FOOTBALL 2017 GAME NOTES #16/18 Frostburg vs. Montclair State

Saturday, Oct. 21, 2017 ● 1:00 pm GAME SEVEN Bobcat Stadium ● Frostburg, Md. Live Stats/Video: www.FrostburgSports.com/Live

Frostburg (5-1, 4-1 NJAC) Frostburg Stat Leaders Rushing G Att Net TD YPG Aug. 31 #18 Stevenson W/33-7 Jamaal Morant 6 120 434 5 72.3 Sept. 9 TCNJ * W/49-14 Gavin Lavat 5 31 248 0 49.6 Sept. 16 at Christopher Newport * W/33-30 Sept. 23 at Rowan * W/24-10 Passing G C-A-I Pct. Yds TD Oct. 7 #19 Wesley * L/24-27 (OT) Connor Cox 6 101-157-6 64.3 1,456 14 Oct. 14 at William Paterson * W/59-7 Receiving G Rec Yds TD YPG Oct. 21 Montclair State * # 1:00 pm Russell Neverdon 5 28 407 1 81.4 Oct. 27 at Southern Virginia * 7:00 pm Joe Beckford 6 20 268 2 44.7 Nov. 4 Kean * 1:00 pm Christian DiPaola 6 15 261 4 43.5 Nov. 11 at Salisbury * ! TBA * New Jersey Athletic Conference Opponent Defense G TT SKS TFL Int. ! 19th Annual Regents Cup # Homecoming Frostburg has spent all eight weeks of the season ranked Niles Scott 6 31 6.5-56 11.0-73 - inside the D3football.com Top 25 Poll Josh Scales 6 27 - 2.0-3 - Location: ...... Frostburg, Md. Dante Chinnery 6 26 - 3.0-9 1-0 Setting the Scene Enrollment: ...... 5,500 The 16th-ranked Frostburg State football team returns to Bobcat Stadium for Nickname: ...... Bobcats Homecoming this afternoon when it hosts Montclair State. The Bobcats enter the Colors: ...... Red and Black contest with a 5-1 overall record, a 4-1 NJAC slate and they have won eight of Montclair Stat Leaders Stadium: ...... Bobcat Stadium (2,500) their last nine home games. Rushing G Att Net TD YPG Anthony Travisano 6 110 378 2 63.0 Head Coach: ...... DeLane Fitzgerald Willie Barr 4 30 113 1 28.2 Record at FSU ...... 25-12 / 4 yrs. Fourth-year head coach DeLane Fitzgerald has also led his Bobcats to a win on Homecoming in each of his three seasons at the helm. Career Record: ...... 49-42 / 9 yrs. Passing G C-A-I Pct. Yds TD Sports Information Dir...... Noah Becker Last week, Frostburg rolled to a 59-7 win over William Paterson on WPU’s Home- John Apicella 5 56-113-7 49.6 654 4 Contact: . 301-687-4371 / [email protected] coming. The 59 points are the fourth most in a single game in program history and the 52-point win is the largest since FSU downed Greensboro 60-3 in 1997. Receiving G Rec Yds TD YPG Julanee Prince 6 25 360 3 60.0 Montclair State (3-3, 3-2 NJAC) Montclair enters this afternoon’s matchup at 3-3 overall and 3-2 in the NJAC. The Taj Huggins 5 14 141 0 28.2 Sept. 9 at Salve Regina L/20-26 Red Hawks collected a 21-17 victory over TCNJ two weeks ago and they lost to Kason Campbell 5 9 159 1 31.8 Sept. 16 at Southern Virginia * W/24-0 Salisbury last Saturday 28-10. Sept. 23 Christopher Newport * L/8-16 Defense G TT SKS TFL Int. Last year, Frostburg defeated the Red Hawks 24-16 in New Jersey and the win Mauro Altamura 6 54 2.0-10 - - Sept. 30 Kean * W/18-15 handed FSU its seventh-consecutive win. Shaon Stephenson 6 41 2.5-6 - 3-7 Oct. 7 at TCNJ * W/21-17 Nick Catalano 6 38 3.0-7 0.5-4 - Oct. 14 Salisbury * L/10-28 The game will be broadcast live on the Bobcat Sports Network. You can follow all Oct. 21 at #16/18 Frostburg * 1:00 pm the action by logging onto FrostburgSports.com/live. Oct. 28 Wesley * 1:00 pm Team Comparisons The Series Nov. 4 at Rowan * 1:00 pm FSU Category MSU Today’s matchup between Frostburg and Montclair is the eighth meeting between 176.3 Rushing Offense 90.7 Nov. 11 William Paterson * 1:00 pm the two schools and the Red Hawks lead the all-time series 5-2. * New Jersey Athletic Conference Opponent 268.3 Passing Offense 164.8 Frostburg and Montclair have met the last two years as opponents in the NJAC 444.7 Total Offense 255.5 Location: ...... Montclair, N.J. and the schools have split the two games. Montclair captured a 33-27 win over 37.0 Scoring Offense 16.8 Enrollment: ...... 18,402 Frostburg in 2015, while the Bobcats defeated the Red Hawks, 24-6, in New Nickname: ...... Red Hawks Jersey last fall. 55.2 Rushing Defense 153.7 Colors: ...... Red and White 200.7 Passing Defense 134.5 Stadium: ...... Sprague Field Prior to Frostburg joining the NJAC, FSU and MSU met five times with Frostburg’s 255.8 Total Defense 288.2 only win coming in 2005, 17-14. Head Coach: ...... 43 / 87 (49%) 3rd Down Conv. 30 / 91 (33%) Record at MSU: ...... 237-119-2 / 35 yrs. Montclair opened the series in 1962 with a 20-0 win. 6 / 13 (46%) 4th Down Conv. 3 / 12 (25%) Career Record: ...... 237-119-2 / 35 yrs. Sports Information Dir...... Mike Scala 37 - 356 Penalties - Yards 51 - 451 Contact: . . 973-655-6787 / [email protected] 34:15 Avg. Time of Poss. 29:12

