CIAA Football Players of the Week
CIAA Football Players of the Week- Week Eight
October 18, 2010
OFFENSIVE LINEMAN- Markus McElveen, Shaw
University
Position: OL Height: 6-4 Weight: 315
Class: Sr. Hometown: Norwalk, CT
Comments: McElveen anchored an offensive line that helped the
Bears roll up 375 yards of offense, 198 of it on the ground. (Shaw
def. Fayetteville St., 34-27)
RECEIVER- Julius Gregory, Shaw University
Position: WR Height: 6-5 Weight: 225
Class: Sr. Hometown: Portsmouth, VA
Comments: Gregory pulled in three catches for 100 yards - two
of them for touchdowns. With the two TDs, Gregory broke both the
Shaw single season and career touchdown reception
records.
OFFENSIVE BACK- Ryan Simpson, Chowan
University
Position: QB Height: 5-7 Weight:
160 Class: Fr Hometown: Los Angeles, CA
Comments: Ryan Simpson came up big for Chowan in a 31-20 win
over Saint Paul’s on Saturday. The backup tailback and third
string QB led the Hawks’ offense this week where he passed
for 258 yards on 21-30 completions. He threw one touchdown pass and
ran for two more. His touchdown runs were 19 and 34 yards.
DEFENSIVE LINEMAN- Brad Cash, Chowan
University
Position: DE Height: 6-0 Weight:
230 Class: Sr Hometown: Dayton, OH
Comments: Brad Cash led Chowan's defensive unit with five
total tackles in a 31-20 win over Saint Paul’s. Four of those
five tackles were sacks. He totaled five sacks for a loss of 41
yards in the game, including a 12 yard sack on a 4th and 2 late in
the 4th quarter. That sack gave Chowan the ball back and
allowed them to run out the clock for the win.
LINEBACKER- Steven Stanback, St. Augustine’s
College
Position: LB Height: 5-11 Weight:
220 Class: Sr. Hometown: Temple Hills,
Md.
Comments: Stanback had a game-high 13 tackles including a
four-yard tackle for loss on a third down and goal at the Falcons'
three-yard line late in the game. The tackle helped stop Central
State from scoring and sending the game into overtime. Stanback
also had an interception in the Falcons' 21-14 win.
DEFENSIVE BACK- Jairon Bailey, Lincoln University
(PA)
Position: SS Height: 5-11 Weight:
205 Class: Sr. Hometown: Los Angeles,
Calif.
Comments: Jairon Bailey had a game-high 3.5 tackles for loss
with a season-high eight stops for Lincoln against Bowie State. He
had a sack for a loss of nine yards and a pass break-up to prevent
a touchdown. He also forced a fumble; which he recovered. On a key
fourth down early in the game with Bowie State at the LU seven,
Bailey stepped up and plugged the open hole with a monster blow,
stopping the Bulldogs inches short of the marker to force the
turnover on downs.
ROOKIE- Ryan Simpson, Chowan
University
Position: QB Height: 5-7 Weight:
160 Class: Fr Hometown: Los Angeles, CA
Comments: Ryan Simpson came up big for Chowan in a 31-20 win
over Saint Paul’s on Saturday. The backup tailback and third
string QB led the Hawks’ offense this week where he passed
for 258 yards on 21-30 completions. He threw one touchdown pass and
ran for two more. His touchdown runs were 19 and 34 yards.
SPECIALTY- Justin Parker, Virginia State
University
Position: K Height: 5-9 Weight:
170 Class: SR Hometown: Petersburg, VA
Comments: In the second quarter, Parker made two field goals
to add to the Trojans’ lead. Parker nailed a 26 yard FG and
31 yard FG making him a perfect 6-6 on FG attempts in the 2010
season.
COACH- Tim Place, Chowan University
Comments: Head Coach Tim Place helped to guide his team to a
31-20 win over Saint Paul’s on Saturday, marking the team's
third win in a row. The Hawks are now 3-1 in the CIAA Northern
Division and are tied for second place.
Other Notables…
Notes of Interest: Walter Sanders of Saint
Augustine's College needs 31 yards to become the school's first
1,000-yard rusher in the modern era. He has 969 yards with three
regular-season games left. He has rushed for over 100 yards in six
consecutive games.
* Chowan has won three games in a row, a feat not accomplished
since 1999. These three season wins are the most in Chowan's NCAA
DII history (2006).
