ODAC Football Players of the Week Archive

Burse, a junior from Charlotte, N.C., helped the Wasps stifle Guilford's offense in the final 40 minutes of the game. After surrendering 10 points to go down 10-0, the Wasps kept Guilford off the scoreboard for the remainder of the contest. Burse made two plays in the end zone to aid in that effort. He made his first play on fourth down from the E&H 23-yard line in the first quarter. With E&H already trailing 7-0, Burse broke up a pass in the Wasps' end zone to keep the score where it was. With just seconds left on the first half clock and E&H leading 16-10, Burse came up big again as he intercepted the GC quarterback in the end zone and returned it 27 yards to preserve the Wasps advantage at halftime. Burse finished the day with five passes defensed in addition to seven tackles (five solo) and a half-tackle for a loss of two yards.

Boden, a junior from Knoxville, Tenn., led the Wasps to 38 unanswered points as Emory & Henry recovered from an early 10 deficit to post a season-closing 38-10 win over Guilford on Saturday. Boden completed 22-of-35 passes for 323 yards and four touchdowns. He also ran for 65 yards on six carries, including a 38-yard burst to setup his final touchdown pass of the day. His 388 yards of total offense are the sixth-best by an E&H player all-time, and it helped the Wasps to their first 500-plus yard day since October 30, 2004, against Catholic. Boden connected with 10 different receivers on the day, firing touchdown passes to Lucas Kirby, Sam Edmonds, Cleo Cooper and Brandon Terry. Boden finishes the season second in the ODAC in passing yardage (2,511) and passing touchdowns (18).

Stevenson, a sophomore from Roselle, N.J., helped lead the Quakers to a 26-10 win over Catholic on Saturday. Stevenson finished one tackle short of the team-high with seven stops in addition to a pair of interceptions to give him four on the season, tied atop the ODAC with Shenandoah's Brandon Martin and Washington and Lee's Jake Pelton. Stevenson is the first Quaker since 2009 to record a pair of interceptions in one game. Each of his four interceptions have come in the past five games. On Saturday against CUA, Stevenson's first interception put an end to a Cardinal's drive at the GC five-yard line. His second pick came with just under two minutes to play to help seal the Quakers' fifth victory of the season, their most since 2007. Stevenson was also busy on special teams as he set up Guilford's first touchdown with a 31-yard punt return just before halftime. He also had a 27-yard kick-off return.

Heinsohn, a senior from Charlottesville, Va., helped the Generals post a 45-42 win over Hampden-Sydney that took four overtimes to decide, marking the longest game in Washington and Lee football history. It also clinched the 2012 ODAC football title for Washington and Lee. Heinsohn, W&L's lead running back and place-kicker, registered a school-record and ODAC all-time second-best 33 points as he ran for four touchdowns, recorded a two-point conversion, made four extra-point attempts, and booted the game-winning 37-yard field goal. The four touchdowns give Heinsohn 21 on the season, while the 33 points improve his season-total to 176, which eclipses the ODAC single-season record of 164 set by Hampden-Sydney's Josh Simpson in 2007. Heinsohn carried the ball 35 times for 192 yards in Saturday's win, increasing his season total to an ODAC-best 1,153 yards. His 192 yards was a part of a 451-yard rushing day for W&L. The Generals are now 15-0 when they run for more than 400 yards over the last three years.

Sproles, a junior from Norton, Va., picks up his second weekly award of the season after helping the Wasps to a 30-6 year-ending win over Guilford. Sproles was second on the unit with nine tackles, but he also had a sack and broke up pass. His biggest contribution came in the form of three interceptions, which tied for sixth in the ODAC single-game record books with several individuals. The last time an ODAC athlete intercepted three passes in a game was in 2007 when Catholic's Nick Olivero turned the trick. Sproles intercepted one pass in each of the second, third and fourth quarters against the Quakers, with his final takeaway leading to a Wasps' touchdown.

