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Louis Hyde (48) made his first collegiate football game a memorable one (Dan Borgeson photo)
Football's Hyde, Fallah get Pioneer weekly awards
9/12/2021 2:50:00 PM | Football
Tommie Football had two honorees in the Pioneer Football League Player of the Week awards announced Sunday after its exciting 12-9 comeback road victory at Michigan Tech. Both recipients were playing their first games in a Tommie uniform in what was the season-opening contest for the Purple.
Sophomore kicker Louis Hyde (St. Louis Park, Minn./Benilde-St. Margaret's) was named PFL Special Teams Player of the Week. Junior cornerback Johnson Fallah (Brooklyn Park, Minn./Osseo) was selected a PFL co-Defensive Player of the Week.
Hyde drilled a 32-yard field goal with 59 seconds left to break a 9-9 tie and send the Tommies toward the victory. He kicked a 33-yard field goal into the wind in the second quarter.
Fallah shared the award with Dayton's Brandon Easterling. The Tommie had three pass break-ups and five tackles, but his biggest moment came with 14 seconds to go and Michigan Tech on the edge of field-goal range. Fallah's interception at the 14-yard line secured the victory.
Johnson Fallah (5) celebrates a game-clinching play (Dan Borgeson photo)
Coach Glenn Caruso's Tommies had no shortage of strong defensive performances, as St. Thomas did not allow a touchdown by the Tech offense:
St. Thomas plays Saturday at FCS nationally-ranked Northern Iowa.
Sophomore kicker Louis Hyde (St. Louis Park, Minn./Benilde-St. Margaret's) was named PFL Special Teams Player of the Week. Junior cornerback Johnson Fallah (Brooklyn Park, Minn./Osseo) was selected a PFL co-Defensive Player of the Week.
Hyde drilled a 32-yard field goal with 59 seconds left to break a 9-9 tie and send the Tommies toward the victory. He kicked a 33-yard field goal into the wind in the second quarter.
Fallah shared the award with Dayton's Brandon Easterling. The Tommie had three pass break-ups and five tackles, but his biggest moment came with 14 seconds to go and Michigan Tech on the edge of field-goal range. Fallah's interception at the 14-yard line secured the victory.
Johnson Fallah (5) celebrates a game-clinching play (Dan Borgeson photo)
Coach Glenn Caruso's Tommies had no shortage of strong defensive performances, as St. Thomas did not allow a touchdown by the Tech offense:
- senior DB Joe Hird had eight solo tackles and a forced fumble;
- senior LB Trent Meyer had two sacks;
- junior LB Tommy Shelstad recorded nine tackles and a forced fumble;
- and senior DB Luke Glenna finished with 10 tackles and recovered fumble.
St. Thomas plays Saturday at FCS nationally-ranked Northern Iowa.
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