CIAA Football Players of the Week

CIAA FOOTBALL PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
Week Eight
October 15, 2011

OFFENSIVE LINEMAN
Sanerivi Reupena, Elizabeth City State University
Position:  OL   Height:  6-2  Weight:  350  Class:  Sr  Hometown:  Moreno Valley, CA 
Comments:  Reupena blocked for a line that had 20 first downs and ran 82 plays from scrimmage for 432 yards (296 rushing, and 161 passing) and four rushing touchdowns in the Vikings' 28-7 Homecoming win over Virginia State. 

RECEIVER (Wideouts/Tight Ends)
Jamian Smith, Saint Augustine’s College
Position:  WR   Height:  6-0  Weight:  185  Class:  Sr.  Hometown:  Kenansville, NC 
Comments:  Jamian Smith had 17 receptions for 142 yards and one touchdown against West Georgia to break the modern school single-game mark for receptions, a record he set a week ago with 16 catches against Winston-Salem State. His 18-yard scoring catch on fourth down and 18 late in the game appeared to be the game-clincher for the Falcons until West Georgia drove downfield and kicked the winning field goal as time expired. In the last two games, Smith has logged a combined total of 33 receptions. 

QUARTERBACK
Quinshon Odom, Shaw University
Height:  6-3  Weight:  200  Class:  So.  Hometown:  Lakeland, FL 
Comments:  Odom had a career day despite a slow start on the afternoon as he led the Bears past Fayetteville State 35-29 in overtime. For the game, he was 24 for 42 for 376 yards including three passes for a touchdown. Of those yards, 249 came in the second half as the Bears battled back from a 29-7 deficit.  

OFFENSIVE BACK (Running back/Halfback/Fullback/Tailback)
Daronte McNeill, Elizabeth City State University
Position:  TB   Height:  6-1  Weight:  205  Class:  Jr  Hometown:  Elizabeth City, NC 
Comments:  McNeill put on a show for his hometown/Homecoming crowd, rushing for three second half scores and 189 (199 Gained) yards on 36 carries, including a season best 69-yard run vs. Virgina State. He averaged 5.2 yards per carry and went for 107 yards in the second half alone. 

DEFENSIVE LINEMAN
John Davis, Elizabeth City State University
Position:  So Height:  DL  Weight:  225  Class:  6-1  Hometown:  Sacramento, CA 
Comments:  Davis had his best game in a Viking uniform against Virginia State with a team high seven tackles (four solo, three assisted) including 2.5 sacks for a loss of 12 yards and a forced fumble. The Vikings shut the Trojans out for three quarters and surrendered only three yards of offense in the second half. All of the Trojans’ second half possessions went three and out. 

LINEBACKER
Brandon McElwee, Lincoln (PA) University
Position:  LB  Height:  6-1  Weight:  200  Class:  SR  Hometown:  Gloucester City, N.J. 
Comments:  McElwee registered a team-high and season-high 16.5 tackles, including 14 solo tackles. He had two tackles for a loss of six yards in Lincoln's 22-10 loss at home to Bowie State. 

DEFENSIVE BACK
Marcus Skeen, Shaw University
Position:  DB   Height:  6-0  Weight:  188  Class:  Sr.  Hometown:  Thomasville, NC 
Comments:  Marcus Skeen helped the Shaw defense shut down Fayetteville State's passing offense - holding them to only 18 yards through the air. He led the Bears with ten tackles, including six solo tackles and one tackle for a loss. Most importantly, he got a hand on a Austin Turner field goal attempt that would have won FSU the game; helping to block the kick and give Shaw the overtime win. 

ROOKIE
Terrence Malone, Virginia Union University
Position:  RB  Height:  5-10  Weight:  195  Class:  FR  Hometown:  Newport News, VA 
Comments:  Virginia Union University's Terrence Malone rushed for 102 yards, but Johnson C. Smith University topped VUU 26-19 in Charlotte, NC. Malone collected 102 yards and a touchdown on 11 carries.  

SPECIALTY
Dominique Fitzgerald, Winston-Salem State University
Position:  WR/PR   Height:  5-11  Weight:  185  Class:  Sr  Hometown:  Danville, VA 
Comments:  Dominique Fitzgerald finished with 154 all-purpose yards in WSSU's 62-7 win over Livingstone College. Fitzgerald had two catches for 22 yards and a touchdown and totaled 122 yards on four punt returns, including a 64 yard return for a score. 

COACH
Steven Aycock, Johnson C. Smith University 
Comments:  The Golden Bulls made more modern history with their 26-19 win over Virginia Union. Head coach Steven Aycock has already picked up four wins in seven games this season. JCSU has not produced a plus three-win season since 2006; they finished 7-4 in the standings. That season also marked the last time Johnson C. Smith had been 3-1 in the CIAA. Aycock earns his first career victory against Virginia Union and their head coach Michael Bailey in his third season (1-2). This is also the first homecoming win for Aycock. Johnson C. Smith is 3-0 at home this year. 

Notes of Interest:  WSSU clinched the CIAA Southern Division crown and earned a spot in the CIAA Championship game on November 12th. 

Notes of Interest:  Jamian Smith of St. Augustine’s broke the school's modern single-game receptions mark by one with 17 catches against West Georgia. It was a record he set a week ago. Teddy Bacote had the second biggest day in modern school history with 394 passing yards against West Georgia.