Top Kicker Chilton named player of the week by MSC
PIKEVILLE, Ky. – It’s not exactly been an ideal season for the Pikeville College football team, but placekicker/punter Kyle Chilton has kept a slow, steady pace.
It’s not going unnoticed; on Monday, Chilton was named the Special Teams Player of the Week in the Mid-South Conference.
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Chilton, a 5-11, 170-pound junior from Clearwater, Fla., was honored after kicking a 49-yard field goal and going 3-of-3 on extra-point kicks in Saturday’s 42-24 loss at Union College. In addition, Chilton punted five times for an average of 37.6 yards, including one that buried Union inside its 20-yard line.
Chilton is having a solid if not flashy season. He is 4-of-6 on field goal attempts this year, and is 13-of-14 on extra-point tries. His 25 points leads the team and is 10th in the league.
“We just haven’t scored enough to give him very many opportunities,” said Mac Bryan. “Anytime we get close we feel like we need to go for it to get the touchdown and not kick the field goals. We’ve probably cost him more kicks than we’ve let him try.”
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Chilton is also the punter for the Bears, and is averaging 40.2 yards per punt this season. He has trapped the opponent inside the 20 11 times. When he did so on Saturday, it was the 33rd of his career, passing Don Paul Branham as the all-time leader in the category.
His average is good for third in the MSC.
Chilton was the winner of this award after the Week One loss at Brevard College. On that night, he was 2-of-2 on PATs and hit a 29-yard field goal in a 20-17 loss. In addition, he punted eight times for an average of 41.4 yards on Saturday, including three inside the 20. He had punts of 48, 50 and 56 yards in the loss.
It is the fifth time in his career he has been named Special Teams Player of the Week in the Mid-South Conference. He has been tabbed the national player of the week on two occasions.
Chilton and the Bears will be back in action on Saturday afternoon when they host No. 11 U.Va.-Wise at the Hambley Athletics Complex. Kickoff is set for 1:30 p.m.
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