North Star FB conference POTW

Six Players from the North Star Football Conference have been recognized as Players of the Week.

From the East Division, Kris Skersick (Sr., Bagley) and Trey Volk (So., Blackduck) shared Offensive Player of the Week honors, Devrin House (Pillager) earned Defensive Player of the Week and Matt Doss (Pillager) was awarded Special Teams Player of the Week.

West Division winners were Sam Macy (Sr., Fertile-Beltrami) for Offensive Player of the Week and Matt Pepper (Lake Park-Audubon) for Defensive Player of the Week.

Kris Skersick scored 2 rushing touchdowns – one for 38 yards and the other for 35 yards – while leading the Flyers to a 54-0 win over Lake of the Woods. Skersick had 112 yards rushing in 6 attempts for the game.

Trey Volk had over 200 total yards offense in the Drakes 25-14 loss to Cass Lake-Bena. Volk had 102 yards on the ground and added 96 yard receiving for the night.

Devrin House had a big night for Pillager. He intercepted a pass for a touchdown, recorded 4 tackles, and added a fumble recovery on defense. House also caught a pass for a touchdown in the 46-7 victory over Walker-Hackensak-Akeley/Laporte.

Matt Doss had an excellent all around game on Friday. He kicked, punted, and was 2 for 2 on extra points during Pillager’s victory over WHA/Laporte. Matt also completed 9 of 10 pass attempts for 118 yards, 3 touchdowns and 2 conversions all in the first half of the game.

Sam Macy rushed for 122 yards on 19 carries and 1 touchdown in the victory over Warren-Alvarado-Oslo. Macy also added 3 receptions for 51 yards against a very tough WAO defense.

Matt Pepper had 4 solo tackles and 15 assists in Lake Park-Audubon’s victory over Red Lake County. Pepper also forced a fumble and added a quarterback sack. Matt is consistently at the top of the defensive stats.

Other outstanding performances for the week were turned in by: Mike Petit (Pillager), Chance Halvorson (Bagley), Brad Kusper (Blackduck), Cody Piper (Frazee) and Dan Janu (Frazee).

Fertile-Beltrami and Mahnomen currently lead the West Division of the North Star Conference with perfect 5-0 marks while Pillager and Bagley pace the East Division each with a 4-1 record.