From Mars Hill College Sports Information:Mars Hill junior linebacker Stan Galbraith has been selected as the D2Football.com National Defensive Player of the Week for his performance against Lenoir-Rhyne College. Mars Hill came from behind to win the contest in Hickory, N.C., 37-24.
Galbraith, a 5-11, 210-pound junior from Birmingham, Ala., led the Mars Hill defense by recovering three fumbles in the Lion's 37-24 come-from-behind win at Lenoir-Rhyne. Two of those fumble recoveries led to MHC touchdowns. One of those recoveries came in the third quarter to put the Lions up 20-17. His other recovery came in the early moments of the fourth quarter, leading to a TD to put MHC up by two scores (34-24). The Homewood High School graduate also posted eight tackles, including a pair of solo hits.
Mars Hill College senior quarterback and former Avery High standout Ricky Spradling (91-for-178, 1,607 yards, 13 TD, 8 interceptions) will be playing in the final home game of his college career this Saturday at Meares Stadium against Tusculum College. Kickoff time is set for 1:30 p.m. He, Mars Hill teammate and former Avery all-conference performer Zach Johnson (
78 tackles, 48 solo, 8 TFL, 3 sack, 1 interception, 2 PBU, 2 hurries, 1 FF), and the rest of the Lions are 6-3 on the season and will take on a Pioneers team with an identical 6-3 record overall on the season.
The AJ-T Sports Blog will be providing live coverage of Saturday afternoon's contest, so be sure to check here Saturday for updates.
