Player of the Week Nomination

Nominee: Daniel Vittiburga                                                                     School: Xavier High School

Position :  Running Back / Cornerback                                             Opponent: Mt. St. Michael
Date of Game: 10/20/18   Ht. 5’8”   Wt . 165   Class: Sr.              Hometown: Brooklyn, NY

Details of nominees performance:

In an important game, with playoff tiebreaker ramifications for both teams, Xavier and Mount combined for over 830 yards rushing in a bend but don't break defensive struggle.  Xavier's Dan Vittiburga opened the contest with a 91-yard kickoff return for a TD which really set the tone for Xavier in holding off Mount during the second to last regular season game of the year.  Dan went on to rush for 230 yards during the rest of the game including TD runs of 10, 35 and 48 yards and he had a 61-yard run to set up another score.  This is the first time Xavier has had all three running backs (tailback 230 yards with 3 TDs, fullback 104 yards with 2 TDs and wingback 137 yards with 1 TD) rush for over 100 yards in the same game while finishing with 471 rushing yards overall.