2018 UPIKE Bears Football UPIKE (0-1, 0-0 MSC Appalachian) vs. Livingstone (0-0, 0-0 CIAA) Aug. 30, 2018 | Pikeville, Ky. | Hambley Athletic Complex | 7:00 p.m. ET | Pike TV | 1075 FM EKB TODAY’S MATCH-UP Bear Facts SCOUTING THE BLUE BEARS: Livingstone is a NCAA D-II school competing in the Central Intercolle- giate Athletic Association. Today marks the start of the Blue Bears season, who are trying to bounce back vs. from a winless 0-10 season in 2017. Coach Daryl Williams has only won two games in his two years at the helm. Livingstone was picked to finished 11th out of 12 teams, and last in its division. LAST TIME OUT: UPIKE opened its season with an absolute heartbreaker, losing 24-17 to Keiser in its first overtime game since 2014. The Bears held the lead late in the fourth quarter, but the Seahawks man- UPIKE Bears (0-1) aged to score with just under two minutes to go to force OT. Keiser converted all three of its fourth downs 2017 Record: 5-6 (3-3 MSC App./T3rd) in the extra period before scoring and picked off UPIKE to seal its first victory as a program. 2018 Rank: NR Last: L, 17-24 vs Keiser Xondre Willis tallied 156 yards on the ground with two touchdowns. Taeron Brown got two first-half inter- ceptions, but came down awkwardly on the second with an injury that removed him from the game. RETURNING TALENT: UPIKE returns multiple impact players from last year’s 5-6 squad including the RB Livingstone Blue Bears (0-0) tandem of Xondre Willis, who set the single-game rushing record with 253 yards against Union last year, 2017 Record: 0-10 (0-7 CIAA South/6th) and Willie McCloud, who was also top-50 in the NAIA in total rushing last year; DB Taeron Brown, last 2018 Rank: NR year’s leading tackler who earned MSC Appalachian Defensive Player of the Week against Reinhardt; and last year’s top receiver Arites Clark who was top-50 in the nation in scoring. Last: First game NEXT MAN UP: With the departure of Sani Warren at the signal-caller position, who is now serving on the coaching staff as a graduate assistant, the quarterback duties now fall on the hands of junior Bowen Smith. Smith appeared in six games last season and went 22-43 for 271 yards with three touchdowns and SERIES HISTORY two interceptions. In 2018’s first game against Keiser, Smith went 8-26 for 63 yards and an interception. Overall Record: First Meeting UPIKE IN THE NAIA: After one week, many Bears and the team as a whole are near the top of the nation in their respective categories, including: UPIKE ranks No. 4 in the nation in avg. punt return (23.0 yds), No. 8 in total sacks (4.0), No. 10 in rushing offense (258 yds) and No. 18 in total defense per game (295.0 yds/gm) HEAD COACHES Individually, Taeron Brown is tied for the lead with two interceptions; Xondre Willis is second in total rush- UPIKE ing (156 yds), tenth in toal scoring (12 pts), and 18th in all-purpose yards (156); and Bradley Cleveland is Allan Holland Jr. (Eastern Kentucky ‘08) fifth with two sacks. Record at UPIKE: 20-25 (Fifth Season) RECORD SETTING COACHING: As he returns for his fifth year at the helm, head coach Allan Holland Jr. Overall Record: 20-25 (Fifth Season) is now the winningest coach in UPIKE history at 20 wins, surpassing Jerry Mynatt in the final game of last Record vs. Livingstone: 0-0 season. Livingstone Daryl Williams (Tennessee State ‘98) 2018 Schedule and Results Quick Facts Record at Livingstone: 2-18 (Third Season) OVERALL RECORD 0-1 Overall Record: 2-18 (Third Season) Location ....................................... Pikeville, Ky. 41501 Record vs. UPIKE: 0-0 MSC APPALACHIAN 0-0 Founded .............................................................. 1889 NON-CONFERENCE 0-1 Enrollment ........................................................... 2,500 HOME 0-1 Nickname ............................................................Bears MEDIA INFORMATION AWAY 0-0 Colors .................................................. Orange & Black UPIKE Conference ..................................................Mid-South Sean Carley (@DanPriceWhite) AUG. 23 KEISER L, 17-24 (OT) President ............................................Dr. Burton Webb Sports Information Director AUG. 30 LIVINGSTONE 7:00 P.M. Cell: 520-850-7317 Athletic Director ...........................................Kelly Wells SEPT. 6 BETHEL 7:00 P.M. Office: 606-218-5350 Assistant Athletic Director ..................... Robert Staggs SEPT. 15 at Lindsey Wilson 7:30 P.M. Email: [email protected] Stadium .............................. Hambley Athletic Complex SEPT. 22 WARNER 1:30 P.M. Surface .......................................................... Field Turf SEPT. 29 at Point* 1:30 P.M. Capacity .............................................................. 