In the penultimate weekend of D2 football, there was no shortage of top plays to choose from.
By now, you know the drill: we present the nominees and you do the rest. The only way you can vote is in our poll below, which closes at midnight Pacific Thursday.
Also, this week’s winner will be in the running for the HERO Sports Play of the Year, where the best plays from each of the 11 weeks of the regular season will be matched up against each other as part of our Fan’s Choice Awards series.
Before we get to the Week 10 edition of the HERO Sports D2 Football Plays of the Week, let’s look at last week’s top play.[divider]
LAST WEEK’S WINNER
Tanner Hudson Eludes Three Defenders for the TD
Southern Arkansas tight end Tanner Hudson eluded three Southeastern Oklahoma defenders and rumbled 61 yards for a second quarter touchdown as the Muleriders continue to make a postseason push with a 38-24 win over the Savage Storm.[divider]
THIS WEEK'S NOMINEES
A BERRY GOOD CATCH FOR WINGATE
.@wingatefootball WR Jordan Berry with a #SCtop10 catch on @ESPN3 for his 3rd touchdown of the day! | #SCTopTen | @ESPNAssignDesk pic.twitter.com/em1N7U2XQg
— Wingate Bulldogs (@WU_Bulldogs) November 6, 2016
With their season on the line against Mars Hill, Wingate needed a stud to step up. Enter Jordan Berry, whose third touchdown catch was not only acrobatic, it also proved decisive as the Bulldogs held off Mars Hill 42-39 to set up a South Atlantic Conference title game with Newberry this coming Saturday.[divider]
HEADEN FOR THE END ZONE WITH AN AMAZING CATCH
.@NewHavenNation @YouTube Also check out today's @ArmyROTC Play of the Game; a sweet TD pass from Ajee Patterson to Ty Headen! #GetChargedUp pic.twitter.com/ZbMuxfpJxP
— New Haven Chargers (@UNHChargers) November 5, 2016
Ajee Patterson's highlight reel career at New Haven continues to grow … but it also helps when you have receivers like Ty Headen making incredible catches such as this touchdown grab towards the end of the first quarter. The Chargers would go on to beat Bentley 17-7.[divider]
BRONCHO BUSTIN' TOUCHDOWN FOR CROCKETT
This play from @ucoathletics (NCAA D2) from Saturday, November 5th in Edmond OK against @wusports #SCtop10 #SCTOPTEN pic.twitter.com/2of2DZ07O7
— Brandon Baker (@BronchoBaker) November 5, 2016
It hasn't been the best of seasons for Central Oklahoma, but Josh Crockett wasn't going to let his teammates down during their homecoming game against Washburn. This incredible flip on his third touchdown catch of the game sparked a 14 point rally for the Bronchos, but a missed field goal allowed Washburn to escape with a 31-28 win.[divider]
'SKEGEE STAYS ALIVE THANKS TO BRANDEN WILSON
Tuskegee TD run gives @MyTUAthletics a 13-10 lead over @GoldenBearsofMC w/ 1:15 left. @TheSIAC @Onnidan @hbcusports pic.twitter.com/xiKLQSYL3G
— Miles Golden Bears (@GoldenBearsofMC) November 6, 2016
Tuskegee was 75 seconds away from seeing their playoff dreams come to a heart-breaking end before Branden Wilson saved the day. The Golden Tigers trailed Miles the entire game before Wilson's two-yard touchdown run gave 'Skegee a 13-10 win.[divider]
MICHIGAN TECH WALKS OFF A WINNER IN THE U.P.
The feeling of winning the Miner's Cup in overtime 51-45. @MTUFB @MTUHuskies pic.twitter.com/yHETceTtAe
— Pete Francis (@Pete_Francis) November 5, 2016
The Miner's Cup rivalry game between Michigan Tech and Northern Michigan is one of the most hotly contested showdown in the GLIAC. This season's edition was no different as the Huskies walked off Northern Michigan's Superior Dome turf with a 51-45 win thanks to this John Williams nine-yard touchdown run in overtime.[divider]
THE 'LAKE SHOW' WITH URSTON SMITH AND HIS JUGGLING SKILLS
.@HEROSportsD2FB Check out this catch by @gvsufootball
Urston Smith pic.twitter.com/ZQ9fL9Q9TH— Marcus Thatcher (@Mthatch16) November 6, 2016
Speaking of GLIAC rivalry games, Grand Valley State got a big scare from Saginaw Valley State in the annual Battle of the Valleys showdown in Saginaw. The Lakers escaped with a 62-56 double overtime win thanks in part to Urston Smith's incredible juggling touchdown catch late in the third quarter.[divider]
KEEP CALM AND KERRION: MOORE LEAPS HIS WAY TO THE HOUSE
Y'all might want to find a way to get this on your #SCtop10 @SportsCenter. It's certainly our POD on @Sports_Night. @WSSU_Athletics pic.twitter.com/jOqwW6q5TU
— J.B. Ricks (@JB_Ricks) November 5, 2016
If Winston-Salem State needed a boost of momentum heading into Saturday's CIAA championship game against Bowie State, Kerrion Moore. The Rams are one win away from yet another CIAA crown after a 28-21 win over Fayetteville State where Moore channeled his inner Edwin Moses on his way to a 70-yard touchdown run.[divider]
SADLER'S ONE-HANDED SNAG AND SCORE
There sure have been a lot of highlights coming out of Stephenville, Texas lately. And that's no accident, given how Tarleton State's football team have been battling all season. Joseph Sadler is the latest Texan to appear on our top plays polls thanks to this one-handed touchdown grab against Midwestern State.[divider]
What was the Play of the Week in D2 Football?
