ECSU's McNeill named HSRN Division II Player of the Week

ECSU's McNeill named HSRN Division II National Player of the Week

October 26, 2011 Hartly, DE – Grambling State fans click the button enough to hold off a close surge on the FCS side and the Elizabeth City State took over the Division II race for the second straight week.  GSU’s QB Frank Rivers and ECSU’s Daronte McNeill are the winners of week-seven Fan Poll voting for the HSRN National Player of the Week.  Each week during the season, HSRN’s staff will select the top performances from all HBCU action and give the fans across the country a chance to vote for the Player of the Week.
 
Grambling State fans held off a surge from the Howard Bison fans, making sure their star athlete came out on top. In Div. In FCS voting, Rivers won with 625 votes, QB Greg McGhee (Howard) finished with 518 votes, QB Damien Flemming (Florida A&M) finished with 133 votes, and RB Isidore Jackson (Bethune Cookman) 40.  Div. II voting has McNeill with 1,234 votes, followed by QB Cameron Stover (Chowan) 806, LB JacQuan Persley (Kentucky State) 163 and QB Cameron Pearson (Ft. Valley State) 56.  This was the second straight week that ECSU Viking fans pushed their star athlete to the Division II award.
 
HSRN developed the fan poll to get all HBCU alumni, students and fans involved with the national process and to also give everyone a chance to consistently keep up with the individual performances around the country.  This web site and our broadcasts are designed to keep you abreast of all action around HBCU athletic competition. 
 
Div. II
Daronte McNeill - Elizabeth City St. - RB- 6'2, 215 - JR/Elizabeth City, NC
McNeill, a previous week seven player of the week winner, has continued to carry his team with his outstanding play at the RB position. Last week McNeill rushed for 165 yards on 41 carries. He scored two rushing touchdowns and his longest was 17 yards. He also had a 33 yard touchdown pass as the Vikings defeated Bowie State 23-12 to clinch the CIAA Northern Div. title and a berth into the November 12th CIAA Championship game.