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SHORTER HAWKS GAME NOTES Game 2 Thursday, Sept. 12, 2013 MARS HILL (0-1) at SHORTER (0-1) 7:30 p.m. • Historic Barron Stadium Field • Rome, Ga. Shorter University About Today’s Game Hawks • Tonight’s game marks the first-ever HAWKS ON THE AIR Head Coach......................................................... Phil Jones game between the Shorter Hawks, Career Record at Shorter............................ 49-36 (9 years) Radio............................................ WATG 95.7-FM a member of the Gulf South Confer- Internet Webcast............. www.theridge957.com Team Nickname....................................................... .Hawks Play-by-Play............................................. Jim Bojo Affiliation...................................................NCAA Division II ence, and the Mars Hill Lions of the Color Analyst..................................Randy Bowen Conference.........................................................Gulf South South Atlantic Conference. ------------ 2013 Record........................................ 0-1 Overall; 0-0 GSC TV..................................... GSC-TV (CSS & ESPN3) Base Offense............................................................Option Play-by-Play....................................... Don Russell Base Defense..............................................................4-2-5 • The Hawks enter the game having Color Analyst.................................. Rick Rhoades Sideline................................................ AA Moore 2013 SCHEDULE dropped a 23-15 non-conference Date Opponent Location Time/Score decision last Saturday in Charleston, 9/7 at Charleston Southern Charleston, S.C. L 23-15 S.C., to NCAA Division I FCS foe Charleston Southern. Senior fullback Brad- 9/12 Mars Hill# Rome, Ga. 7:30 p.m. ley Moon led the Hawks rushing for 123 yards while junior quarterback Eric 9/21 at Valdosta State* Valdosta, Ga. 7 p.m. Dodson threw for 92 yards and a touchdown. The Lions kicked off the season 9/28 West Georgia*% Rome, Ga. 1:30 p.m. 10/5 North Alabama* Rome, Ga. 1:30 p.m. falling to Gulf South Conference member West Georgia last week after lead- 10/12 Carson-Newman^ Rome, Ga. 1:30 p.m. ing at the half. 10/19 Florida Tech* Melbourne, Fla. 2 p.m. 10/24 Delta State*# Rome, Ga. 7:30 p.m. • The game is being televised live as the GSC-TV Game of the Week, with 11/2 Clark-Atlanta Atlanta, Ga. 6 p.m. Don Russell doing the play-by-play, Rick Rhoades providing the color and AA 11/9 West Alabama* Livingston, Ala. 7 p.m. Moore reporting from the sidelines. The broadcast is the first of two GSV-TV 11/14 Point LaGrange, Ga. 7 p.m. 11/23 NCCAA Victory Bowl Rome, Ga. TBA games Shorter is hosting at Barron Stadium. The Hawks return to the air on All times Eastern and subject to change Oct. 24 when they face off against GSC contender Delta State at 7:30 p.m. * Gulf South Conference game This is the first time Shorter has had two home games televised. Barron # GSC-TV Game of the Week % Homecoming Stadium will also be in the TV spotlight in December when the NAIA National ^ Alumni Weekend Championship is held and aired by CBS Sports. Mars Hill • As part of tonight’s game there will be the release of balloons as part of Lions Shorter’s Childhood Cancer Awareness initiative; a moment of silence to -re Head Coach....................................................... Tim Clifton member the events 9/11; special mention of Midway Primary School’s perfect Alma Mater............................................................. Mercer attendance; and recognition of Shorter’s School of Fine and Performing Arts. Career Record at Mars Hill..........................................112-98 Team Nickname...........................................................Lions Affiliation................................................... NCAA Division II Spotlight on the Hawks Conference....................................................South Atlantic • SENIOR CB AUSTIN INGRAM MOON: Since coming to 2013 Record......................................... 0-1 Overall; 0-0 SAC Shorter after a stellar career at East Coweta High, Ingram 2013 SCHEDULE has become a mainstay for the Hawks’ defense for the Date Opponent Location Time/Score past three season. Last fall, Ingram showed his versatility 9/7 West Georgia Mars Hill, N.C. L 31-21 recording 16 solo tackles and 11 assists, deflecting three 9/12 Shorter Rome, Ga. 7:30 p.m. passes and breaking up three, had a quarterback hurry 9/21 Western Carolina Cullowhee, N.C. 3:30 p.m. and recovered a fumble. INGRAM 9/28 Newberry Newberry, S.C. 6 p.m. 10/5 Carson-Newman Mars Hill, N.C. 1:30 p.m. • SENIOR SB RODERICK JONES: One of five fifth-year- se 10/12 Brevard Brevard, N.C. 1 p.m. niors on the Hawks’ roster, Jones turned in his best season 10/19 