Roger Brown
nhfootballreport.com

Two Plymouth State University football players were honored by the New England Football Conference on Monday for their contributions in a 28-17 victory over Curry College on Saturday at Currier Field.

Sophomore linebacker Steve Campbell was selected as the NEFC Co-Defensive Player of the Week, and sophomore wide receiver J.J. Brooks was named to the NEFC Weekly Honor Roll. They both made big plays in the victory, which ended Curry's NEFC winning streak at 37 games.

Campbell recorded a team-high nine tackles with one sack (minus 13 yards) and two tackles for loss against Curry. He anchored a PSU defense that held the Colonels to 17 points -- 23 points below their season average.

Brooks, who played at Winnacunnet High Schoool, caught two passes for 107 yards and a touchdown. His first catch was good for 45 yards on a third-and-29 play that helped set up PSU's first score. His second catch was a 62-yard TD reception, also on third down, to put the Panthers ahead 14-3 midway through the second quarter.

Brooks, who is also a back-up quarterback, is the leading receiver on a Panther team that runs the ball almost 90 percent of the time. He has seven catches for 223 yards with three touchdowns. He has also rushed for a TD.

The Panthers (7-1 overall, 5-0 in the NEFC Boyd Division) are third in this week's New England Division III poll and have two regular-season games remaining. PSU travels to MIT on Saturday and will finish up on Nov. 8 at home against Salve Regina. Plymouth State needs one win in its final two games to clinch at least a share of the Boyd Division title and a berth in the NEFC Championship game on Nov. 15.