Scruggs, a senior from Fredericksburg, Va., helped Randolph-Macon to a season-ending win over Hampden-Sydney in the 117th playing of "The Game" in Ashland on Saturday. Scruggs helped lead a rushing attack that churned out 301 yards and an offense that posted 48 points and 567 yards on a Tigers' team that had not yet lost in the ODAC. Scruggs averaged 8.1 yards per rush on just 16 carries and he burst for 130 yards and a pair of touchdowns. He set up his second score with a 60-yard dash on a screen pass. For the season, Scruggs is currently third in the ODAC with 911 rushing yards and 12 touchdowns on 190 carries (4.8 average).

Stevenson, a freshman from Roselle, N.J., helped Guilford to its first ODAC victory since the 2009 season with a 34-27 win over Catholic on Saturday. Stevenson returned an interception 55 yards for a touchdown late in the second quarter of the Quakers' road victory, which tied the game at 20-20 entering the second half after Catholic had gone ahead, 20-6, 20 seconds into the second quarter. He also had seven tackles (3 solo), which ranked second on the team, and posted half a TFL. Stevenson’s touchdown was his second this season, tops among Quakers’ defenders, and his two interceptions also lead the team.

Lane, a senior from Richmond, Va., controlled the offensive tempo and helped lead the Tigers to 42 points and 446 yards of total offense in H-SC's 42-35 win over Washington and Lee to clinch the 2011 ODAC title and a spot in the NCAA Division III Football Tournament. Lane also did not turn the ball over for the second consecutive game. On the day, he was 21-of-33 for 331 yards and four touchdowns. He started the game going 3-for-5 for 57 yards and a 29-yard touchdown pass on the Tigers’ first drive. On the next scoring drive, he was a perfect 3-for-3 throwing for 75 yards, including a 42-yard strike to Sean Cavanagh. In the second half, Lane maintained the Tigers' tempo on the first drive with a 3-for-3 series for 64 yards and a 15-yard touchdown pass to Kyle Vance.

Ikwild, a senior from Philomont, Va., led the Tigers with a game-high 12 tackles. His seven assisted stops were also a game-high. Ikwild help hold Randolph-Macon's top-rated scoring offense in the ODAC (43.1 ppg going into the contest) to 28 points while making key stops to help the Tigers win. Ikwild's play of the game, however, came in the third quarter when he intercepted an R-MC pass with H-SC leading 21-14. Ikwild stopped a Yellow Jackets’ drive with an interception on the Hampden-Sydney 39-yard line. He then returned it 35 yards to the Randolph-Macon 26-yard line. With the field position, the Tigers were able to punch it into the end zone and make it a two-possession game.

Driskell, a senior from Ruther Glen, Va., saved his best for last in the 2010 regular season finale against Catholic. Driskell was 20-of-23 for 274 yards and four touchdowns. Driskell completed 17 straight passes along the way, setting a Bridgewater school record for consecutive completions and a career-high with four touchdown passes. The senior trigger man also scored from one-yard out on a quarterback keeper, accounting for all five Eagles touchdowns on the day. Driskell and favored receiver Tyler Beiler connected on three passing scores, giving the duo 16 for the season. Driskell also connected with Nick Wimer to open the game’s scoring.

Hartford, a junior from Pittsburgh, Pa., helped lead Washington and Lee to the ODAC title against Hampden-Sydney by spearheading a defensive effort that included five turnovers and five sacks. Hartford notched six tackles (5 solo) and a pair of interceptions in a 38-27 win over the Tigers. Both takeaways were in the second half and well inside W&L’s defensive half of the field. The latter pick came at the Generals’ one-yard line as the Tigers tried to mount a comeback in the fourth quarter. For the year, Hartford has 35 tackles, six pass breakups and three interceptions.

Beiler, a senior from Ronks, Pa., earns his second weekly award of the season. Beiler set the single-season and single-game receiving records for Bridgewater with eight catches for 218 yards and two scores in Bridgewater's 31-26 victory over Randolph-Macon. Beiler's 218 yards surpassed the previous record held by Beiler and Marcus Richardson of 217 yards. Beiler's effort also gives him 1,217 yards on the season, which now leads the ODAC and is the new single-season receiving standard for the Eagles. The Ronks, Pa. native had 201 yards in the first half alone, with touchdown receptions of 70 and 78 yards in the process.