Player of the Week Journal October 1 2005 Football Gazette

NCAA 1-AA NATIONAL OFFENSIVE
BRUCE EUGENE, SR. QB, 6'0, 260. GRAMBLING STATE UNIVERSITY: Eugene completed 34-of-50 passes for 618 yards and seven touchdowns. In the 50-7 win at Prairie View A&M he broke the Grambling state record for single-game passing yards (618) and career touchdowns (95).

NCAA 1-AA NATIONAL DEFENSIVE
BARON FLENORY, SR. SS, 6'2 190. UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE: Flenory collected 12 tackles, intercepted his third pass of the season, forced a fumble and registered a sack in News Hampshire's 45-17 victory against Villanova. Nine of his stops were unassisted. He also had two pass breakups.

NCAA 1-AA NATIONAL DEFENSIVE
CASEY GOUGH, JR. DB, 5'10, 191. COLLEGE OF THE HOLY CROSS: Gough led the defensive effort in Holy Cross' 22-19 win at Yale. He had a career-high 11 tackles, including eight solo hits with two for a loss. His six-yard tackle for a loss resulted in HC's first safety in nearly three years. He also registered an interception, and blocked an extra point early in the fourth quarter to preserve what was at the time a two-possession lead.

NCAA 1-AA NATIONAL SPECIAL TEAMS
DEREK JARVONE. SR. K, 5'9, 180. PRINCETON UNIVERSITY: Jarvone broke a week-old Ivy League record with 19 kicking points in a 43-3 victory over Columbia. He nailed five-of-five field goals and four-of-four extra points. Just a week ago, Brown's Steve Morgan had broken that record with 17 points (five field goals, two PATs) in a 38-35 loss to Harvard.

NCAA 1-AA NATIONAL OFFENSIVE LINEMAN
RICHARD DORCEUS. SR, OT, 6'3, 300. HOWARD UNIVERSITY: Dorceus helped open the lanes for the Bison to rush for 262 yards and finish with 487 yards of total offense as Howard defeated Charleston Southern 27-22. He graded out at 98-percent on all assignments without yielding a sack. He also had three pancake blocks.

NCAA 1-AA MID-MAJOR NATIONAL OFFENSIVE
AMTHONY DORIA. JR. QB, 6'1, 205. SAINT FRANCIS (PA) UNIVERSITY: Doria tossed a school-record four touchdown passes in leading Saint Francis to a stunning upset of Robert Morris, 35-28. Doria was 22-of-37 for 272 yards and no interceptions. He led the Saint Francis offense back from a 21-7 deficit to throw touchdown passes on four straight possessions over an 11 minute span. He became the school's all-time passing attempts leader and is within striking distance of breaking several other school records this season.

NCAA 1-AA MID-MAJOR NATIONAL OFFENSIVE
CONNOR JOSTES. SR. QB, 5'11 175. DRAKE UNIVERSITY: Jostes completed 20-of-27 passes for 254 yards and four touchdowns as Drake rolled to a 58-17 victory against Davidson. He completed the task in just three quarters of action.

NCAA 1-AA MID-MAJOR NATIONAL DEFENSIVE
JOHN HOPPE. SR, LB, 6'0, 219. UNIVERSITY OF DAYTON: Hoppe recorded nine tackles, including two solo and one for loss. But his biggest contribution to Dayton's 49-17 victory against Jacksonville may have been his two interceptions. His 47-yard interception return for a touchdown early in the third quarter gave the Flyers a lead from which they would not look back.

NCAA 1-AA MID-MAJOR NATIONAL SPECIAL TEAMS
PIOTR CZECH, SO, K/P, 6'5, 210, WAGNER COLLEGE: Czech averaged 45.7 yards per punt on six kicks. He had a long of 66 yards and landed two inside the 20-yard line as Wagner defeated Sacred Heart 26-21. SHU returned two of his punts for minus seven yards. Czech also kicked two field goals (23 & 31).

