SAN DIEGO — Dom Nankil was named the Pioneer Football League's Offensive Player of the Week and Jaden Williams was named its Special Teams Player of the Week on Sunday, the league announced, after both made key plays in San Diego's 41-40 win over Marist on Halloween at Torero Stadium.
Nankil, a senior quarterback, completed 34 of 41 passes for 364 yards and four touchdowns, and he ran 4 yards for the go-ahead score with 2:48 left. He accounted for 377 of the Toreros' 524 total yards, and his touchdown passes went to Elijah Taylor, Christopher Hall, Cole Monach and freshman Luke Morgan.
In the first half, Nankil completed 23 of 26 passes for 247 yards and three touchdowns as San Diego (4-5, 3-3 PFL) rallied from a 19-7 deficit to lead 21-19 at halftime. On third down, he completed 6 of 7 passes, five for first downs and one for a touchdown. After Marist (4-5, 3-2 PFL) went ahead 40-35 with 6:17 left, he completed 4 of 5 passes for 30 yards on the game-winning drive and finished it himself on second-and-goal from the 4.
The four touchdown passes matched Nankil's season high, set against Davidson on Oct. 3, and the 364 yards gave him his fourth 300-yard passing game of the season. This season, he has completed 218 of 330 passes for 2,480 yards and 14 touchdowns through nine games. Nankil is from Chula Vista, California, and played at Mater Dei Catholic High School.
Williams, a junior outside linebacker, blocked Marist's extra-point try after a 35-yard touchdown run with 38 seconds left in the first quarter, keeping the Red Foxes' lead at 13-7 in a game the Toreros won by one point. He also had an assisted tackle, a week after recovering a fumble at Dayton. Williams is from Mission Viejo, California, and played at San Juan Hills High School and Saddleback College.
San Diego has four PFL weekly honors this season, and this is the first week two Toreros have been honored together. Kicker Emiliano Salazar was named Special Teams Player of the Week on Sept. 20, and cornerback CJ Castille earned Defensive Player of the Week on Oct. 4.
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