COUGAR PROFILES COUGAR PROFILES PERSONAL 2004 OUTLLOK Hamza Abdullah*** Hamza Abduallah…parents Yusuf and Sa’eeda Johnwell… brothers, Abbas, Husain, Esa, Salih, Mustafa and Musa, and 28 sisters, Hajirah, Aliyyah, Aisha and Sabriah. Safety DEFENSE G/GS TT PT AT TFL SACKS PI/YDS 2001 7/0 4 2 2 0/0 0/0 0/0 6-3/210 2002 9/0 9 8 1 0/0 0/0 0/0 2004 OUTLOOK 2003 12/0 21 15 6 1/-4 0/0 0/0 RS-Senior CAREER: 28/0 34 25 9 1/-4 0/0 0/0 Pomona, Calif. WSU COACHES Pomona High ’00 ABDULLAH’S HIGH SCHOOL CAREER Husain Abdullah Attended Pomona High…coached by John Capraro, earning two varsity letters as a safety…also competed in track in the WSU COACHES high jump…SENIOR season an all-league pick with 115 tack- 23 les…forced nine fumbles and had three interceptions…also PROFILES PLAYER named to the All-Inland Valley team and was team’s defensive Defensive Back back MVP. 5-11/180 ABDULLAH’S WSU CAREER RS-Freshman FRESHMAN (2000-01): Redshirt season…earned one weekly Pomona, Calif. team award: Idaho/Defensive Scout Team. RS-FRESHMAN (2001-02): V-letter…Games - 7…Starts - Pomona High ‘03 0…after not playing in the first three games, played in the PLAYER PROFILES PLAYER next seven, generally on special teams…suffered a knee injury ABDULLAH’S HIGH SCHOOL CAREER at Arizona State that sidelined him for the Washington and WSU OPPONENTS Coached by John Capraro at Pomona High…also lettered Sun Bowl games…earned the following weekly team awards: twice in basketball and three times in golf…golf team captain OSU/Specialist of the Week/Most Disciplined Special Team/ as a junior and football team captain as a senior…as a SOPHO- Assassin/Gamebreaker; Oregon/Specialist of the Week. MORE team’s defensive MVP and Rookie of the Year…all- RS-SOPHOMORE (2002-03): V-letter…Games - 9…Starts - league honorable mention on defense…during JUNIOR year 0…did not play in the Nevada opener…primarily saw action named team’s defensive specialist of the year…All-Miramonte on special teams and on obvious passing plays…compound League defensive first team and second team All-Inland Valley dislocation of finger on right hand prior to Montana State team, also on defense…SENIOR year ranked No. 9 safety on game…missed action against MSU, Cal and USC…had a WSU OPPONENTS the West Coast by Greg Biggins of PacWest Football…named career-high three tackles against ASU and two tackles against to second team All-CIF…hauled in a key, 65-yard touchdown Washington…two tackles in WSU’s Rose Bowl game against 2003 IN REVIEW pass in Pomona’s 35-21 win over University in the second Oklahoma. round of the CIF Division IX playoffs…CIF Div. 9 defensive RS-JUNIOR (2003-04): Games - 12…Starts - 0…earned the player of the year…named to the All-CIF All-Division second following weekly team awards: Iron Man - Arizona. Special team…first team All-Valle Vista League as both a defensive Teams: Punts, punt returns. back and wide receiver…team Red Devil of the Year…Daily • Registered a season high four tackles against UCLA; Bulletin first team defensive back and Inland Valley first team, • Had three stops against Stanford and two tackles in five also on defense. other games…only TFL came against Arizona; 2003 IN REVIEW • Key player in WSU’s “dime” defense; ABDULLAH’S WSU CAREER • Missed WSU’s win over Texas in the Holiday Bowl after COUGAR HISTORY suffering a bruised knee in practice. FRESHMAN (2003-04): Red-shirt season. COUGAR HISTORY 72 73 COUGAR PROFILES COUGAR PROFILES 2004 OUTLLOK 2004 OUTLOOK WSU COACHES WSU COACHES PLAYER PROFILES PLAYER PLAYER PROFILES PLAYER WSU OPPONENTS WSU OPPONENTS 2003 IN REVIEW 2003 IN REVIEW COUGAR HISTORY COUGAR HISTORY Hamza Abdullah 72 73 COUGAR PROFILES COUGAR PROFILES PERSONAL AFIF’S WSU CAREER 2004 OUTLLOK Husain Abdullah…born July 27, 1985, at Los Angeles…par- JUNIOR (2003-04): V-letter…Games - 10…Starts - 0…transfer ents Yusuf and Sa’eeda Johnwell…brothers, Abbas, Hamza, who joined WSU in January, 2003 and participated in spring Esa, Salih, Mustafa and Musa and sisters, Hajirah, Aliyyah, drills…saw reserve duty in all but three games. Aisha and Sabriah…joins brother Hamza in WSU’s defensive backfield…also a high school teammate of Cougar defensive PERSONAL linemen Odell Howard…enjoys playing golf, video games and Patrick Afif…born March 20, 1983 in Los Angeles…parents 2004 OUTLOOK reading…prep golf and football clubs president. Simon and Patricia Afif...has one brother, Jean-Paul, and one sister, Danyelle…his brother played basketball at Loyola Mary- mount…attended junior college with Cougar teammate Keola WSU COACHES Loo…interested in a communications major at WSU. Pat Afif * 77 LaVell Anderson ** WSU COACHES 22 Offensive Tackle 