Tribune-Star staff report
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Rose-Hulman football players combined for 10 awards from the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference, including four first-team all-league honors, according to balloting conducted by league head coaches.
First-team all-conference honorees included senior center Trey Cahill, sophomore linebacker Grant DePalma, junior defensive lineman Dean Griffing and senior defensive back Jordan Martin.
Second-team all-conference award winners included freshman receiver Aaron Abbott, freshman receiver Jacob Dye, senior running back Kyle Kovach and junior punter Eric Schaible.
Honorable-mention all-conference honorees included junior offensive tackle Kie Bates and senior quarterback Mitch Snyder of Casey, Ill.
Cahill started 29 games and appeared in 34 contests as a four-year member of the offensive line. His efforts helped the Engineers gain 3,284 yards in total offense in nine games, including 1,889 passing and 1,395 rushing yards.
DePalma ranked among the national leaders with 71 solo hits among his 100 total tackles this season. He earned NCAA Division III National Player of the Week for his efforts in the homecoming win over Manchester and ranked second on the team with 14.5 tackles-for-loss and 7.5 sacks.
Griffing paced the team and ranked in the league’s top two in sacks and tackles-for-loss this fall. He amassed 52 tackles, 16 tackles-for-loss and 10 sacks, along with two forced fumbles.
Martin finished second on the team with 83 tackles, including 45 solo hits and one interception.
Abbott twice was named HCAC Player of the Week as part of his freshman season. He led the team with 49 receptions and six touchdown catches, gaining 505 receiving yards. He also rushed for 235 yards on 8.4 yards per carry and three TDs.
Dye hauled in 39 receptions for 570 yards and five touchdowns, including a 64-yard scoring strike that marked Rose’s longest pass play of the season. He finished fourth on the team in scoring with 30 points.
Kovach battled through an injury-plagued year to rush for 626 yards and eight touchdowns in roughly 20 quarters of action.
Prep basketball
GIRLS
Tuesday
At West Lebanon
Seeger 46, South Vermillion 20
SOUTH VERMILLION (20) — Vitaniemi 2 2-4 6, Hixon 1 0-0 2, Wright 0 0-0 0, Andrew 0 0-0 0, Johnson 0 1-2 1, Spivey 2 0-0 4, Mack 1 0-0 2, Freed 2 1-3 5. Totals 8 FG, 4-9 FT, 20 TP.
SEEGER (46) — Middleton 0 0-0 0, Andrews 1 0-0 2, Swisher 2 0-0 4, Synesael 7 4-6 20, Gustus 2 0-0 4, Irvine 5 0-0 10, Brown 3 0-0 6. Totals 20 FG, 4-6 FT, 46 TP.
South Vermillion 1 7 6 6 — 20
Seeger 11 9 12 14 — 46
3-point goals — Synesael 2. Total fouls — SV 7, Se 15. Fouled out — none.
JV — Seeger won.
Next — South Vermillion (0-3) will be at home Thursday to take on Sullivan. Seeger is now 1-1.
