Fairmont State (3-1, 1-1)
at
Glenville State (2-2, 1-1)
Thursday, September 25---1:00 p.m.
Glenville, West Virginia
Morris Stadium (5500, artificial turf)
Webcast: www.fightingfalcons.com or www.gscpioneers.com*
FAIRMONT STATE "Falcons"
Head Coach: Mike Lopez (9-6, 2nd season)
Formations: Offense: Multiple Spread; Defense: 3-3 Stack
Stat Leaders:
Rushing: Doug Brazill (62 for 278 yds, 0 TD)
Passing: Vick Bradford (33-64-1, 563 yds, 10 TD)
Receptions: Perry Baker (18 for 349 yds, 7 TD)
Tackles: Nate Black (41 TT, 8 TFL)
Schedule/Results: 8/28 at Clarion W, 23-20; 9/6 Lake Erie W, 34-21; 9/13 WV
State L, 20-21; 9/20 at Shepherd W, 46-42; 9/25 at Glenville State; 10/2
West Liberty; 10/11 at Charleston; 10/18 at St. Joseph's (IN); 10/25 WV
Wesleyan; 11/1 Seton Hill; 11/8 at Concord.
GLENVILLE STATE "Pioneers"
Head Coach: Alan Fiddler (27-21, 5th season)
Formations: Offense: Spread; Defense: 4-3
Stat Leaders:
Rushing: Jerry Seymour (74 for 705 yds, 6 TD)
Passing: James McCants (44-93-2, 687 yds, 4 TD)
Receptions: Brian Miles (13 for 180 yds, 1 TD)
Tackles: Kaleb Lawrence (33 TT, 7 TFL, 2 PBU)
Schedule/Results: 8/28 at Lock Haven W, 30-0; 9/6 at Liberty L, 27-44; 9/13
at Shepherd W, 21-14; 9/20 Seton Hill L, 29-34; 9/25 Fairmont State; 10/4
Lake Erie; 10/11 at West Liberty; 10/18 at Concord; 10/25 WV State; 11/1 at
WV Wesleyan; 11/8 Charleston.
THE SERIES:
Fairmont State leads 44-36-3.
Last Season's Meeting: Glenville State (3-3, 2-1) used a 17-point third
quarter explosion to get past rival Fairmont State (2-3, 0-3) 31-21...The
Pioneers tacked on a pair of touchdowns and a field goal in the first eight
minutes of the third quarter to ease away from a 14-12 halftime lead...James
McCants tossed two touchdown passes and compiled 257 yards through the air
for GSC...Jerry Seymour went over the 100-yard rushing mark with 151
yards...Brian Miles had four catches for 157 yards, including a 70-yard
touchdown pass from McCants in the decisive third quarter...The Pioneer
special teams also contributed a touchdown...Troy Cloud hauled a blocked
punt 22 yards for a score following the first Fairmont possession of the
second half as Scott Sears stormed in for the block...Fairmont State, which
posted a season-high to date 409 yards of total offense, was paced by big
efforts by Doug Brazill and Demetrius Davis...Brazill carried 25 times for
139 yards, while Davis had seven receptions for 151 yards...Vince Black
notched a game-high 11 tackles for FSU, including four tackles for loss.
The Last Ten Meetings: 2007: GSC 31-21; 2006: GSC 16-14, 2005: GSC 24-3;
2004: FSU 48-20; 2003: GSC 56-39; 2002: GSC 49-23; 2001: GSC 28-24; 2000:
FSU 33-9; 1999: FSU 49-19; 1998: FSU 14-0.