NCAA II NATIONAL OFFENSIVE
DALTON BELL, JR. QB, 6'3, 205. WEST TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY: Bell completed 40-of-52 passes (76.9 percent) for 452 yards and three touchdowns, going 5-for-5 in West Texas A&M's final drive for a game-winning field goal at Midwestern State, and a 47-44 victory. It was his fourth 300-yard passing performance in six games this year.

NCAA II NATIONAL OFFENSIVE
MARCUS GOLDENSTEIN, SR. QB, 6'2, 205. UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA-KEARNEY: Goldenstein tied a school record with six touchdown passes as the Lopers scored 20 straight points en-route to a 61-24 win over visiting Adams State. Playing in front of a Homecoming crowd of 4,210, he completed 27-of-38 passes for 425 yards.

NCAA II NATIONAL OFFENSIVE
MATT GUTIERREZ, JR. QB, 6'0, 199. FORT LEWIS COLLEGE: Gutierrez led the Skyhawks to a 42-35 victory over Chadron State by throwing four touchdown passes, with no interceptions, completing 26-of-37 passes (70.3 percent) for 330 yards. He also rushed for 86 yards on 21 carries and scored two touchdowns. Gutierrez helped FLC defeat Chadron State for the first time since 1979. He has completed 72-of-121 passes this season for 1,088 yards and 11 touchdowns.

NCAA II NATIONAL OFFENSIVE
MIKE PLICHTA, SR. WR, 6'0, 210. STONEHILL COLLEGE: Plichta hauled in a career-high 12 receptions for 179 yards and a school-record five touchdowns in the 41-7 victory over Saint Anselm. He also added a tackle and a forced fumble on special teams.

NCAA II NATIONAL DEFENSIVE
JORDAN CHAPMAN. JR. FS, 6'0, 184. MISSOURI SOUTHERN STATE UNIVERSITY: Chapman became the first Lion in 12 seasons to intercept three passes in one game during MSSU's emotional 41-17 win over Truman State. Just four days after the death of Lions head coach John Ware, Chapman returned his third pick 31 yards for Southern's first defensive touchdown of the season. He also added six tackles (five solo) and a pass breakup.

NCAA II NATIONAL DEFENSIVE
RON ELLINGTON, SO. LB. 6'4, 225. CATAWBA COLLEGE: Ellington established school records with seven sacks (six solo, two assist) and 11 tackles for loss in Catawba's 31-0 win over Mars Hill. The Indians held the Lions to just 91 total yards for the game, including -36 yards on the ground thanks in part to Ellington's -62 yards in losses. He finished the game with 15 tackles and a QB hurry.

NCAA II NATIONAL SPECIAL TEAMS
JACOB FELTON, SR, K, 6'0, 200. WEST TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY: Felton kicked a game-winning 27-yard field goal as time expired to lift 22nd-ranked West Texas A&M to a 47-44 win at Midwestern State. It was his fourth field goal of the night, all coming in the final 17:01 of the game. He hit from 24, 22, 30 and 27 yards out, pushing his season total to 11 field goals through six games. He also made three extra points and averaged 42.2 yards on four punts.

NCAA II NATIONAL SPECIAL TEAMS
JESSUP PFEIFER. JR. PK/P, 5'10, 160. UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA-KEARNEY: Pfeifer notched a school record 18 kicking points in UN-K's 61-24 victory over Adams State. He was perfect on the day, connecting on field goal attempts of 24, 27, 30 and 43 yards and was six-for-six on extra point kicks. He also had one punt for 29 yards that landed inside the ASC 20 yard line.

NCAA II NATIONAL OFFENSIVE LINEMAN
JAHRI EVANS, SR. OT, 6'4, 340. BLOOMSBURG UNIVERSITY: Evans helped pave the way for the Huskies to rush for 348 yards in a 31-24 overtime win against East Stroudsburg. He also helped lead a line that did not allow a sack and had a 206 yards rushing effort from Jamar Brittingham.

