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South Atlantic Conference

Football Game Day Central, October 30, 2010

October 29, 2010

South Atlantic Conference football game central for games on Saturday, October 30.

Brevard (0-4 SAC, 3-5) at Tusculum (0-4, 4-4)

Saturday, 1:30 p.m.
Pioneer Field, Greeneville, Tenn.

Radio: WSMG 1450 AM (Greeneville) Brian Stayton (play-by-play), Joe Byrd (color analyst); WSQL 1240 AM (Brevard) Dwayne Summers (play-by-play), Damien Luce (color analyst)
Internet Radio: www.redzonemedia.com; www.wsql.com
Livestats: http://tusculumpioneers.athleticsite.net/livestats/fb/xlive.htm
The Series: Tusculum leads, 4-2
Last meeting: Brevard won 27-24 in overtime last year in Brevard.

Game Notes: This is a matchup of the two teams searching for their first conference win of the season. Tusculum's last five contests being decided by seven points or less, including last week's 34-31 SAC loss at Lenoir-Rhyne. Brevard went 3-1 during its non-conference slate with its only loss coming to NCAA FCS Gardner-Webb. But like Tusculum, the Tornados have gone winless in SAC play, including a 44-37 loss to Wingate in Asheville last Saturday. Tusculum boasts the No. 1 passing attack in the country averaging 419.5 yards per game. Brevard will counter with a potent rushing game that churns out 299.9 yards per contest (3rd in SAC/4th in NCAA II). Brevard's Neville Bryce set single game Brevard records in rushing yards (224), carries (35) and rushing touchdowns (4) last week against Wingate. Freshman Kelvin Jeter set the BC single season rushing record last week and is currently third in the SAC and 27th in the NCAA, averaging 103.1 yards per game. The Pioneers are ranked No. 1 in the nation in pass offense (419.5 ypg), led by Harlon Hill Trophy candidate Bo Cordell, who leads the nation in passing (417.5 ypg), total offense (412.75 ypg) and completions per game (36.13 cpg) for NCAA, all divisions (FBS, FCS, II, III). Deonte' Gist is tops in the SAC in receptions per game (9.00 rpg), while Kicker Gareth Rowlands leads the league in scoring (9.0 ppg), kick scoring (9.0 ppg), field goals (1.75 avg), field goal percentage (.778) and PAT kicking percentage (30-30, 1.00).



Catawba (3-1 SAC, 5-2) at Mars Hill (3-1, 5-3)

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

Radio: WSAT 1280 AM (Salisbury). Buddy Poole (play-by-play), Dan Hogue (color analyst), Lance Poole (sideline reporter), Glenn Taylor (sideline reporter); Lion Sports Network. Cam Dowdle (play-by-play), Josh Pick (color analyst)
Internet radio: http://gocatawbaindians.com/webcast.asp; www.pennatlantic.com
Internet video: www.pennatlantic.com
Live stats: http://mhclions.athleticsite.net/livestats/fb/xlive.htm
The Series: Catawba leads, 27-21.
Last meeting: Mars Hill got 232 yards from Jonas Randolph, with a pair of first-half touchdowns in a driving rainstorm, and held on to upset 13th-ranked Catawba, 14-12 last year in Mars Hill.

Game Notes: Catawba rallied from a 17-7 first-quarter deficit to claim a 28-25 win over host Newberry last week. Patrick Dennis threw for a career-high 384 yards and three scores. Jumal Rolle had two forced fumbles and an interception and was named the SAC's Defensive Player of the Week. Gerron Bryant had a career-high 195 yards receiving. Mars Hill is coming off a 34-27 loss to Carson-Newman on a Thursday night game. Jonas Randolph broke the Mars Hill career rushing record with a 27 yard gallop late in the first quarter. Randolph finished the game with 30 carries for 191 yards, with 140 of those yards coming in the first half. The Daleville, Ala., native now has 3,007 yards, surpassing Travis McFadden's (1999-2003) 2,859 career rushing yards. Randolph leads the SAC with 117 yards per gameFrankie Waters had three catches for 99 yards and one touchdown. P.J. Gore recorded four catches for 58 yards and one touchdown. Marzarius Samon posted a game-high 16 tackles for Mars Hill, including two tackles for loss and one sack.




