(courtesy Appalachian Sports Information) SPARTANBURG, S.C. — On the strength of 124 rushing yards on just 11 carries in Saturday’s 55-21 win over North Carolina Central, Appalachian State University running back Devon Moore (Mebane, N.C./Cedar Ridge) has been named the Southern Conference Offensive Player of the Week, the SoCon office announced on Monday.Moore’s award-winning performance included a 73-yard touchdown run that gave Appalachian a 7-0 lead on its fourth play from scrimmage. The run was the longest of the junior’s career and the second-longest play of the season for ASU.
He went on to record his third 100-yard game of the season with a gaudy 11.3 yards-per-rush average and a career-best two touchdowns, all while pacing the Mountaineers’ 407-yard rushing attack. After rushing for 400 yards as a team just three times from October 1977-October 2007, the Apps have accomplished the feat six times in their past 26 games.
Just a year removed from a foot injury that cost him all but three games in 2008, Moore ranks 17th nationally with 488 rushing yards this season (97.6 per game). The SoCon recognition is the first of his career.
Moore and the Mountaineers (3-2, 2-0 SoCon) return to conference action on Saturday when they travel to Wofford (1-4, 0-2). The SoCon battle kicks off at 3 p.m. at Gibbs Stadium in Spartanburg, S.C. and will be televised live on SportSouth.
