The Miner football team gathered both of the Great Lakes Football Conference weekly awards after its 44-28 victory Saturday over Central State, as quarterback Steve Watson and linebacker Jamel Anderson were named as its "Player of the Week."
Watson, a freshman quarterback making his fourth collegiate start Saturday, completed 23-of-39 passes for 271 yards and five touchdowns in the victory. He ended the game with 287 yards of total offense as he added 16 yards on the ground and had scoring passes of 10, 25 and 16 yards to Ashton Gronewold (who caught 12 passes for 154 yards in the game), 18 yards to Antonio Williams and 25 yards to Mike Greaving.
The scoring pass to Williams started a 21-point run by the Miners that put them ahead for good in the second quarter.
Anderson had seven solo stops and 13 tackles overall on the defensive side, including 1.5 tackles for a loss in the game. He also had a pass deflection and blocked two extra point attempts by the Marauders.
The Miners will host Lincoln University Saturday in their annual Hall of Fame Game -- which will also be their home finale -- at 3 p.m. at Allgood-Bailey Stadium.
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