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Wednesday, November 18, 2015

Players of the week- Ripon

The coaching staff announced their players of the week for the Ripon game. 

Offense- Senior, WR Willie Mcintyre- 8 rec. 106yds 1TD 

Defense: Sophomore, Safety RJ Pompey: 10 tackles, 2.5 TFLS, 1 PBU

Lineman of the week: Sophomore, Tim Finucane


Special Teams Player of the Week: Senior, Punter Jon Gurchak - who averaged 37.3 yards per punt. 


scout Team Players of the Week: Sophomore FB Connor O'Brien, and Freshman QB LJ Smith.



Thursday, November 12, 2015

Lake Forest College Football Players of the Week- Lake Forest 54 Grinnell College 10

The Lake Forest College Football Coaches announced the Players of the Week for their victory over Grinnell College on Saturday.

Offensive Players of the Week: The Forester Offensive Line and Running back Charlie Quinn. The Forester Offensive Line paved the way for 292 yards rushing and didn't give up a sack on the day. Quinn paced all running backs with 13 attempts for 142 yards.





Defensive Player of the Week: Sophomore Safety RJ Pompey. Pompey blocked a field goal, and lead the Foresters in tackles on Saturday.



Special Teams Player of the Week: Alex Pasiewicz. The junior return specialist averaged 48.5 yards per kickoff return, and 20.5 yards on punt returns, both season highs.



Lineman of the Week: Junior OL Martin Shine, filling in for the injured Will Danner, Shine produced a great game, and graded out over 85% for the day.



Scout Team Player of the Week: Sophomore HB Connor O'brien. O'brien gave the Foresters a great look all week in his return from injury.

Wednesday, November 4, 2015

Cleary and Chapman Named Midwest Conference Players of the Week!




The Midwest Conference announced their Players of the Week for 11/2 and Freshman QB Jagan Cleary, and Senior LB Sean Chapman were among the honorees. It is the first conference honor for both individuals.

See the conference press release here: MIDWEST CONFERENCE RELEASE


CONGRATULATIONS TO SEAN AND JAGAN!

Tuesday, November 3, 2015

Lake Forest College Player of the Week - vs. Cornell 2015

The Forester Football Coaches announced their players of the week in the 41-17 Midwest Conference victory over Cornell College.


Offensive Player of the Week: Freshman QB Jagan Cleary (Yuma Catholic, Yuma, AZ). In his first collegiate start, the signal caller broke the school record for QB Efficiency (234.51) and tied the school record with 5 Touchdown passes in a single game.



Defensive Player of the Week: Senior LB Sean Chapman (Luther North, Glenview, IL). Chapman became the first Forester to record three sacks in a game since 2004. He also had 9 tackles on the day and a pass break up.



Lineman of the Week: Sophomore DL Tim Finucane (Marist High School, Chicago, IL). Finucane overcame injuries to record two sacks and batted down a pass in limited action on Saturday.



Special Teams Player of the Week: Freshman Holder/QB LJ Smith (North Broward Prep, Boca Raton, FL) In blustery winds, and cold rain, the freshman was perfect on holds throughout the day.



Scout Team Player of the Week: Freshman DL James Pruitt (Merrit High School, Elk City, OK) The Freshman Defensive Lineman earned his second scout team player of the week award!



Tuesday, October 27, 2015

Players of the Week- Illinois College

Offensive Player of the Week: Junior RB Charlie Quinn. Quinn paced the Forester Offense with 21 Carries for 121 yards and 7 catches for 75 yards.
Quinn was also named the SPECIAL TEAMS Player of the Week. In his first kick return duties of the season, Quinn recorded 3 returns for 68 yards and a 22.7 average.


Defensive Player of the Week: Senior LB Austin Van Meter. Van Meter recorded 9 tackles, and had an interception and forced a fumble for the Foresters.



Lineman of the Week: Sophomore Offensive Guard Miko Delacruz. Delacruz was pressed into action when two Foresters left the game with an injury. He was a part of three Forester scoring drives and graded out at 91% on the day.




Scout Team Player of the Week: Sophomore Offensive Lineman Daniel Solano.

Monday, October 19, 2015

Players of the Week- Monmouth

The Forester Football Coaching staff announced their players of the week for their Midwest Conference tilt against Monmouth College.

Offensive Player of the Week: Freshman Offensive Lineman- Ethan Sheirer. Ethan graded out at 75% on the day and performed well against the conference's top ranked defense.