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2017 NJAC Standings Scouting Montclair Montclair State enters this afternoon’s matchup at 3-3 overall and 3-2 in the NJAC after being selected to finish seventh in the league’s Conference Overall preseason poll. W L W L Salisbury 5 0 5 1 All three of MSU’s wins this fall have come in conference against Southern Virginia (24-0), Kean (18-15) and TCNJ (21-17). A week ago, Montclair dropped its Homecoming game to Salisbury, 28-10. Wesley 5 0 5 1 Frostburg State 4 1 5 1 Head coach Rick Giancola is in his 35th season at the helm and he has amassed 237 wins with 162 wins in the league. He currently leads Christopher Newport 3 2 4 2 Division III in wins among active coaches and he has led the Red Hawks to the NCAA Playoffs nine times. Under Giancola, Montclair has Montclair State 3 2 3 3 won or shared the NJAC Title 11 times. Rowan 2 3 3 3 Through six games, the Red Hawks are scoring as many points per game (16.8) as they allow (17.0). They are eighth in the NJAC in total Kean 2 3 2 4 offense (255.5) and seventh in total defense (288.2). Montclair, however, is second in the league in pass defense (134.5) and have allowed The College of NJ 1 4 1 5 just seven passing touchdowns all season. Southern Virginia 0 5 1 5 William Paterson 0 5 0 6 Anthony Travisano leads the team in rushing with 378 yards and two touchdowns as Montclair State has scored just three rushing touch- downs all season. John Apicella took over the quarterback duties three weeks ago and he has thrown for 654 yards with four touchdowns in 2017 D3football.com Top 25 five appearances. Julanee Prince has caught 25 passes for 360 yards and three scores. - Week 7 - On defense, Mauro Altamura is tied for second in the conference with 54 total tackles to go along with 5.5 tackles for loss and two sacks. Shaon Stephenson is second with 41 tackles and leads the team with three interceptions. No. Team Record Pts. Prev. 1 Mary Hardin-Baylor (21) 6-0 621 1 Scouting Frostburg 2 Mount Union (4) 6-0 598 2 After rolling past William Paterson (59-7) last week, the Bobcats return to Bobcat Stadium as they host Montclair State on Homecoming. Fourth-year head coach DeLane Fitzgerald enters the conference matchup with a 25-12 (.675) career record as the coach of the Bobcats, 3 UW-Oshkosh 5-0 577 3 including a 15-2 (.882) mark since 2016. 4 North Central (Ill.) 5-0 552 4 5 Hardin-Simmons 5-1 499 5 Last week, Frostburg (5-1, 4-1 NJAC) scored the most points in a single game since 1997, gashing the Pioneers to the tune of 559 yards 6 St. Thomas 5-1 491 6 of total offense in a 59-7 blowout win. The Bobcats’ stingy defense held William Paterson in check, allowing just 26 yards on 22 plays in the first half. Frostburg scored 45 unanswered points and jumped out to a 38-0 halftime lead. Junior QB Connor Cox was extremely efficient, 7 Linfield 4-1 465 7 completing 17-of-19 passes (89.4%) for 294 yards and four touchdowns. First-year LB Jake Broschart had a breakout performance to lead 8 St. John’s 6-1 438 8 the Bobcats defensively with eight tackles. 9 Delaware Valley 7-0 414 10 10 UW-Platteville 5-1 388 9 Broschart and first-year RB Malcom Facey were named the NJAC Rookies of the Week following the victory. Facey ran for a team-high 72 yards and scored the first touchdown of his Bobcat career. 11 Illinois Wesleyan 6-1 374 11 12 Brockport 6-0 323 13 Frostburg enters today’s game atop the NJAC in total offense (444.7), passing offense (268.3) and rushing defense (55.2). The Bobcats 13 Wittenberg 6-0 315 12 have 14 scoring drives that are two minutes or less this season and have scored nine touchdowns of 20+ yards, while also leading the conference in time of possession (34:15). 14 Wesley 5-1 307 14

