FRISCO – UIW wide receiver Roy Alexander, Southeastern defensive back Coryell Pierce, and SFA punter Callum Eddings are the winners of the Jersey Mike's Southland Conference’s football weekly awards for the tenth week of the season, as announced by the conference office Monday.
Offensive Player of the Week: Roy Alexander, UIW – WR – Gr. – Fort Myers, Fla.. (UAlbany/RiverdaleHS)
Roy Alexander tallied a career-high three touchdowns against HCU on Saturday. Alexander hauled in a pair of touchdowns in the second quarter, opening it with a 26-yard score and closing the second with a nine-yard score as UIW posted 21 points in the quarter alone. He added his third score of the day in the third quarter as UIW pulled away for the win. He finished the day with seven catches for 89 yards and three TDs.
Honorable Mention: Antonio Martin Jr., Southeastern
Defensive Player of the Week: Coryell Pierce, Southeastern – DB – Sr. – New Orleans, La. (Booker T. Washington HS)
Coryell Pierce returned an interception 50 yards for a touchdown while also finishing with five tackles in Southeastern's 30-27 overtime victory over Lamar. The pick came in the second quarter with the Lions trailing 7-0 as Pierce baited and stepped in front of the would-be pass and scampered untouched for six. It was his second of the season and the New Orleans native is fourth on the team with 54 tackles from his safety position.
Honorable Mention: Micah Davey, McNeese
Special Teams Player of the Week: Callum Eddings, SFA – P – Jr. – Ivanhoe East, Victoria, Australia (Ivanhoe Grammar School)
In the Lumberjacks' 28-12 win over Nicholls in Thibodaux, the junior from Australia totaled six punts for 301 yards for a 50.2 yard average, including two punts inside the 20-yard line. He had a career-high 64-yard punt to the Colonels 21-yard line in the third quarter. He seems to enjoy punting in Louisiana, averaging 52.0 yards per punt at Southeastern and 50.2 at Nicholls.
Honorable Mention: Alec Mahler, Southeastern
2024 Southland Football Players of the Week
| Date |
Offensive |
Defensive |
Special Teams |
| Sept. 2 |
Jalen Walthall, UIW |
Eli Ennis, Nicholls |
Stephen Johnson, McNeese |
| Sept. 9 |
Ron Peace, Texas A&M-Commerce |
Blake Gotcher, Northwestern State |
Chase Leon, Lamar |
| Sept. 16 |
Clifton McDowell, McNeese |
DeJuan Lewis, Lamar |
Christian Booker, Lamar |
| Sept. 23 |
DeKalon Taylor, UIW |
Mister Williams, UIW |
Cody Smith, McNeese |
| Sept. 30 |
Antonio Martin, Jr., Southeastern |
Marques Caldwell, HCU |
Finn Lappin, McNeese |
| Oct. 7 |
Eli Brickhandler, HCU |
Laurence Sullivan Jr., Nicholls |
Dillon Fedor, HCU |
| Oct. 14 |
Zach Calzada, UIW |
Dune Smith, UIW |
Darius Lewis, Southeastern |
| Oct. 21 |
Darius Lewis, Southeastern |
Jake Dalmado, Nicholls |
Ben Woodard, Lamar |
| Oct. 28 |
Sam Vidlak, SFA |
Jake Dalmado, Nicholls |
Brandon Hayes, Southeastern |
| Nov. 4 |
Roy Alexander, UIW |
Coryell Pierce, Southeastern |
Callum Eddings, SFA |
Southland weekly award winners are nominated and voted upon by each school’s sports information director. Voting for one’s own athlete is not permitted. To earn honorable mention, a student-athlete must appear on 25 percent of ballots.