Desin, Varner named 1st Frontier Football Players of the Week

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By KFBB Sports_Team

Story Published: Aug 31, 2010 at 1:44 PM MST

Story Updated: Aug 31, 2010 at 1:44 PM MST

WHITEFISH, Mont., Aug. 31, 2010 — Players from Montana State-Northern, Montana Tech and Rocky Mountain College were named Frontier Conference Football Players of the Week.

Offensive Player of the Week: Mark Desin, Rocky Mountain College, 5-foot-11, 195 lbs, senior, quarterback from Billings, Mont. In Rocky’s 21-25 loss to No. 15 Dickinson State, Desin passed for 189 yards and two touchdowns. He was 23 of 38 passing. He also rushed for 57 yards and one touchdown. Other players nominated: Derek Lear of MSU-Northern, Kevin Sampson of Eastern Oregon and Drew Savage of Montana Tech.

Defensive Player of the Week: Casey Varner, Montana State-Northern, 5-foot-10, 195 lbs, senior, defensive back, from Baker, Mont. In MSU-Northern’s 20-3 win over Montana Western, Roberts recorded four solo tackles, three assisted tackles, three interceptions and three pass deflections. Varner tied a school record for interceptions in one game. Also nominated, JT Fitzgerald of Rocky Mountain College, Dallas Smith of Eastern Oregon and Jake Stagnoli of Montana Tech.

Special Teams Player of the Week: Ty Sandru, Montana Tech, 5-foot-11, 178 lbs, senior, outside linebacker from Twin Bridges, Mont. In Tech’s 13-6 loss to South Dakota School of Mines, Sandru recorded two solo tackles and blocked a punt. Also nominated, Derek Carothers of Rocky Mountain, Kyle Kercher of MSU-Northern and Nick Knell of Eastern Oregon.

— FRONTIER CONFERENCE —

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