Barbosa's Special Teams Heroics Earn Him Player Of The Week Honors

CHICAGO – Dominic Barbosa's first career touchdown earned him Mid-States Football Association Midwest League Special Teams Player of the Week, the conference announced Monday.

The senior from Highland, Ind. crashed through the Olivet Nazarene line to block a punt with less than 15 seconds left in the first half. He scooped up the loose ball and returned it 40 yards for a touchdown to give Roosevelt all the momentum and a 20-17 halftime lead over the Tigers.

It is the first weekly honor of Barbosa's career and the fifth time this season the Lakers have earned a weekly honor from the MSFA. The defensive lineman is also the first player to earn Special Teams Player of the Week honors since the program came under the Roosevelt name prior to the 2020-21 season.

MSFA Players of the Week:

Week 2 (Sept. 4): Sam Tumilty, St. Francis (Offense), Kwaku Appiah, St. Francis (Defense), Scott Tumilty, St. Francis (Special Teams)

Week 3 (Sept. 11): Tyler Tenner, Roosevelt (Offense), Joey Mahop, Roosevelt (Defense), Justin Pringle, Saint Xavier (Special Teams)

Week 4 (Sept. 18): Carson Budke, Roosevelt (Offense), Terry Elias, Saint Xavier (Defense), Evan Leake, Olivet Nazarene (Special Teams)

Week 5 (Sept. 25): Stuart Ross, Saint Xavier (Offense), Jalen Cooper, St. Francis (Defense),  Graham Johnson, Olivet Nazarene (Special Teams)

Week 6 (Oct. 2): Blake Lamb, Olivet Nazarene (Offense), Ryan Hatter, Roosevelt (Defense), Peyton Benes, Saint Xavier (Special Teams)

Week 7 (Oct. 9): Tyler Tenner, Roosevelt (Offense), Chris Swayne, Saint Xavier (Defense), Quinn Callaghan, Saint Xavier (Special Teams)

Week 8 (Oct. 16): Carl Bew, St. Francis (Offense), Brian Maday, St. Francis (Special Teams)

Week 9 (Oct. 23): Carl Bew, St. Francis (Offense), Kemon Reese, St. Francis (Defense), Dominic Barbosa, Roosevelt (Special Teams)