NCAA III NATIONAL OFFENSIVE
DAVID BOOKO, SO. TB, 5'9, 185. HOPE COLLEGE: Booko rushed for 220 yards on 37 carries (5.9 average) and scored four touchdowns as the Flying Dutchmen defeated Kalamazoo 38-7. He also caught two passes for 24 yards.

NCAA III NATIONAL OFFENSIVE
NICK MARTIN. JR. QB, 6'2, 195. UTICA COLLEGE: Martin completed 11 of 21 passes for 201 yards and three touchdowns, as Utica defeated Springfield 34-33. He also had seven carries for 13 yards and scored one touchdown. The Pioneers are now 3-1 on the season.

NCAA III NATIONAL OFFENSIVE
KHALEE PROTHRO. FR. RB, 5'8. 160. WIDENER UNIVERSITY: Prothro scored four touchdowns and had 351 all-purpose yards in Widener's 34-24 victory over Moravian. The four touchdowns is two shy of the Widener top mark held by former NFL standout Billy "White Shoes" Johnson. Prothro had touchdown catches of 65, 10 and three yards before a 48-yard scoring run early in the fourth quarter. He closed with 15 carries for 138 yards, 11 catches for 180 yards and 33 kickoff-return yards.

NCAA III NATIONAL OFFENSIVE
JOSH VOGELBACH. R-FR. QB, 6'2. 200. GUILFORD COLLEGE: Vogelbach set Guilford's school record with 395 passing yards and tied the school mark with five passing touchdowns for the second week in a row. He received Guilford's Soup Bowl MVP Award. Vogelbach completed 11-of-12 fourth quarter passes for 114 yards and two scores in the Quakers' comeback win over Greensboro, 36-35. For the game he completed 26-of-35 passes.

NCAA III NATIONAL DEFENSIVE
NICK BROKKE, SR. CB. 5'11, 191. CARLETON COLLEGE: Brokke intercepted two passes and forced a fumble that was recovered by Carleton as the Knights beat Augsburg 21-19. His first pick came early in the first quarter as he wrestled the ball away from an Auggie receiver. He forced a fumble that was recovered at the 25-yard line that resulted in Carleton's second touchdown. He returned his second pick 49 yards on an overthrown pass. He ended the day with six tackles, one forced fumble, two interceptions and three pass breakups.

NCAA III NATIONAL DEFENSIVE
BRIAN STEINERT, SR. LB, 6'2, 233. RHODES COLLEGE: Steinert recorded 14 tackles (nine solo), including five tackles for loss for 20 yards, four sacks for 19 yards and had two pass breakups in a tough loss to Washington (Mo.) University. He currently leads the Lynx in tackles (43) for the season.

NCAA III NATIONAL DEFENSIVE
JUSTIN ZIGLER, SR, LB, 6'1, 230. MONMOUTH (IL) COLLEGE: Zigler, who became MC's all-time leading tackler in week one this season, gave MC a 7-0 lead with an interception returned for a touchdown that led to the 34-0 win over Lake Forest. For the game he totaled 10 tackles, including three tackles for loss (-14 yards) with one sack (-seven yards). He returned his interception 30 yards for a touchdown and defended one pass.

NCAA III NATIONAL SPECIAL TEAMS
P.J. WILLIAMS, SR. WR/KR. 6'3, 180. UNIVERSITY OF MARY HARDIN-BAYLOR: Williams shattered the NCAA Division III and American Southwest Conference record with 278 yards on punt returns, taking two of the returns for scores on conference-record returns of 86 and 80 yards in the Crusaders' 61-0 win over Mississippi College. He also caught three passes for 61 yards and a 22-yard touchdown to total 339 yards of total offensive yardage. He broke John Conroy's (Otterbein College) Division III record of 227 punt return yards set on Nov. 1, 2003. It is also an all-division record. For the day he had seven returns for a 39.7 average per punt return.

NAIA NATIONAL OFFENSIVE
JOHN PERRYMAN, SR. QB. 6'2, 205. SAINT XAVIER UNIVERSITY: Perryman completed 24-of-36 passes for 298 yards and a pair of touchdowns as sixth-ranked Saint Xavier won at William Penn 35-16. His two touchdowns, covering 12 and 22 yards, produced a 13-6 SXU lead midway through the second quarter. He also capped off the day with a 13-yard scoring run and netted 13 yards on six carries in the game.

