from the AAC

Week 10: AAC Football Players of the Week

WALESKA, Ga. - Xavier Malone of Pikeville is the Appalachian Athletic Conference (AAC) Football Offensive Player of the Week, while Dashawn Webster of Kentucky Christian and Alex Hanson of Reinhardt are the Defensive and Special Teams Players of the Week, respectively.

The league announced the awards on Monday.

This is the 10th edition of the awards for the 2025 season. The next set of awards will be announced on Nov. 10.

AAC Defensive Player of the Week
Dashawn Webster - Kentucky Christian - Sophomore

• Had 10 total stops in the 28-21 win over Bluefield.
• Made 3 solo tackles.
• Recorded 1 sack and 2 tackles for a loss.
• This is his second weekly honor of the season.

AAC Offensive Player of the Week
Xavier Malone - Pikeville - Graduate Student

• Passed for 437 yards and 6 touchdowns in a 49-14 win over Union Commonwealth.
• Completed 75.4 percent (43-of-57) of his passes.
• Set a conference record for most completions in a game.
• Eclipsed 3,000 passing yards on the season.
• Rushed for 21 yards and a TD on 5 carries.
• This is his fourth weekly honor of the season.

AAC Special Teams Player of the Week
Alex Hanson - Reinhardt - Sophomore

• Accounted for 8 points in the 56-0 win over Rio Grande.
• Went 8-for-8 on PATs.
• Punted twice for an average of 43.5 yards per punt with a long of 48 yards.
• Placed 1 punt inside the 20.
• This is his fourth weekly honor of the season.

Previous Weekly Winners
Week 1 - Ethan Walker, Bluefield (Defensive); Taylor Jackson, Reinhardt (Offensive); Alex Hanson, Reinhardt (Special Teams)
Week 2 - JaTarius Randolph, Kentucky Christian (Defensive); Jackson Wasik, Kentucky Christian (Offensive); Messiah Wilson, Point (Special Teams)
Week 3 - Braylon Jones, Reinhardt (Defensive); Xavier Malone, Pikeville (Offensive); Isaac Smith, Pikeville (Special Teams)
Week 4 - Chase Hall, Kentucky Christian (Defensive); Jovari Gamble, Kentucky Christian (Offensive); Levi Evans, Pikeville (Special Teams)
Week 5 - Samuel Hawthorne, Union Commonwealth (Defensive); Xavier Malone, Pikeville (Offensive); Selatian Slaughter, Union Commonwealth (Special Teams)
Week 6 - Ethan Binns, Point (Defensive); Jackson Wasik, Kentucky Christian (Offensive); Alex Hanson, Reinhardt (Special Teams)
Week 7 - Dashawn Webster, Kentucky Christian (Defensive); Xavier Malone, Pikeville (Offensive); Alex Hanson, Reinhardt (Special Teams)
Week 8 - Jeff Flowers, Pikeville (Defensive); Jackson Wasik, Kentucky Christian (Offensive); Maurice Davis, Pikeville (Special Teams)
Week 9 - Samuel Hawthorne, Union Commonwealth (Defensive); Ethan Cash, Bluefield (Offensive); Jayce Gager, Union Commonwealth (Special Teams)
Week 10 - Dashawn Webster, Kentucky Christian (Defensive); Xavier Malone, Pikeville (Offensive); Alex Hanson, Reinhardt (Special Teams)

photo by Nicole Seitz Photography

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