GAME NOTES:
The longest running rivalry in West Virginia college football takes center
stage on Thursday evening as Fairmont State and Glenville State meet for the
84th time...FSU comes in on a high after rallying from a three-touchdown
hole in a 46-42 road win at Shepherd as Perry Baker recorded five touchdown
receptions...GSC saw a 20-9 third quarter lead slip away in a 34-29 loss to
Seton Hill last week...Glenville running back Jerry Seymour leads Division
II in rushing with 176.3 yards per game, including a school-record 254 yard
effort last week...The senior has gone over the 200-yard mark in each of the
past two weeks...GSC stands 12th nationally in rushing with 231 yards per
game...The teams rank 1-2 in the WVIAC in turnover margin...Fairmont State
is sixth in Division II with a plus-seven margin...Glenville State is
plus-three...Falcon QB Vick Bradford entered the season better known for his
running prowess, but he stands 14th nationally in passing efficiency...The
sophomore has thrown ten touchdown passes compared to only one
interception...Baker now leads the WVIAC with 18 catches for 349 yards after
his ten reception, 186-yard effort at Shepherd...FSU has won seven of their
last eight contests, the lone loss was a 21-20 setback to nationally ranked
West Virginia State...Both teams boast effective kickers...Fairmont's Alex
Ashley is 8 of 11, including a pair of 51-yard makes...Glenville's Alex
Amick is 3-for-5....FSU's Nate Black is one of five WVIAC players averaging
10 or more tackles per game...GSC has won six of the last seven contests in
the series.
Fairmont St.
*By The Numbers*
Glenville St.
30.8 (44th)
Scoring Offense
26.8 (59th)
26.0 (84th)
Scoring Defense
23.0 (69th)
340.8 (78th)
Total Offense
402.8 (41st)
326.0 (67th)
Total Defense
336.5 (73rd)
29.89 (114th)
Net Punting
29.86 (115th)
+1.75 (7th)
Turnover Margin
+0.75 (32nd)
*---rank indicates standing among 148 NCAA Division II football teams.
*West Virginia Wesleyan (1-3, 1-1)
at
West Liberty (2-2, 1-0)
Saturday, September 27---1:00 p.m.
West Liberty, West Virginia
Russek Field (5000, artificial turf)
Webcast: www.hilltoppersports.com
*
WEST VIRGINIA WESLEYAN "Bobcats"
Head Coach: Bill Struble (113-144, 26th season)
Formations: Offense: Multiple Pro; Defense: 3-4
Stat Leaders:
Rushing: Reggie Taylor (87 for 423 yds, 2 TD)
Passing: Zane Zebrasky (20-51-2, 309 yds, 2 TD)
Receiving Yards: Bryan Overton (9 for 246 yds, 2 TD)
Tackles: Tyler Kraus (26 TT)
Schedule/Results: 8/30 Southern Connecticut State L, 21-26; 9/6 at Virginia
Union L, 14-35; 9/13 Charleston L, 17-24; 9/20 Concord W, 31-26; 9/27 at
West Liberty; 10/4 Seton Hill; 10/11 UNC Pembroke; 10/18 at Shepherd; 10/25
at Fairmont State; 11/1 Glenville State; 11/8 at WV State.
WEST LIBERTY "Hilltoppers"
Head Coach: Roger Waialae (23-14, 4th season)
Formations: Offense: Multiple I; Defense: Multiple "4"
Stat Leaders:
Rushing: Branden Ore (78 for 547 yds, 4 TD)
Passing: Zach Amedro (47-73-5, 660 yds, 6 TD)
Receptions: Eddie Hills (18 for 258 yds, 5 TD)
Tackles: Nick Harding (45 TT, 5 TFL)
Schedule/Results: 8/30 Edinboro L, 10-35; 9/6 at Walsh W, 24-10; 9/13 at
Concord W, 38-20; 9/20 Mars Hill L, 35-38; 9/27 WV Wesleyan; 10/2 at
Fairmont State; 10/11 Glenville State; 10/18 at WV State; 10/25 Shepherd;
11/1 Charleston; 11/8 at Seton Hill.
THE SERIES:
West Liberty State leads 32-20-1.
Last Season's Meeting: Zach Amedro passed for three touchdowns and rushed
for another as West Liberty State (4-1, 2-0) downed West Virginia Wesleyan
(2-3, 1-2) 37-13...The Hilltoppers trailed 13-7 in the second quarter before
scoring the game's final 30 points...Amedro completed 20 of 32 passes for
325 yards...Jarrett Ponder recorded five catches for a game-high 140
receiving yards...Eddie Hills notched 93 rush yards on 15 carries for the
WLSC ground game...Topper defensive back Darren Banks intercepted a pair of
Bobcat pass attempts to push his Division II-leading total to seven on the
season...Brandon Burton accounted for both Wesleyan scores on rushes of 5
and 26 yards...Greg Duncan gained 85 yards on 15 carries for the
Bobcats...Burton added 50 yards on a dozen rush attempts.
