2021 Spring Football Media Guide by gcccks6

TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 NATIONAL TITLE • 12 JAYHAWK CHAMPIONSHIPS • 24 BOWL APPEARANCES

The history of Broncbuster football can be traced all the way back to 1946, when Ed Hall, a Garden City Community College Athletics’ Hall-of-Fame member, began a program in the shadows of the post World-War II era. Unfortunately, it wasn’t the debut he had envisioned as the Broncbusters lost to Dodge City, 32-6. They also dropped their second game to Pueblo, CO 24-0. But just a week later, the brown and gold won their first game in program history, beating Pratt 13-12. They added victories over Panhandle and Pratt again, finishing their inaugural campaign 3-3. Since then, Garden City has won 424 games over 73 seasons, taking home 12 conference titles and playing in four National Championship games (2018, 2016, 2000 and 1997). They’ve also produced 143 All-Americans and played in 24 bowl games. It’s a colorful history, one that never gets old.

X LEFT: Led by QB Tuck Glasse, the 1950 Broncbusters made it all the way to the Little Sugar Bowl; RIGHT: Les Chavez, Henry Bryant and Corey Banks combine for a tackle in the 2000 National Championship Game vs. Glendale

THE STADIUM

TRADITION

Garden City boasts one of the only standalone, on-campus stadiums in the Jayhawk Conference. Since it opened in 2014, it’s provided one of the best home-field advantages in the league. Learn more about the Broncbusters home stadium.

Two National Championship Game appearances in the last four years; plus a long-line of rich tradition, Garden City has been a power in the Jayhawk Conference for more than three decades. Here’s your chance to relive all of it.

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NATIONAL CHAMPS Garden City was picked to finish sixth in their own conference in 2016. Yet, they proved all doubters wrong, culminating their historic season with one of the greatest finishes ever in the NJCAA National Championship Game.

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COACHING STAFF After falling just shy of reaching the National Championship Game in 2019, Tom Minnick and his veteran coaches, reload for another shot at Pittsburg in 2020. And unlike most staffs in the league, almost everyone is back and raring to go.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS 143 ALL-AMERICANS • 3 RUNNER-UP FINISHES • 3 NJCAA PLAYERS OF THE YEAR INTRODUCTION

Staff Directory............................................................................................................................... 8 Quick Facts..................................................................................................................................... 9 By the Numbers.........................................................................................................................10 Broncbuster Stadium...............................................................................................................11 Covering the Busters................................................................................................................12 Message from Director of Athletics....................................................................................13 Tradition........................................................................................................................................14 12 Jayhawk Titles.......................................................................................................................16 National Attention....................................................................................................................17 Trophy Case.................................................................................................................................19 National Players of the Year...................................................................................................20 NJCAA Hall of Fame..................................................................................................................21 143 All-Americans.....................................................................................................................22 Busters in the NFL.....................................................................................................................24 Legendary Coaches..................................................................................................................28 Game Day.....................................................................................................................................29 Athletic Facilities........................................................................................................................31 Buster Strength..........................................................................................................................32 Football Offices..........................................................................................................................33 Broadcast Information.............................................................................................................34 Garden City, KS...........................................................................................................................35 Notable Alumni..........................................................................................................................36 Academic Success.....................................................................................................................37

NATIONAL CHAMPS

SEASON PREVIEW Season Preview..........................................................................................................................82

MEET THE SQUAD The Team......................................................................................................................................87 Alphabetical roster...................................................................................................................88 Numerical roster........................................................................................................................89 Player Bios....................................................................................................................................90

HISTORY

Bowl recaps.............................................................................................................................. 109 All-Time records...................................................................................................................... 117 National Awards...................................................................................................................... 123 All-Americans........................................................................................................................... 125 All Conference......................................................................................................................... 126 Series Records.......................................................................................................................... 128 Individual Records................................................................................................................. 133 Team Records........................................................................................................................... 135

THE COLLEGE The President........................................................................................................................... 137 Athletic Director...................................................................................................................... 138 Assistant Athletic Director.................................................................................................. 139

The Story of one of Junior College’s best teams............................................................40

COACHING STAFF Head Coach Tom Minnick.......................................................................................................52 Jerry Dominguez.......................................................................................................................55 Mike Orthmann..........................................................................................................................56 Jeremy Richardson....................................................................................................................57 Caleb Young................................................................................................................................58 Aaron Cheatwood.....................................................................................................................60 James Grinde..............................................................................................................................61

SEASON REVIEW

Game recaps...............................................................................................................................64 Final Stats.....................................................................................................................................75

SEASON REVIEW

NEW BEGINNING

After a week-one setback vs. Snow, Garden City rebounded to put themselves in position to win a second consecutive Jayhawk Conference crown. Led by an opportunistic defense, the Broncbusters finished 8-3.

The Broncbusters were 30 minutes away from punching their ticket to the National Championship Game last year. Now, with a boatload of young talent, Garden City is once again, one of the favorites in the Jayhawk Conference.

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HISTORY

There is more than 70 years of football to uncover at Garden City. From Clyde Russell to Jeremy Faulk; from Bob Larson to Tom Minnick, the Broncbuster history books are filled with iconic moments that have defined a generation.

THE COLLEGE Garden City Community College will be the premier nexus to progress, providing worldclass learning in a dynamic environment. In 2019, the school celebrated its’ centennial, and did so while navigating unchartered waters.

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STAFF DIRECTORY 1 NATIONAL TITLE • 12 JAYHAWK CHAMPIONSHIPS • 24 BOWL APPEARANCES

JEFF TATUM

GREG GREATHOUSE

COLIN LAMB

ALLISON GRIFFIN

ASHLEY RUTTI

DAVID JANTZ

TAMMY TABOR

NATE SMITH

MIKE PILOSOF

ALEX HUDDLESTON

Athletic Trainer greg.greathouse@gcccks.edu

Director of Athletics jeffrey.tatum@gcccks.edu

Head Athletic Trainer allison.griffin@gcccks.edu

Assistant Athletic Director; Vice President of Student Services colin.lamb.@gcccks.edu

Administrative Assistant to the Director of Athletics ashley.rutti@gcccks.edu

Athletic Trainer david.jantz@gcccks.edu

Director of Compliance tammy.tabor@gcccks.edu

Athletic Trainer nathan.smith@gcccks.edu

Sports Information Director mike.pilosof@gcccks.edu

ADAM SHRIMPLIN

Sports Photographer shrimplinphotography@me.com

Director of Sports Performance alex.huddleston@gcccks.edu

GCCC ATHLETICS DEPARTMENT Dennis Perryman Athletic Complex 801 Campus Drive Garden City, KS 67846 Athletic Department Phone: (620) 276-9606 GOBRONCBUSTERS.COM For complete coverage of all Broncbuster athletics including game notes, stats, broadcast information, rosters, team information and bios. BRONCBUSTERS ONLINE GCCC on twitter..................................................@gcccbroncbuster GCCC athletics on twitter........................................ @sportsbuster GCCC football on twitter.........................................@gccc_football GCCC facebook........................ /GardenCityCommunityCollege/ GCCC athletics facebook.............................. / GCCCsportsbuster/ GCCC football instagram..............................................gcccfootball Jayhawk Conference.............................................................kjccc.org KJCCC twitter.................................................................. @kjcccmedia NJCAA........................................................................................njcaa.org NJCAA football twitter..............................................@njcaafootball

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QUICK FACTS 143 ALL-AMERICANS • 3 RUNNER-UP FINISHES • 3 NJCAA PLAYERS OF THE YEAR COLLEGE INFORMATION

Name of school......................... Garden City Community College Location.......................................................................Garden City, Kan Founded.............................................................................................1919 Enrollment........................................................................................2,122 Nickname.......................................................................... Broncbusters School colors......................................................... Brown, white, gold Conference.................................................................................Jayhawk School President............................................................Dr. Ryan Ruda Director of Athletics..........................................................Greg McVey Assistant Athletic Director.............................................. Colin Lamb School website.....................................................................gcccks.edu Athletics website............................................. gobroncbusters.com Conference website................................................................ kjccc.org National website..................................................................... njcaa.org

STADIUM INFORMATION

Stadium name................................................. Broncbuster Stadium Field Name................................................................Broncbuster Field Surface..............................................................................Artificial grass Capacity.............................................................................................3,500 First year.............................................................................................2014 First game at site............. Aug. 30, 2014 (GCCC 29, Highland 26) Record at stadium......................................................................... 21-12 Most consecutive wins................................................ 7 (2016-2017)

GARDEN CITY COACHES AND STAFF

Tom Minnick............................................. Head Coach (2nd season) Overall record at GCCC..................................................................... 8-3 Mike Orthmann..............................................Offensive Coordinator Jerry Dominguez..........................................Defensive Coordinator Jeremy Richardson........................................................Wide Receiver Aaron Cheatwood....................................................... Defensive Line Caleb Young................................................................Defensive Backs James Grinde................................................................. Offensive Line

GARDEN CITY FOOTBALL HISTORY

First year of football........................................................................1946 All-Time Record.......................................................424-324-11 (.559) All-Time Conference Record..................................... 292-224 (.566) All-Time Bowl Record................................................................10-13-1 National Championships..................................................................... 1 2016 (Garden City 25, Arizona Western 22) Conference Titles..................................................................................12 2018, 2016, 2000, 1999, 1995, 1994, 1991, 1977, 1967, 1960, 1955, 1951 Bowl Appearances...............................................................................24 2018, 2017, 2016, , 2013, 2012, 2005, 2002, 2001, 2000, 1999, 1998, 1997, 1996, 1995, 1994, 1992, 1991, 1990, 1989, 1978, 1977, 1976, 1967, 1950 Bowl Championships..........................................................................10 2016, 2012, 2001, 1998, 1996, 1995, 1992, 1990, 1989, 1976 Undefeated Seasons............................................................................. 1 2016 10+win seasons...................................................................................... 7 2018, 2016, 1999, 1997, 1996, 1994, 1989 Most consecutive wins..............................................13 (2016-2017) All-Americans...................................................................................... 143 National player of the year.................................................................. 3 2015, 1997, 1994

THE BRONCBUSTERS THIS SEASON

Offensive returners................................................................................ 4 Defensive returners............................................................................... 4 Specialists returners.............................................................................. 0 Sophomores...........................................................................................31 Freshman.................................................................................................39 2019 Record......................................................................................... 8-3 Conference Record.................................................................5-2 (2nd) Final NJCAA Ranking......................................................................No. 9

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BY THE NUMBERS 1 NATIONAL TITLE • 12 JAYHAWK CHAMPIONSHIPS • 24 BOWL APPEARANCES GARDEN CITY FOOTBALL BY DECADE

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2010s....................................................................................................................59-47 (.557) 2000s....................................................................................................................66-36 (.647) 1990s................................................................................................................88-26-1 (.772) 1980s................................................................................................................46-51-1 (.474) 1970s....................................................................................................................69-34 (.670) 1960s................................................................................................................40-59-2 (.404) 1950s................................................................................................................48-50-4 (.490) 1940s.................................................................................................................. 8-21-2 (.276) Overall 424-324-11 (.559)

NATIONAL TITLE GAME APPEARANCES 2018........................................................................... East Mississippi 10, Garden City 9 2016................................................... Garden City 25, Arizona Western 22 2000........................................................................................ Glendale 13, Garden City 7 1997.............................................................................. Trinity Valley 48, Garden City 13

GARDEN CITY HEAD COACHES Tom Minnick.................... (2019-Present)..............8-3 (.727) Jeff Sims...................................(2015-2018).....................33-13 (.717) Matt Miller...............................(2013-2014)....................... 6-13 (.316) Jeff Tatum................................(2011-2012)....................... 9-11 (.450) Lucas Aslin..............................(2007-2010).....................20-18 (.526) JJ Eckert...................................(2005-2006)....................... 13-8 (.619) Bob Larson..............................(1999-2004).....................46-18 (.719) Jim Gush..................................(1996-1998)....................... 29-7 (.806) Jeff Leiker................................(1992-1995).....................33-11 (.750) Brian McNeeley.....................(1986-1991).....................43-22 (.662) Hank Hetwer..........................(1982-1985)....................... 9-25 (.265) Ray Braun................................(1981)......................................3-6 (.333) Ray Sewalt...............................(1979-1980)....................... 14-6 (.700) Moe Cotter..............................(1975-1978).....................29-16 (.644) George Walstad.....................(1968-1974).....................37-29 (.561) Bob Riley..................................(1967)......................................8-3 (.727) Homer Salter..........................(1961-1966)....................20-40 (.333) Leland Kendall.......................(1959-1960)....................... 16-4 (.800) Jim Duncan.............................(1956-1958)....................... 9-22 (.290) Jack Morris..............................(1950-1955).....................31-26 (.544) Ed Bender................................(1948-1949)................... 2-13-2 (.133) Bryce Roderick.......................(1947)......................................3-5 (.375) Ed Hall.......................................(1946)......................................3-3 (.500)

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NJCAA LEADERS WIN PERCENTAGE-ACTIVE 1. Buddy Stephens (East Mississippi)........................................................................872 2. Greg Medeck (Central Lakes)..................................................................................769 3. Scott Strohmeier (Iowa Western)..........................................................................762 4. Tom Minnick (Garden City)................................................................ .759

10-WIN SEASONS 1. 2018.............................................................................................................................. .11-1 2. 2016............................................................................................................................... 11-0 3. 1999............................................................................................................................... 10-2 4. 1997............................................................................................................................... 10-2 5. 1996............................................................................................................................... 10-2 6. 1994............................................................................................................................... 10-1 7. 1989............................................................................................................................... 10-2

NJCAA RUSHING CHAMPS 1. Charles West.............................................................................................................. 2018 2. Dwayne Crutchfield................................................................................................ 1979 3. Robert Robertson.................................................................................................... 1976 4. Ricky Kelley................................................................................................................ 1974 5. Clyde Russell.............................................................................................................. 1972 6. Clyde Russell.............................................................................................................. 1971

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BRONCBUSTER STADIUM 143 ALL-AMERICANS • 3 RUNNER-UP FINISHES • 3 NJCAA PLAYERS OF THE YEAR

BRONCBUSTER STADIUM

The foundation for Broncbuster Stadium began more than five years before construction started. After several location ideas, leaders settled on the land across the street from campus, adjacent to the Tangeman Sports Complex. Workers broke ground in 2013, with plans to have the stadium ready for use by the time September rolled around. But delays pushed back the opening, and Garden City played the 2013 season at Buffalo Stadium.

STADIUM QUICK FACTS

Stadium Name................................................... Broncbuster Stadium Field Name................................................................. Broncbuster Field Field.....................................................................................Artificial Grass Capacity...............................................................................................3,500 First year...............................................................................................2014 First game at site...............Aug. 30, 2014 (GCCC 29, Highland 26) Garden City’s record at stadium................................................. 21-12 Most consecutive wins.................................................7 (2016-2017)

The stadium officially opened in 2014 under the lights. Entering Matt Miller’s second season, the Broncbusters began the campaign hosting Highland on Aug. 30, 2014. Trailing in the final minute, Undre Williams scored the go-ahead touchdown on a five-yard dash to give Garden City a thrilling 29-26 victory.

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COVERING THE BUSTERS 1 NATIONAL TITLE • 12 JAYHAWK CHAMPIONSHIPS • 24 BOWL APPEARANCES

MEDIA CREDENTIALS

All-Access: These passes grant outlets access to both the press box and the sideline. Few are issued.

Requests for media credentials for Garden City Community College football games should be made through the Athletics office. Only those requests submitted by the sports editor of a newspaper or the sports director of a radio or television station will be considered. Priority is given to outlets who cover the Broncbusters on a regular basis. Access will be considered for local newspapers, radio stations, television stations and any other media outlets who request a credential. Remember, just because a credential is requested, does not mean it will be granted. A credential does not guarantee a seat, and access to the team bench area is prohibited at all times. Credentials include: Press Box: Primary recipients are newspaper/Internet writers, television reporters and radio personnel. This pass gains access to the press box. Sideline access is only permitted for the last five minutes of the game.

Season credentials: Requests should be made through the Athletics’ office. Only media members who routinely cover Broncbuster games are eligible for season credentials. Postseason credentials: Requests should be made through the Athletics’ office. These credentials are subject to approval of championship host site.

MEDIA AVAILABILITY

Tom Minnick will be available to the press following each home game. During the week, all media interview requests need to be submitted to the sports information office: mike.pilosof@ gcccks.edu or (620) 276-9620.

Sideline: Primary recipients are photographers/videographers. Only photographers/videographers on assignment for accredited outlets will be afforded credentials. Pass only gains access to the sideline (not the press box)

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TRADITION 1 NATIONAL TITLE • 12 JAYHAWK CHAMPIONSHIPS • 24 BOWL APPEARANCES

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3 PLAYERS OF THE YEAR

ALL AMERICANS

10 143 BOWL TITLES

24 BOWL GAME APPEARANCES

3 RUNNER-UP FINISHES

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TRADITION 143 ALL-AMERICANS • 3 RUNNER-UP FINISHES • 3 NJCAA PLAYERS OF THE YEAR

THE TEAM OF THE 90’S

Led by coaches like Bob Larson, Brian McNeeley, Jeff Leiker and Jim Gush, Garden City cemented their legacy as one of the best Junior College programs of the decade. The Broncbusters finished the 10-year stretch with an overall record of 88-26-1, winning 77 percent of their games.

93 POINTS

NASSAU

81 POINTS

RICKS

78 POINTS

DIXIE STATE

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GARDEN CITY

73 POINTS

NE OKLAHOMA

72 POINTS

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12 JAYHAWK TITLES 1 NATIONAL TITLE • 12 JAYHAWK CHAMPIONSHIPS • 24 BOWL APPEARANCES

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LEAVING THEIR MARK IN THE JAYHAWK

The Jayhawk Conference formed in 1923. Garden City began playing football in 1946. Since that time, the Broncbusters have captured the third most conference crowns in league history, winning two out of the last four outright championships.

23 2015 2013 2012 2011 2010 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 1998 1989 1987 1981 1952 1950 1942

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KINGS OF THE REGION While the Broncbusters have won 12 conference titles, including four from 1991-1999, Garden City has claimed seven region crowns, winning it in 2018, 2016, 2000, 1994, 1992, 1991 and 1950.

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2009 1974 1973 1972 1971 1970 1968 1938 1935 1933 1929

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2014 1995 1969 1950 1949 1948 1947

2019 2017 1987 1937 1936 1932

2015 1958 1957 1953

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NATIONAL ATTENTION 143 ALL-AMERICANS • 3 RUNNER-UP FINISHES • 3 NJCAA PLAYERS OF THE YEAR

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NATIONAL ATTENTION 1 NATIONAL TITLE • 12 JAYHAWK CHAMPIONSHIPS • 24 BOWL APPEARANCES

OUT OF 4 YEARS RANKED IN STREET & SMITH’S TOP 5

RANKED NO. 1 BY STREET AND SMITH IN 2017

TOP-FIVE FINISHES IN THE LAST 4 YEARS: NO. 1 IN 2016; NO. 2 IN 2018

NATIONAL COACH OF THE YEAR: JEFF SIMS-2016

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GARDEN CITY’S NATIONAL EXPOSURE

When Jeff Sims took over a struggling program following the 2014 season, Garden City’s national exposure had dwindled severely. But following an upset victory over No. 1 Butler in 2015; coupled with the program’s first national title in 2016, the Broncbusters became one of the best stories in Junior College football. They were finalists to be featured on the award-winning series ‘Last Chance U’ in both 2016 and 2017. Following a runner-up finish in 2018, Sims left to take over Missouri Southern State. But the Broncbusters were right back in the national spotlight when they hired one of the all-time winningest coaches in NJCAA history, Tom Minnick, to replace him.

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TROPHY CASE 143 ALL-AMERICANS • 3 RUNNER-UP FINISHES • 3 NJCAA PLAYERS OF THE YEAR

PLENTY OF HARDWARE TO GO AROUND

Garden City football is filled with plenty of rich tradition. Look no further than the Perryman Athletic Complex, where a century’s worth of history is on full display. In 2016, Garden City won the program’s only national championship. Nearly five decades earlier, the Broncbusters finished as the runner-up at the 1967 Sterling Silver Bowl in Sterling, KS. But the tallest trophy in the case is from 1997, where Jim Gush’s team was the national runner-up following a loss to Trinity Valley in the Red River Bowl. OPPORTUNITY USA

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PLAYERS OF THE YEAR 1 NATIONAL TITLE • 12 JAYHAWK CHAMPIONSHIPS • 24 BOWL APPEARANCES

JEREMY

FRANK

CHRIS

FAULK

MURPHY

WINDSOR

2015

1997

1994 A SPECIAL GROUP Frank Murphy’s case as the 1997 NJCAA Player of the year was pretty cut and dry. The sophomore ran for 1,370 yards and 20 touchdowns despite sitting out one game. Jeremy Faulk came to Garden City with plenty of question marks. But in 2015, the freshman was the best in the nation, racking up 87 tackles, including 7.5 sacks. Chris Windsor produced video-game numbers during the 1994 season, throwing for 2,252 yards and 24 touchdowns while tossing only six picks.

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NJCAA HALL OF FAME 143 ALL-AMERICANS • 3 RUNNER-UP FINISHES • 3 NJCAA PLAYERS OF THE YEAR FRANK MURPHY BOB LARSON

INDUCTED 2007

INDUCTED 2008 CHRIS WINDSOR

JEFF LEIKER

INDUCTED 2010

ENSHRINEMENT-SEVEN DECADES OF EXCELLENCE

INDUCTED 2004

In 2004, Chris Windsor entered some rather elite company. The former AllAmerican quarterback and National Player of the Year, was inducted into the NJCAA Hall of Fame. What most people don’t know is that the year he won the nation’s highest honor, his team led the country in rushing, spearheaded by future NFL star Corey Dillon. He didn’t throw an interception through the first seven games and toughed out a vicious injury when he broke his jaw in the second quarter of the conference championship game vs. Hutchinson. Jeff Leiker will go down as one of the best coaches in program history. Before he left to become a graduate assistant at the University of Tennessee in 1995, Leiker won 33 games in just four seasons. In 1994, Garden City went 10-1, with their only loss coming to Dixie State in the Dixie Rotary Bowl.

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143 ALL-AMERICANS 1 NATIONAL TITLE • 12 JAYHAWK CHAMPIONSHIPS • 24 BOWL APPEARANCES Garden City has a longstanding tradition of producing some of the best talent in the Junior College ranks. Since 1955, 45 Broncbuster players have been named NJCAA First-team All-Americans. It’s no surprise that the program’s history is filled with all-time players. From Mike Hughes to Corey Dillon to Phil Loadholt and BJ Blount, there have been plenty of stalwarts roaming the field at Memorial Stadium and Broncbuster Stadium. Don Bishop was the program’s first All-American in 1955. Running back Tony Pontillo was the school’s first firstteamer in 1959.

ALL-AMERICANS BY DECADE

44 COREY DILLON

NIGEL KILBY

BJ BLUNT

30 ALI GAYE

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TRA MINTER

NICK MARSHALL

JEREMY FAULK

EUGENE SMITH

PRODUCING THE NATION’S BEST Nick Marshall transferred to Garden City from Georgia in 2012 as a defensive back. But the strong-armed freshman immediately won the starting quarterback job, pushing Matt Miller’s offense to new heights. Marshall threw for a school-record 3,142 yards and 18 touchdowns. He was named a second-team All-American and Jayhawk Conference Player of the Year. KRISHON MERRIWEATHER

45 FIRST-TEAM ALL-AMERICANS

Player Position Year Player Position Year Bam Olaseni Offensive Line 2018 Jeff Kelley Linebacker 1996 Nigel Kilby Jamie Tago Mike Hughes Jeremy Faulk Chaz Nelson Cameron Kenney Phil Loadholt Phil Loadholt Luke Dreiling Luke Dreiling Anthony Kilby Rodney Allen DJ Johnson Shawn Steiner Derrick Pope Jared Packard Henry Bryant Ervin Holloman Travis Schwartz Hamlin Milligan Cliff Holloman Frank Murphy Kevin Brooks

Tight End Defensive Line Defensive Back Defensive Line Defensive End Returner Offensive Line Offensive Line Kicker Kicker Offensive Line Defensive Tackle Defensive Tackle Offensive Line Linebacker Offensive Line Defensive End Defensive Tackle Linebacker Defensive Back Defensive Tackle Running Back Defensive Back

2017 2016 2016 2015 2011 2008 2006 2005 2005 2004 2004 2004 2003 2001 2001 2000 2000 1999 1998 1998 1998 1997 1996

Rodney Artmore Corey Dillon Chris Windsor Ray Eagle Damon Pauge Kevin Bouie Dart Frost Mike Bryant Kevin Bouie Brent Venables Gerald Dixon Michael Fox Demetrius Hill Dwayne Crutchfield Bruce Campbell Robert Robertson Ricky Kelley Clifton Payne Roy Humphrey Tony Pontillo

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Defensive Back Running Back Quarterback Defensive Tackle Linebacker Running Back Linebacker Offensive Line Running Back Linebacker Linebacker Defensive End Defensive Tackle Running Back Offensive Line Running Back Running Back Offensive Line Linebacker Running Back

1995 1994 1994 1993 1992 1991 1991 1990 1990 1990 1989 1988 1987 1979 1978 1976 1974 1974 1967 1959

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BUSTERS IN THE NFL 1 NATIONAL TITLE • 12 JAYHAWK CHAMPIONSHIPS • 24 BOWL APPEARANCES

LONNIE JOHNSON

MIKE HUGHES

2nd Round-2019

1st Round-2018

COREY DILLON 2nd Round-1997

PHIL LOADHOLT 2nd Round-2009

TAKING THEIR TALENT NEXT LEVEL

The rest of the nation has taken notice of the talent storm that has hit Garden City in recent years. In each of the last two seasons, the Broncbusters have had a player drafted. In 2018, former Garden City All-American Mike Hughes was taken with the 30th overall selection by the Minnesota Vikings. A year later, one-time Garden City defensive back Lonnie Johnson, who originally signed with the Broncbusters as a wide receiver, was taken in the second round by the Houston Texans with pick No. 54. Then, in 2020, former offensive lineman Arlington Hambright, was taken in the seventh round by the Chicago Bears.

BJ BLUNT

Undrafted FA-2019

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BUSTERS IN THE NFL 143 ALL-AMERICANS • 3 RUNNER-UP FINISHES • 3 NJCAA PLAYERS OF THE YEAR

DWAYNE CRUTCHFIELD

ANDRE HALL

2nd Round-1982

CAMERON KENNEY

Undrafted FA-2006

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Undrafted FA-2011

JEREMY FAULK Undrafted FA-2017

Player Position Team Eric Alford Tight End Patriots Zach Roth Offensive Lineman Patriots Derrick Pope Linebacker Dolphins Kay-Jay Harris Korey Banks Ashante Woodyard C.J. Jones Ben Gay Cedrick Williams Jabbar Threats Dontrel Johnson Derrick Clark Alvin Bowen Doyle McGraw Hanik Milligan Gerald Dixon Tyson Thompson Kevin Brooks Linc Harden Melvin Evans Maurice Couch Phillip Riley Ahmad Childress Curtis Ansel Chaz Murphy Rooney Artmore Deone Horinek Rodney Allen Korey Jones Demetrius Hill Mike Friede Rick Perry Jeff Kelly Corey Jenkins Frank Murphy Darnell McDonald Yamon Figures Kevin Bouie Kelly Stouffer Willie Joe Walker Korey Jones Gabe Nyenhuis Marcus Pittman Kenny Cook Arlington Hambright Delshawn Phillips BJ Blunt

Running Back Defensive Back Defensive Back Wide Receiver Running Back Defensive Back Defensive Line Defensive Back Running Back Linebacker Defensive Tackle Defensive Back Linebacker Running Back Defensive Back Linebacker Defensive Line Defensive Line Wide Receiver Defensive Tackle Punter Defensive End Defensive Back Punter Defensive End Defensive End Defensive Tackle Wide Receiver Defensive Tackle Linebacker Linebacker Running Back Wide Receiver Wide Receiver Running Back Quarterback Linebacker Defensive End Defensive End Wide Receiver Wide Receiver Offensive Lineman Linebacker Linebacker

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TYREEK HILL 5th Round-2016

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A PRETTY IMPRESSIVE COACHING FRATERNITY

Garden City has a long list of legendary coaches. Both Bob Larson and Jeff Leiker were inducted into the NJCAA Hall of Fame. Jeff Sims turned a 3-8 team in 2015 into an 11-0 National Champion in 2016. He left after four seasons, tied for the fourth most wins in program history (33-13). His swan song was the 2018 National Championship Game where the Broncbusters lost to No. 1 East Mississippi 10-9. Some of his predecessors include Brian McNeeley, who before his death in 2015, guided Garden City to a 43-22 record from 1986-1991, and Jim Gush, who left with the highest winning percentage in program history (.806). Meantime, Tom Minnick became the first Broncbuster Head Coach since Bob Larson in 1999 to win at least eight games in their first season.

TOM MINNICK X In 2019, Tom Minnick became the first coach since Bob Larson in 1999 to win at least eight games in their first season.

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A JUNIOR COLLEGE ATMOSPHERE THAT’S UNMATCHED College football on Saturday afternoons in Garden City has become more of a national holiday. The Broncbusters rise back to national prominence coincided with a major bump in attendance. On Oct. 1, 2016 vs. Butler, the Broncbusters registered their first sellout in the new stadium. It has since become one of the best home-field advantages in the Jayhawk Conference.

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Originally called the physical education building, it was renamed the Dennis Perryman Athletic Complex in 2005 after the longtime Athletic Director and legendary coach. Perryman died in April, 2018, leaving behind quite a legacy. The building originally opened in 1969. During his near two decades of leadership, the football program won 75 percent of their games, winning six conference titles while qualifying for 13 bowl games including two National Championship tilts in 1997 and 2000. He retired in 2005 after 19 years. In 1999, Perryman was inducted into the NJCAA Basketball Hall of Fame for a career that saw him win 400 games. He had coaching stops at South Plains, Northern Montana University and Dawson Community College.

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In 2016, the Perryman Athletic Complex underwent a $565,000 renovation project. Part of that plan included an historical sports mural that features the history of Garden City Community College. Situated on the far right is former Broncbuster offensive lineman Phil Loadholt, who was a two-time, first-team All-American before he transferred to Oklahoma in 2006. He was taken in the second round of the 2009 draft by the Minnesota Vikings. The original mural was designed by former Garden City graphic desiger Tiffany Heit. But the idea behind it belonged to assistant Athletic Director Colin Lamb. The production took two months before it debuted during the grand reopening of the Perryman Athletic Complex in March, 2016.

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STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING PROGRAM The Perryman Athletic Complex houses a state-of-the art weight room. In 2015, Garden City became the first program in the Jayhawk Conference to hire a full-time strength and conditioning coach, bringing in Jason Zerbach. The impact was felt immediately.

Zerbach was an instrumental piece during Garden City’s 2016 National Championship run before he left in 2017. When Tom Minnick was hired in 2018, he brought in Josh Brewer to replace Zerbach. But he was hired away by Wyoming to be their Olympic Strength Coach. In the summer of 2020, Garden City hired Alex Huddleston to take over the program.

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BEHIND THE SCENES OF A PROGRAM AT WORK Over the past six years, the Garden City football offices have undergone a major face lift. When Jeff Sims first arrived in 2015, he immediately redesigned the space. After he left, first-year Head Coach Tom Minnick and the college continued the renovations. New carpet was installed in early 2019, and graphics are now visible on every wall. In the back right corner is where coaches breakdown film. Coach Minnick’s office is the last door on the left.

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BRONCBUSTER RADIO BROADCASTS

All Garden City radio broadcasts, home and away, with Mike Pilosof calling the play-by-play and John Ford providing color analysis, can be heard locally and exclusively in Garden City on 99.9 FM ESPN Radio. The station has been the flagship for the Broncbusters since 2015. Garden City games can be heard on many different platforms. If you want to listen on your computer, you can log on to gobroncbusters.com, go to the football page and click on audio. You can also go directly to westernkansasnews.com/kwkr. On your mobile device, you can download the free 999 ESPN app from the apple app store or Google play on Android. In addition, you can download the free TuneIn app and search for KWKR. Game Broadcasts All broadcasts of Broncbuster football begin 30 minutes prior to kickoff with the pregame show. The segment includes interviews with both

After graduation, he worked in Woodward, Okla. for five years and Weatherford Okla. for one. In 2013, he was hired as the sports director at the Western Kansas Broadcast Center in Garden City. Then in 2016, he began working as the part-time sports information director at Garden City Community College. His wife Amber is a registered nurse at Siena Medical Center in Garden City. They have four children: Ryan (15), Gavin (15), Connor (13) and Benjamin (11). John Ford begins his third season as a member of the Broncbuster broadcast crew and second as color analyst. He began his coaching career in 1982, partnering up with Bill Wilson to launch the Garden City High School baseball program. From there, Ford went on to coach basketball before starting the softball program at the high school in 1994. He won 239 games in 19 seasons including four regional titles and two conference championships. The field at Tangeman Sports Complex is named in his honor. CD DeSalvo enters his second season as the sideline reporter for Broncbuster football. The Garden City native received his Bachelors’ Degree from Fort Hays State before working as the sideline reporter for Tiger football broadcasts. He is now the News Director for Southwind Broadcasting and is the play-by-play announcer for Garden City High School football, basketball, baseball and softball.

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coaches, players and a game recap from the week before. The Domino’s post-game report follows with full-game highlights, coaches and player interviews as well as a full-game recap.

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All home football games are streamed on the Broncbusters you tube channel. Just log on to gobroncbusters.com and scroll down to the you tube section on the home page.

Game Archives All football games are archived. To listen to any past games, you can log on to gobroncbusters.com, go to the football page and click on audio at the end of each broadcast. You can also go directly to westernkansasnews.com/gccc-sports-streaming. All archived audio broadcasts are commercial free and can be listened to on your computer or mobile device. Broncbuster Coach’s Show Hear from Head Coach Tom Minnick and certain players each Thursday night during the Broncbuster Coach’s Show at Old Chicago in Garden City. The show airs from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. exclusively on 99.9 FM ESPN and is hosted by C.D. DeSalvo. About the broadcasters Mike Pilosof has served as the radio voice of the Broncbusters for the past eight seasons. Before that, he was the voice of both the college and the high school before moving into his new full-time roll as sports information director at Garden City Community College. Mike graduated from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas with a Bachelor’s degree in Journalism and Media Studies in 2007.

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GARDEN CITY-HOME OF THE BRONCBUSTERS Incorporated in 1883, Garden City occupies nearly 11 square miles in southwest Kansas and has a population of 31,000 people. Considered as the regional hub of western Kansas, Garden City’s economy is fueled by agriculture with several feedlots, fields and grain elevators throughout the county. The region’s trade area has a population of more than 190,000 people. It’s home to Garden City Community College, the Lee Richardson Zoo, and one of the finest golf courses in the Sunflower State: Buffalo Dunes. The original town site was laid out on the south half of section 18 by engineer Charles Van Trump. Charles Jesse Jones, later known as “Buffalo” Jones, arrived in Garden City for an antelope hunt in January, 1879. One of the streets by five-point on the west side of the city is named after him. The main employers in Finney County are Tyson Fresh Meats, USD 457, St. Catherine Hospital, Garden City Community College, and FInney County.

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SPORTS FIGURES

Dayton Moore (‘87) General Manager for the Kansas City Royals. He began his career in 1994 as a professional scout for the Atlanta Braves. Before that, he was a star baseball player for the Broncbusters in the mid 80’s; then graduated from George Mason University. Brent Venables (‘90) Defensive Coordinator at the University of Clemson. Before that, he was the defensive coordinator for Bob Stoops at Oklahoma. He was an All-American at Garden City, recording 276 career tackles. Venables transferred to Kansas State where he earned all Big-Eight honors in 1992. Keith Smart (‘86) Assistant coach with the New York Knicks. He was also the Head Coach for the Sacramento Kings, Golden State Warriors and Cleveland Cavaliers. At Garden City, Smart was the Jayhawk Player of the Year. He transferred to Indiana, where he’s remembered for hitting the game-winning shot in the 1987 National Championship Game vs. Syracuse. Gene Keady (‘56) After playing for two years for the Broncbusters, Keady began his coaching career at Beloit High School in 1959. From there, he spent nearly a decade at Hutchinson before landing his first Division I job as an assistant at Arkansas in 1975. But his big break came in 1980 when he began a 20-year stint as Purdue’s Head Coach. He was named Big Ten Coach of the year seven times. Keady was inducted into the NJCAA Hall of Fame in 2001.

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Mark Fox (‘89) was born in Garden City in January of 1969. He graduated from Garden City High School, and then played two years at Garden City Community College. He began his coaching career as an assistant at Washington in 1991. Three years later, he joined the Kansas State staff. But it wasn’t until 2004 that he got his major break, landing the Head Coaching job at Nevada. There, he won 123 games over seven seasons, leading the Wolf Pack to five postseason appearances. In 2019, Fox was hired as the new Head Coach at California University. Darrin Hancock (‘92) At Garden City, he was considered one of the top Junior College recruits in the nation. He was a Parade Magazine AllAmerican and the 1991-1992 NJCAA Player of the Year. He transferred to the University of Kansas in 1992, and in 1993, played in the NCAA Final Four. He was taken in the second round of the 1994 NBA Draft by the Charlotte Hornets. He played for four different NBA teams (Milwaukee Bucks, Atlanta Hawks, San Antonio Spurs). Tyreek Hill (‘13) Hill was a two-sport athlete at Garden City, running track and playing football. After two seasons, he transferred to Oklahoma State, becoming one of the most electrifying return men in college football. But in 2014, he was dismissed from the program for off-the-field issues. In 2015, he landed at West Alabama, and after just one season there, declared for the NFL Draft. While many expected him to go undrafted, the Kansas City Chiefs surprised many, selecting him in the fifth round in 2016.

Darvis Patton (‘88) is a two-time U.S. Champion in the 200-meter dash. He won a silver medal at the 2003 World Championships. He is a threetime Olympian. After graduating from Garden City in 1988, Patton earned a scholarship to TCU.

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ACADEMIC SUCCESS 143 ALL-AMERICANS • 3 RUNNER-UP FINISHES • 3 NJCAA PLAYERS OF THE YEAR GETTING IT DONE IN THE CLASSROOM While the Broncbusters have had tremendous success on the field (two conference titles and two appearances in the National Championship Game in the last three years), they’ve also made major strides in the classroom. Garden City has transferred 100 student-athletes to four-year schools since 2015. During the Spring of 2019, defensive lineman Demarcus Elliott signed with Indiana, becoming the 52nd player to sign with an FBS/FCS program in the past four years. TIMES SINCE 2015 HAVE HAD A GPA OF 2.7 OR HIGHER-3.17 SUMMER ‘16

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In 2015, Garden City lost a program record seven straight games. But on Oct. 24, the Broncbusters changed the landscape of Junior College football when they knocked off No. 1 Butler; still considered one of the greatest upsets in NJCAA history. A little more than 12 months later, they were champs. BY MIKE PILOSOF

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IN THE TRENCHES On Dec. 3, 2016, No. 1 Garden City and No. 2 Arizona Western squared off in one of the most heartpalpitating National Championship Games in history. And in the end, it was two Kansas kids making the play that secured the program’s first title.

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JEFF SIMS MAY NEVER ADMIT IT, but the test of his coaching resolve may have come on Saturday, Oct. 26, 2015. Garden City was reeling a bit, coming off a last-second loss at home against Air Force Prep the week before. Now they were tasked with beating a team that had not won a game in more than two years. “Unfortunately, the football season doesn’t wait for you,” Sims said. “You have to be ready to play.” Despite facing a program riding a 20-game losing streak, Garden City’s fortunes went from bad to worse. Trailing by seven with less than two minutes to play, Brian Michalowski’s defense needed to make a play. Instead, former Garden City signee Bryce Gemmel, burned his former team, gashing them for a 63-yard score that put the game away.

tied with Northeatern Oklahoma for the most all-time. To that point of the season, the Broncbusters had inconsitent quarterback play, a young, unproven offensive line, and a defense that gave up three 100-yard rushers in a 35-point loss to the Blue Dragons. There was no reason to think that a Saturday night late in the season, in one of the most hostile environments in the conference, against the No. 1 team in the country, would prove to be anything more than a breeze for the heavily-favored Grizzlies. Little did Butler Coach Tim Schaffner know, Sims was preparing to unleash a new weapon; one that would change the dynamic of the contest. The smile on Sims’ face two days before the matchup, said it all. It was like a kid on Christmas. But at that point, he wouldn’t divulge his plan; instead, he let his facial expression do the talking. 48 hours later, Butler, and the rest of the home crowd, saw first hand what Sims and his staff had concocted. Jeremy Faulk, who later that season

Grizzlies’ quarterback Justice Hansen. The sack ended the game. It also short circuited Butler’s reign atop the conference. “David knocks off goliath here in El Dorado,” radio voice Mike Pilosof shouted as the final seconds ticked off the clock. It was perhaps one of the biggest upsets in Junior College history. A 1-7 team, left for dead just seven days earlier following a 16-point road loss to Fort Scott, had waltzed into El Dorado and won a game against a team that had beaten them 20 straight times. It was also their first victory in Butler’s stadium in 16 years. “These players did this,” Sims said. “I’m so proud of these guys. Everybody said we had no chance. Well guess what, our guys did it.” The Broncbusters closed the season by winning two out of their final three games, taking top-10 Coffeyville down to the wire in the

“unforunately, the football season doesn’t wait for you. you have to be ready to play because it comes quick.” jeff sims

“We should be embarrassed,” Sims said. “That’s what happens when you don’t take care of what you’re supposed to. We’re not a team yet.” Garden City went on to lose their next three games, including a 49-14 rout at the hands of Hutchinson, dropping them to 1-7. “It’s easy to get lost in records,” Sims said. “But until you get guys to buy in, there’s not much I can say that will fix this right now.” That brings us to Oct. 24, 2015, the day when the Jayhawk Conference flipped on its’ heels. A night when a perennial power was brought to its knees. The Butler Grizzlies not only were the darlings of the Jayhawk, but Troy Morrell and James Shibest made them into a true Junior College giant. The Grizzlies won five national championships from 1998-2008winning back-to-back titles twice. The program has claimed six crowns overall, which is

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would be named the national defensive player of the year, started the game at running back. The results were rather impactful, breathing life into a ground game that ranked dead last in the nation in yards per game. The final numbers may not do Faulk justice. He carried the ball 12 times for just 33 yards. But his presence alone was enough-scoring one powerful touchdown in the first half while opening up the passing game for Todd Porter, who threw for 249 yards and two scores, one of which was a perfectly executed fade pattern to Jeff Thomas in the left corner of the end zone that put Garden City up 13-0. With time winding down, and with Butler having moved the ball to the Garden City 10, Delshawn Phillips blindsided

regular-season finale. “I really wish the season wasn’t over,” Sims said. “We are just starting to get this thing rolling.”

eff Sims called it the best bus ride he’s ever taken. Considering it was 10 hours long, and that the air conditioning went out on the bus on the way, Garden City’s week-one victory over Ellsworth in Iowa Falls, IA was definitely a springboard. “For one week at least, this was the best football team I’ve ever coached,” Sims said. Tra Minter’s 155-yard, two-touchdown performance, coupled with a Broncbuster defense that limited the Panthers to just 49

he became the star of the Netflix series Last Chance U. Minus the lead-up, the actual game lacked any real drama. The Broncbusters broke a 7-7 tie with Dwayne Lawson’s one-yard touchdown run in the second quarter. It fueled a stretch of 18 straight points that put Garden City up 25-7. Meantime, the Pirates were held to just 173 total yards, and the Broncbusters forced four turnovers. So much for a juicy story.

