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South Atlantic Conference

Football Game Central, October 16, 2010

October 15, 2010

South Atlantic Conference football game central for games on Saturday, October 16.

Newberry (2-0 SAC, 3-2) at Mars Hill (2-0, 4-2)

Saturday, 1:30 p.m.
Meares Stadium, Mars Hill, N.C.

Radio: WKDK 1240 AM (Newberry); Jimmie Coggins (play-by-play), Brice Zimmerman (color analyst); Lion Sports Network. Cam Dowdle (play-by-play), Josh Pick (color analyst)
Internet Radio: www.wkdk.com; www.redzonemedia.com; www.pennatlantic.com
Internet Video: www.pennatlantic.com
Livestats: http://mhclions.athleticsite.net/livestats/fb/xlive.htm
National rankings: Mars Hill received votes in the AFCA coaches poll.
The Series: Mars Hill leads, 25-15
Last meeting: Mars Hill won 34-28 last year in Newberry.

Game Notes: Newberry is coming off a 63-56 victory over Tusculum, where the Wolves rolled up 515 passing yards last week. Brandon Bostick caught 11 passes for a SAC, South Carolina and Newberry record 322 yards with touchdowns of 36, 71 and 50 yards. Quarterback Bryan Ehrlich completed 23 of 40 passes for 515 yards and seven touchdowns, and also rushed for one touchdown. He broke the school and SAC records for passing touchdowns and tied the state record. He also broke the school, SAC and state records for touchdown responsibility and the school record for passing yardage. The Mars Hill offense is led by returning SAC Co-Offensive Player of the Year Jonas Randolph. The All-American has carried the ball 123 times for 562 yards and 5 touchdowns this season. Quarterback Jon Richt has completed 45.9 percent of his passes for 1,284 yards with 13 touchdowns and 7 interceptions. P.J. Gore is his favorite target with 23 catches for 609 yards and 6 touchdowns. SAC Defensive Player of the Week Rudy Cabral had 19 tackles in last week's win over Lenoir-Rhyne and leads the Lions with 63 total stops. Maurice Harris leads the league with 10 sacks.



Tusculum (0-2 SAC, 4-2) at Wingate (1-1, 3-2)

Saturday, 1:30 p.m.
Irwin Belk Stadium and John R. Martin Field, Wingate, N.C.

Radio: WSMG 1450 AM (Greeneville) Brian Stayton (play-by-play), Joe Byrd (color analyst)
Internet radio: www.redzonemedia.com; www.wingatebulldogs.com (Ryan Brown (play-by-play), Wayne Shadrick (color analyst), Tylan Merkerson (sideline reporter)
Internet video: www.wingatebulldogs.com (pay per view)
Live stats: www.wingatebulldogs.com
National rankings: Tusculum received votes in the AFCA coaches poll.
The Series: Wingate leads, 9-5.
Last meeting: Wingate won 42-21 last year in Greeneville, Tenn.

Game Notes: Wingate redshirt sophomore safety Robert Fletcher recovered a fumble in overtime, giving Wingate its first-ever triumph over Carson-Newman in Jefferson City, 38-35 last week. Wingate quarterback Cody Haffly completed 20-of-32 passes for career-high 412 yards and five touchdowns. Perry Floyd led the receiving corps with six catches for 182 yards and two touchdowns. Delric Ellington also had six receptions for 96 yards and two touchdowns. Floyd set a school record with 301 all-purpose yards. The Wingate University football team has played the second-toughest schedule in the NCAA Division II. Wingate's opponents are 27-15 overall (.643 winning percentage). Only Washburn (Kan.) University outranks Wingate. Tusculum is coming off its 63-56 loss to Newberry last week. This week will pit the top two quarterbacks in the conference in Tusculum's Bo Cordell and Cody Haffly of Wingate. Cordell leads the nation in passing (418.3 ypg), while Haffley is second in the SAC averaging 310.8 ypg (11th in NCAA II). Wingate has won five of the last six meetings. And four of the last six meetings have been decided by five points or less. Tusculum junior Deonte' Gist leads the league in receptions, averaging 8.33 catches per game (8th in NCAA II). He is also fifth in the SAC in receiving yards per game, averaging 107 ypg.