Defensive Player of the Week: Freshman Linebacker- Jack Garcia. Garcia paced the Foresters with 12 Tackles, including 2 tackles for a loss and a quarterback hurry.



Special Teams Player of the Week: Senior Gunner/Wide Receiver- George Vidas. Vidas and fellow gunner Brandon Lewis, had great pressure and forced three fair catches, and Vidas recorded one tackle on the day as a gunner.




Lineman of the Week: Junior Defensive End- Brendan Power. Brendan had a good day in the trenches. He had five tackles and was a disruptive force all day long.



Scout Team Player of the Week: Freshman Linebacker- Ryan Smith. Smith receives his second scout team player of the week award in 2015.


Monday, October 12, 2015

Knox Players of the Week

The Forester Football Coaches announced their players of the week in their 34-3 victory over Knox College on Saturday. 

Offensive Player of the Week: Senior QB Sean Dickson 17-24 236yds 2 TDs. Sean also had two rushes including 1 for a TD. 

Defensive Player of the Week: Sophomore DB RJ Pompey. The safety had six tackles and recorded his first career interception. 


Special Team Player of the Week: Junior LB, Dan Harris. The special teams stalwart had two tackles on kickoff for the Foresters. While starting on three different special teams. 


Lineman of the Week: Sophomore DE, Tim Finucane. The sophomore provides a physical presence that created several important plays. Included in his performance were five tackles and a forced fumble. 


Scout Team Player of the Week: Freshman QB LJ Smith earns his first scout team player of the week. The first year player served as the scout QB all week and did a great job.  


Wednesday, October 7, 2015

Lake Forest College (42) vs Beloit College (34) 2015 Highlight Video

Players of the week- Carroll week

Offensive Player of the Week/Lineman of the Week- Sophomore, OL Tommy Steen. Tommy graded out at 88 percent and had a very strong day at right tackle for the Foresters.









Defensive Player of the Week- Senior, Safety Pat Clark. Pat had 10 tackles, including a TFL in the game against the Pioneers.








Special Teams Player of the Week- Sophomore, Long Snapper Ryan Shalosky. Shalosky had two tackles on punt coverage and was perfect on all of his snaps this year.







Scout Team Player of the Week- Freshman, Defensive Lineman James Pruitt. James did a great job all week long working hard against the Offense in scout team periods.





Tuesday, September 29, 2015

Players of the Week - Beloit

The Forester Football Coaching staff named their players of the week for the 42-34 victory over Beloit College on Saturday:




Offensive Player of the Week- Sophomore, RB Joey Valdivia. Playing his first football since 2012, Valdivia rumbled his way to a career day with 13 Carries, 166 yards, 3 TDs.







Defensive Player of the Week- Sophomore, LB Michael Cole. Cole graded out over 85% and recorded 23 production points in the Forester Victory. His hit on a Beloit Wide receiver, created the Foresters 2nd interception of the day.








Special Teams Player of the Week- Senior, K/P Jon Gurchak. Jon had 2 Touchbacks on Kickoffs, and forced 2 of his 4 punts to be Fair Caught. He averaged 40.3 yards per punt, and averaged 55.3 yards per kickoff (including a squib kick as the first half expired).








Lineman of the Week- Freshman, Center Ethan Sheirer. In his first start for the Foresters, Ethan graded out at 89% and helped pave the way for 283 yards rushing, and no sacks on the day.







Scout Team Player of the Week: Freshman, WR Darren Estrada. Estrada gave the Foresters a great look all week long, and earned the opportunity to be a part of the Forester return game due to his great week. He recorded 2 kickoff returns for 42 yards on the day.

Wednesday, September 16, 2015

Players of the Week Gustavus Adolphus 2015

The Forester Football Coaches Announced their Players of the Week for Week 2 of the 2015 Season.

Offensive Player of the Week: Junior WR Willie McIntyre, Long Beach, CA (Long Beach Poly). 5 catches for 83 yards and drew 2 DPI penalties.




Defensive Player of the Week: Junior LB Joe Nitti, Lombard, IL (Montini Catholic). 6 tackles, and graded out above 80%






Special Teams Player of the Week: Freshman LB Jack Garcia, Phoenix, AZ (Brophy Prep) Garcia stood out on special teams in the return game as a blocker.






Lineman of the Week: Freshman Charlie Timmerman, Rancho Cucamonga, CA (Los Osos) Timmerman had 4 Tackles, including 1.5 TFL's








Scout Team Player of the Week: Sophomore LB Hector Mendoza, Oswego, IL (Oswego East)