Edwards, LeGree, Quick and Cain Receive Weekly Honors
SPARTANBURG, S.C. ? The Southern Conference named its football players of the week today for the games played on Friday, Oct. 31 and Saturday, Nov. 1. Appalachian State earned three of the four awards as quarterback Armanti Edwards was named Offensive Player of the Week, defensive back Mark LeGree was selected Defensive Player of the Week and wide receiver Brian Quick was tabbed Freshman of the Week. Western Carolina punter Blake Cain was voted as the Special Teams Player of the Week. The players of the week were selected by the league’s sports information directors.
OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Armanti Edwards, Appalachian State, Jr., QB
Edwards became the Southern Conference's all-time leader in total offense with 440 total yards and six total touchdowns in ASU's 70-24 win over No. 3 Wofford. The junior signal-caller passed for 367 yards and a career-best five touchdowns while also adding 73 yards and a score on the ground. In all, he completed 17-of-19 passes without an interception, stretching his streak of consecutive passes without an INT to 140.
Other Nominees: Antonio Henton (Georgia Southern), Dustin Taliaferro (Samford), Andre Roberts (The Citadel), Adam Mims (Furman), Dane Romero (Wofford), Levon Curtis (Western Carolina).
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Mark LeGree, Appalachian State, So., DB
LeGree tied a school record with three interceptions and added a forced fumble and eight tackles (including one for loss) to lead the Mountaineers defensively in Friday's 70-24 win over No. 3 Wofford. His three INTs give him seven for the season, which leads the nation and is just one shy of the single-season school record.
Other Nominees: Dakota Walker (Georgia Southern), William Middleton (Furman), Bryce Smith (Samford), Antoine George (Western Carolina), Erik Clanton (The Citadel) and Raeshon Ball (Chattanooga).
FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK: Brian Quick, Appalachian State, Fr., WR
Quick set an ASU freshman record with 172 receiving yards and hauled in three touchdowns in ASU's 70-24 win over No. 3 Wofford. Quick's 172 yards came on just four catches (43 ypr), including touchdowns of 58, 50 and 31 yards. His shortest gain of the night was the 31-yard touchdown catch.
Other Nominees: Dustin Taliaferro (Samford), Andrerius Thomas (Western Carolina), Eric Breitenstein (Wofford), K.R. Snipes (Georgia Southern), Tolu Akindele (The Citadel) and Tersoo Uhaa (Furman).
SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Blake Cain, Western Carolina, Fr., P
Cain punted seven times for an average of 40.7 yards, which included a 51-yard boot that was three yards shy of his career-long. Most impressive, though, was that five of his seven punts were downed inside the Chattanooga 20 yard line.
Other Nominees: Kyle McKinney (Furman), Adrian Mora (Georgia Southern), Jason Vitaris (Appalachian State), Patrick Mugan (Wofford), Mel Capers (The Citadel), Riley Hawkins (Samford).