15 Washington and Jefferson 6-0 272 15 Senior DL Niles Scott anchors the defensive unit with 31 tackles, 11 tackles for loss and 6.5 sacks. Scott is second in the NJAC in tackles 16 Frostburg State 5-1 247 18 for loss while senior DB Josh Scales is second on the team with 27 tackles. 17 Case Western Reserve 6-0 240 16 Frostburg defeated Christopher Newport 17-6 at last year’s Homecoming game, jumping out to a 17-0 lead and holding a high-powered 18 Berry 7-0 191 19 Captains offense scoreless until the fourth quarter. Cox scored two total touchdowns (one rush, one pass) and senior DL Jordan Procter 19 George Fox 5-1 144 21 tallied five tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss and two sacks for the Bobcats in the Homecoming victory. 20 Wartburg 6-0 138 22 21 Concordia-Moorhead 5-1 119 23 Pulling Rank The Bobcat football team jumped to 16th in the week seven edition of the D3football.com Top 25 Poll and 18th in the AFCA Week Five Top 22 Johns Hopkins 5-1 88 24 25 Poll following its 59-7 win over William Paterson last week. 23 Springfield 7-0 77 25 24 Heidelberg 5-1 38 -- Frostburg has been ranked in both of the major polls all year long, spending the entirety of the season inside the top 20. The Bobcats were 25 DePauw 6-0 31 -- ranked 11th four-straight weeks in the D3football.com Poll until its overtime loss to Wesley dropped the team to 18th. Frostburg ascended to ninth in the AFCA Coaches Poll, its highest ranking in program history, before slipping to 19th last week.

Dropped out: No. 17 Alfred; No. 20 Wabash The Bobcats garnered plenty of national attention leading up to the 2017 season, ranking 15th in the Street & Smith’s Preseason Poll, 16th according to the Lindy’s Poll and 19th in the Yearbook Preseason Poll. Others receiving votes: Wheaton (Ill.) 28; Salisbury FSU was picked to finish second in the NJAC and received two first-place votes. 27; Alfred 23; Millikin 19; UW-Whitewater 16; Trine 11; Albright 9; Cal Lutheran 7; Carthage 7; Wabash 7; Head Coach DeLane Fitzgerald Westminster (Pa.) 6; Whitworth 5; Trinity (Conn.) 5; DeLane Fitzgerald is in his fourth season at the helm of the Frostburg State football program in 2017 and his impact has been immediate. The Bobcats finished 4-6 overall in ‘14, posted a 6-4 mark in 2015 and rolled to an impressive 10-1 overall mark a year ago. FSU capped UW-Stout 4; UW-La Crosse 3; Ursinus 1 the ‘16 season with nine-straight wins, a share of the NJAC Title, the 18th Annual Regents Cup trophy and the Asa S. Bushnell Bowl Game trophy.

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Frostburg hasn’t just improved in the win/loss column, but the team GPA has improved every semester since Fitzgerald became head NEXT UP: coach. Fitzgerald and his staff also see vast improvements in the weight room and around campus and in the town of Frostburg in terms of volunteer hours. Game 8 - Oct. 27 Southern Virginia On the field, the Bobcats posted some of the most impressive numbers last fall.The FSU defense finished ninth nationally in total defense The Fields after holding opponents to just 240.6 yards per game. The Bobcats also led the nation in tackles for loss per game (10.7), and allowed just 7:00 pm 13 points per game, good for the sixth-best scoring defense in Division III. Fitzgerald also placed an emphasis in special teams since the day of his arrival at Frostburg. Following the ‘14 season, the Bobcats Live Stats/Live Video: finished 17th in the nation in blocked kicks (6) and they finished 18th following the ‘15 campaign (6). FSU finished the 2015 season ranked www.athletics.svu.edu 11th in the country in punt returns (15.63) and 15th in kickoff return defense (14.95). Last season, the Bobcats finished first in the NJAC and 12th nationally in blocked kicks. Series: Through six games this fall, the Bobcats are sixth in DIII in rushing defense (55.2), 10th in blocked punts (2) and third in kickoff returns Frostburg leads 3-1 (30.06). The Bobcats are also tied for third in the country in punt return defense (0.00).

2017 American Football Fitzgerald’s Weekly Quotes Coaches Association Top 25 On Homecoming ... - Week Five - Oct. 18 - “Homecoming! Its an exciting week for the players, students and alumni! There should be 5,000 cheering fans packed into Bobcat Stadium at 1:00 pm on Saturday.”

No. Team Record Pts. Prev. “Our players can’t let the distractions of Homecoming week affect their preparation. We must be good every day in meetings and practice 1 Mary Hardin-Baylor (46) 6-0 1294 1 this week, as we play a good football team on Saturday.” 2 Mount Union (5) 6-0 1249 2 On Montclair State ... 3 Wisc.-Oshkosh 5-0 1201 3 “Montclair State is coached by Rick Giancola, the winningest active coach in NCAA D3 football. There is a 100% chance that Coach G and 4 St. Thomas 5-1 1097 5 his staff will have their players ready to play well on Saturday.” 5 Delaware Valley 7-0 1093 6 6 Hardin-Simmons 5-1 1031 8 “Montclair runs a balanced offense led by #16 QB John Apicella, #77 tackle Kevin Merkle, #21 RB Anthony Travisano, and #1 WR Julanee Prince. Prince is the spark plug of their offense; when he is getting the football they are scoring points. 7 St. John’s 6-1 953 9 8 Linfield 4-1 918 10 “Montclair State’s defense is one of the toughest in the NJAC. They are led by #4 LB Josh Betts, #94 DT Chris Palma, #49 LB Mauro 9 Wittenberg 6-0 841 11 Altamura and #6 DB Shaon Stephenson. Montclair St. has been one of the best defenses in the NJAC for last 10 years, this year is no different. They are tough, strong, and run to the football. They are a top 25 defense nationally.” 10 Washington & Jefferson 6-0 746 12

