Henderson (Again!), Hill Tabbed ACC Players Of The Week
11/19/2001 7:00:00 AM | Football
Nov. 19, 2001
GREENSBORO, N.C. -
Two Maryland Terrapins -- junior linebacker E.J. Henderson and senior quarterback Shaun Hill -- have been voted ACC Players of the Week for their efforts in the Terps' 23-19 come-from-behind victory over NC State last Saturday. It is the sixth honor this season for Henderson, the third for Hill.
The victory, the seventh in eight league games this year for the Terps, assured Maryland of an outright ACC title, the first at the school since 1985.
A look at this week's honorees, as voted on by a panel of media:
OFFENSIVE BACK - Shaun Hill, QB, Maryland
Shaun Hill, a 6-3, 221-pound senior from Parsons, Kansas, completed 27
of 41 passes for 296 yards, two touchdowns and one interception in
Maryland's 23-19 comeback win over NC State. He also rushed for 10 yards
and scored one touchdown. Hill's audible at the line of scrimmage with
41 seconds left resulted in the winning 8-yard scoring pass to Guilian
Gary. He was 17 of 25 for 225 yards and two touchdowns in second half
against the Wolfpack.
OFFENSIVE LINEMAN - Adam Metts, C, North Carolina
Adam Metts, a 6-1, 268-pound senior from Burlington, N.C., graded out at
89 percent and had eight knockdown blocks in Carolina's 52-17 win over
Duke. He was the driving force behind a line that helped UNC total 560
total yards, 192 yards rushing and 368 passing. It was the most total
yards for UNC since gaining 627 yards against Ohio on Sept. 30, 1995.
DEFENSIVE LINEMAN - E.J. Henderson, LB, Maryland
Maryland's E.J. Henderson, a 6-2, 243-pound junior from Aberdeen, Md.,
had a career-high 20 tackles (13 solos, 7 assists) in a come-from-behind
win over NC State. Henderson registered three TFL's, raising his
league-leading and Maryland single-season school record to 28. He also
recorded a sack, forced fumble (recovered by Maryland) and a pass
breakup. Henderson stopped Ray Robinson for no gain on first down in a
series that Maryland forced NC State to punt, setting up Maryland's
game-winning drive late in the fourth quarter.
DEFENSIVE BACK - Julius Patterson, CB, NC State
Julius Patterson, a 5-11, 184-pound junior from Morganton, N.C., had
eight tackles, six of them solo hits, and one tackle for a loss of three
yards against Maryland. Patterson was involved in a pair of Terrapin
turnovers. On the first, he recovered a Bruce Perry fumble at the NC
State 43-yard line following an 11-yard rush by Perry. Three and a half
minutes later, Patterson intercepted a Shaun Hill pass at the goal line
and returned the ball 33 yards, setting up NC State's first field goal.
SPECIALIST - John Stone, WR/KR, Wake Forest
Stone, a 5-11, 182-pound senior from Somers Point, N.J. returned a
kickoff 93 yards for a touchdown - his third career kick return for a TD
- against Georgia Tech on Saturday. Stone caught two passes for 26
yards, including a long of 22 yards, and he rushed the ball three times.
ROOKIE - Darian Durant, QB, North Carolina
Darian Durant, a 5-11, 226-pound freshman from Florance, S.C., was 11 of
17 for 151 yards and one touchdown in Carolina's 52-17 win over Duke.
Durant's touchdown pass, 15-yarder to Bosley Allen, was his 17th of the
season, which is third in single-season history at UNC. Durant improved
to 1,747 yards passing which ranks seven on the single-season chart at
UNC and his 1,861 total yards of offense ranks sixth.