“Things are really starting to come together,” Sims said. “These guys are buying in.” owan’s Stadium has been a house of horrors for the Broncbusters over the past decade. So it was only natural that their was some trepidation going into their week-four matchup with No. 6 Hutchinson. In fact, entering 2016, Garden City had not won a game in Reno County since 2007. Not only did the brown and gold end that streak, they did so without scoring an offensive touchdown.

THE BEGINNING

(Above) Running back, Tra Minter, jets for the end zone in 2016 vs. Highland. (Left to right) The Broncbuster defense , led by linebacker Myles Matthews, swarm Butler tailback Kevon Abrams in 2015. Next, is Jeremy Faulk blasting up the middle for a first-half touchdown. And finally, Todd Porter sets up the offense. total yards, gave Garden City a massive turbo boost. Seven days later, Garden City was back home, in a heavyweight tussle with Highland, who was one of only three teams to find themselves on the wrong end against the Broncbusters during a rebuilding 2015.

fought off two blocks to tackle Highland running back Marquis Terry at the line of scrimmage for no gain. Game over. 2-0 start preserved. “Our defense as a whole was tremendous,” Sims said.

Garden City scored all 13 of their points in the first quarter; then held on for dear life.

While week three’s showdown with Independence featured more glitz than glamour, the Broncbusters were all business.

Clinging to a six-point lead in the fourth quarter, the Broncbusters watched the Scotties march to the Garden City 11. But Faulk, already a folk hero from his antics as a running back in Garden City’s upset win over No. 1 Butler in 2015; added in with the fact that he was the reigning defensive player of the year, made the stop of the season. On fourth-and-2, he

The headlines all week surrounded the tense relationship between Sims and his former offensive coordinator Jason Brown, who was let go a week before the start of the 2015 season. 12 months later, he landed the head job at Independence, trying to rebuild a Pirates team that was one of the worst Junior College programs in the country. Eventually,

Mike Hughes’ electrifying 83-yard punt return for a score; coupled with B.J. Blount’s 34-yard pick six and Luke Herring’s go-ahead, 25-yard field goal in the third quarter, pushed the Broncbusters over the top. But what made this win even more impressive was the fact that Josh Hager’s defense never wilted despite the Blue Dragons running 29 more plays (88-59). Minter’s streak of three straight 100-yard rushing games ended (24 carries, 48 yards), but his impact was still strong. His 11-yard carry on third-and-10 late in the game, sealed the victory. And while Hutchinson coach Rion Rhoades was in disbelief, Sims’ team had slayed the Dragon, literally.

“Our defense was out of this world,” Sims said afterwards. “They just kept making plays.”

t 4-0 and ranked fifth in the polls, Garden City was riding high. But during their off week, quarterback and Virginia-Tech transfer Dwayne Lawson was caught out of the dorms after curfew. The result: a one-game suspension. Some thought it would be catastrophic. “I called a meeting a couple of days before the Butler game,” Sims said. “I called Jayru (Campbell) and Peyton (Huslig) into my office. I told them, Jayru, we can put you in as the quarterback and be pretty good. But if we put

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you in as the quarterback and be pretty good. But if we put you at receiver and Peyton at quarterback, we can be great.” Campbell, who had endured his own topsyturvy path to Garden City that at one point had him committed to Michigan State as a freshman in high school, didn’t even blink. He agreed to the position change. The rest is history. Huslig absolutely dazzled in his first collegiate start. Nearly a year removed from guiding Andover Central to the state championship game his senior season, he was the guy leading the nation’s fifth-ranked squad. The true freshman completed 21-of-30 passes for 311 yards and four touchdowns, Daniel Davis caught five balls for 100 and two scores, and the defense picked off Grizzlies’ starting quarterback David Isreal three times in a 43-0 rout. It was the Broncbusters first shutout victory over Butler since 1991. It was also the first time in 276 games that the Grizzlies failed to score a single point. “Honestly, I was pretty nervous,” Huslig admitted. “But I go into every practice thinking that I will be the starter.” Huslig no longer had to think about it. He was entrenched as the starter the rest of the way, the same guy who had limited options coming out of high school. The same player who was passed over for guys like Derby’s Brady Rust. It was his show; his time to take over. For his efforts, Huslig was named the Jayhawk Conference Player of the Week. A few days after that, he threw for 180 yards and a touchdown in a 39-13 demolition of Coffeyville, the same stadium where the Broncbusters had suffered a humiliating 84-21 loss to close the 2014 season. “We probably could have done the same thing to them,” Sims said. “But for what purpose? Our goals are bigger than beating Coffeyville.” The win moved Garden City to 6-0 for the first time in 16 years and pushed them to No. 2 in the polls. But there were still plenty of question marks, especially with a trip to Council Bluffs looming on the horizon. Since their inception in 2012, Iowa Western’s football program has been a powerhouse. In 2013, they knocked off Butler in the National Championship. A year later, the Reivers lost

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(Above) Trailing 14-13 midway through the third quarter vs. Hutchinson, Luke Herring drilled a 25-yard field goal to put the Broncbusters on top for good. Garden City eventually held on for a dramatic, 16-14 victory over the Blue Dragons, their first at Gowan’s Stadium since 2007. the big game to Buddy Stephens and East Mississippi. That was the same season where they ripped right through Garden City in week five, 45-3. Although, that contest is more infamously known for what happened afterwards. When the custodial staff was cleaning up, they noticed a message on a dryerase board inside the visiting locker room. The players and coaches had purposely left a prediction of the final score. It read: beat Garden City 50-0. The 2016 version of the Reivers was not the same team that demoralized the Broncbusters two years earlier. After nearly knocking off Arizona Western in the opening week of the season, Iowa Western suffered through a stretch of significant injuries, including their top two quarterbacks.

But the Reivers were still formidable, bringing in the nation’s 11th-ranked defense. And it showed as they held Garden City scoreless in the first half, taking a 3-0 lead into the break. The second half was a different story. Huslig delivered a 17-yard strike to Ben Phillips for a touchdown in the third quarter followed by Gabe Luyanda’s 20-yard interception return for a score that flipped the game. And after Iowa Western sliced Garden City’s lead to four in the fourth, Minter had the answer, scoring on a counter play from eight yards out to stretch the advantage to 11. Later in the quarter, Rashaun Croney punctuated the victory with a pick six, sending the Broncbusters back to Garden City with a 7-0 mark. The win also moved the brown and gold to the top of the polls for the first time since 2000.

“Our guys are winning in a lot of different areas,” Sims said.

hen Bob Larson’s Broncbusters beat Coffeyville 20-7 at the end of the 2000 regular season, Garden City was crowned Jayhawk Conference champions. A few weeks later, they took down Butler in an epic four-overtime thriller in the

“HONESTLY, I WAS PRETTY NERVOUS. BUT I GO INTO PRACTICE ALL THE TIME THINKING THAT I’M GOING TO BE THE STARTER.”

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glimpse at a team that some thought may win six or seven games if things fell their way. In the end, the Broncbusters showed plenty of progress, with Sims turning to the media that was hunkered in along the sidelines and shouting out: “that’s what a Junior College program is supposed to look like.” Nearly two months later, the two teams met again. But there was much more at stake for Garden City this time around than back in August. A win would give the Broncbusters their first conference championship since 2000. It would also provide a gateway to the National Championship Game.

(Top Right) Peyton Huslig eludes the Iowa Western defense. (Top left) The Broncbusters destroyed Butler, 43-0, their first shutout over the Grizzlies since 1991.

Garden City never hesitated, landing one body blow after the other. On their first play from scrimmage, Huslig hit Harley Hazlett for an 82-yard gain. Linebacker Gary Johnson tripped him up at the 2-yard line, temporarily delaying the inevitable. That happened on the next play, when Minter blasted in from two yards out.

region title game. They finished the year as the National runner-up after falling to Glendale 13-10 in the Valley of the Sun Bowl. In a sense, it was the end of an era; one in which Garden City showed out as one of the best Junior College programs in the country. Larson coached for four more seasons before retiring in 2004, but it would be nearly two decades before the Broncbusters arrived back on the scene.

Moments later, Rashaun Croney picked off Conquistadors’ quarterback Caden Walters and returned it for a touchdown. Then, in the second quarter, Huslig connected with Daniel Davis for an eight-yard touchdown, pushing the Broncbusters out to a 21-0 halftime advantage. Minter added his second rushing touchdown of the game in the third quarter, and Lawson sprinted in from 10 yards out, cementing Garden City as the 2016 Jayhawk Conference Champions. “We worked so hard,” linebacker Alex Figueroa said. “We’ve progressed so much through the season.”

The week before the 2016 season opener, Garden City hosted Dodge City in a scrimmage. It was a game where the Broncbusters suffered a significant injury on the offensive line when they lost freshman, and Garden City native Edgar Guzman to a season-ending knee injury.

It was a far cry from where the program was sitting just 12 months earlier, looking up from the bottom of the standings. Figueroa can attest to that. After transferring from Miami, the sophomore broke his foot in the first game of the season vs. Highland. He was granted a medical redshirt.

The game also gave fans their first

“This is all about the players,” Sims said. “This is

their championship.” With one goal out of the way, the Broncbusters finished off the season with blowout wins over Iowa Central and Fort Scott, punching their ticket to the National Championship Game.

uring the Championship Game, Broncbuster fans nationwide were treated to a major dose of déjà vu.

Nearly 16 years ago to the day, Garden City quarterback Corey Jenkins, with the Broncbusters trailing Glendale 13-7 with less than two minutes to play in the fourth quarter of the national championship game, was driving his team down the field for the gamewinning touchdown. Once the Broncbusters reached the Gauchos 25, disaster struck. Glendale linebacker Tim Patrick intercepted Jenkins deflected pass, dashing the brown and gold’s title hopes. “It’s one of those moments you never want to remember,” said Garden City High School athletic director Drew Thon, who was a starting linebacker on that 2000 squad. Fast forward to 2016, and that same scenario played out again. But this time, Garden City quarterback Peyton Huslig finished what Jenkins started nearly two decades earlier. Huslig capped off a wild final minute with a one-yard touchdown pass to Harley Hazlett with 30 seconds remaining; Bryan Blount intercepted a desperation heave by Emmanuel Gant in the final seconds, and Garden City captured the program’s first national title with a 25-22, heart-stopping victory in the El Toro Bowl at Memorial Stadium. “I can’t even put it into words,” Huslig said. “This is why we came here. We did it.” Huslig’s late-game heroics overshadowed another dazzling performance by Garden City’s defense. But their lack of depth on that side of the ball, nearly cost them in a fourth quarter for the ages. Leading 19-14 with 12 minutes to go, Arizona Western (11-1, 8-0) began slicing their way through Garden City’s defensive front; a wall that seemed impenetrable for most of the afternoon. Tre Rodriguez’s 44-yard dash gave the Matadors a first down at the Broncbusters 33. It was the longest run allowed all season by Josh Hager’s defense. “We were gassed,” Sims said. “And they were gashing us.”

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Greg Bell continued the assault on the very next play, sprinting 14 yards to the Garden City 19. Moments later, Gant connected with tight end Jeremy Patton, who fought off two defenders to reach the end zone from eight yards out, giving the Matadors a 20-19 advantage.

“we just beat a team with 90 dudes; it was like an all-star team. it was all part of the process, and these guys are all champs.”

“You just have to keep playing each play,” Garden City Head Coach Jeff Sims said afterwards. “We never put our heads down.” Gant pushed the lead to three when he hit David Lucero in the middle of the end zone for the two-point conversion, putting Arizona Western up 22-19 with 10:07 to play in the game. “I still felt like we had a chance,” Huslig said. “We just needed to keep going.” The Broncbusters chances for hoisting the trophy began to slip away late in the fourth. With 6:22 left, the Matadors began a timeconsuming march that ate up more than five minutes of the fourth-quarter clock. Arizona Western converted two third downs on the drive; none bigger than a third-and-11 at their own 38. Gant dropped back and rolled right. Just as he released the ball, Broncbusters linebacker Alex Figueroa drilled the sophomore quarterback. But the linedrive pass was a thing of beauty, hitting star receiver Steffon McKnight right in the chest for a 22-yard gain to the Garden City 40. “You have to hand it to him (Gant); that was a heck of a throw,” Sims said. “We got there, and he still put that on the money.” Then, facing a third-and-3 at the Garden City 33, it was Rodriguez finding first-down yardage to the Broncbuster 20. “We couldn’t stop them at that point,” Sims said. Things seemed even more dire when Rodriguez found a crease up the middle on the next play for 17 yards. Only Mike Hughes’ outstretched arms kept the Florida-Atlantic transfer from waltzing into the end zone. “Our guys never gave up on plays,” Sims said. “That’s why I always tell them to just play the play. Each play will take care of itself.”

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Rodriguez carried the ball three straight times inside the 3-yard line and gained a total of one yard. Now it was fourth-and-goal from the 2 with 1:30 to play and decision time for Arizona Western Head Coach Tom Minnick: keep the offense on the field and go for the kill, or play it safe and kick the field goal. “I totally agree with Coach Minnick’s decision,” Sims said. “We would have done the same thing.” Minnick rolled the dice and went for it. It was an odd call; especially against one of the nation’s top defenses: a playaction, naked bootleg that never fooled Blunt and Rayshawn Wilborn, who combined to rip down Gant behind the line of scrimmage for a 13-yard loss. Ironically that same play worked for a touchdown earlier in the season vs. Mesa. Against Garden City, the Broncbusters were licking their chops. “We gave ourselves a chance at the end,” Huslig said. That was the tiny little sliver that the true freshman needed to spark the fire. And it setup one of the most dramatic finishes in NJCAA history.

With no timeouts; 1:20 showing on the clock and 85 yards from the go-ahead score, the brown and gold needed a miracle. And after back-to-back incompletions put Garden City into a third-and-long situation, it wasn’t looking promising. “We just needed to get a first down,” Huslig explained. “I just stayed within myself.” The freshman calmly gathered himself and delivered a strike to to Daniel Davis for 12 yards. Then it was Huslig to Davis again for eight. “I just took what the defense gave me,” Huslig added. “I didn’t want to force anything.” On the very next play, Huslig lobbed a majestic rainbow down the right sideline that Ben Phillips snagged out of the air. The sophomore receiver sprinted 51 yards to the Arizona Western 14 before Jekyren Miles shoved him out of bounds.

But the Matadors failed to recover, keeping it a threepoint game. “I made a mistake on that call,” Sims said. Any chance of an Arizona Western comeback was quickly put to rest when Blount intercepted Gant’s wobbly second-down pass with seven seconds remaining, completing the greatest, single-season turnaround in NJCAA history. “I feel bad for Arizona Western,” Sims said. “I know what that feeling is like. They’re a great football team. They played well enough to win.”

For Miles, his nightmare was just beginning. Back-to-back pass interference penalties in the end zone-one on Miles; the other on Keisean Nixon, put the ball at the 1-yard line with 37 seconds. Then the play that will live in Garden City Community College lore. On first-and-goal, Huslig launched a fade into the back-left corner of the end zone that Hazlett plucked out of the heavens; snaring it away from Miles, and giving Garden City the lead back 25-22 with 30 seconds remaining. “It was a three-person progression,” Huslig said of the play. “I didn’t have a lot of time because they were sending a lot of people. But Harley has been telling me all year to trust him. So I did, and it worked out.” The celebration was nearly doused when Huslig fumbled the ball on the two-point conversion.

The Matadors’ misfortunes were compounded by a sluggish start, gaining only 20 yards in the first quarter as Garden City (11-0, 7-0) built a 13-0 lead on

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(Above) Mike Hughes came to Garden City after a brief stint at North Carolina. And by the time his lone season in brown and gold ended, he cemented himself as one of the best players in program history. His dive for the end zone at the end of the second quarter vs. Arizona Western, will live on forever.

Huslig’s spectacular 85-yard touchdown run on the Broncbusters third offensive possession and Malcom Howard’s fumble recovery in the end zone in the second quarter. “Malcom Howard is an unbelievable player for us and an unbelievable person,” Sims said. “He’s a national champion on and off the field.

Howard’s fumble recovery in the end zone in the second quarter came following a decision by Minnick that will be second guessed for all eternity. Going into the wind, Arizona Western was staring at a fourth-and-1 from their own 10. Minnick dropped Gant back into the end zone to punt. But the second-year starter took the snap and acted as if he was going to throw the ball. Howard wrapped both arms around him; knocking the ball free before recovering it for a touchdown. “If I told him (Howard) three years ago that he would make two plays like that to win us a national championship, he would have looked at me like I was crazy,” Sims said. Howard’s other contribution came on the third play of the final stanza when he blocked Gant’s punt, giving Garden City the ball at the Arizona Western 22. But the Matadors had no plans of going quietly. Instead they used a questionable roughing the kicker penalty in the second quarter to extend a drive. Then on secondand-10 from the Broncbuster 14, Gant hit Dominick Anderson on a slant for a touchdown that pulled Arizona Western to within six. The game appeared to be getting away from Garden City the next time they had the ball when Miles returned Huslig’s fumble 10 yards for a touchdown and 14-13 Matador advantage. On the ensuing kickoff, Mike Hughes nearly turned it back over to Arizona Western when he flat out dropped Brady Viles end-overend boot. But the Broncbusters recovered, dodging a major bullet. “That second quarter could have gotten away from us,” Sims said. “But it never did.” Garden City settled down, and Huslig hit Hughes for a 32-yard touchdown pass in the final minute of the first half to give the Broncbusters a 19-14 lead. It was only second time all year that the Matadors trailed at half. Huslig was named the most valuable offensive player, completing 13-of-22 passes for 192 yards and two touchdowns while running for 112 and a score. Tra Minter, the nation’s second leading rusher was held to just 24 yards on 19 carries. Davis had five catches for 36 yards; Campbell added three for 38 and Hazlett had two for 22 and a touchdown. Jeremy Faulk was named defensive MVP with four tackles and a quarterback sack.

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THE RING CEREMONY On Dec. 3, 2016, Garden City cemented their place in the pantheon of all-time Junior College football programs. On May 3, 2017, they were rewarded for a dramatic, come-from-behind, heart palpitating, 25-22 victory over No. 2 Arizona Western in the National Championship Game, receiving their jewelery during the Broncbuster Ring Ceremony. Pictured above is defensive back Mike Hughes (middle), linebacker Rayshawn Wilborn (right) and redshirt defensive back Warren Saba (left). Hughes eventually transferred to Central Florida in August before being drafted in the first round by the Minnesota Vikings in 2018. Wilborn signed with Ball State in 2017 and started 12 games in 2018. Saba, who sat out the 2016 season, started on the 2017 team that finished 8-4. He transferred to East Carolina, where he played in all 12 games during the 2018 season.

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1 NATIONAL TITLE • 12 JAYHAWK CHAMPIONSHIPS • 24 BOWL APPEARANCES

28TH ON THE NJCAA’S ALL-TIME WINS LIST (119)•GUIDED ARIZONA WESTERN TO TOP-20 FINISHES IN 8 OUT OF 11 SEASONS•LED MATADORS TO 10 STRAIGHT BOWL GAMES•ASSISTANT ON ONLY NON-SCHOLARSHIP JUNIOR COLLEGE PROGRAM TO WIN OVERALL NATIONAL TITLE

istory is something that Tom Minnick is used to making. When Arizona Western decided to dissolve its football program following the 2018 season, Minnick was the most coveted coaching free agent in the history of Junior College football.

THE MINNICK FILE Hometown...................................... Fort Wayne, IN High School............................Bishop Luers, 1986 College.......................... University of Rolla, 1991 Family....................................................Wife: Tiffany ...........................Daughters: Payton and Morgan

COACHING HISTORY 2019-Present: Garden City Head Coach 2008-2018: Arizona Western Head Coach 2006-2007: Joliet JC Head Coach 1998-2005: Joliet JC DL Coach, RB Coach 1997: Lake Park High School Assistant Coach 1990-1996: College of DuPage Assistant Coach

BOWLS COACHED 2018..............El Toro....................Arizona Western 2017..............Mississippi...........Arizona Western 2016..............El Toro....................Arizona Western 2015..............El Toro....................Arizona Western 2014..............El Toro....................Arizona Western 2013..............El Toro....................Arizona Western 2012..............El Toro....................Arizona Western 2011..............El Toro....................Arizona Western 2010..............Heart of TX...........Arizona Western 2009..............El Toro....................Arizona Western 2007..............Graphic Edge...................... Joliet JC 2006..............Graphic Edge...................... Joliet JC 2005..............Graphic Edge...................... Joliet JC 2002..............Golden Isles......................... Joliet JC 2001..............Pepsi Cola............................ Joliet JC 1996..............Midwest........... College of DuPage 1995..............Midwest........... College of DuPage 1994..............Midwest........... College of DuPage 1993..............Midwest........... College of DuPage 1991..............Midwest........... College of DuPage 1990..............Midwest........... College of DuPage

“As soon as we knew Coach (Jeff ) Sims was leaving, we knew who we wanted,” assistant athletic director Colin Lamb said. “It was just a matter of making it work.” Truth be told, Minnick had plenty of suitors. But he was instantly drawn to Garden City, a program he personally watched go from rebuild to Jayhawk Conference giant in the matter of one season. “I know exactly what I’m taking over,” Minnick said during his introductory press conference in Dec. 2018. “But I know something about rebuilding programs too.”

Minnick’s bravado wasn’t cocky; it was on point. Yes, he was taking over for Sims, the same coach that lifted Garden City from the cellar all the way to the program’s first national title in 2016. But he was in familiar territory. During his first season, Garden City was right in the National Championship mix. The Broncbusters won eight games and finished second in the Jayhawk Conference. They were ranked as high as No. 3 in the nation while churning out four All-Americans led by linebacker Krishon Merriweather, who led the country in tackles. When Minnick arrived in Yuma, AZ in 2008, he inherited a program that had not been to a bowl game in 40 years. And after a 6-5 campaign in his first season, the Fort Wayne, IN. native made it a tradition to go bowling in December. In fact, he guided the Matadors to 10 straight bowl game appearances. In just his fourth season, Arizona Western played East

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HEAD COACH 143 ALL-AMERICANS • 3 RUNNER-UP FINISHES • 3 NJCAA PLAYERS OF THE YEAR Mississippi in the National Championship, a game in which they nearly dug out of a 27-0 hole against NJCAA record-breaking quarterback Bo Wallace. “I’m not scared to take over for a successful coach,” Minnick said. “That’s the nature of this business. But we have a proven track record of success in a similar situation.” Minnick’s arrival in southwest Arizona coincided with the program’s greatest stretch of dominance since NJCAA Hall of Famer Ray Butcher led the Matadors to the 1972 National Championship. With Minnick at the helm, Arizona Western won 10 or more games four times, played in three national title games, and finished in the top 20 in eight out of his 11 seasons there. Twice, he guided the Matadors to 11win campaigns, including the 2016 squad, who came within seconds of claiming the school’s second National Championship. “Garden City is on the map,” Minnick said. “Our job is to continue the success that Coach Sims established here. I have all the confidence in the world that we can do that.” Minnick’s coaching pedigree is well documented. After his playing career ended in 1991, he joined forces with another NJCAA legend-Bob MacDougall at the College of DuPage, the same coach and school that Minnick played for as a star quarterback. It was in Chicago where the coaching foundation was set. DuPage played in a bowl game every year that MINNICK’S YEAR-BY-YEAR HEAD COACHING HISTORY YEAR

SCHOOL

OVERALL

CONF

2019

Garden City

8-3

5-2

2018

Arizona Western

6-5

4-3

2017

Arizona Western

9-1

7-0

National Championship Game (Lost to No. 1 East Missisippi 31-28)...Coached QB Bryce Perkins; now at Virginia

2016

Arizona Western

11-1

8-0

National Championship Game (Lost to No. 1 Garden City 25-22)...Coached NDPOY Patrick Macon

2015

Arizona Western

7-4

5-3

El Toro Bowl (Beat College of DuPage 14-5...Coached 2nd-team All-American RB Darrell Monroe (1,009 rush yards)

2014

Arizona Western

11-0

8-1

El Toro Bowl (Beat Central Lakes 38-14)...Suffered only loss in week 3 to Snow 24-7; won 9 straight to close the year

2013

Arizona Western

2-10

2-8

El Toro Bowl (Lost to New Mexico Military 32-16)...Forfeited five games because of transfer waivers

2012

Arizona Western

8-2

6-2

El Toro Bowl (Beat Nassau 42-37)...Dropped one-point contest to Glendale and season-finale to Snow

2011

Arizona Western

11-1

8-0

National Championship (Lost to East Mississippi 55-47)...Trailed 27-0 to the Lions before nearly pulling off comeback

2010

Arizona Western

10-2

7-1

Heart of Texas Bowl (Lost to Blinn 31-27)...Reggie Bullock led the nation in rushing (1,830 yards)-NPOY

2009

Arizona Western

9-2

9-0

Mississippi Bowl (Los to East Mississippi 27-24)...Reggie Bullock finished 2nd in the nation in rushing (1,417 yards)

2008

Arizona Western

6-5

5-4

2007

Joliet

10-2

Graphic Edge Bowl (Beat North Iowa Area 28-21)

2006

Joliet

7-4

Graphic Edge Bowl (Lost to Iowa Central 30-19)

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HEAD COACH 1 NATIONAL TITLE • 12 JAYHAWK CHAMPIONSHIPS • 24 BOWL APPEARANCES Minnick was there, finishing as the No. 2 team in the nation in 1993 and 1995. In 1994, they went 11-0 and were crowned Midwest Bowl Champions. Minnick eventually followed MacDougall to Joliet, where in 2002, they became the first non-scholarship program in the history of the NJCAA to win the overall National Championship. The year before, DuPage was crowed the best non-scholarship team in the land. When MacDougall retired following the 2005 season, Minnick replaced his mentor, winning 10 games in 2007 and pushing his team past Iowa Area Community College in the Graphic Edge Bowl. He was named Region IV Coach of the Year at season’s end. Minnick’s’ time at Joliet ended following

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the 2007 season, when he took the head job at Arizona Western. Four years later, Joliet dropped the program completely, ending one of the most dominating eras of football in region history. During his head coaching stops, Minnick has tutored some of the top players in the country, including safety Bryce Beekman and defensive back Elijah Blades, two stalwarts at Arizona Western last year who signed with Washington State and Texas A&M respectively. His 2017 team produced Bryce Perkins, now the starting quarterback at Virginia. His runner-up squad from 2016 was led by National Defensive Player of the Year Patrick Macon, who inked with Oklahoma State before he transferred to South Florida. Also on that team was four-star tight end Jeremy Patton, who burned the

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Broncbusters for a touchdown during the National Championship Game. He had offers from several Power-5 schools before landing at Arkansas. In 2009 and again in 2010, Minnick coached one of the nation’s best backs in Reggie Bullock, who went onto play at East Carolina. In 2011, he mentored another dazzling running back in Damien Williams, who played at Oklahoma and is currently with the Kansas City Chiefs. In 2012, Randy Gregory spent one season at Arizona Western; transferred to Nebraska; then was taken in the second round of the 2015 NFL Draft by the Dallas Cowboys.

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JERRY DOMINGUEZ DEFENSIVE COORDINATOR • SECOND SEASON

erry Dominguez enters his second season as the defensive coordinator for Garden City Community College. He spent the past 14 years in the same position at Arizona Western under Head Coach Tom Minnick.

THE DOMINGUEZ FILE Hometown.................................... Watsonville, CA High School................................................................. College......................................... Bethany College Family............................................................................ Daughters: Maisey Joi, Melaya Evelia, Lenora Rigel ......................................................Son: Jazz Antonio

COACHING HISTORY 2019-Present: Garden City Defensive Coordinator 2005-2018: Arizona Western Defensive Coordinator 1999-2004: Northern State University Defensive Coordinator 1997-1998: Bethany College Secondary Coach/Special Teams

Dominguez led one of the nation’s top defensive units during his time in Yuma. That defense helped the Matadors reach the National Championship Game in 2011, 2016 and 2017. In 2017, the Matadors were eighth in the country in points per game allowed (18.4), second in fewest touchdowns allowed (9), and third in interceptions (21). The year before that, Arizona Western was second nationally in yards per game allowed (166.5) and points allowed (9.4); this while forcing 45 takeaways and scoring seven defensive touchdowns. Middle linebacker Patrick Macon was named the David Rowlands Male Student-Athlete of the Year as well as the NJCAA Defensive Player of the Year after terrorizing opposing offenses in 2016. Dominguez’s defenses pitched 14 shutouts during his 14 years at Arizona Western (13 as defensive coordinator). He has a history of developing elite defensive talent. Former stars Korey Toomer (Idaho) and Jesse Williams (Alabama), not only went on to excel on the four-year level (Williams won a pair of national

championships with the Crimson Tide), but both were drafted by the Seattle Seahawks and won Super Bowls. Former defensive end Randy Gregory became Dominguez’s highest pick in the NFL draft as a second rounder in 2015. Former safety Maurice Alexander became a fourth-round pick by the Rams in 2014 and is now with the Buffalo Bills. Other players that have signed with NFL teams include former All-Pac 12 & Arizona State defensive lineman Luis Vasquez (Ravens), Arizona State linebacker Chris Young (Jets), Kansas safety Cassius Sendish (Browns), University of Idaho alum Jeromy Jones (Rams), Portland State’s Myles Wade (Buccaneers), Hawaii’s Zach Masch (Seahawks) and Arizona’s Paul Magloire (Buccaneers). They’re part of a contingent of more than 60 players coached by Dominguez at Arizona Western who have gone on to play at NCAA Division I schools. From 2009 through 2011, Dominguez’s defenses were tops in the WSFL and fourth best in the nation, allowing just under 200 yards per game. Before Arizona Western, Dominguez spent six years as an assistant at NCAA D-II Northern State University. He began his coaching career at his alma mater, Bethany, as a secondary coach and special teams coordinator in 1997. He’s married to his wife, Rigel and has four children: Maisey Joi, Melaya Evelia, Jazz and Lenny.

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MIKE ORTHMANN OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR • SECOND SEASON

ike Orthmann enters his second season as offensive coordinator at Garden City Community College. He spent the past 10 years in the same position under Tom Minnick at Arizona Western. From 2009–2017, the Matadors earned three NJCAA Football Championship Game berths, nine NJCAA bowl game appearances and won six WSFL championships. The 38 wins from 2009-12 match the 2014-2017 runs as the two best four-year stretches in program history.

THE ORTHMANN FILE Hometown.....................................Kennewick, WA High School........................................... Kennewick College.................................... University of Idaho

COACHING HISTORY 2019-Present: Garden City Offensive Coordinator 2009-2018: Arizona Western Offensive Coordinator 2007-2008: Idaho State Offensive Coordinator/Offensive Line 2006: Sacramento State Offensive Line 2005: Baylor Tight Ends 2004: Southern Oregon Running Backs/Tight Ends 2000-2003: Northern Arizona University Associate Head Coach 1996-1999: Montana State Offensive Line, Tight Ends, Running Backs 1992-1995: Eastern Washington Asssistant Coach 1991: Graceland College Offensive Line

Orthmann’s players have been named NJCAA Region I Offensive Player of the Year five times and the Western States Football League’s Offensive Player of the Year six times. In 2010, Matador running back Reggie Bullock was named the NJCAA National Offensive Player of the Year. That season, Bullock led the nation in rushing (1,830 yards) and scoring (132 points), and finished his two-year AWC career with 3247 rushing yards, the most career rushing yards in the history of the Western States Football League and 5th most all-time in the NJCAA.

In 2012, quarterback Tanner McEvoy set AWC single-season records for touchdown passes (28), completions (156), completion percentage (64.5) and quarterback rating (171.96), joining Bullock and Williams by being named NJCAA Region I Offensive Player of the Year. And in 2017, Greg Bell III piled up 1,217 rushing yards while averaging 6.1 yards per carry and 11 touchdowns to go with 15 receptions for 201 yards as the WSFL Offensive Player of the Year. 16 of Orthmann’s Matador offensive players have been named NJCAA All-Americans. He has coached numerous future NFL players, most recently Jacob Hollister (New England Patriots). Orthmann played offensive line at the University of Idaho for Head Coach Dennis Erickson. He earned his Bachelor’s Degrees in both history and education as well as a Master’s Degree in business administration from Eastern Washington University.

In 2011, Damien Williams became the second Matador in a row to lead the nation in rushing and scoring, with 1,931 yards (9th best in NJCAA history) and 188 points; both are AWC single-season records. Williams finished his two-year AWC career with 2,654 rushing yards, second only to Bullock.

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JEREMY RICHARDSON WIDE RECEIVERS COACH • FIRST SEASON

eremy Richardson begins his first season as the wide receivers coach at Garden City Community College. He joins the staff with ample years of experience at the collegiate level. He has coached every offensive position in his career along with taking pride in special-team duties.

THE RICHARDSON FILE Hometown................................... Bloomington, IL High School................................ Bloomington HS College.............................................Fairmont State Children.......Nya Johnson, Jenigh Richardson, Jeremy Richardson

COACHING HISTORY 2021-Present: Garden City Wide Receivers 2020: Eerie Community College Head Coach 2019: Northland Community Tech Head Coach 2016: Texas College Offensive Line 2015: Minnesota Vikings Intern 2014-15: Bacone College Wide Receivers 2012: Palm Beach Lakes HS Wide Receivers 2008-2011: Joliet Junior College Head Coach 2007: Joliet Junior College Quarterbacks 2006: Glades Central Community HS Wide Receivers 2004-05: Northern Michigan University Tight Ends 2001: Fairmont State Student assistant

Richardson is no stranger to the njcaa level, leading three programs during his career. He was the Head Coach at Joliet Junior College in 2008, Northland Community Tech in 2019, and Eerie Community College in 2020. He’s also had stops at the high school and professional levels, serving as an offensive intern for the Minnesota Vikings in 2015. He began his coaching career at Fairmont State in 2001 as a student assistant. Three years later, he was hired as the tight end’s coach at Northern Michigan University before coaching stops at Glades Central High School, Juliet Junior College, Palm Beach Lakes High School, Bacone College, and Texas College. He’s coached at the NJCAA, NAIA and NCAA Division-II level. The Bloomington, IL native played football at Joliet Junior College before moving to Fairmont State. He graduated with his bachelor’s degree Aurora University in 2004 and obtained his Master’s from Northern Michigan in 2006. Richardson has three children: Nya Johnson (25), Jeremy Richardson (18), and Jenigh Richardson (13).

BOWLS COACHED 2009..............Graphic Edge............................Joliet 2007..............Graphic Edge............................Joliet

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CALEB YOUNG DEFENSIVE BACKS • SIXTH SEASON

aleb Young has been through the good times and the bad at Garden City. The longest tenured member of the staff, the Missouri-native enters his sixth season as the defensive backs coach. Young joined Jeff Sims’ staff for the 2015 season. That year, the Broncbusters went on the road and knocked off Highland in week one. But after jumping out to a 14-0 lead seven days later vs. Dodge City, the Broncbusters could not close the deal, as the Conquistadors came storming back. It was the first of a program-record seven straight losses.

THE YOUNG FILE Hometown.......................................Florissant, MO High School........................... Hazelwood Central College...................................Briar Cliff University Family............................................................................

COACHING HISTORY 2015-Present: Garden City Defensive Backs Coach 2012-2014: MacMurray College Defensive Backs/Strength and Conditioning

BOWLS COACHED 2018..............Nat’l Champ.................Garden City 2017..............Heart of Texas..............Garden City 2016..............Nat’l Champ.................Garden City

Garden City eventually turned their season around, starting with an upset win over No. 1 Butler in El Dorado. And Young was a big reason for the shift in momentum. He and Sims collaborated with future NFL draft pick Lonnie Johnson, converting him from wide receiver to cornerback. And boy did the decision pay off. Johnson finished with 35 tackles and five picks in 2015, earning a spot on the All-Jayhawk team. In 2016, Young helped tutor a secondary that wreaked havoc on the rest of the country. He coached All-American Mike Hughes (Vikings),

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Ellsworth-transfer Rashaun Croney, who was second on the team with seven interceptions, B.J. Blount, who led the squad with eight picks, and Alabamatransfer Eddie Williams. The following season, Warren Saba was an allconference performer before transferring to East Carolina. And during their run to the 2018 National Championship Game, Young again had his fingerprints all over the defensive backfield, coaching the likes of Joe Jay Smith, Deric Rucker, and North Carolina State-transfer Trae Meadows. Before coming to Garden City, Young spent three seasons at MacMurray College in Jacksonville, IL, where he served as the defensive backs coach. At the same time, he directed the strength and conditioning program. Young played both corner and safety at Briar Cliff University in Sioux City, IA. There, he led the defense in interceptions his junior and senior seasons. He also ran track, where he was a record setter and national qualifier. Young played professionally for a few years in the indoor league for the Bloomington Edge and the Dodge City Law.

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AARON CHEATWOOD DEFENSIVE LINE COACH • SECOND SEASON

aron Cheatwood enters his second season as the defensive line coach at Garden City Community College. He spent the last two seasons as the Head Coach at Yuma Catholic High School in Yuma, AZ. Cheatwood began his career as the Defensive line coach at Arizona Western College in the spring of 2007. The next two seasons, he moved over to the offensive side of the ball to coach the o-line.

THE CHEATWOOD FILE Hometown............................................... Parker, AZ High School............... Parker High School, 2004 College..........................................Arizona Western Family...........................................................Wife: Bre ............................................. Son: Carson and Duke

COACHING HISTORY 2019-Present: Garden City Defensive Line Coach 2010-2018: Yuma Catholic High School Head Coach/O-Line, D-Line, DB’s, QBs, Defensive Coordinator, Offensive Coordinator, Assistant Athletic Director 2007-2009: Arizona Western Defensive Line, Offensive Line

BOWLS COACHED 2009..............El Toro...................... Arizon Western

During his time at Arizona Western, Cheatwood’s position group was ranked near the top in the NJCAA with multiple players moving on and producing in the NFL. He left Arizona Western after three seasons to become the defensive coordinator at Yuma Catholic. During his eight years there, Cheatwood carried multiple titles: Offensive Line Coach, Defensive Line Coach, Defensive Backs Coach, Quarterback Coach, Defensive Coordinator, Offensive Coordinator, Assistant Athletic Director and Head Football Coach. The school played in four state championships and won three. After graduating from Parker High School in 2004, Cheatwood played two years at Dana College in Blair, Neb. He also spent time at Arizona Western.

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JAMES GRINDE OFFENSIVE LINE • SECOND SEASON

ames Grinde begins his second season with Garden City Community College and first as offensive line coach. He spent last year coaching linebackers, where Broncbuster Krishon Merriweather led the country in tackles, and was named to first team NJCAA All American Status. He also had 3 linebackers (Willie Ervin and Willie Hampton) achieve defensive and special teams player of the week in the Jayhawk conference.

THE GRINDE FILE Hometown................................ Warrensburg, MO High School....................................... Warrensburg College............. Southwestern Oklahoma State Family............................................. Wife: Jacquelyn

COACHING HISTORY 2019-Present: Garden City Linebackers Coach 2018-2019: Six Zero Football Recruiting and player development specialist 2018: McPherson College Run-game/Special Teams/Strength Coach 2017-2018: Coahoma Community College Assistant Coach 2015-2017: Jefferson City High School Assistant Coach/Linebackers 2015: Southwestern Oklahoma State Grad Assistant 2014: Coffeyville Defensive Quality Control/Film Coordinator 2013: University of Houston Strength and conditioning intern 2011-2013: Warrensburg High School Assistant Coach/Tight Ends/Defensive Line 2010-2011: University of Central Missouri Strength and conditioning assistant

He comes to Garden City after seven months at the Six-Zero Football Academy in Denver, CO. where he developed high school, college and professional players while serving as the lead recruiter. He was able to work with current Denver Broncos Offensive Linemen, Dalton Risner and also worked with former Denver Broncos Conner McGovern and Sam Jones (both currently on NFL Rosters). During the 2018 season, Grinde was an assistant coach at McPherson College in McPherson, KS where he was in charge of the special teams and the run as well as strength and conditioning. Before landing at McPherson, James spent 3 semesters at Coahoma Community College, in Rival NJCAA MACJC Conference. There he was the Tight Ends Coach and Director of Football Operations, overseeing football video and on campus relations.

Prior to Coahoma, he spent two seasons as the secondary and linebackers coach at Jefferson High School where he coached now UTEP Defensive Back and former Jayhawk Conference Standout, Dennis Barnes. From 2011 to 2013, Grinde Was the Head Strength and Conditioning Coach and Tight Ends Coach at Warrensburg High School. Grinde knows the landscape of the Jayhawk Conference, having spent nearly a year at Coffeyville in 2014 as the Defensive Quality Control Coach. He has also had other collegiate coaching stops at Houston, Central Missouri and Southwestern Oklahoma State. Grinde grew up in Warrensburg, MO and starred at Warrensburg High School. He eventually earned a scholarship to Central Missouri, where he played on the offensive line. He also played on the defensive line at Mid America Nazarene before transferring to Central Missouri, to finish his playing career. Grinde holds a Master’s in Education with an emphasis in sports management from Southwestern Oklahoma State and a Bachelor’s Degree in physical education from Central Missouri. He resides in Garden City with his wife, Jacquelyn and their pup, Georgina.