11 Illinois Wesleyan 6-1 741 13 A Win Would ... 12 Wisc.-Platteville 5-1 725 7 - Lift the Bobcats to 261-280-8 overall in 56 seasons 13 Brockport 6-0 671 14 - Land Fitzgerald his 26th victory at the helm of Frostburg - Hand the Bobcats their third win over Montclair in the last four meetings 14 Wesley 5-1 618 16 - Be the fourth-straight Homecoming win for Frostburg 15 North Central 5-1 610 4 - Improve Fitzgerald’s record on Homecoming at FSU to 4-0 16 Case Western Reserve 6-0 482 17 - Be Frostburg’s eighth win in the last nine home games 17 Wartburg 6-0 458 20 - Improve the Bobcats’ home record this season to 3-1 18 Frostburg State 5-1 445 19 Speaking of the NJAC 19 Concordia-Moorhead 5-1 350 21 All 10 NJAC schools are in action this weekend and all five games are on Saturday afternoon. 20 Berry 7-0 318 23 21 Johns Hopkins 5-1 266 22 Saturday, October 21 Southern Virginia at Salisbury – 1:00 pm 22 Springfield 7-0 186 25 Montclair at Frostburg – 1:00 pm 23 Wheaton 5-2 107 NR William Paterson at Christopher Newport – 1:00 pm 24 George Fox 5-1 104 NR Rowan at Wesley – 1:00 pm Kean at TCNJ – 2:00 pm 25 Alfred 5-1 102 NR Oh Captain, My Captain Others receiving votes: DePauw (Ind.), 81; Heidel- A foursome of Frostburg players will serve as team captains for Saturday’s matchup with Montclair: senior offensive linemen Jake berg (Ohio), 50; Wabash (Ind.), 42; Huntingdon (Ala.), Townsend and Christian Walsh, senior defensive back Dante Chinnery and senior defensive tackle Niles Scott. 31; Carthage (Wis.), 26; Salisbury (Md.), 19; Trinity (Conn.), 17; Wisconsin-La Crosse, 16; Albright (Pa.), NJAC Preseason Poll 14; Carnegie Mellon (Pa.), 13; Trine (Ind.), 11; Whit- The NJAC released the 2017 Preseason Coaches Poll in early August and Frostburg State was picked to finish second in the 10-team worth (Wash.), 5; California Lutheran, 4; Plymouth St. league. The Bobcats received two first-place votes after being selected as the league’s dark horse prior to both the 2015 and 2016 (N.H.), 4; Westminster (Pa.), 4; Chapman (Calif.), 3; seasons. Millikin (Ill.), 3; Wisconsin-Whitewater, 2; Framingham St. (Mass.), 1; Hobart (N.Y.), 1; Husson (Maine), 1 Wesley was selected to finish a top the league standings after receiving eight first-place votes. Salisbury sits one spot behind Frostburg in

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third, followed by Rowan.

Kean, the 2017 dark horse selection, is projected fifth. Christopher Newport, Montclair State, Southern irginia,V William Paterson and TCNJ round out the poll, slotted at the six through ten spots.