6-7/325 Running Back PROFILES PLAYER Senior 5-7/174 Temecula, Calif. RS-Senior Temecula Valley High ‘01 San Diego, Calif. Orange Coast C.C. Eastlake High ’00 PLAYER PROFILES PLAYER ANDERSON’S HIGH SCHOOL CAREER AFIF’S HIGH SCHOOL CAREER WSU OPPONENTS Coached by Eugene Alim at Eastlake High, earning two var- Earned two varsity letters in track, one in wrestling and one sity letters in football…also lettered three times in track as a in football under head coach Bud Kane…SENIOR (2000-01) sprinter…JUNIOR year rushed for 960 yards on 118 carries year voted the football team’s most improved player. and scored eight touchdowns…also had 320 in receiving AFIF’S JUNIOR COLLEGE CAREER yards…track bests included 100m/10.7 and 200m/22.5…as a SENIOR rushed for 1,830 yards on 188 carries…scored 30 FRESHMAN (2001): Coached by Mike Taylor…helped OCC touchdowns. capture Mission Conference title. SOPHOMORE (2002): Ranked No. 2 junior college offensive ANDERSON’S WSU CAREER WSU OPPONENTS lineman in the country by The Insiders…rated one of the top FRESHMAN (2000-01): Redshirt season. 125 junior college players by Prep Star Magazine…helped pave 2003 IN REVIEW RS-FRESHMAN (2001-02): V-letter…Games - 7…Starts the way for Mission Conference’s sixth leading rusher. - 0…had at least one carry in each of the seven games he 2003 IN REVIEW COUGAR HISTORY COUGAR HISTORY 74 75 COUGAR PROFILES COUGAR PROFILES 2004 OUTLLOK 2004 OUTLOOK WSU COACHES WSU COACHES PLAYER PROFILES PLAYER PLAYER PROFILES PLAYER WSU OPPONENTS WSU OPPONENTS 2003 IN REVIEW 2003 IN REVIEW COUGAR HISTORY COUGAR HISTORY Pat Afif 74 75 COUGAR PROFILES COUGAR PROFILES participated in…against Idaho rushed for 40 yards in six car- 2004 OUTLLOK ries…had five carries for 15 yards against UCLA…did not see Calvin Armstrong *** any action in the final three games…earned the following weekly team awards: UCLA/Cougar Claw. RS-SOPHOMORE (2002-03): V-letter…Games - 2…Starts 67 - 0…only action against Nevada in the opener when he had Offensive Line four rushing yards with three carries, and against Montana State. 6-7/322 2004 OUTLOOK RS-JUNIOR (2003-04): Games - 1…Starts - 0…saw only action of the year at Oregon when injuries depleted WSU’s running RS-Senior back corps…carried four times for -3 yards. Centralia, Wash. WSU COACHES PERSONAL Centralia High ’00 LaVell Anderson…born January 11, 1982…parents Flynn and Rose Anderson…two brothers, Flynn Jr. and Dashawn…inter- ARMSTRONG’S HIGH SCHOOL CAREER ested in a broadcast communications major at WSU. Attended Centralia High, where he was coached by John Schultz…earned three varsity letters each in football and bas- WSU COACHES RUSHING G/GS TCB YG YL NYG AVG TD LG 2001 7/0 22 72 6 66 3.0 0 16 ketball…line coach David Pritchard, a 1981 letterwinner for 2002 2/0 3 6 2 4 1.3 0 6 WSU…during JUNIOR year was an All-Rivers League pick as PROFILES PLAYER 2003 1/0 4 3 6 -3 -0.8 0 1 a defensive lineman and also named to the All-Lewis County CAREER: 10/0 29 81 14 67 2.3 0 16 team by the Centralia Chronicle…all-league second team in basketball…as a SENIOR received All-West Region honors by RECEIVING G/GS PC YDS AVG TD LG Student Sport…All-Pacific 9 defensive lineman…team MVP 2001 7/0 4 -1 -0.2 0 3 winner…Daily Olympian first team all-area pick and a NW 2002 2/0 0 0 0 0 0 Nugget by the Tacoma News Tribune…Associated Press All- 2003 1/0 0 State first team pick on both offense and defense…a Seattle CAREER: 10/0 4 -1 -0.2 0 3 Times Red Chip pick and an All-Far West pick by Prep Star PLAYER PROFILES PLAYER Magazine…honorable mention Fab 15 selection by the Orange County Register…selected to play in the State East-West Shrine WSU OPPONENTS Game in Spokane. WSU OPPONENTS 2003 IN REVIEW 2003 IN REVIEW COUGAR HISTORY COUGAR HISTORY 76 77 COUGAR PROFILES COUGAR PROFILES 2004 OUTLLOK 2004 OUTLOOK WSU COACHES WSU COACHES PLAYER PROFILES PLAYER PLAYER PROFILES PLAYER WSU OPPONENTS WSU OPPONENTS 2003 IN REVIEW 2003 IN REVIEW COUGAR HISTORY COUGAR HISTORY LaVell Anderson 76 77 COUGAR PROFILES COUGAR PROFILES ARMSTRONG’S WSU CAREER 2004 OUTLLOK FRESHMAN (2000-01): Redshirt season…earned one weekly Kyle Basler ** team award: Idaho/Offensive Scout Team. RS-FRESHMAN (2001-02): V-letter…Games - 12…Starts - 8 9…moved into a starting role against California in the third game after an injury to Billy Knotts…maintained starting spot Punter after Knott’s return…did not start against ASU because of a 6-3/234 2004 OUTLOOK concussion suffered against UCLA, then returned for the final three games, including the Sun Bowl against Purdue…earned RS-Junior the following weekly team awards: California/Offensive Line- WSU COACHES man; OSU/Most Disciplined Offense.