Week 11 PAC Honors (for games played between November 8-14)
The weekly award winners have been recognized for their performances during Week 11 of the 2021 season.
 

PAC Offensive Player of the Week

Clayton Parrish • Grove City • Junior running back • Mercer, Pa. | West Middlesex Parrish, a Mercer County native, rushed 26 times for 160 yards and five touchdowns in Saturday’s 56-0 victory at Thiel in the 37th Mercer County Cup game… He ranks No. 2 in NCAA Division III with 23 rushing touchdowns this season.

Other notable performers from last week

Bethany junior De’Vaughn McWhorter (Wheeling, W.Va. | Wheeling Park) caught five passes for 107 yards and a touchdown at Saint Vincent… Sophomore Tre Vasiliadis (Great Falls, Va. | Langley) ran for 191 yards and a touchdown on 38 carries in Carnegie Mellon’s Academic Bowl victory over Case Western Reserve… He leads the PAC with 1,120 rushing yards… Vasiliadis is the fifth player in program history to reach 1,000 rushing yards in a season… Case Western Reserve junior Antonio Orsini (Pittsburgh, Pa. | Upper St. Clair) had 15 carries for 111 yards and a touchdown against CMU… Geneva sophomore Tyler Lippiatt (Salem, Ohio | United) rushed 20 times for 115 yards at Westminster… Sophomore Julian Howard (Elkridge, Md. | Archbishop Curley) ran for 117 yards and a pair of touchdowns on 19 carries against Bethany… W&J senior Andrew Wolf (Ashland, Ohio | Hillsdale) caught five passes for 66 yards and hauled in a 41-yard touchdown reception against Waynesburg… It was his PAC-leading 11th touchdown catch this season… Sophomore Tylon Eilam (Sharon, Pa. | Sharon) caught 10 passes for 142 yards against Geneva.

 

PAC Defensive Player of the Week

Ahmad Shaw • Saint Vincent • Junior defensive back • Fairfax, Va. | Hayfield  Shaw made five tackles (4 solo) and intercepted a pair of passes Saturday in Saint Vincent’s 52-7 win over Bethany… He returned his second interception 40 yards for a touchdown on Bethany’s first offensive snap of the second half… Shaw helped limit the Bison offense to just 165 total yards and six first downs… Shaw has three interceptions this season.

Other notable performers from last week

Bethany senior Danny Gilbert Jr. (Miami, Fla. | South Adult Education) finished with eight tackles (6 solo) and an interception at Saint Vincent... Carnegie Mellon Aryan Hegde (Brableton, Va. | Rock Ridge) had a career-high nine tackles (3 solo) and an interception against CWRU… Case Western Reserve sophomore Sean Torres (Naperville, Ill. | Benet Academy) posted a season-high 13 tackles (2 solo) against CMU… Grove City junior Ryan Fleming (Bridgeville, Pa. | South Fayette) finished with five tackles (4 solo) and a sack at Thiel… He also forced and recovered a fumble… Grove City held the Tomcats to 45 offensive yards and three first downs… Thiel freshman Randall Miller (Mineral Ridge, Ohio | Mineral Ridge) intercepted a pair of passes against Grove City… He finished with seven tackles (5 solo)... W&J sophomore Justin Johns (Murrysville, Pa. | Franklin Regional) had nine tackles and forced a fumble against Waynesburg… Waynesburg freshman James Davis (Kersey, Pa. | Saint Mary’s) posted 17 tackles (16 solo) and 2.0 tackles for loss at W&J… Westminster senior Branden Millward (Cranberry Township, Pa. | Seneca Valley) finished with a career-high 14 tackles (3 solo), 2.5 tackles for loss and a forced fumble against Geneva.

 

PAC Special Teams Player of the Week

Justin Huss • Washington & Jefferson • Sophomore running back/returner • Derry, Pa. | Derry Huss returned a third quarter punt 45 yards for a touchdown in W&J's 55-0 win over Waynesburg Saturday… It was his PAC-leading third return touchdown of the season… Huss added a 48-yard touchdown reception in the second quarter… Huss finished with 161 all-purpose yards in the win… Huss is averaging 38.0 yards per kick return in 2021.

Other notable performers from last week

Grove City senior Nick Morrow (Moon Township, Pa. | Moon) went 8-for-8 on point-after tries at Thiel, tying the program’s single-game record… Westminster junior Joshua Byers (Pittsburgh, Pa. | Canon-McMillan) drilled all five of his kicks against Geneva… He connected on three field goal attempts, hitting from 25 yards, 31 yards and 24 yards, respectively.

 

PAC Rookie of the Week

Matthew Evert • Carnegie Mellon • Freshman wide receiver • Roswell, Ga. | Milton      Evert caught four passes for 40 yards and a touchdown in Saturday’s 24-6 victory over Case Western Reserve…  His 20-yard score put the Tartans in front 14-7 with 2:47 left in the first half… It was his first touchdown this season… CMU claimed a share of this year’s PAC title and the league’s automatic qualifying bid to the NCAA Division III Championship with the win… It is the Tartans’ first PAC title since 1989.

Other notable performers from last week

Geneva freshman Gabe Trexler (Emmaus, Pa. | Emmaus) had a career-high 12 tackles (5 solo) at Westminster… Freshman Bryce Spolnik (McDonald, Pa. | South Fayette) recorded a sack and also returned a fumble 11 yards to set up a Grove City touchdown at Thiel… Saint Vincent freshman Ja’Tier Berkley (Wilmington, Del. | Conrad School of Science) finished with 116 all-purpose yards (10 rush, 38 receiving, 18 punt ret., 50 kickoff ret.) against Bethany.