Recent Meetings: 2007: WL 37-13; 2006: WL 23-10; 2005: WL 68-23; 2004: WVW
42-27; 2003: WVW 50-7; 2002: WL 47-37; 2001: WL 28-14; 2000: WL 48-14; 1999:
WL 28-3; 1998: WL 32-28.
GAME NOTES:
Don't expect a defensive battle when the Toppers and Bobcats hook up on
Saturday...The winner in the series has scored 32 or more points in seven of
the past ten meetings...West Virginia Wesleyan got their first win of the
season last week as they rallied to knock off Concord 31-26...West Liberty
dropped a topsy-turvy non-league affair to Mars Hill 38-35...WLSC senior
Darren Banks is the national leader with four interceptions and needs one
pick to become the WVIAC career record holder with 33...Topper RB Branden
Ore is third in the conference and ninth in the country with 136.8 rush
yards per game...His 7.0 yards per carry average is second in the
conference...Fellow running back Eddie Hills is a weapon in the passing game
with a league-tying best 18 receptions...LB Clay Beeler is second nationally
with eleven tackles for loss...Wesleyan RB Reggie Taylor emerged as another
top-flight threat in the stable of WVIAC running backs with 192 yards in the
win against Concord...Bobcat punter Derek Moore is 12th in Division II with
a 42.3 yards per kick average...No meeting in the series has been decided by
single digits since a 32-28 West Liberty win in 1998...WVWC's George Lewis
is second nationally with an 18.7 yard per punt return mark...He has also
added four pass breakups for the Bobcat defense...Wesleyan has been flagged
for a league-low 49.8 penalty yards per game...WVWC has committed a
league-worst 13 turnovers.
WV Wesleyan
*By The Numbers*
West Liberty
20.8 (93rd)
Scoring Offense
26.8 (59th)
27.8 (93rd)
Scoring Defense
25.8 (83rd)
322.5 (91st)
Total Offense
408.3 (39th)
395.5 (115th)
Total Defense
346.0 (80th)
30.6 (105th)
Net Punting
31.78 (85th)
-1.75 (137th)
Turnover Margin
-0.50 (95th)
*---rank indicates standing among 148 NCAA Division II football teams.
*Shepherd (2-2, 0-2)
at
Seton Hill (4-0, 1-0)
Saturday, September 27---4:00 p.m.
Greensburg, Pennsylvania
Offutt Field (5000, artificial turf)
Webcast: www.shepherdrams.com or www.msasportsnetwork.com*
SHEPHERD "Rams"
Head Coach: Monte Cater (152-73-1, 22nd season at SU; 183-96-2 overall, 28th
season)
Formations: Offense: Multiple I; Defense: 4-4
Stat Leaders:
Rushing: Jimmy Sutch (79 for 331 yds, 3 TD)
Passing: Tyler Lazear (62-97-3, 814 yds, 6 TD)
Receptions: Nasser Muhmmad (15 for 178 yds, 1 TD)
Tackles: Jacquez Taylor (45 TT, 10 TFL)
Schedule/Results: 8/30 at Shippensburg W, 20-16; 9/6 Bowie State W, 14-0;
9/13 Glenville State L, 14-21; 9/20 Fairmont State L, 42-46; 9/27 at Seton
Hill; 10/4 at Charleston; 10/11 Concord; 10/18 WV Wesleyan; 10/25 at West
Liberty; 11/1 at WV State.
SETON HILL "Griffins"
Head Coach: Joel Dolinski (4-0, 1st season)
Formations: Offense: Pro; Defense: 4-3
Stat Leaders:
Rushing: Antwarn Jones (97 for 549 yds, 6 TD)
Passing: David Wess (53-82-4, 586 yds, 5 TD)
Receptions: Derek Thompson (13 for 168 yds)/Doran Scott (13 for 153 yds)
Tackles: Mark Hartz (37 TT)
Schedule/Results: 8/30 Slippery Rock W, 27-20; 9/6 at Geneva W, 27-18; 9/13
at Walsh W, 23-21; 9/20 at Glenville State W, 34-29; 9/27 Shepherd; 10/4 at
WV Wesleyan; 10/11 WV State; 10/18 at Charleston; 10/25 Concord; 11/1 at
Fairmont State; 11/8 West Liberty.