Frostburg Football History Frostburg is in its 57th year of collegiate football in 2017 and the Bobcats have an overall record of 260-280-8. The Bobcats appeared in the 1993 NCAA Playoffs and have played in eight ECAC Bowl Games. The Bobcats capped their 2016 campaign with a 10-1 overall record that included a lopsided 38-14 win over then 22nd-ranked St. John Fisher in the ECAC’s Asa S. Bushnell Bowl Game. Team Statistics FSU OPP SCORING 222 95 The ‘17 season marks the third year for the Bobcats as a member of the New Jersey Athletic Conference (NJAC). It was an- Points Per Game 37.0 15.8 nounced in March 2014 that Frostburg, along with Christopher Newport, Salisbury and Wesley, would become associate members Points Off Turnovers 34 24 of the NJAC beginning with the 2015 season. Southern Virginia joined the conference a year earlier in 2014. FIRST DOWNS 133 76 Rushing 52 22 The NJAC also contains Rowan, Montclair State, The College of New Jersey (TCNJ), William Paterson and Kean. Passing 70 42 Penalty 11 12 Prior to the NJAC, the Bobcats competed in the from 2011-14 and the Atlantic Central Football Conference for 12 sea- RUSHING YARDAGE 1058 331 sons from 1999-2010, capturing league titles in 1999, 2003 and 2004. Yards gained rushing 1208 611 Yards lost rushing 150 280 Versatility in the Backfield Rushing Attempts 263 167 Frostburg has proven that its backfield isn’t short on talent or depth, as a different player seemingly steps up to pace the team every Average Per Rush 4.0 2.0 week. Average Per Game 176.3 55.2 TDs Rushing 12 1 In wins over Stevenson and TCNJ, junior Grayson Boyce ran the ball 24 times for 159 yards and five touchdowns. He averaged 6.6 PASSING YARDAGE 1610 1204 yards per carry in the two contests and was the NJAC Offensive Player of the Week after running for 122 yards and two TDs against Comp-Att-Int 114-179-6 96-175-3 TCNJ. Average Per Pass 9.0 6.9 Average Per Catch 14.1 12.5 In wins over Christopher Newport and Rowan, junior Jamal Morant stepped up to rush for 197 yards and two touchdowns while Average Per Game 268.3 200.7 adding four receptions for 85 yards. He was named the NJAC Offenisve Player of the Week following CNU as he totaled 191 yards TDs Passing 15 11 in total offense and two scores. TOTAL OFFENSE 2668 1535 Total Plays 442 342 Two weeks ago against nationally-ranked Wesley, sophomore Gavin Lavat averaged over 17 yards per carry after running for 155 Average Per Play 6.0 4.5 yards on nine attempts. In the third quarter, he took a handoff at the Frostburg one and darted for 79 yards, kick starting Frostburg’s Average Per Game 444.7 255.8 rally from a 21-10 deficit. KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 16-481 37-761 PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 19-160 2-0 Last weekend, first-year tailback Malcolm Facey carried the ball nine times for 72 yards and his first career touchdown in the fourth INT RETURNS: #-Yards 3-38 6-41 quarter of Frostburg’s 59-7 dominating win over William Paterson. For his efforts, Facey was named the NJAC Offenisve Rookie of KICK RETURN AVERAGE 30.1 20.6 the Week. PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 8.4 0.0 INT RETURN AVERAGE 12.7 6.8 Preseason All-American FUMBLES-LOST 13-7 12-7 Bobcat senior defensive tackle Niles Scott has racked up the preseason awards heading into his final season in a Bobcat uniform. PENALTIES-Yards 37-356 41-381 Scott received preseason All-American honors from D3football.com, HERO Sports, Street & Smith’s and Lindy’s Sports. He capped Average Per Game 59.3 63.5 his junior campaign ranked 47th in the country in TFLs (1.6) and 49th in sacks (0.82). PUNTS-Yards 14-458 40-1322 Average Per Punt 32.7 33.0 Through six games this season, Scott is 21st in the nation in tackles for loss (1.8) and 17th in the country in sacks (1.08). Net punt average 31.3 28.0 KICKOFFS-Yards 41-2335 21-1185 Scott currently leads the Bobcats with 31 total tackles, 11.0 tackles for loss, 6.5 sacks and a blocked kick. Average Per Kick 57.0 56.4 Net kick average 36.6 30.0 On the Defensive TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 34:15 25:45 Over the last eight games, dating back to last season, Frostburg has held its opponents to 393 rushing yards on 236 carries, a 1.66 3RD-DOWN Conversions 43/87 19/76 yard per carry average. The Bobcats have held four of their last eight opponents to negative rushing yardage. 3rd-Down Pct 49% 25% 4TH-DOWN Conversions 6/13 1/10 This fall, Frostburg has allowed 331 rushing yards and just one touchdown through six games. The Bobcats pace the NJAC and 4th-Down Pct 46% 10% are ranked sixth in the nation by allowing just 55.2 yards per game. SACKS BY-Yards 20-162 12-88 MISC YARDS 0 -15 Opponent No. Yards TD YPC Montclair State 29 -8 0 -3.6 TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 29 12 Salisbury 41 153 1 3.7 FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 7-13 4-5 St. John Fisher 27 -26 1 -1.0 ON-SIDE KICKS 0-0 0-0 Stevenson 19 -30 0 -0.6 RED-ZONE SCORES (26-34) 76% (10-13) 77% TCNJ 33 71 1 0.4 RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS (19-34) 56% (7-13) 54% Christopher Newport 24 -8 0 -0.3 PAT-ATTEMPTS (27-29) 93% (11-11) 100% Rowan 26 46 0 1.7 ATTENDANCE 7100 6200 Wesley 37 195 0 5.2 Games/Avg Per Game 3/2367 3/2067 William Paterson 28 57 0 2.0 Totals 264 450 3 1.70

