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1818 Chouteau Avenue St. Louis, Missouri 63103 (314) 444-4364 FAX (314) 444-4365 A NCAA Division I FCS Conference 2010 Weekly Report Contact: Cody Bush Week 8: Oct. 24, 2010 Phone: (931) 221-7561 CURRENT STANDINGS PFL OVERALL Team W-L PCT PF PA H A STR W-L PCT PF PA H A STR WEEK 8 RESULTS Jacksonville 5-0 1.000 258 98 3-0 2-0 W8 7-1 .875 348 168 4-0 3-1 W6 def. Marist, 56-14 Dayton 5-0 1.000 177 98 3-0 2-0 W7 7-1 .875 281 160 5-0 2-1 W6 def. Campbell, 41-23 Drake 4-1 .800 153 80 2-0 2-1 W2 5-3 .625 216 170 2-1 3-2 W2 def. Davidson, 42-10 San Diego 3-2 .600 116 76 2-1 1-1 W2 3-5 .375 157 188 2-3 1-2 W2 def. Valparaiso, 30-10 Morehead State 2-2 .500 104 110 0-1 2-1 W1 3-4 .429 152 216 1-1 2-3 W1 def. Butler, 21-20 Davidson 2-3 .400 78 145 0-2 2-1 L1 2-5 .286 101 206 0-3 2-2 L1 lost at Drake, 10-42 Campbell 1-3 .250 89 93 0-2 1-1 L2 2-5 .286 143 177 0-4 2-1 L2 lost at Dayton, 23-41 Butler 1-4 .200 67 113 0-3 1-1 L2 3-5 .375 131 177 1-3 2-2 L1 lost to Morehead St., 20-21 Marist 1-4 .200 114 164 0-2 1-2 L2 2-5 .286 153 195 1-3 1-2 L2 lost at Jacksonville, 14-56 Valparaiso 0-5 .000 57 236 0-3 0-2 L14 0-8 .000 71 373 0-4 0-4 L17 lost at San Diego, 10-30 AHEAD IN WEEK 9 - PFL CONTEST WEEK 9 PREVIEW Saturday, Oct. 30 The PFL’s two newest members will meet for the second time when MARIST makes Marist at Campbell, 1 p.m. its first-ever trip to meetCAMPBELL . The Red Foxes downed the Camels for their Location: Buies Creek, N.C. (Barker-Lane Stadium) first PFL victory in last season’s meeting. Campbell has yet to win at Barker-Lane MAR leads, 1-0 Streak: MAR, one win Stadium this season with its last three home losses coming by less than three points each. Marist will be playing its final PFL road contest this season and its [RV/RV] Dayton at Davidson, 1 p.m. lone PFL win came at Valparaiso in Week 6. Marist owns the league’s third-ranked Location: Davidson, N.C. (Richardson Stadium) DAY leads, 7-1 Streak: DAY, three wins passing offense (236.9 ypg) with quarterback Tommy Reilly (199.1 ypg) manning the helm. Campbell boasts the league’s second-ranked rushing attack (179.4 ypg) [24/RV] Jacksonville at Morehead State, 1 p.m. with three rushers among the league’s top 10 DAYTON takes its seven-game Location: Morehead, Ky. (Jayne Stadium) PFL win streak on the road where it will face DAVIDSON, which has not won a home JAC leads, 5-4 Streak: JAC, four wins game in 2010. The Flyers are ranked second in both total offense (382.2 ypg) and Butler at Valparaiso, 2 p.m. total defense (319.6 ypg) as the offensive line has allowed the fewest sacks (seven) Location: Valparaiso, Ind. (Brown Field) while the defensive unit has posted the most sacks (25). Davidson has turned to BUT leads, 44-24 Streak: BUT, two wins freshman quarterback Jonathan Carkhuff this season and he broke a 37-year old San Diego at Drake, 2 p.m. school record with 41 completions (56 attempts) in last week’s loss JACKSON- Location: Des Moines, Iowa (Drake Stadium) VILLE will put its eight-game PFL win streak on the line with a trip to MOREHEAD SAN leads, 9-8 Streak: DRA, one win STATE. The Dolphins have won the last four meetings in the series, but the Eagles All times Eastern. won the four meetings prior to that streak. Jacksonville has been a team on a mis- FCS rankings in brackets prior to school’s name: sion the last six weeks, averaging 549.7 yards per game, and it has taken over the [Sports Network Fathead.com Poll/FCS Coaches Poll] FCS lead in scoring (43.5 ppg) and offensive yardage (506.0 ypg). Morehead State is ranked third among PFL teams in total offense (338.9 ypg). The game will feature the league’s top two quarterbacks in total offense, the Dolphins’ Josh McGregor leading the way with 286.2 yards per game followed by the Eagles’ Zach Lewis who is averaging 275.0 yards per game BUTLER and VALPARAISO will renew the battle for the Hoosier Helmet, which has been contested since the 2006 campaign. The Bulldogs have won the Helmet in three of the four campaigns it has been avail- able. Butler is ranked fourth in total offense, averaging 330.1 yards per game, but has been unable to translate the yardage into points as it ranks eighth in scoring wit 16.4 points per game. Valparaiso reached double-digits in scoring for the third time this season with 10 points in last week’s loss PFL fourth-place SAN DIEGO will host