Lenoir-Rhyne (2-2 SAC, 5-3) at Wingate (3-1, 5-2)

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

Radio: WKVS-FM (Kicks 103.3), in Lenoir, N.C. Davy Crockett (play-by-play), Jack Huss (color analyst), Ju Ju Phillips (sideline reporter).
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)
Livestats: http://www.sidearmstats.com/wingate/football/index.htm
The Series: Lenoir-Rhyne leads, 15-9.
Last meeting: Wingate won last year by a 50-49 score on October 10, 2009, in Hickory, N.C., after rallying from deficits of 28-7, 42-21, and 49-32.

Game Notes: Brevard The Lenoir-Rhyne Bears are riding a two-game winning streak. Wingate has won three in a row. Lenoir-Rhyne defeated Tusculum last week, 34-31, while Wingate beat Brevard, 44-37. Lenoir-Rhyne continues to rank first in NCAA Division II in rushing at 306.2 yards per game. The Bears lead the South Atlantic Conference in total defense (272.0 ypg), rushing defense (80.2 ypg), scoring defense (20.2 ppg), quarterback sacks (27) and time of possession (33:57). Junior placekicker Colin Corpe is this week's SAC Special Teams Player Of The Week after hitting all four field goal attempts (tying his own school record) in last Saturday's 34-31 win over Tusculum. Wingate redshirt junior quarterback Cody Haffly completed 23-of-32 passes for 379 yards and a career-high (tying) five touchdowns and was named the SAC Offensive Player of the Week. Perry Floyd ranks second nationally in all-purpose yards. Last week, he had seven catches for 112 yards and a touchdown, two punt returns for 81 yards and a 28-yard kickoff return. Wingate averages 423.9 yards of total offense per outing while Haffly is second in the league in passing (323.7 ypg) and Floyd leads the SAC in punt return average (16.1 ypr) and all-purpose yards (191.6 ypg).


(3-1 SAC, 3-2) at Newberry (2-2, 3-4)

Saturday, 4 p.m.
Setzler Field, Newberry, S.C.

Radio: WRJZ-AM 620 (Knoxville) Zeke Beam (play-by-play), Jeremy Ball (color analyst). WKDK 1240 AM (Newberry); Jimmie Coggins (play-by-play), Brice Zimmerman (color analyst).
Internet Radio: www.cneagles.com; www.wkdk.com; www.redzonemedia.com
Livestats: http://gocatawbaindians.athleticsite.net/livestats/fb/xlive.htm
Internet Video: http://newberrywolves.com/article.asp?articleID=5277
Livestats: http://newberry.athleticsite.net/live/fb/xlive.htm
The Series: Carson-Newman leads 27-17.
Last meeting: Last year, the teams combined for a SAC record 16 fumbles and C-N's Carlos Lopez made a last-minute field goal in the pouring rain to seal a 23-20 Carson-Newman victory.
Game Notes: The Eagles are one of four teams in a deadlock for first place in the SAC at 3-1 entering the week, along with Catawba, Mars Hill and Wingate. Carson-Newman is second in the conference and third in the nation in rushing offense at just over 300 yards per game on the ground. Nate Inman is second in the conference and is 16th nationally with 115.75 rushing yards per game, while Brandon Baker is 6th in the league and 49th nationally with 80.25 yards per game on the ground. Punter Chris Jones is second in the SAC and 9th nationally in punting at 43.15 yards per boot. The Eagles plus-9 turnover margin this season leads the SAC and ranks in the top 20 in the nation. Newberry safety Ron Parker, a preseason All-American selection and the reigning SAC Defensive Player of the Year, has recorded 51 tackles, four interceptions and three fumble recoveries. Newberry redshirt freshman quarterback Parker Hite is expected to earn his first start in place of the injured Bryan Ehrlich.