BOWLING GREEN, Ky. -- Georgetown's (Ky.) Ethan Freeland, Faulkner's (Ala.) Jacob Huff, and Lindsey Wilson's (Ky.) Khia Sherrard are the Mid-South Conference Football Players of the Week, conference officials announced on Monday.

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MSC Football Defensive Player of the Week
Ethan Freeland – Georgetown (Ky.) – Jr. – Defensive Back – Loveland, Ohio

• Freeland recorded 14 tackles and an interception to help the No. 9-ranked Tigers to a 34-17 win over Pikeville, which is receiving votes in the national poll.
• Freeland and the Tigers stymied the Bears in the second half, holding Pikeville scoreless after the break.
• He added a fumble recovery and a pass breakup in the win.
• Freeland earns his first weekly conference honor of his career.

 
MSC Football Offensive Player of the Week
Khia Sherrard – Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) – Gr. – Wide Receiver – Elizabethtown, Ky.

• Sherrard set program records for single-game receiving yards and yards per reception, and tied the program's single-game receiving touchdown record as Lindsey Wilson rolled past No. 10-ranked Texas Wesleyan 45-10.
• Sherrard caught five passes for 215 yards -- most in the NAIA in week one.
• He added three touchdown catches -- coming from 75, 42, and 31 yards.
• Sherrard earns his first weekly conference honor of his career.

 
MSC Football Special Teams Player of the Week
Jacob Huff – Faulkner (Ala.) – So. – Kicker – Montgomery, Ala.

• Huff connected on both of his field goal attempts and his two extra point tries in Faulkner's 28-8 win over Point (Ga.).
• He hit a 50-yard field goal on the Eagles' first drive of the season to set a program record for the longest field goal.
• Huff added a 48-yard make, now the second longest in the program's history.
• He finished the night with eight points while averaging 63.5 yards per kickoff with three touchbacks.
• Huff earns his first weekly conference honor of his career.

 
MSC Football Players of the Week

Date	Defensive	Offensive	Special Teams
Sept. 1	Ethan Freeland Georgetown (Ky.)	Khia Sherrard Lindsey Wilson (Ky.)	Jacob Huff Faulkner (Ala.)