Carson-Newman (1-1 SAC, 3-3) at Catawba (2-0, 4-1)

Saturday, 1:30 p.m.
Shuford Stadium, Salisbury, N.C.

Radio: WRJZ-AM 620 (Knoxville) Zeke Beam (play-by-play), Jeremy Ball (color analyst); WSAT 1280 AM (Salisbury). Buddy Poole (play-by-play), Dan Hogue (color analyst), Lance Poole (sideline reporter), Glenn Taylor (sideline reporter)
Internet Radio: www.cneagles.com, http://gocatawbaindians.com/webcast.asp
Livestats: http://gocatawbaindians.athleticsite.net/livestats/fb/xlive.htm
The Series: Carson-Newman leads 33-9-1.
Last meeting: Carson-Newman scored 28 points in the fourth quarter to win 41-31 last year in Jefferson City, Tenn.
Game Notes: Catawba scored the final 18 points to rally past visiting Brevard for a 1-21 victory last week. Josh Wright scored two fourth-quarter touchdowns, while the defense held the Tornados to 73 yards in the second half. Alex Hartsell made five tackles with a sack and another tackle for loss against Brevard, while junior linebacker Jeb Bass posted a career-high 12 tackles with one for a loss. Catawba leads the SAC in scoring defense (19.6 points per game) and rushing defense (81.4 yards per game). Carson-Newman is averaging 283.7 yards rushing per game. The Eagles are coming off a 38-25 overtime loss at home to Wingate. The Eagles committed two turnovers and 12 penalties, including two that negated interceptions, in that contest. The Eagles also two missed field goals. Nate Inman rushed for a career-high 214 yards and three touchdowns last week against Wingate. Catawba leads the SAC in turnover margin at +7.




Lenoir-Rhyne (0-2 SAC, 3-3) at Brevard (0-2, 3-3)

Saturday, 2 p.m.
Asheville High School Memorial Stadium, Asheville, N.C.

Radio: WKVS 103.3 FM (Lenoir). Davy Crockett (play-by-play), Jack Huss (color analyst), Ju Ju Phillips (sideline reporter); WSQL 1240 AM (Brevard) Dwayne Summers (play-by-play), Damien Luce (color analyst).
Internet Radio: www.redzonemedia.com; www.wsqlradio.com
Livestats: http://bctornados.athleticsite.net/livestats/fb/xlive.htm
The Series: Lenoir-Rhyne leads 3-1.
Last meeting: Brevard won 14-9 last year in Hickory, N.C.

Game Notes: Brevard (320.7 ypg) and Lenoir-Rhyne (311.5 ypg) are ranked first and second in NCAA Division II in rushing. The two squads were also ranked one and two in rushing nationally when they faced each other last year. Brevard's Kelvin Jeter leads the SAC in rushing yards per game (110.7), but was held to just 17 yards last week at Catawba. Brevard is coming off a 31-21 loss at Catawba. Brevard led 21-13 in that game before Catawba rallied. Lenoir-Rhyne is coming off a 24-20 loss at Mars Hill, where the Lions scored the winning touchdown with 37 seconds left. Lenoir-Rhyne senior running back Gaston Miller is first in the league in rushing yards per attempt (12.9) while junior quarterback Major Herron leads the conference in rushing touchdowns (nine). Lenoir-Rhyne has lost its three games this season by a combined 11 points. Lenoir-Rhyne is first in the SAC in total defense, giving up 284 yards per game. Lenoir-Rhyne has held its opponent under 300 yards of offense for four straight games. Brevard averages 387.5 yards of offense per game.