NEWPORT NEWS, Va. - Following a league-clinching 45-42 victory Saturday over Salisbury University, two members of the Christopher Newport University football squad were honored Monday by the New Jersey Athletic Conference (NJAC). Junior quarterback Connor Barry and sophomore defensive lineman Charlie Clawson, Jr., were selected the conference's offensive and defensive Players of the Week 

Barry, from Vienna, Va., threw for two scores and also crossed the goal line on a pair of touchdown runs against the Sea Gulls. He finished the night 15-of-29 passing for 254 yards, and threw scoring passes of nine yards to sophomore Josh Powell and 36 yards to senior Colin Hart. His TD scampers came from nine and 11 yards away as the Captains improved to 9-0 overall and 6-0 in the NJAC. Barry has now thrown for 32 scores this year, with just three interceptions. The honor for Barry is his sixth offensive Player of the Week nod, and his third straight.

Clawson, Jr., from Stephens City, Va., scored on a 21-yard fumble recovery to put the Captains ahead for the first time in the game, 28-24, in the second quarter Saturday night at TowneBank Stadium. He also made five tackles, two solo and three assisted, including a sack as the Captains guaranteed their second NJAC title and 12th trip to the NCAA Tournament.

Christopher Newport will conclude the regular season Friday night at the College of New Jersey in Ewing, N.J. Kickoff is set for 6:00 p.m. as the Captains attempt to complete their first undefeated regular season in the 25-year history of the program. TCNJ is 6-3 overall and 3-3 in the NJAC following a 30-27 loss to Montclair State on Saturday.

In addition, Christopher Newport moved up to eighth in the new poll released Monday by the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA). CNU was ranked seventh in the new poll released Sunday by D3football.com, the highest ranking for the Captains in the 25-year history of the program.

The complete poll from the AFCA:

Rank	School (1st votes)	Rec.	Pts.	Prev.	Week 10	Next Game
1	North Central (52)	9-0	1300	1	D. Elmhurst, 58-0	Nov. 15 vs. Illinois Wesleyan
2	Mount Union	9-0	1239	2	D. Marietta, 30-19	Nov. 15 vs. Muskingum
3	Johns Hopkins	9-0	1185	3	D. McDaniel, 42-0	Nov. 15 at No. 25 Franklin & Marshall
4	Bethel (Minn.)	9-0	1121	6	D. Carleton, 49-7	Nov. 15 at St. Scholastica
5	UW-River Falls	8-1	1073	8	D. No. 10 UW-La Crosse, 41-7	Nov. 15 at UW-Stout
6	Wartburg	9-0	1072	7	Idle	Nov. 15 vs. Buena Vista
7	St. John's (Minn.)	8-1	959	9	D. St. Scholastica, 70-21	Nov. 15 vs. St. Olaf
8	Christopher Newport	9-0	930	12	D. No. 4 Salisbury, 45-42	Nov. 14 at College of New Jersey
9	John Carroll	8-1	872	11	D. Ohio Wesleyan, 55-17	Nov. 15 at Denison
10	Salisbury	8-1	779	4	Lost to No. 12 Christopher Newport, 45-42	Nov. 14 vs. Castleton
11	DePauw	8-1	698	13	D. Wooster, 59-0	Nov. 15 at No. 23 Wabash
12	Hardin-Simmons	8-1	691	5	Lost to Mary Hardin-Baylor, 21-17	Nov. 15 vs. East Texas Baptist
13	UW-Platteville	7-2	662	14	D. UW-Stout, 24-23	Nov. 15 at UW-Eau Claire
14	Cortland	8-1	571	15	D. Brockport, 44-14	Nov. 15 at Ithaca
15	Hope	8-1	553	16	D. Calvin, 52-0	Nov. 15 vs. Olivet
16	UW-Whitewater	7-2	501	17	D. UW-Eau Claire, 51-10	Nov. 15 at UW-Oshkosh
17	UW-La Crosse	6-2	480	10	Lost to No. 8 UW-River Falls, 41-7	Nov. 15 at UW-Stevens Point
18	Randolph-Macon	8-1	433	18	Idle	Nov. 15 vs. Hampden-Sydney
19	Central (Iowa)	8-1	426	19	D. Simpson, 35-10	Nov. 15 vs. Coe
20	Berry	8-1	367	20	D. Maryville, 36-7	Nov. 15 at Southwestern (Tex.)
21	Wheaton	7-2	263	21	D. Millikin, 61-14	Nov. 15 at North Park
22	Trinity (Tex.)	8-1	229	22	D. Millsaps, 42-24	Nov. 15 at Maryville
23	Wabash	8-1	167	23	D. Oberlin, 42-13	Nov. 15 vs. No. 11 DePauw
24	Adrian	8-1	57	NR	D. Trine, 44-21	Nov. 15 at Alma
25	Franklin & Marshall	8-1	42	NR	D. Carnegie Mellon, 31-24	Nov. 15 vs. No. 3 Johns Hopkins

 

Dropped Out: Baldwin Wallace (24), Hampden-Sydney (25)

Others Receiving Votes: Mary Hardin-Baylor, 37; Monmouth (Ill.), 26; UW-Oshkosh, 20; Endicott, 17; Susquehanna, 17; Whitworth, 17; Hanover, 14; Alma, 12; Linfield, 11; UW-Stout, 11; Coe, 9; Washington & Jefferson, 9; Chapman, 7; Springfield, 6; Muhlenberg, 5; Baldwin Wallace, 3; Concordia (Wis.), 2; LaGrange, 2; Washington (Mo.), 2; Eastern, 1; Ohio Northern, 1; Wesleyan, 1.