STERLINC COLLEGE WARRIOR FOOTBALL Game 2: Sterling at Tabor September 8, 2012 at 7:00pm Joel H. Wiens Stadium Hillsboro, Kan. Sports Information Office | Hans Nickel | Director | Office Phone: 620-278-4656 | email: [email protected] 2012 Schedule Sterling Travels to Tabor for KCAC Opener Day Opponent Time STERLING, Kan. – After a crushing defeat at the hands of Benedictine September College, the Sterling College Warrior football team opens up Kansas Colle- 1 @ (13) Benedictine College L 6-59 * 8 @ Tabor College 7:00 PM giate Athletic Conference (KCAC) play this week against the Tabor College * 15 vs. Kansas Wesleyan Univ. 6:00 PM Bluejays on Saturday, Sept. 1 in Hillsboro, Kan. at Joel H. Wiens Stadium. * 22 @ Southwestern College 6:00 PM Sterling will look to bounce back against a Tabor team that SC defeated * 29 vs. University of St. Mary 6:00 PM 24-8 in 2011. October * 13 @ Bethel College 7:00 PM On offense, the Warriors (0-1) will look to take better care of the football after turning the ball * 20 vs. (11) Ottawa University 1:30 PM over five times against Benedictine in a 59-6 loss on Sept. 1. Look for Sterling to use freshman * 27 @ (RV) Friends University 1:30 PM Dentton Hudsperth in both the running and passing game. Hudsperth led SC in all-purpose yards November and had 35 rushing and 71 receiving yards against Benedictine. * 3 @ (24) Bethany College 1:30 PM * 10 vs. McPherson College 1:30 PM Defensively, the Warriors will look to be more consistent after giving up three scoring drives over 50 yards against Benedictine last Saturday. The linebacker core led by Brian Noller and Kerby Follow the Game Rice will play a big role in SC’s game plan for attacking the Bluejays. Noller had five tackles, one sack, and forced a fumble while Rice led SC in tackles with seven. College Internet: Sterling College Sports Network Tabor (0-1) lost to Bacone 25-20 on Aug. 25 in its season opener on the road. The Bluejays will Scott HoganSterling - Play by Play try to avenge a 24-8 loss to SC last season at Smisor Stadium. Wayne HoganSports - Analyst The Bluejay offense will be a run first option attack led by quarterback Simon McKee and run- Internet: 106 FM KXKUNetwork ning back James Monroe Jr. Against Bacone, McKee ran the ball 22 times for 102 yards while Scott Hogan - Play by Play Monroe ran the ball 28 times for 116 yards. Tabor is not as strong in the air as the Bluejays had Wayne Hogan - Analyst only 52 yards passing against Bacone. Twitter: @SterlingCSports On defense, the Bluejays will be led by Chris Sanborn and JoJo Galvez. Sanborn and Galvez led the TC defense that only gave up a total of 288 yards of total offense with seven tackles each. Head Coach Matchup The game between Sterling and Tabor at Joel H. Wiens Stadium in Hillsboro, Kan. will begin Sterling: Andy Lambert at 7:00 pm and will be available on the Sterling College Sports Network as part of the KCAC At Sterling Since 2004 - 9th Season Digital Network. Sterling Record: 46-36 Head Coach Record: 76-79 2nd Winningest Coach at Sterling Warriors to Watch Tabor: Mike Gardner Offense Defense At Tabor From 2004-05 and Since 2010 - 5th Season Dentton Hudsperth Kerby Rice Tabor Record: 27-17 FR