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NO. NAME POS. YR. HT. WT. HOMETOWN/HIGH SCHOOL 2 Russell Neverdon WR Sr. 5-9 180 Baltimore, Md. / Calvert Hall 3 Connor Cox QB Jr. 6-1 185 Davidsonville, Md. / South River 4 Joe Beckford WR Sr. 6-0 180 Indian Head, Md. / Lackey 5 Graylin Walker LB So. 5-10 190 Waldorf, Md. / North Point 6 Aaron Gibson LB Sr. 5-9 180 Waldorf, Md. / North Point 7 Vincent Persichetti DB So. 5-10 180 Pittsburgh, Pa. / Baldwin 8 Nick Lopez DB Sr. 6-0 195 Martinsburg, W.Va. / Martinsburg 9 Josh Washington DB Sr. 5-11 180 Upper Marlboro, Md. / Largo 9 Desmond Colby QB Fy. 6-1 210 Silver Spring, Md. /Blair 11 Malik Morris WR So. 5-10 180 Carney, Md. / Dunbar 12 Jeremy Harrison K/P Fy. 5-10 175 Olney, Md. / Sherwood 13 Sergio Andino WR Jr. 6-0 195 Pasadena, Md. / Northeast 14 Gavin Lavat RB So. 6-0 200 Edgewater, Md. / Dematha Catholic 15 Shalen Moore DB So. 5-10 180 Bel Air, Md. / C. Milton Wright 16 Lincoln Ikwubuo WR Fy. 5-11 170 Hagerstown, Md./South Hagerstown 17 Boakum Vital DL Jr. 6-0 245 Waldorf, Md. / St. Mary’s Ryken 18 T.J. Peer QB Fy. 6-0 205 Hagerstown, Md. / South Hagerstown 19 Kavon Wade DB So. 6-0 190 Hyattsville, Md. / Bladensburg 19 Maurice Peterson DB Fy. 6-0 160 Laurel, Md. / Laurel 20 Chad Gleason RB Fy. 5-8 180 Walkersville, Md. / Walkersville 21 Allen McKelton DB So. 5-10 190 Chesapeake Beach, Md. / Huntingtown 22 Monte Jones LB So. 5-10 190 Annapolis, Md. / St. Mary’s 23 Maurice Fisher WR Sr. 5-7 165 Upper Marlboro, Md. / Potomac 24 Jamaal Morant RB Jr. 5-8 205 Baltimore, Md. / Milford Mill 25 Dante Chinnery DB Sr. 5-11 185 Ashburn, Va. / Broad Run (Va.) 26 Michael Bell DB So. 6-0 180 Baltimore, Md. / St. Frances Academy 27 Josh Scales DB Jr. 6-1 195 Bowie, Md. / Bowie 28 Jordan Brown RB Sr. 5-11 180 Delmar, Md. / Delmar 29 Aizsha Horne RB Fy. 5-9 185 Washington, D.C. /Mckinley Tech 30 Shawn Magginson LB Sr. 6-0 205 Randallstown, Md. / New Town 31 Stacey Watts DB Fy. 5-8 175 Upper Marlboro, Md. / Bishop O’Connell 32 Jerry Page RB Fy. 5-10 185 Amherst, Va. / Amherst 33 Niles Scott DL Sr. 6-3 295 Elkton, Md. / Elkton 34 Malcolm Facey RB Fy. 5-9 200 Randallstown, Md. / Western Tech 35 Gordon Rowe DL Sr. 6-0 230 Waldorf, Md. / North Point 35 Nate Forte FB Fy. 5-11 230 Westminster, Md. / North Point 36 Raheem Ramsey FB Sr. 5-11 250 Salisbury, Md. / Wicomico 37 Charles Davis DB Fy. 6-0 165 Essex, Md. / Kenwood 38 Pacom Tsague DL Sr. 5-11 225 Germantown, Md. / Seneca Valley 39 Anthony Taylor DB Sr. 6-0 180 Takoma Park, Md. / Montgomery Blair 41 Avery Thurman DB Fy. 5-9 175 Owings, Mills, Md. / Dunbar

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NO. NAME POS. YR. HT. WT. HOMETOWN/HIGH SCHOOL 42 Luke Ruffo TE Fy. 6-2 215 Denton, Md. / North Caroline 43 Graham Broschart LB Sr. 5-11 200 Fulton, Md. / Atholton 44 Daniel Bittinger FB Fy. 5-10 205 Barton, Md. / Mountain Ridge 45 Wayne Palmer LB So. 5-10 180 Upper Marlboro, Md. / Wise 46 Jake Broschart LB Fy. 5-11 190 Fulton, Md. / Atholton 47 Grayson Boyce RB Jr. 6-2 240 Poquoson, Va. / Poquoson 48 Kupone James WR Fy. 6-0 170 Baltimore, Md. / Mount St. Joseph’s 49 Hassan Mostafa K/P Sr. 6-0 200 Columbia, Md. / Oakland Mills 50 Bobby Fink K/P Fy. 5-10 190 Smithsburg, Md. / Smithsburg 51 Matt Meier LB So. 6-0 220 Ashburn, Va. / Broad Run 52 Randy Little LB Jr. 5-10 180 Patterson, Md. / Baltimore 52 Kevin Lynott OL Fy. 5-10 220 Myersville, Md. / Middletown 53 Ryan Landis LS So. 5-9 185 Berlin, Pa. / Berlin 54 Paul Kumpar DL So. 6-2 215 Westminster, Md. / North Carroll 55 Jordan Procter DL Sr. 6-2 225 Purceville, Va. / Loudon Valley 56 Jovan Alexander LB Sr. 5-11 210 Stafford, Va. / Brooke Point 57 Gene Robinson OL Fy. 6-3 275 Abingdon, Md. / Edgewood 57 Navar Solis DL Fy. 6-1 225 Denton, Md. / North Caroline 58 Erik Willis LB Fy. 5-9 215 Keyser, W. Va. / Keyser 59 Zach Strand DL Fy. 5-11 220 Easton, Md. / Easton 60 Anthony Monianci OL Fy. 6-3 285 Baltimore, Md. / Dunbar 61 Eli Mitchell OL Jr. 5-9 265 Culpepper, Va. / Eastern View 62 Melvin Kiah OL Fy. 5-11 300 Baltimore, Md. / Dunbar 63 Jordan Lyles OL Sr. 6-4 315 Centerville, Md. / Queen Anne’s County 64 O’Shane McCall OL Jr. 5-11 290 Upper Marlboro, Md. / Wise 65 Antwan Brown OL Fy. 6-3 310 Parkville, Md. / Archbishop Curley 66 Anthony Cunha OL Fy. 6-2 270 Frederick, Md. / Oakdale 67 Jake Townsend OL Sr. 6-5 275 East New Market, Md. / Cambridge-South Dorchester 68 Braden Buegel OL Fy. 6-3 280 Elkton, Md. / North East 69 Riley Hartman OL Jr. 6-4 270 Leesburg, Va. / Tuscarora 70 Jason Money OL So. 6-3 275 Mount Airy, Md. / South Caroll 71 Joey Powell OL Jr. 6-1 265 Abingdon, Md. / Edgewood 72 Garrett Kapinos OL Fy. 6-4 280 Pylesville, Md. / North Harford 73 Adam Beasley OL So. 6-2 275 Annapolis, Md. / Broadneck 74 Christian Walsh OL Sr. 6-4 280 Magnolia, N.J. / Sterling 75 Andrew Griffith OL Fy. 6-4 280 Easton, Md. / Easton 75 Travis Dodson DL So. 5-11 225 Hagerstown, Md. / South Hagerstown 76 Collin Runholt OL Fy. 6-3 250 Leesburg, Va. / Tuscarora 77 Jaylen Williams OL Fy. 6-4 250 Takoma Park, Md. / High Point 78 George Robinson OL So. 6-3 290 Hagerstown, Md. / South Hagerstown 79 Wade Olson OL So. 6-1 270 Fredericksburg, VA. / James Monroe 80 Noah Teeter TE Jr. 6-3 215 Hancock, Md. / Hancock 82 Vincent Fields WR Jr. 5-9 175 Parkville, Md. / Perry Hall

