AMERICAN SOUTHWEST CONFERENCE
FOOTBALL PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
(Games of October 2, 2010)
OFFENSIVE
LiDarral Bailey, QB, So., Mary Hardin-Baylor
Mary Hardin-Baylor sophomore quarterback LiDarral Bailey (Bremond, TX / BHS) passed for a career-high 183 yards and ran for 103 more – accounting for three touchdowns overall – to lead the nationally-ranked Cru to a come-from-behind 42-38 road win over Louisiana College. Bailey broke a 47-yard run to set up the game-winning score with 2:47 remaining, which was a 5-yard scamper by the signal caller. He also tossed a school-record 91-yard TD pass to Damian Davis. Bailey was 8-for-14 through the air and carried the ball 14 times.
DEFENSIVE
Kevin Stewart, DE, Sr., McMurry
McMurry senior defensive end Kevin Stewart (Houston, TX / Westfield HS) had four tackles – three for a loss of 12 yards – forced a fumble, recorded a sack and had a quarterback hurry to help fuel a 51-19 home win over Howard Payne. Stewart spearheaded a unit that pitched a shutout in the second half and held an ASC opponent under 300 yards of total offense for the fifth straight game.
SPECIAL TEAMS
Geoff Myles, KR, So., Mary Hardin-Baylor
Mary Hardin-Baylor sophomore kick returner Geoff Myles (San Antonio, TX / Stevens HS) returned a kickoff 84 yards for a touchdown in the third quarter to give the nationally-ranked Cru the lead back in an eventual 42-38 road win over Louisiana College. Myles' return came at the 1:23 mark in the third when LC had just taken a 31-28 lead. He finished the day with 196 yards on six kickoff returns and 18 yards on three punt returns.
OTHER TOP PERFORMANCES
OFFENSE: Louisiana College WR Jordan Rideaux caught 12 passes for 137 yards and two TDs in a loss to Mary Hardin-Baylor. . . . Hardin-Simmons RB Derrick Grant ran for a career-high 143 yards and three TDs on 23 carries to fuel a win over East Texas Baptist. . . . Texas Lutheran QB Mitchell Bunger tossed a career-best three TDs and ran for 51 yards to lead a win over Sul Ross State. . . . McMurry WR R.J. Long caught seven balls for 169 yards and a TD, his eighth over the last six games, to lead a win over Howard Payne. . . . Sul Ross State WR BJ Vickers caught three passes for 130 yards and a TD in a loss to TLU.
DEFENSE: Louisiana College LB Taylor Cottano made 14 tackles in a loss to UMHB. . . . Texas Lutheran S Kevin Cossey had seven tackles and a fumble recovery in a win over SRSU. . . .Mary Hardin-Baylor DB Bronson Shaw made a game-saving interception in the end zone on fourth down and added two tackles in a win over LC. . . . Howard Payne DE Joey Lewis have five tackles, two forced fumbles and one sack in a loss to McMurry. . . . Hardin-Simmons LB Joe Sanders made 11 tackles to lead a win over ETBU in his first career start. . . . East Texas Baptist S Cody Finch made 12 tackles in a loss to HSU.
SPECIAL TEAMS: McMurry's Desmond Baker blocked an extra point and a field goal, which led to a 53-yard return for a TD in a win over HPU. . . . Howard Payne P Cote Scharchel averaged 42.8 yards per boom with two pins inside the 20. . . . Texas Lutheran P Dillon Koop averaged 39.4 yards on five punts with two pins inside the 20. . . . Louisiana College P John Babineaux averaged 38.4 yards on five booms with two pins inside the 20.
2010 ASC FOOTBALL PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
|
OFFENSIVE |
|
Week 1 (Sept. 4) |
(co) Sed Harris, QB, Jr., East Texas Baptist(co) Jake Mullin, QB, Jr., McMurry |
Week 2 (Sept. 11) |
Jake Mullin, QB, Jr., McMurry |
Week 3 (Sept. 18) |
Lee Carothers, WR, So., Sul Ross State |
Week 4 (Sept. 25) |
Brian Whitehurst, RB, Jr., Mississippi College |
Week 5 (Oct. 2) |
LiDarral Bailey, QB, So., Mary Hardin-Baylor |
DEFENSIVE |
|
Week 1 (Sept. 4) |
Hank Hornsby, DE, Sr., Hardin-Simmons |
Week 2 (Sept. 11) |
Demetrius Cody, LB, Jr., Howard Payne |
Week 3 (Sept. 18) |
Cooper Haralson, S, Sr., Hardin-Simmons |
Week 4 (Sept. 25) |
(co) Evan Beaton, DT, Sr., East Texas Baptist(co) Nate Janzen, LB, So., Louisiana College |
Week 5 (Oct. 2) |
Kevin Stewart, DE, Sr., McMurry |
SPECIAL TEAMS |
|
Week 1 (Sept. 4) |
Mitchell Bailey, PK, So., Howard Payne |
Week 2 (Sept. 11) |
Jesse Garcia, PK, Jr., McMurry |
Week 3 (Sept. 18) |
Darius Wilson, RET, So., Mary Hardin-Baylor |
Week 4 (Sept. 25) |
Brett Peddicord, K/P, Sr., East Texas Baptist |
Week 5 (Oct. 2) |
Geoff Myles, KR, So., Mary Hardin-Baylor |
To view complete release: click here