BOONEVILLE – After recording a career-high 10 tackles and picking up a crucial fourth quarter interception in a 61-38 win over No. 1 East Mississippi, redshirt sophomore cornerback Joshua Norwood has been named the MACJC Defensive Player of the Week.

Norwood, an Ohio State transfer, is the first Ranger to earn defensive player of the week honors this season.

The Valdosta, Ga., native picked up his first career interception and had four solo and six assisted tackles to lead all defensive backs in the win over EMCC. 

The West Virginia commit has 31 tackles on the season, 2.0 for loss, three breakups and the interception.

Northwest is boasting the nation's ninth-best scoring defense (16.5 ppg) and 21st total defense (284.0 ypg) this season behind fourth-year defensive coordinator and second-year head coach Benjy Parker.