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NO. NAME POS. YR. HT. WT. HOMETOWN/HIGH SCHOOL 84 Chandler Breeden TE Fy. 6-4 240 Manchester, Md. / Manchester 85 Jordan Carter WR So. 6-1 155 Crofton, Md. / South River 86 Tarell Poe WR Fy. 6-0 170 Lynchburg, Va. / Brookeville 87 Christian DiPaola TE Jr. 6-3 240 Jarrettsville, Md. / Harford CC 88 Aaron Curtis WR/P Fy. 6-2 180 Clements, Md. / Chopticon 89 Darin Gardner WR Fy. 6-2 180 White Plains, Md. / Pomfret School 90 Dylan Novak DL Sr. 5-11 220 Great Falls, Va. / Langley 91 Jon Milstreed DL So. 6-2 240 Westminster, Md. / Francis Scott Key 92 Trevor Booker DL Fy. 6-2 210 Madison Heights, Va. / Amherst 93 David Robinson DL Fy. 6-0 200 Somerset, N.J. / Immaculata 94 Jordan Williams DL So. 6-1 240 Columbia, Md. / Long Reach 95 Jace Denham DL So. 6-2 270 Smithsburg, Md. / Middletown 96 Erik Davenport DL Fy. 6-3 285 Ashburn, Va. / Broad Run 97 Walter Riley DL So. 6-3 245 Rohrersville, Md. / Boonsboro 98 J.R. Coates DL Fy. 6-5 315 Leesburg, Va. / Tuscarora 99 Michael Poorbaugh DL So. 6-1 285 Bel Air, Md. / C. Milton Wright Jaylen Bolden WR Fy. 6-3 190 Owings Mills, Md. / New Town Chase Bradley WR Fy. 6-2 190 Randallstown, Md. / New Town Carey Brown WR Fy. 6-3 170 Rockville, Md. / Wheaton Xavier Campbell DB Fy. 5-11 185 Ijamsville, Md. / Urbana Isaiah Coles DB Fy. 6-0 180 Bedford, Va. / Liberty Joe Devine DL Fy. 6-3 220 Middletown, Md. / Middletown Andrew Frassenei K/P Fy. 6-1 220 Woodstown, N.J. / Woodstown Deontae Hargrove DB Fy. 6-4 210 Falls Church, Va. / Falls Church Taj Poindexter DB Fy. 5-10 175 Midlothian, Va. / Manchester Brady Riddell QB Fy. 6-3 220 Waynesboro, Pa. / Waynesboro Jay Smith WR So. 6-0 180 White Plains, Md. / South River Ben Trammel DL Fy. 6-3 210 Ijamsville, Md. / Urbana Ashton Walker LB Fy. 5-10 220 Clinton, Md. / Surrattsville James Venerable DB So. 5-11 190 Glen Burnie, Md. / Old Mill

Head Coach: DeLane Fitzgerald (Fourth Season)

Assistant Coaches: Tye Hiatt (OC/QB), John Kelling (DC/LB) Peter Mayer (ST/DB), John Candelas (T/TE) Angelo Luvara (OL), Josh Wade (DE) Kenny Emmons (WR), J.R. Lowery (DT) Tim Arnold (RB), Dassin Blackwell (S) Alex Baldwin (Off. Asst.)