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BOWLS COACHED 2015..............Texarkana..................SW Okla State 2014..............Heart of Texas.................Coffeyville 2013..............Compass.............................. Houston

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grabbed some momentum late in 1 NATIONAL TITLE • 12 JAYHAWK CHAMPIONSHIPS • 24Snow BOWL APPEARANCES the second period, thanks to back-to-back

personal-foul penalties that pushed the Badgers out near midfield. Two plays after that, Kerr zipped a pass to Keashawn McCoy, who strolled 34 yards down to the 1. But Garden City’s defense stiffened and limited the Badgers to just a field goal.

GAME 1 27 30

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GARDEN CITY, KS-Braxton Kerr threw for 377 yards and two touchdowns, Jose Pizano drilled a 32-yard field goal at the horn, and No. 6 Snow knocked off No. 3 Garden City 30-27.

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Snow

Garden City

Dos Santos Aires 26-yard field goal

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Dos Santos Aires 34-yard field goal Hayes 3-yd td run Pizano 21-yard field goal

S S S S

GC GC S

Hayes 1-yd td run Cox 2-yd td pass to Parker Pizano 32-yard field goal

Rush/Yards

38/81

35/56

Pass Yards

377

243

24-38-1

21-46-0

1-1

2-0

Penalties/Yards

7-76

14-101

Time of Possession

24:16

35:44

Fumbles/Lost

Garden City grabbed the lead early in the first quarter on Andres Dos Santos Aires 26-yard field goal. But the Broncbusters had to be kicking themselves when they let a touchdown opportunity slip through their hands. On second-and-goal at the 4, quarterback Nate Cox and running back Jadon Hayes, muffed the exchange, costing Garden City five yards. On the following play, Gerald Wilbon knocked the ball away from Dominick Watt in the end zone, forcing the brown and gold to settle for three. The Broncbusters added another field goal in the second quarter before Snow Coach Andrew Mitchell rolled the dice on a fourthand-1 at their own 34. Weston Barlow had no chance and was dropped for a two-yard loss, giving Garden City the ball at the Badger 32. Four plays later, Cox hit Deandre Wallace for a 12-yard gain on fourth-and-5. That eventually setup Garden City’s first touchdown of 2019: a three-yard dash to pay dirt by Hayes that had the Broncbusters on top 13-0 with 6:24 to go

Kerr 11-yd td pass to Tiavaasue Luani 27-yd td run Pizano 30-yard field goal Kerr 43-yd td pass to McCoy

First Downs

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Garden City was afforded every chance to put Snow away early in the game. The Badgers turned the ball over three times in the first quarter. Renard Bozeman intercepted Kerr on one drive, and linebacker Willie Hampton dropped a couple of other would-be picks. Then there was a snap on fourth down that deflected off of the punt protector that Willie Ervin recovered for the Broncbusters. Snow even turned the ball over on downs after failing on a fourth-and-1 in their own territory, and still the Broncbusters mustered only 13 first-half points.

Whatever Mitchell said to his guys at halftime, galvanized them, because Snow was a totally different squad once they returned to the field in the third quarter. Kerr marched the Badgers 69 yards in seven plays, punctuating the drive with a one-yard touchdown toss to Ron Tiavaasue. The tidal wave kept coming following a Broncbuster three-and-out. Kerr hit Tejhaun Palmer for 27 yards, Shammah Luani found a crease for a 27-yard score, and all of the sudden, Snow had a 17-13 advantage. The Badgers tacked on another field goal before Kerr lofted a perfect spiral to McCoy for a 43-yard touchdown. On the play, defensive back Kenny White slipped near the sideline, leaving the secondary exposed. As anemic as the Broncbuster offense was in the third, Mike Orthmann’s unit came alive in the final period. Cox drove his team 53 yards in nine plays, converting a third-and-25 with a beautiful 37-yard dime to Hayes. Minutes later, Cox was at it again, this time hitting MJ Link for 21 yards and a first down on thirdand-15. All of that led to Hayes’ second rushing touchdown of the afternoon that brought Garden City back to within seven. On life support, and with only two timeouts, the Broncbusters needed a quick stop. Ryan McCain had the answer. His pulverizing hit on Luani on first down set the tone, eventually forcing the Badgers to punt from their own 29. With one last chance, Garden City took full advantage. And Cox was brilliant, driving Garden down to the 2 before dropping a dime to Parker in the back of the end zone for the equalizer. But after making a 13-hour bus trip from Utah to Kansas, the Badgers had no plans of playing for overtime. With two timeouts, Kerr moved them 60 yards in six plays, with the back breaker coming on a 19-yard completion to McCoy on third-and-10 that set Snow up at the Broncbuster 20. Moments later, Pizano was summoned for the game winner.

GC RUSHING: Hayes 17-36, Merriweather 10-31, Jefferson 1-1, Cox 7 (-12); GC PASSING Cox 21-45-243; GC RECEIVING: Watt 9-70, Johnson 3-50, Hayes 2-45, Link 2-32, Bryant 1-15, Wallace 2-10, Parker 2-5; GC TACKLES (TFL/QS): Merriweather 8 SNOW RUSHING: Luani 14-40, Kerr 10-23, Molisi 9-16, Barlow 4-10, Wright 1 (-8); SNOW PASSING: Kerr 24-38-377; SNOW RECEIVING: McCoy 8-169, Harris 3-83, Palmer 4-61, Molisi 3-31, Tiavaasue 2-14, Higginson 1-12, Luani 2-11; SNOW TACKLES (TFL/QS): Leremia 8

drive, which included a massive fourthand-7 conversion at the Dodge City 20, was polished off with Nate Cox’s eight-yard scoring toss to Dominick Watt that trimmed the Conquistadors’ advantage to 10-7.

GAME 2 42 22

DODGE CITY, KS-Trailing 22-7 with seven minutes to play in first half, the Broncbusters were reeling. But with one subtle move, Sam Moala changed all of that.

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The sophomore linebacker punched the ball away from Dodge City running back Darius James, jolting life back into the Broncbuster cause. Garden City never looked back, answering with 35 straight points en route to a 42-22 pounding of the rival Conquistadors Saturday night at Memorial Stadium.

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Garden City

Dodge City

DC DC

Orndorff 1-yd td pass to Bailey Hinojos 22-yard field goal

GC DC DC GC GC

Cox 8-yd td pass to Watt Orndorff 68-yd td pass to Bailey James 3-yd td run Cox 7-yd td pass to Bryant Hayes 1-yd td run

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Jefferson 8-yd td run Ford 7-yd td run

Merriweather 57-yd td run DC

First Downs

Rush/Yards

41/278

37/204

Pass Yards

158

255

15-24-0

17-35-2

1-0

1-1

Fumbles/Lost Penalties/Yards

7-47

1-15

Time of Possession

33:29

26:31

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After a three-and-out on Garden City’s second possession, the Conquistadors smelled blood. On second-and-3 from their own 37, Orndorff hit Brown on a screen pass and watched the sophomore do the rest. Brown turned the corner and was off to the races, sprinting 57 yards. Only Kenny White saved a touchdown. But there was a silver lining on that drive. The Broncbuster defense stiffened, and Orndorff was dropped for a one-yard loss on third-andgoal. That setup a 22-yard field goal by Moses Hinojos that put the Conquistadors up 10-0 with 5:56 to go in the first.

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Still feeling the sting from a heartbreaking three-point loss to Snow last week, the Broncbuster offense looked totally out of sync to begin the game. And while they were sputtering in mud, Dodge City looked revitalized, taking their opening drive 75 yards in six plays, capping it with Jace Orndorff’s 37-yard touchdown pass to speedster Da’Quan Bailey-Brown. It was one of seven first-half catches for the South Florida commit.

Garden City’s offense finally showed some life late in the first quarter. A 12-play, 70-yard

Garden City’s momentum was short lived, and it took Dodge City only three plays to respond. On third-and-5 from their own 32, Orndorff once again found Bailey-Brown, who streaked past everyone for 68 yards and a score, putting the home team up 16-7 (Renard Bozeman blocked the extra point) with 14:09 to go in the first half. Things went from bad to worse the next time Dodge City touched the ball. Orndorff marched the home squad 83 yards in nine plays, converting three third downs on the drive, the last of which was James threeyard rushing touchdown that stretched the Conquistador lead to 22-7 with 10:21 left in the second. Down by two scores, the Broncbusters were in danger of getting blown out by an unranked team. That was until Moala stripped James, and Garden City recovered at the Dodge City 11. Two plays later, Cox used a play-action fake to roll right before lofting a perfect pass to tight end Maleak Bryant for a seven-yard touchdown. That one turnover more than galvanized a team that had struggled mightily to find any sort of consistency. And the next time they had the ball, the Broncbusters inched closer, thanks to Jadon Hayes, who was one of four Garden City running backs to punch their ticket for six. On this drive, Hayes finished off a five-play, 64-yard march with a one-yard scoring run, pulling the Broncbusters to within one, 22-21. In the third quarter, Garden City grabbed the lead for the first time, moving 76 yards in 12 plays before Ramon Jefferson blasted in from a yard out to give the Broncbusters the lead. Dodge City could sense the tidal wave was coming. And boy did it. Jordan Ford, who replaced Jefferson on the following drive after the sophomore appeared to injure his shoulder, picked up the slack, using a sensational 20-yard run on the Broncbusters’ next drive to set Garden City up inside the 20. Two plays later, it was Ford again, racing into the end zone from seven yards out. They added a 57-yard rushing touchdown by Ellis Merriweather in the fourth that put the game away.

GC RUSHING: Hayes 19-127, Merriweather 4-70, Ford 5-40, Jefferson 10-37, Cox 3-4; GC PASSING: Cox 15-24-158; GC RECEIVING: Wallace 4-49, Link 4-35, Parker 3-28, Ford 1-20, Johnson 1-11, Watt 1-8, Bryant 1-7; GC TACKLES (TFL/QS): Merriweather 20 (2/1) DC RUSHING: James 19-91, Hall 7-70, Lawson-Young 8-37, Ringer 2-7; DC PASSING: Orndorff 10-17-200; DC RECEIVING: Bailey-Brown 8-191, Morris 6-39, Fanfan 2-13, Atchison 1-12; DC TACKLES (TFL/QS): Britten 7

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that set Garden City up at the 10. Moments later, Jefferson found the end zone again, zig from 10 yards out, extending the 1 NATIONAL TITLE • 12 JAYHAWK CHAMPIONSHIPS • 24zagging BOWLin APPEARANCES lead to 17-0.

GAME 3 61 0

GARDEN CITY, KS-Just call them “Running Back U.” In their week-two win over Dodge City, the Broncbusters had four different tail backs reach the end zone. Seven days later, they nearly did it again, putting together a rushing attack that looks eerily familiar to the one that took the nation by storm in 2018.

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Ellsworth

Garden City

GC GC GC GC

Dos Santos Aires 43-yard field goal Jefferson 17-yd td run Jefferson 10-yd td run Merriweather 6-yd td run

GC GC GC

Merriweather 27-yd td run Dos Santos Aires 19-yard field goal White 40-yd fumble return

GC GC

Ford 28-yd td run Jefferson 75-yd td run

Dugar 3-yd fumble return

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The Broncbusters took control of this game from the start. Only an MJ link dropped pass in the end zone prevented Garden City from scoring a touchdown on their opening drive. Instead they settled for a 43-yard field goal by Andres Dos Santos Aires. It was definitely a sign of good things to come. Following an Ellsworth three-and-out (Garden City forced nine of them on the night), Garden City went to work. Quarterback Nate Cox floated a perfect rainbow down the left sideline for Dominick Watt, who smoked Jaron Kilpatrick for a 59-yard gain. On the very next play, Jefferson juked his way 17 yards to the end zone, giving the brown and gold a 10-0 lead with 10:25 remaining in the first.

First Downs

Rush/Yards

42/76

38/391

Pass Yards

192

2-8-0

9-15-0

Com/att/int

Ramon Jefferson, the Freshman All-American from Maine, rushed for 168 yards and three touchdowns, Ellis Merriweather added 120 yards and two scores, and No. 10 Garden City annihilated Ellsworth 61-0 Saturday night at Broncbuster Stadium. It was the eighth-most lopsided victory in program history.

Fumbles/Lost

6-3

1-0

Penalties/Yards

7-55

11-94

Time of Possession

30:55

29:05

Up by 10, Garden City put together their most impressive drive of the game. The Broncbusters marched 85 yards in nine plays, bleeding nearly six minutes off the clock. It included a 16-yard run by Jefferson on thirdand-3 and a 28-yard laser from Cox to Parker

The offensive fireworks continued late in the first quarter when Jefferson’s 40-yard run on third-and-5, setup Merriweather’s six-yard rushing touchdown on the final play of the period to make it 24-0. The sophomore added a spectacular 27-yard score in the second quarter, Dos Santos Aires drilled a 19-yard field goal, and Kenny White put an exclamation mark on the first half with a 59-yard scoop and score, putting the finishing touches on a 30-minute stretch that saw Garden City out gain Ellsworth 320-52. Garden City never really slowed down in the second half. On their first possession, Cox connected with Merriweather for 19 yards and Troy’von Johnson for 17. Then it was running back Jordan Ford, who maneuvered 28 yards to the end zone, pushing the Broncbuster lead to 48-0. Nothing electrified the home crowd more than what Jefferson did later in the third quarter. With less than six minutes to go, the sophomore took the hand off from backup quarterback Marvin Washington, bounced to the right sideline and was gone, racing 75 yards to the house. And it was all setup by a fantastic block on the perimeter by Watt, who paved the way for Jefferson’s third touchdown of the night. Garden City closed the scoring in the final period when defensive lineman Darael Dugar punched the ball free from backup quarterback Kvonte Baker and recovered it in the end zone for a touchdown. It was a fitting ending to a night where the defense forced three more turnovers, bringing their season total to nine in just three games. The Broncbusters totaled a season-best 583 yards and 19 first downs. Cox finished 9-of-14 for 192 yards. He hasn’t thrown an interception yet this season. Ford added 69 yards on 13 carries and a touchdown, and Washington had 42 yards on the ground. White tallied five tackles and a 60-yard fumble return for a touchdown, and Ryan McClain totaled five tackles, a quarterback pressure and a fumble recovery. AJ Payne completed just 2-of-7 passes for 41 yards for Ellsworth, who lost their ninth game in a row. The Panthers totaled just 101 yards, marking the sixth straight game where they’ve been held under 200.

GC RUSHING: Jefferson 9-168, Merriweather 12-120, Ford 13-69, Washington 3-29, Hayes 1-5; GC PASSING Cox 9-14-192; GC RECEIVING: Watt 3-84, Parker 2-52, Johnson 3-37, Merriweather 1-19; GC TACKLES (TFL/QS): White 9 (4.5) ELS RUSHING: Whitlock 8-96, Baker 7-18, Borden 1-12, Payne 6-5, Walo 2-4, Early 6-2, Blakely 1-1; ELS PASSING: Payne 2-7-41; ELS RECEIVING: Weidemann 1-30, Chuol 1-11, Borden 1-0; ELS TACKLES (TFL/QS): Bigley 8

The next time the Pirates had the ball, Brown fired an incomplete pass to Raekwon Heath up the left sideline on third down. But Broncbuster defensive tackle Darius Johnson was flagged for illegal hands to the face, giving Independence a free first down.

GAME 4 28 31

GARDEN CITY, KS-Oh what a difference a year makes.

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The television cameras were gone. It’s two biggest stars cast away for good. And, for the first time in three years, the post-game chatter actually revolved around football, not a Hollywood circus. But times have definitely changed, and when the dust settled Saturday night, the Pirates showed the rest of the conference just how potent they can be.

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Independence

Garden City

INDY GC

Ellison 8-yd td run Jefferson 13-yd td run

INDY INDY

Williams 34-yd td run Troutman 54-yard field goal

GC GC

INDY INDY GC

Cox 13-yd td pass to Link Cox 17-yd td pass to Johnson Brown 1-yd td run Butler 2-yd fumble reeturn Erving punt block return

INDY

First Downs

Rush/Yards

51/308

38/126

Pass Yards

213

5-9-0

16-28-1

3-1

3-2

Com/att/int Fumbles/Lost Penalties/Yards Time of Possession

11-116

9-79

24:34

35:20

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With new life, the Pirates went back to work. And three plays later, third-string running back Reggie Williams wiggled to the right sideline and sprinted 34 yards untouched to the end zone, putting Independence up 14-7 with 8:22 left until halftime. Garden City’s offense in the second quarter looked nothing like the unit that rolled up 583 yards seven days earlier vs. Ellsworth. Instead, their ground game was completely ineffective, producing just three first downs the entire period. Meantime Independence extended the lead before halftime when Jalin Troutman drilled a season-long 54-yard field goal, putting the Pirates up 17-7 at the break.

Independence rushed for a season-high 308 yards, the most allowed by Garden City’s defense since week seven of 2017 vs. Iowa Western, as the Pirates held on for a wild, 31-28 victory at Broncbuster Stadium. It was their first win in Garden City in more than 20 years.

With the wind at their backs, the Broncbusters looked revitalized in the third. On their second possession of the period, Nate Cox made two fantastic throws on third down. The first went to Dominick Watt for 19. The second was a perfectly placed ball over the left shoulder of tight end Bryce Parker, who plucked the ball out of the sky for a 22-yard gain on third-and-8. Three plays later, Cox went back to the air, this time connecting with MJ Link in the front right corner of the end zone for a touchdown, slicing the Pirates’ lead to 17-14.

The Pirates sliced through the Broncbuster defense on their opening drive, marching 98 yards in 11 plays. Indiana-transfer Morgan Ellison ripped off runs of 26 and 27 yards on back-to-back plays. Then on third-and-goal from the 8, Ellison maneuvered his way to the left boundary, and raced into the end zone.

Following an Independence three-and-out, Garden City was moving again. Cox threw another laser to Watt for 14 on third-and-4. Three plays after that, he hit Troy’von Johnson in the left flat. The sophomore transfer from Arizona Western did the rest, stampeding 17 yards to the house for the go-ahead score.

Garden City’s first possession went nowhere. But after forcing a Pirate three-and-out, Mike Orthmann’s unit finally got going. The Broncbusters moved 57 yards in 10 plays, which included a fourth-and-1 conversion at the Independence 37 when Jadon Hayes ran for six. Five plays after that, Ramon Jefferson rumbled 13 yards to pay dirt, evening up the score with 33 seconds to play in the first.

Kiyoshi Harris’s team answered the bell early in the fourth quarter. Facing a third-and-12 at their own 47, Williams ripped off a 16-yard run. Later in the drive, Shermari Jones found a crease for 23 yards down to the 1. That setup Brown, who on third-and-goal, walked into the end zone, giving the Pirates the lead for good. They added a Deandre Butler strip-sack touchdown to put them up 10.

With the Pirate knocking on the door at the Garden City 16, quarterback Stephon Brown’s pitch back to Ellison missed it’s target, and Anthony Jordan jumped on top of it for Garden

Garden City had one last chance after recovering an onside kick late, but Cox’s lastsecond heave was picked off in the end zone.

GC RUSHING: Jefferson 15-43, Johnson 2-27, Merriweather 14-24, Cox 5-19, Hayes 2-13; GC PASSING: Cox 16-28-213; GC RECEIVING: Link 5-77, Watt 3-48, Parker 1-22, Hayes 1-18, Johnson 1-17, Dingle 1-13, Wallace 2-10, Bryant 1-5, Jefferson 1-3; GC TACKLES (TFL/QS): Merriweather 20 (.5) INDY RUSHING: Jones 16-97, Ellison 9-78, Williams 6-58, Brown 14-57, Dollard 6-18; INDY PASSING: Brown 5-9, 36; INDY RECEIVING: Dell 4-29 1-12; INDY TACKLES (TFL/QS): Hodge 11 (1)

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marched 90 yards in nine plays, highlighted by a 27-yard completion to Link and a 26-yard with Troy’von Johnson on back-to1 NATIONAL TITLE • 12 JAYHAWK CHAMPIONSHIPS • 24hookup BOWL APPEARANCES back plays. Then it was Jefferson, finishing things off with a four-yard rushing touchdown that put the road team up 14-0 with 14:30 left in the half.

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COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA-Nate Cox threw for 242 yards and a touchdown, Ramon Jefferson accounted for two rushing scores, and Garden City doubled up Iowa Western, one of the most talented teams in Junior College football, 28-14. The loss was just the third home defeat for the Reivers in the last four years. It was also their third straight loss overall, the first time that’s happened in 10 years.

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Garden City

Iowa Western

Cox 67-yd td pass to Link

Jefferson 4-yd td run

White 7-yd td run

GC GC IW

Hayes 1-yd td run Jefferson 1-yd td run White 1-yd td run

First Downs

52/101

27/98

Com/att/int

While the sophomore quarterback was afforded all kinds of time all afternoon, Iowa Western Coach Scott Strohmeier watched in disbelief as his highly-touted line, was overwhelmed by Jerry Dominguez’s front seven. The Broncbusters recorded a season-high five sacks, two of those were thanks to linebacker Willie Hampton, who followed up last week’s 10-tackle performance with nine more stops on Saturday.

Rush/Yards Pass Yards

Coming off an anemic offensive showing vs. Independence last week, the Broncbusters opened up the playbook on their second possession. On third-and-8 from their own 33, Cox dropped back and launched a majestic beauty down the right sideline for MJ Link, who slipped past Kevin Brewer for a 67-yard touchdown. It was the sophomore’s second score in as many weeks.

241

100

11-19-0

15-28-1

Fumbles/Lost

1-1

0-0

Penalties/Yards

9-68

8-90

Time of Possession

40:42

19:18

Mixed with a plethora of looks, that unit kept Iowa Western off balance, limiting the Reivers to a season-low 195 total yards. Garden City held the ball for nearly 39 minutes and ran 16 more plays (71-55). While the Reivers stumbled out of the gates, the Broncbusters went for an early knockout blow. Late in the first quarter, Garden City

The Broncbusters chances of blowing the game open took a hit in the second period, thanks to a bad snap by Martez Jones on a fourth-down punt that Iowa Western recovered, and a strip-sack by Averie Habas that set the Reivers up in plus territory. But Iowa Western failed to capitalize in both instances. After the bad snap, the Reivers drove to the Garden City 5-yard line. But on fourth-andgoal, backup quarterback Shelton Applewhite’s fade pass to Deshon Stoudemire in the back-right corner of the end zone, landed wide of its target. Then later in the half, once Cox was stripped of the ball on third-and-6 at the Reivers’ 41, Iowa Western’s offensive line imploded. On third-and-6 , Dominguez sent the house, and Sam Moala gobbled up Applewhite for a nine-yard loss. Trailing by two scores, Florida-State transfer ZaQuandre White finally got loose. The sophomore’s elusive style had the Broncbusters’ defensive line one step behind. On fourth-and-1 from the Garden City 38, White carried five Broncbuster defenders down to the 7. One play later, it was White again, steamrolling into the end zone, cutting Garden City’s lead to 14-7 with 7:20 remaining in the third. Any thoughts that Iowa Western had retaken control of the game were quickly doused the next time Garden City touched the ball. Facing a third-and-17 from their own 40, Cox fired a strike to Link for 16 yards. On the next play, Iowa Western was called for a defensive holding, giving the Broncbusters a muchneeded first down. Later in the drive, Jefferson ripped off a nine-yard run that inched the brown and gold closer. It eventually setup Jadon Hayes, who took the wildcat snap on fourth-and-goal from the 1, powered up the middle, and stretched the ball over the goal line for a touchdown. It was one of two drives that consumed more than seven minutes in the second half. The other one was the dagger: a 15-play, 90-march drive that drained 10:23 off the fourth-quarter clock, which was capped off with Jefferson’s second touchdown run of the game that put Garden City up 28-7 with 3:36 left.

GC RUSHING: Jefferson 26-91, Merriweather 9-29, Ford 4-11, Hayes 8-0; GC PASSING Cox 11-19-241; GC RECEIVING: Link 5-140, Johnson 3-43, Merriweather 1-36, Wallace 1-15, Parker 1-7; GC TACKLES (TFL/QS): Hampton 14 (4/2) IW RUSHING: White 16-130, Murray 1-2, Snead 1 (-2), Thomas 5 (-2), Applewhite 4 (-30); IW PASSING: Thomas 12-21-87, Applewhite 3-7-13; IW RECEIVING: Reed 4-56, Simmons 1-21, Barbee 2-10, Stoudemire 3-8, White 3-5, Rogers 1-4; IW TACKLES (TFL/QS): Kroeze 10

the Broncbusters answered with a five-play, 41-yard drive that ended when Hayes powered into the end zone from seven yards out to make it 14-6. Fort Scott may have been their own-worst enemy all day long. On their next possession, Bartlett connected with Hill for a 53-yard gain. Only DJ McCullough’s touchdown saving tackle, kept the Greyhounds out of the end zone. On the very next play, Bartlett was picked off by Kenny White, thwarting the threat.

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Fort Scott

Garden City

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Bartlett 27-yd td pass to Hill Jefferson 71-yd td run

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Hayes 7-yd td run Hayes 1-yd td run Robertson 21-yard field goal Hayes 19-yd td run

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Hayes 18-yd td run Ervin punt block return Davis 7-yd td pass to Hill

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First Downs

Rush/Yards

27/79

50/346

Pass Yards

313

27-55-1

3-12-1

1-1

1-0

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11-97

9-95

Time of Possession

26:39

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A few minutes later, Garden City converted that takeaway into points. Hayes ripped off back-to-back runs of 23 and 22. After Merriweather carried for 13, it was Hayes punctuating the drive with a one-yard plunge on third-and-goal, putting the brown and gold on top 21-6 with 8:26 remaining in the half. The Greyhounds had another chance to score later in the period. They moved the ball from their own 38 to the Garden City 4. But on third down, Anthony White couldn’t scoop up Bartlett’s low throw in the end zone, forcing Fort Scott to settle for three.

Garden City won the game despite throwing for only one yard. Instead, they relied on a ground attack that churned out 346 yards on 40 carries. They produced a pair of 100-yard rushers, punishing the Greyhounds’ front seven.

An even bigger play occurred with less than two minutes to go in the second. On thirdand-6 from their own 26, Bartlett was flushed out of the pocked and stripped by Ryan McClain. Krishonn Merriweather recovered for Garden City, who scored on the very next play when Hayes sprinted 19 yards to the end zone, making 28-9 with 1:30 remaining.

But the game didn’t start out according to plan. Garden City went three-and-out on their first possession, then watched former Broncbuster Rayvon Bartlett march Fort Scott 69 yards in five plays, capping it off with a 27-yard touchdown pass to Carlos Hill to put the visitors up 6-0 (Willie Hampton blocked the extra point).

Fort Scott mustered just one first down in the third quarter and was penalized 11 times for 97 yards. Meantime the Broncbusters extended their cushion early in the fourth when Hays found a crease and raced 18 yards to the house, giving Garden City a 35-9 advantage with 14:08 left.

After throwing the ball three straight times on their opening possession, the Broncbusters changed course. And it only took them one play to answer the next time they had it. Ramon Jefferson’s spectacular 71-yard stroll to the end zone, where he changed directions four different times, put Garden City on top for good, 7-6. It also exposed the Greyhounds biggest weakness: run defense. It was a unit that had allowed the 12th most rushing yards per game in the country entering Saturday’s showdown. Early in the second period, Garden City took advantage of a short field, thanks to Fort Scott Coach Kale Pick’s decision to go for it on fourth-and-1 at their own 41. Once they failed,

After surrendering 281 total yards in the first half, Jerry Dominguez’s defense yielded just 111 over the final two quarters, giving up a late touchdown pass by backup Carlos Davis. Even special teams got into the scoring act when Willie Ervin blocked Johnny Kilgo’s punt and returned it 10 yards for a touchdown. It was his second block and score in the past three games. Cox was just 3-of-12 for one yard and a pick for the Broncbusters, who improved to 13-1 in their last 14 conference games. Jefferson carried 15 times for 162 yards and a touchdown, his second 100-yard rushing game of the season.

GC RUSHING: Jefferson 15-162, Hayes 16-119, Merriweather 10-46, Cox 5-13, Ford 3-10, Washington 1 (-4); GC PASSING: Cox 3-12-1; GC RECEIVING: Link 1-8, Parker 1 (-3), Merriweather 1 (-4); GC TACKLES (TFL/QS): Merriweather 15 (1.5/1.5) FSC RUSHING: Oliver 14-79, Henry 1-7, Wilson 2-6; FSC PASSING: Bartlett 23-46-274, Davis 4-939; FSC RECEIVING: Hill 6-126, Jiles 8-60, Mooney 5-53, Oliver 5-26, Fuller 1-26, White 1 (-1); FSC TACKLES (TFL/QS): Putney 9

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FORT DODGE, IA-Ramon Jefferson tallied a season-high 200 yards on the ground, Jadon Hayes added his fifth rushing touchdown in the past two weeks, and the 12th-ranked Broncbusters scored the game’s final 30 points in a 43-27 rout of Iowa Central at Dodger Stadium.

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Iowa Central

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Brantley 21-yd td pass to Achan Dos Santos Aires 22-yard field goal Brantley 10-yd td pass to Witty McCullough 80-yd kickoff return

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Brantley 88-yd td pass to Witty Dos Santos Aires 37-yard field goal Brantley 43-yd td pass to Achan Hayes 3-yd td run Safety Cox 55-yd td pass to Link

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First Downs

45/303

37/180

Pass Yards

178

260

11-21-0

15-26-2

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Those miscues were compounded by a struggling offense. On the Broncbusters’ first possession, they marched 59 yards in 11 plays. But on third-and-3, tight end Maleak Bryant dropped what would have been a sure touchdown. Instead, they settled for a 22-yard field goal by Andres Dos Santos Aires. The next time Iowa Central had the ball, the Tritons drove 62 yards in nine plays, aided by a controversial pass interference call on Garden City safety Anthony Jordan on third-and-12 from the 16 that gave Iowa Central a free first down. Moments later, Brantley threw a perfect, 10-yard touchdown pass to Rashad Witty, who beat Thornton on a slant to make it 14-3 with 4:13 left in the first.

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The first quarter though is one that the veteran head man would love to forget. On Iowa Central’s opening possession, the Tritons marched right through Garden City’s defense. Backup quarterback Arthur Brantley, who entered after starter DJ Irons was pulled following just one play, ripped off a 46-yard run on second-and-10. Two plays later, Brantley lobbed a pass to Tanarious Achan, who was wide open in the end zone after a mix up on the back end between Avery Thornton and DJ McCullough.

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0-0

Penalties/Yards

10-58

7-43

Time of Possession

34:52

25:08

Garden City appeared to right the ship on their next drive. Mike Orthmann’s unit held the ball for nearly 10 minutes, converting three third downs and one fourth down when Troy’Von Johnson made a beautiful over-the-shoulder grab at the Tritons’ 23. But the Broncbusters’ touchdown chances eroded once Kevaughn Dingle, who transferred to Garden City from Iowa Central, dropped a third-down pass at the 8. Instead, Dos Santos Aires was summoned again, this time for a 37-yard field goal that cut the Tritons lead to 21-13. Setup with a short field following Kurt Taylor’s 20-yard kickoff return, Garden City’s defense was burned again. On first-and-10 from the Broncbuster 43, Brantley found Achan, who weaved his way 43 yards for a touchdown giving the Tritons had a two-touchdown lead with 3:13 to play in the half. With his offense in desperate need of a jolt, Jefferson left half of the Iowa Central defense in his wake; ripping off a sensational 64-yard run on the first play of Garden City’s next series. Moments later, Hayes blasted in from three yards out, pulling the Broncbusters to within seven. After Garden City’s defense forced a three-andout, Iowa Central gifted the Broncbusters two points when a fourth-down snap sailed over punter, Jacob Tokheim’s head and went out of the back of the end zone. Then, after the free kick, Cox used a gorgeous shoulder fake to completely fool Altrell Durr, lofting a perfect spiral to MJ Link , who sprinted 55 yards to the end zone for the go-ahead score. Jefferson’s 46-yard touchdown run on the Broncbusters first possession of the second half, polished off a five-play, 66-yard drive that gave the road team a 36-27 cushion. After a blazing start, Iowa Central was basically held in check for the final 33 minutes of the game. At the same time, Garden City was putting a stranglehold on things, salting the contest away when Cox used a perfect fake on a zone-option-read to stroll 12 yards, untouched to the end zone, putting the Broncbusters on top 43-27 with 6:20 left.

Garden City quickly responded when McCullough took the ensuing kickoff 80 yards for a touchdown to slice the deficit to four. But

GC RUSHING: Jefferson 19-200, Hayes 20-83, Cox 2-22, Merriweather 3-1, Ford 1 (-3); GC PASSING Cox 11-21-178; GC RECEIVING: Link 3-85, Dingle 4-50, Johnson 4-43; GC TACKLES (TFL/QS): Merriweather 21 (1) IC RUSHING: Taylor 18-72, Brantley 6-53, Walker 7-50, Hill 3-19, Achan 1-6, Irons 1-5; IC PASSING: Brantley 12-18-213, Irons 3-7-47; IC RECEIVING: Witty 5-115, Achan 4-77, Carey 3-54, Taylor 1-4, Young 1-3, Hill 1 (-1); IW TACKLES (TFL/QS): Barber 9

16-0. In the second half, the Broncbusters put the clamps down.

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HIGHLAND, KS- Jadon Hayes hit the century mark on the ground, Garden City eclipsed 300 yards rushing for the third straight game, and the Broncbusters toppled No. 12 Highland 37-7 at Porter Family Stadium. It was the brown and gold’s 13th straight true-road victory.

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Garden City won their sixth straight game over Highland. It was their fourth consecutive win in the Scottie’s home stadium.

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Garden City

Highland

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Cox 44-yd td pass to Johnson Cox 5-yd td pass to Parker Safety

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Hayes 1-yd td run Franklin 4-yd td run

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Hayes 3-yd td run Merriweather 11-yd td run GC

First Downs

Rush/Yards

52/361

23/62

Pass Yards Com/att/int

157

7-14-0

18-35-1

Fumbles/Lost

1-1

Penalties/Yards

4-28

9-85

Time of Possession

35:00

25:00

After stumbling on their first two possessions, Garden City got going early in the second period. On second-and-3 from the Highland 44, Nate Cox, who was playing with a sprained right thumb, connected with Troy’Von Johnson, who smoked four-star defensive back Brian George for a 44-yard touchdown and a 7-0 advantage. Following a Highland punt, the Broncbusters put together their most impressive drive of the game; one that epitomized Minnick’s ballcontrol philosophy.

On Highland’s first possession of the third, safety Kenny White, who suffered a shoulder injury that knocked him out of the Iowa Central game two weeks ago, intercepted Cambridge and returned it 16 yards to the Scotties’ 24. Two plays later, Hayes powered into the end zone, giving the Broncbusters a commanding 23-0 edge with 7:20 to play in the period. Highland regained some traction the next time they had the ball, driving 55 yards in nine plays. Then on first-and-goal from the four, Alfonso Franklin wiggled into the end zone, slicing the Broncbusters lead to 16 late in the third. But if the Scotties thought they stole any momentum, it was quickly squashed in the fourth quarter. Fourth-string running back Jordan Ford found a crease and raced 46 yards to the Highland 3. On the very next play, Hayes punched it into the end zone. Ellis Merriweather added an 11-yard scoring run later in the period, and Garden City halted Highland’s three-game winning streak. Cox finished 7-of-14 for 74 yards and two touchdowns for Garden City. Hayes ran the ball 16 times for 100 yards, Jefferson added 14 carries for 84, and Ford tallied nine for 89. Johnson caught three balls for 59 and a touchdown, and Krishon Merriweather led the way with eight tackles. Cambridge was 17-of-35 for 155 yards for Highland. Franklin carried the ball 12 times for 40, and Antoine Thompson, one of the conference’s leading receivers, was limited to four catches for 23 yards.

Starting from their own 20, Garden City bled nearly seven minutes off the clock. Ramon Jefferson ripped off a 13-yard run, and Hayes followed with a 40-yard jaunt that set Garden City up at the Highland 16. Jefferson added an 11-yard burst before Cox floated a perfect fade pass to tight end Bryce Parker in the left corner of the end zone for a 14-0 lead with 4:46 to play in the first half. Late in the second quarter, Highland was punting from their own 18 when the snap sailed over Isaac Gonzalez’s head. Backup linebacker Willie Ervin then crunched the freshman punter to the ground in the end zone for a safety, extending Garden City’s lead to

GC RUSHING: Hayes 16-100, Jefferson 14-84, Ford 9-80, Merriweather 7-57, Cox 5-42; GC PASSING: Cox 7-14-74; GC RECEIVING: Johnson 3-59, Parker 2-10, Link 1-4, Hayes 1-2; GC TACKLES (TFL/QS): Merriweather 9 HIGH RUSHING: Franklin 12-37, Jackson 2-23, Leverette 5-14, Cambridge 3-7, Gonzalez 1 (-19); HIGH PASSING: Cambridge 18-35-157; HIGH RECEIVING: Cook 2-45, Thompson 5-29, Kelow 1-24, Franklin 4-17, Jackson 2-16, Thomas 1-9; HIGH TACKLES (TFL/QS): Butler 19 (2/1)

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then converted a fourth-and-4 when Cox hit Kevaughn Dingle for nine yards, and a when he fired a strike to Link 1 NATIONAL TITLE • 12 JAYHAWK CHAMPIONSHIPS • 24third-and-11 BOWL APPEARANCES for 13. That was followed up with a jet sweep by Troy’Von Johnson, who turned the corner running right for a three-yard touchdown giving the brown and gold a 14-0 advantage with 4:29 remaining in the first.

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GARDEN CITY, KS-A program that once dominated the Jayhawk Conference, was thoroughly embarrassed on Saturday. Nate Cox became the first Broncbuster quarterback since Terry Wilson in the 2017 Heart of Texas Bowl to throw for 300 yards in a game, Jadon Hayes and Ramon Jefferson each reached the end zone twice, and No. 7 Garden City powered past Coffeyville 58-14 at Broncbuster Stadium.

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Coffeyville

Garden City

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Jefferson 1-yd td run Johnson 2-yd td run

GC GC

Hayes 22-yd td run Dos Santos Aires 25-yard field goal

GC GC Coff GC Coff

Cox 45-yd td pass to Link Cox 66-yd td pass to Johnson Kleinpeter 33-yd td pass to Hampton Hayes 1-yd td run Kleinpeter 17-yd td pass to Faamautau

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Jefferson 4-yd td run Merriweather 56-yd td run COFF

First Downs

Rush/Yards

35/37

43/311

Pass Yards

119

302

11-31-0

12-20-1

Com/att/int Fumbles/Lost

1-0

0-0

Penalties/Yards

5-21

10-100

Time of Possession

27:19

32:41

Cox, who was brilliant for most of the day, minus a second-quarter interception, came out firing, hitting on his first four passes. In fact, the Broncbusters first play was a 53-yard bomb to MJ Link where the sophomore quarterback got both the linebackers and the safeties to bite on a picture-perfect play-action fake. Three plays after that, Jefferson blasted into the end zone from a yard out, and Garden City had a 7-0 lead with 11:03 to play in the first. With the entire Hutchinson coaching staff in attendance, Garden City displayed their most balanced attack of the season. They ran it 43 times for 311 yards and threw it 20 times for 302. On the other sideline, Coffeyville mustered very little. Their offense looked like your dad’s old, beat-up Chevy, the one that had 200,000 miles on it and was on it’s second transmission. Think that’s an overstatement? Consider this: the Red Ravens managed just 32 total yards in the first half and 156 for the game. Their offensive line surrendered six sacks, and they averaged an anemic 2.4 yards per play. The Broncbusters meantime looked like a machine in the first quarter, scoring on their first three possessions; the second of which came following Willie Ervin’s fourth blocked punt of the season that gave Garden City the ball at the Red Ravens’ 30. The Broncbusters

On their third possession of the game, Garden City used a perfect combination of run and pass to reach pay dirt. Cox zipped one ball to Ellis Merriweather for 14 yards. He then threw a dart to Link for 11 that moved the Broncbusters down to the Coffeyville 22. Moments later, Hayes found a crease and ran untouched to the end zone for a 21-0 cushion. With the Red Ravens struggling to do anything offensively, Garden City extended their lead later in the second period. Jefferson ripped off a 73-yard run that eventually setup Andre Dos Santos Aires’ 25-yard field goal that made it 24-0. Then in the third, offensive coordinator Mike Orthmann unleashed a vertical passing attack that had somewhat been missing from Garden City’s repertoire. On the Broncbusters second offensive series, Cox floated a beautiful pass down the middle for Link, who burned past Nate Shields for a 45-yard touchdown. A couple of minutes later, Cox went back to the air, this time hooking up with Johnson on a 66yard missile that made it 37-0 (Christian Gomez blocked Dos Santos Aires’ extra point) with 10:11 to go in the quarter. The only dark cloud that hung over the Broncbusters in the second half was not holding onto the shutout. That ended when Red Ravens’ backup quarterback Edwin Kleinpeter, who replaced Cam Smith early in the first half, found Tyquez Hampton all alone for a 33-yard touchdown. Kleinpeter added another scoring toss later in the third when he hit Challen Faamautau on a wheel route up the right sideline for 17 yards. The Broncbusters countered with Hayes’ oneyard touchdown run that was setup by Cox’s 53-yard completion to Aamir Holmes. Then in the fourth quarter, Jefferson capped off a five-play, 70-yard march, that included a 39yard run by Cox, with a four-yard dash to the end zone to make it 51-14. They capped the scoring in the final minute when Merriweather broke loose for a 56-yard touchdown, putting an exclamation mark on one of the most dominating wins of the season.

