HERALD HEROES

OFFENSE: Austin Ryan, WR, Bentley — Freshman from Foxboro caught eight passes for a program-record 284 yards and four touchdowns as Falcons upstaged previously undefeated Assumption, 35-31.

DEFENSE: Nick Giorgio, DE, Springfield — Junior registered 6.5 tackles for loss in a 43-7 showdown win against MIT to surpass Max Nacewicz' team mark of 20.5 TFL from 2012 with his 24th of the season.

SPECIAL TEAMS: Earnest Edwards, KR, Maine — Black Bears lost a Fenway thriller to UMass, 44-31, but Edwards' 95-yard return for a score in the direction of the bleachers was worth the price of admission.