*WEEK 12 Awards

D1A Rookie of the Week: NONE

D1A Offensive Player of the Week: Arkansas Sr. RB David Williams (Imhotep) rushed for 75 yards on 8 carries and a TD in a loss at Mississippi State.

D1A Defensive Player of the Week: Rutgers Jr. LB Trevor Morris (Malvern) rang up a career high 18 tackles in a loss to Indiana.

D1AA Rookie of the Week: Colgate Fr. RB Malik Twyman (Haverford) rushed for 108 yards in a win over Georgetown.

D1AA Offensive Player of the Week: Princeton So. RB Ryan Quigley (Lansdale) racked up 61 receiving yards in a loss to Dartmouth.

D1AA Defensive Player of the Week: NONE

D2/D3 Rookie of the Week: NONE

D2/3 Offensive Player of the Week: West Chester R-Fr. WR Rasheem James (Ben Franklin) caught 3 passes for 67 yards and a TD in an upset road win at Shippensburg helping the Rams advance to the D2 Super Regional second round playoffs.

D2/3 Defensive Player of the Week: Delaware Valley Sr. LB TJ Waters (West Catholic) rang up 8 tackles in the Aggies win over Western New England as they advance to the Sweet 16 round of the D3 playoffs.

WEEK 12 Antbits/Notes

**Congrats to James Madison, New Hampshire, Lehigh & Monmouth who all qualified for the D1AA playoffs.

**Maryland Jr. WR D.J. Moore (Imhotep) snagged 8 passes for 67 yards in a loss to Michigan State

**West Chester behind strong defensive play from Jr. CB Shaquille James (West Catholic ) 6 tackles & 2 pass breakups knocked off ranked Shippensburg on the road to advance to the second round of the NCAA playoffs where they will travel to IUP looking for pay back after being routed 2 weeks ago in the PSAC championship game.

**Delaware Valley advanced to the second round of the NCAA playoffs behind strong offensive contributions from our city guys QB Dashawn Darden (O’Hara) & RB Khalil Roane (N-G). They will host 10-1Husson University looking to tie a school record for wins in a season with 12 as they currently stand at 11-0.

**Maine R-Fr. QB Chris Ferguson (La Salle) finished his freshman campaign off in style by throwing for 256 yards and 2 TDs in a setback against Stony Brook. For his freshman year Chris finished the season throwing for 2064 yards & 16 TDs.

END OF THE SEASON AWARDS/NOTES

D1A Rookie of the Year: Georgia Fr. RB D’Andre Swift (SJP) who as a freshman finished third in rushing on the team who finished as #2 in the country after a heartbreaking 23-26 OT loss to Alabama in the national title game. D’Andre finished his first season with 618 yards rushing with 3 TDs along with 153 receiving yards and a TD reception.

D1A Offensive Player of the Year: Maryland Jr. WR DJ Moore (Imhotep) was named BIG 10 WR of the Year while also earning team MVP and First Team All Big 10 honors after recording over 1000 receiving yards (1080) catching passes from 4 different QB’s for a total of 8 TDs while also adding a rushing TD

D1A Defensive Player of the Year: Rutgers Jr LB Trevor Morris (Malvern) rang up 118 tackles for the Scarlet Knights while being named Honorable Mention All Big 10 by the Media.

D1A Grunt of the Year: Notre Dame R-Sr OL Mike McGlinchey (Penn Charter) helped the Fighting Irish rebound from a 4 win season to improve to 10 wins and a Citrus Bowl win over LSU

D1AA Rookie of the Year: Villanova Fr. DB Jaquan Amos (Northeast) registered 42 tackles, 2 interceptions, forced a fumble and recovered a fumble returning it 99 yards for the Wildcats as a true freshman.

D1AA Offensive Player of the Year: Maine R-Fr. QB Chris Ferguson (La Salle) threw for 2064 yards & 16 TDs while rushing for an additional TD in 10 games for the Black Bears this season.

D1AA Defensive Player of the Year: Holy Cross Jr. LB Ryan Brady (La Salle) rang up 110 tackles including 4 sacks and 10 tackles for loss for the Crusaders.

D1AA Grunt of the Year: Delaware R-So OL Steve Robinson (SJ Prep) helped the Blue Hens increase their record from 4-7 in 2016 to 7-4 in 2017.

D2 Rookie of the Year: Shippensburg R-Fr. WR Winston Eubanks (La Salle) caught 45 passes for 1202 yards and 12 TDs for the Red Raiders helping them reach the NCAA playoffs.