GC RUSHING: Merriweather 10-92, Jefferson 11-82, Hayes 13-73, Cox 2-48, Johnson 2-8, Ford 4-6; GC PASSING Cox 11-18-302; GC RECEIVING: Link 4-122, Holmes 4-79, Johnson 1-66, Dingle 2-21, Merriweather 1-14; GC TACKLES (TFL/QS): Merriweather 15 (2/1) COFF RUSHING: Lee 11-16, Kleinpeter 11-12, Fa’amautau 3-9, Bryan 2-4, Wright 1-2); COFF PASSING: Kleinpeter 11-27-119; COFF RECEIVING: Hampton 3-49, Jean 4-25, Fa’amautau 2-20, Taylor 1-15, Williams 1-10; IW TACKLES (TFL/QS): Gants 10

1-yard line early in the second, was derailed quickly when the Broncbusters lost 15 yards in three plays. But this time Dos Santos Aires salvaged it with a 32-yard field goal that sliced Hutchinson’s lead to 6-3 with 13:00 to play in the half.

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GARDEN CITY, KS-Kicking into a stiff 30 mph win, Andre Dos Santos Aires delivered in the final seconds, booting through a go-ahead 39-yard field goal, that just squeezed inside the left upright, as No. 5 Garden City toppled No. 4 Hutchinson 20-19 in a game for the ages Saturday afternoon at Broncbuster Stadium. It was the brown and gold’s first win over the Blue Dragons at home since 2007. That kick capped off a wild day, one where Garden City held one of the most potent offenses in the nation to a season-low 175 total yards.

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Hutchinson

Garden City

HUTCH

White punt block return

GC GC HUTCH

Dos Santos Aires 32-yard field goal Hayes 17-yd td run Collins 2-yd td run

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Jefferson 25-yd td run Evans 11-yd td run Dos Santos Aires 39-yard field goal

HUTCH

First Downs

Rush/Yards

36/150

47/131

Pass Yards

123

4-13-2

11-32-1

1-1

2-0

Com/att/int Fumbles/Lost Penalties/Yards

8-105

8-48

Time of Possession

26:26

33:34

This game was definitely a flashback with two power defenses throwing one haymaker after the other. After Hutchinson fumbled the opening kickoff, the Broncbusters drove to the Blue Dragons 16. But Nate Cox threw an incomplete pass; then was sacked by Lewis Wallace on third down. On fourth-and-19, Dos Santos Aires was summoned, but he pushed a 47-yard field goal wide left. As inconsistent as the Broncbusters were offensively, their defense played out of their minds. Hutchinson was held without a first down for the first 18 minutes of the game. Their only saving grace was a blocked punt by Jonathan White that was returned for a touchdown that put the Blue Dragons up 6-0 with 8:30 to play in the first (Ali Gaye blocked the extra point). Other than that, Hutchinson’s offense was stuck in mud for most of the first half. The problem though, Garden City couldn’t take advantage. One drive ended when Dos Santos Aires misfired on a 38-yard field goal, while another promising march, which reached the

Trailing by three, Garden City was gifted a scoring opportunity when Ellsworth-transfer Mark Wright overthrew his intended target down the left sideline and DJ McCullough intercepted it. After juking and weaving his way for 49 yards, Garden City turned the takeaway into points when Jadon Hayes bounced wide right to the outside and sprinted 17 yards to pay dirt, putting the Broncbusters up 10-6 with 11:31 remaining in the second. Hutchinson didn’t make anything easy for Minnick’s bunch all day. And following a 14yard punt by Matthan Hatchie late in the half, the Blue Dragons drove 40 yards in six plays, regaining the lead when Erin Collins, who missed most of last year with an injury, walked into the end zone from two yards out to put Hutchinson up 13-10 at the break. Hutchinson’s stout defensive front made running the ball an adventure. But following Wright’s second interception of the day early in the final period where Chris Smith returned another overthrown ball 30 yards deep into Blue Dragons’ territory, Ramon Jefferson finally broke loose, rumbling 18 yards for the goahead touchdown, giving Garden City a 17-13 cushion with 12:42 left. Unfortunately, the lead didn’t stick, thanks to a tenacious Hutchinson defense that won the field-position battle for most of the game. Then, with less than five minutes to go in the fourth, Markies Colvin returned Hatchie’s short punt 18 yards to the Broncbuster 30. On the following play, Wright gashed Garden City for 15. Moments later, it was Tiyon Evans strolling into the end zone, giving the Blue Dragons the lead again 19-17 with 4:04 on the clock. Garden City dodged a few bullets on their season-saving drive. On second-and-10 from their own 41, Cox threw across his body and hit safety Kaytron Allen right in the chest. But the sophomore dropped the ball, giving the Broncbusters another chance. Two plays after that, Cox fired a pass to tight end Bryce Parker, who made the catch; then was leveled by Allen and fumbled the ball. The sophomore covered it up, but the umpire ruled it incomplete. A conference ensued. Eventually, it was ruled Garden City ball, which led to Dos Santos Aires’ game winner.

GC RUSHING: Jefferson 20-66, Hayes 18-41, Cox 8-23, Johnson 1-1; GC PASSING: Cox 11-32-1; GC RECEIVING: Parker 3-52, Hayes 1-23, Link 3-22, Johnson 3-18, Dingle 1-8; GC TACKLES (TFL/ QS): Merriweather 19 (1) HUTCH RUSHING: Evans 11-70, Collins 16-56, Wright 9-24; HUTCH PASSING: Wright 4-13-29; HUTCH RECEIVING: Brown 1-10, Evans 1-10, Phillips 1-7, Collins 1-2; HUTCH TACKLES (TFL/QS): Bankston 13 (4/.5)

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next time the Grizzlies had the ball, Cox made a costly mistake. Derick Newton put the pressure forcing a high throw from the freshman 1 NATIONAL TITLE • 12 JAYHAWK CHAMPIONSHIPS • 24on, BOWL APPEARANCES quarterback that was picked off by Woodly Appolon and returned 20 yards to the Garden City 40. That eventually setup a perfect play call, one in which Davenport sucked in the secondary by faking the pitch and the hand off before lofting a spiral down the middle to Lane Lunt, who walked into the end zone for a 31yard touchdown to get Butler within seven.

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EL DORADO, KS-In his first collegiate start, freshman Nick Davenport threw two touchdown passes, Butler’s defense forced four turnovers, and the 11th-ranked Grizzlies ended the Broncbusters National Title hopes with a 34-27 come-from-behind win Saturday night at BG Products Sports Complex.

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The most disappointing aspect of this game was that it should never have been close. Butler used a third-string quarterback and a third-string running back. Their defense was missing two players because of suspension and one because of a dislocated knee. And still, the Grizzlies found a way.

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Garden City

Butler

BUT

Abel 31-yard field goal

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Cox 46-yd td pass to Wallace Dos Santos Aires 42-yard field goal Merriweather 1-yd td run Davenport 31-yd td pass to Lunt Dos Santos Aires 39-yard field goal

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Batiste 10-yd td pass to Davenport

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Jefferson 3-yd td run Davenport 7-yd td pass to Sanchez Abel 45-yard field goal Davenport 1-yd td run GC

The Grizzlies fortunes went from bad to worse the next time they had the ball. On firstand-10, Davenport was picked off by Avery Thornton, who set Garden City up at the Butler 28. Five plays later, Ellis Merriweather powered into the end zone, and the Broncbusters had a 17-3 cushion with 10:13 remaining in the second. BUT

First Downs

Rush/Yards

36/80

40/100

Pass Yards

166

117

16-26-1

6-14-1

Com/att/int

The Broncbuster offense was stuck in mud for most of the first quarter. But after Butler surged in front on a 31-yard field goal by Jacob Abel late in the period, Garden City finally put something together. Nate Cox, who was under constant pressure all night, engineered a six-play, 70-yard drive. And on the first play of the second quarter, he delivered a 46-yard scoring toss to Deandre Wallace that gave Garden City a 7-3 advantage. Moments later, the Broncbusters recovered an onside kick, which eventually setup Andre Dos Santos Aires for a 42-yard field goal that stretched the lead to 10-3 with 12:42 to play in the first half.

Fumbles/Lost

4-3

2-1

Penalties/Yards

5-60

9-102

Time of Possession

33:01

26:59

With a chance to blow the game open after the Broncbusters forced a three-and-out the

The Broncbusters answered with a 39-yard field goal by Dos Santos Aires to stretch the lead to 20-10, but the momentum had already shifted. And boy was that ever on display in the second half. Garden City had back-to-back three-and-outs to begin the third. Then on Butler’s second possession of the period, the Grizzlies once again used some crafty deception. Once they reached the Broncbuster 10, offensive coordinator Brice Vignery called for a reverse with a wide-receiver option pass. The play call was magnificent, and Ke’John Baptiste executed it perfectly. The freshman took the pitch, ran to his right; then fired a dart to a wide-open Davenport, who waltzed into the end zone, cutting Garden City’s lead to 20-17 with 3:23 to go in the quarter. As they’ve done most of the season, Garden City responded in a big way. The Broncbusters drove 63 yards in 13 plays, picking up two massive third downs. Then, on first-and-10 from the 24, Ellis Merriweather ripped off a 22-yard run down to the 2. Two plays later, Ramon Jefferson blasted across the goal line, giving the Broncbusters what appeared to be a comfortable 27-17 advantage with 13:21 to play. The downward spiral started following a Butler punt, when the normally sure-handed Troy’Von Johnson muffed it, and the Grizzlies recovered. A couple of minutes later, Davenport was at it again, firing a flare pass out in the flat to Daymonn Sanchez, who dove into the end zone, cutting the Garden City lead to 27-24 with 10:48 to play. Moments later, Josh Davies stripped Cox, setting up Abel’s 45-yard field goal that tied it at 27. When Garden City’s offense returned to the field, Cox fired a strike to tight end Bryce Parker. But the sophomore lost the ball, and Kway’Chon Chisom recovered for Butler. Four plays after that, Davenport called his own number, sneaking it across the goal line on a substantial second effort, giving Butler a 34-27 edge with 5:10 to play.

GC RUSHING: Jefferson 18-60, Merriweather 11-43, Cox 7 (-23); GC PASSING Cox 16-26166; GC RECEIVING: Wallace 6-83, Johnson 4-41, Link 4-34, Merriweather 1-6, Parker 1-2; GC TACKLES (TFL/QS): Merriweather 9 (.5) BUT RUSHING: Thomas 14-39, Thomas 1-33, Davenport 16-27, Lane 3-14, Sanchez 2-3; BUT PASSING: Davenport 5-13-107, Batiste 1-1-10; BUT RECEIVING: Qualls 2-63, Lunt 1-31, Davenport 1-10, Sanchez 1-7, Batiste 1-6; BUT TACKLES (TFL/QS): Sabree 9 (1/.5)

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(Overall: 8-3 | Jayhawk: 5-2 | Home: 4-2 | Away: 4-1 | Neutral: 0-0)

Opponent

Score

Site

Overall

Top Passer

Top Rusher

Top Receiver

Aug. 24

Snow

L 30-27

Garden City, KS

0-1

Cox (21-45-243-0, 1 TD)

Hayes (17-36-2)

Watt (9-70-0)

Aug. 31

Dodge City

W 42-22

Dodge City, KS

1-1

Cox (15-24-158-0, 2 TD)

Hayes (19-127-1)

Wallace (4-49-0)

Sept. 7

Ellsworth

W 61-0

Garden City, KS

2-1

Cox (9-14-192-0, 0 TD)

Jefferson (9-168-0)

Watt (3-84-0)

Sept. 14

Independence

L 31-28

Garden City, KS

2-2

Cox (16-28-213-1, 2 TD)

Jefferson (15-43-1)

Link (5-77-1)

Sept. 21

Iowa Western

W 28-14

Council Bluffs, IA

3-2

Cox (11-19-241-0, 1 TD)

Jefferson (26-91-2)

Link (5-140-1)

Sept. 28

Fort Scott

W 42-16

Garden City, KS

4-2

Cox (3-12-1-1, 0 TD)

Jefferson (15-162-1)

Link (1-8-0)

Oct. 5

Iowa Central

W 43-27

Fort Dodge, IA

5-2

Cox (11-21-178-0, 1 TD)

Jefferson (19-200-1)

Link (3-85-1)

Oct. 19

Highland

W 37-7

Highland, KS

6-2

Cox (7-14-74-0, 2 TD)

Hayes (16-100-2)

Johnson (3-59-1)

Oct. 26

Coffeyville

W 58-14

Garden City, KS

7-2

Cox (11-18-302-1, 2 TD)

Merriweather (10-92-1)

Link (4-122-1)

Nov. 2

Hutchinson

W 20-19

Garden City, KS

8-2

Cox (11-32-123-1, 0 TD)

Jefferson (20-66-1)

Parker (3-52-0)

Nov. 9

Butler

L 34-27

El Dorado, KS

8-3

Cox (16-26-166-1, 1 TD)

Jefferson (18-60-1)

Wallace (6-83-1)

TEAM STATS

Ranking

Scoring

413

7th

Points per game

37.5

8th

Total offense

4375

13th

Yards per game

397.7

15th

Passing yards

1891

30th

Comp-Att-Int

132-257-5

35th

171.9

34th

Passing yards per game Passing yards per attempt

7.4

18th

Passing yards per completion

14.3

19th

41st

Passing touchdowns Rushing yards

2484

6th

Rushing attempts

477

6th

225.8

7th

Yards per rush

Rushing yards per game

5.2

11th

Rushing touchdowns

3rd

1st downs

207

12th

Rushing 1st downs

108

10th

Passing 1st downs

12th

Penalty 1st downs

42nd

3rd down %

40%

13th

4th down %

70%

5th

Field goals

11-14

7th

PATs

53-53

5th

Fumbles-lost

17-7

16th

Fumbles recovered

17th

Defensive INTs

27th

Defensive TDs

19th

Sacks

26th

Penalties

48th

Penalty yards

778

42nd

34:15:00

4th

Time of possession per game

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PASSING NAME

COMP

ATT

PCT

YDS

Y/G

Y/A

INT

Nate Cox

131

253

51.80%

1891

171.9

7.5

Totals

132

257

51.40%

1891

171.9

7.4

Opponent

144

292

49.30%

1804

164

6.2

NAME

RUSH

YDS

Y/G

AVG

FUM

LOST

Ramon Jefferson

158

994

90.4

6.3

Jadon Hayes

130

597

59.7

4.6

Ellis Merriweather

513

46.6

5.7

Jordan Ford

213

23.7

5.5

Nate Cox

128

11.6

2.8

Troy'Von Johnson

3.3

7.2

RUSHING

Emilio Monsivais

Totals

477

2484

225.8

5.2

Opponent

393

1375

125

3.5

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ALL-PURPORSE YARDS

NAME

REC

REC/G

YDS

Y/G

AVG

NAME

RUSH

RCV

YDS

YPG

MJ Link

2.9

559

50.8

17.5

Ramon Jefferson

994

1021

92.8

Troy'Von Johnson

2.4

385

14.8

Jadon Hayes

597

685

68.5

Dominick Watt

2.3

210

13.1

Troy'Von Johnson

385

119

115

655

59.5

Bryce Parker

1.7

173

19.2

11.5

Ellis Merriweather

513

620

56.4

Deandre Wallace

1.4

167

15.2

11.1

MJ Link

559

50.8

Kevaughn Dingle

0.9

10.2

11.5

Dominick Watt

210

295

42.1

Jadon Hayes

0.5

8.8

17.6

DJ McCullough

271

27.1

Ellis Merriweather

0.5

6.5

14.2

Aamir Holmes

0.7

13.2

19.8

Jordan Ford

213

233

25.9

Maleak Bryant

0.3

2.5

Bryce Parker

173

19.2

Jordan Ford

0.1

2.2

Deandre Wallace

167

15.2

Ramon Jefferson

0.1

0.3

Aamir Holmes

13.2

Totals

132

1876

170.5

14.2

Nate Cox

128

11.6

Opponent

144

1773

161.2

12.3

Kevaughn Dingle

10.2

RETURNS AVG

119

4.1

Totals

542

16.9

119

Opponent

438

11.2

5.1

FGM

FGA

PCT

NAME

YDS

AVG

DJ McCullough

271

33.9

Troy'Von Johnson

115

16.4

Dominick Watt

Ellis Merriweather

7.2

Ramon Jefferson

Josh Artis

Jordan Ford

Scieneaux Jarmon

Renard Bozeman

YDS

Maleak Bryant

2.5

Totals

2484

1876

119

542

5021

456.5

Opponent

1375

1773

438

3668

333.5

TROY’VON JOHNSON

KICKING NAME

XPM

XPA

PCT

PTS

D. Santos Aires

79%

100%

Totals

79%

100%

Opponent

70%

81%

NAME

PUNT

YDS

AVG

IN20

BLK

Hatchie

2056

35.4

PUNTING

Totals

2056

35.4

Opponent

2395

37.4

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PTS

RUSH

REC

INT

FUM

XPM

FGM

D. Santos Aires

Jadon Hayes

Ramon Jefferson

Ellis Merriweather

Troy'Von Johnson

MJ Link

Jordan Ford

Bryce Parker

Darael Dugar

DJ McCullough

Deandre Wallace

Totals

413

Opponent

214

DEFENSE

NAME

TAKS

SCK

TFL

INT

PBU

Renard Bozeman

Adrian Hopper

Arvell Ferguson

Marcus Dean

Darael Dugar

Willie Ervin

0.5

1.5

Chris Smith

0.5

Abrams-Verwayne

Aamir Holmes

Cameron Johnson

Jaiveon Gardner

Tre Green

Jimyon Profit

Christopher Rolack II

Cole Beckham

Maleak Bryant

Jadon Hayes

0.5

Shyheem Lewis

NAME

TAKS

SCK

TFL

INT

PBU

Krishon Merriweather

3.5

Totals

385

104

Opponent

401

Willie Hampton

4.5

Kenny White

6.5

Anthony Jordan

Ali Gaye

7.5

Ryan McClain

Sam Moala

DJ McCullough

Jyheir Jones

Josh Artis

4.5

Avery Thornton

Darius Johnson

0.5

5.5

Eilye Oshaye Hill

Jordon Riley

3.5

Shemar Pearl

Taishan Holmes

1.5

Motu Amotai

Zyheir Jones

0.5

1.5

Daniel Lavelle

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SCORE

YDS

PASS

C-A

COMP %

RUSH

Y/R

INT

FUM

TACK

SAC

PEN YDS

TOP

Aug. 24

DATE

Snow

L, 30-27

299

243

21-46

46%

1.6

101

35:44:00

Aug. 31

at Dodge City

W, 42-22

436

158

15-24

63%

278

6.8

33:29:00

Sept. 7

Ellsworth

W, 61-0

583

192

9-15

60%

391

10.3

29:05:00

Sept. 14

Independence

L, 31-28

339

213

16-28

57%

126

3.3

35:20:00

Sept. 21

at Iowa Western

W, 28-14

342

241

11-19

58%

101

1.9

40:42:00

Sept .28

Fort Scott

W, 42-16

347

3-12

25%

346

6.9

33:21:00

Oct. 5

at Iowa Central

W, 43-27

481

178

11-21

52%

303

6.7

34:52:00

Octo. 19

at Highland (KS)

W, 37-7

435

7-14

50%

361

6.9

35:00:00

Oct. 26

Coffeyville

W, 58-14

613

302

12-20

60%

311

7.2

100

32:41:00

Nov. 2

Hutchinson

W, 20-19

254

123

11-32

34%

131

2.8

104

33:34:00

Nov. 9

at Butler

L, 34-27

246

166

16-26

62%

2.2

33:01:00

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SCORE

COMP

ATT

PCT

YDS

Y/A

INT

SAC

YDS

Snow

L, 30-27

46.70%

243

5.4

at Dodge City

W, 42-22

62.50%

158

6.6

Ellsworth

W, 61-0

64.30%

192

13.7

Independence

L, 31-28

57.10%

213

7.6

at Iowa Western

W, 28-14

57.90%

241

12.7

Fort Scott

W, 42-16

25.00%

0.1

at Iowa Central

W, 43-27

52.40%

178

8.5

at Highland (KS)

W, 37-7

50.00%

5.3

Coffeyville

W, 58-14

61.10%

302

16.8

Hutchinson

W, 20-19

34.40%

123

3.8

at Butler

L, 34-27

61.50%

166

6.4

Emilio Monsivais

SCORE

COMP

ATT

PCT

YDS

Y/A

INT

SAC

YDS

Snow

L, 30-27

at Dodge City

W, 42-22

Ellsworth

W, 61-0

Independence

L, 31-28

at Iowa Western

W, 28-14

Fort Scott

W, 42-16

at Iowa Central

W, 43-27

at Highland (KS)

W, 37-7

Coffeyville

W, 58-14

50.00%

Hutchinson

W, 20-19

at Butler

L, 34-27

Ramon Jefferson

SCORE

RUSH

YDS

Y/A

LNG

FUM

LOST

Snow

L, 30-27

at Dodge City

W, 42-22

3.7

Ellsworth

W, 61-0

168

18.7

RUSHING

Independence

L, 31-28

2.9

at Iowa Western

W, 28-14

3.5

Fort Scott

W, 42-16

162

10.8

at Iowa Central

W, 43-27

200

10.5

at Highland (KS)

W, 37-7

Coffeyville

W, 58-14

7.5

Hutchinson

W, 20-19

3.3

at Butler

L, 34-27

3.3

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SCORE

RUSH

YDS

Y/A

LNG

FUM

LOST

Snow

L, 30-27

2.1

at Dodge City

W, 42-22

127

6.7

Ellsworth

W, 61-0

Independence

L, 31-28

6.5

at Iowa Western

W, 28-14

Fort Scott

W, 42-16

119

7.4

at Iowa Central

W, 43-27

4.2

at Highland (KS)

W, 37-7

100

6.3

Coffeyville

W, 58-14

5.6

Hutchinson

W, 20-19

2.3

at Butler

L, 34-27

Ellis Merriweather

SCORE

RUSH

YDS

Y/A

LNG

FUM

LOST

Snow

L, 30-27

3.1

at Dodge City

W, 42-22

17.5

Ellsworth

W, 61-0

120

Independence

L, 31-28

1.7

at Iowa Western

W, 28-14

3.2

Fort Scott

W, 42-16

4.6

at Iowa Central

W, 43-27

0.3

at Highland (KS)

W, 37-7

8.1

Coffeyville

W, 58-14

9.2

Hutchinson

W, 20-19

at Butler

L, 34-27

3.9

Jordan Ford

SCORE

RUSH

YDS

Y/A

LNG

FUM

LOST

Snow

L, 30-27

at Dodge City

W, 42-22

Ellsworth

W, 61-0

5.3

Independence

L, 31-28

at Iowa Western

W, 28-14

2.8

Fort Scott

W, 42-16

3.3

at Iowa Central

W, 43-27

-3

at Highland (KS)

W, 37-7

8.9

Coffeyville

W, 58-14

1.5

Hutchinson

W, 20-19

at Butler

L, 34-27

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Krishon Merriweather

Willie Hampton

Kenny White

Anthony Jordan

Ali Gaye

Ryan McClain

Sam Moala

DJ McCullough

Jyheir Jones

Josh Artis

Avery Thornton

Darius Johnson

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Coff

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Butler

EMCC

Total

Shemar Pearl

8 2

Taishan Holmes

3 1

Motu Amotai

Zyheir Jones

Daniel Lavelle

Renard Bozeman

Adrian Hopper

Arvell Ferguson

Darael Dugar

10 6 6

1 1

Willie Ervin Chris Smith

2 4

Marcus Dean

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FORD OFF TO THE RACES

During their week two come-from-behind victory over Dodge City, Jordan Ford dusted off his cleats, busting loose for a second-half touchdown. Ford is the lone returner in the backfield in 2020, but he is just one of a talented group of backs that includes redshirt freshman Davion Hodges.

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t was arguably the longest walk of his career. Tom Minnick, head still up, wondering what could have been, taking those long strides towards the vising locker room at BG Products Sports Complex, had just watched his team blow a twotouchdown lead to a third-string quarterback. It was a game that they had no business losing. When it’s all said and done, Minnick will be in the Hall of Fame. He’s one of the all-time winningest coaches in NJCAA history and has a chance this year to join some rarified air as one of the few coaches like Mississippi Gulf Coast’s Jack Wright, to lead multiple teams to the National Championship Game. But that November loss more than 450 days ago serves as a firm reminder that nothing is handed to you, even to an all-time great like Minnick.

Junior College’s governing body eventually ruled that the 2021 spring season would not count towards a player’s clock meaning that anybody participating in this truncated campaign would not lose a year of eligibility. But that didn’t halt December graduates from looking elsewhere, like University of Miami transfer, Jarren Williams, who was slated to lead Mike Orthmann’s complex attack before signing with South Florida at semester’s end. But you don’t bolster a resume as prolific as Minnick’s without having a few other tricks up your sleeve. And when Williams left, the second-year coach reeled in two more Division-I quarterback transfers in Mike Irwin (Oregon) and Devin Larsen (Iowa State).

“We had the game,” he said afterwards. “But that’s what happens when you don’t execute. It’s disappointing, but we didn’t deserve to win that game.” The loss derailed any longshot odds of playing on the big stage. It also snapped a streak of three-straight bowl-game appearances for Garden City.

“This has been the craziest year that I’ve ever experienced,” Minnick recalled. To make matters worse, the athletic calendar was flipped upside down once the NJCAA ruled in July that all fall sports were being pushed to the spring. It was an unprecedented move, one that sent Athletic Directors and Sports Information Directors into therapy for obvious reasons. But more importantly, it left Minnick’s recruiting class in limbo. Would the NJCAA grant an extra year of eligibility? What about the transfers who only needed a semester to graduate? Would they come back?

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COMPLEX EQUALS SUCCESS

Mike Orthmann is one of the most creative minds in the Jayhawk Conference. And he changes it up, deploying multiple tight ends to run right at you (Ellis Merriweather pictured above) , or he’ll spread you out.

“Our offensive system is not easy by any stretch,” Minnick explained. “And because of that, we need guys who can make quick decisions and make the right reads. We feel we have guys who can do that.” Larsen, who turned down an offer from Idaho and instead chose to walk on at Iowa State, threw for more than 7,000 yards as a threeyear starter at Queen Creek High School in Gilbert, AZ. He broke every school passing record before shoulder surgery ended his senior campaign prematurely. Irwin, the oldest of six children, was also a walk on at Oregon where he redshirted back in 2017. But sitting fourth on the depth chart can only take you so far, and he transferred out. “In this league, the defense is always better than the offense to start,” Minnick stated. “

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But even that four-hour bus ride home from El Dorado following one of the most disappointing loses of Minnick’s career, pales in comparison to what transpired just a few months later. In March, the world, in a sense, shutdown becuase of COVID-19. Universities older than the republic shuttered, and athletic departments faced such financial hardships that administrators all over the country were furloughed. Sports were canceled and programs were cut. It was the real-world version of ‘Armageddon’ minus the asteroid and Bruce Willis saving the planet from extinction by blasting a space rock the size of Texas.

“But watching Devin in practice, he understands everything that we’ve thrown at him. He puts the ball in the right place, and he knows what we need to be in.” And he won’t need to air it out 50 times, thanks to a ground attack that was seventh best in the country in 2019-averaging 225 yards per game. And they return at least part of that lethal unit with sophomore Jordan Ford, who averaged nearly six yards per carry last season playing behind the three-headed monster of Ramon Jefferson, Jadon Hayes and Ellis Merriweather, back joining forces with freshman Davion Hodges, who redshirted for Minnick last season. Then there’s the wild card with University of Kentucky transfer, Xavier Peters, who came to Garden City as a hybrid defensive end. But at 6’3, 240, the red-shirt sophomore may be the best back in the stable.

are one contact-trace away from raiding the dorms for available bodies. Such is life in the midst of a global pandemic. “Everyone has been dealt the same card,” Minnick said. “You just hope that doesn’t derail your season.” On the perimeter, the Broncbusters feature outstanding size with 6’7 Jalen Williams and 6’4 Jarmon Scieneaux, who transferred in from Arizona State last year. But the guy to keep an eye on is Khamran Laborn, who already holds offers from Virginia Tech, Louisiana-Monroe, Marshall, Montana State, and North Carolina Central. “Everybody looks good on paper,” Minnick said with a chuckle. “Let’s start playing games, and then we’ll see where we stack up.”

“THIS HAS BEEN ONE OF THE CRAZIEST YEARS THAT I’VE EVER EXPERIENCED.”

“He’s had a couple of long runs in practice where nobody can catch him,” Minnick said. “It doesn’t make Coach (Jerry) Dominguez very happy.” On the offensive line, the Broncbusters bring back All-American Honorable Mention left guard Nymonta Doucoure, who’s the lone holdover from the Jeff Sims’ era, and right tackle Basa Balanganayi. Add blindside protection from Isaiah Adams, who transferred from Wilfrid Laurier University in Canada, and center Carter Habich, who began his collegiate career at Arizona Western with Minnick in 2018 ; then signed with Louisiana Tech before transferring back to the Junior College ranks last year, and Garden City should be very competitive up front.

A modest approach from one of the best coaches in the country is to be expected, but credit Minnick and his staff for reeling in a competitive bunch despite having to perform serious recruiting gymnastics. From the time schools shutdown in March all the way through the summer, coaches were not allowed to travel, which made in-home visits as retro as a CD player. Instead, Minnick’s mug was plastered all over Zoom, selling his program over the world-wide web. How’s that for 2021?

“Just like everyone else, we don’t have a lot of depth in certain positions,” Minnick explained. “Everyone is really one injury away from going from great to good; from good to average. So, we are aware of that.”

erry Dominguez is one of the best defensive minds in Junior College football. He’s also one of the most fiery guys you’ll ever come across, and he’s not afraid to challenge his players; get in their face, and course correct. So finishing 20th in yards per game allowed last year may seem like an impressive feat, but that’s not good enough for a man who from 2009-2011, choreographed one of the best defensive units in the nation at Arizona Western.

And with COVID-19 protocols still heavily in place across the league, most programs

“We’ve got some dudes on that side of the ball,” Minnick admitted. “But again, it really 2021 SEASON PREVIEW

2021 SEASON PREVIEW comes down to depth and staying healthy.” The four-man front features one-time Missouri signee Arvell Ferguson and fourstar defensive end Raymond Cutts, who transferred from Central Florida. 6’2, 310 lb. freshman Va’ai Seumalo and sophomore returner Eilye Hill are the run stoppers, while Cameron Johnson and Chris Furman round out the line backing core. But the depth of this defense shows up in the secondary with corners, Fort Hays State transfer Keylon Kennedy and John Huggins, who played the 2018 season with the Florida Gators. Throw in Snow transfer Wembley Mailei and Zay Roberson at safety, who models his game after Pro Football Hall of Famer Ed Reed, and the Broncbusters may have something special on the back end. “Our defense will get after it,” Minnick said. “But we haven’t played anybody but our practice guys. So, you never know until you go up against someone who you’re not familiar with.” That unit will look to build off of a strong 2019, where the Broncbusters ranked 20th in yards per game allowed, 21st against the pass and 23rd against the run. “If you want to play for a National Championship, you better play defense first,” Minnick said emphatically. “Garden City won a title in 2016 with a great defense. We played in three championship games with great defenses. That’s the foundation of winning at this level, and Jerry does a tremendous job with his scheme. But guys have to understand the concepts that we are trying to run.”

om Minnick doesn’t take much stock into preseason rankings. In fact, most coaches don’t. But there is something to be said about being picked to win the Jayhawk Conference and tabbed fifth in the NJCAA preseason poll. Still, the veteran skipper doesn’t buy into all the hype. DON’T TACKLE THE MESSENGER

Defensive end Shemar Pearl (pictured below) sacks Coffeyville quarterback Edwin Kleinpeter. The three-star prospect, has offers from Missouri, Baylor, Mississippi St., South Carolina, and Texas Tech.

MASTERMINDS THINK ALIKE

Tom Minnick (middle) and Mike Orthmann (left), have been working together for more for than a decade. During that stretch, the dynamic duo have played in three National Championship games.

“It’s nice for publications and the media to make a big deal about it,” Minnick explained. “But we haven’t won anything yet. Hutchinson is ranked No. 1 in the country, and we are picked to win the league. Every game in this league is going to be a challenge. We know that. So, while rankings are nice to talk about, they mean nothing.” Picked to win the league for the second time in four years, Garden City opens the regular season at home on Saturday, March 27 vs. Arkansas Baptist, a team making the 10-hour trek from Little Rock for the firstever meeting between the two schools. That’s followed up by a showdown with Fort Scott, who is now under the direction of first-year coach Carson Hunter. And after a home date with Highland in week three, Garden City travels to face Independence, who also changed coaches during the winter when former Broncbuster assistant Jason Martin was named the new head man after Kiyoshi Harris left for a job at Boise State. That’s all in prelude to a week-five, Sunday road-trip to Hutchinson to face the top-ranked Blue Dragons, who are No. 1 for only the second time in program history. Garden City then returns home to play Dodge City and Coffeyville before ending the season in El Dorado for a second straight year. “Let’s go,” Minnick said. “We are just ready to play. Everyone has done enough talking. These guys just want to play.”

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Pos

Ht.

Wt.

Yr.

Hometown/High School

No.

Player

Pos

Ht.

Wt.

Yr.

Hometown/High School

Raymond Cutts

6'3"

270

RFrosh

Orlando,FL/Jones

Martez Jones

6'1

200

Kirkwood,MO/Kirkwood

9-D

Kevin Abrams-Verwayne

6'3

235

Soph

Marietta,GA/Marietta

1-D

Keylon Kennedy

5'11"

185

RSO

Daytona Beach, FL/Mainland

Isaiah Adams

6'5"

315

RSoph

Oakwood,CAN/MacClean

Aaron Kurth

6'5"

280

Colby,KS/Colby

Kerrick Alexander

5'11"

180

Frosh

Breaux,LA/Cecilia HS

5-O

Khamran Laborn

5'9"

168

Norfolk,VA/Bishop Sullivan

Donovan Bailey

6'0"

175

Frosh

Florence, AZ/Falcon

Devin Larsen

6'4"

220

RFR

Gilbert,AZ/ QueenCreek HS

Basa Balanganayi

6'4"

330

Soph

Palatine,IL/Palatine

Daniel Lavelle

6'4"

265

Forsyth,GA/Mary Parsons

Tuakimoana Leota

6'0

320

Mesa,AZ/Mountain View

Jadarius Bernard

6'1"

320

Soph

Port St. Lucie,FL/ Centennial

Anthony Brown

6'2

192

Frosh

Miami, FL/American Heritage

Oliver Mai

6'7"

260

Dresden,Germany

Kelshun Campbell

6'4"

255

Soph

Montgomery,AL/Park Crossing

Chris McNair

6'0"

180

Baton Rouge, LA/ Woodlawn

Joe Carol

K/P

6'1

191

Frosh

Grand Junction, CO/Central

Liridon Mujezinovic

6'7"

290

Winkel, Netherlands

Chris Carter

6'6"

260

Frosh

Atlanta,GA/Mays

Frank Murphy

5'8"

175

Tampa,FL/Plant

Jalen Celestine

6'3

190

Frosh

Cecilia,LA/Cecilia

Dawson Otto

6'6"

245

RFR

Fort Collins,CO/Rocky Mountain

Keshaun Clarke

5'11

185

Frosh

Fort Lauderdale, FL/Western

Cae'Lon Paige

5'11

201

Jackson, MS/Richland

Bryce Damous

6'2"

225

Soph

Huntington,WV/Huntington

6-D

Shemar Pearl

6'6"

235

Plano,TX/Plano West

Antoine Davis

5'9"

165

Soph

Macon,GA/MaryPersons

Till Pirtle

6'5"

215

Rockville,MD/Sherwood

Jabaree Dawkins

6'4

290

Frosh

Eustis, FL/ Eustis

Xavier Peters

6'4"

255

RSO

Westchester,OH/Lakota West

Dave De Sam Sapa

6'0"

300

Frosh

Windsor,CO/Fort Collins

Exzavieus Roberson

6'1"

180

Lakeland, Fl/Lakeland

Elijah Deravil

6'1"

200

Rfrosh

Miami,Fl/North Miami

Mark Robinson

6'3

285

RSO

Memphis TN/W. Memphis Ark

Jazz Dominguez

6'2

185

RFrosh

Chamberlain,SD/Chamberlain

Quentin Ross

6'2"

315

Baton Rouge, LA/Woodlawn

Nymonta Doucoure

6'4"

350

RSoph

Columbus,OH/Walnut Ridge

Lutz Rubelowski

6'0

218

Hamburg, Germany/Kattenberge

Kendall Drake

5'11"

180

Frosh

Chicago,IL/N.Cobb

Jadrain Scurry

6'0"

185

Sebastian, FL/Sebastian River

Arvell Ferguson

6'4"

220

Soph

St.Louis,MO/Kirkwood

Vaai Seumalo

6'3"

310

Maunaloa,HI/Molokai

6-O

Jordan Ford

5'10"

180

Soph

Atlanta,GA/Notre Dame

7-O

Austin Simmons

6'1"

175

Sandy Springs,GA/Riverwood

Christian Fuhrman

6'2

235

Soph

Queen Creek,AZ/Queen Creek

Jerome Simmons

6'0

195

Hanceville, AL/Hanceville

Tyrese Gibson Battles

6'4"

206

RFrosh

Maple Heights,OH/Maple Heights

Tahron Sims

6'1

230

Port Saint Lucie, FL/Centennial

Kerondo Gobern

6'0

185

Soph

Fort Lauderdale, FL/Coconut Creek

5-D

Chris Smith

6'2"

200

Dacula,GA/Dacula

Ryan Guerrero

6'0"

220

Frosh

Chandler,AZ/Hamilton

12-D

Shawn Smith

6'1"

220

Lakeland, Fl/Lakeland

Carter Habich

6'5"

300

RSoph

Monroe,WA/Monroe

1-O

Makholven Sonn

5'10"

175

New Iberia,LA/Westgate

Kashawn Hannah

6'3"

317

Soph

North Myrtle Beach, SC/North

Mailei Wembley

6'2"

220

RSO

Midvale,UT/Saint Francis

11-D

Michael Harris

6'3"

240

RSoph

Tucker,GA/Tucker HS

9-O

Jalen Williams

6'6"

210

Apopka,FL/Apopka HS

Jeremiah Hayes

6'2"

280

Frosh

St. Louis,MO/Cardnial Ritter

Fred Young

6'3

215

Apopka,FL/Tavares

Eilye-Oshaye Hill

6'3"

295

Soph

Phoenix, AZ/ Marcos De Niza

8-O

Devion Hodges

5'7"

185

RFrosh

Carol Stream, IL/ North

7-D

Jonathan Huggins

6'2"

205

RSoph

Daytona Beach,FL/Mainland

11-O

Mike Irwin

6'1"

200

RSoph

Sherwood,OR/Lakeridge HS

Gekobe Jackson

6'4"

200

RFrosh

Midfield,AL/Mcadory

3-O

Scieneaux Jarmon

6'4"

205

RSoph

Chandler,AZ/Hamilton

3-D

Cameron Johnson

5'11"

180

Soph

Hoschton,GA/Mill Creek

8-D

Darius Johnson

6'3"

290

Soph

Spokane,WA/Gonzaga Catholic

Justice Johnson

6'0"

180

Frosh

Gainesville,GA/Gainesville

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Player

Pos

Ht.

Wt.

Yr.

Hometown/High School

No.

Player

Pos

Ht.

Wt.

Yr.

