Bluffton University running back Eric Fox (Brunswick) earned the HCAC Play of the Week for week 5. The senior claimed the title after voting took place on the HCAC social media outlets of Facebook and Twitter.
Fox's winning play was a six-yard touchdown reception on fourth and goal late in the first quarter of Bluffton's 20-14 win over Hanover. He hauled in the shoestring catch just inside the 10-yard line and avoided two defenders with his leap to paydirt.
It marked the second time that Fox has earned an HCAC Play of the Week award. His touchdown against Anderson in week 9 of the 2013 season also took home top honors. Bluffton has secured the Play of the Week four times total since its inception last season with wide receivers Donovan Brown (Cincinnati/Purcell Marian) and Shawn Frost (Edison/Mt. Gilead) collecting Play of the Week honors in 2013. Frost's one-handed grab in the end zone against Earlham was named the HCAC Play of the Year.
The final voting tally saw Fox garnering 64 percent of the vote, beating out Mount St. Joseph quarterback Greg Simpson (Cincinnati, Ohio/Sycamore) for the honor (32 percent).
The poll was distributed on the HCAC Twitter (@HCACDIII) and Facebook pages Monday, with voting ending at 10 a.m. on Wednesday morning.
The contest generated nearly 8,700 page views and nearly 2,600 votes in a 36-hour period.
Be sure to follow the HCAC on Twitter and Facebook to vote in next week's poll beginning Monday afternoon.
Courtesy HCAC Sports Information
