Georgetown vs. Ohio Dominican September 5, 2013 Eddie Returns Tigers, Panthers cat fight The saying goes it is always nice to go home and Georgetown Col- lege assistant Eddie Eviston could should be fun to watch not agree more. He has gotten to do it more than once in his profes- For a team as successful as Georgetown no chance to jump on that field, but the sional career. He returned to his College football program is, a season rest of them are young and they recover native town of Newport as head ending as this past year did can leave an quickly as they should. You might see coach at Newport Central Catholic. unusual feeling that most of the athletes some of that come out in week two, but Then this past spring and coaches yearn to get out of their our focus is on week one right now against stepped on the cam- system. a very good Ohio Dominican team.” pus at Georgetown as Thursday night will be that opportu- The Panthers started football started offensive coordinator. nity for most of the 2012 team that lost football in 2004 as an NAIA school. They “This is home,” in a last gasp to Bethel University in the have since built the program up and tran- Eviston said. “It is opening round of the NAIA Football sitioned to NCAA Division II in the Great refreshing and not Championship Series. Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Confer- much has changed. “As far as days and months, this off- ence. ODU was 7-3 in the GLIAC and 8-3 There are some new season has been long, but it’s been good,” overall in 2012. faces that I’m meeting, but it’s nice said GC coach Bill Cronin. “We have been “They have done things the right way, to be back.” disciplined and inspired to work hard. and I have a lot of respect for them,” Cro- Thursday’s home opener brings We’ve grown together. This summer nin said. “They are well coached and play him full circle for the Tigers. period has been longer because we are hard. They are used to winning, and I ex- Eviston will step onto iHigh.com opening later, but I think we needed that pect they expect the same when we kick it Field as a coach, trying to guide a time as we are a younger group this year. off Thursday night under the lights. quarterback that has received a lot We needed time to get them acclimated to “That is what will make this a great of comparison to Eviston, a three- what we do and it all worked out well. match-up. Both programs are used to time NAIA Player of the Year and “I think it is probably hardest on the winning and expect to win when on the Hall of Famer. group of seniors that left. They have football field.” Neal Pawsat has been under cen- ter since the fourth game his fresh- man year. He has thrown for 5,607 yards and 50 touchdowns. Eviston threw for 7,444 yards in his first two seasons and 68 touchdowns. Eviston understands the pres- sure Pawsat is under. Follow the Game “The offense we run, the quar- Watch the game live through iHigh.com/georgetowncol- terback is a big deal and it is not lege. Jason Grefer returns as the play-by-play announcer and joined a position for everyone,” Eviston by GC alum Darrin Douglas as color commentary. Stats can also be tracked live on http://www.dakstats.com/WebSync/Pages/SportGen- See Eviston Page 17 der.aspx?association=10&sg=MFB. Georgetown’s 2013 Schedule Sept. 5 vs. Ohio Dominican 7 pm Oct. 26 vs. Univ. of Pikeville 1:30 pm Sept. 14 at Bethel University 1:30 pm Nov. 2 vs. Bluefield College 1:30 pm Sept. 28 at Kentucky Christian Univ.* 1:30 pm Nov. 9 at Union College 1:30 pm Oct. 5 at Faulkner University 1:30 pm Nov. 16 vs. Lindsey Wilson College 1:30 pm Oct. 12 vs. Campbellsville Univ.