Hometown/High School

Raymond Cutts

6'3"

270

RFrosh

Orlando,FL/Jones

Isaiah Adams

6'5"

315

RSoph

Oakwood,CAN/MacClean

Xavier Peters

6'4"

255

RSO

Westchester,OH/Lakota West

Carter Habich

6'5"

300

RSoph

Monroe,WA/Monroe

Mailei Wembley

6'2"

220

RSO

Midvale,UT/Saint Francis

Fred Young

6'3

215

Apokpa,FL/Tavares

Kerrick Alexander

5'11"

180

Frosh

Breaux,LA/Cecilia HS

Frank Murphy

5'8"

175

Tampa,FL/Plant

Bryce Damous

6'2"

225

Soph

Huntington,WV/Huntington

Justice Johnson

6'0"

180

Frosh

Gainesville,GA/Gainesville

Till Pirtle

6'5"

215

Rockville,MD/Sherwood

Joe Carol

6'1

191

Frosh

Grand Junction, CO/Central

Donovan Bailey

6'0"

175

Frosh

Florence, AZ/Falcon

Arvell Ferguson

6'4"

220

Soph

St.Louis,MO/Kirkwood

Kelshun Campbell

6'4"

255

Soph

Montgomery,AL/Park Crossing

Eilye-Oshaye Hill

6'3"

295

Soph

Phoenix, AZ/ Marcos De Niza

Devin Larsen

6'4"

220

RFR

Gilbert,AZ/ QueenCreek HS

Tyrese Gibson Battles

6'4"

206

RFrosh

Maple Heights,OH/Maple Heights

Dawson Otto

6'6"

245

RFR

Fort Collins,CO/Rocky Mountain

Tuakimoana Leota

6'0

320

Mesa,AZ/Mountain View

Jazz Dominguez

6'2

185

RFrosh

Chamberlain,SD/Chamberlain

Jeremiah Hayes

6'2"

280

Frosh

St. Louis,MO/Cardnial Ritter

Exzavieus Roberson

6'1"

180

Lakeland, Fl/Lakeland

Jadarius Bernard

6'1"

320

Soph

Port St. Lucie,FL/ Centennial

Martez Jones

6'1

200

Soph

Kirkwood,MO/Kirkwood

Daniel Lavelle

6'4"

265

Soph

Forsyth,GA/Mary Parsons

Antoine Davis

5'9"

165

Soph

Macon,GA/MaryPersons

Vaai Seumalo

6'3"

310

Maunaloa,HI/Molokai

Elijah Deravil

6'1"

200

Rfrosh

Miami,Fl/North Miami

1-D

Keylon Kennedy

5'11"

185

RSO

Daytona Beach, FL/Mainland

Jadrain Scurry

6'0"

185

Sebastian, FL/Sebastian River

1-O

Makholven Sonn

5'10"

175

New Iberia,LA/Westgate

Kendall Drake

5'11"

180

Frosh

Chicago,IL/N.Cobb

11-D

Michael Harris

6'3"

240

RSoph

Tucker,GA/Tucker HS

Cae'Lon Paige

5'11

201

Jackson, MS/Richland

11-O

Mike Irwin

6'1"

200

RSoph

Sherwood,OR/Lakeridge HS

Jalen Celestine

6'3

190

Frosh

Cecilia,LA/Cecilia

12-D

Shawn Smith

6'1"

220

Lakeland, Fl/Lakeland

Chris McNair

6'0"

180

Baton Rouge, LA/ Woodlawn

3-D

Cameron Johnson

5'11"

180

Soph

Hoschton,GA/Mill Creek

Jerome Simmons

6'0

195

Hanceville, AL/Hanceville

3-O

Scieneaux Jarmon

6'4"

205

RSoph

Chandler,AZ/Hamilton

Anthony Brown

6'2

192

Frosh

Miami, FL/American Heritage

5-D

Chris Smith

6'2"

200

Soph

Dacula,GA/Dacula

Kerondo Gobern

6'0

185

Soph

Fort Lauderdale, FL/Coconut Creek

5-O

Khamran Laborn

5'9"

168

Norfolk,VA/Bishop Sullivan

Gekobe Jackson

6'4"

200

RFrosh

Midfield,AL/Mcadory

6-D

Shemar Pearl

6'6"

235

Soph

Plano,TX/Plano West

Keshaun Clarke

5'11

185

Frosh

Fort Lauderdale, FL/Western

6-O

Jordan Ford

5'10"

180

Soph

Atlanta,GA/Notre Dame

Lutz Rubelowski

6'0

218

Hamburg, Germany/Kattenberge

7-D

Jonathan Huggins

6'2"

205

RSoph

Daytona Beach,FL/Mainland

Tahron Sims

6'1

230

Soph

Port Saint Lucie, FL/Centennial

7-O

Austin Simmons

6'1"

175

Sandy Springs,GA/Riverwood Charter

Mark Robinson

6'3

285%

RSO

Memphis TN/W. Memphis Ark

8-D

Darius Johnson

6'3"

290

Soph

Spokane,WA/Gonzaga Catholic

Christian Fuhrman

6'2

235

Soph

Queen Creek,AZ/Queen Creek

8-O

Devion Hodges

5'7"

185

RFrosh

Carol Stream, IL/ North

Aaron Kurth

6'5"

280

Colby,KS/Colby

9-D

Kevin Abrams-Verwayne

6'3

235

Soph

Marietta,GA/Marietta

Ryan Guerrero

6'0"

220

Frosh

Chandler,AZ/Hamilton

9-O

Jalen Williams

210

Apopka,FL/Apopka HS

Kashawn Hannah

6'3"

317

Soph

North Myrtle Beach, SC/North

WR/ TE

6'6"

55 56

Quentin Ross

6'2"

315

Baton Rouge, LA/Woodlawn

Basa Balanganayi

6'4"

330

Soph

Palatine,IL/Palatine

Dave De Sam Sapa

6'0"

300

Frosh

Windsor,CO/Fort Collins

Oliver Mai

6'7"

260

Dresden,Germany

Liridon Mujezinovic

6'7"

290

Winkel, Netherlands

Jabaree Dawkins

6'4

290

Frosh

Eustis, FL/ Eustis

Chris Carter

6'6"

260

Frosh

Atlanta,GA/Mays

Nymonta Doucoure

6'4"

350

RSoph

Columbus,OH/Walnut Ridge

OPPORTUNITY USA

2016 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS

PLAYER BIOS 1 NATIONAL TITLE • 12 JAYHAWK CHAMPIONSHIPS • 24 BOWL APPEARANCES

RAYMOND

CUTTS

DT, 6-3, 270, RFR Jones Orlando, FL

WEMBLEY

LB, 6-2, 220, RSO St. Francis Honolulu, HI

Before Garden City • Transferred from Central Florida (redshirted his freshman season) • Had offers from Auburn, Baylor, Cincinnati, Clemson, Kentucky (19 scholarship offers in all) • Defensive Line MVP at the Rivals 3-stripe Camp • Runs a 4.65 40 • 125 tackles and 10 sacks his senior year • 4-year starter • 3-star recruit • Also played high school baseball Personal • Parents: Tamkia Stafford (mom)

MAILEI

XAVIER

Before Garden City • Transferred from Snow College (redshirted) • Before that, played for Minnick at Arizona Western in 2018-10 games, 20 taks, 1 sack (SH 6 taks vs. Eastern Arizona) • Was a 2-star running back in high school • Was born in Honolulu, HI • Played football, basketball and volleyball in high school • Led St. Francis to first-ever D-II volleyball title • Played in 2018 Polynesian Bowl • Honor Roll student at Garden City • Rated as 16th best safety in Junior College by Gridiron RR • High School Football All-Star

PETERS

DE, 6-4, 255, RSO Lakota West Westchester, OH

KERRICK

ALEXANDER

DB, 5-11, 180, FR Cecilia Breaux, LA

Before Garden City • Transferred from Kentucky • Played in three games in 2019--made first-career tackle vs. Vanderbilt; then redshirted • Signed with Florida State out of high school in 2018--saw action in two games • Made collegiate debut vs. Wake Forest in a 38-17 win • Consensus four-star prospect • Ranked as the No. 5 overall prospect in Ohio and No. 15 OLB in the country • Ranked fifth in the state, sixth at his position and 75th nationally by Rivals • Tabbed by ESPN as Ohio’s 12th-ranked prospect • Under Armour All-American • 78 tackles, six sacks, two forced fumbles as a senior

Before Garden City • Transferred from Trinity Valley (redshirted last year) • 1st team all-district • 1st team all-state • Graduated in 2018 • Also ran track (100 and 200 meters) • Lone offer in high school: Houston Baptist • Played safety in high school Personal • Son of Karri Williams and Melton Alexander • Mom is a nurse

Personal • Son of Tiffany Gates and William Peters • Has a son, Xavier Peters Jr...two siblings: Willica & William

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BRYCE

DAMOUS

TE, 6-2, 225, SO Huntington Huntington, WV

ARVELL

FERGUSON

DE, 6-4, 220, SO Kirkwood St. Louis, MO

Freshman season • Played nine games as a freshman at both tight end and defensive end

Freshman Season • Played in 10 games last year-six tackles and two sacks • Season high three tackles vs. Fort Scott

Before Garden City • Had offers from Morgan State and Tennessee Tech. • Started high school career at South Charleston--played quarterback before transferring to Huntington his junior year • All-Conference as a senior • All-USA Today West Virginia defensive lineman as a senior • Honorable mention best sportscast • Led Huntington to state semifinals as a junior

Before Garden City • Originally committed to Missouri • Three-star defensive end • Currently offers from Houston, Arkansas & Western Kentucky • Was ranked as the No. 29 recruit by 247 Sports • No. 94 weak-side defensive end • Also on the track team (100 & 200 meters, shot put) • 51 tackles, 11 for loss and four sacks his junior year • All-USA Today Missouri second-team selection • Played outside linebacker and DE • Also played basketball

Personal • Born: 1/3/01

Personal • Born: 4/15/01

TILL

PIRTLE

QB/TE, 6-4, 215, FR Sherwood Rockville, MD

KELSHUN

CAMPBELL

TE, 6-4, 255, SO Park Crossing Montgomery, AL

Before Garden City • Transferred from Bethany College in KS • 3.69 GPA • Has interest from Fuhrman University and Sacred Heart • 4-year starter in high school • Led team to state semifinals his senior year • Went to middle school in Italy • Dislocated his knee cap during a playoff game; returned to throw three touchdowns • Entire family are Pittsburgh Steeler fans

Before Garden City • Transferred from Fort Scott (2 rec, 38 yards)--played in five games • Played running back in high school • Played basketball and football in high school • 27 rec, 569 yards, 4 tds as a junior • Had offers from Alcorn State, Florida A&M, Florida Atlantic, Gardner-Webb, Jackson State and Morgan State • Three-star recruit • All-USA Alabama

Personal • Son of Mitchell and Jacqueline Pirtle • Dad is a software engineer, and mom is an author • Wants to be a physical therapist • Born in Zurich, Switzerland

Personal • Son of Latesha Roberson • Mom is a traveling nurse • Brother plays football at Highland

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DEVIN

LARSEN

QB, 6-4, 220, RFR Queen Creek HS Gilbert, AZ

JAZZ

DOMINGUEZ

QB, 6-2, 185, RFR Chamberlain Chamberlain, SD

Before Garden City • Transferred from Iowa State • Chose to walk-on at Iowa State over an offer from Idaho • Three-year starter in high school-threw for more than 7,000 yards and 75 touchdowns to just 17 interceptions • 27-6 record as a starter and a three-time team captain • Holds every passing record at the school • No. 103 pro-style qb nationally-247 sports • Three-time All-Region and All-State • 2017 San Tan Region Player of the Year and Arizona Varsity Region Offensive Player of the Year • 156-243 (64 pct) for 2,198 yards and 20 tds despite having his senior season cut short by shoulder surgery • 2,351 yards and 30 tds as a junior • 2500 yards and 25 tds as a sophomore

Freshman Season • Redshirted Before Garden City • Born in Aberdeen, SD • 3.33 GPA • Three-year starter in high school • Played basketball, baseball and football in high school • Honor Roll student at GCCC Personal • Favorite player: Tom Brady • Favorite team: San Franciscos 49ers

Personal • Born: 10/2/00

DAWSON

OTTO

TE, 6-6, 224, RFR Rocky Mountain Fort Collins, CO

EXZAVIEUS

ROBERSON

DB, 6-1, 180, FR Lakeland Lakeland, FL

Freshman Season • Redshirted Before Garden City • Received Anheuser-Busch scholarship (dad works logistics at the Brewery’s warehouse) • Two-years on varsity in high school • Played wide receiver in high school before transitioning to tight end in college • Played bball and football in high school • Only played in three games as a senior--5 rec, 102 yds • On the hardwood-averaged 1 ppg, 2 rpg as a senior

Before Garden City • Played football and basketball in high school • Began high school career from Kathleen; then transferred to Lakeland his senior year • Cousin Fenley Graham plays for the Florida Gators • Moved from safety to cornerback in high school • Models his game after Pro Football Hall of Famer, Ed Reed • All-County selection

Personal • Wants to be a dentist or work in the restaurant industry • Loves to fish • Big Vikings fan--parents are originally from Minnesota

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MARTEZ

JONES

LS, 6-1, 200, SO Kirkwood Kirkwood, MO Freshman season • Played in 10 games as a freshman Before Garden City • Played running back in high school • Was high school teammates with Arvell Ferguson • Ran track (100 meters and long jump) • Won state title as a sophomore in 2016 • 4th most rushing yards in single season in Kirkwood History • Played entire junior season with torn groin • Started junior and senior seasons • 1300 yards and 15 touchdowns as a senior • 2200 career rushing yards and 22 tds

ELIJAH

DERAVIL

DB, 6-1, 200, RFR North Miami Miami, FL Before Garden City • Transferred from Bethune Cookman (Redshirted) • 20 solo tackles as a senior, 2 int • Also ran 200 hurdles on track team Personal • Favorite team: Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Personal • Dad played quarterback at Kirkwood in 1991 • Wants to be a video editor

ANTOINE

DAVIS

DB, 5-9, 165, SO Mary Persons Macon, GA Freshman Season • Played in three games-did not record a tackle Before Garden City • Wrestling was his first love but gave it up when he committed to play football in college • Started prep career at Tattnall Square Academy before transferring to Mary Persons • Dad won four state basketball titles • Moved from running back to DB • Had interest from Louisiana Monroe, Auburn, Georgia Tech, Kentucky, Louisville, Memphis and Central Florida • 57 taks (3 FL), 3 ints as a senior • Lead Mary Persons to 12-1 record and state qtrs senior year • 38 rec, 524 yds, 5 tds in 2018 • Three-time All-Region selection; also All-State pick Personal • Born in Wilmington, DE • Born: 11/29/99 Son of Derwin Clowers OPPORTUNITY USA

JADRAIN

SCURRY

DB, 6-0, 185, FR Sebastian River Sebastian, FL Before Garden City • 45 taks, 5 ints and 14 pass breakups his senior year • First team All-Defense in the Treasure Coast • Led the conference in pass breakups • Two-year starter in high school • Started career as a safety before moving to corner • Didn’t start playing football until 9th grade • Also ran track (200 & 400 meters) Personal • Cousin Taylor Smith played basketball at Sebastian River and won state title in 2012

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KENDALL

DRAKE

WR, 5-11, 180, FR North Cobb Chicago, IL

JALEN

CELESTINE

DB, 6-3, 190, FR Cecilia Cecilia, LA

Before Garden City • Had interest from Georgia State, Miami, North Carolina State and North Carolina in high school • Started high school at Marietta in Georgia before transferring to North Cobb • Played WR and DB in high school • Moved to corner his junior year • 4.58 40-yard dash

Before Garden City • Originally committed to Baylor (Got their attention after impressing them at a team camp) • Then signed with Holmes last March • Side story about Baylor: the day he was traveling to their team camp-they drove all night and got to Waco about an hour before it started--slept in the truck • All-State selection • Didn’t start playing football until junior year of high school • Runs a 4.47 40 • Three-star recruit in high school • Ranked as No. 40 senior in the state by ESPN • Ran 110-meter hurdles in high school Personal • Has 11 siblings • Favorite team: New Orleans Saints

CAE’LON

PAIGE

RB, 5-11, 201, FR Richland Jackson, MS

Personal • Son of Chris and Chelsea Paige • Mom is a school teacher • Favorite team: New Orleans Saints (that was his pee wee league team name)

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MCNAIR

DB, 6-0, 180, FR Woodlawn Baton Rouge, LA

Before Garden City • Transferred from Coahoma last semester • All-District two years • Two-year starter in high school • Played RB and QB in high school • Big Cam Akers fan (LA Rams RB)-grew up about 12 miles from his hometown • 41 car, 118 yds, td as a senior (team finished 0-11)

CHRIS

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Before Garden City • Only played in seven games as a senior because of an ankle injury (32 taks, 2 int, 5 pbu, 1 td, 1 ff, fr) • Defensive MVP • Played in All-Star game; had 12 tackles • Three years on varsity; spent the first two playing offense (RB/WR) Personal • Born in Natchez, MS • Son of Marquita McNair and Chris Tampley • Mom is an instrumentation engineer tech and is studying to be a nurse at Southern University. Dad works at Alcorn State • Wants to be a chiropractor

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JEROME

SIMMONS

DB, 6-0, 195, FR Huntsville Hanceville, AL Before Garden City • Transferred from Bethel College • Four years on varsity in high school • Played running back and safety as a prep • 3.3 GPA in high school • Two-year starer • 1st-team All-County, 2nd-team All-Region, HM All-Area Personal • Cousin Leonard Johnson played DB at Duke from 18-20

ANTHONY

BROWN

DB, 6-2, 192, FR American Heritage Miami, FL Before Garden City • Signed with USF out of high school; then transferred to East Mississippi; then to Garden City • In high school had offers from Pittsburgh, USF and Kentucky; was also getting interest from Oklahoma State • Only started his senior year • 15 taks, 2 int as a senior Personal • Has his own clothing line and shoe company • Favorite team: Green Bay Packers

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KERONDO

GOBERN

DB, 6-0, 185, SO Coconut Creek Fort Lauderdale, FL Before Garden City • Transferred from Missouri Valley College (NAIA in Marshall, MO) • Played varsity four years • Started as a wide receiver and moved to DB • Team went 1-9 his senior year • Had offers from Alabama State and Florida Atlantic in high school • Two-star recruit Personal • Born in Montegobay, Jamaica • Wants to be a day trader and open his own car-rental business • Favorite team: Seattle Seahawks

GEKOBE

JACKSON

LB, 6-4, 200, RFR Mcadory Midfield, AL Before Garden City • Transferred from Hutchinson (redshirted) • Suffered fractured ankle in 2018 • Four years on varsity • Started high school career at Bessemer • Also played basketball as a prep Personal • Related to DeMeco Ryans, 49ers defensive coordinator and former Texans and Eagles LB (Played at Alabama) • Favorite player: Jamal Adams • Favorite team: Seattle Seahawks

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KESHAUN

CLARKE

RB, 5-11, 185, FR Western Fort Lauderdale, FL

TAHRON

SIMS

LB, 6-1, 230, FR Centennial Port St. Lucie, FL

Before Garden City • Transferred from Golden West College in California • Also played volleyball in high school • First-team all-county three years • First-team all-state as a senior • More than 1,000 rushing yards three straight seasons • Works as a DJ • Had an offer from Akron

Before Garden City • Transferred from Iowa Western (redshirted) • Three-star recruit • Had offers form Bethune Cookman, Buffalo, Florida A&M, Florida Atlantic, Iowa State, North Carolina Central, Southern Miss, Utah and Western Michigan • 36 taks, 2 int, 2 ff as a senior • 79 taks, 2 int as a junior

Personal • Son of Deon Beckford and Gairy Clarke

LUTZ

RUBELOWSKI

LB, 6-0, 218, FR Kattenberge Hamburg, Germany

MARK

ROBINSON

DT, 6-3, 285, RSO West Memphis Arkansas Memphis, TN

Before Garden City • 3.89 GPA • President’s Honor Roll at GCCC • Before coming to the states, he worked at a bank and in construction for three years Personal • Wants to work in the financial sector • Favorite player: JJ Watt

Before Garden City • Transferred from North Alabama (redshirted as a true freshman)--played in three games • Played DE, TE and guard at West Memphis High School under Billy Elmore • Led West Memphis to conference title in 2018 • Earned All-Conference and All-State honors in 2018 • Selected team’s best defensive lineman • Also lettered in basketball • Honor Roll student Personal • Son of Nakyna • Mom manages a nursing home • Wants to be a real estate agent • Likes to ride horses, four wheelers, fish and go hunting • Favorite team: New Orleans Saints

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CHRISTIAN

FUHRMAN

LB, 6-2, 235, SO Queen Creek Queen Creek, AZ Freshman Season • Did not play in any games Before Garden City • Played baseball, football and ran track in high school • Senior season-60 tackles, four sacks • 70 tackles, one sack, fumble rec as a junior • Team made it to the state quarterfinals his junior season • Reached state semis as a sophomore (lost to eventual state champion Williams Field) • Baseball team won 24 games his junior year (24-5) • First-team All-Region defensive lineman as a junior • Two years on varsity Personal • Son of Christy Fuhrman and Andy Fuhrman • Mom is a nurse

AARON

KURTH

OL, 6’5, 280 FR Colby Colby, KS Before Garden City • Also played basketball and ran track in high school • First-team All-Conference OL • Moved from center to left tackle • Broke a bone in his foot during preseason camp • Biggest high school memory: beating Scott City in 2019 • Two-star recruit • Had offers from KU, South Dakota, Western Illinois • Led Colby to a 9-1 record as a senior--lost in playoffs to Beloit • Blue-Grey All-American Bowl Personal • Son of Diane and Allen • Wants to be an athletic trainer

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RYAN

GUERRERO

LB, 6-0, 220, FR Hamilton Chandler, AZ Before Garden City • Transferred from Colorado State University-Pueblo (redshirted) • Totaled 240 tackles (135 solo) during his prep career • 109 tackles as a junior • Had eight sacks and one pick • Was a two-time All-Region selection and was once named All-Conference • Suffered a concussion his senior year of high school • Two years as a starter; three years on varsity Personal • Son of John and Ginny Guerrero • Has four siblings: Erika, Kayla, Carlos, and Julia • Majoring in business management • Works for the local Dick’s Sporting Goods • Favorite team: Denver Broncos (whole family)

KASHAWN

HANNAH

OL, 6-3, 317, SO North North Myrtle Beach, SC Before Garden City • Transferred from Itawamba Junior College--Played in five games • 2019 All-Zone Blitz Team • Never started • Played both guard and tackle in high school • Was also a discus thrower • Played in the Shrine Bowl Personal • Son of Warren and Kirstal Hannah • Wants to be a PE Coach • Favorite player: Russell Westbrook

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QUENTIN

ROSS

OL, 6-2, 315, FR Woodlawn Baton Rouge, LA

DE SAM SAPA

OL, 6-0, 300 FR Fort Collins Windsor, CO

Before Garden City • All-District as a junior and senior • Three-year starter in high school • Was a three-star recruit • Had interest from Prairie View A&M, Clemson, SMU, Baylor, Northwestern, Georgia State, Memphis, LSU • Also played baseball • Started playing when he was five • Played center in high school Personal • Favorite player: 49ers offensive lineman, Trent Williams • Raised by a single mom

DAVE

BASA

BALANGANAYI

OL, 6-4, 330, SO Palatine Palatine, IL

Before Garden City • Born in Washington D.C. • Defensive Player of the Year • All-State Honorable Mention • Four years on varsity • Also ran track • Played OL and DL in high school • Recorded 45 tackles, 5 sacks, 1 int, 2 fum rec, 2 ff as a senior Personal • Born in Washington D.C. • Son of Sam Sapa • Dad is a database administrator

OLIVER

MAI

OL, 6-7, 260, FR Dreikoenigschule Dresden, Germany

Freshman Season • Played in eight games as a reserve last year • Has an offer from UAB and interest from East Carolina

Before Garden City • Four-year starter in high school • Played for the under 19 Dresden Monarchs

Before Garden City • Played football and basketball in high school • Three-year varsity starter in high school in football and basketball Personal • Son of Majete and Ngalua Balanganayi • Family is from the Republic of Congo • Brother Mackenzie Balanganayi is an All-American DE at Whitewater University (D-III)

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LIRIDON

OL, 6-7, 290, FR Regius College Winkel, Netherlands Before Garden City • Played soccer for 14 years-played every position • Lost one of his best friends who was hit by a train • Two-star recruit who had offers from Cincinnati, UMASS, and Temple • Has only been playing for a couple of years • A friend suggested to him that he should get in the weight room and try football • Honor Roll Student at GCCC

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JABAREE

DAWKINS

OL, 6-4, 290, FR Eustis Eustis, FL Before Garden City • Played DE and TE in high school • Discus thrower • Started prep career at Leesburg before transferring to Eustis

CHRIS

CARTER

DE, 6’8, 260, FR Mays Atlanta, GA Before Garden City • Three years on varsity; two as a starter • Changed from OT to DE his senior year • Won state title at Cedar Grove High School in 2018 • Was one of the tallest football players in Georgia • Also played basketball Personal • Son of Frances Hunter

NYMONTA

DOUCOURE

OL, 6’4, 350, RSO Walnut Ridge Columbus, OH Freshman Season • Played in 10 games last year • Honorable Mention All-American as a freshman • Redshirted in 2018 Before Garden City • All-Ohio third team as a senior • All-District and All-State • Only played one year of varsity football • Lived in Africa when he was younger Personal • Son of Nika • Born: 9/20/00 • Favorite team: Cleveland Browns

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ISAIAH

ADAMS

OL, 6-5, 315, RSO MacClean Oakwood, Canada

Before Garden City • Suffered ankle and shoulder injuries the last couple of years • Played wide receiver and tight end in high school • 25 rec, 674 yards, 8 tds his senior year

CARTER

HABICH

OL, 6-5, 300, RSO Monroe Monroe, WA

Personal • Son of Roger and Shanna • Favorite player: Hall of Fame OL Walter Jones • Born: 3/20/00 • One sibling: Jayce

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FRANK

MURPHY

WR, 5’8, 175, FR Plant Tampa, FL

Before Garden City • Started college career at Arizona Western with Minnick in 2018 before transferring to Garden City temporarily after AWC shutdown before signing with Louisiana Tech in 2019 • Biggest memory: beating Miami in the Independence Bowl last year • Played in two games at LA Tech in 2019 • Played in 11 games on the OL for Arizona Western in 2018 • Lettered in football and track in high school • Also had an offer from Central Florida in High School • Two-star prospect

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WR, 6-3, 215, FR Tavares Apopka, FL

Before Garden City • Transferred from Wilfrid Laurier University in Canada (Located in Ontario) • Played for the Durham Dolphins football Club

FRED

@GCCC_FOOTBALL

Before Garden City • Named offensive MVP in 2017 • 12 touchdowns his sophomore year • Had a game in high school where he could four consecutive passes for touchdowns • Favorite team: Tampa • Two-star recruit Personal • Son of Frank Murphy • Father is a member of the Broncbuster Athletics Hall of Fame who was named the 1997 NJCAA National Player of the Year. He transferred to Kansas State and was drafted in the sixth round of the 2000 NFL Draft by the Chicago Bears. Played for the Bears, Tampa Bay, Houston and the Miami Dolphins before spending a couple of season playing in Canada and then in the Arena League with the Florida Tuskers and the Tampa Bay Storm

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JUSTICE

JOHNSON

WR 6-0, 180, FR Gainesville Gainesville, GA Before Garden City • Named receiver of the year as a freshman • 17 rec, 213 yds, 1 tds as a junior • Won a state title Personal • Has three brothers • Wants to be a coach • Favorite player: Julio Jones

DONOVAN

BAILEY

WR, 6-0, 175, FR Falcon Florence, AZ Before Garden City • Graduated in 2018 • Hasn’t played football in three years • Was home schooled • After he graduated, the family moved to Arizona • Two-year letterman • Broke his wrist sophomore year • Four-year starter • Was a WR on an option team; also played defensive back • Had a game in HS where he caught 4 balls for 140 yds, 4 tds Personal • Son of Damon and Amanda Bailey • Dad is the state coordinator for youth haven ministries • Has five younger siblings • Dad played for Garden City; then went on to Western State • Wants to be a youth pastor or patrol officer • Is related to George Harrison from the Beatles

JOE

CAROL

WR/K/P, 6-1, 191 FR Central Grand Junction, CO Before Garden City • Two-time All-Conference • Three-time All-State Academic • Tore meniscus in left knee in August, 2020 • Three-year starter in high school • Played quarterback as a senior when the starter got hurt • Threw for 342 yards as a senior, 1 td Personal • Son of Santiago Carol and Kathryn Kearl • Wants to go to medical school and become a doctor • Half of his family is from Argentina

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EILYE

OSHAYE-HILL

DT, 6-3, 295, SO Marcos De Niza Phoenix, AZ Freshman Season • Played in 10 games as a freshman • Recorded 26 tackles and one sack • Has five D-1 Offers Before Garden City • Recognized as one of the top student athletes in Tempe • Was a high school wrestler • All-City junior and senior year • Three-year starter in football • 41 tackles his senior year Personal • Son of Tanishya • Born: 6/25/01 • Wants to be a software engineer • Favorite NFL team: Philadelphia Eagles • Born in Indianapolis • Wants to be a graphic designer 2016 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS

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TYRESE

GIBSON-BATTLES

DE, 6-4, 206, RFR Maple Heights Maple Heights

JEREMIAH

HAYES

DT, 6’2, 280, FR Cardinal Ritter St. Louis, MO

Before Garden City • Transferred from Urbana University (D-II) last summer after the school closed • 1st-team all-conference • All-District HM

Before Garden City • Transferred from McKendree University--Division II • Recorded 113 tackles, 6 sacks, 6 ff and 5 fum rec as a senior • Was first-team All-Conference • Second-Team All-District

Personal • Son of Palice Gibson and Kareem Hardy • Favorite team: Cleveland Browns

Personal • Majoring in exercise science • Son of Jeffrey Hayes and Tamieka, and James Lewis • Favorite player: Aaron Donald

TUAKIMOANA

LEOTA

DT, 6-0, 320, FR Mountain View Mesa, AZ

JADARIUS

BERNARD

DT, 6’1, 320, SO Centennial Port St. Lucie, FL

Before Garden City • Transferred from Snow last semester (redshirted there) • Also on the track team (shot put and discus thrower) • Worked for a youth center in Utah

Freshman Season • Played in one game Before Garden City • Had an offer from Florida A&M • Played in only five games as a senior • Had 28 tackles (12 FL) and three sacks • Had a season-high 10 tackles vs. Vero Beach • Had 34 tackles as a junior • Started only one year in high school Personal • Born: 10/11/00 • Studying criminal justice

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DANIEL

LAVELLE

DT, 6-4, 265, SO Mary Parsons Forsyth, GA Freshman Season • Played in 10 games--registered 12 tackles and one sack • Season-high three tackles vs. Snow Before Garden City • Transferred from Akron (never played) • Three-star recruit • Three-year letter winner at defensive end for Brian Nelson • Team Captain • Two-year starter • First-Team All-Region as a senior • Also lettered in track and field • Began prep career at Howard Personal • Son of Sandra Lavelle • Born: 12/11/00 • Studying exercise physiology

VAAI

SEUMALO

DT, 6-3, 310, FR Molokai Maunaloa, HI Before Garden City • All-Hawaii Bowl Defensive MVP • Honor Roll • Played on the offensive line as a senior • Led team in pancake blocks as a senior • Has only played football for one year • Played at an eight-man school that played 11-man his one year--first time they had played 11 man in more than a halfcentury • Played basketball and volleyball for three years • Had to negotiate with his dad to let him play football Personal • Son of Vaai and Naomi • Favorite team: New York Giants because when he was a kid he was a giant compared to everyone else

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KEYLON

1D KENNEDY DB, 5-11, 185, RSO Mainland Daytona Beach, FL Before Garden City • Transferred from Fort Hays State (redshirted in 2017) • In 2018-started all 12 games at DB--All-MIAA Honorable Mention (won conference title) • Tied for 7th on team in tackles with 49 (SH 10 taks vs. Pitt State) • All-Area Honorable Mention at DB his senior year • Led Mainland to 11-1 record his senior year • Three-star prospect • Rated as No. 1 JUCO DB by Gridiron RR Personal • Son of Karelle and Eric Givens • Mom is a nurse, and dad owns his own trucking company • Wants to own his own fashion designing company

MAKHOLVEN

SONN

WR, 5-10, 175, FR Westgate New Iberia, LA Before Garden City • Started high school career at New Iberia before transferring to Westgate in 2018 • Scored 35 touchdowns in high school • Four-year starter in high school • Started playing corner; then moved to WR on varsity • Also ran track (110 and 300 meter hurdles) • Three-star recruit • Had offers from K-State, Arkansas, Houston, KU, South Alabama, SE Louisiana, Southern University, West Virginia, Miami, Texas and Texas Tech • Originally committed to Kansas State in 2019 • 38th-ranked senior in Louisiana Personal • Son of Lameka and Michael Sonn • Brother, Michael plays baseball for Xavier University • Favorite player: Odell Beckham • Favorite team: Philadelphia Eagles 2016 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS

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MICHAEL

HARRIS

LB, 6-3, 240, RSO Tucker Tucker, GA

SHAWN

SMITH

LB, 6-1, 220, FR Lakeland Lakeland, FL

Before Garden City • Transferred from Auburn to Eastern Kentucky before coming to Garden City • Four-star recruit • Led Tucker to 6A state semis • First-team All-State as a junior • 15th-ranked OLB in the nation • Played as a true freshman before red shirting • Played in 11 games LY--forced & rec a fumble vs. Arkansas • Had offers from OU, Georgia, Tennessee, Ohio State, LSU, Florida, Alabama, Iowa State and Wake Forest

Before Garden City • Won state title in 2019 • Injured left ACL in 2019 • Had 20 tackles in a high school game • Also played basketball • 83 taks, 3.5 sacks, 2 int, 3 fr, 2 ff as a senior • 21 taks, 2 sacks, int, fum rec as a junior Personal • Son of Shawn and Latosha Smith • Plays the drums

Personal • Born: 3/17 • Son of Tanjela Miller and Michael Harris • Has eight siblings: Timithy, Alexis, Sydney, Tre, Trent, Triston, Johnathan and Bryanna • Studying human science

MIKE

IRWIN

QB, 6-1, 200, RSO Lakeridge Sherwood, OR

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JOHNSON

LB, 5-11, 180, SO Mill Creek Hoschton, GA

Before Garden City • Transferred from Oregon after coaching change (walked-on) • Redshirted for the Ducks in 2017 • Was going to walk on at Boise State before Marcus Arroyo called him (Grew up a Ducks fan) • Threw for 1249 yards and 15 touchdowns as a senior; also rushed for 563 yards and eight scores • Played junior and sophomore seasons at Mountain View • Injured a few games into his JR campaign (broken right fibula) • Threw for 262 yards and ran for 256 and scored five touchdowns in one game before getting injured • Named Intermountain Conference Offensive Player of the Year as a sophomore--threw for 1327 yds, 17 tds while adding 720 yard and eight scores on the ground • Played for Crook County his freshman year before his family moved from Powell Butte to Bend • Dad took a job in Portland-so he transferred to Lakeridge his senior year

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Freshman Season • Played in eight games--recorded 3 tackles • Fall Honor Roll Before Garden City • Had 84 tackles (7 FL), five sacks and a fumble recovery his senior year • 22 tackles, two fumble recoveries his junior season • Played for Kevin Smith Personal • Born: 6/23/01

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SCIENEAUX

JARMON

WR, 6-4, 205, RSO Hamilton Chandler, AZ Freshman Season • Played in six games--0 catches Before Garden City • Transferred from Arizona State (walked-on) • Started HS at Cesar Chavez then transferred to Hamilton • Played three sports: basketball, football and track • On track team (200 and 400 meters; high jump) • Ran a sub 4.5 40-yard dash • 938 yards and four touchdowns his senior year Personal • Son of Eureka Hall, former LSU National Championship sprinter, and arguably one of the most accomplished athletes to ever come out of Arizona • Mom coaches high school volleyball and track • Born: 3/26/99 • Favorite team: New York Jets (fan his whole life)

CHRIS

SMITH

DB, 6-2, 200, SO Dacula Dacula, GA Freshman Season • Played in 10 games--four tackles, int, forced fumble • Had an int vs. Hutch; Forced fumble vs. Highland • Season-high two tackles vs. Fort Scott Before Garden City • Two-star recruit who played DE and OLB in high school • Had 15 offers including Rutgers, Ball State, South Florida, Temple and Kent State • Also ran 300-meter hurdles in high school • Junior Season--75 taks, two ff, six sacks, two pick 6’s and 4 int • Senior-69 taks, five sacks, 4 ff and two scoop and scores • All American in 2017 and All Region 2 years Personal • Son of Rodney and Delene Smith • Born: 12/13/00 • Wants to be a nursing home administrator • Favorite team: Atlanta Falcons OPPORTUNITY USA

KHAMRAN

LABORN

WR, 5-9, 168, FR Bishop Sullivan Norfolk, VA Before Garden City • Has offers from Louisiana Monroe, Marshall, Montana State, North Carolina Central and Virginia Tech • Played running back in high school • Played at four different high schools: Norview, Bayside, Catholic and Maury • Scored 44 touchdowns in high school Personal • Son of Terese Hogan • Mom is a nurse • Cousins: Dazz Newsome (WR-UNC), Nate Evans (NC State DB), Kevin Marks (Buffalo RB), and Jayden Curry (USF DB) • Brother Khalan played at Florida State (entered transfer portal last year)--five-star recruit

SHEMAR

PEARL

DE, 6-6, 235, SO Plano West Plano, TX Freshman Season • Played in 11 games--recorded 22 tackles, 2 sacks • Season high three taks vs. Ellsworth & Fort Scott • Registered a sack vs. Dodge City and Hutch • 3-star prospect: offers from Baylor, Missouri, South Carolina, Texas Tech COMMITTED TO MISSOURI BACK IN JUNE Before Garden City • Committed to Missouri out of High School • Also had offers from Alabama, Arkansas, Baylor, Georgia, Notre Dame and Purdue • 75 tackles, 11 sacks, 7 ff, 5 fr his senior year • Ranked as No. 41 weak-side DE and No. 74 overall • Born in Huntsville, AL • 2nd-team All-District Personal • Son Ericka Coley Born: 6/18/01 • Studying computer engineering 2016 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS

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JORDAN

FORD

RB, 5-10, 180, SO Notre Dame Atlanta, GA

AUSTIN

SIMMONS

WR, 6-1, 175, FR Riverwood Charter Sandy Springs, GA

Freshman Season • Played in nine games--rushed for 213 yards (almost 6 ypc) • Season-high 80 yards vs. Highland • Scored touchdowns vs. Dodge and Ellsworth • Has offers from Akron and Tennessee Before Garden City • Three-star recruit • Had interest from Kansas, Kentucky and Oregon State • 2019 Region MVP & three-year starter • Played cornerback and running back • More than 1,000 yards and 20 tds as a senior • Parents were told when he was born-didn’t have a heartbeat

Before Garden City • 1033 all-purpose yards his senior year • Defensive Player of the Year in 2017 • Offensive Player of the Year in 2019 • MPFL (medial patellofemoral) reconstruction in 2020 • Moved from safety to receiver • 29 rec, 739 yds, 8 tds as a senior (team finished 11-1) • State qualifier in 110 hurdles (finished 10th) and 300 hurdles (finished 15th) Personal • Born in Pasadena, CA

Personal • Born: 8/1/01 • Son of Glenn Ford • Dad played DB at Georgia; brother Christian WR at Miss State

JONATHAN

HUGGINS

DB, 6-2, 205, RSO Mainland Daytona Beach, FL

DARIUS

JOHNSON

DT, 6-3, 290, SO Gonzaga Catholic Spokane, WA

Before Garden City • Transferred from Florida to Robert Morris where he played last season • Recorded only three tackles as a freshman in 2019 • Originally committed to Florida State • Three-star defensive back • Had 21 offers in high school including Nebraska, UCF, Missouri, Syracuse, Rutgers and Cincinnati • All-Area in high school

Freshman Season • Played in 11 games--32 tackles, .5 sacks • Season-high 6 taks vs. Coffeyville • Recorded .5 sacks vs. Coffevyille • Has offers from Hou, S. Dakota, W. Kentucky, Liberty, N. Colo Before Garden City • Two-star recruit • Led Gonzaga Prep to state qtrs his junior and senior seasons • All-American wrestler in high school • Finished 7th in National High School Wrestling Tournament • Member of the Junior National Wrestling Team Personal • Born: 7/13/00 • Son of Tessa and Beau Johnson • Older brother Gage plays Arena Football and cage fights; other brother Turin plays football and wrestles; twin 11-year old brothers Kain and Tristan play football and wrestle

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BOWL RECAPS 2018 NJCAA TITLE GAME Nov. 29, 2018 • Pittsburg, KS

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GARDEN CITY EAST MISSISSIPPI

2017 HEART OF TEXAS

2016 NJCAA TITLE GAME

Dec. 2, 2017 • Copperas Cove, TX

Dec. 3, 2016 • Yuma, AZ

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GARDEN CITY TRINITY VALLEY

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GARDEN CITY ARIZONA WESTERN

EMCC

First Downs

Rushes-Yards

54-166

36-115

Rushes-Yards

31-86

44-171

Rushes-Yards

32-131

46-155

Passing Yards

AZW

337

252

192

218

Passes-comp-int

2-10-2

17-31-0

Passes-comp-int

30-57-2

21-49-2

Passes-comp-int

13-22-0

16-30-2

Plays-Yards

64-182

67-211

88-423

93-423

54-323

76-373

Fumbles-Lost

4-2

2-1

Fumbles-Lost

2-0

0-0

Fumbles-Lost

2-2

3-2

Penalties-Yards

5-55

6-31

Penalties-Yards

4-31

5-43

Penalties-Yards

6-60

7-40

score by quarter

Garden City

East Mississippi

Trinity Valley

Ariz Western

scoring

EMCC-Josh Smith 36-yard field goal EMCC-Everitt Cunningham 10-yard fumble recovery GC-Ben Raybon 24-yard field goal GC Dedrick Mills 1-yard td run

TV-Eppler 16-yd td pass to Mullins TV-Angel Sevier 46-yard field goal TV-Eppler 21-yd td pass to Mullins GC-Wilson 5-yd td pass to Kilby GC Wilson 3-yd td pass to Kilby TV-Eppler 1-yd td run GC-Williams 40-yd int return TV-Eppler 21-yd td pass to Wallace GC-Dotson 20-yd int return GC Wilson 13-yard td pass to Simmons TV-Robinson 100-yd kickoff return GC-Wilson 10-yd td pass to Davis TV-Sevier 42-yard field goal TV-Robinson 25-yd int return

GC-Huslig 85-yd td run GC-Howard fumble recovery in the end zone AZW-Gant 14-yard td pass to Anderson AZW-Miles 20-yd fumble return GC-Huslig 32-yard td pass to Hughes AZW-Gant 8-yd td pass to Patton GC-Huslig 1-yd td pass to Hazlett

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statistical leaders

This game will always be remembered for what didn’t happen. Following Dedrick Mill’s one-yard rushing touchdown on fourth-and-goal early in the fourth quarter, Head Coach Jeff Sims appeared to catch East Mississippi off guard on the ensuing point after. Instead of kicking, Sims directed quarterback Nick Bohn to go for two. When he took the snap, the freshman signal caller pitched it back right to Kahari Love, who had missed most of the season with a leg injury. On any other day, the play probably works. Against the Lions, JaQuez Akins was ready, peeling off a block, and chopping Love down a foot short of the goal line-preserving East Mississippi’s 10-9 advantage. The Broncbusters never scored again, and Everitt Cunningham’s 10-yard scoop and score in the second quarter, proved to be the difference.

Rushing:

GC-Wilson 17-64 TV-Thomas 16-103

Passing:

GC-Wilson 30-57-4-337-2 TV-Eppler 21-49-3-252-2

Receiving:

GC-Davis 14-169-1 TV-Wallace 4-57-1

statistical leaders Rushing:

GC-West 22-110 EMCC-McIntosh 18-69

Passing:

GC-Moore 2-10-0-16-2 EMCC-deWeaver 17-29-0-96-0

Receiving:

GC-Watt 1-13 EMCC-Drummond 6-39

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statistical leaders Rushing:

GC-Huslig 11-112-1 AZW-Rodriguez 29-135

Passing:

GC-Huslig 13-22-2-192-0 AZW-Gant 16-30-2-218-2

Receiving:

GC-Phillips 2-64 AZW-McKnight 5-62

game summary

game summary Garden City climbed out of a 17-0 hole to take a 41-38 lead after Terry Wilson hit Daniel Davis for a 10-yard score. But Trinity Valley tied the game on a 42-yard field goal by Angel Sevier; then took the lead in the final seconds when Prince Robinson intercepted Terry Wilson and returned it 25 yards for a touchdown.

After jumping out to a 13-0 lead, Garden City watched as the Matadors scored 14 unanswered points, the last of which came on Jekyren Miles 20-yd fumble return for a touchdown. But the Broncbusters regained the momentum before the half when Peyton Huslig hit Mike Hughes for a 32-yard score. In the second half, Arizona Western went back on top early in the fourth quarter; then had a chance to put the game away late before failing on a critical fourth down deep in Garden City territory. Huslig then engineered the most famous drive in program history, marching the Broncbusters 85 yards in six plays, punctuating it with a one-yard, gamewinning touchdown pass to Harley Hazlett.

