Nov 2, 2009

Jeremiah Watts Earns Two Weekly Honors


NORTH ANDOVER, MA – Senior wide receiver Jeremiah Watts (Clovis, CA) was named the Northeast-10 Co-Player of the Week and the Boston Herald Offensive Player of the Week Monday.

Watts set the school record for receptions in a game and a career with 19 catches and 212 yards in a 52-42 win over Southern Connecticut. He passed Elfren Quiles’ previous school record of 18 catches for a game and 134 for a career. Watts enters Saturday’s game, his final regular season game, with 140 career receptions.

Merrimack (6-3, 5-2 NE-10) hosts Pace University Saturday at 1 p.m. as part of Senior Day. A Warrior win, combined with a Bentley loss to Stonehill will give Merrimack a share of the Northeast-10 Conference title.