D2 Offensive Player of the Year: Indiana (Pa) So. RB Samir Bullock (Ryan) ran for 1252 yards and 13 TDs for the Crimson Hawks leading them to the D2 semifinals for the first time in 18 years.

D2 Defensive Player of the Year: Notre Dame Sr. DL Claudy Mathieu (Washington) rang up 58 tackles including 14.5 tackles for loss, 8.5 sacks and forced 3 Fumbles for the Falcons.

D2 Grunt of the Year: Bloomsburg Jr. DL Chris Gary (Wood) notched 37 tackles including 12 tackles for loss, 7 sacks, 5 forced fumbles and recovered 2 fumbles returning one 55 yards for a TD.

D3 Rookie of the Year: Muhlenberg Fr. QB Michael Hnatkowsky (Penn Charter) threw for 2091 yards & 20 TDs smashing the school freshman passing records for yards & TDs. He also added 4 rushing TDs for the Mules.

D3 Offensive Player of the Year: Delaware Valley Jr. QB Dashawn Darden (O’Hara) threw for 2408 yards & 27 TDS while also rushing for 704 yards & 9 more TDs leading the Aggies to the D3 Quarterfinals.

D3 Defensive Player of the Year: Ursinus So. LB Jacob McCain (Penn Charter) rang up 73 tackles, forced a fumble and intercepted 2 passes for the Bears.

D3 Grunt of the Year: Franklin & Marshall So. OL Brian Denocour (Haverford)

FINAL YEAR NOTES

**Congrats to the Delaware Valley University team on reaching the quarterfinals of the NCAA playoffs before losing on a time expiring field goal. Jr. QB Dashawn Darden (O’Hara) somehow was snubbed from being named all-conference but used it to have an amazing playoff run and returns with what should be another NCAA playoff team. Coach Duke Greco has done an fabulous job recruiting City League guys out of the 3 Leagues as well as keeping a great relationship with them when they opt for D2/D1 offers in case things don’t work out ie: former QB Aaron Wilmer (Washington/West Chester) & current LB TJ Waters (West Catholic/Duquesne).

**Congrats to the IUP team on reaching the D2 semifinals before losing to NCAA runner up West Florida. So. RB Samir Bullock (Ryan) is on pace to finish in the top 3 for career rushing yards for IUP. So. WR Dom McNeil (King) enjoyed a breakout year filling in for injured Sr. WR Walt Pegues (Central) for most of the season before Walt made his return in time for the playoffs.

**Temple Jr. LB Todd Jones (SJ Prep) went from walk-on to starter for the Owls after their starting ILB went down with an injury posting 31 tackles. For his contribution during the 2017 season he was awarded a scholarship for his senior campaign in 2018.

**Arkansas Sr. RB David Williams (Imhotep) made the most of his second chance opportunity as a graduate transfer by rushing for career highs in rushing yardage (656) rushing TDs (8) receiving yards (171) and receiving TDs (2) for the Razorbacks.

**Wisconsin So. QB Alex Hornibrook (Malvern) earned Orange Bowl MVP honors after having a career game against Miami throwing for 258 yards & 4 TDs.

**Congrats and best of luck to Maryland Jr. WR DJ Moore (Imhotep) who after earning Big 10 receiver of the year and first team honors has entered the NFL Draft as well as earned a NFL Draft Combine invitation.

**Rutgers Fr. RB Rasheem Blackshear (Wood) turned in an impressive freshman campaign totaling 705 all-purpose yards & scoring 5 TDs earning Honorable Mention All-Big 10 Network All-Freshman honors.

**California Sr. QB Michael Kier (Roman) finished his collegiate career as a 2 year starter with 6657 yards passing and 61 passing TDs to accompany 7 rushing TDs.

**Wesley Sr. WR James Okike (Bonner-Pendergast) after sitting out the 2016 season returned posting monster numbers 60 receptions, 900 yards & 9 TDs for the Wolverines as they advanced to the D3 playoffs. He was also named to the first team all NJAC conference team for his great season.

**Georgia Fr. RB D’Andre Swift (SJ Prep) finished his true freshman season campaign with 618 rushing yards & 3 TDs for the runner ups. Was named his team Offensive Newcomer of the year voted on by Georgia coaches.

**Penn State R-So. DE Shareef Miller (Washington) earned Honorable Mention All-Big 10 honors after posting a solid sophomore campaign racking up 5 sacks amongst 37 tackles.

*Congrats to ASA So. OL John Carlo Valentine (Imhotep) who has signed to play at Baylor for former Temple HC Matt Rhule.