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BOWL RECAPS 2012 MISSISSIPPI BOWL

2013 CAPITAL OF KANSAS

2005 DIXIE ROTARY BOWL

Dec. 2, 2012 • Biloxi, MS

Dec. 8, 2013 • Pittsburg, KS

21 47

GARDEN CITY TYLER

Dec. 3, 2005 • St. George, UT

31 29

GARDEN CITY COPIAH-LINCOLN

31 35

GARDEN CITY DIXIE STATE

TYLER

First Downs

Rushes-Yards

29-30

52-289

Rushes-Yards

38-310

14-33

Rushes-Yards

34-201

43-143

Passing Yards

215

245

305

412

191

256

Passes-comp-int

18-35-1

14-29-0

Passes-comp-int

14-26-1

32-51-1

Passes-comp-int

10-20-0

17-31-1

Plays-Yards

54-392

74-399

4-35

10-99

64-245

81-534

Fumbles-Lost

4-3

1-1

Penalties-Yards

9-82

12-182

score by quarter

Passing Yards

DIXIE

64-615

46-445

Fumbles-Lost

1-0

0-0

Penalties-Yards

7-50

6-50

Penalties-Yards

score by quarter

Garden City

Tyler

Copiah-Lincoln

Dixie State

scoring

Tyler-Taylor 5-yd td run GC-Team safety GC-Curran 11-yd td pass to Burchfield Tyler-Taylor 2-yd td run Tyler-Kaba 20-yard field goal Tyler-Price 55-yd td pass to Carraway Tyler-Price 3-yd td pass to Reynolds Tyler-Kaba 24-yard field goal Tyler-Price 72-yd td pass to Carraway GC-Jones 5-yd td pass to Nile Daniel GC-Jones 43-yd td pass to Snell Tyler-Bennett 20-yd td run

CL-Rogers 12-yd td pass to Craig GC-Tyler 12-yd td run CL-Rogers 12-yd td pass to Craig GC-Tyler 3-yd td run CL-Long 29-yard field goal GC-Marshall 63-yd td run CL-Rogers 18-yd td pass to Craig GC-Tyler 29-yd td run CL-Rogers 33-yd td pass to Keene GC-Peterson 32-yard field goal

GC-Windsor 12-yd td run GC-Windsor 27-yd td pass to Atkins Dixie-Diederichs 8-yd td run GC-Windsor 52-yd td run Dixie-Diederichs 3-yd td run GC-Dreiling 27-yard field goal GC-Windsor 10-yd pass to Atkins Dixie-McAllister 1-yd td run Dixie-Bankhead 35-yd fumble return

statistical leaders

Rushing:

GC-Marshall 14-99-1 CL-Lee 6-12

Rushing:

GC-Bean 3-33 Tyler-Bennett 21-116-1

Passing:

GC-Curran 11-22-1-116-0 Tyler-Price 14-29-3-241-0

GC-Marshall 14-27-1-284-1 CL-Rogers 29-50-4-358-1

Receiving:

GC-Snell 6-104-1 Tyler-Carraway 5-159-2

GC-Daniel 4-124 CL-Craig 11-171-3

game summary After Garden City recorded a safety early in the second quarter, Jake Curran hit Monterio Burchfield for an 11yard touchdown that gave the Broncbusters the lead 9-6. But it only lasted four minutes as Terrance Taylor restored order for the Apaches with a two-yard scoring run. What followed was 34 straight points by Tyler, capped off with Randy Price’s 72-yard touchdown pass to Lamar Carraway with two minutes to play in the third.

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statistical leaders

GC-Windsor 11-107-2 Dixie-Diederichs 26-100-2

Passing:

GC-Windsor 10-20-2-191-0 Dixie-McAllister 8-16-0-133-1

Receiving:

GC-Atkins 4-52-2 Dixie-Matice 5-99

game summary

game summary In his final game as head coach, Jeff Tatum went out on top. Tyler Peterson drilled a 32-yard field goal as time expired, giving Garden City a monumental upset over the Mississippi State Champions, No. 7 Copiah-Lincoln. The game seemed in doubt after the Broncbusters surrendered a 33-yard touchdown pass from Chandler Rogers to Christian Keene with 41 seconds to play. But All-American Nick Marshall engineered a 66-yard drive, spearheaded by Rod Coleman’s spectacular 59-yard grab off a deflection. That eventually setup Peterson.

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Rushing:

Garden City was in full command after Rod Windsor connected with Damian Atkins for a 27-yard touchdown pass to put the Broncbusters up 14-0 in the first quarter. But the game flipped in the second when J.T. Diederichs, the game’s most valuable player, scored two rushing touchdowns to pull Dixie State within seven at the break. Diederichs added his third score of the contest four minutes into the second half. In the final stanza, the Broncbusters watched a 10-point lead evaporate when Keauntea Bankhead returned a fumble 35 yards for a touchdown with 5:12 remaining.

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BOWL RECAPS 2002 VALLEY OF THE SUN Dec. 7, 2002 • Glendale, AZ

42 46

GARDEN CITY GLENDALE GC

2001 VALLEY OF THE SUN

2000 NJCAA TITLE GAME

Dec. 1, 2001 • Scottsdale, AZ

Dec. 2, 2000 • Glendale, AZ

39 31

GARDEN CITY SCOTTSDALE

GLEN

7 13

GARDEN CITY GLENDALE

SCOTT

GLEN

First Downs

Rushes-Yards

44-394

47-309

Rushes-Yards

44-228

36-52

Rushes-Yards

42-88

30-18

Passing Yards

309

Passing Yards

186

244

Passing Yards

128

175

Passes-comp-int

9-24-1

15-36-1

Passes-comp-int

12-20-0

17-38-1

Passes-comp-int

8-19-1

10-21-0

Plays-Yards

68-479

83-618

Plays-Yards

64-414

74-296

Plays-Yards

61-216

51-193

Fumbles-Lost

0-0

2-2

1-1

3-1

2-1

Penalties-Yards

8-72

10-75

15-140

11-90

10-75

8-60

Fumbles-Lost

score by quarter

Penalties-Yards

Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards

score by quarter

Garden City

Glendale

Scottsdale

Glendale

scoring

Glen-Ruff 7-yd td run GC-Reddick 70-yd punt return Glen-Copeland 12-yd td pass to White GC-Thompson 94-yd td run Glen-Copeland 13-yd td run GC-Harris 19-yd td pass to Tatum Glen-Copeland 55-yd td pass to White GC-Thompson 63-yd td run GC-Thompson 3-yd td run Glen-McIntosh 1-yd td run Glen-Ruff 22-yd td run GC-Harris 6-yd td run Glen-Copeland 68-yd td pass to Tanner

GC-Gerald 65-yd punt return GC-Lacevic 40-yard field goal GC-Homoika 1-yd td run Scott-Tomco 35-yd td pass to Gonzales Scott-Johnson 22-yard field goal GC-Harris 61-yd td run Scott-Rogers 1-yd td run GC-Thompson 26-yd td run Scott-Tomco 19-yd td pass to Holcombe GC-Lacevic 43-yard field goal Scott-Tomco 38-yd td pass to Miller

Glen-Saucedo 42-yard field goal Glen-Cota 73-yd td pass to Marcos GC-Jenkins 5-yd td pass to Jones Glen-Saucedo 47-yard field goal

statistical leaders

Rushing:

GC-Harris 17-140-1 Scott-Jones 15-72

Rushing:

GC-Thompson 25-323-3 Glen-Ruff 21-117-2

Passing:

GC-Harris 9-24-1-85-1 Glen-Copeland 15-35-4-309-1

GC-Barkley 10-19-0-186-0 Scott-Tomco 17-38-3-244-1

Receiving:

GC-Thompson 3-23 Glen-White 4-102-2

GC-Sullivan 6-108 Scott-Holcombe 3-57-1

game summary In a wild fourth quarter that saw the two teams combine for 46 points, it was Glendale quarterback Jeremy Copeland delivering the final dagger with a 68-yard, goahead touchdown pass to Ben Tanner with 13 seconds remaining, giving the Gauchos a dramatic four-point, come-from-behind victory. Garden City appeared to have the game in hand just moments earlier when Andrew Harris bolted six yards to the end zone to put the Broncbusters up 42-40 with 55 seconds left. The loss spoiled one of the most prolific, single-game rushing performances in the history of the school. Tyson Thompson finished with 323 yards on 25 carries, the second most ever. The teams exchanged scores all the way up until the fourth quarter when Thompson broke off scoring runs of 63 and 30 yards on back-to-back possessions. He added a 94-yard sprint earlier in the game.

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statistical leaders Rushing:

GC-Jenkins 18-51 Glen-Tharrington 11-53

Passing:

GC-Jenkins 8-18-1-128-1 Glen-Cota 10-21-1-175-0

Receiving:

GC-Jones 5-99-1 Glen-Westbrooks 4-41

game summary

game summary The Broncbusters took a 16-0 lead into the locker room; then scored early in the third when Anthony Sullivan hit James Gerald for a touchdown on a wide-receiver option pass to put Garden City up 23-0. Scottsdale cut the lead to seven in the final minute before the Broncbusters recovered the onside kick.

Garden City fans will never forget the name Michael Rosecrans. Trailing 13-7 with less than two minutes to play, the Broncbusters moved the ball 56 yards in five plays. They were right on the edge of the red zone when Corey Jenkins rolled left to throw a pass. Once he released it, Rosecrans deflected the ball into the air. Tim Patrick made the game-clinching interception, handing Garden City a gut-wrenching loss. Glendale struck first with a field goal in the second; then Steve Cota went for broke, hitting Mark Marcos for a 73-yard touchdown to put the Gauchos up 13-0 going into the fourth.

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BOWL RECAPS 1999 REAL DAIRY BOWL

1998 VALLEY OF THE SUN

DEC. 4, 1999 • Pocatello, ID

Dec. 5, 1998 • Mesa, AZ

26 59

GARDEN CITY RICKS

1997 NJCAA TITLE GAME Dec. 6, 1997 • Bedford, TX

17 14

GARDEN CITY MESA

13 48

GARDEN CITY TRINITY VALLEY

RICKS

MESA

First Downs

Rushes-Yards

29-160

36-190

Rushes-Yards

41-206

38-93

Rushes-Yards

34-134

49-154

Passing Yards

126

382

207

143

Passes-comp-int

10-21-3

29-51-2

Passes-comp-int

18-32-1

9-20-2

Passes-comp-int

13-27-2

6-11-0

Plays-Yards

50-286

87-572

Plays-Yards

73-413

58-236

Plays-Yards

61-223

60-194

9-77

6-40

Penalties-Yards

Fumbles-Lost

3-1

1-1

Fumbles-Lost

3-2

Penalties-Yards

9-96

8-65

Penalties-Yards

7-82

4-20

score by quarter

Garden City

Ricks

Mesa

Trinity Valley

scoring

GC-Jenkins 27-yd td run Ricks-Pace 1-yd td run Ricks-Harris 13-yd td run Ricks-Kemp 6-yd td run GC-Teal 63-yd blocked field goal return Ricks-Harris 30-yd td pass to Spencer Ricks-Edwards 21-yard field goal Ricks-R. Harris 19-yard td pass to K. Harris GC-Gay 75-yd td run Ricks-R. Harris 12-yd td pass to Chappell Ricks-R. Harris 16-yd td pass to Pace GC-Ballard 22-yd td pass to Ross

GC-Murphy 32-yard field goal Mesa-Robles 72-yd td pass to Williams Mesa-Brown 23-yd blocked punt return GC-Woodyard 3-yd td run GC-Murphy 30-yard field goal GC-Murphy 30-yard field goal

GC-Murphy 10-yd td run TV-Dockery 5-yd td run TV-Jamison 85-yd blocked field goal return TV-Bennett 20-yd td pass to Jones TV-Bennett 3-yd td pass to Needham TV-Woodard 39-yard field goal TV-Hunter 49-yd interception return TV-Needham 9-yd td run TV-Woodard 32-yard field goal GC-Murphy 20-yd td run

statistical leaders Rushing:

GC-Gay 16-132-1 Ricks-Kemp 6-58-1

Passing:

GC-Jenkins 3-8-0-44-3 Ricks-Harris 29-50-4-382-2

Receiving:

GC-Ross 7-135-1 Ricks-Pace 6-90-1

game summary Things started off well for Garden City when Corey Jenkins found a crease and raced 27 yards for the game’s first touchdown four minutes into the first quarter. But everything went south from there. Ricks rattled off 24 second-quarter points to take a 31-14 lead at the intermission. In the third, Kyle Harris reeled in a 19-yard touchdown pass, and Tyler Scharman added a seven-yard scoring run to put Ricks up by 25 points. The Broncbusters were thoroughly outplayed, as they were out gained 572-286. They surrendered 36 first downs, and Jenkins was picked off three times. Garden City’s only other score in the first half came on Anthony Teal’s blocked field goal that he returned 63 yards for a touchdown.

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statistical leaders Rushing:

GC-Wright 21-138 Mesa-Hinchey 18-67

Passing:

GC-Penn 18-30-0-207-1 Mesa-Robles 7-11-1-115-2

Rushing:

Receiving:

GC-Ross 7-47 Mesa-Williams 5-117

GC-Murphy 20-115-2 TV-Booe 20-55

Passing:

GC-Edgerton 12-26-0-84-2 TV-Bennett 5-10-2-40-0

Receiving:

GC-Frisbie 7-73 TV-Jones 1-20-1

statistical leaders

game summary Garden City trailed in the fourth quarter three times during the 1998 regular season. They lost all three times. In the Valley of the Sun Bowl, they found themselves in familiar territory, but this time they flipped the script. John Murphy took out a year’s worth of frustration on the Thunderbirds, converting a 33-yard field goal with 15 seconds remaining, giving the Broncbusters their first fourth-quarter come-from-behind victory. In fact, Murphy drilled two kicks in the final three minutes, helping Garden City overcome a 7-3 deficit. Ashante Woodyard added a three-yard touchdown run in the final period. The Broncbusters ran all over Mesa for most of the afternoon, out gaining them 413-236. But on more than one occasion they failed to finish drives, turning the ball over three times.

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game summary Frank Murphy’s first-quarter touchdown run gave Garden City a 7-0 lead. But a disastrous second-quarter, fueled by Michael Jamison’s blocked field goal returned for a touchdown; coupled with Terrance Bennett’s two touchdown passes, put the Cardinals up 28-7 at the half. Michael Hunter added a 49-yard pick six in the third.

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BOWL RECAPS 1995 VALLEY OF THE SUN

1996 REAL DAIRY BOWL

1994 DIXIE ROTARY BOWL

Dec. 2, 1995 • Glendale, AZ

Dec. 7, 1996 • Pocatello, ID

42 35

GARDEN CITY RICKS

Dec. 3, 1994 • St. George, UT

26 24

GARDEN CITY GLENDALE

DIXIE STATE

RICKS

First Downs

Rushes-Yards

213

First Downs

Rushes-Yards

54-268

31-137

Passing Yards

119

Rushes-Yards

50-185

40-157

240

209

Passes-comp-int

Passing Yards

11-21-1

12-32-1

Plays-Yards

75-508

63-346

Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards

21 26

GARDEN CITY

Passes-comp-int

2-1

5-3

10-122

13-116

score by quarter

GLEN

9-19-1

Plays-Yards

Passing Yards

332

362

score by quarter

DIXIE

209

210

Passes-comp-int

15-28-3

13-28-0

Plays-Yards

78-394

68-367

Fumbles-Lost

2-2

2-1

Penalties-Yards

7-50

4-25

score by quarter

Garden City

Ricks

Glendale

Dixie State

scoring

Ricks-Mayall 22-yd blocked punt return Ricks- Robinson 17-yd td pass to Garcia GC-Wilson 14-yd td run Ricks-Robinson 49-yd td pass to Rydaich GC-Wilson 2-yd td GC-Wilson 74-yd td run GC-Wise 4-yd td pass to Sullivan Ricks-Robinson 5-yd td run Ricks-Robinson 25-yd td pass to Atkin GC-Wilson 5-yd td run GC-Wilson 1-yd td run

GC-Kingsby 49-yd td run GC-Elder 17-yd td pass to McDonald Glen-Richardson 1-yd td run GC-Elder 21-yd td pass to Kingsby Glen-Hartfield 36-yard field goal GC-Kingsby 2-yd td run Glen-Richardson 18-yd td run Glen-Schafer 3-yd td pass to Hayward

Dixie-Otuafi 1-yd td run Taylor 2-yd td run GC-Dillon 3-yd td run Dixie-Taylor 18-yd td pass to Griffin GC-Dillon 1-yd td run GC-Williams 46-yard fumble return Dixie-Taylor 25-yd td pass to Griffin

statistical leaders

statistical leaders statistical leaders

Rushing:

GC-Dillon 35-179-2 Dixie-Vakapuna 19-95

Rushing:

GC-Wilson 30-204-5 Ricks-Garcia 14-89

GC-Kingsby196-3 Glen-

Passing:

GC-Wise 10-20-1-207-1 Ricks-Robinson 11-31-3-207-1

GC-Elder 9-19-2-119-1 Glen-

GC-Windsor 15-28-0-209-3 Dixie-Taylor 12-27-2-183-0

Receiving:

GC-McDonald 4-153 Ricks-Atkin 3-59-1

GCGlen-

GC-Good 5-65 Dixie-Griffin 5-93-2

game summary

game summary Most valuable player Tyler Wilson had the game of his life, rushing for five touchdowns, the first of which helped Garden City climb out of an early 14-0 hole. His second score made it a seven-point game at the half. In the third, Wilson exploded for a 74-yard touchdown run before Josh Sullivan added a four-yard score to tie the game going into the fourth quarter. After Dan Robinson’s touchdown pass put Ricks back on top early in the final period, the Broncbusters answered quickly. Wilson tallied two more touchdown runs, including a one-yard scamper with 4:24 remaining to give Garden City their first lead of the day. That touchdown was setup by John Wise’s 67-yard completion to Darnell McDonald that put the Broncbusters at the 2-yard line.

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game summary

Garden City rode the back of Tywone Kingsby, who rushed for 99 of his game-best 196 yards in the first half as the Broncbusters raced out to a 20-6 firstquarter lead. Kingsby started the day with a 49-yard touchdown run on the third play from scrimmage. He added a two-yard score in the second period that gave Garden City what appeared to be a commanding 26-9 halftime advantage. But the Broncbuster offense stalled, going the final 37 minutes without scoring. Meantime, Glendale made a furious fourth-quarter push. Nate Richardson’s 18-yard rushing touchdown coupled with Daryl Schafer’s three-yard scoring toss to Phil Hayward pulled the Gauchos to within two in the final minute. Things went from bad to worse for Garden City as they tried to close out the game. Jon Elder threw what looked to be a costly pick. But Darnell McDonald knocked the ball free from the defender’s hands, giving the ball back to the Broncbusters, who ran out the clock.

Garden City’s perfect season came down to one play. Trailing 26-21 with less than a minute to go in the fourth, the Broncbusters were facing fourth-and-goal from the 16. Chris Windsor, the NJCAA Player of the Year, hit running back Corey Dillon over the middle. But the future NFL star was chopped down inches shy of the goal line, putting an end to the Broncbusters National Title hopes. But the story of this game came down to five costly turnovers. Windsor threw three picks, and Garden City fumbled three times; yet the Broncbusters were up two going into the fourth quarter. That lead did not last for long as Dixie State went on top for good 13 seconds into the final period when Jamon Taylor hit Thedo Griffin for a 25-yard score.

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BOWL RECAPS 1992 MINERAL WATER

1991 CENTENNIAL BOWL

Dec. 5, 1992 • Excelsior, MO

Nov. 20, 1991 • Pocatello, ID

12 10

GARDEN CITY ITAWAMBA

1990 CENTENNIAL BOWL Nov. 16, 1990 • Pocatello, ID

39 42

GARDEN CITY RICKS GC

29 17

GARDEN CITY RICKS

First Downs

Rushes-Yards

RICKS 62

Rushes-Yards

59-317

Rushes-Yards

38-72

49-154

Passing Yards

334

Passing Yards

105

162

Passing Yards

6-7-1

11-34-2

422

224

Passes-comp-int

3-11-1

8-20-0

Plays-Yards

49-96

69-245

Fumbles-Lost

1-0

3-3

Penalties-Yards

7-64

9-75

score by quarter

396

Plays-Yards

RICKS

Garden City

Itawamba

Ricks

scoring

GC-Alford 18-yd td run IT-Jones 16-yd td run GC-Elliott 52-yd td run IT-Harris 23-yard field goal

GC-Bouie 7-yd td run Ricks-Putnam 60-yd td pass to Moreland GC-Atkins 41-yard field goal Ricks-Putnam 35-yd td pass to Higley GC-James 58-yd punt return Ricks-Putnam 12-yard td pass to Rydalch Ricks-Putnam 3-yd td run Ricks-Kay 1-yd td run Ricks-Kalama 1-yd td run GC-Bouie 1-yd td run GC-Bouie 13-yd td run GC-Woodward 10-yd td pass to Alford

GC-Benton 6-yd td run GC-Benton 31-yd td run Ricks-fumble recovery for td Ricks-field goal GC-Team safety GC-Atkins 37-yard field goal GC-Clark 25-yd td run

Rushing:

GC-Bouie 31-149 Ricks-

statistical leaders

Passing:

GC-Shoemaker 6-7-0-79-1 CL-Hoge 10-30-0-162-1

Rushing:

GCRicks-

Receiving:

GC-Benton 7-81 Ricks-

Passing:

GCCL-

Receiving:

GCRicks-

statistical leaders Rushing:

GC-Elliott 23-85-1 IT-Jones 22-104-1

Passing:

GC-Hill 3-11-0-24-1 IT-Young 8-20-0-91-0

Receiving:

GC-Williams 2-13 IT-Jordan 2-24

game summary Despite a dominating performance by Itawamba, the Broncbusters found a way. Garden City mustered just 96 yards of total offense while surrendering 245. But in the end, it was the defense that stood tall. A pass interference call gave the Indians a first down at the Broncbuster 38 with 2:10 remaining. After Itawamba moved the ball to the 27, Linc Harden forced a fumble that Todd Stone recovered, putting the game on ice. Garden City gained only six yards in the first half, but only trailed 7-6. In the third, James Elliott galloped 52 yards for the go-ahead touchdown.

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statistical leaders

game summary

game summary Garden City found themselves down 42-17 entering the fourth quarter before putting together a furious rally. Kevin Bouie scored two rushing touchdowns in the final period, and Kelly Woodward hit Eric Alford for a 10-yard score, pulling the Broncbusters to within three, 42-39. But that’s as close as Garden City got. Ricks seemingly put the game away in the second half when they scored 28 unanswered points.

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Linebacker Brent Venables led a relentless Broncbuster defense that sacked Ricks’ quarterback Chris Hoge seven times. Meantime the offense was humming, thanks to two early touchdown runs by Gerald Benton that put Garden City up 14-0. Ricks got back into it, starting with a fumble recovery for a touchdown and a field goal before the half. But the Broncbuster defense responded in the third quarter with a safety before Shannon Atkins hit a 37-yard field goal to give them a nine-point cushion.

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BOWL RECAPS 1989 CENTENNIAL BOWL

1978 BEEF EMPIRE BOWL

1977 BEEF EMPIRE BOWL

Nov. 17, 1989 • Pocatello, ID

Nov. 18, 1978 • Garden City, KS

Nov. 19, 1977 • Garden City, KS

19 17

GARDEN CITY RICKS

0 19

GARDEN CITY RANGER

15 15

GARDEN CITY SCOTTSDALE

RICKS

RAN

First Downs

Rushes-Yards

52-206

19-(-6)

Rushes-Yards

152

Rushes-Yards

139

216

Passing Yards

252

Passing Yards

157

170

Passing Yards

191

143

Passes-comp-int

6-17-2

23-36-2

Passes-comp-int

13-25-2

6-10-0

15-30-2

9-17-0

Plays-Yards

69-265

55-246

Plays-Yards

214

322

Plays-Yards

330

359

0-0

2-2

Fumbles-Lost

2-1

6-5

Fumbles-Lost

2-0

3-3

10-73

10-95

Penalties-Yards

7-75

6-57

Penalties-Yards

5-55

10-100

Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards

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Passes-comp-int

score by quarter

GLEN

score by quarter

Garden City

Ricks

Ranger

Scottsdale

scoring

GC-Young 25-yd td pass to Benton GC-Daniels 91-yd interception return Ricks-Evans 37-yard field goal Ricks-Simpson 1-yd td run GC-Young 5-yd td pass to Benton Ricks-Downey 5-yd td pass to Moss

RAN-Worsham 36-yd td pass to Turner RAN-Cartwright 3-yd td run RAN-Worsham 65-yd td pass to Fuller

SCOTT-Morris 2-yd rushing td GC-Kelly 74-yd td pass to Friede GC-Kelly 9-yd td pass to McAlpine SCOTT-Morris 3-yd rushing td GC-Balluch’s 29-yard field goal

statistical leaders

statistical leaders Rushing:

Rushing:

GC-Lister 23-108 Ricks-Knechtal 4-32

Passing:

GC-Young 6-17-2-59-2 Ricks-Downey 23-36-1-252-2

Receiving:

GC-Smith 4-29 Ricks-Hedquist 2-22

game summary Garden City’s defense took it to another level. The Broncbusters limited Ricks to minus-6 yards on the ground, and Danny Daniels had a spectacular 91-yard interception return in the first quarter that gave the road team a 13-0 edge. Monroe Young tossed two touchdown passes, the first was a 25-yard beauty to Gerald Benton. His last one came in the fourth quarter when he found Benton again from five yards out. Ricks kept things close, pulling to within seven in the final frame when Brian Downey found Eric Moss for a fiveyard score. Broncbuster running back Charles Lister set a Centennial Bowl game record with 108 yards on 23 carries.

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GC-Smith 49-0 RAN-Thompson 75-0

Rushing:

GC-Kelly 10-19-0-119-1 RAN-Worsham 6-10-2-170-0

GC-Smith 12-89-0 SCOTT-

Passing:

GCRAN-

GC-Kelly 15-30-2-191-2 SCOTT-Anderson 9-17-0-143-0

Receiving:

GCSCOTT-

game summary Ranger took full advantage of Garden City miscues, scoring two touchdowns off of three Broncbuster turnovers. But the home team could not take advantage of five Ranger fumbles, suffering their first shutout loss in two years. Ranger scored twice in the opening quarter; then put the clamps down right before the half when David Worsham lofted a 65-yard touchdown pass to Buddy Fuller that put them up 13-0. The Broncbuster offense was stuck in mud, literally, throughout the night, totaling just 57 yards on the ground. They had just 26 over the first 30 minutes of the game.

game summary Head Coach Moe Cotter, nor anyone else, saw this ending coming. Garden City’s Tim Crossland blocked Udon McSpadden’s 31-yard field goal with eight seconds on the clock, preserving a 15-15 tie. After a scoreless first period, Mike Morris got Scottsdale on the board with a two-yard rushing touchdown in the second. Garden City got right back in it when Butch Kelly hit Mike Friede for a 74-yard score. But the Broncbusters missed the extra point and trailed 7-6 at the half. Kelly put Garden City on top in the third with a nine-yard scoring toss before Morris added his second rushing touchdown of the day for the Artichokes.

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0 41

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NEO

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197

Rushes-Yards

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49-177

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195

9-19-2

12-34-3

393

Plays-Yards

Passing Yards

DEL

2-17-1

2-9-0

Plays-Yards

143

110

145

Passes-comp-int

9-22-2

9-18-1

Passes-comp-int

392

Plays-Yards

61-167

67-322

Fumbles-Lost

4-2

6-1

Fumbles-Lost

3-0

1-0

Fumbles-Lost

3-3

2-2

Penalties-Yards

2-26

5-49

Penalties-Yards

2-10

5-65

Penalties-Yards

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Garden City

NE Oklahoma

Ellsworth

Del Mar

scoring

GC-Robertson 3-yd td run NEO-Vining 3-yd td run GC-Reynolds 28-yd td pass to German GC-Cornelius 1-yd td run GC-Reynolds 33-yd td pass to Dillingham NEO-Allen 12-yd td run

ELS-Wykle 15-yd td pass to Sallis ELS-Wykle 1-yd td run ELS-Reed 1-yd td run ELS-Palmer 34-yd td run ELS-Wykle 31-yd td pass to Sims GC-Wylie 8-yd td run GC-Wylie 1-yd td run

DEL-Webster rushing td DEL-Webster 19-yd td run DEL-Webster rushing td DEL-Clemmons 6-yd td run DEL-Clemmons 50-yd td run DEL-Clemmons 38-yd td run

statistical leaders Rushing: Passing: Receiving:

GC-Cornelius 27-154 NEO-Robertson 18-46

Rushing:

GCNEO-

GC-Britto 13-36 ELS-Palmer 20-98-1

Passing:

GCNEO-

GC-Wylie 8-23-0-171 ELS-Wykle 9-18-2-145-1

Receiving:

GC-Sheehy 3-26 ELS-Sims 7-123-1

game summary After a slow start, Garden City broke open a 7-7 deadlock once Ronn Reynolds hit Ron German for a 28-yard touchdown to make it 14-7 in the third. Terry Cornelius added a one-yard touchdown run, and Reynolds zipped a 33-yard scoring toss to Erron Dillingham

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GCDEL-

Passing:

GC-Tuck Glasse 2-17-0-17-1 DEL-

Receiving:

GC-Patterson 1-9 DEL-

game summary

game summary In their second postseason game in school history, Garden City was completely outmatched. Ellsworth raced out to a 21-0 halftime lead. Quarterback Lee Wykle fired a 15-yard scoring strike to Jim Sallis to get the Panthers on the board in the first. Ellsworth added two more touchdowns in the second period: Wykle and Mike Reed both blasted in from a yard out, puting the Broncbusters in a three touchdown hole. Mike Palmer put Ellsworth up 28-0 in the third on a 34-yard sprint to the end zone, and Wykle lasered a 31-yard scoring strike to Dwight Sims, who caught a game-high seven balls for 123 yards. Garden City’s only two touchdowns of the afternoon came in the fourth on two Bill Wylie rushing touchdowns: one from eight yards; the other from inside the 1.

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The 1950 Broncbusters were defined by a stout running game and a powerful defense. But in the Little Sugar Bowl, neither did much to help their cause. Del Mar dominated every phase, sprinting out to a 28-0 halftime lead. Late in the second period, Garden City punter Duane Hays had his kick blocked, and Del Mar picked it up at the 6 yard line. On the very next play, Billy Clemmons blasted in from six yards out to give the Texans a four-touchdown advantage. Clemmons added a 50-yard touchdown run in the third and a 38-yard score in the final period.

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ALL-TIME RESULTS ED HALL ERA (1946)

Career Record: 3-3 (.500) 1946 (3-3) Dodge City......................................... L.................................................. 32-6 Pueblo................................................. L.................................................. 24-0 Pratt..................................................... W................................................13-12 Hays JV................................................ L................................................14-12 Panhandle......................................... W.....................................................7-0 Pratt..................................................... W.................................................. 20-7

BRYCE RODERICK ERA(1947) Career Record: 2-5 (.286)

1947 (2-5) Dodge City........................................ W.....................................................6-0 Pueblo................................................. L.................................................. 12-7 La Junta.............................................. W.................................................. 12-6 Hays JV................................................ L.................................................. 13-8 Panhandle.......................................... L.................................................. 40-6 Hutchinson........................................ L.................................................. 47-0 Pratt...................................................... L................................................20-14

ED BENDER ERA(1948-1949) Career Record: 2-13-2 (.118)

1948 (0-8-1) Pueblo................................................. L.....................................................7-6 McCook............................................... L.................................................. 24-6 Hays JV................................................ T.....................................................6-6 Lamar................................................... L................................................14-13 Dodge City......................................... L...............................................27013 Cowley................................................. L.................................................. 15-7 Butler................................................... L.................................................. 39-0 Pratt...................................................... L.................................................. 19-0 Hutchinson........................................ L.................................................. 69-0 1949 (2-5-1) Pueblo................................................. L.................................................. 28-0 McCook.............................................. W................................................14-12 Dodge City......................................... L.................................................. 25-6 Lamar................................................... T.....................................................6-6 Cowley................................................. L.................................................. 26-6 Hutchinson........................................ L.................................................. 47-0 Pratt..................................................... W................................................20-13 Butler................................................... L................................................65-13

JACK MORRIS ERA(1950-1955) Career Record: 31-26 (.544)

1950 (9-2; state champions) Pueblo................................................ W.................................................. 26-0 McCook.............................................. W.................................................. 32-6 Dodge City........................................ W.................................................. 13-7 Lamar.................................................. W................................................25-13 Cowley................................................ W................................................39-13 Hutchinson........................................ L.................................................. 27-6 La Junta.............................................. W.................................................. 53-7 Pratt..................................................... W.................................................. 25-6 Butler.................................................. W.................................................. 32-7 Coffeyville......................................... W.................................................. 10-9 Del Mar *............................................. L.................................................. 41-0 *Little Sugar Bowl Monroe, LA

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1951 (7-2-1) McCook.............................................. W.................................................. 21-8 Pueblo................................................ W................................................32-20 Butler................................................... T................................................14-14 Dodge City........................................ W.................................................. 21-0 Tonkawa............................................. W.................................................. 52-7 Hutchinson....................................... W.................................................. 12-0 Lamar.................................................. W.................................................. 47-6 Hays JV............................................... W.................................................. 38-6 Compton, CA..................................... L................................................32-12 Coffeyville.......................................... L................................................24-14

1957 (2-8) Independence................................. W................................................34-19 Cowley................................................. L.................................................. 14-0 Pratt...................................................... L.................................................. 14-6 Dodge City......................................... L................................................61-13 Phoenix............................................... L................................................25-13 NEO....................................................... L.................................................. 48-0 Hutchinson....................................... W................................................33-26 Butler................................................... L................................................13-12 Coffeyville.......................................... L.................................................. 37-0 Parsons................................................ L.................................................. 26-7

1952 (2-7-1) La Junta.............................................. W.................................................. 18-6 Cowley................................................. L.................................................. 13-7 Butler................................................... L.................................................. 21-7 Dodge City......................................... L................................................31-30 Tonkawa.............................................. T.....................................................7-7 McCook............................................... L.................................................. 32-7 Hutchinson........................................ L................................................40-28 Independence................................. W.................................................. 61-0 Coffeyville.......................................... L................................................31-14 Compton............................................ L.................................................. 38-0

1958 (3-8) Alumni................................................ W.................................................. 13-0 Independence.................................. L.................................................. 26-7 Cowley................................................. L................................................26-19 Pratt...................................................... L.................................................. 19-7 Dodge City......................................... L................................................33-19 Pueblo................................................. L................................................38-13 NEO....................................................... L................................................40-13 Hutchinson....................................... W................................................20-14 Butler................................................... L................................................38-19 Coffeyville.......................................... L................................................21-19 Parsons............................................... W................................................26-20

1953 (2-7-1) Cowley................................................. L.................................................. 13-7 Wichita St. Fr...................................... L.................................................. 13-7 Dodge City......................................... L.................................................. 13-7 Phoenix.............................................. W................................................25-13 Independence.................................. L................................................20-14 Hutchinson........................................ L................................................25-20 Butler................................................... T................................................21-21 Coffeyville.......................................... L.................................................. 18-6 McCook............................................... L................................................39-13 1954 (3-7) Cowley................................................. L.................................................. 28-0 NEO....................................................... L................................................32-13 Dodge City......................................... L................................................22-19 Trinidad............................................... L................................................51-26 Phoenix............................................... L.................................................. 40-6 Hutchinson....................................... W................................................14-12 Butler.................................................. W................................................41-26 Coffeyville.......................................... L................................................28-19 Parsons............................................... W.................................................. 74-6 Independence.................................. L.................................................. 12-6 1955 (8-1-1) Independence................................. W.................................................. 25-6 Cowley................................................. T................................................13-13 Pratt..................................................... W.................................................. 37-6 Dodge City........................................ W.................................................. 18-7 Bacone................................................ W.................................................. 28-0 Phoenix............................................... L................................................33-27 Hutchinson....................................... W................................................34-12 Butler.................................................. W................................................33-12 Coffeyville......................................... W.................................................. 19-0 Parsons............................................... W................................................55-19

JIM DUNCAN ERA(1956-1958) Career Record: 9-22 (.290)

1956 (4-6) Independence.................................. L................................................13-12 Cowley................................................ W.....................................................7-0 Pratt...................................................... L.................................................. 13-7 Dodge City......................................... L.................................................. 31-6 Emporia State.................................. W................................................33-26 Wichita St. FR..................................... L.................................................. 49-0 Hutchinson........................................ L.................................................. 34-6 Butler.................................................. W.................................................. 21-6 Coffeyville.......................................... L.................................................. 52-6 Parsons............................................... W.................................................. 12-0

LELAND KENDALL ERA(1959-1960) Career Record: 16-4 (.800)

1959 (8-2) Alumni................................................ W.................................................. 16-6 Independence.................................. L................................................35-13 Cowley................................................ W................................................21-13 Pratt..................................................... W.................................................. 37-6 Dodge City........................................ W.....................................................7-6 Pueblo................................................ W................................................19-14 Highland............................................ W.................................................. 26-8 Hutchinson....................................... W.................................................. 47-0 Butler.................................................. W.................................................. 38-6 Coffeyville.......................................... L.................................................. 19-6 Parsons............................................... W................................................46-13 1960 (8-2) Alumni................................................ W.................................................. 26-0 Independence.................................. L.................................................. 13-7 Cowley................................................ W.................................................. 13-7 Pratt..................................................... W.................................................. 13-6 Dodge City........................................ W................................................22-14 Roswell................................................ L................................................20-13 Highland............................................ W.................................................. 34-7 Hutchinson....................................... W.................................................. 48-0 Butler.................................................. W.................................................. 52-0 Coffeyville......................................... W.................................................. 46-6

HOMER SALTER ERA(1961-1966) Career Record: 20-40 (.333)

1961 (3-8) Independence................................. W.....................................................6-0 Cowley................................................. L.....................................................7-0 Pratt..................................................... W.............................................. Forfeit Dodge City......................................... L.................................................. 38-6 Wilburton........................................... L.................................................. 32-6 Roswell................................................ L.................................................. 35-0 Hutchinson........................................ L.................................................. 13-0 Butler................................................... L.................................................. 20-0 Coffeyville.......................................... L.................................................. 19-0 Parsons............................................... W.....................................................7-0

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ALL-TIME RESULTS 1962 (4-6) Independence.................................. L.................................................. 14-6 Cowley................................................. L................................................14-12 Career Record: 3-3 (.500) Pratt..................................................... W................................................19-14 Dodge City......................................... L.................................................. 14-6 Wilburton.......................................... W................................................20-13 Roswell................................................ L.................................................. 42-0 Hutchinson........................................ L.....................................................7-0 Butler.................................................. W.................................................. 49-7 Coffeyville.......................................... L................................................21-12 Parsons............................................... W................................................53-35 1963 (7-3) Independence................................. W.................................................. 46-0 Cowley................................................ W.................................................. 13-7 Pratt..................................................... W.................................................. 33-6 Dodge City........................................ W.................................................. 19-7 Fort Scott........................................... W................................................21-14 Roswell............................................... W.................................................. 19-7 Hutchinson....................................... W................................................20-13 Butler.................................................. W.................................................. 34-6 Coffeyville.......................................... L.................................................. 12-7 Parsons............................................... W.................................................. 40-0

1963 JERRY REGAN VS. PRATT

1966 (2-8) Independence.................................. L.................................................. 20-7 Cowley................................................ W................................................26-19 Pratt...................................................... L.................................................. 47-6 Dodge City......................................... L................................................18-16 Sterling, CO........................................ L................................................34-26 McCook............................................... L.................................................. 19-0 Hutchinson........................................ L.................................................. 33-0 Butler.................................................. W................................................33-12 Coffeyville.......................................... L................................................49-25 Fort Scott............................................ L................................................20-14

BOB RILEY ERA(1967) Career Record: 8-3 (.727)

Independence................................. W.................................................. 33-0 Cowley................................................ W................................................35-13 Pratt..................................................... W.................................................. 13-6 Dodge City........................................ W.....................................................6-0 Sterling, CO........................................ L................................................27-12 McCook.............................................. W.................................................. 14-9 Hutchinson....................................... W................................................27-21 Butler.................................................. W................................................34-13 Coffeyville......................................... W................................................35-27 Fort Scott............................................ L................................................19-18 Ellsworth*........................................... L................................................35-14 *Sterling Silver Bowl Sterling, KS

GEORGE WALSTAD ERA(1968-1974) Career Record: 38-28 (.576)

1968 (1-7-1) Independence.................................. L.................................................. 35-0 Cowley................................................. T.....................................................7-7 Pratt...................................................... L.................................................. 10-6 Dodge City......................................... L.................................................. 39-7 McCook............................................... L.................................................. 39-0 Hutchinson........................................ L.................................................. 27-0 Butler.................................................. W................................................27-13 Coffeyville.......................................... L................................................46-28 Fort Scott............................................ L.................................................. 27-0

1964 (2-8) Independence.................................. L................................................17-13 Cowley................................................. L................................................26-19 Pratt..................................................... W................................................26-20 Dodge City......................................... L................................................27-13 Lawton................................................ L.................................................. 55-0 McCook............................................... L................................................46-20 Hutchinson........................................ L.................................................. 34-7 Butler.................................................. W.................................................. 18-0 Coffeyville.......................................... L.................................................. 28-6 Fort Scott............................................ L................................................41-19 1965 (2-7-1) Independence................................. W................................................13-12 Cowley................................................. L.................................................. 19-6 Pratt..................................................... W.................................................. 26-0 Dodge City......................................... L................................................27-13 Lawton................................................ L.................................................. 43-7 McCook............................................... L.................................................. 45-0 Hutchinson........................................ L.................................................. 23-0 Butler................................................... T.....................................................7-7 Coffeyville.......................................... L.................................................. 34-7 Fort Scott............................................ L................................................47-14

