NAPERVILLE, Ill. -- Elmhurst’s Scottie Williams, Illinois Wesleyan’s Nick Nikolich and North Central’s Nick Kukuc were named College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (CCIW) Football Players of the Week Monday.
Williams, a freshman running back from Woodridge, Ill., and Downers Grove South High School, totaled 200 yards and three touchdowns in Elmhurst’s 47-10 victory over North Park on Saturday. He finished with 14 carries for 155 yards (11.1 yard average) and two rushing touchdowns, and also caught three passes for 45 yards and a 26-yard touchdown catch. Williams helped the Bluejays roll up 568 yards of total offense (the third highest single-game total in Elmhurst history) and 368 rushing yards (the fourth highest single-game total). He is a marketing major.
Nikolich, a senior linebacker from Libertyville, Ill., and Libertyville High School, led Illinois Wesleyan to a 7-0 win over Augustana on Saturday with eight total tackles including a 15-yard quarterback sack in the second quarter. He was part of a defense that held Augustana to only 29 yards and two first downs in the first half. For the game, the Vikings were held to 135 yards of total offense, 105 on the ground and 30 through the air. Nikolich is a finance major.
Kukuc, a freshman running back from Naperville, Ill., and Naperville Central High School, returned five kickoffs for 178 yards, including a 46-yard return, and recovered a block punt for a touchdown in North Central’s 63-48 victory over Carthage on Saturday. He is an athletic training major.
2009 CCIW Football Players of the Week
Offense
Scottie Williams - Elmhurst (10/19/09)
Jeff Koeneman - Carthage (10/12/09)
Aaron Fanthorpe - North Central (10/5/09)
Evan Jones - Carthage (9/28/09)
Evan Jones - Carthage (9/21/09)
David Lee - Augustana & Aaron Fanthorpe - North Central (9/14/09)
Eli Williams - Illinois Wesleyan (9/8/09)
Defense
Nick Nikolich - Illinois Wesleyan (10/19/09)
Josh Ingold - Millikin (10/12/09)
Nick Nikolich - Illinois Wesleyan (10/5/09)
Randy Wright - Elmhurst (9/28/09)
Aaron Setchell - Augustana (9/21/09)
JD East - Wheaton (9/14/09)
Nick Pantaleo - North Park (9/8/09)
Special Teams
Nick Kukuc - North Central (10/19/09)
Tyler Funk - Carthage (10/12/09)
Chris Messina - Illinois Wesleyan (10/5/09)
Tyler Lomnicki - Elmhurst (9/28/09)
Chris Hunt - Millikin (9/21/09)
Jon Sesso - Wheaton (9/14/09)
Bryn Nottoli - North Park (9/8/09)