4,000 SOCIAL MEDIA OCT. 6 ST. ANDREWS* 1:30 P.M. First Year of Football ............................................ 2001 Twitter: @UPIKEAthletics OCT. 20 UNION* 6:00 P.M. Number of Seasons ................................. 18th Season Facebook: facebook.com/UPIKEAthletics OCT. 27 at Reinhardt* 1:30 P.M. Instagram: UPIKE_Athletics All-Time Record .................................................81-110 NOV. 3 at Bluefield 6:00 PM NOV. 10 CUMBERLANDS* 1:30 P.M. NAIA Championship Series’ ....................... One (2005) BROADCAST INFORMATION MSC Championships ................................. One (2016) 2017 Record ........................................................... 5-6 Television Network: None *Mid-South Conference Appalachian Division Game 2017 MSC East ....................................................... 3-3 ^Campus Sites Head Coach ....................................... Allan Holland Jr. Streaming: Pike TV %Daytona Beach, Fla. Alma Mater ................................. Eastern Kentucky ‘08 Radio: Z1075 FM (Rick Bentley play-by-play, All Times Eastern Record at Pikeville ........................ 20-25 (Fifth Seaon) Joe Kinzer analyst) Career Record .............................. 20-25 (Fifth Seaon) 2018 UPIKE Roster NO FIRST LAST POS PREV. SCHOOL HOMETOWN ST YR HT WT 2 Trevon Wofford QB Cedartown HS Cedartown GA FR 6’5 199 3 Xondre Willis RB Belfry HS Belfry KY JR 5’10 180 4 Sean Cook II DB Princeton HS Cincinnati KY SR 6’1 185 5 Dylan Wilson QB Whitley Co. HS Corbin KY FR 6’2 200 6 Christopher Dublin DB Model HS Rome GA SO 5’10 165 7 Willie McCloud RB North Augusta HS North Augusta SC RS-JR 5’9 185 8 Cornelius Jackson DL St. Xavier HS Louisville KY RS-SR 6’2 260 9 Anfernee Brown WR Seneca HS Louisville KY RS-SR 6’3 200 10 Troy Hill QB South Cobb HS Austell GA RS-FR 6’0 230 11 Arties Clark WR Hutch CC Baton Rouge LA RS-SO 6’6 195 12 Jalil EL-Amin QB Duluth HS Duluth GA FR 6’3 208 13 Braxton Whitmore TE Perry Co. Central HS Hazard KY SR 6’3 225 14 Jordan Owens WR Eustis HS Eustis FL SR 6’1 210 15 Andre Williams DL Doss HS Louisville KY RS-JR 6’3 250 16 Darrion Leslie WR Columbia HS Huntsville AL SR 6’4 215 17 Seth Napier TE Perry Co. Central HS Hazard KY RS-SO 6’2 210 18 Bowen Smith QB South Aiken HS Aiken SC JR 6’1 205 19 Jeffery Toney Jr. QB Garden City CC Crestview FL R-FR 6’6 245 20 Cedric Thomas DB Lakota West HS Liberty Township OH FR 5’8 165 21 Curtis Brown DB Maple Heights HS Maple Heights OH RS-JR 5’8 170 22 Shannon Cozart RB Austin East HS Knoxville TN RS-FR 5’10 175 23 Raekwon Burch WR Coffee HS Douglas GA FR 6’0 195 24 Dominque Crockett WR Wythe HS Wytheville VA SR 6’2 195 25 Johran Broadnax LB Columbia HS Columbia SC FR 6’0 170 26 Tellis Kennedy II RB Fairfield HS Hamilton OH JR 6’0 205 27 Eric Campbell DB Doss HS Louisville KY RS-SO 5’10 165 28 Elijah Richardson DB Hardin Valley Acad. Knoxville TN FR 6’0 180 29 Daniel Alvarez LB Lake Wales HS Lake Wales FL FR 6’0 190 30 William Chandler K Parkview HS Lilburn GA JR 5’11 180 31 Tyler Koch LB Fairdale HS Fairdale KY JR 6’1 190 32 Dillon Wheatley RB Lexington Christian Academy HS Richmond KY FR 6’1 205 33 Josh Ervin DL Johnson Central HS Salyersville KY RS-FR 6’4 235 34 Joe Fluker LB Knoxville Catholic HS Knoxville TN FR 5’10 225 35 Jahson Jackson DB Austin East HS Knoxville TN FR 6’1 180 36 Joshua Rushin DB OLA HS McDonough GA FR 6’1 173 37 Derius Gibson RB North Augusta HS North Augusta SC FR 5’11 205 38 Josh Green DB East Lake HS Palm Harbor FL FR 5’10 170 39 Tony Medina DB Lake Wales HS Lake Wales FL FR 5’9 170 40 Bradley Cleveland LB Ryle HS Union KY SR 6’1 225 41 Adonis Ables DB North Hardin HS Radcliff KY FR 6’1 160 42 Emmett Kersey LB MIlton HS Alpharetta GA JR 6’0 200 43 Alexander Thurza LB Scott HS Edgewood KY FR 6’1 210 44 Trenton Caldwell LB Magoffin Co. HS Salyersville KY FR 6’3 210 45 Hunter Hammond TE Knott Central HS Pippa Passes KY FR 6’5 220 46 Jason Jones DL Santa Ana CC Costa Mesa CA JR 6’5 225 47 Quintin Mickens LB Harlan Co. HS Harlan KY FR 6’1 185 48 Aaron Money LB Corbin HS Corbin KY FR 6’2 200 49 Alex George LB Wheelersburg HS Wheelersburg OH FR 6’0 200 50 Hunter Asher LB Whitley Co. HS Rockholds KY RS-FR 5’11 230 51 Quintin Murphy LB Collins HS Shelbyville KY RS-SO 5’7 225 52 Kyle Nagy LS Citrus College Covina CA JR 5’11 215 53 Matthew Fields OL Hazard HS Hazard KY RS-SR 6’1 300 54 Weslee Neace OL Nicholas Co.