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October 10th, 2006, 02:08 PM
According to the Central Connecticut SID, the answer is yes! Check out Justise's resume from CCSU's most recent game notes:
Justise, Justise and More Justise
Senior running back Justise Hairston has separated himself as a Walter Payton Award candidate this season and his numbers back-up his claim as one of the top I-AA players in the country. He had the game of his life in a 62-21 victory over St. Francis (PA) on Saturday afternoon. Playing for just the second time at home this season Hairston set a school and Northeast Conference record with 332 rushing yards and tied a school and NEC record with five touchdowns as the Blue Devils rolled to 5-1 on the season. Hairston rushed the ball only 23 times in the game. The first two times he touched the ball Hairston scored touchdowns. The first came from 62 yards and the second from 70, as he racked up 132 yards and a pair of touchdowns on his first two carries. Hairston rushed six times for 196 yards in the first quarter alone. Hairston scored three more times in the game (8, 1, 11) and averaged an amazing 14.4 yards per carry in the victory. He lost only three yards on the day among his 23 carries. Hairston has now amassed 991 yards and 12 touchdowns in six games, and is averaging 8.5 yards per carry on the season. He also...
...leads the country in rushing at 165.2 yards per game.
...leads the country in rushing yardage with 991.
...leads the country in yards per carry at 8.5.
...is second in the country in rushing touchdowns with 12.
...has the top two individual rushing performances this season (332, 241)
...is third in the country in scoring at 12.0 points per game.
...leads country in all-purpose yards at 215.0 per game.
10 or More for Hairston
Perhaps one of the most amazing stats for senior running back Justise Hairston is the number of long runs he has put together this season. Hairston has 23 rushes of 10 or more yards this season, 14 of 20 or more yards, eight of 30 or more, six of 40 or more and five of 50 or more. He has touchdown runs of 46, 56, 62, 68 and 70 yards on the year. On Saturday in the win over St. Francis (PA) he had three runs of over 50 yards in the game, two resulting in scores. He has four touchdown runs of at least 46 yards in the last two weeks alone.
Hairston's List of Weekly Awards Continues to Grow
October 7, 2006:
Sports Network National I-AA Co-Offensive Player of the Week
I-AA.org National I-AA Co-Offensive Player of the Week
Northeast Conference Offensive Player of the Week
New England Football Writer's I-AA Gold Helmet Award
PAYTON AWARD CANDIDATE (page4) - http://graphics.fansonly.com/photos/schools/ccon/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/weekly-release.pdf
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#21 Justise Hariston
Senior, RB
6-1, 210
New Britain, CT/Rutgers
Before Central: Lettered for three seasons at Rutgers University...Rushed for 696 yards and nine touchdowns...Had a stellar freshman campaign, rushing for 550 yards and eight scores...Played a season at Milford Academy...Former New Britain High star rushed for consecutive 1,000 yards seasons as a junior and senior...Had 1,147 yards and 19 touchdowns as a senior, leading team to state title...Had 1,536 yards and 22 touchdowns as a junior...Named All-State and All-Conference as a senior...Named Playoff MVP after rushing for 480 yards and six touchdowns in two playoff wins in his senior season.
Justise, Justise and More Justise
Senior running back Justise Hairston has separated himself as a Walter Payton Award candidate this season and his numbers back-up his claim as one of the top I-AA players in the country. He had the game of his life in a 62-21 victory over St. Francis (PA) on Saturday afternoon. Playing for just the second time at home this season Hairston set a school and Northeast Conference record with 332 rushing yards and tied a school and NEC record with five touchdowns as the Blue Devils rolled to 5-1 on the season. Hairston rushed the ball only 23 times in the game. The first two times he touched the ball Hairston scored touchdowns. The first came from 62 yards and the second from 70, as he racked up 132 yards and a pair of touchdowns on his first two carries. Hairston rushed six times for 196 yards in the first quarter alone. Hairston scored three more times in the game (8, 1, 11) and averaged an amazing 14.4 yards per carry in the victory. He lost only three yards on the day among his 23 carries. Hairston has now amassed 991 yards and 12 touchdowns in six games, and is averaging 8.5 yards per carry on the season. He also...
...leads the country in rushing at 165.2 yards per game.
...leads the country in rushing yardage with 991.
...leads the country in yards per carry at 8.5.
...is second in the country in rushing touchdowns with 12.
...has the top two individual rushing performances this season (332, 241)
...is third in the country in scoring at 12.0 points per game.
...leads country in all-purpose yards at 215.0 per game.
10 or More for Hairston
Perhaps one of the most amazing stats for senior running back Justise Hairston is the number of long runs he has put together this season. Hairston has 23 rushes of 10 or more yards this season, 14 of 20 or more yards, eight of 30 or more, six of 40 or more and five of 50 or more. He has touchdown runs of 46, 56, 62, 68 and 70 yards on the year. On Saturday in the win over St. Francis (PA) he had three runs of over 50 yards in the game, two resulting in scores. He has four touchdown runs of at least 46 yards in the last two weeks alone.
Hairston's List of Weekly Awards Continues to Grow
October 7, 2006:
Sports Network National I-AA Co-Offensive Player of the Week
I-AA.org National I-AA Co-Offensive Player of the Week
Northeast Conference Offensive Player of the Week
New England Football Writer's I-AA Gold Helmet Award
PAYTON AWARD CANDIDATE (page4) - http://graphics.fansonly.com/photos/schools/ccon/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/weekly-release.pdf
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#21 Justise Hariston
Senior, RB
6-1, 210
New Britain, CT/Rutgers
Before Central: Lettered for three seasons at Rutgers University...Rushed for 696 yards and nine touchdowns...Had a stellar freshman campaign, rushing for 550 yards and eight scores...Played a season at Milford Academy...Former New Britain High star rushed for consecutive 1,000 yards seasons as a junior and senior...Had 1,147 yards and 19 touchdowns as a senior, leading team to state title...Had 1,536 yards and 22 touchdowns as a junior...Named All-State and All-Conference as a senior...Named Playoff MVP after rushing for 480 yards and six touchdowns in two playoff wins in his senior season.