Stewart earns another Footballer of the Week honor
WHITE PIGEON — Taylor Stewart and the White Pigeon Chiefs will take on Saugatuck tonight in the district finals.
The Chiefs beat rival Centreville in last week's playoff opener, 40-12. In that game, Stewart ran for 21 carries with 190 yards and four touchdowns for the Chiefs.
Stewart garnered 64.53 percent of the total votes cast for Footballer of the Week. He beat Bennett VandenBerg of Constantine, who posted an almost identical game of 21 carries with 192 yards and four touchdowns in that one. Bennett earned 35.05 percent of the total votes cast.
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Following last Friday's win over the Bulldogs, Stewart said he was proud of his team.
"We played hard tonight, it's amazing running behind that offensive line," Stewart said. "There were some really big holes and that makes my job easy."
Winners for footballer of the week award to date this season:
Bennett VandenBerg, Constantine — Preseason Player of the Year
Dawson Lehew, Marcellus — Week 1
John Bontrager, White Pigeon — Week 2
Maverick Downs, Colon — Week 3
Dalton Tisdel, Sturgis — Week 4
Maverick Downs, Colon — Week 5
Maverick Downs, Colon — Midseason Player of the Year
The White Pigeon rushing attack — Week 7
Taylor Stewart, White Pigeon — Week 8
Cole Thornburgh, Marcellus — Week 9
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This article originally appeared on Sturgis Journal: Stewart earns another Footballer of the Week honor
