finished the season at 6-2. The NESCAC title is the first outright crown for Amherst, after the Jeffs tied with Colby and Middlebury in 2000.
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Colby's Nick Kmetz received the Gridiron Club of Greater Boston Gold Helmet Award for week 10 of the 2009 football season. Joining Kmetz in receiving honors was Rhode Island's Shawn Leonard. Both players received their plaques Wednesday afternoon at the New England Football Writers' Luncheon, hosted at Harvard's Dillon Field House.
November 8, 2009 Football Weekly Release #7
HADLEY, Mass. – Colby sophomore QB Nick Kmetz (Laurel, Del.) earned Offensive Player of the Week, while Williams senior CB Matt Zanedis (Upper Saddle River, N.J.) was named Defensive Player of the Week for Nov. 8, 2009. Special Teams Player of the Week went to Bates senior safety Kyle McAllister (Exeter, N.H.).
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