NAIA NATIONAL OFFENSIVE
ART SOLIS, SR. QB, 6'0, 196. DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY: Solis accounted for 356 yards in the Trojans 42-7 triumph over South Dakota Tech. He was 17-of-29 passing for 232 yards, four touchdowns and also ran the ball seven times for 124 yards.

NAIA NATIONAL DEFENSIVE
CLAYTON FRANKS, SR. DE. 6'4, 235. SOUTHERN NAZARENE UNIVERSITY: Franks broke his own school record for sacks with five in SNU's 35-7 win at Haskell Indian Nations. All five sacks were recorded in the third quarter. Franks led the Crimson Storm defense with nine tackles, all of which were solo. He finished with seven tackles for losses that accumulated to 37 yards.

NAIA NATIONAL DEFENSIVE
RICKY GOTTSCHALK, SR. DE, 6'0, 245. McPHERSON COLLEGE: Gottschalk had nine total tackles (four solo), including two tackles for loss of nine yards and 4.5 sacks for 18 yards. He also caused a fumble and had one hurry in McPherson's 33-28 win over Southwestern Assemblies of God.

NAIA NATIONAL DEFENSIVE
K.J. JOHNSON, SR. OLB, 6'0, 184. UNIVERSITY OF SAINT FRANCIS (IN): Johnson recorded two solo tackles, four assists with 1.5 tackles for a 6-yard loss along with a pair of interceptions in a 50-22 victory over Geneva. Johnson's first interception of his career went for a 60-yard touchdown and then he returned another interception 19 yards. He forced four QB hurries because of his blitzing action.

NAIA NATIONAL SPECIAL TEAMS
EVAN GRANIER, SR. P/K, 6'0, 215. LAMBUTH UNIVERSITY: Granier scored 13 of Lambuth's 25 points in the 25-21 win over Virginia-Wise. He hit four field goals from 49, 49, 36 and 36 yards and also kicked one extra point. Granier also punted three times for an average of 40.3 yards per kick, with a long of 64 yards. On kick-offs, he had two of them go for touchbacks.

NAIA NATIONAL SPECIAL TEAMS
ROB LASH, SO. WR/KR, 5'11, 176. WALSH UNIVERSITY: Lash returned four punts for 84 yards with a long of 63 yards for a touchdown as the Cavaliers defeated Malone 34-16. He also had a pair of kickoff returns for 42 yards. He has already returned two kickoffs for touchdowns this season.

NCCAA NATIONAL OFFENSIVE
JOSIAH SANDRY, FR. RB, 6'2, 200. MARANATHA BAPTIST BIBLE COLLEGE: Sandry took 26 carries for 222 yards and three touchdowns in the Crusaders' 60-26 win over Principia. His 222 yards represents the second most individual rushing yards in a single game in program history.

NCCAA NATIONAL OFFENSIVE
ZACH TARTER, FR. QB, 5'10, 170. NORTHWESTERN (MN) COLLEGE: Tarter completed 16-of-28 passes for 298 yards and three touchdowns in the Eagles' 35-6 win over Martin Luther. He also rushed for 72 yards and a touchdown, accounting for 370 yards of total offense.

NCCAA NATIONAL DEFENSIVE
BRIAN SWANSON, SO. LB, 5'10, 180. CROWN COLLEGE: Swanson tallied 20 tackles (nine solo), including four tackles for loss with two sacks in the Purple Storm's 31-6 victory at Trinity Bible.

NCCAA NATIONAL SPECIAL TEAMS
JOSH PETERSON, JR. P, 6'2, 188. NORTHWESTERN (MN) COLLEGE: Peterson punted five times for 199 yards, averaging 39.8 yards per punt in the Eagles' 36-6 win over Martin Luther. He also kicked two punts inside the Knights' 20-yard line.