Duke linebacker David Helton from Baylor School has been selected to the All-ACC first team, it was announced Monday by the conference’s sports media association. The senior finished the regular season with 125 total tackles, a sack, five tackles for loss, a pass break-up, five quarterback hurries and one fumble recovery. The 6-foot-5, 240-pound Helton was an all-state performer and state wrestling champion for Baylor. Helton is one of 17 recipients of the 2014 National Football Foundation scholar-athlete award, earning an $18,000 postgraduate scholarship, and he is one of the finalists for the William V. Campbell Trophy, which recognizes an individual as the best scholar-athlete in the nation. The Campbell Trophy is considered to be college football’s academic version of the Heisman Trophy. Helton will be honored at the NFF awards dinner at the Waldorf Astoria in New York City.
Soccer
• The Lee University women’s soccer team won its first pool game, 2-0 over Roberts Wesleyan, in the 2014 National Christian College Athletic Association Division I national tournament Monday in Kissimmee, Fla. It was the ninth win in a row and eighth shutout victory in that span for the Lady Flames (13-4-1), who face Judson University in another pool game Wednesday. Kathryn Healy followed a blocked Kaela Leskovar shot with the first goal 5:40 into the match, and Sarah Standley made it 2-0 in the 70th minute. Lee keeper Marbel Egwuenu made five saves.
Basketball
• Dalton State is 2-for-2 in producing the Southern States Athletic Conference men’s basketball players of the week this season, after Ladaris Green took the honor announced Monday. The 6-foot-10 senior had 20 points and 12 rebounds in a win over Tennessee Temple, 18 points and 17 rebounds in a triple-overtime loss at William Carey and 18 points and 12 rebounds in a two-point win at Loyola of New Orleans. He also had six blocked shots and four assists against Carey.