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Contact: Gary Holden, Sports Information Director
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November 6, 2002
 
 
Football Pair Earns Dixie Laurels
Holmes, Dailey Named Offensive Player & Rookie of the Week
 
Ferrum, Va. – Two Ferrum College football players have been named Dixie Conference Players of the Week for their part in last week’s 25-13 come-from-behind road win over Greensboro College Nov. 2 on the road.
 
Junior fullback Moncrief Holmes (Yorktown, Va./York) has been named Dixie Football Offensive Player of the Week. Against Greensboro, Holmes rushed eight times for 84 yards and a touchdown, averaging 10.5 yards per carry. His 66-yard touchdown run early in the fourth quarter proved to be the winning score for the Panthers, who faced a 13-10 deficit at one point in the game. Holmes, pictured here, is Ferrum’s leading rusher this year. Through eight games, Holmes has 69 carries for 456 yards and three touchdowns, averaging 6.6 yards per carry.
 
Freshman running back Adrian Dailey (Fort Lauderdale, Fla./Boyd Anderson) has been named Dixie Football Offensive Rookie of the Week. Dailey rushed 12 times for 74 yards and a touchdown, averaging 6.2 yards per carry. He has played in seven of Ferrum’s eight games, rushing 23 times for 142 yards and a pair of TDs.
 
Ferrum is 5-3 overall and sits atop the Dixie Conference standings with a perfect 5-0 mark against league opponents. The Panthers have already won at least a share of the Dixie title. Ferrum hosts Salisbury University this Saturday in a non-conference game.  Coach Dave Davis’ team then travels to Newport News, Virginia, for a showdown with Christopher Newport University in a game that will likely decide who earns the Dixie's automatic berth to the NCAA Division III playoffs. For more information, please contact the Ferrum sports information office at (540) 365-4306.
 
 
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