SAC Announces Weekly Football Award Winners

ROCK HILL, S.C. - For the first time in 2011, the SAC has co-Weekly Award winners, as Brevard's Aaron Reese and Mars Hill's Jonas Randolph will share this week's Offensive Player of the Week honors, league officials announced on Monday. Wingate's Jack Taylor earned Defensive Player of the Week, while Tusculum's Deonte Gist took home the Special Teams award.

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Reese broke a Brevard record with five rushing touchdowns -- one shy of the all-time SAC mark -- as he led the Tornados to their first league victory of the season over Tusculum. He finished with 19 rushes for 153 yards, averaging 8.1 yards-per-carry. He also went 5-for-8 passing for 90 yards.

Randolph, meanwhile, had arguably his best game of an already stellar season, rushing for a season-high 220 yards in Mars Hill's victory over Newberry. He leads the SAC in rushing, all-purpose yards and scoring.
Taylor had a career game Saturday, as Wingate bolted to a 20-0 lead and withstood a Carson-Newman rally to win, 33-21. Taylor had 10 tackles, including 5.5 for loss and 2.5 sacks. He also forced a fumble as the Bulldogs defeated C-N in Wingate for the first time in school history.

Gist returned three kickoffs for 143 yards, including a 94-yard touchdown in Tusculum's loss at Brevard.

His touchdown return, which came on the game's opening kickoff, was the longest in school history. It was the senior's third-career return touchdown. The 2010 All-American is averaging 39.3 yards per return on kickoffs this season.

SAC Co-Offensive Players of the Week

Aaron Reese, Brevard
Sr. | QB | Bradenton, Fla.

Jonas Randolph, Mars Hill
Sr. | RB | Dalesville, Ala.

SAC Defensive Player of the Week

Jack Taylor, Wingate
Sr. | DE | Keystone Heights, Fla.

SAC Special Teams Player of the Week

Deonte Gist, Tusculum
Sr. | KR | Wellford, S.C.