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Eight teams were in action for Week six of the 2019 football season in the Minnesota College Athletic Conference and Saturday's games have produced the following MCAC Football Athletes-of-the-Week.
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Athlete-of-the-WeekOffense |
Freshman Wide Receiver Ocala, FL
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The Performance: Antwan Downs hauled in 245 yards of receiving yards in the Itasca 65-12 win over Vermilion... Downs had five touchdown catches on the day for the Vikings...
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Athlete-of-the-WeekLineman |
Xavier Hearns Sophomore Offensive Line Rockford, IL
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The Performance: Xavier Hearns helped lead the Central Lakes offense to a dominating day on the ground with two RB's over 100 yards... The Raiders had a total of 340 yards on the day... the sophomore from Rockford, Illinois had multiple pancake blocks and was effective getting to second-level defenders... |
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Athlete-of-the-WeekDefense |
Freshman DB Roseville, MI |
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The Performance: Joshua Butler racked up ten solo tackles for the Thunder in their 41-15 loss to Central Lakes...Butler had 11 total stops on the day for FDLTCC... |
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Athlete-of-the-WeekSpecial Teams |
Freshman Placekicker / Receiver Inver Grove Heights, MN
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The Performance: Alec Frederick was a perfect 5-for-5 on his PAT attempts for the Raiders in their homecoming win over FDLTCC... He also hit four kickoffs for a total of 191 yards, a 47.8 average...as a receiver, Frederick had one catch for 11 yards... |
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