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1969 (3-7) Independence.................................. L................................................21-14 Cowley................................................ W.................................................. 14-6 Pratt..................................................... W.................................................. 13-7 Highland............................................. L.....................................................8-6 McCook............................................... L.................................................. 26-6 Trinidad............................................... L.................................................. 36-7 Hutchinson........................................ L.................................................. 45-0 Butler................................................... L.................................................. 28-6 Coffeyville......................................... W................................................34-13 1970 (7-3) Independence................................. W................................................49-15 Cowley................................................ W................................................28-10 Pratt..................................................... W.................................................. 27-7 Highland............................................ W.................................................. 51-6 Dodge City........................................ W................................................35-24 Trinidad............................................... L................................................27-20 Hutchinson........................................ L.................................................. 26-6 Butler.................................................. W.................................................. 21-0 Coffeyville......................................... W.................................................. 34-6 Fort Scott............................................ L................................................14-12 1971 (7-3) Independence................................. W.................................................. 40-6 Cowley................................................. L................................................27-26 Pratt..................................................... W.................................................. 10-7 Highland............................................ W.................................................. 57-7 Dodge City........................................ W................................................34-14 Fairbury............................................... L................................................28-20 Hutchinson....................................... W................................................28-20 Butler.................................................. W.................................................. 35-6 Coffeyville......................................... W................................................41-14 Fort Scott............................................ L................................................31-21 @GCCC_FOOTBALL 2020

1972 (7-3) Independence................................. W.................................................. 31-7 Cowley................................................. L................................................35-14 Pratt..................................................... W................................................36-30 Air Force JV........................................ L................................................42-14 Dodge City........................................ W................................................14-11 Fairbury.............................................. W................................................14-12 Hutchinson....................................... W................................................34-26 Coffeyville......................................... W.................................................. 21-3 Butler.................................................. W................................................42-21 Fort Scott............................................ L................................................40-14 1973 (6-3) Independence................................. W................................................47-13 Cowley................................................. L.................................................. 13-6 Pratt..................................................... W................................................20-14 Dodge City........................................ W.................................................. 31-7 Fairbury.............................................. W................................................20-12 Hutchinson........................................ L................................................23-10 Butler.................................................. W.................................................. 50-0 Coffeyville......................................... W................................................41-10 Fort Scott............................................ L................................................47-10 1974 (7-2) Independence................................. W................................................26-21 Cowley................................................ W.................................................. 28-7 Pratt..................................................... W.................................................. 24-0 New Mexico Military...................... W.................................................. 34-7 Dodge City......................................... L.....................................................3-0 Hutchinson........................................ L................................................20-14 Butler.................................................. W.................................................. 20-6 Coffeyville......................................... W................................................14-10 Fort Scott........................................... W.................................................. 13-9

MOE COTTER ERA(1975-1978) Career Record: 29-16 (.644)

1975 (6-5) N.D. State........................................... W................................................29-14 Independence................................. W.................................................. 22-0 Cowley................................................ W.................................................. 26-0 Pratt..................................................... W.................................................. 27-7 New Mexico Military....................... L.................................................. 32-7 Dodge City......................................... L................................................24-21 Air Force Prep................................... W.................................................. 21-7 Hutchinson........................................ L................................................17-14 Butler.................................................. W................................................22-13 Coffeyville.......................................... L................................................41-37 Fort Scott............................................ L................................................35-14 1976 (8-4) Highland............................................. L................................................21-19 Independence.................................. L................................................23-21 Cowley................................................ W.................................................. 35-0 Pratt..................................................... W................................................27-10 New Mexico Military...................... W.................................................. 23-8 Dodge City........................................ W.................................................. 14-0 Air Force Prep................................... W................................................40-12 Hutchinson....................................... W................................................24-20 Butler.................................................. W................................................40-10 Coffeyville.......................................... L.................................................. 38-0 Fort Scott............................................ L................................................31-16 NE Oklahoma*................................. W................................................28-13 *Beef Empire Bowl Garden City, KS 1977 (8-3-1) Highland............................................. L................................................33-18 Fort Scott........................................... W................................................53-28 Independence.................................. L.....................................................7-6 Cowley................................................ W.................................................. 51-7 Pratt..................................................... W................................................20-13 Air Force Prep.................................... L................................................16-14 Dodge City........................................ W................................................25-20 New Mexico Military...................... W................................................21-20 Hutchinson....................................... W.................................................. 10-6 Butler.................................................. W.................................................. 35-7 Coffeyville......................................... W.................................................. 31-7 Scottsdale*......................................... T................................................15-15 BRONCBUSTER *Beef Empire Bowl GardenFOOTBALL City, KS

ALL-TIME RESULTS 1978 (7-4) Fort Scott............................................ L................................................13-12 L................................................41-26 Independence.................................. Career Record: 3-3 (.500) Cowley................................................ W.................................................. 10-3 Pratt..................................................... W................................................19-18 Air Force Prep................................... W.................................................. 30-6 Dodge City........................................ W................................................42-16 New Mexico Military...................... W................................................25-18 Hutchinson....................................... W.................................................. 18-0 Butler.................................................. W.................................................. 31-8 Coffeyville.......................................... L.................................................. 28-7 Ranger*............................................... L.................................................. 19-0 *Beef Empire Bowl Garden City, KS

RAY SEWALT ERA(1979-1980) Career Record: 14-6 (.700)

1979 (7-3) Fort Scott............................................ L................................................20-14 Independence................................. W................................................50-36 Cowley................................................ W................................................24-20 Pratt..................................................... W.................................................. 21-6 Air Force Prep................................... W................................................35-21 Dodge City........................................ W.................................................. 54-7 New Mexico Military....................... L................................................24-20 Hutchinson....................................... W.................................................. 24-7 Butler.................................................. W................................................47-21 Coffeyville.......................................... L.....................................................7-6 1980 (7-3) West Texas State JV........................ W................................................20-15 Independence................................. W.................................................. 30-8 Panhandle......................................... W.................................................. 21-6 Air Force Prep................................... W.................................................. 22-6 New Mexico Military...................... W................................................34-10 Texas Tech JV..................................... L.................................................. 19-0 NE Oklahoma.................................... L.................................................. 45-0 Adams State JV................................ W.................................................. 57-0 Colorado 76ers................................ W.................................................. 58-0 Highland............................................. L................................................30-20

RAY BRAUN ERA(1981) Career Record: 3-6 (.333)

1981 (3-6) Fort Scott............................................ L.................................................. 17-7 Hutchinson....................................... W................................................26-15 Pratt...................................................... L................................................23-10 Coffeyville.......................................... L................................................42-14 Dodge City........................................ W................................................30-14 New Mexico Military...................... W.................................................. 24-6 Independence.................................. L................................................27-20 Butler................................................... L.................................................. 48-8 Cowley................................................. L.....................................................9-0

HANK HETTWER ERA(1982-1985) Career Record: 9-25 (.265)

1982 (0-8-1) Fort Scott............................................ L................................................24-23 Hutchinson........................................ L.................................................. 41-8 Pratt...................................................... L................................................30-28 Coffeyville.......................................... L.................................................. 61-7 Dodge City......................................... L................................................55-20 NE Oklahoma.................................... L.................................................. 41-7 Independence.................................. T................................................14-14 Butler................................................... L................................................33-20 Cowley................................................. L................................................28-21

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1983 (2-7) Fort Scott........................................... W................................................41-20 Hutchinson........................................ L.................................................. 14-0 Pratt...................................................... L................................................31-17 Coffeyville.......................................... L................................................54-17 Dodge City......................................... L................................................40-14 Air Force Prep................................... W................................................34-33 Independence.................................. L................................................33-14 Butler................................................... L.................................................. 45-0 Cowley................................................. L................................................28-24 1984 (4-5) Hutchinson........................................ L................................................19-14 Pratt...................................................... L.....................................................7-6 Coffeyville.......................................... L.................................................. 51-0 Dodge City......................................... L.................................................. 28-0 Air Force Prep................................... W................................................20-12 Independence................................. W................................................55-52 Butler................................................... L.................................................. 54-7 Haskell................................................ W................................................34-27 Fort Scott........................................... W.................................................. 20-7 1985 (3-6) Hutchinson........................................ L................................................42-14 Pratt...................................................... L................................................19-16 Coffeyville.......................................... L.................................................. 22-6 Dodge City......................................... L.................................................. 35-6 Air Force Prep................................... W................................................24-16 Independence.................................. L................................................28-10 Butler................................................... L.................................................. 29-7 Haskell................................................ W.................................................. 48-0 Fort Scott........................................... W................................................44-21

1989 (10-2) NE Oklahoma.................................... L.................................................. 21-0 Dodge City........................................ W.................................................. 26-8 Coffeyville......................................... W.................................................. 10-7 Butler.................................................. W................................................31-27 Hutchinson....................................... W................................................41-14 Air Force Prep................................... W.................................................. 44-6 Independence................................. W.................................................21=3 Dodge City........................................ W................................................27-20 Fort Scott........................................... W................................................50-15 Independence+.............................. W.................................................. 53-3 Butler+................................................. L................................................28-20 Ricks*.................................................. W................................................19-17 +Region VI Playoffs *Centennial Bowl Pocatello, ID 1990 (8-3) Panhandle......................................... W................................................42-13 Dodge City........................................ W................................................41-21 Coffeyville.......................................... L.................................................. 27-7 Butler.................................................. W................................................18-13 Hutchinson....................................... W.................................................. 49-0 Air Force Prep.................................... L................................................42-33 Independence................................. W................................................36-19 Dodge City........................................ W................................................32-26 Fort Scott........................................... W.................................................. 28-3 Butler+................................................. L................................................28-20 Ricks*.................................................. W................................................29-17 +Region VI Playoffs *Centennial Bowl Pocatello, ID

1990 DERRICK CLARK VS. INDY

BRIAN MCNEELEY ERA(1986-1991) Career Record: 43-22 (.662)

1986 (3-6) Hutchinson....................................... W................................................22-15 Pratt...................................................... L................................................43-42 Coffeyville.......................................... L................................................20-14 Dodge City......................................... L................................................19-13 Air Force Prep................................... W................................................23-17 Independence.................................. L.....................................................9-6 Butler................................................... L................................................31-18 Highland............................................ W.................................................. 42-6 Fort Scott............................................ L................................................27-24 1987 (7-4) Hutchinson....................................... W................................................20-19 Panhandle......................................... W.................................................. 47-7 Coffeyville.......................................... L.................................................. 38-7 Dodge City........................................ W................................................31-20 Air Force Prep................................... W.................................................. 40-7 Independence.................................. L................................................27-23 Butler................................................... L................................................25-20 Highland............................................ W.................................................. 34-7 Fort Scott........................................... W.................................................. 36-7 Independence+.............................. W.................................................. 10-7 Butler................................................... L................................................17-16 +Region VI Playoffs 1988 (7-4) Air Force Prep .................................. W................................................48-16 NE Oklahoma.................................... L.................................................. 17-6 Dodge City........................................ W.................................................. 21-0 Butler.................................................. W................................................31-22 Hutchinson........................................ L................................................24-16 Highland............................................ W.................................................. 35-7 Independence................................. W................................................35-18 Coffeyville.......................................... L................................................35-10 Fort Scott............................................ L.................................................. 35-9 Independence+.............................. W................................................25-14 Coffeyville+....................................... W................................................21-16 +Region VI Playoffs

1991 (8-3-1) Navarro................................................ L................................................17-10 Colorado State JV........................... W................................................30-25 Butler.................................................. W.................................................. 36-0 Hutchinson....................................... W.................................................. 34-3 Air Force Prep................................... W................................................62-28 Independence................................. W.................................................. 21-7 Dodge City........................................ W.................................................. 14-7 Fort Scott............................................ L................................................42-34 Coffeyville.......................................... T................................................14-14 Fort Scott+........................................ W.................................................. 21-7 Coffeyville+....................................... W................................................25-20 Ricks*................................................... L................................................42-39 +Region VI Playoffs *Centennial Bowl Pocatello, ID

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ALL-TIME RESULTS JEFF LEIKER ERA(1992-1995) Career Record: 3-3 (.500) 33-11 (.750)

JIM GUSH ERA(1996-1998) Career Record: 29-7 (.806)

1992 (9-3; region champs) Navarro................................................ L.................................................. 44-6 Butler.................................................. W................................................24-23 Hutchinson....................................... W................................................34-19 Air Force Prep................................... W.................................................. 28-7 Independence................................. W................................................32-30 Dodge City........................................ W.................................................. 13-0 Fort Scott............................................ L.................................................. 27-7 Coffeyville.......................................... L................................................19-17 Butler+................................................ W.................................................. 37-7 Fort Scott+........................................ W................................................21-14 Coffeyville+....................................... W.................................................. 26-0 Itawamba*........................................ W................................................12-10 +Region VI Playoffs *Mineral Water Bowl Excelsior, MO

(10-2, region runner-up; Real Dairy Bowl Champs) Fort Scott........................................... W.................................................. 24-0 Hutchinson........................................ L................................................39-25 Hardon Simmons JV...................... W.................................................. 29-0 Highland............................................ W.................................................. 58-2 Dodge City........................................ W................................................72-14 Butler.................................................. W................................................34-23 Independence................................. W.................................................. 50-7 Coffeyville......................................... W................................................28-12 Dodge City+..................................... W.................................................. 54-0 Hutchinson+.................................... W................................................42-19 Coffeyville+........................................ L................................................42-35 Ricks*.................................................. W................................................42-35 +Region VI Playoffs *Real Dairy Bowl Pocatello, ID

1993 (5-5) NE Oklahoma.................................... L................................................31-21 Fort Scott............................................ L................................................27-17 Butler................................................... L.................................................. 24-6 Air Force Prep................................... W................................................17-10 Independence................................. W.................................................. 28-7 Coffeyville......................................... W................................................28-13 Dodge City........................................ W................................................36-17 Hutchinson........................................ L.................................................. 26-9 Fort Scott+........................................ W................................................14-10 Coffeyville+........................................ L.................................................. 30-3 +Region VI Playoffs

1997 (10-2, region champs; National Runner-Up) Fort Scott........................................... W.................................................. 59-0 Hutchinson....................................... W................................................45-14 Air Force Prep................................... W................................................57-21 Highland............................................ W.................................................. 67-7 Dodge City........................................ W.................................................. 57-6 Butler.................................................. W................................................56-32 Independence................................. W................................................13-10 Coffeyville.......................................... L................................................41-13 Dodge City+..................................... W................................................37-16 Hutchinson+.................................... W.................................................. 26-2 Coffeyville+....................................... W................................................31-30 Trinity Valley*.................................... L................................................48-13 +Region VI Playoffs *Red River Bowl-National Championship Game Bedford, TX

1994 (10-1; conference champs; region champs) Dodge City........................................ W.................................................. 41-0 Fort Scott........................................... W................................................38-21 Butler.................................................. W................................................39-12 Air Force Prep................................... W................................................45-12 Independence................................. W.................................................. 41-0 Coffeyville......................................... W................................................44-26 Dodge City........................................ W.................................................. 38-7 Hutchinson....................................... W................................................58-14 Independence+.............................. W.................................................. 33-3 Hutchinson+.................................... W................................................49-26 Dixie State*........................................ L................................................26-21 +Region VI Playoffs *Dixie Rotary Bowl St. George, UT 1995 (9-2) Dodge City........................................ W................................................37-26 Hutchinson....................................... W................................................22-14 Fort Scott........................................... W................................................22-21 Air Force Prep................................... W................................................43-13 Dodge City........................................ W.................................................. 44-6 Butler.................................................. W.................................................. 58-7 Independence................................. W................................................59-28 Coffeyville.......................................... L................................................26-14 Fort Scott+........................................ W................................................35-16 Hutchinson+..................................... L................................................34-22 Glendale*........................................... W................................................26-24 +Region VI Playoffs *Valley of the Sun Bowl Glendale, AZ

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2000 (11-1; region champs; National Runner-Up) Fort Scott........................................... W................................................42-17 Hutchinson....................................... W.................................................. 24-0 Air Force Prep................................... W.................................................. 68-3 Highland............................................ W................................................66-10 Independence................................. W.................................................. 55-8 Dodge City........................................ W.................................................. 37-0 Butler.................................................. W................................................20-12 Coffeyville......................................... W.................................................. 20-7 Independence+.............................. W.................................................. 43-0 Hutchinson+.................................... W.................................................. 42-0 Butler+............................................ W4OT............................................23-17 Glendale*............................................ L................................................13-10 +Region VI Playoffs *Valley of Sun Bowl-National Championship Game Glendale, AZ

1998 (9-3) Fort Scott........................................... W.................................................. 15-0 Hutchinson....................................... W.................................................. 41-0 Air Force Prep................................... W.................................................. 20-3 Highland............................................ W.................................................. 19-7 Dodge City........................................ W................................................18-16 Butler................................................... L................................................30-15 Independence.................................. L................................................25-15 Coffeyville......................................... W................................................28-13 Dodge City........................................ W.................................................. 19-0 Butler+................................................ W................................................24-13 Coffeyville+........................................ L.....................................................7-0 Mesa*.................................................. W................................................17-14 +Region VI Playoffs *Valley of Sun Bowl Mesa, AZ

BOB LARSON ERA(1999-2004) Career Record: 46-18 (.719)

1999 (10-2) Fort Scott........................................... W................................................63-13 Hutchinson....................................... W.................................................. 32-3 Air Force Prep................................... W................................................58-24 Highland............................................ W.................................................. 75-7 Dodge City........................................ W................................................56-12 Butler.................................................. W................................................44-38 Independence................................. W.................................................. 70-7 Coffeyville......................................... W................................................43-28 Independence+.............................. W................................................57-15 Coffeyville+....................................... W................................................57-15 Butler+................................................. L................................................37-34 Ricks*................................................... L................................................59-26 +Region VI Playoffs *Real Dairy Bowl Pocatello, ID

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ALL-TIME RESULTS 2001 (9-2) Dodge City........................................ W................................................31-12 Coffeyville......................................... W................................................48-34 Career Record: 3-3 (.500) Butler.................................................. W.................................................. 14-7 Independence................................. W.................................................. 59-7 Fort Scott............................................ L................................................24-17 Highland............................................ W................................................59-13 Hutchinson....................................... W.................................................. 31-6 Independence+.............................. W.................................................. 72-9 Hutchinson+.................................... W.................................................. 45-7 Butler+................................................. L................................................15-14 Scottsdale*........................................ W................................................39-31 +Region VI Playoffs *Valley of Sun Bowl Scottsdale, AZ

2006 (6-4) Trinity Valley..................................... W................................................21-17 Butler................................................... L.................................................. 29-7 Dodge City........................................ W.................................................. 31-7 Hutchinson....................................... W.................................................. 35-9 Highland............................................ W................................................21-17 Independence................................. W................................................24-14 Air Force Prep................................... W.................................................. 29-6 Coffeyville.......................................... L................................................24-20 Fort Scott............................................ L.................................................. 34-7 Butler+................................................. L.................................................. 42-7 +Region VI Playoffs

2002 (7-4) Dodge City........................................ W................................................20-12 Coffeyville.......................................... L.................................................. 19-6 Air Force Prep................................... W.................................................. 28-9 Butler................................................... L.................................................. 19-7 Independence................................. W................................................46-14 Fort Scott........................................... W................................................34-19 Highland............................................ W................................................70-14 Hutchinson....................................... W................................................42-14 Highland+......................................... W.................................................. 36-7 Coffeyville+........................................ L................................................41-20 Glendale*............................................ L................................................46-42 +Region VI Playoffs *Valley of Sun Bowl Glendale, AZ

Career Record: 20-18 (.526)

2003 (5-5) Dodge City........................................ W................................................21-19 Coffeyville.......................................... L.................................................. 23-7 Air Force Prep.................................... L................................................24-14 Butler................................................... L................................................34-24 Independence................................. W.................................................. 37-7 Fort Scott........................................... W................................................38-14 Highland............................................ W................................................48-13 Hutchinson........................................ L................................................24-12 Fort Scott+........................................ W................................................63-28 Butler+................................................. L................................................35-28 +Region VI Playoffs 2004 (6-4) Dodge City........................................ W................................................27-17 Coffeyville.......................................... L................................................41-13 Cisco.................................................... W................................................37-14 Butler................................................... L................................................32-24 Independence................................. W.................................................. 61-7 Fort Scott........................................... W.................................................. 55-7 Highland............................................ W................................................71-21 Hutchinson........................................ L................................................28-21 Dodge City+..................................... W................................................35-21 Butler+................................................. L.................................................. 33-8 +Region VI Playoffs

JJ ECKERT ERA(2005-2006) Career Record: 13-8 (.619)

2005 (7-4) Fort Scott........................................... W................................................21-13 Independence................................. W.................................................. 30-0 Cisco..................................................... L................................................22-19 Butler................................................... L................................................62-31 Dodge City........................................ W................................................30-22 Highland............................................ W................................................71-27 Coffeyville......................................... W................................................25-21 Hutchinson....................................... W................................................50-14 Highland+......................................... W.................................................. 49-7 Coffeyville+........................................ L................................................40-26 Dixie State*........................................ L................................................35-31 +Region VI Playoffs *Dixie Rotary Bowl St. George, UT

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LUCAS ASLIN ERA(2007-2010)

2007 (7-3) Trinity Valley..................................... W................................................28-19 Butler................................................... L.................................................. 31-0 Dodge City........................................ W................................................21-14 Hutchinson....................................... W................................................31-10 Highland............................................ W.................................................. 46-3 Independence................................. W................................................34-13 Air Force Prep................................... W................................................22-15 Coffeyville......................................... W.................................................. 19-7 Fort Scott............................................ L................................................24-20 Fort Scott+......................................... L................................................55-28 +Region VI Playoffs

JEFF TATUM ERA(2011-2012) Career Record: 9-11 (.450)

2011 (2-7) NE Oklahoma.................................... L................................................26-20 Highland............................................ W.................................................. 14-0 Coffeyville.......................................... L.................................................. 45-7 Fort Scott............................................ L................................................14-12 Air Force Prep.................................... L................................................38-34 Butler................................................... L.................................................. 37-0 Hutchinson........................................ L................................................54-12 Dodge City......................................... L................................................22-14 Independence................................. W................................................44-37 2012 (7-4) Independence................................. W................................................56-49 Cisco.................................................... W................................................24-19 Hutchinson........................................ L................................................63-49 Air Force Prep................................... W................................................47-21 Fort Scott........................................... W................................................42-13 Butler................................................... L................................................84-13 Highland............................................ W................................................28-17 Dodge City........................................ W................................................28-17 Coffeyville.......................................... L................................................54-47 Butler+................................................. L................................................58-17 Copiah-lincoln*............................... W................................................31-29

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2008 (6-4) Cisco.................................................... W................................................27-14 Butler................................................... L................................................34-29 Air Force Prep................................... W.................................................. 30-7 Fort Scott............................................ L................................................31-24 Independence................................. W................................................23-15 Coffeyville.......................................WOT.............................................27-20 Highland............................................ W................................................37-10 Dodge City........................................ W................................................53-34 Hutchinson........................................ L.................................................. 17-0 Butler+................................................. L................................................24-19 +Region VI Playoffs 2009 (4-5) Cisco.................................................... W.................................................. 19-7 Air Force Prep.................................... L................................................20-13 Butler................................................... L.................................................. 17-0 Fort Scott............................................ L................................................45-35 Independence................................. W.................................................. 30-7 Coffeyville.......................................... L.................................................. 35-0 Highland............................................ W.................................................. 45-0 Dodge City........................................ W.................................................. 46-0 Hutchinson........................................ L................................................55-14 2010 (3-6) NE Oklahoma................................... W................................................32-23 Highland............................................. L................................................22-17 Coffeyville.......................................... L.................................................. 31-2 Fort Scott........................................... W................................................16-13 Air Force Prep.................................... L................................................26-14 Butler................................................... L................................................35-12 Hutchinson........................................ L.................................................. 27-3 Dodge City........................................ W.................................................. 29-3 Independence.................................. L.................................................. 10-6

MATT MILLER ERA(2013-2014) Career Record: 6-14 (.300)

2013 (2-8) Independence.............................Forfeit............................................. 67-0 Cisco................................................Forfeit...........................................35-21 Hutchinson........................................ L................................................34-24 Air Force Prep...............................Forfeit...........................................35-34 Fort Scott........................................... W................................................33-14 Butler................................................... L................................................20-10 Highland............................................. L................................................20-17 Dodge City........................................ W................................................41-22 Coffeyville.......................................... L................................................37-34 Tyler*.................................................... L................................................47-21 *Capital of Kansas Bowl Pittsburg, KS 2014 (4-6) Highland............................................ W................................................29-26 Dodge City......................................... L................................................41-21 Ellsworth............................................ W................................................36-30 Independence................................. W................................................41-14 Iowa Western.................................... L.................................................. 45-3 Hutchinson........................................ L................................................44-14 Fort Scott............................................ L................................................32-28 Butler................................................... L.................................................. 56-6 Iowa Central..................................... W.................................................. 13-7 Coffeyville.......................................... L................................................84-21

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ALL-TIME RESULTS JEFF SIMS ERA(2015-2018) Career Record: 3-3 (.500) 33-13 (.717)

Coffeyville......................................... W................................................58-14 Hutchinson....................................... W................................................20-19 Butler................................................... L................................................34-27

2015 (3-8) Highland............................................ W................................................36-28 Dodge City......................................... L................................................40-35 Ellsworth............................................. L................................................38-14 Air Force Prep.................................... L................................................25-22 Independence.................................. L.................................................. 20-7 Iowa Western.................................... L.................................................. 20-7 Hutchinson........................................ L................................................49-14 Fort Scott............................................ L................................................36-20 Butler.................................................. W................................................25-20 Iowa Central..................................... W................................................54-12 Coffeyville.......................................... L................................................42-33 2016 (11-0; National Champs) Ellsworth............................................ W.................................................. 30-7 Highland............................................ W.................................................. 13-7 Independence................................. W.................................................. 25-7 Hutchinson....................................... W................................................16-14 Butler.................................................. W.................................................. 43-0 Iowa Western................................... W................................................27-17 Coffeyville......................................... W................................................39-13 Dodge City........................................ W.................................................. 36-7 Iowa Central..................................... W.................................................. 35-0 Fort Scott........................................... W.................................................. 27-6 Arizona Western*............................ W................................................25-22 *El Toro Bowl-National Championship Game Yuma, AZ 2017 (8-4) Ellsworth............................................ W.................................................. 31-7 Highland............................................ W................................................27-23 Independence.................................. L................................................27-23 Hutchinson........................................ L................................................31-28 Butler.................................................. W................................................36-30 Coffeyville......................................... W................................................41-32 Iowa Western.................................... L................................................41-14 Dodge City........................................ W................................................41-14 Air Force Prep................................... W................................................29-20 Iowa Central..................................... W.................................................. 37-0 Fort Scott........................................... W.................................................. 69-0 Trinity Valley...................................... L................................................48-41 2018 (10-1; conference champs; National Runner-up) Dodge City........................................ W................................................52-24 Ellsworth............................................ W.................................................. 16-8 Independence................................. W................................................28-21 Iowa Western................................... W................................................16-13 Fort Scott........................................... W................................................57-17 Iowa Central..................................... W................................................44-14 Highland............................................ W................................................51-31 Coffeyville......................................... W................................................51-15 Hutchinson....................................... W................................................24-21 Butler.................................................. W................................................22-10 East Mississippi*............................... L.................................................. 10-9 *National Championship Game Pittsburg, KS

TOM MINNICK ERA

Career Record: 8-3 (.272)

2019 (8-3; 2nd place in conference) Snow.................................................... L................................................30-27 Dodge City........................................ W................................................42-22 Ellsworth............................................ W.................................................. 61-0 Independence.................................. L................................................31-28 Iowa Western................................... W................................................28-14 Fort Scott........................................... W................................................42-16 Iowa Central..................................... W................................................43-27 Highland............................................ W.................................................. 37-7

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NJCAA PLAYER OF THE YEAR • FRANK MURPHY

To say Jeremy Faulk came out of nowhere in 2015 may be the ultimate understatement. The Palatka, FL native was not heavily recruited out of Palatka High School. He had 71 tackles, three sacks and two fumbles his senior season, earning a spot in the Florida vs. Georgia All-Star Game. But it did little to attract Power-5 schools, so Faulk inked with Florida Atlantic, giving his commitment to then assistant coach Jeff Sims. “If I told you that Jeremy Faulk would be as good as he was in 2015, I’d be lying to you,” Sims said. “At Florida Atlantic, he couldn’t even get on the field. He just needed a chance.” He redshirted with the Owls in 2013; then was on the scout team a year later. That prompted a change in scenery for Faulk. And when Sims was let go after Carl Pelini was fired, the defensive lineman left the program. Then came November, 2014. Following a 3-8 campaign, Matt Miller was fired as Head Coach. A few weeks later, Sims was hired, setting up a reunion between a journeyman coach and an upstart defensive tackle. The marriage worked. And despite another 3-8 season, Faulk made the most of his opportunity. He recorded 10 or more tackles four times, including a season-high 13 vs. Air Force Prep and Iowa Western. In the Broncbusters week-nine upset of No. 1 Butler, Faulk registered eight tackles, 1.5 sacks and a pass breakup, closing the year with 87 stops, 17 for loss and three sacks. Once the season ended, Faulk signed with Baylor. But off-the-field issues that got Art Briles axed, had Faulk searching for another program. In August, 2016, Faulk returned to Garden City, spearheading one of the best defenses in Junior College history. He finished the year with 75 tackles and six sacks, pulverizing Hutchinson with 18 stops in week four, all while playing with a 102-degree fever. CAREER STATISTICS Year

Tackles

TFL

Sacks

Force fum

Fum Rec

Breakup

2015

18.5

2016

Totals

162

33.5

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2015

Jeremy Faulk

Frank Murphy’s path to Garden City was indeed a bumpy one. Growing up in Florida, Murphy signed as a wide receiver with Itawamba Community College in 1995. The following year, he transferred to Garden City and redshirted during the 1996 season. But in 1997, Murphy made a name for himself, becoming the most lethal weapon in the NJCAA. Murphy’s 15 carry, 212-yard performance during a 59-0 rout of Fort Scott in the season opener, definitely opened some eyes. A month later, his offensive antics were on full display, carrying 16 times for 225 yards and a touchdown in a 57-6 victory over rival Dodge City. It was all part of a resume that included six 100-yard rushing games. Murphy guided Garden City to the Jayhawk Conference Championship, which included a victory over Coffeyville in the Region VI title game, the same Red-Raven squad that had squashed the Broncbusters 41-13 a month earlier. The win propelled Garden City into their first-ever National Championship Game, falling to Trinity Valley 48-13. While the on-the-field accolades shined brightest, the final numbers are even more impressive considering what he was dealing with off-thefield. By season’s end, the sophomore tallied 1,370 rushing yards and 20 touchdowns. He caught 17 balls for 266 yards and returned two kickoffs for scores; the most eye-popping of which came vs. Hutchinson, where he raced 88 yards to the end zone in a 26-2 humiliation of the Blue Dragons. His most impressive feat though came vs. Highland, scoring six touchdowns in the first half. As a side note, Murphy did all of that even though a hamstring injury sideline him for Garden City’s postseason opener vs. Dodge City. Murphy eventually signed with Kansas State where he was a reserve running back, totaling 257 yards and five touchdowns in 1998. In 1999, he was second on the team with 541 yards on the ground and six scores. The following April, Murphy was taken in the sixth round of the 2000 NFL Drafty by the Chicago Bears. CAREER STATISTICS Year

Carries

Yards

TD’s

Rec YDS

Rec TD’s

KO TD

1997

210

1,370

266

Totals

210

1,370

266

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1994

NATIONAL AWARDS Chris

Windsor

The Broncbusters fell short of winning a National Championship, but they were ranked in the top five for most of the season. Windsor became the first Garden City quarterback since Rallegh Kelly in 1977 to be named a firstteam All-American. On New Year’s Eve, Windsor signed with Southern Mississippi over Kansas and Kansas State. In fact, he was close to signing with the Jayhawks before he left Lawrence to take one more official visit. When Windsor left the building, Kansas signed Northeastern Oklahoma quarterback Ben Rurtz. CAREER STATISTICS Year

NJCAA PLAYER OF THE YEAR • CHRIS WINDSOR

Comp

Att

Yards

TDs

INT

1994

148

235

2,252

Totals

148

235

2,252

Prior to his arrival in Garden City, Chris Windsor had already made headlines. In 1993, he led Jones County to a 9-2-1 record and an appearance in the Texas Junior College Shrine Bowl. But following the season, the dual-threat quarterback wanted a change of scenery. In February, 1994, Windsor transferred to Garden City, setting the stage for one of the greatest single-seasons in program history. In week one vs. Dodge City, Windsor showed off his efficiency, finishing 10-of-12 for 142 yards and three touchdowns in a 41-0 shutout. A few weeks later vs. Independence, he did it again, going 9-of-12 for 237 yards and two touchdowns. From that point on, Windsor was nearly unstoppable. He threw for 275 and three touchdowns in a win over powerhouse Coffeyville. He followed that up with a 17-of-28, 217-yard, four touchdown performance in a 38-7 victory over Dodge City and a 243-yard, five scoring toss game vs. Hutchinson. The five touchdowns still stands as the second most in a game in school history. With their 49-26 rout of Hutchinson in the Jayhawk Conference Championship Game, Windsor had done something no other quarterback at Garden City had ever done to that point-lead the Broncbusters to an undefeated season. But he had paid a price. Windsor was knocked out of the contest with a fractured jaw. But after getting it wired shut, he returned to throw for 156 yards and two touchdowns. Windsor’s only downfall during the 1994 season came in the Dixie Rotary Bowl vs. Dixie State, where he threw three interceptions in a 26-21 loss. It was only the second time all year he had tossed multiple picks in the same game (he threw two vs. Dodge City). Still, what Windsor accomplished that year was incredible. He threw for 2,252 yards, the third highest single-season total in program history. He completed 63 percent of his passes, and threw 24 touchdowns to only six interceptions, while the offense ranked second in the nation in yards per game (489). He was named the conference offensive player of the year and a first-team, NJCAA All-American, earning a spot amongst 11 finalists for National Player of the Year. Windsor eventually beat out six other quarterbacks including Donald Sellers from the National Champion Trinity Valley Cardinals and Daren Wilkinson from Ricks, who led the country with 3,104 yards and 31 touchdowns.

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Player Pos. Team K. Merriweather.......... LB................2nd Nymonta Doucoure... OL...............HM Ali Gaye.......................... DL...............HM Bam Olaseni................. OL...............1st Charles West................. RB................2nd Dedrick Mills................ RB................HM Howard Watkins.......... OL...............HM Nigel Kilby..................... TE................1st Jamie Tago.................... DL...............1st Mike Hughes................ DB...............1st Tra Minter...................... RB................2nd BJ Blount........................ DB...............HM Jeremy Faulk................ DL...............1st Brandon Snell.............. WR..............HM Brandon Snell.............. WR..............2nd Errol Clark...................... LB................HM Tyreek Hill...................... RB................2nd Nick Marshall............... QB...............2nd Chaz Nelson................. DE...............1st Mark Spaight................ LB................2nd Dontrell Johnson........ DB...............HM Eugene Smith.............. QB...............HM Cameron Kenney........ KR................1st Zach Roth...................... OL...............2nd JR Bryant........................ LB................HM Phil Loadholt................ OL...............1st Kevin Dixon.................. DT...............HM Derrick Raymer............ P..................HM Phil Loadholt................ OL...............1st Marcus Cross................ RB................HM Luke Dreiling................ K..................1st Rodney Allen................ DT...............1st Luke Dreiling................ K..................1st DJ Johnson................... DT...............1st Andre Hall..................... RB................HM Marcus West................. LB................HM Cullen Homolka.......... FB................HM Corey Reddick.............. DB...............HM Shawn Steiner............. OL...............1st Lance Carson............... OL...............HM Derrick Pope................. LB................1st Clint Werth.................... OL...............2nd Berin Lacevic................ K..................2nd Korey Banks.................. DB...............HM Jon Hawk....................... OL...............HM Jared Packard............... OL...............1st Henry Bryant................ DE...............1st Corey Jenkins............... QB...............2nd Clint Werth.................... OL...............1st Roger Ross.................... WR..............HM John Culp...................... DT...............HM Ervin Holloman........... DT...............1st Jeremie Frazier............ TE................HM Corey Jenkins............... QB...............HM C.J. Jones....................... WR..............2nd Travis Schwartz........... LB................1st Roger Ross.................... WR..............HM Hamlin Milligan........... DB...............1st Cliff Holloman.............. DT...............1st Ashante Woodyard.... DB...............HM OPPORTUNITY USA

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Mike Love...................... OL...............2nd Matt Lehning............... DB...............HM Frank Murphy.............. RB................1st Deone Horinek............ P/K..............HM Tyson Wilson................ RB................2nd Kevin Brooks................ DB...............1st Jeff Kelly......................... LB................1st Darnell McDonald...... WR..............2nd Andy Dupont............... OL...............2nd Tywone Kingsby......... RB................2nd Rodney Artmore......... DB...............1st Mino Marroquin.......... OL...............2nd Corey Terry.................... DE...............HM Mike Ruddle................. TE................HM Jabbar Threats............. DE...............HM Eric Janeau.................... OL...............2nd Corey Dillon.................. RB................1st Chris Windsor............... QB...............1st Ray Eagle....................... DT...............1st Perez Davis................... OL...............HM James Elliott................. RB................HM Marcus Phillips............ DE...............HM Eric Alford...................... WR..............HM Damon Pauge.............. LB................1st Mike James................... DB...............2nd Kevin Bouie................... RB................1st Dart Frost...................... LB................1st Chance Rudzik............. DT...............2nd Mike Bryan.................... OL...............1st Brent Venables............ LB................1st Kevin Bouie................... RB................1st Kelly Rush...................... DE...............HM Gerald Benton............. WR..............HM Gerald Dixon................ LB................1st Gerald Benton............. WR..............HM Fred Petty...................... DT...............HM Danny Daniels............. DB...............HM Charles Lister............... FB................HM Michael Fox.................. DE...............1st Melvin Evans................ DT...............HM John Clark..................... LB................HM Demetrius Hill.............. DT...............1st Shawn Massey............. RB................HM Robert Bailey................ WR..............2nd Kelly Stouffer................ QB...............HM Keith Walters................ DT...............2nd Keith Hall....................... DL...............HM Mike Jensen.................. OL...............2nd Greg Jennings............. LB................2nd Glen Buggs................... RB................2nd Dwayne Crutchfield.. RB................1st Bruce Campbell........... OL...............1st Raleigh Kelly................. QB...............1st Mike Friede................... WR..............HM Darrell Oakley.............. DL...............2nd Willis Tompkins........... OL...............HM Robert Robertson....... RB................1st Tim Strack..................... LB................HM Phil Miller...................... QB...............HM Ricky Kelly..................... RB................1st Gracen Guice................ DB...............HM

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Clifton Payne................ OL...............1st Charles Peal.................. OL...............2nd Ricky Kelly..................... RB................HM Clifton Payne................ OL...............2nd Mike Hake..................... OL...............HM Clyde Russell................ RB................1st Earl Wilson.................... DT...............2nd Clyde Russell................ RB................1st Bill Bryan........................ OL...............HM Ricky Kelly..................... RB................HM Leland McGraw........... LB................HM Roy Humphrey............ LB................1st Jim Paul.......................... TE................HM Jerry Hughes................ TE................2nd Doyle McGraw............. DT...............2nd Jerry Reagan................ QB...............HM Rich Wilbur.................... OL...............HM Chuck Jones................. FB................2nd Ken Esposito................. OL...............HM Fred Watts..................... QB...............HM Tony Pontillo................ FB................1st Don Bishop................... WR..............HM

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Gabriel Luyanda.......... LB................2nd Delshawn Phillips....... LB................HM Lonnie Johnson.......... DB...............2nd Trayvonne Blake......... DB...............1st Brandon Snell.............. WR..............1st Anfeney Turner............ OL...............HM Matt McDonald........... RB................HM Ben Harper.................... DL...............HM Alex Neuschaefer....... LB................2nd Sam Green.................... DB...............HM Brandon Snell.............. WR..............1st Tyreek Hill...................... RB................HM Dontavious Blair......... OL...............1st Colby Hamel................. OL...............HM Ralphael Bernard........ DL...............HM Dondre Elvoid.............. DL...............HM Errol Clarke................... LB................1st D’Vonta Derricot......... LB................1st Tim Hill........................... DB...............HM Wonderful Terry.......... DB...............HM Sam Green.................... DB...............HM MaKail Grace................ DB...............HM Tyreek Hill...................... KR................2nd Tyler Peterson.............. K..................1st Rod Coleman............... WR..............1st Darryl Williams............ OL...............1st Nick Marshall............... QB...............1st Tyreek Hill...................... KR................1st Rilee Spresser............... P..................1st Tyreek Hill...................... RB................2nd Adam Weber................ FB................2nd Dillon Salmans............ OL...............2nd Jamal Tyler.................... RB................2nd Kitray Solomon............ DE...............2nd Tyler Peterson.............. K..................HM Chaz Nelson................. DE...............1st Charles Payne.............. WR..............2nd Kenny Cook.................. WR..............HM Clem Fellhoelster........ OL...............HM Kitray Solomon............ DE...............HM Deilouse Jackson........ LB................HM Rilee Spresser............... P..................HM Mark Spaight................ LB................1st T.J. Johnson.................. WR..............2nd Stoney Jackson........... OL...............2nd Chris Wilson.................. OL...............2nd Maurice Couch............ DL...............2nd Terry Perkins................. DL...............2nd Corey Johnson............. WR..............HM Chaz Nelson................. DE...............HM Nate Davis..................... LB................HM Korey Jones.................. LB................HM Avonte Jones............... WR..............1st Dontrell Johnson........ DB...............1st Corey Johnson............. KR................1st Corey Johnson............. WR..............2nd T.J. Hawkins.................. OL...............2nd Terry Vaughn................ DL...............2nd Taylor Elder................... DB...............2nd Chase Bieberle............. RB................HM Korey Jones.................. LB................HM @GCCC_FOOTBALL

