Offensive Player of the Week:
-Jahmil Hawkins (Roman – Jr. – QB)- Hawkins battled throughout against a tough St. Joe’s Prep defense in the Cahillites’ exciting, 21-17, win to clinch the PCL Red regular season title. This was Roman’s first regular season championship since 2007. All totaled, he accounted for 207 yards of offense. He tossed a 15-yard touchdown pass with just 27 seconds left for the game-winning score.
Offensive Honor Roll:
-Josiah Everett (West Cath. – Sr. – QB)
-Nathaniel Nixon (West Cath. – Jr. – RB)
-Malik Jennings (West Cath. – Jr. – WR)
-Jaeden Thenor (Con.-Egan – Sr. – WR)
-Trey Montgomery (Roman – Jr. – RB)
-Jack Drakeley (Wood – Sr. – QB)
-Noel Campbell (Bonner-Pren. – Sr. – QB)
-Max Rogers (SJ prep – Jr. – QB)
Defensive Player of the Week:
-Victor Ezeukwu (Roman – Jr. DE)- The rangy and athletic Ezeukwu made multiple huge plays for Roman in theier pivotal contest versus St. Joe’s Prep. Early on, he made a timely interception. Later, he notched a sack on the Hawks’ final drive. He finished the game with 7 total tackles and a pass defend.
Defensive Honor Roll:
-Kyree Mitchell (LaSalle – Jr. – DL)
-Josh Simmons (LaSalle – Sr. – OLB)
-Rocco Gallo (LaSalle – Sr. – LB)
-Sincere Herring-Wilson (West Cath. – Soph. – LB)
-Walter Hudson (Roman – Sr. – LB)
-Chase Winterborne (SJ Prep – Jr. – LB)
-Rob Beinecke (SJ Prep – Soph. – LB)
-David Velez (Ryan – Jr. – LB)
-Joel Joseph (Con.-Egan – Jr. – DB)
-Dylan Miller (O’Hara – Sr. – LB)
Co-Special Teams Player of the Week:
-Simon Horta (O’Hara – Jr. – KR)- In the Lions’ 51-3 pasting of Father Judge Horta returned two kicks for scores. First, he opened the game with a 97-yard kickoff return. A short time later, he added a 67-yard punt return for a touchdown. These were Horta’s 4th and 5th return scores of the season.
-Chima Aguste (LaSalle – Sr. – PR)- Auguste returned a punt 49 yards midway through the 3rd quarter which proved to be the game-winner for the Explorers as they nipped the Friars, 13-12.
Multi-Purpose Player of the Week:
-Steve Brunkel (Ryan – Soph. – RB/LB)- Brunkel rushed 18 for 134 yards while adding another 26 yards on two receptions. Defensively, he was in on six tackles and provided a fumble return for 18 yards in the Raiders, 24-0, blanking of Neumann-Goretti.
Tri-Spectacular in Defeat:
-Jett Harrison (SJ Prep – Jr. – WR)- In the Hawks’, 21-17, setback to Roman, Harrison made five catches for 144 yards and a pair of touchdowns covering 74 & 42 yards. The two receiving touchdowns now give him 38 in his career, which is a new city record. Coincidently, the previous record was held by Jett’s older brother Marvin Jr., now playing in the NFL with the Houston Texans.