ACC honors two Heels this week
The ACC
The Atlantic Coast Conference announced their weekly honors on Monday, and not one, but two Tar Heels were on it. The first one, if you watched the game between Miami and UNC, should be a no brainer: Kendric Burney. He had not one, not two, but three interceptions, which one was a pick six, in leading a stellar defense against the Hurricanes. The other one is Casey Barth, who hit four field goals in the game against Miami, making that team hate the last name Barth even more! With a season now salvaged and a bowl game garuanteed getting things like this only helps this program, since free publicity is the best type you can get! Here is what the ACC said:
DEFENSIVE BACK – Kendric Burney, North Carolina, CB, Jr., 5-9, 190, Jacksonville, N.C. (Southwest Onslow)
Junior cornerback Kendric Burney intercepted three passes and broke a 29-year old ACC single-game record with 170 interception return yards, including a 77-yard touchdown, in North Carolina’s 33-24 win over No. 12 Miami. Burney’s 170 yards also broke the school-record for interception return yards in a season and upped his career mark to 317, also a new school record. The junior returned his second interception of the game for a 77-yard touchdown, his second career interception return for a score. The 77-yard return is the seventh-longest in school history, while the touchdown tied him with six former Tar Heels who had two career interceptions returned for touchdowns, another school record. Burney returned his third interception of the day 46 yards before losing a fumble to teammate Melvin Williams, who ran the remaining 44 yards for the touchdown.
SPECIALIST – Casey Barth, North Carolina, PK, So., 5-11, 180, Wilmington, N.C. (Hoggard)
North Carolina junior place-kicker Casey Barth extended his streak of made field goals to 13 with boots of 22, 42, 32, and 33 yards against Miami. His 42-yarder in the second quarter matched a career-long and extended the Tar Heels’ lead to six points. Barth has connected on eight field goal attempts in the last two weeks.
