COLLEGE PLAYER OF THE WEEK

By Don Seeley

KENYON COLLEGE'S SAM MCQUISTON

   When Phoenixville graduate Sam McQuiston headed out to Ohio to line up for Kenyon College, he didn't think he would go nearly three full seasons without a win ... but he did.
   Until last Saturday, when the junior defensive back came up with one tackle and a big interception to help the Lords end a 24-game losing streak with a 31-14 rout of state rival Earlham. It was the Lords' first win since defeating Oberlin, 21-9, back on Oct. 17, 2009.

   HONORABLE MENTION: Gotta give some props to younger brother Alec McQuiston, a freshman at Kenyon, who had five tackles in the win over Earlham. ... Also honorable mention, Shippensburg quarterback Zach Zulli (Perkiomen Valley) - last week's Player of the Week - was at it again by completing 22 of 41 passes for 348 yards and four touchdowns, catching one pass for four yards and a touchdown, and running seven times for 25 more yards in the Red Raiders' 55-35 shootout with Slippery Rock. It's the first time in eight years Shippensburg has opened a season 2-0.

COLLEGE: McQuiston brothers help Kenyon snap losing skid

SAM McQUISTON

By Don Seeley
dseeley@pottsmerc.com


GAMBIER, Ohio — The McQuiston brothers ganged up on Earlham last weekend and, with some help from their teammates, knocked out Kenyon’s very long losing streak.
The Phoenixville graduates combined for six tackles and an interception last Saturday to help the Lords defeat visiting Earlham, 31-14, and erase the 24-game skid that dated back nearly three full seasons.
Sam McQuiston, a junior who unfortunately had seen more than two-thirds of those losses, had a third-quarter interception and tackle. Younger brother Alec McQuiston, a freshman who just a year ago guided Phoenixville to the District 1-Class AAA final, contributed five tackles.

ALEC McQUISTON

Kenyon led 14-0 at the half and 31-0 early into the fourth quarter before surrendering two scores in the waning moments.
It was the first win for the Lords (1-1) since Oct. 17, 2009, when they defeated Oberlin College. They will line up in hopes of a second straight win this Saturday afternoon when they host Hiram College in another Northern Collegiate Athletic Conference game.
Hobart, 18th in the Division III rankings, got playing time from defensive end Kees Nordin (Hill School) in a 28-7 rout of Liberty League rival Geneva that improved the Statesmen’s record to 2-0.
In the Centennial Conference, Ursinus (1-1) got big games from Matt Glowacki (Spring-Ford) and Steve Ambs (Pottsgrove) in a 48-7 loss to visiting Gettysburg. Glowacki had nine tackles, returned a punt 14 yards, and brought back three kickoffs for another 53 yards, while Ambs – a freshman – had 10 tackles and forced a fumble. Jeff Endy (Pottstown) also contributed a tackle, while Wilmer Barndt (Boyertown) started at right guard on offense.