THE SERIES:
Shepherd leads 1-0.
Last Season's Meeting: Shepherd (4-1, 2-1) controlled the ball for over 40
minutes in a 44-6 win over Seton Hill (1-3, 1-1)...The balanced Ram attack
rolled up 245 pass yards and 215 rush yards as SU held a 456-242 edge in
total offense...Dervon Wallace led Shepherd with 148 yards and a score on 28
rushes...Quarterback Tyler Lazear completed 14 of 23 passes for 194
yards...The Ram defense intercepted four passes, including one that was
returned 89 yards for a score by Jerome Quinata...Seton Hill, which upset
Glenville State 34-27 last week, got 56 rush yards from Jeff Jones...Star
Griffin running back Antwarn Jones gained 47 yards on eight carries before
leaving the game in the third quarter...SHU pulled within 7-6 early in the
second quarter on a 17-yard touchdown strike from Matt Dowdell to Samuel
Tranks, but it was all Shepherd from that point on...Lazear racked up
throwing and rushing second quarter scores as the Rams built a 28-6 lead at
intermission.
Series History: 2007: SU 44-6.
Shepherd
*By The Numbers*
Seton Hill
22.5 (86th)
Scoring Offense
27.8 (55th)
20.8 (53rd)
Scoring Defense
22.0 (60th)
309.0 (96th)
Total Offense
378.8 (52nd)
296.8 (40th)
Total Defense
342.0 (77th)
29.00 (124th)
Net Punting
31.88 (83rd)
+0.0 (70th)
Turnover Margin
+0.25 (63rd)
*---rank indicates standing among 148 NCAA Division II football teams.
GAME NOTES:
A pair of squads in unaccustomed positions meet in a late afternoon affair
at Offutt Field...Four-time defending WVIAC champion Shepherd is off to an
0-2 league start for the first time since 1995, while 4-0 Seton Hill has
already established a school single-season record for victories...Shepherd
fell last week in a 46-42 shootout to Fairmont State despite 315 passing
yards from Tyler Lazear...Seton Hill got a season-high 155 rush yards from
Antwarn Jones in a 34-29 road win at Glenville State...The Rams are looking
to avoid their first three-game WVIAC losing skid since 1989...Shepherd has
only recorded three sacks, while the Ram quarterbacks have been sacked 16
times...The Rams have been limited to 64.0 rush yards per game and 2.0 yards
per carry during the past two weeks...SU quarterback Tyler Lazear is one of
four WVIAC quarterbacks to complete 64% or more of his passes and is 37th
nationally in pass efficiency...Ram LB Jacquez Taylor posted a 15-tackle day
versus Fairmont State and tied for the conference lead with 45 stops...Seton
Hill is 15th nationally in rushing with 222.5 yards per game...RB Antwarn
Jones has gone over the 100-yard mark in all four games this season and
stands second in the WVIAC with 137.3 rush yards per game...The junior is
25th on the league career rushing list with 2727 yards...SHU is in D-II with
a 23.9 yard per punt return average...WR/KR Sammy Tranks has a pair of punt
return touchdowns this season...QB David Wess has completed over 64% of his
passes...The rush yardage allowed by the SHU defense has increased each
week, including last week's 298-yard effort by Glenville State...DL Mychal
Butler ranks among the conference leader with three sacks.
*Charleston (2-2, 1-1)
at
Concord (0-4, 0-2)
Saturday, September 27---6:00 p.m.
Athens, West Virginia
Callaghan Stadium (5000, artificial turf)
Webcast: www.ucwv.edu or www.cumountainlions.com*
CHARLESTON "Golden Eagles"
Head Coach: Tony DeMeo (23-14 at UC, 4th season; 99-93-2, 20th season NCAA;
116-99-2 overall)
Formations: Offense: Triple Gun; Defense: Multiple
Stat Leaders:
Rushing: Vince Brown (24 for 153 yds, 2 TD)
Passing: DaRante Hunter (36-62-3, 560 yds, 3 TD)
Receptions: Terrance Spencer (14 for 178 yds, 0 TD)
Tackles: Xavier Drakeford (31 TT)
Schedule/Results: 8/28 at Tusculum L, 0-40; 9/6 St. Augustine's W, 34-17;
9/13 at WV Wesleyan W, 24-17; 9/20 WV State L, 21-24; 9/27 at Concord; 10/4
Shepherd; 10/11 Fairmont State; 10/18 Seton Hill; 10/25 Lake Erie; 11/1 at
West Liberty; 11/8 at Glenville State.
