Bailey, Dickson, Peters & DeBellotte receive football player of the week honors
Wide receiver Devon Bailey and tailback Ashton Dickson shared X-Men football offensive player of the week honors, while defensive end Hayden Peters was the defensive player of the week and DE Kyle DeBellotte was the special teams player of the week.
X-Men tailback Ashton Dickson was named co-winner of the StFX Football Offensive Player of the Week for the week ending Sept. 8, 2013. Ashton, a third year Arts student from Ottawa, Ont., scored two touchdowns and led the team in rushing in their recent 31-10 win over Mount A. He scored on a 3 yard rush early in the second quarter and on a 5 yard rush late in the third quarter to give the X-Men key leads in the game. With 25 carries for 114 total yards he led the StFX ground attack. Ashton posted 4 receptions for 25 yards on Friday night and also had 3 kickoff returns for 49 yards on special teams.
X-Men wide receiver Devon Bailey was named co-winner of the StFX Football Offensive Player of the Week for the week ending Sept. 8, 2013. Devon, a fourth year Arts student from Mississauga, Ont., scored a touchdown and led the team in receptions in their recent 31-10 win over Mount A. He scored the first touchdown of the game for the X-Men off a 26 yard Clay Masikewich pass late in the first quarter. His 8 receptions for 123 yards topped all receivers in the game as he averaged 15.4 yards per reception.
X-Men football defensive end Hayden Peters was named the StFX Defensive Player of the Week for the week ending Sept. 8, 2013. Hayden, a second year human kinetics student from Inverary, Ont. was the Subway Player of the Game in the X-Men's 31-10 victory over Mount A on Friday night. He led the X-Men defense with 9.5 tackles (7 solo and 5 assisted) including one tackle for a loss of yards. In his dual role as the X-Men kicker, he also booted 4 kickoffs for 212 yards and 8 punts for 305 yards.
X-Men defensive end Kyle DeBellotte was named the StFX Football Special Teams Player of the Week for the week ending Sept. 8, 2013. Kyle, a fourth year arts student from Ajax, Ont., stood out on special teams coverage this past Friday night in the X-Men's 31-10 victory over Mount A. His intelligence play and defensive special teams coverage helped in guiding the X-Men to their first victory of the season. Kyle also had 2 solo tackles on the X-Men defensive line.