*Congrats to LA Valley Junior College So. DE Jeromy Reichner (West Catholic) who recently gave his pledge to commit and play at Oregon State for the next two seasons.

**Congrats to LA Valley Junior College So. DB Romeo Gunt (Imhotep) who signed to play at D1AA Portland State

**Congrats to LA Valley Junior College So. DB David Swen (West Catholic) who signed to play at D1AA North Alabama.

**Cheyney University has decided to discontinue their football program leaving many former city league guys looking for another school to transfer to. NCAA rules allow for them to transfer to any school without having to sit out in 2018. Best wishes going forward to all our guys who will be suiting up at another school in 2018 as well as those who pursue their education at Cheyney while retiring their cleats and helmets...

ALL-ANT TEAMS

WEEK 7:

D1A Rookie of the Week: Georgia Fr. RB D’Andre Swift (SJ Prep) ran times for 94 yards in the Bulldogs 53-28 romp over Missouri .

D1A Offensive Player of the Week: Maryland Jr. WR D.J. Moore (Imhotep) caught a career high 12 passes for 212 yards & 2 TDs in the Terrapins 21-37 loss to Northwestern

D1A Defensive Player of the Week: Rutgers Jr. LB Trevor Morris (Malvern Prep) notched 9 tackles in the Scarlet Knights 35-24 win over Illinois

D1AA Rookie of the Week: Maine R-Fr. QB Chris Ferguson (La Salle) threw for 214 yards & a career high 5 TDs in the Bearcats 51-27 win over Rhode Island

D1AA Offensive Player of the Week: Maine Sr. WR Jaleel Reed (West Catholic) caught 5 passes for 123 yards & 3 TDs in the rout over Rhode Island

D1AA Defensive Player of the Week: Delaware Sr. DE John Nassib (Malvern Prep) made 4 tackles in the Blue Hens 17-0 shutout over William & Mary

D2 Rookie of the Week: Kutztown Fr. WR Amadou Barry (West Catholic) caught 7 passes for 161 yards & 2 TDs in the 41-9 win over ESU.

D2 Offensive Player of the Week: Kutztown So. QB Collin DiGalbo (Bonner-Pendergast) threw for 351 yards & 4 TDs in a 41-9 rout over East Stroudsburg

D2 Defensive Player of the Week: Bloomsburg Sr. DB Darnell Baldwin (Germantown) rang up 6 tackles and made a key interception returning it 36 yards in the Huskies 20-19 win over rival West Chester

D3 Rookie of the Week: Delaware Valley So. WR LaQuille Nesbitt (Archbishop Wood) caught 4 passes for 77 yards & a TD in the Aggies 49-14 rout over King’s College

D3 Offensive Player of the Week: Delaware Valley Jr. QB Dashawn Darden (O’Hara) threw for 357 yards and 4 TDs in a rout.

D3 Defensive Player of the Week: NONE

Notes/Ant-Bits regarding week 7

* Villanova Fr. QB Kyle McCloskey (Germantown Academy) threw for 15 yards and his first career TD while also rushing for 43 yards in the Wildcats 6-31 loss at James Madison

*Villanova Fr. S Jaquan Amos (Northeast) snagged his second interception of the season in a 6-30 loss to #1 James Madison. On the season so far he has 2 interceptions including 1 returned for a score, and a fumble recovered 99 yards.

*Rutgers Fr. RB Raheem Blackshear (Archbishop Wood) ran 6 times for 87 yards and a TD in the Scarlet Knight’s 35-24 win over Illinois

*IUP So. RB Samir Bullock (Archbishop Ryan) rushed for 168 yards in the Crimson Hawks 34-17 win over #9 Slippery Rock.

*Michigan travels to State College to take on Penn State in what will be a white out game with Philly native Shareef Miller (George Washington) leading the Lions defense against former SJ Prep star lineman Jon Runyan Jr and the Wolverines in a primetime game on ABC 6 nationally.

*Offensive linemen don’t show up on the stat sheets unless they recover a fumble from their RB or QB but they all need a little love. Here are the city league guys who are currently starting among the OL for their teams:

Penn State: OT Ryan Bates (Archbishop Wood)

Pittsburgh: OT Jaryd Jones-Smith (West Catholic) & OC Jimmy Morrissey (La Salle)

Missouri: OT Yasir Durant (Imhotep)

Umass: OT Raquan Thomas (Simon Gratz)

Temple: OT Vincent Picozzi (Lansdale Catholic)

Delaware: OG Steve Robinson (St Joes Prep)

Delaware State: OT Kaiden Crawford (Simon Gratz)

NC A&T: OG Miguel Hardy (Prep Charter)