WR/RB SR LB Head Coach Record: 52-35 166 All Purpose Yards 7 Tackles Winningest Coach at Tabor Against Benedictine Against Benedictine Warrior Website www.scwarriors.com STERLING COLLEGE VS TABOR 9-8-2012 WARRIOR OFFENSE Strong Tackle Strong Guard Center Tight Guard Tight Tackle #65 Chase Jones #73 Zach Beims #52 T. Mike Walker #56 Kyle Croak #76 Kyle Finder 6-6, 300, SO 6-2, 290, SO 5-10, 270, JR 5-11, 245, SO 6-2, 270, JR #74 Gabe Dierksen #75 Blaine Pittman #77 Brett Worsham #77 Brett Worsham #74 Gabe Dierksen 6-5, 280, JR 6-3, 350, SR 6-3, 275, SR 6-3, 275, SR 6-5, 280, JR Split Back Quarterback Tight End Split End #20 Chet Skinner #4 John Cardona #47 Matt Schmidt #81 J. Coleman 5-11, 180, JR 6-3, 205, SO 6-3, 230, JR 6-5, 200, JR #12 D. Hudsperth #6 Bradley Smet #88 Adam Haskin #15 D. Palmer 5-10, 175, FR 6-1, 175, SR 6-0, 220, SR 5-11, 180, JR Tailback Fullback #44 Chad Musser #7 Keith Lawson 6-0, 200, JR 5-11, 190, JR #12 D. Hudsperth #19 Matt Edwards 5-10, 175, FR 5-8, 190, SO WARRIOR DEFENSE Field End Nose Tackle Bound End #58 Mike Dewitt #49 A. Guthmiller #91 Jesse Kendig 5-11, 225, SO 5-11, 220, FR 6-0, 230, SR #51 Nathan Cox #92 A. Fajardo #55 Kyle Sterzer 6-2, 225, FR 6-0, 260, SR 6-0, 220, SR Drop Mike Will Rush #11 Brian Noller #3 Kerby Rice #8 Kris Lehman #31 James Morley 5-9, 195, SR 5-10, 205, SR 5-10, 220, JR 5-11, 180, JR #13 Josh Bradshaw #50 Tyson Thrall #50 Tyson Thrall #53 Sean Mestdagh 6-1, 205, SR 6-1, 210, SO 6-1, 210, SO 5-9, 200, SR Corner Strong Safety Free Safety Corner #9 Aric Hook #10 Jeremy Garcia #21 Chris Williams #1 Joe Sherrell 5-11, 185, JR 5-10, 185, JR 6-0, 185, SO 6-2, 185, FR #24 Josh Sullivan #38 Eugene Lawton #33 Matt Bennett #24 Josh Sullivan 6-0, 170, SO 5-11, 185, FR 6-0, 180, JR 6-0, 170, SO WARRIOR SPECIAL TEAMS Kicker Punter Longsnapper KOR PR #90 Doug Dunn #90 Doug Dunn #6 Bradley Smet #7 Keith Lawson #10 Jeremy Garcia 6-4, 210, SR 6-4, 210, SR 6-1, 175, SR 5-11, 190, JR 5-10, 185, JR #82 Joel Ramirez #9 Aric Hook #3 Kerby Rice #19 Matt Edwards #9 Aric Hook 6-1, 160, FR 5-11, 185, JR 5-10, 205, SR 5-8, 190, SO 5-11, 185, JR Current KCAC Standings This Week’s Games in the KCAC Sat. Bethel College at Southwestern College (6:00 PM) TEAM KCAC OVERALL Sat. Sterling College at Tabor College (7:00 PM) Bethany (24) 0-0 1-0 Sat. Univ. of Saint Mary at Friends Univ. (7:00 PM) Bethel 0-0 0-1 Sat. Ottawa Univ. at Kansas Wesleyan Univ. (7:00 PM) Sat. McPherson College at Bethany College (7:00 PM) Friends (RV) 0-0 0-1 Kansas Wesleyan 0-0 0-1 McPherson 0-0 0-1 Last Week’s Scores in the KCAC Southwestern College 0, Northwestern College 49 Ottawa (11) 0-0 0-1 William Penn Univ. 54, Bethel College 0 Southwestern 0-0 0-1 Kansas Wesleyan Univ. 10, Cumberland Univ. 31 Sterling 0-0 0-1 Sterling College 6, Benedictine College 59 Univ. of Saint Mary 20, Nebraska Wesleyan 25 Tabor 0-0 0-1 Friends Univ. 14, Evangel Univ. 27 Saint Mary 0-0 0-1 Missouri Valley 27, McPherson College 13 Bethany College 13, Southwestern Assemb.of God 12 Head Coach Andy Lambert Andy Lambert is entering his ninth season as the head coach of the Sterling College Warrior football program and his sixteenth as a head coach. Lambert has an overall record