OUR HOUSE ■ OUR TEAM New GRIZZLIES: C l a s s of 2 0 0 8 Sam Grafton M att Hulse WIDE RECEIVER DEFENSIVE LINE 6-0 • 190 • Fr. • HS 6-3 • 260 • Fr. • HS Billings, Mont. (Senior HS) Chandler, Ariz. (Hamilton HS) High School: Sam was a three-time all-state choice at wide re­ High School: Matt earned letters in football and track...his football ceiver...selected to play in both the East-West Shrine Game and the team was conference champion his senior year and an Arizona Mon-Dak All-Star Game...named to the Great Falls Tribune’s “Super state semi-finalist in 2007 as well...his senior year he had 11 tack­ State Team”...named an All-American and Montana’s Player of the les for loss and two sacks...his high school football coach was Year by PrepNation.com...prep football team was the “AA” runners- Steve Belles. up in 2007, going 10-3...his senior year he had 43 catches for 723 Personal: Parents: Sam Hulse Jr. and Alma Jo Cobb Hulse of yards and seven touchdowns...team captain in 2007...co-Special Chandler. Major: Exercise science. Birth date: Sept. 26, 1989. Teams MVP as a senior at kicker...his high school football coach (Pronounced hull-see). was former (1987-88) Griz wide receiver Mark Sulser...also lettered in track...had 149 career receptions for 2,155 yards and 13 career Trumaine Johnson touchdowns...Academic All-State with a 3.6 GPA. WIDE RECEIVER/CORNERBACK Personal: Parents: Scott Gratton and Shelley Haughton, both of 6-3 • 180 • Fr. • HS Billings. Major: Undecided. Birth date: Oct. 10, 1989. Sam’s dad Stockton, Calif. (Edison HS) Scott played linebacker for the Griz from 1979-82 and was UM’s High School: Trumaine was an outstanding quarterback last sea­ Golden Helmet Award (hardest hitter) recipient in 1981 and 1982. son, passing for 1,800 yards (with just five interceptions) and rush­ ing for 500 yards...had 22 total touchdowns...was named first team Greg Hardy all-league at quarterback and defensive back last season and vot­ TIGHT END ed to his high school’s football “Hall of Fame” at defensive back... 6-5 • 245 • Fr. • HS his junior year he was first team All-Area and all-league at wide Fairview, Mont. (Fairview HS) receiver when he had 750 receiving yards and 10 touchdowns... High School: Greg was an all-state pick in football, basketball, he was tabbed his team’s ‘Junior of the Year” in football...he was and track...earned 12 letters: four each in football, basketball, and also an all-state basketball player...his high school football coach track...a three-time all-conference selection in football, hoops, and was Elliot Burke. track...football and basketball team captain...given “Warrior Award” Personal: Parents: Lynn Stallworth and Curtis Johnson of Stock­ and chosen MVP in football...hoop team won the district title, going ton. Major: Business. Birth date: Jan. 1, 1990. 20-6...high school football coach was Kevin Clausen. Personal: Parents: Jim and Mary Hardy of Fairview. Major: Busi­ Gerald Kemp ness. Birth date: Jan. 2,1990. Greg’s dad, Jim, played football and QUARTERBACK basketball at Western Montana College (UM-Western). 6-2 • 185 • Fr. • HS San Diego, Calif. (Rancho Bernardo HS) Josh Harris High School: Gerald was named team MVP in football as a se­ DEFENSIVE END nior...he was a second team All-North County pick in 2007, as 6-5 • 210 • Fr. • HS well as a first team all-league choice... he was also an all-league Kalispell, Mont. (Flathead HS) player in basketball last season...voted team captain in football High School: Josh was named all-state his senior year when he and basketball...also competed in track, and last year his track had 47 tackles, seven sacks, and 14 quarterback hurries...team de­ team was league champion...his high school football coach was fensive MVP his senior season two-time all-league pick in foot­ Brad Elrod. ball...honorable mention all-state as a junior...selected to play in Personal: Parent: Geraldine Kemp of San Diego. Major: Unde­ both the East-West Shrine Game and the Mon-Dak All-Star Game.... cided. Birth date: May 23, 1990. lettered in football (three), basketball (one), and track (two). Named Academic All-State twice. His high school football coach was Rus­ Kyle Kmet sell McCarvel. OFFENSIVE LINE Personal: Parents: Greg and Jeanie Harris of Kalispell. Major: Un­ 6-5 • 300 • Fr. • HS decided. Birth date: Sept. 15, 1989. Josh’s dad, Greg, lettered in Bonita, Calif. (Bonita Vista HS) football at Montana from 1972-74. High School: Kyle was a San Diego All-County selection and first Eric Homec team all-conference choice as a senior...he earned three letters in both football and