BREVARD, N.C. - Brevard College football student-athletes Gerald Hines and Brandon Norris earned USA South Conference Football Athlete of the Week honors in the final week of weekly awards handed out by the conference.
Hines was selected as the USA South Offensive Rookie of the Week, while Norris earned USA South Special Teams Player of the Week honors.
The selections mark the fifth and sixth awards, respectively, for the BC football team from the USA South. Brevard has also earned numerous national weekly honors in 2019 from D3football.com.
Hines, a freshman running back from Pike County, Georgia, rushed eight times for 50 yards and a touchdown score in Brevard's big 42-3 victory over Greensboro College. Hines has totaled 147 yards and two touchdowns over the course of his freshman season.
Norris, a sophomore wide receiver from Lumberton, North Carolina, enjoyed a big day in Brevard's victory over Greensboro. As a receiver, he totaled two catches for 55 yards in addition to a rush for 15 yards. But his biggest contribution was in the punt return game where he ran back two punts for 78 yards, including a 57-yard punt return touchdown - Brevard's first of 2019.
Norris has hauled in 20 catches for 368 yards and a receiving touchdown in his sophomore campaign as a receiver.
Overall, a grand total of 13 student-athletes have garnered USA South Athlete of the Week honors across all sports at Brevard College thus far in the 2019-20 academic year.
Brevard College USA South Athletes of the Week – 2019-20 Academic Year:
Rebeccah Rojas(two-time winner), Women's Soccer, USA South Women's Soccer Defensive Player of the Week
Gavin Morgan(two-time winner), Men's Cross Country, USA South Men's Cross Country Runner of the Week
Lucas Campos, Men's Soccer, USA South Men's Soccer Rookie of the Week
Tae Sullivan, Football, USA South Football Defensive Rookie of the Week
Jaxon Youngblood, Football, USA South Football Special Teams
Patrick Hall, Men's Soccer, USA South Men's Soccer Defensive Player of the Week
Mariana Rodriguez, Volleyball, USA South Volleyball Defensive Player of the Week
Joc Pledger, Football, USA South Football Defensive Rookie of the Week
Rook Tate, Football, USA South Football Defensive Rookie of the Week
Gerald Hines, Football, USA South Football Offensive Rookie of the Week
Brandon Norris, Football, USA South Football Special Teams Player of the Week
A history-making season will continue for, Hines, Norris, and the rest of the 2019 Brevard College football team, as the Tornados have been selected to play in a postseason bowl game for the first time in program history. Brevard will play in the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Division III Scotty Whitelaw Bowl vs. host Carnegie Mellon University this Saturday, November 23 at 1 p.m. at Gesling Stadium in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
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