$ 1:30 pm Oct. 19 at UCumberlands * (KY) 1:30 pm * Denotes MSC Divisional Games $ Denotes Homecoming PREVIOUS SEASON IN PICUTRES Photos by Richard Davis are available at www.gcathletics.smugmug.com GC TWO-DEEPS DEFENSIVE CORNERBACK FREE SAFETY STRONG SAFETY CORNERBACK #3 Chaz Morton #20 Brandon Lawson #2 Jaylan Bailey #24 Brandon Turman 6-0/195, Sr. 6-0/195, Sr. 5-11/190, Jr. 5-11/195, Jr. #28 Kody Kasey #26 Terence Taylor #23 DaVonte Washington 7 Devon Daniel 5-8/160, Fr. 5-11/205, Jr. 5-9/185, Jr 6-0/185, Jr. TIGER MIKE SAM WILL #56 Arthur Pollard #43 Josh Downing #47 D.J. Lemons #42 Brock Messina 5-9/221, Sr. 5-9/221, Sr. 6-3/225, Sr. 6-0/220, Sr. #34 Jonathon Harrison #54 Dylan Sims #48 Jake Blust #44 Jordan Kindred 6-2/215, So. 6-2/230, Jr. 6-0/221, So. 6-2/235 DEFENSIVE END NOSE DEFENSIVE END #50 Patrick Dougherty #95 Grant Keller #52 Tommy Campbell 6-2/250, Sr. 6-1/245, Sr. 6-2/260, Jr. #99 Nick Seither #97 Randall Jackson-Clemons #92 Nick Johnson 6-3/265, Jr. 6-4/270, Jr. 6-2/270, Jr. OFFENSIVE TACKLE GUARD CENTER GUARD TACKLE #71 Wes Smith #70 Kevin Connaughton #69 Dustin Brown #74 Sam Schulte #78 Tyler Books 6-4/270, Sr. 6-4/270, Sr. 6-1/280, Sr. 6-1/275, Sr. 6-4/303, So. #64 Walker Hill #73 Brendan Gordon #79 Jake Buchanan #63 James Hill #77 Aaron Wilson 6-5/295, So. 6-4/295, So. 5-11/275, Sr. 6-0/260, Jr. 6-1/215, Sr. WR SLOT QB FB SLOT WR #17 Ben Patenaude #31 Jesse Morrell #19 Neal Pawsat #32 Zach Sowder #4 Greg Raglin #88 Branden Burdette 6-3/200, So. 5-10/195, Sr. 6-3/230, Jr. 5-9/195, Jr. 5-5/184, Sr. 6-1/178, Sr. #16 Alan Williams #10 Anthony Sandoval #11 Tanner Evans #14 SDemonte Smith #10 Anthony Sandoval #21 Logan Crockett 6-1/205, So. 5-11/190, Sr. 6-3/180, So. 5-9/227, Jr. 5-11/190, Sr. 6-2/200, So. SPECIAL TEAMS KICKER PUNTER LONG SNAPPER HOLDER #37 Josh Depp #65 Jarrod Combs #53 Conner Owens 11 Tanner Evans 5-11/170, Fr. 6-2/215, Jr. 6-0/200, Fr. 6-3/180, So. OHIO DOMINICAN’S DEPTH CHArt LT DE 75 Jarrod Howard 6-5/250 Jr. 96 Di’Andre Harrison 6-4/260 So. 74 Joe Farrish 6-4/285 Jr. 92 Anthony Smith 6-2/235 So. LG DE 51 Perrin Cunningham 6-2/275 Jr. 2 Sydney Omameh 6-4/255 So. 57 Kyle Thirkield 6-2/290 R-Fr. 36 Jaylen Guevara 6-3/230 So. C T 55 Michael Koehlke 6-4/255 Fr. 70 Luke Carothers 6-3/265 R-Fr. 69 T.J. Gilles 6-4/275 So. 58 Mason Sawicki 6-2/275 Fr. RG T 79 Ben Copher 6-6/315 So. 56 Paul Wesselhoeft 6-4/250 R-Fr. 63 Gheon Selemon 6-2/260 Sr. 98 DJ Perdue 6-1/285 Fr. RT Will 78 Jake Brandt 6-5/260 Sr. 7 Nikko Tanksley 6-0/225 Sr. 73 Josh Busby 6-5/260 So. 50 Martavius Lewis 6-0/230 Jr. WR Mike 1 Ronald McCloud 5-11/185 So. 31 Warren Shields 6-3/220 So. 9 Nick McKnight 6-2/210 Jr. 54 Brent Allerding 5-11/230 Sr. WR Sam 14 Abe Johnson 5-10/180 Jr. 10 Dominic Clegg 5-11/195 Sr. 18 Melran Leach 6-0/170 Fr. 11 Austin Osborne 5-11/195 So. RB CB 2 Brandon Schoen 5-11/205 So. 9 Billy Eakins 6-0/190 So. 5 Mark Nichols 6-0/205 Sr. 24 DeWayne Clemmons 6-1/190 Jr. TE Safety 82 Nate Weeks 6-3/235 Sr. 6 Justin Bell 5-10/185 Sr. 87 Jerad Butler 6-5/230 So. 23 Marquise Tyus 5-10/165 Fr. WR Safety 3 Dez Stewart 6-2/190 So. 8 Brad McCurdy 6-1/205 So. 4 Casey Williams 6-2/200 Jr. 22 Cody Culbertson 5-10/175 Jr. QB CB 16 Mark Miller 6-1/190 Jr. 1 Da’Twane Harris 6-0/180 So. 15 Kevin Hatrick 6-2/200 Sr. 20 Sae’Von Fitzgerald 5-9/170 R-Fr. K/P LS/H 26 Brent Wahle 6-2/175 So. 72 Tyler Hays 6-4/260 Sr. 32 Michael Snyder 5-10/175 R-Fr. 32 Michael Snyder 5-10/175 R-Fr. SERIES AND OHIO DOMINICAN’S FACTS This is the first meeting between these two teams and therefore no series record to report. Last Time These Two The Panthers finished 8-3, 7-3 in conference play, a season ago for its best Teams Met.....This is the record under fourth year coach Bill Conley. It capped the stellar season with first meeting between these two five straight wins and took second place in the GLIAC. ODU rewrote the teams. Ohio Dominican is an NCAA DII school, playing in record books in rushing yards, touchdowns, yards per game and yards per the Great Lakes Intercollegiate carry and was also ranked among the nations best in those categories. The Athletic Conference. This is Panthers finished 12th nationally in scoirng offense with 40.8 ppg.