North Greenville Mars Hill, N.C. 1p.m. 10/26 Lenoir-Rhyne Mars Hill, N.C. 1 p.m. ever at Shorter in 2012 producing big play efforts when he 11/2 Catawba Salisbury, N.C. 1:30 p.m. averaged a solid 8.1 yards a carry, rushed for 252 yards on 11/9 Wingate Mars Hill, N.C. 1 p.m. 31 carries and scored a touchdown and caught two passes 11/16 Tusculum Greeneville, Tenn. 1:30 p.m. for 13 yards. JONES 2013 SHORTER HAWKS GAME NOTES Page 2 Quick Facts Hawks’ History Timeline GENERAL • May 19, 2004: Shorter president Dr. Ed Schrader announces that football School Name.......................................... Shorter University will be added as an intercollegiate sport. Location....................................................... Rome, Georgia • July 16, 2004: Phil Jones is named Shorter’s first head football coach. Founded ..................................................................... 1873 August 3, 2004: The NAIA-affiliated Mid-South Conference accepts Shorter Enrollment ................................................................ 2,900 • Nickname.................................................................. Hawks as a new member. School Colors.................................... Royal Blue and White • August 9, 2005: Head coach Phil Jones welcomes 125 players as they begin Affiliation............................... NCAA Division II (Provisional) Shorter’s first-ever preseason practices to prepare for the inaugural season. Conference........................................................ Gulf South • September 10, 2005: History is made at Barron Stadium when the Hawks Home Field / Capacity....... Historic Barron Stadium / 5,300 play their inaugural game hosting Webber International, coming up short in a Surface................................................................. Synthetic 16-9 decision. President.............................................. Dr. Donald Dowless • September 24, 2005: The Hawks break into the win column for the first Director of Athletics........................................ Bill Peterson time with a 52-20 victory over Lambuth. Alma Mater.................................... Florida State University • September 2, 2006: A 39-7 win over Brevard gives the Hawks their first Athletics Phone.......................................... (706) 233-7347 season-opening win and sets the stage for what becomes Shorter’s first-ever Athletics Fax............................................... (706) 233-7575 winning season as the team posts a 7-4 overall record and a 4-1 mark in the HEAD COACH Mid-South Conference. Head Coach..........................................................Phil Jones • November 15, 2008: After fighting off conferene foe Bethel 7-0, the Hawks Alma Mater....................................Mercer University, 1968 clinch the Mid-South West Division championship, their first-ever title, secure Record at Shorter..........................................49-35 (8 years) their first NAIA National Playoff berth and finish the season with a record- Collegiate Record..........................................49-35 (8 years) setting 9-3 record. Office Phone................................................(706) 233-7209 • December 17, 2009: Fresh from closing out his career as Shorter’s all-time Email....................................................pjones@shorter.edu leading rusher. fullback A.J. Cooley becomes the Hawks’ first-ever AFCA NAIA All-American. ASSISTANT COACHES September 2, 2010: The Hawks make an appearance in the Georgia Dome in Tim Mathis.........Asst. Head Coach / Offensive Coordinator • Atlanta in Georgia State’s inaugural game in front of more than 30,000 fans. Nathan Burton.....Defensive Coordinator / Defensive Backs Paul Pitts...........Recruiting & Video Coord. / Offensive Line • May 11, 2011: Shorter president Dr. Harold Newman and Athletic Director Shawn Turner........Academic Coordinator / Wide Receivers Bill Peterson announce that the university would submit an application to Zackry Smith..........Equipment Coodinator / Defensive Line become an NCAA Division II member. Garrett Hochstetler.............Dir. of Ops / Inside Linebackers • July 11, 2011: The NCAA accepts Shorter’s application to become an NCAA Daniel Hazard.........................................Graduate Assistant Division II program - playing in the Gulf South Conference - and begin a three- Jamey Rice..............................................Graduate Assistant year transition process. Collin Wooddy........................................Graduate Assistant • November 12, 2011: The Hawks play their final game as an NAIA program Russell Norton........................................Graduate Assistant in the Mid-South Conference falling to Bethel in the season finale, but still Blake DeBartola......................................Graduate