Youngstown State: OG Galvin Wiggins (Roman Catholic)

Lincoln (Pa): OT Brashon McRae (Imhotep)

Millersville: OT Kevin Lang (Father Judge)

West Chester: OG Vince Lostracco (Father Judge)

Franklin & Marshall: OT Brian Denocour (Haverford School)

John Hopkins: OT Anthony Campanille (William Penn Charter)

Moravian: OG Jason Barish (Archbishop Wood)

Susquehanna: OG Tom Haughey (Archbishop Ryan)

Hobart: OT Michah Holloway (William Penn Charter)

Delaware Valley: OG Hess Jenkins (Prep Charter)

Oberlin: OG Chauncey Simmons (Haverford School)

Salve Regina: OT Pete Noonan (St Joes Prep)

Catholic: OG Conor McCracken (La Salle)

Week 8 Awards

D1A Rookie of the Week: NONE

D1A Offensive Player of the Week: Boston College Sr. WR Thad Smith (Cardinal O’Hara) rushed twice for 79 yards and a TD in a 41-10 rout over Virginia.

D1A Defensive Player of the Week: Rutgers Jr. LB Trevor Morris (Malvern Prep) rang up 12 tackles in the Scarlet Knights 12-10 win over Purdue

D1AA Rookie of the Week: Maine R-Fr. QB Chris Ferguson (La Salle) threw for 263 yards and a TD in the Bearcats win over Albany.

D1AA Offensive Player of the Week: Sacred Heart Jr. RB Jordan Meachum (La Salle) rushed for 67 yards and a TD while also catching 3 passes for 10 yards and returning a kick for 20 yards in a loss to Duquesne.

D1AA Defensive Player of the Week: Richmond Jr. LB Justin Rubin (Archbishop Wood) rang up 13 tackles including a sack in a 2OT loss at Delaware

D2 Rookie of the Week: NONE

D2 Offensive Player of the Week; California Jr. QB Michael Keir (Roman Catholic) threw for 435 yards and 4TDs in the Vulcans win over Gannon.

D2 Defensive Player of the Week: Bloomsburg Sr. DB Darnell Baldwin (Germantown) rang up 5 tackles and a pass break up in the Huskies come from behind win over East Stroudsburg.

D3 Rookie of the Week: Muhlenberg Fr. QB Michael Hnatkowsky (Penn Charter) threw for 237 yards and 4 TDs in the Mules rout over McDaniel

D3 Offensive Player of the Week: Wesley Sr. WR James Okike (Bonner-Pendergast) caught 8 passes for 142 yards & 2 TDs in a rout over Rowan.

D3 Defensive Player of the Week: Muhlenberg So.LB Kwasi Ampomah (Germantown Academy) rang up 5 tackles in a win over McDaniel.

Week 8 Notes/Ant-Bits

**East Stroudsburg Sr. QB Tim DiGorgio (Frankford) was having a career day for the Warriors throwing for 202 yards & 3 TDs against rival Bloomsburg before suffering an injury that sat him out the second half of the game.

**In the initial CFP rankings Penn State is #2 behind Alabama with a huge date with Ohio State this upcoming Saturday night in State College

WEEK 9 Player of the Week Awards

D1A Rookie of the Week: Georgia Fr. RB De’Andre Swift (SJ Prep) rushed for 8 yards and caught 3 passes for 84 yards in the Bulldogs win over Florida

D1A Offensive Player of the Week: Vanderbilt Jr. QB Kyle Shurmur (La Salle) threw for 333 yards and 4 TDs in a loss at South Carolina.

D1A Defensive Player of the Week: Penn State So. DE Shareef Miller (George Washington) racked up 5 tackles including a sack and 1.5 tackles for a loss to accompany a fumble recovery in a narrow loss to Ohio State.

D1AA Offensive Player of the Week: St. Francis DB Nick Rinella (La Salle) rushed 3 times for 61 yards and a TD while also contributing with 2 tackles, a fumble recovery and a 35 yard punt return for a TD in a win over Robert Morris.

D1A Rookie of the Week: Penn State R-Fr. DE Shaka Toney (Imhotep) notched 3 tackles including a sack and forced a fumble in the Nittany Lions 56-0 shutout of Georgia State.

D1A Offensive Player of the Week: Rutgers Fr. RB Raheem Blacksheer (Archbishop Wood) rushed 14 times for 102 yards & 2 TDs while also catching 2 passes for 30 yards in the Scarlet Knights 65-0 rout of Morgan State.

