SHIPPENVILLE, Pa. (D9Sports) — Back-to-back weeks of 400-plus yards of total offense means that Clarion-Limestone’s Austin Newcomb is a back-to-back winner of the D9Sports.com District 9 Football Player of the Week Award after earning the award in Week Nine.
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Newcomb, a four-time winner of the award this season also taking home honors in Week Two, Week Five and Week Eight, had 416 yards of total offense and scored seven touchdowns in the Lions 62-28 win over Clarion.
A week after rushing for 416 yards and five scores in a win over Curwensville, the junior ran 30 times for 374 yards and six touchdowns and added one catch for 42 yards and a score to help C-L beat Clarion for the first time since 2004 ending a 15-game losing streak to the rival Bobcats.
Joining Newcomb in being honored are 15 additional players on the District 9 Honor Roll for Week Eight.
This is the final week for the Player of the Week and Honor Roll for the 2018 season.
