Football Game Day Central, November 6, 2010

South Atlantic Conference football game central for games on Saturday, November 6.

Mars Hill (3-2 SAC, 5-4) at Wingate (4-1, 6-2)

Saturday, 1:30 p.m.
Irwin Belk Stadium, Wingate, N.C.

Radio: Lion Sports Network. Cam Dowdle (play-by-play), Josh Pick (color analyst)
Internet Radio: www.pennatlantic.com; www.wingatebulldogs.com (Ryan Brown (play-by-play), Wayne Shadrick (color analyst), Tylan Merkerson (sideline reporter)
Internet Video: http://www.wingatebulldogs.com/showcase/#liveevents (pay per view)
Livestats: http://www.sidearmstats.com/wingate/football/index.htm
The Series: Mars Hill leads, 13-11
Last meeting: Wingate won last year's contest 56-35 in Mars Hill.

Game Notes: Mars Hill is coming off a 38-28 loss to Catawba. Wingate is coming off a 27-24 victory over Lenoir-Rhyne. Wingate quarterback Cody Haffly threw for five touchdown passes in last year's contest against the Lions. Mars Hill running back Jonas Randolph rushed for 188 yards last week and leads the SAC, averaging 124.9 yards per game. Mars Hill quarterback has thrown for more than 2,000 yards this season, a school record. Wingate's Haffly has thrown for 2,490 yards this season and ranks second in the SAC. The Bulldogs will celebrate Sports Hall of Fame Day against Mars Hill. In addition, Wingate will honor 17 seniors in pre-game festivities. Wingate has won three of the last four contests in the rivalry. Last year, the Bulldogs won a wild 56-35 decision at Mars Hill. In the 2009 contest, the two teams combined for 972 yards of total offense. Wingate accumulated 520 yards, while Mars Hill tallied 452 total yards.

Tusculum (1-4 SAC, 5-4) at Catawba (4-1, 6-2)

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

Radio: WSMG 1450 AM (Greeneville) Brian Stayton (play-by-play), Joe Byrd (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.redzonemedia.com; http://gocatawbaindians.com/webcast.asp
Live stats: http://gocatawbaindians.athleticsite.net/livestats/fb/xlive.htm
The Series: atawba leads, 10-4.
Last meeting: Catawba won 41-27 last year in Greeneville, Tenn.

Game Notes: Tusculum is coming off its first conference victory, beating Brevard 51-35. Catawba beat Mars Hill 38-28. The Indians are currently ranked No. 3 in the NCAA Super Region 2 Poll.Josh Wright ran for over 100 yards for the third time in four weeks for the Indians. Tusculum quarterback Bo Cordell threw for 408 yards and seven touchdowns in last week's win. Tusculum continues boasts the No. 1 passing attack in the country averaging 418.22 yards per game. Catawba will counter with the top pass defense in the conference, allowing just over 200 yards per contest. Eight of the last 10 meetings have been decided by eight points or less. Catawba defensive back Jumal Rolle leads the SAC in fumbles recovered per game (0.38) and passes defended per game (1.38 avg). Earlier this season, Rolle was namd the D2football.com National Defensive Player of the Week.

Newberry (2-3 SAC, 3-5) at Brevard (0-5, 3-6)

Saturday, 2:00 p.m.
Asheville High School Memorial Stadium, Asheville, N.C.

Radio: WKDK 1240 AM (Newberry); Jimmie Coggins (play-by-play), Brice Zimmerman (color analyst). WSQL 1240 AM (Brevard) Dwayne Summers (play-by-play), Damien Luce (color analyst).
Internet Radio: www.wkdk.com; www.redzonemedia.com; www.wsql.com
Livestats: http://bctornados.athleticsite.net/livestats/fb/xlive.htm
The Series: Newberry leads, 4-0.
Last meeting: Newberry won 28-3 last year at Setzler Field.

Game Notes: Brevard is looking for its first conference victory. The Tornados are coming off a 51-35 loss to Tusculum last week. Newberry is coming off a 35-13 loss to Carson-Newman last week. Brevard ranks second in the country (behind Carson-Newman) in rushing yards per game at 299.8 yards per game. The Tornados are led by freshman running back Kelvin Jeter, who has already broke the school's single season rushing record and is poised to eclipse the 1,000-yard mark in this game. Jeter has carried the ball 105 times for 930 yards, an average of 8.9 yards per carry. Newberry wide receiver David Pressley is close to breaking several records as well. Pressley needs just 87 yards to break Tymere Zimmerman's school record for receiving yards in a season and just 109 yards to become the first Newberry player to have 1,000 yards for this season. He has six games of over 100 yards and three games of over 150 yards this season and will be going against a Brevard secondary that allows over 200 passing yards a game.

Lenoir-Rhyne (2-3 SAC, 5-4) at Carson-Newman (4-1, 6-3)

Saturday, 2:00 p.m.
Burke-Tarr Stadium, Jefferson City, Tenn.

Radio: WKVS-FM (Kicks 103.3), in Lenoir, N.C. Davy Crockett (play-by-play), Jack Huss (color analyst), Ju Ju Phillips (sideline reporter). WRJZ-AM 620 (Knoxville) Zeke Beam (play-by-play), Jeremy Ball (Color).
Internet Radio: www.redzonemedia.com; www.cneagles.com
Internet Video: www.cneagles.com
Livestats: www.cneagles.com
The Series: Carson-Newman leads 41-9.
Last meeting: Carson-Newman won 17-13 in Hickory last year.

Game Notes: Lenoir-Rhyne is coming off a 27-24 loss to Wingate last week. Carson-Newman defeated Newberry 35-13. Carson-Newman leads Division II in rushing yards per game at 317.1 yards per game, while Lenoir-Rhyne ranks third in the country at 297.7 yards per game. The Bears lead the South Atlantic Conference in scoring defense (21.3 ppg), total defense (279.3 ppg), rushing defense (75.6 ppg), pass efficiency defense (116.6), opponent first downs (139) and quarterback sacks (33). Carson-Newman has won 31 straight games in the series with the Bears. Lenoir-Rhyne led the Eagles for three quarters in last year's contest.