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Ball, Bodolus & Talarico, Players of the Week, 10/15/23

Centennial Conference Football Players of the Week 

October 15

Offensive Player of the Week
Diante Ball, Jr., RB, Dickinson
Winchester, Va. | Millbrook 
Ball was a huge catalyst in the Red Devils picking up their fifth win in a row on Saturday with a 40-20 victory over McDaniel. He recorded 267 yards of total offense and scored three touchdowns. Ball showcased complete dominance on the ground needing just ten touches to post 163 yards and two scores. He also added two catches in the pass game to record his first 100-plus yard receiving game as a Red Devil, racking up 104 yards which included an 85-yard TD. The fifth straight victory for the Red and White is their longest winning streak since the 2009 season when they also won five in a row. The five wins on the season so far for Dickinson is their most since 2018 when they secured five victories and finished with a 5-5 mark.
 
Defensive Player of the Week
Ryan Bodolus, Sr., DE, Ursinus
Pottstown, Pa. | Pottsgrove
Bodolus dominated the William Paterson offense in the Bears' 39-15 win on Saturday afternoon. Bodolus registered nine tackles (four solo), 5 tackles for loss, 2.5 sacks, and also forced and recovered a fumble in the contest. As a defense, his efforts helped the Bears limit the Pioneers to just 58 yards of total offense and a staggering low -35 rushing yards.
 
Special Teams Player of the Week
EJ Talarico, Jr., WR/KR, Johns Hopkins
Chicago, Ill. | St. Ignatius 
Talarico returned three kickoffs for 140 yards and one touchdown to fuel a 34-27 win at F&M.  After the Diplomats had taken a 20-13 lead midway through the third quarter, Talarico returned the ensuing kickoff a school-record 98 yards for a touchdown to pull the Blue Jays even and ignite a 21-point run that gave Hopkins a 34-20 lead.  The 98-yard kickoff return breaks Talarico's previous school record for the longest return (96 yards vs. Ursinus in 2022).
2023 Football Weekly Awards
Offensive Player of the Week 
Sept. 3 - Rocco Abdinoor, Gettysburg
Sept. 10 - Joe Repetti, Muhlenberg
Sept. 17 - Gary Lewis, Franklin & Marshall 
Oct. 1 - Bay Harvey, Johns Hopkins
Oct. 8 - Joe Repetti, Muhlenberg 
Oct. 15 - Diante Ball, Dickinson

Defensive Player of the Week
Sept. 3 - Oliver Craddock, Johns Hopkins
Sept. 10 - Josh Andersson, Johns Hopkins
Sept. 17 - Brett Gross, Ursinus
Oct. 1 - Sam Orzolek, Dickinson
Oct. 8 - James Basilii, Dickinson
Oct. 15 - Ryan Bodolus, Ursinus

Special Teams Player of the Week
Sept. 3 - Walle Harwigsson, Gettysburg
Sept. 10 - Joe Repetti, Muhlenberg
Sept. 17 - Billy Cook, Ursinus
Oct. 1 - Laurence Miller, Franklin & Marshall
Oct. 8 - Jordan Carr, Ursinus
Oct. 15 - EJ Talarico, Johns Hopkins