CIAA Football Players of the Week- Week Eight
October 15, 2007
Offensive Lineman of the Week:
Oliver Pazdry, JR, LG, Shaw, 6-5, 290, Brooklyn, NY
Pazdry aided the Bears in collecting 402 total yards on 70 plays;
including three passing touchdowns and one rushing TD. Shaw beat
Livingstone for its fourth consecutive win,
35-7.
Receiver of the Week:
Davian Richards, SO, WR, Virginia State, 6-1, 190, Orlando,
FL
VSU Trojan, Richards hauled in three passes for 52 yards and two
touchdowns, and also completed a 55-yard scoring strike to Brian
Berry for another
touchdown.
Offensive Back of the Week:
Brandon Fields, SR., RB, Elizabeth City State, 5-9, 205, Wilson,
NC
Fields posted career highs in carries (30) and yards
(168), as his total net yardage eclipsed that of the Virginia Union
rushing game (144 total rushing yards). He finished the day with a
9-yard rushing touchdown, a long of 25 yards and an average of 5.6
yards per carry. The Vikings defeated the previously unbeaten
Panthers 23-14 in Richmond on Saturday.
Defensive Lineman of the Week:
Anthony Wall, SO., LB, Fayetteville State, 6-2, 197, Fayetteville,
NC
FSU Bronco, Wall had seven total tackles including two tackles for
11 yards in losses, an interception for four yards, two sacks for
11 yards and two QBH in the Broncos' 13-10 win over SAC.
Defensive Back of the Week:
Derrick Downey, SO., DB, Elizabeth City State, 6-0, 190, Rocky
Mount, NC
In the Vikings 23-14 win over #20 Virginia Union, Downey registered
5 solo tackles, forced a fumble, which he recovered and returned 42
yards for a touchdown. Downey also had 2 pass breakups.
Rookie of the Week:
Martellus Braxton, FR., DE, Shaw, 6-4, 225, Richmond,
VA
Braxton helped the Bears hold the Blue Bears to accumulate less
than 50 yards in total offense. He had four total tackles (two
solo, two assists 1.5 for 15 yards lost) and two sacks for 14 yards
lost. He helped to hold Livingstone in a shutout of the second and
fourth
quarters.
Specialty Player of the Week:
Eric Lamoureux, SR, P/K, Fayetteville State, 6-0, 188, Roxbury,
NH
Lamoureux had the game winning 23-yard field goal in the Broncos'
win over Saint Augustine's. He also had a field goal of 27 yards.
Lamoureux punted 8 times for 346 yards; his longest 57 yards. Five
kicks were inside the 20. His punting average was 43.2 yards per
kick.
Coach of the Week:
Waverly Tillar, Elizabeth City State University
After a slow start, the Vikings have reeled off 3
straight wins to take possession of first place in the CIAA Eastern
Division. A graduate of and former player for the Virginia Union
Panthers, Tillar returned to his hometown to hand his alma mater
their first loss of the 2007 football season.