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FROSTBURG STATE DEPTH CHART OFFENSE DEFENSE LT DE 67 Jake Townsend Sr. 6-5 275 55 Jordan Procter Sr. 6-2 225 70 Jason Money So. 6-3 275 54 Paul Kumpar So. 6-2 215

LG NG 74 Christian Walsh Sr. 6-4 280 91 Jon Milstreed So. 6-2 240 63 Jordan Lyles Sr. 6-4 315 97 Walter Riley So. 6-3 245

C DT 64 O’Shane McCall Jr. 5-11 290 33 Niles Scott Sr. 6-3 295 79 Wade Olson So. 6-1 270 17 Boakum Vital Jr. 6-0 245

RG DE 71 Joey Powell Jr. 6-1 265 38 Pacom Tsague Sr. 5-11 225 78 George Robinson So. 6-3 290 59 Zach Strand Fy. 5-11 220

RT LB 69 Riley Hartman Jr. 6-4 270 6 Aaron Gibson Sr. 5-8 180 57 Gene Robinson Fy. 6-3 275 43 Graham Broschart Sr. 5-11 200

TE LB 87 Christian Dipaola Jr. 6-3 240 51 Matt Meier So. 6-0 220 80 Noah Teeter Jr. 6-3 215 30 Shawn Magginson Sr. 6-0 205

WR LB 2 Russell Neverdon Sr. 5-9 180 5 Graylin Walker So. 5-10 190 13 Sergio Andino Jr. 6-0 195 22 Monte Jones So. 5-10 190

WR DB 4 Joe Beckford Sr. 6-0 180 9 Josh Washington Sr. 5-11 180 11 Malik Morris So. 5-10 180 39 Anthony Taylor Sr. 6-0 180

FB DB 36 Raheem Ramsey Sr. 5-11 250 25 Dante Chinnery Sr. 5-11 185 44 Daniel Bittinger Fy. 5-10 205 8 Nick Lopez Sr. 6-0 180

RB DB 24 Jamaal Morant Jr. 5-8 205 27 Josh Scales Sr. 6-1 195 14 Gavin Lavat So. 6-0 200 21 Allen McKelton So. 5-10 190

QB DB 3 Connor Cox Jr. 6-1 185 7 Vincent Persichetti So. 5-10 180 18 TJ Peer Fy. 6-0 205 39 Anthony Taylor Sr. 6-0 180

FROSTBURG STATE SPECIALISTS PK KR 49 Hassan Mostafa Sr. 6-0 200 2 Russell Neverdon Sr. 5-9 180 12 Jeremy Harrison Fy. 5-10 175 9 Josh Washington Sr. 5-11 180

P PR 25 Dante Chinnery Sr. 5-11 185 2 Russell Neverdon Sr. 5-9 180 49 Hassan Mostafa Sr. 6-0 200 13 Sergio Andino Jr. 6-0 195

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2017 FROSTBURG STATE COMPOSITE STARTING LINEUPS OFFENSIVE Opponent WR WR LT LG C RG RT TE RB FB QB Stevenson R. Neverdon J. Beckford J. Townsend C. Walsh O. McCall J. Powell R. Hartman C. DiPaola G. Boyce R. Ramsey C. Cox TCNJ R. Neverdon J. Beckford J. Townsend C. Walsh O. McCall J. Powell R. Hartman C. DiPaola G. Boyce R. Ramsey C. Cox Chris. Newport R. Neverdon J. Beckford J. Townsend C. Walsh O. McCall J. Powell R. Hartman C. DiPaola J. Morant R. Ramsey C. Cox Rowan R. Neverdon J. Beckford J. Townsend C. Walsh O. McCall J. Powell R. Hartman C. DiPaola J. Morant R. Ramsey C. Cox Wesley R. Neverdon J. Beckford J. Townsend C. Walsh O. McCall J. Powell R. Hartman C. DiPaola J. Morant R. Ramsey C. Cox William Paterson M. Morris J. Beckford J. Townsend C. Walsh O. McCall J. Powell R. Hartman C. DiPaola J. Morant R. Ramsey C. Cox Montclair Southern Virginia Kean Salisbury

DEFENSIVE Opponent DE NG DT DE LB LB LB CB CB S S Stevenson J. Procter J. Milstreed N. Scott P. Tsague A. Gibson M. Meier G. Walker V. Persichetti J. Scales D. Chinnery J. Washington TCNJ J. Procter J. Milstreed N. Scott P. Tsague A. Gibson M. Meier G. Walker A. Taylor J. Scales D. Chinnery J. Washington Chris. Newport J. Procter J. Milstreed N. Scott P. Tsague A. Gibson M. Meier G. Walker V. Persichetti J. Scales D. Chinnery J. Washington Rowan J. Procter J. Milstreed N. Scott P. Tsague A. Gibson M. Meier G. Walker V. Persichetti J. Scales D. Chinnery J. Washington Wesley J. Procter J. Milstreed N. Scott P. Tsague A. Gibson M. Meier G. Walker V. Persichetti J. Scales D. Chinnery J. Washington William Paterson P. Kumpar J. Milstreed N. Scott Z. Strand A. Gibson S. Magginson M. Jones V. Persichetti J. Scales D. Chinnery J. Washington Montclair Southern Virginia Kean Salisbury

Career starts for players returning for 2017 season RB FB Jordan Brown 15 WR QB WR Russell Neverdon Connor Cox 10 21 LT LG C RG RT TE Jake Townsend Christian Walsh O’Shane McCall 27 28 11

DE DT NG DE Jordan Procter Niles Scott 21 27

LB LB LB Graham Broschart CB 20 CB Vincent Persichetti Josh Washington 10 21 S S Joshua Scales 22

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