CONCORD "Mountain Lions"
Head Coach: Greg Quick (16-43, 6th season at CU; 48-106, 15th season
overall)
Formations: Offense: Multiple; Defense: 4-3
Stat Leaders:
Rushing: Brian Kennedy (36 for 271 yds, 1 TD)
Passing: Thomas Frazier (46-102-5, 395 yds, 2 TD)
Receptions: Thomas Mayo (17 for 113 yds, 0 TD)
Tackles: Jamar Enalls (21 TT)
Schedule/Results: 8/28 Carson-Newman L, 14-77; 9/6 at Lenoir-Rhyne L, 10-28;
9/13 West Liberty L, 20-38; 9/20 at WV Wesleyan L, 26-31; 9/27 Charleston;
10/4 at WV State; 10/11 at Shepherd; 10/18 Glenville State; 10/25 at Seton
Hill; 11/1 at UNC Pembroke; 11/8 Fairmont State.
THE SERIES:
Charleston leads 12-10-1.
The Last Meeting: Charleston (5-1, 3-0) dominated the ground game on both
sides of the ball to cruise past Concord (0-5, 0-3) 40-7 in front of nearly
8,000...The Golden Eagles gained 343 rushing yards, while holding visiting
Concord to negative-5 rush yards on the afternoon...Taylor Jovicic led the
Golden Eagles with 99 rush yards...Quarterback DaRante Hunter added
95...Nick Lockhart rumbled for a pair of short touchdowns, while Rusty
Taylor managed 63 rush yards on only two carries...Mike Williams returned an
interception 67 yards for a Charleston score...The reigning WVIAC and
Division II Defensive Player of the Week notched a pair of touchdown returns
in last week's win over West Virginia State...Concord avoided the shutout on
Travis Harris' one-yard third quarter rush...Thomas Frazier passed for 152
yards for the Mountain Lions, but was picked off three times...Aaron Lowe
contributed a game-high 13 tackles for CU.
The Last Ten Meetings: 2007: UC 40-7; 2006: UC 28-18; 2005: UC 30-7; 2004:
CU 44-36; 2003: CU 23-7; 1955: UC 61-19; 1954: UC 25-7; 1951: UC 56-0; 1950:
UC 28-0; 1940: UC 13-3.
Note: Charleston was known as Morris Harvey College in the meetings 1955 and
prior.
GAME NOTES:
Charleston seeks their fourth straight victory in the Turnpike Bowl versus
Concord...The Golden Eagles dropped a 24-21 decision to archrival West
Virginia State last week...Concord fell to 0-4 with a heartbreaking 31-26
setback at West Virginia Wesleyan...Four different backs have gained over
100 yards rushing for Charleston's balanced Triple Gun attack...QB DaRante
Hunter has completed over 58% of his passes this season...The Golden Eagles
have committed a league-low six turnovers, but the UC defense has only
forced an equal number to rank last in the WVIAC in that department...UC
does rank second in the league with 13 sacks...Charleston kicker Wes
Sherrill is 6-for-6 during his collegiate career on field goal
attempts...Sherrill is also 10-for-10 on extra points in 2008...Concord RB
Brian Kennedy averages over seven yards per rush and leads the Mountain
Lions with 271 rush yards...James Wilson has five of CU's six rushing
touchdowns...Punter Zach Boyd is fourth nationally with a 44.8 yards per
kick average...DB Jamar Enalls tops Concord with 21 tackles and ranks among
the league leaders with four passes defended.
Charleston
*By The Numbers*
Concord
19.8 (101st)
Scoring Offense
17.5 (114th)
24.5 (77th)
Scoring Defense
43.5 (144th)
342.3 (77th)
Total Offense
261.3 (122nd)
383.8 (105th)
Total Defense
526.5 (146th)
30.69 (103rd)
Net Punting
36.83 (16th)
+0.0 (70th)
Turnover Margin
+0.25 (63rd)
*---rank indicates standing among 148 NCAA Division II football teams.
