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Mahaffey, Sturges, & Holland, Players of the Week, 10/5/25

Centennial Conference Football Players of the Week 

October 5

Offensive Player of the Week
Dante Mahaffey, Sr., QB, Muhlenberg 
Lower Saucon Twp., Pa. | Saucon Valley 
Mahaffey threw for 203 yards and rushed for 116, leading Muhlenberg to a come-from-behind 39-36 win against Ursinus. The Mules trailed by 11 points in the fourth quarter before Mahaffey led them on two touchdown drives, converting three third-and-longs with passes of 21, 13, and 17 yards and rushing for 18 yards on third-and-16. He threw the game-winning touchdown pass, his third of the game, with 1:06 remaining in the fourth quarter. The 116 rushing yards were just five short of the school record for a quarterback in a Centennial Conference game.
 
Defensive Player of the Week
Robert Sturges, So., LB, Carnegie Mellon 
Collegeville, Pa. | Perkiomen Valley 
Sturges played a huge part in 17th-ranked Carnegie Mellon's 56-7 win over McDaniel in its inaugural Centennial Conference contest on Saturday. The Tartan defense held the Green Terror to -4 yards of rushing. Sturges recorded a career day with five tackles and 3.0 sacks for a loss of 46 yards while he forced a fumble and had two quarterback hurries. Sturges' three sacks are the most for a Tartan in a single game since Evan Roper recorded three against Thiel on October 7, 2023, and the most for a CC player this season.   
 
Special Teams Player of the Week
Chris Holland, So., TE, Muhlenberg
Roswell, Ga. | Roswell 
Holland blocked a potential game-tying 38-yard field goal on the final play of the game to preserve the Mules' 39-36 win against Ursinus. 
2025 Football Weekly Awards
Offensive Player of the Week 
Sept. 7 - Joey McGinnis IV, Carnegie Mellon 
Sept. 14 - Cole Crotty, Johns Hopkins
Sept. 21 - Gary Lewis, Franklin & Marshall 
Oct. 5 - Dante Mahaffey, Muhlenberg

Defensive Player of the Week
Sept. 7 - Jack Smith, Johns Hopkins
Sept. 14 - Jack Smith, Johns Hopkins
Sept. 21 - Nick Strusowski, Ursinus 
Oct. 5 - Robert Sturges, Carnegie Mellon 

Special Teams Player of the Week
Sept. 7 - Kyle Evancho, Franklin & Marshall 
Sept. 14 - Brad Paxton, Johns Hopkins
Sept. 21 - Jordan Carr, Ursinus 
Oct. 5 - Chris Holland, Muhlenberg