third-place DRAKE in what promises to be league’s best game according to relative position in the standings. The Toreros hold the advantage in offense (318.2-297.0) but the Bulldogs own the advantage in defense (322.2-334.9). Defensively, San Diego defensive end Mario Kern leads the PFL in tackles for loss (1.94 pg) and sacks (1.31 pg) while Drake’s Dain Taylor is second in tackles for loss (1.88 pg) and third in sacks (1.00 pg). www.pioneer-football.org 2010 PIONEER FOOTBALL LEAGUE WEEKLY REPORT OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK PAST OFFENSIVE HONOREES S04 Steve Valentino (DAY) J.J. Laster, Jacksonville S11 Zach Lewis (MOR) Junior, Running Back, Graceville, Fla. S18 Kenny Mantuo (DAV) J.J. Laster carried the ball 11 times for 177 yards to lead Jacksonville past Marist, 56-14, in PFL action, Saturday. His S25 Josh McGregor (JAC) first touchdown run was the Dophins only play of the drive O02 Josh Philpart (JAC) as he sprinted 71 yards to put JU up 14-0. Laster added O09 Josh McGregor (JAC) a three-yard run to close the second quarter’s scoring. He O16 Rudell Small (JAC) averaged 16.1 yards per carry and led a Jacksonville rush- O23 J.J. Laster (JAC) ing attack that amassed 433 yards. Laster is the fifth con- O30 secutive Jacksonville offensive player to week honors as the N06 Dolphins have averaged 553.6 yards per game during that N13 stretch. N20 CO-DEFENSIVE PLAYERS OF THE WEEK t Jordan Dewhirst, Jacksonville Sophomore, Defensive Back, Fort White, Fla. Dewhirst tied the NCAA Division I record with a 100-yard interception return for a touchdown in Jacksonville’s 56-14 PFL victory against Marist, Saturday. The interception came in the opening minutes of the fourth quarter and killed a Marist drive that had reached the 14-yard line. It is the second interception returned 100 yards in the FCS this season. He also recorded a pair of tackles and a pass breakup in the contest. It was Dewhirst’s third interception this season. James Vercammen, Dayton u Senior, Flyer, Bloomfield Hills, Mich. Vercammen forced two critical fourth-quarter fumbles to help Dayton down Campbell, 41-23, in PFL action, Saturday. His tackle of C.J. Oates led to a fumble that Dayton recovered at the Campbell 34-yard line and set up the Flyers second score of the quarter. Vercammen’s second fumble came on the Camels ensuing drive, his sack of quar- terback Daniel Polk stopping the drive at the Dayton 44-yard line and setting up the Flyers third scoring drive of the frame. Vercammen finished with a PFL season-best tying 17 tackles (eight solo) and 1½ tackles for loss, including the quarterback sack. PAST DEFENSIVE HONOREES S04 Jerome Raymond (MOR) O02 James Vercammen (DAY) O30 S11 Mario Kurn (SAN) O09 Joe Ries (DAY) N06 S18 Brandon Wingeier (DAY) O16 Lewis McAlister (DAV) N13 S25 David Witkiewicz (DRA) O23 Jordan Dewhirst (JAC) N20 James Vercammen (DAY) SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK PAST SPECIAL TEAMS HONOREES S04 David Lang (BUT) Rainer Duzan, Morehead State S11 Rainer Duzan (MOR) Sophomore, Kicker, Dublin, Ohio S18 Josh Hostetler (JAC) Duzan’s 23-yard field goal with 11 seconds pushed More- head State to the PFL’s only road victory in Week 8 – a 21- S25 Rainer Duzan (MOR) 20 victory at Butler, Saturday. It was his second field goal O02 Gary Hunter (DAY) of the day, his 28-yard boot with 56 seconds remaining in O09 Stanley Shurson (SAN) the second quarter accounting for the first half’s only score. O16 Josh Hostetler (JAC) Duzan also added a PAT kick to finish the day with seven O23 Rainer Duzan (MOR) points, a third of the Eagles total. He also handled kickoff O30 and punting duties for Morehead State, booting five kickoffs N06 for a 54.0 average and seven punts for a 37.7 average. N13 N20 PAGE 2 2010 PIONEER FOOTBALL LEAGUE WEEKLY REPORT NEWS AND NOTES FROM THE PFL: OTHER PLAYERS NOMINATED FOR THIS WEEK’S HONORS: OFFENSE: Daniel Polk (CAM), Jonathan Carkhuff (DAV), Justin Watkins (DAY), Mike Piat- kowski (DRA), Zach Lewis (MOR), Mason Mills (SAN), Kevin Becker (VAL) DEFENSE: Jared Hart (CAM), Jordan Ridley (BUT), Dain Taylor (DRA), Tony Bachman (MOR), Robbie Beathard (SAN), Brian Plachinski (VAL) MEDIA SERVICES SPECIAL TEAMS: Adam Willets (CAM), Gary Hunter (DAY), Elliott Finkley (JAC), Stanley PREFERRED NOMENCLATURE Shurson (SAN), Greg Wood (VAL) The league’s full name is the Pioneer Football League.