Players from Carroll, Tech, UM-Western honored Eds: APNewsNow.

WHITEFISH, Mont. (AP) Athletes from Carroll College, Montana Tech and Montana Western have been named Frontier Conference Football players of the week.

Carroll's junior running back, John Camino, was named offensive player of the week after rushing for 190 yards and two touchdowns on 20 carries in a 37-17 win over Eastern Oregon.

Montana Western's Andy Roberts earned defensive player of the week honors for recording three solo tackles, one assisted tackle, five pass deflections and one interception in a 21-20 come-from-behind win over Rocky Mountain College. The junior defensive back intercepted the ball on the two-yard line and ended Rocky's scoring threat in the game's final minutes.

Special teams honors went to Trent Thomas, a freshman wide receiver for Montana Tech. He returned a punt 45 yards for a touchdown in Tech's 17-14 win over Montana State-Northern.

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