BOONEVILLE – After helping Northwest to a 28-14 road win over Holmes last Thursday to move into a tie for second place in the north division, freshmen Justin Crawford and Jim Speights have been named the MACJC Offensive and Special Teams Players of the Week.

Crawford rushed for a career-high 259 yards and a school-record tying four touchdowns on 42 carries. He had TD runs of 1, 7, 16 and 31 yards. He added one catch for nine yards and is averaging a team-best 184.6 all-purpose yards per game for Northwest.

Speights averaged a career-best 46.6 yards-per-punt on five attempts with a long of 62, two touchbacks and one inside the 20 – a 50-yarder that was downed at the 2-yard line. Speights was also 4-for-4 in PATs.

Northwest is now 2-4 overall and 2-1 in division play and hosts Delta Thursday, Oct. 9 at 6:30 p.m.