Thunder offensive line earns national honor

Pictured

left (From left to right): Chris Dubos, Danny Paul and Brian Dini

are three starters for a Thunder offensive line that were named to the D3Football.Com

"Team of the Week".

Wheaton, Ill. - The Thunder offensive line have

been selected to this week's D3Football.com

"Team of the Week". Each week the website selects players at every position

from across Division III football who had standout games and honors them with

a spot on the "Team of the Week". For its offensive line choice the starters

are selected as the team representatives.

Starting offensive line mates Reggie King (Pamplin, Va./Garden

Spot), James Hoxworth (Bridgeport, Neb./Bridgeport), Danny Paul

(Beaumont, Calif./Arrowhead Christian), Brian Dini (Wyckoff, NJ/Ramapo)

and Chris Dubos (Sumner, Wash./Sumner) were selected as this week's

starting offensive line. In Wheaton's 39-20 win over #18-ranked Millikin last

Saturday the offensive line helped six ball carriers run for 249 net yards

and pass for 291 more with one sack in 28 attempts. The Big Blue came into

the game ninth in Division III against the run holding opponents to 66 yards

per game on the ground.

Wheaton's line has been a key to the team's 4-1 start this season

and helped put the Thunder offensive unit among the leaders in NCAA Division

III in several categories. Wheaton is currently ranked fifth in Division III

in total offense with 518.4 yards per game and is eighth in scoring offense

with 43.2 points per game. The line is blocking for the 19th ranked passing

team in Division III with 292 yards through the air per game and the 24th

ranked rushing game with 226.4 yards per game on the ground.