SPARTANBURG, SC -- The Southern Conference today announced its football Players of the Week for the week of September 12. Western Carolina’s Darius Fudge was tabbed the Offensive Player of the Week, Chattanooga’s Larry White earned Defensive Player of the Week honors and Wofford’s Chris Tommie was named the Freshman of the Week.
A 6-0, 200-lb junior from Riverdale, GA, Fudge led the Catamounts to a 41-21 win over second-ranked Furman on Saturday. The tailback averaged 10.2 yards per carry, tallying 133 yards on 13 attempts, and added a touchdown. It was his second career 100-yard game, with his first coming in the win over Appalachian State last season. Fudge accounted for all but 56 rushing yards for the Catamounts. With WCU facing a fourth-and-two situation, Fudge took a fake punt and rushed for 38 yards to set up a Catamount touchdown two plays later.
Other top offensive performances from September 10 include Appalachian State running back Kevin Richardson (113 total yards, six receptions, 67 rushing yards), Chattanooga quarterback Antonio Miller (21-of-27, 218 yards, 1 TD), Elon’s Kye Hamilton (19-of-28, 293 yards) and Georgia Southern’s Jermaine Austin (129 yards, 1 TD, 6.4 yards per carry).
White, a 6-0, 215-lb sophomore from Atlanta, GA, led Chattanooga with a career-high 14 tackles, 12 solo tackles, in a 21-18 win over No. 21 Jacksonville State on Saturday. He anchored the defense that held JSU on a fourth-and-one play in Chattanooga territory with 2:51 to play, giving the Mocs the ball on the game-winning possession. White missed the 2004 season after playing as a true freshman in 2003.
Other top defensive performances include Appalachian State defensive back Jeremy Wiggins (15 tackles, nine solo), The Citadel’s cornerback Vince Hill (one interception, one fumble recovery), Georgia Southern linebacker John Mohring (11 tackles, eight solo) and Western Carolina defensive end Rico Reese (five tackles, one interception, one sack).
A 6-0, 175-lb punter from Greenwood, SC, Tommie led the freshmen core this past weekend. Tommie punted six times, averaging 44.3 yards per punt against West Virginia. He had four punts of 50 yards or more, including punts of 50, 52, 56 and 60 yards. Tommie is averaging 40.7 yards per punt this season.
Other top freshmen from last week include Appalachian State’s T.J. Courman (three catches, 58 yards), Elon’s Zach McAlister (eight tackles, six solo) and Western Carolina’s Jonathan Parsons
SoCon football continues this week with five non-conference games and a conference match-up between Georgia Southern and Wofford in Spartanburg, SC, at 7:00 on CSS.
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