of 76-79. In his eight seasons at Sterling, Lambert has gone 46-36, leading the Warriors to top three finishes in the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference (KCAC) during five of those seasons. While at Sterling, Lambert has won KCAC Coach of the Year in both 2004 and 2007. Sterling College took a big drop in 2011 after seven consecutive years of finishing at or above 0.500 and went 1-10. Even though the Warriors struggled with results, the defensive was stellar. The Sterling defense finished in the top 25 in the NAIA in four statistical categories under Lambert. SC ranked fourth in defensive pass efficiency, fifth in pass defense per game, 12th in scoring defense per game, and 22nd in total defense per game. Mike Talton was named to the BSN All-America Team for his performance under Lambert. Prior to coming to Sterling, Lambert served as head football coach at Trinity International University in Deerfield, Illinois. Lambert was the head coach at Trinity for seven years, but he was associated with TIU football as both a player and coach for fifteen years. During his last three seasons at Trinity, Lambert led the Trojans to an overall record of 22-11. During his final year at Trinity, Lambert’s squad finished with an overall record of 8-3 and 19th national ranking in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA). The Trojans were also Mid-States West co-conference champions in 2003. Lambert was named Mid-States West “Coach of the Year” in both 2003 & 2001. A native of Smith Center, Kansas, Lambert played football for legendary high school coach Roger Barta at Smith Center High School. After graduating from Smith Center High School, Lambert played wide receiver at Dodge City Community College in Dodge City, Kansas. From Dodge City Community College, Lambert transferred to Trinity International University where he played receiver during his junior and senior seasons. Andy and his wife Betsy have four daughters: Hannah, Lydia, Emma, and Sylvia. Lambert holds a master’s degree in education from Chicago State University and a bachelor’s degree in physical education from Trinity International University. Probable Starters & 2-Deep Sterling College at Tabor College September 1, 2012 Tabor College Offense LT LG C LG RT 65 Jordan Costa 60 David Myers 79 Isain Garcia 53 Andre Watts 71 Andy Curtis JR 6'4 265 JR 5'11 265 SR 6'0 293 SO 5'11 260 SR 6'4 305 72 Jon-Michael Bergeron 62 Kevin Lowe 77 Cotorey Seals 55 Jess Croley 68 Jacob Kerschenske SR 6'3 284 FR 5'11 240 JR 5'10 285 FR 5'11 290 SR 6'3 310 TE QB WR 44 Brad Prescott 5 Simon McKee 32 Tanner Giffin SR 6'3 250 SO 6'3 180 SR 5'10 190 81 Sean Giroir 19 Tyler Davis 38 Kaden Anderson SR 6'2 240 JR 5'11" 175 FR 5'10 175 WR FB RB 87 Scott Bauer 25 James Monroe 30 Brandon Johnson 28 Nate Harrison JR 6'3 220 JR 5'11 205 SO 5'8 185 SR 5'9 190 9 Roger Mujica 4 Matt Bradley 13 Mickey Polley 21 Rustyn Kerbs JR 5'10 180 JR 5'10 SR 5'11 195 RFR 5'9 180 Tabor College Special Teams Punter Long Snapper KO/FG/PAT 16 Joe Cannon 65 Jordan Costa 16 Joe Cannon RFR 5'10 180 JR 6'4 265 RFR 5'10 180 32 Tanner Giffin 57 Daniel Frentress SR 5'10 190 SO 6'0 200 Punt Return KO Return 32 Tanner Giffin