D1A Defensive Player of the Week: Syracuse Sr. LB Zaire Franklin (La Salle) rang up 8 tackles and a QB hurry in the Orangemen 41-17 win over Central Michigan.

D1AA Rookie of the Week: Villanova Fr. DB Jaquan Amos (Northeast) made 3 tackles and returned an interception 35 yards for a TD in a 59-0 rout of Lafayette.

D1AA Offensive Player of the Week: Delaware Jr. QB Joe Walker (Martin Luther King) threw for 202 yards and 2 TDs in the Blue Hens 41-14 win over Cornell.

D1AA Defensive Player of the Week: Holy Cross Jr. LB Ryan Brady rang up 8 tackles including 2 sacks and a pass breakup in a 51-26 upset over New Hampshire.

D2 Rookie of the Week: West Chester R-Freshman DT Omar Peterkin (Archbishop Wood) rang up 4 tackles and a sack in the Golden Rams 62-28 win over Edinboro

D2 Offensive Player of the Week: Kutztown So. QB Collin DiGalbo (Bonner-Pendergast) threw for 301 yards and 5 TDs while also rushing for another TD on the ground in the Golden Bears 62-17 trounce of Seton Hill.

D2 Defensive Player of the Week: Bloomsburg Jr. DE Chris Gary rang up 3 tackles, 1 sack and returned a fumble 55 yards for a TD in the Huskies 27-10 win over Gannon.

D3 Rookie of the Week: NONE

D3 Offensive Player of the Week: Wesley Sr. WR James Okike (Bonner-Pendergast) caught 9 passes for 119 yards and a TD in the Wolverines 33-0 shutout over TCNJ.

D3 Defensive Player of the Week: Delaware Valley Sr. LB TJ Waters racked up 9 tackles in the Aggies 34-14 win over Wilkes

Notes/Ant-Bits regarding week 3

*Wisconsin So. QB Alex Hornibrook (Malvern Prep) threw for 256 yards & 4 TDs in the Badgers 40-6 rout of BYU.

*Virginia Jr. WR Olamide Zaccheaus (St Joes Prep) rushed 4 times for 47 yards & caught 9 passes for 122 yards and a score while returning 2 kicks for 56 yards in the Cavaliers 38-18 win over UCONN.

*Princeton Jr. LB Thomas Johnson (St Joes Prep) rang up a career high 8 tackles in the Tigers 27-17 win over San Diego

*Bentley Sr. WR/P punted 9 times including landing 4 inside the 20 yard line in the Falcons 17-7 win over Merrimack.

D1A Rookie of the Week: NONE

D1A Offensive Player of the Week: Vanderbilt Jr. QB Kyle Shurmur (La Salle) threw for 202 yards and 4 TDs while also running for a score in a 42-0 rout of Alabama A&M.

D1A Defensive Player of the Week: Penn State So. DE Shareef Miller (George Washington) notched 2 sacks along with 3 tackles in the Nittany Lions 33-14 win over Pittsburgh.

D1AA Rookie of the Week: NONE

D1AA Offensive Player of the Week: Sacred Heart Jr. RB Jordan Meachum rushed 14 times for 98 yards and 2 TDs, caught a pass for 6 yards and returned 4 kicks/punts for 72 yards in the Pioneers 38-24 win over Lafayette.

D1AA Defensive Player of the Week: St Francis So. DB Nick Rinella (La Salle) notched 7 tackles and returned an interception 23 yards in a 31-6 win over Wagner.

D2 Rookie of the Week: Shippensburg R-Fr. WR Winston Eubanks (La Salle) caught a career high 6 passes for 173 yards & 2 TDs in a 41-33 win over Gannon

D2 Offensive Player of the Week: IUP R-So. WR Dom McNeil (Martin Luther King) caught 5 passes for 101 yards and a TD in a 38-14 win over East Stroudsburg.

D2 Defensive Player of the Week: Clarion So. DB Quinlin Lambert (Mastery Charter) notched a career high 10 tackles as well as a half sack in the Eagles 20-29 loss to Bloomsburg.

D3 Rookie of the Week: Widener So. WR James Gillespie (Archbishop Wood) caught 2 passes for 87 yards & a TD in the Pride 49-7 romp over FDU-Florham.

D3 Offensive Player of the Week: Albright So. RB Nigel Sealey (George Washington) ran 7 times for 35 yards and a TD while also catching 2 passes for 38 yards in a 50-17 win over Misercordia

D3 Defensive Player of the Week: Ursinus So. LB Jacob McCain (William Penn Charter) notched a career high 13 tackles in the Bears 35-28 win over Gettysburg.

Week 2 Ant-Bits/Notes