track (shot/discus) and one in lacrosse...he was DEFENSIVE END also a three-time All-Academic Mesa League pick...team captain 6-5* 215 • Fr. • HS in football...his 2005 football team was the conference champion... Bozeman, Mont. (Bozeman HS) his high school football coach was Carl Parrick. High School: Eric was an all-state pick at defensive end as a senior Personal: Parent: John Kmet of Bonita. Major: Undecided. Birth when he had 14 tackles for loss, five sacks, and six pass break-ups, date: Oct. 16,1990. (Pronounced: keh-met). two of which led to interceptions...named to Great Falls Tribune’s “Super State Team”...chosen to play in both the East-West Shrine Game and the Mon-Dak All-Star Game...lettered in football and track...high school football coach was Troy Purcell. Personal: Parents: Steve and Susan Homec of Bozeman. Major: Business. Birth date: Sept. 15, 1989. (Pronounced home-eck). N e w Gr iz z l ie s : 2008 Griz Football Blake Lebeau Caleb McSurdy OFFENSIVE LINE LINEBACKER 6-5 • 275 • Fr. • HS 6-2* 240 • Fr. • HS Union City, Calif. (James Logan HS) Boise, Idaho (Borah HS) High School: Blake was named first team All-East Bay and all­ High School: Caleb was a first team all-state pick at linebacker and league...his senior football team rushed for 3,542 yards...his foot­ second team at tight end following his senior season when he had ball teams won league championships in 2006 (8-3) and 2007 65 tackles (52 solos), eight tackles for loss, and five sacks, along (11-1)...served as team captain in football...earned two letters in with 22 catches for 232 yards and four touchdowns...a three-time football...his high school football coach was George Zuber. all-conference selection at linebacker...voted his team’s “Defensive Personal: Parents: Thierry and Luana Lebeau of Union City. Ma­ Player of the Year” as a junior and senior and received “Commitment jor: Business. Birth date: April 29, 1990. Award” those seasons as well...won the 5A state championship in the shot put (57-8 1/2) and discus (174-0)... tabbed “Thrower of the Matt Lipski Year” as a junior and senior in track and field...placed in the state OFFENSIVE LINE shot put three times...team captain in football and track junior and 6-9 • 320 • Fr. • HS senior years...prep teams won state track titles in 2006 and 2007... Ashland, Ore. (Ashland HS) high school football coach was Vince Mann. High School: Matt was a first team All-Southern Conference team Personal: Parents: Patrick and Nancy McSurdy of Boise. Major: pick his junior and senior seasons...his third-ranked 2007 prep Business. He carries a 3.7 GPA. Birth date: Feb. 24, 1990. Misc. football team went 11-1 and advanced to the state semi-finals... Info.: He is Borah’s record-holder in the bench press (390) and a three-year letterman in football...an all-conference player in bas­ squat (515). He plays the drums in a jazz band. ketball as a junior when his team went to the state 5A play-offs for the first time since 1986...averaged 14 points, eight rebounds, and Dan Moore three blocks a game...also lettered in water polo...grid coach was RUNNING BACK Charlie Hall. 5-11 • 215 • Fr. • HS Tucson, Ariz. (Mountain View HS) Personal: Parents: Tom and Sheryl Lipski of Ashland. Major: His­ tory or business. Birth date: Nov. 30,1989. High School: Dan was an all-state choice in 2007 and named All- Region and all-conference three times...the 14th-ranked fullback in Donny Lisowski the nation by Scout.com...as a senior he rushed for 1,941 yards for DEFENSIVE BACK 21 touchdowns and averaged 9.5 yards a carry and had 2,525 all­ 5-11 • 190 • Fr. • HS purpose yards (he averaged 229.0 a game)...voted his team MVP Seattle, Wash. (O’Dea HS) on offense after his senior year...team captain his junior and senior seasons...set freshman rushing record and was a U.S.A. Power-lift­ High School: Donny was a first team all-league selection at quar­ ing champion as a freshman....high school football coach was Paul terback and defensive back as a senior...chosen the game MVP Schmidt. of the state semifinal football game in 2007...nominated to East- West All-Star Game...named among the top 20 defensive backs in Personal: Parents: David and Amanda Moore of Tucson. Major: For­ the state of Washington by Rivals.com and tabbed one of the top estry. Birth date: February 1,1990. Misc. Info.: Has been chosen the 100 recruits in the state by the Se letteredMVP of in every football sports team he has been on since Elementary School (three), wrestling (one), and track (four)...track team MVP as a ju­ (soccer, baseball, basketball, wrestling, and football).