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Derek Jonas.................. P..................HM Cameron Kenney........ WR..............1st Ray Carter...................... OL...............1st Eugene Smith.............. QB...............1st Terry Vaughn................ DL...............2nd Andre Jones................. WR..............HM Cameron Horesky....... WR..............HM Marcus Cane................. OL...............HM Brad Youngers............. OL...............HM Ryan Smith................... RB................HM Aaron Anderson......... LB................HM J.J. Williams................... LB................HM Jarrett Hernandez...... LB................HM Cameron Kenney........ KR................HM Wes Martin.................... TE................1st Cameron Kenney........ WR..............1st Zach Roth...................... OL...............1st Byron Jones.................. OL...............1st JR Bryant........................ LB................1st Cameron Kenney........ KR................1st Cameron Kenney........ P..................1st Chris Barry..................... OL...............2nd Eugene Smith.............. QB...............2nd Demetrious WarmbleDB...............2nd Kelcey Wilson............... OL...............HM Maurice Greer.............. RB................HM Demarcus Cleveland.DL...............HM Aaron anderson.......... LB................HM Demarcus Robertson.DB...............HM Hiram Atwater............. DB...............HM Cameron Kenney........ K..................HM Phil Loadholt................ OL...............1st Sean Setzer................... QB...............2nd J.J. Ford........................... TE................2nd Jeff Blanchard.............. RB................HM Michael Choate........... WR..............HM Adam Conway............. WR..............HM

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Daniel Mize................... OL...............HM Kevin Dixon.................. DL...............1st J.R. Bryant...................... LB................1st Dee Brown.................... DB...............1st Oga Faumui.................. DL...............2nd Shurkee Barfield......... DL...............HM Ronald Neloms............ LB................HM Rock Dennis................. DB...............HM Derrick Raymer............ DB...............HM Derrick Raymer............ P..................HM Marcus Cross................ RB................1st Phil Loadholt................ OL...............1st Rod Windsor................. QB...............2nd Mike Jardin................... WR..............2nd Erik Thomas.................. OL...............2nd J.J. Ford........................... TE................HM Damian Atkins............. WR..............HM Damian Tudor.............. OL...............HM Blake Alexander.......... FB................HM Marcus Pittman........... DL...............1st Garrett Brinkmeyer.... DB...............HM Joe Dvorak.................... LB................HM Damain Brackenbury.LB................HM Anthony Kilby.............. OL...............1st Brian Bailey................... OL...............1st Alfonso Caballero....... OL...............2nd Jermaine Barnett........ RB................2nd Donald Raymere......... WR..............HM Damian Tudor.............. OL...............HM Aaron Lockhart........... OL...............HM Chris Nelson................. QB...............HM Rodney Allen................ DL...............1st Alvin Bowen................. LB................1st Othelus Swift............... DB...............1st Wayne Wilder............... DL...............2nd Terry Washington....... DB...............2nd Ryan Friedrichs............ DL...............HM Matt Foster................... LB................HM Clayton Cox.................. LB................HM Justin McKinney.......... DB...............HM Grant Stevenson......... P..................1st Luke Dreiling................ K..................1st Andre Hall..................... RB................1st Chris Ricard................... FB................1st Bo Greer......................... OL...............2nd Jason Stithem.............. TE................HM Yamon Figurs............... WR..............HM Darko Skavo................. OL...............HM Seth Rolfs...................... OL...............HM Rodney Allen................ DL...............1st LaDrelle Bryant............ LB................2nd Todd Foster................... LB................HM Terry Washington....... DB...............HM Dominic Dingle........... DB...............HM Grant Stephenson...... P..................2nd Josh Slater..................... K..................HM Cullen Homolka.......... FB................1st Kenyada Tatum........... WR..............2nd Casey Carr..................... OL...............HM Chris Neihouse............ OL...............HM Andrew Harris.............. QB...............HM OPPORTUNITY USA

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Corey Reddick.............. DB...............1st Marcus West................. LB................2nd Ced Williams................. DB...............2nd Kevin James.................. DL...............HM Kenyada Tatum........... KR................HM K.J. Harris....................... KR................HM Jeremy Johnson.......... TE................HM Clint Werth.................... OL...............1st Jon Hawk....................... OL...............1st Jordan Lang.................. OL...............2nd Shawn Steiner............. OL...............1st Kyle Barkley.................. QB...............HM K.J. Harris....................... RB................2nd Lance Carson............... DL...............1st Gabe Nyenhuis............ DL...............2nd James Jackson............. DL...............2nd Derrick Pope................. LB................1st Marcus West................. LB................HM Wes Lundeen............... LB................HM Cedric Williams............ DB...............1st Luke Stone.................... DB...............2nd Kendall McVay............. DB...............HM Ken McNickle............... P..................1st Berin Lacevic................ K..................2nd C.J. Jones....................... WR..............1st Jon Hawk....................... OL...............1st Jared Packard............... OL...............1st Corey Jenkins............... QB...............1st Aaron Arnold............... OL...............2nd Henry Bryant................ DL...............1st Lance Carson............... DL...............1st Derrick Pope................. LB................1st Korey Banks.................. DB...............1st Remuise Johnson....... DB...............1st Ivan Butler..................... DL...............2nd Khreem Smith.............. DL...............HM Drew Thon.................... LB................HM Les Chaves.................... DB...............HM C.J. Jones....................... KR................1st Curtis Ansel.................. P..................1st Berin Lacevic................ K..................2nd

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Careerleads Record: 3-3 (.500) Butler 41-40-3 2019.................................................Butler....................................................... 34-27 2018.................................................Garden.................................................... 22-10 2017.................................................Garden.................................................... 36-30 2016.................................................Garden......................................................43-0 2015.................................................Garden................................................... 25-20 2014.................................................Butler .......................................................56-6 2013.................................................Butler...................................................... 20-10 2012.................................................Butler ................................................ 58-17** ..........................................................Butler...................................................... 84-13 2011.................................................Butler.........................................................37-0 2010.................................................Butler...................................................... 35-12 2009.................................................Butler.........................................................17-0 2008.................................................Butler.................................................. 24-19** ..........................................................Butler...................................................... 34-29 2007.................................................Butler.........................................................31-0 2006.................................................Butler.....................................................29-7** ..........................................................Butler...................................................... 62-31 2005.................................................Butler...................................................... 62-31 2004.................................................Butler.....................................................33-8** ..........................................................Butler...................................................... 32-24 2003.................................................Butler.................................................. 35-28** ..........................................................Butler.........................................................19-7 2002.................................................Butler.........................................................19-7 2001.................................................Butler.................................................. 15-14** ..........................................................Butler.........................................................14-7 2000.................................................Garden........................................23-17** 4ot ..........................................................Garden................................................... 20-12 1999.................................................Butler.................................................. 37-34** ..........................................................Garden................................................... 44-38 1998.................................................Garden............................................... 24-13** ..........................................................Butler...................................................... 30-15 1997.................................................Garden................................................... 56-32 1996.................................................Garden .................................................. 34-23 1995.................................................Garden......................................................58-7 1994.................................................Garden................................................... 39-12 1993.................................................Butler.........................................................24-6 1992.................................................Garden..................................................37-7** ..........................................................Garden................................................... 24-23 1991.................................................Garden......................................................36-0 1990:................................................Butler.................................................. 28-20** ..........................................................Garden................................................... 18-13 1989.................................................Butler.................................................. 28-20** ..........................................................Garden.................................................. 31-22 1988.................................................Garden................................................... 31-22 1987.................................................Butler.................................................. 17-16** ..........................................................Butler...................................................... 25-20 1986.................................................Butler...................................................... 31-18 1985.................................................Butler.........................................................29-7 1984:................................................Butler.........................................................54-7 1983.................................................Butler.........................................................45-0 1982.................................................Butler...................................................... 33-20 1981.................................................Butler.........................................................48-8 1979.................................................Garden................................................... 47-21 1978.................................................Garden......................................................31-8 1977.................................................Garden......................................................35-7 1976.................................................Garden................................................... 40-10 1975.................................................Garden................................................... 22-13 1974.................................................Garden......................................................20-6 1973.................................................Garden......................................................50-0 1972.................................................Garden................................................... 42-21 1971.................................................Garden......................................................35-6 1970.................................................Garden......................................................21-0 1969.................................................Garden................................................... 34-13 1968.................................................Garden................................................... 27-13 1967.................................................Garden................................................... 34-13 1966.................................................Garden................................................... 33-12 1965.................................................Tied.............................................................. 7-7 1964.................................................Garden......................................................18-0 1963.................................................Garden......................................................34-6 1962.................................................Garden......................................................49-7 1961.................................................Butler.........................................................20-0 1960.................................................Garden......................................................52-0 1959.................................................Garden......................................................38-6 1958.................................................Butler...................................................... 38-19 1957.................................................Butler...................................................... 13-12 1956.................................................Garden......................................................21-6 1955.................................................Garden................................................... 33-12 1954.................................................Garden................................................... 41-26

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Coffeyville leads 49-29-1 2019.................................................Garden................................................... 58-14 2018.................................................Garden................................................... 51-15 2017.................................................Garden................................................... 41-32 2016.................................................Garden................................................... 39-13 2015.................................................Coffeyville............................................ 42-33 2014.................................................Coffeyville............................................ 84-21 20130...............................................Coffeyville........................................... 37-34 2012.................................................Coffeyville............................................ 54-47 2011.................................................Coffeyville...............................................45-7 2010.................................................Coffeyville...............................................31-2 2009.................................................Coffeyville...............................................35-0 2008.................................................Garden................................................... 27-20 2007.................................................Garden......................................................19-7 2006.................................................Coffeyville............................................ 24-20 2005.................................................Coffeyville........................................ 40-26** ..........................................................Garden................................................... 50-14 2004.................................................Coffeyville............................................ 41-13 2003.................................................Coffeyville...............................................23-7 2002.................................................Coffeyville...............................................19-6 2001.................................................Garden................................................... 48-34 2000.................................................Garden......................................................20-7 1999.................................................Garden............................................... 57-15** ..........................................................Garden................................................... 43-28 1998.................................................Coffeyville............................................. 7-0** ..........................................................Garden................................................... 28-13 1997.................................................Garden............................................... 31-30** ..........................................................Coffeyville............................................ 41-13 1996:................................................Coffeyville........................................ 42-35** ..........................................................Garden................................................... 28-12 1995.................................................Coffeyville............................................ 26-14 1994.................................................Garden................................................... 44-26 1993.................................................Coffeyville...........................................30-3** ..........................................................Garden................................................... 23-13 1992.................................................Coffeyville............................................ 19-17 1991.................................................Garden............................................... 25-20** ..........................................................Tie............................................................ 14-14 1990.................................................Coffeyville...............................................27-7 1989.................................................Garden......................................................10-7 1988.................................................Garden............................................... 21-16** ..........................................................Coffeyville............................................ 35-10 1987.................................................Coffeyville...............................................38-7 1986.................................................Coffeyville............................................ 20-14 1985.................................................Coffeyville...............................................22-6 1984.................................................Coffeyville...............................................51-0 1983.................................................Coffeyville............................................ 54-17 1982.................................................Coffeyville...............................................61-7 1981.................................................Coffeyville............................................ 42-14 1979.................................................Coffeyville................................................. 7-6 1978.................................................Coffeyville...............................................28-7 1977.................................................Garden......................................................31-7 1976.................................................Coffeyville...............................................38-0 1975.................................................Coffeyville............................................ 41-37 1974.................................................Garden................................................... 14-10 1973.................................................Coffeyville............................................ 47-10 1972.................................................Garden......................................................21-3 1971.................................................Garden................................................... 41-14 1970.................................................Garden......................................................34-6 1969.................................................Coffeyville............................................ 34-13 1968.................................................Coffeyville............................................ 46-28 1967.................................................Garden................................................... 35-17 1966.................................................Coffeyville............................................ 49-25 1965.................................................Coffeyville............................................ 49-25 1964.................................................Coffeyville...............................................28-6 1963.................................................Coffeyville...............................................12-7 1962.................................................Coffeyville............................................ 21-12 1961.................................................Coffeyville...............................................19-0 1960.................................................Garden......................................................46-6 1959.................................................Coffeyville...............................................19-6 1958.................................................Coffeyville............................................ 21-19 1957.................................................Coffeyville...............................................37-0 1956.................................................Coffeyville...............................................52-6 1955.................................................Garden......................................................19-0 1954.................................................Coffeyville............................................ 28-19

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1953.................................................Coffeyville...............................................18-6 1952.................................................Coffeyville............................................ 31-14 1951.................................................Coffeyville............................................ 24-14 1950.................................................Garden......................................................10-9

2019.................................................Garden................................................... 42-22 2018.................................................Garden................................................... 52-24 2017.................................................Garden................................................... 41-14 2016.................................................Garden......................................................36-7 2015.................................................Dodge.................................................... 40-35 2014.................................................Dodge.................................................... 41-21 2013.................................................Garden................................................... 41-22 2012.................................................Garden................................................... 61-20 2011.................................................Dodge.................................................... 22-14 2010.................................................Garden......................................................29-3 2009.................................................Garden......................................................46-0 2008.................................................Garden................................................... 53-34 2007.................................................Garden................................................... 21-14 2006.................................................Garden......................................................31-7 2005.................................................Garden................................................... 30-22 2004.................................................Garden............................................... 35-21** ..........................................................Garden................................................... 27-17 2003.................................................Garden................................................... 21-19 2002.................................................Garden................................................... 20-12 2001.................................................Garden................................................... 31-12 2000.................................................Garden......................................................37-0 1999.................................................Garden................................................... 56-12 1998.................................................Garden..................................................19-0** ..........................................................Garden................................................... 18-16 1997.................................................Garden............................................... 37-16** ..........................................................Garden......................................................57-6 1996.................................................Garden..................................................54-0** ..........................................................Garden................................................... 72-14 1995.................................................Garden..................................................44-6** ..........................................................Garden................................................... 37-26 1994.................................................Garden......................................................41-0 1993.................................................Garden................................................... 36-17 1992.................................................Garden......................................................13-0 1991.................................................Garden......................................................14-7 1990.................................................Garden............................................... 32-26** ..........................................................Garden................................................... 41-21 1989.................................................Garden............................................... 27-20** ..........................................................Garden......................................................26-8 1988.................................................Garden......................................................21-0 1987.................................................Garden................................................... 31-20 1986.................................................Dodge.................................................... 19-13 1985.................................................Dodge.......................................................35-6 1984.................................................Dodge.......................................................28-0 1983.................................................Dodge.................................................... 40-13 1982.................................................Dodge.................................................... 55-20 1981.................................................Garden................................................... 20-14 1979.................................................Garden......................................................54-7 1978.................................................Garden................................................... 42-16 1977.................................................Garden................................................... 25-20 1976.................................................Garden......................................................14-0 1975.................................................Dodge.................................................... 24-21 1974.................................................Dodge......................................................... 3-0 1973.................................................Garden......................................................31-7 1972.................................................Garden................................................... 14-11 1971.................................................Garden................................................... 34-14 1970.................................................Garden................................................... 35-24 1968.................................................Dodge.......................................................39-7 1967.................................................Garden........................................................ 6-0 1966.................................................Dodge.................................................... 18-16 1965.................................................Dodge.................................................... 27-13 1964.................................................Dodge.................................................... 27-13 1963.................................................Dodge.......................................................19-7 1962.................................................Dodge.......................................................14-6 1961.................................................Dodge.......................................................38-6 1960.................................................Garden................................................... 22-14 1959.................................................Garden........................................................ 7-6 1958:................................................Dodge.................................................... 33-19 1957.................................................Dodge.................................................... 61-13

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VS. FORT SCOTT Series tied 30-30

2019.................................................Garden................................................... 42-16 2018.................................................Garden................................................... 57-17 2017.................................................Garden......................................................69-0 2016.................................................Garden......................................................27-6 2015.................................................Fort Scott.............................................. 36-20 2014.................................................Fort Scott.............................................. 32-28 2013.................................................Garden................................................... 33-14 2012.................................................Garden................................................... 42-13 2011.................................................Fort Scott.............................................. 14-12 2010.................................................Garden................................................... 16-13 2009.................................................Fort Scott.............................................. 45-35 2008.................................................Fort Scott.............................................. 31-24 2007.................................................Fort Scott.......................................... 55-28** ..........................................................Fort Scott.............................................. 24-20 2006.................................................Fort Scott.................................................34-7 2005.................................................Garden................................................... 21-13 2004.................................................Garden......................................................55-7 2003.................................................Garden................................................... 38-14 2002.................................................Garden................................................... 34-19 2001.................................................Fort Scott.............................................. 24-17 2000.................................................Garden................................................... 42-17 1999.................................................Garden................................................... 63-13 1998.................................................Garden......................................................15-0 1997.................................................Garden......................................................59-0 1996.................................................Garden......................................................24-0 1995.................................................Garden................................................... 22-21 1994.................................................Garden................................................... 38-21 1993.................................................Garden............................................... 14-10** ..........................................................Fort Scott.............................................. 27-17 1992.................................................Garden............................................... 21-14** ..........................................................Fort Scott.................................................27-7 1991.................................................Garden..................................................21-7** ..........................................................Fort Scott.............................................. 42-34 1990.................................................Garden......................................................28-3 1989.................................................Garden................................................... 50-15 1988.................................................Fort Scott.................................................35-9 1987.................................................Garden......................................................36-7 1986.................................................Fort Scott.............................................. 27-24 1985.................................................Garden................................................... 44-21 1984.................................................Garden......................................................20-7 1983.................................................Garden................................................... 41-20 1982.................................................Fort Scott.............................................. 24-23 1981.................................................Fort Scott.................................................17-7 1979.................................................Fort Scott.............................................. 20-14 1978.................................................Fort Scott.............................................. 13-12 1977.................................................Garden................................................... 53-28 1976.................................................Fort Scott.............................................. 31-16 1975.................................................Fort Scott.............................................. 35-14 1974.................................................Garden......................................................13-9 1973.................................................Fort Scott.............................................. 47-10 1972.................................................Fort Scott.............................................. 40-14 1971.................................................Fort Scott.............................................. 31-21 1970.................................................Fort Scott.............................................. 14-12 1969.................................................Fort Scott.............................................. 47-14 1968.................................................Fort Scott.............................................. 47-14 1967.................................................Fort Scott.............................................. 19-18 1966.................................................Fort Scott.............................................. 20-14 1965.................................................Fort Scott.............................................. 47-14 1964.................................................Fort Scott.............................................. 41-19

VS. HIGHLAND

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2019.................................................Garden......................................................37-7 2018.................................................Garden................................................... 51-31 2017.................................................Garden................................................... 27-23 2016.................................................Garden......................................................13-7 2015.................................................Garden................................................... 36-28 2014.................................................Garden................................................... 29-26 2013.................................................Highland............................................... 20-17 2012.................................................Garden................................................... 28-17 2011.................................................Garden......................................................14-0 2010.................................................Highland............................................... 22-17 2009.................................................Garden......................................................45-0 2008.................................................Garden................................................... 37-10 2007.................................................Garden......................................................46-3 2006.................................................Garden................................................... 21-17 2005.................................................Garden................................................... 71-27 2004.................................................Garden................................................... 71-21 2003.................................................Garden................................................... 48-13 2002.................................................Garden..................................................36-7** ..........................................................Garden................................................... 70-14 2001.................................................Garden................................................... 59-13 2000.................................................Garden................................................... 66-10 1999.................................................Garden......................................................75-7 1998.................................................Garden......................................................19-7 1997.................................................Garden......................................................67-7 1996.................................................Garden......................................................58-2 1988.................................................Garden......................................................35-7 1987.................................................Garden......................................................34-7 1986.................................................Garden......................................................42-6 1980.................................................Highland............................................... 30-20 1977.................................................Highland............................................... 33-18 1976.................................................Highland............................................... 21-19 1970.................................................Garden......................................................51-6 1969.................................................Highland.................................................... 8-6 1960.................................................Garden......................................................34-7 1959.................................................Garden. .....................................................26-8 VS. HUTCHINSON

1981.................................................Garden................................................... 26-15 1979.................................................Garden......................................................24-7 1978.................................................Garden......................................................18-0 1977.................................................Garden......................................................10-6 1976.................................................Garden......................................................14-0 1975.................................................Hutch..................................................... 17-14 1974.................................................Hutch..................................................... 20-14 1973.................................................Hutch..................................................... 23-10 1972.................................................Garden................................................... 34-26 1971.................................................Garden................................................... 28-20 1970.................................................Hutch........................................................26-6 1969.................................................Hutch........................................................45-0 1968.................................................Hutch........................................................27-0 1967.................................................Garden................................................... 27-21 1966.................................................Hutch........................................................33-0 1965.................................................Hutch........................................................23-0 1964.................................................Hutch........................................................34-7 1963.................................................Hutch..................................................... 20-13 1962.................................................Hutch.......................................................... 7-0 1961.................................................Hutch........................................................13-0 1960.................................................Garden......................................................48-0 1959.................................................Garden......................................................47-0 1958.................................................Garden................................................... 20-14 1957.................................................Garden................................................... 33-26 1956.................................................Hutch........................................................34-6 1955.................................................Garden................................................... 34-12 1954.................................................Garden................................................... 14-12 1953.................................................Hutch..................................................... 25-20 1952.................................................Hutch..................................................... 40-28 1951.................................................Garden......................................................12-0 1950.................................................Hutch........................................................27-6 1949.................................................Hutch........................................................47-0 1948.................................................Hutch........................................................69-0 1947.................................................Hutch........................................................47-0

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2019.................................................Garden................................................... 20-19 2018.................................................Garden................................................... 24-21 2017.................................................Hutch..................................................... 31-28 2016.................................................Garden................................................... 16-14 2015.................................................Hutch..................................................... 49-14 2014.................................................Hutch..................................................... 44-14 2013.................................................Hutch..................................................... 34-24 2012.................................................Hutch..................................................... 63-49 2011.................................................Hutch..................................................... 54-12 2010.................................................Hutch........................................................27-3 2009.................................................Hutch..................................................... 55-14 2008.................................................Hutch........................................................17-0 2007.................................................Garden................................................... 31-10 2006.................................................Garden......................................................35-9 2005.................................................Garden................................................... 50-14 2004.................................................Hutch..................................................... 28-21 2003.................................................Hutch..................................................... 24-12 2002.................................................Garden................................................... 42-14 2001.................................................Garden..................................................72-9** ..........................................................Garden......................................................31-6 2000.................................................Garden..................................................43-0** ..........................................................Garden......................................................24-0 1999.................................................Garden......................................................32-3 1998.................................................Garden......................................................41-0 1997.................................................Garden................................................... 45-14 1996.................................................Garden............................................... 42-19** ..........................................................Hutch..................................................... 39-25 1995.................................................Hutch................................................. 34-22** ..........................................................Garden................................................... 22-14 1994.................................................Garden............................................... 49-26** ..........................................................Garden................................................... 58-14 1993.................................................Hutch........................................................26-9 1992.................................................Garden................................................... 34-19 1991.................................................Garden......................................................34-3 1990.................................................Garden......................................................49-0 1989.................................................Garden................................................... 41-14 1988.................................................Hutch..................................................... 24-16 1987.................................................Garden................................................... 20-19 1986.................................................Garden................................................... 22-15 1985.................................................Hutch..................................................... 42-14 1984.................................................Hutch..................................................... 19-14 1983.................................................Hutch........................................................14-0 1982.................................................Hutch........................................................41-8

2019.................................................Indy......................................................... 31-28 2018.................................................Garden................................................... 28-21 2017.................................................Indy......................................................... 27-13 2016.................................................Garden......................................................25-7 2015.................................................Indy............................................................20-7 2014.................................................Garden................................................... 41-14 2013.................................................Indy.........................................................forfeit 2012.................................................Garden................................................... 56-49 2011.................................................Garden................................................... 44-37 2010.................................................Indy............................................................10-6 2009.................................................Garden......................................................30-7 2008.................................................Garden................................................... 23-15 2007.................................................Garden................................................... 34-13 2006.................................................Garden................................................... 24-14 2005.................................................Garden......................................................30-0 2004.................................................Garden......................................................61-7 2003.................................................Garden......................................................37-7 2002.................................................Garden................................................... 46-14 2001.................................................Garden..................................................72-9** ..........................................................Garden......................................................59-7 2000.................................................Garden..................................................43-0** ..........................................................Garden......................................................55-8 1999.................................................Garden............................................... 56-17** ..........................................................Garden......................................................70-7 1998.................................................Indy......................................................... 25-15 1997.................................................Garden................................................... 13-10 1996.................................................Garden......................................................50-7 1995.................................................Garden................................................... 59-28 1994.................................................Garden..................................................33-3** ..........................................................Garden......................................................41-0 1993.................................................Garden......................................................28-7 1992.................................................Garden................................................... 32-30 1991.................................................Garden......................................................21-7 1990.................................................Garden................................................... 32-19 1989.................................................Garden..................................................53-3**

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SERIES RECORDS ..........................................................Garden......................................................21-3 1988.................................................Garden............................................... 35-14** ..........................................................Garden................................................... 35-18 Career Record: 3-3 (.500) 1987.................................................Garden..................................................10-7** ..........................................................Indy......................................................... 27-23 1986.................................................Indy.............................................................. 9-6 1985.................................................Indy......................................................... 28-10 1984.................................................Garden................................................... 55-52 1983.................................................Indy......................................................... 33-14 1982.................................................Tied......................................................... 14-14 1981.................................................Indy......................................................... 27-20 1980.................................................Garden......................................................30-8 1979.................................................Garden................................................... 50-36 1978.................................................Indy......................................................... 27-23 1977.................................................Indy.............................................................. 9-6 1976.................................................Indy......................................................... 28-10 1975.................................................Garden......................................................22-0 1974.................................................Garden................................................... 26-21 1973.................................................Garden................................................... 47-13 1972.................................................Garden......................................................31-7 1971.................................................Garden......................................................40-6 1970.................................................Garden................................................... 49-15 1969.................................................Indy......................................................... 21-14 1968.................................................Indy............................................................35-0 1967.................................................Garden......................................................33-0 1966.................................................Indy............................................................20-7 1965.................................................Garden................................................... 13-12 1964.................................................Indy......................................................... 17-13 1963.................................................Garden......................................................46-0 1962.................................................Indy............................................................14-6 1961.................................................Garden........................................................ 6-0 1960.................................................Indy............................................................13-7 1959.................................................Indy......................................................... 35-13 1958.................................................Indy............................................................26-7 1957.................................................Garden................................................... 34-19 1956.................................................Indy......................................................... 13-12 1955.................................................Garden......................................................25-6 1954.................................................Indy............................................................12-6 1953.................................................Indy......................................................... 20-14 1952.................................................Garden......................................................61-0

VS. ARIZONA WESTERN

Garden City leads 1-0

1979.................................................Garden................................................... 35-21 1978.................................................Garden......................................................30-6 1977.................................................Air Force................................................ 16-14 1976.................................................Garden................................................... 40-16 1975.................................................Garden......................................................21-7 1974.................................................Air Force JV.......................................... 42-14

VS. IOWA CENTRAL Garden City leads 6-0

2019.................................................Garden................................................... 43-27 2018.................................................Garden................................................... 44-14 2017.................................................Garden......................................................37-0 2016.................................................Garden......................................................35-0 2015.................................................Garden................................................... 54-13 2014.................................................Garden......................................................13-7

VS. AIR FORCE PREP

Garden City leads 28-8

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2017.................................................Trinity Valley........................................ 48-41 2007.................................................Garden................................................... 28-19 2006.................................................Garden................................................... 21-17 1997.................................................Trinity Valley........................................ 48-13

VS. DIXIE STATE

Dixie State leads 2-0

2005.................................................Dixie State............................................ 35-31 1994.................................................Dixie State............................................ 26-21

VS. GLENDALE

Glendale leads 2-1

2019.................................................Garden................................................... 28-14 2018.................................................Garden................................................... 16-13 2017.................................................Iowa Western....................................... 41-14 2016.................................................Garden................................................... 27-16 2015.................................................Iowa Western..........................................20-7 2014.................................................Iowa Western..........................................45-3

2002.................................................Glendale................................................ 46-42 2000.................................................Glendale................................................ 13-10 1995.................................................Garden................................................... 26-24

VS. SCOTTSDALE

VS. ELLSWORTH

Garden City leads 1-0-1

Garden City leads 5-2

2019.................................................Garden......................................................61-0 2018.................................................Garden......................................................16-8 2017.................................................Garden......................................................31-7 2016.................................................Garden......................................................30-7 2015.................................................Ellsworth............................................... 38-14 2014.................................................Garden................................................... 36-30 1967.................................................Ellsworth............................................... 34-14

Tyler leads 1-0 2013.................................................Tyler........................................................ 47-21

VS. NE OKLAHOMA 2017.................................................Garden................................................... 29-20 2015.................................................Air Force................................................ 25-22 2013.................................................Garden................................................... 35-34 2012.................................................Garden................................................... 47-21 2011.................................................Air Force................................................ 38-34 2010.................................................Air Force................................................ 26-14 2009.................................................Air Force................................................ 20-13 2008.................................................Garden......................................................30-7 2007.................................................Garden................................................... 22-15 2006.................................................Garden......................................................29-6 2003.................................................Air Force................................................ 24-14 2002.................................................Garden......................................................28-9 2000.................................................Garden......................................................68-3 1999.................................................Garden................................................... 58-24 1998.................................................Garden......................................................20-3 1997.................................................Garden................................................... 57-21 1995.................................................Garden................................................... 43-13 1994.................................................Garden................................................... 45-12 1993.................................................Garden................................................... 17-10 1992.................................................Garden......................................................28-7 1991.................................................Garden................................................... 62-28 1990.................................................Air Force................................................ 42-33 1989.................................................Garden......................................................44-6 1988.................................................Garden................................................... 48-16 1987.................................................Garden......................................................40-7 1986.................................................Garden................................................... 23-17 1985.................................................Garden................................................... 24-16 1984.................................................Garden................................................... 20-12 1983.................................................Garden................................................... 34-33 1980.................................................Garden......................................................22-6

Series tied 2-2

VS. IOWA WESTERN

VS. TYLER 2016.................................................Garden................................................... 25-22

VS. TRINITY VALLEY

2001.................................................Garden................................................... 39-31 1977.................................................Tied......................................................... 15-15

VS. RICKS

Garden City leads 3-2

1999.................................................Ricks....................................................... 59-26 1996.................................................Garden................................................... 42-35 1991.................................................Ricks....................................................... 42-39 1990.................................................Garden................................................... 29-17 1989.................................................Garden................................................... 19-17

VS. MESA

NEO leads 9-2

Garden City leads 1-0

2011.................................................NEO......................................................... 26-20 2010.................................................Garden................................................... 32-23 1993.................................................NEO......................................................... 31-21 1989.................................................NEO............................................................21-0 1988.................................................NEO............................................................17-6 1982.................................................NEO............................................................41-7 1980.................................................NEO............................................................45-0 1976.................................................Garden................................................... 28-13 1958.................................................NEO......................................................... 40-13 1957.................................................NEO............................................................48-0 1954.................................................NEO......................................................... 32-13

1998.................................................Garden................................................... 17-14

VS. HARDIN SIMMONS JV

Garden City leads 1-0

1996.................................................Garden......................................................29-0

VS. NAVARRO

VS. CISCO

Navarro leads 2-0

Garden City leads 5-1 2013.................................................Garden................................................... 35-21 2012.................................................Garden................................................... 24-19 2009.................................................Garden......................................................19-7 2008.................................................Garden................................................... 27-14 2005.................................................Cisco....................................................... 22-19 2004.................................................Garden................................................... 37-14

1992.................................................Navarro.....................................................44-6 1991.................................................Navarro.................................................. 17-10

VS. COLORADO STATE JV Garden City leads 1-0

1996.................................................Garden................................................... 30-25

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SERIES RECORDS VS. PANHANDLE STATE Garden City leads 4-1

1990.................................................Garden................................................... 42-13 1987.................................................Garden......................................................47-7 1980.................................................Garden......................................................21-6 1947.................................................Panhandle...............................................40-6 1946.................................................Garden........................................................ 7-0

VS. FAIRBURY

VS. PHOENIX

Garden City leads 2-1

Phoenix leads 3-1

1973.................................................Garden................................................... 20-12 1972.................................................Garden................................................... 14-12 1971.................................................Fairbury................................................. 28-20

VS. TRINIDAD VS. HASKELL

VS. EMPORIA STATE

Trinidad leads 3-0

Garden City leads 1-0

Garden City leads 2-0

1985.................................................Garden......................................................48-0 1984.................................................Garden................................................... 34-27

VS. NEW MEXICO MILITARY Garden City leads 7-2

1981.................................................Garden......................................................24-6 1980.................................................Garden................................................... 34-10 1979.................................................NMMI..................................................... 24-20 1978.................................................Garden................................................... 25-18 1977.................................................Garden................................................... 21-20 1976.................................................Garden......................................................23-8 1975.................................................NMMI........................................................32-7 1974.................................................Garden......................................................34-7 1963.................................................Garden......................................................19-7

VS. ROSWELL

1970.................................................Trinidad................................................. 22-20 1969.................................................Trinidad....................................................36-7 1968.................................................Trinidad................................................. 51-26

VS. WEST TEXAS STATE

Wichita State leads 2-0

McCook leads 8-4

1969.................................................McCook................................................. 46-20 1968.................................................McCook....................................................39-0 1967.................................................Garden......................................................14-9 1966.................................................McCook....................................................19-0 1965.................................................McCook....................................................45-0 1964.................................................McCook................................................. 46-20 1953.................................................McCook................................................. 39-13 1952.................................................McCook....................................................32-7 1951.................................................Garden......................................................21-8 1950.................................................Garden......................................................32-6 1949.................................................Garden................................................... 14-12 1948.................................................McCook....................................................24-6

Texas Tech leads 1-0

1980.................................................Texas Tech...............................................19-0

VS. ADAMS STATE JV Garden City leads 1-0

1980.................................................Adams State...........................................57-0

VS. COLORADO 76ERS Garden City leads 1-0

1980.................................................Garden......................................................58-0

VS. BACONE

Garden City leads 1-0 1955.................................................Garden......................................................28-0

VS. LAJUNTA

VS. STERLING

Sterling leads 2-0

1967.................................................Sterling.................................................. 27-12 1966.................................................Sterling.................................................. 34-26

1952.................................................Garden......................................................18-6 1950.................................................Garden......................................................53-7 1947.................................................Garden......................................................12-6

VS. TONKAWA

Garden City leads 1-0-1

VS. LAWTON

VS. TEXAS TECH JV

1956.................................................Wichita State..........................................49-0 1953.................................................Wichita State....................................... 41-13

Garden City leads 3-0

Garden City leads 1-0

1980.................................................Garden................................................... 20-15

1956.................................................Garden................................................... 33-26

VS. WICHITA STATE

VS. MCCOOK

Roswell leads 3-0 1962.................................................Roswell.....................................................42-0 1961.................................................Roswell.....................................................35-0 1960.................................................Roswell.................................................. 20-13

1957.................................................Phoenix................................................. 25-13 1955.................................................Phoenix................................................. 33-27 1954.................................................Phoenix....................................................40-6 1953.................................................Garden................................................... 25-13

Lawton leads 2-0

1965.................................................Lawton.....................................................43-7 1964.................................................Lawton.....................................................55-0

1952.................................................Tied.............................................................. 7-7 1951.................................................Garden......................................................52-7

VS. COMPTON

Compton leads 2-0

VS. WILBURTON Tied 1-1

1962.................................................Garden................................................... 20-13 1961.................................................Wilburton................................................32-6

1952.................................................Compton.................................................38-0 1951.................................................Compton.............................................. 32-12

VS. LAMAR

VS. PUEBLO

Garden City leads 2-1-1

Pueblo leads 5-3

1959.................................................Garden................................................... 19-14 1958.................................................Pueblo................................................... 38-13 1951.................................................Garden................................................... 32-20 1950.................................................Garden......................................................26-0 1949.................................................Pueblo......................................................28-0 1948.................................................Pueblo........................................................ 7-6 1947.................................................Pueblo......................................................12-7 1946.................................................Pueblo......................................................24-0

1951.................................................Garden......................................................47-6 1950.................................................Garden................................................... 25-13 1949.................................................Tied.............................................................. 6-6 1948.................................................Lamar..................................................... 14-13

VS. RANGER

Ranger leads 1-0

1978.................................................Ranger......................................................19-0

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Career Record: (.500) Fort Hays State 3-3 leads 2-1-1

1951............................................ Garden................................................ 38-6 1948............................................ Tied.........................................................6-6 1947............................................ Hays..................................................... 13-8 1946............................................ Hays...................................................14-12

VS. DEL MAR

Del Mar leads 1-0

1950............................................ Del Mar............................................... 41-0

VS. COWLEY

Cowley leads 17-15-2

1983............................................ Cowley..............................................28-24 1982............................................ Cowley..............................................28-21 1981............................................ Cowley...................................................9-0 1979............................................ Garden..............................................24-20 1978............................................ Garden................................................ 10-3 1977............................................ Garden................................................ 51-7 1976............................................ Garden................................................ 35-0 1975............................................ Garden................................................ 26-0 1974............................................ Garden................................................ 28-7 1973............................................ Cowley................................................ 13-6 1972............................................ Cowley..............................................35-14 1971............................................ Cowley..............................................27-26 1970............................................ Garden..............................................28-10 1969............................................ Garden................................................ 14-6 1968............................................ Tied.........................................................7-7 1967............................................ Garden..............................................35-13 1966............................................ Garden..............................................26-19 1965............................................ Cowley................................................ 19-6 1964............................................ Cowley..............................................26-19 1963............................................ Garden................................................ 13-7 1962............................................ Cowley..............................................14-12 1961............................................ Cowley...................................................7-0 1960............................................ Garden................................................ 13-7 1959............................................ Garden..............................................21-13 1958............................................ Cowley..............................................26-19 1957............................................ Cowley................................................ 14-0 1956............................................ Garden...................................................7-0 1955............................................ Tied....................................................13-13 1954............................................ Cowley................................................ 28-0 1953............................................ Cowley................................................ 13-7 1952............................................ Cowley................................................ 13-7 1950............................................ Garden..............................................39-13 1949............................................ Cowley................................................ 26-6 1948............................................ Cowley................................................ 15-7

VS. PARSONS

Garden City leads 8-1 1963............................................ Garden................................................ 40-0 1962............................................ Garden..............................................53-35 1961............................................ Garden...................................................7-0 1959............................................ Garden..............................................46-13 1958............................................ Garden..............................................26-20 1957............................................ Parsons............................................... 26-7 1956............................................ Garden................................................ 12-0 1955............................................ Garden..............................................55-19 1954............................................ Garden................................................ 74-6

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VS. PRATT

Garden City leads 23-13

1986............................................ Pratt...................................................43-42 1985............................................ Pratt...................................................19-16 1984............................................ Pratt........................................................7-6 1983............................................ Pratt...................................................31-17 1982............................................ Pratt...................................................30-28 1981............................................ Pratt...................................................23-10 1979............................................ Garden................................................ 21-6 1978............................................ Garden..............................................19-18 1977............................................ Garden..............................................20-13 1976............................................ Garden..............................................27-10 1975............................................ Garden................................................ 27-7 1974............................................ Garden................................................ 24-0 1973............................................ Garden..............................................20-14 1972............................................ Garden..............................................36-30 1971............................................ Garden................................................ 10-7 1970............................................ Garden................................................ 27-7 Iowa Western 3-2 1969............................................ Garden.leads ............................................... 13-7 1968............................................ Pratt..................................................... 10-6 1967............................................ Garden................................................ 13-6 1966............................................ Pratt..................................................... 47-6 1965............................................ Garden................................................ 26-0 1964............................................ Garden..............................................26-20 1963............................................ Garden................................................ 33-6 1962............................................ Garden..............................................19-14 1961............................................ Garden.............................................forfeit 1960............................................ Garden................................................ 13-6 1959............................................ Garden................................................ 37-6 1958............................................ Pratt..................................................... 19-7 1957............................................ Pratt..................................................... 14-6 1956............................................ Pratt..................................................... 13-7 1955............................................ Garden................................................ 37-6 1955............................................ Garden................................................ 37-6 1949............................................ Garden..............................................20-13 1948............................................ Pratt..................................................... 19-0 1947............................................ Pratt...................................................20-14 1946............................................ Garden................................................ 13-2

VS. COPIAH-LINCOLN Garden City leads 1-0

2012............................................ Garden..............................................31-29

VS. EAST MISSISSIPPI

East Mississippi leads 1-0

2018............................................ East Mississippi................................ 10-9

VS. ITAWAMBA

Garden City leads 1-0 1992............................................ Garden City.....................................12-10

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INDIVIDUAL RECORDS RUSHING RECORDS Most rushing yards in a season Clyde Russell..................................................1971................................................................2,092 Dwayne Crutchfield.....................................1979................................................................1,812 Kevin Bouie.....................................................1990................................................................1,759 Tyson Wilson..................................................1996................................................................1,724 Kevin Bouie.....................................................1991................................................................1,650 Clyde Russell..................................................1972................................................................1,588 Ricky Kelly.......................................................1974................................................................1,587 Andre Hall.......................................................2003................................................................1,489 Charles West...................................................2018................................................................1,492 Tywone Kingsby............................................1995................................................................1,479 Dedrick Mills...................................................2018................................................................1,428 Robert Robertson.........................................1976................................................................1,411 Frank Murphy.................................................1997................................................................1,362 Corey Dillon....................................................1994................................................................1,349 Ben Gay............................................................1999................................................................1,342 Terry Cornelius..............................................1976................................................................1,324 Tra Minter........................................................2016................................................................1,255 1990 KEVIN BOUIE

Essex Law (209) and James Elliott (143)......................................1992 playoffs vs. Butler Essex Law (228) and James Elliott (112).......................................1992 vs. Air Force Prep Kevin Bouie (141) and Dan Shurley (133)......................................... 1991 vs. Dodge City Charles Lister (144) and Victor Smith (109).................................1989 vs. Air Force Prep Victor Smith (133) and Monroe Young (102)................................... 1988 vs. Dodge City Terry Lewis (170) and Chris Bailey (101)............................................. 1987 vs. Panhandle James Vaughn (208) and Chris Bailey (113).............................. 1981 vs. Independence James Vaughn (173) and Sherman Fields (108)............1981 vs. New Mexico Military James Vaughn (145), Paul Brown (139) and Nate Grier (106).......1980 vs. Adams St. Dwayne Crutchfield (305), Glen Buggs (171) and Alvin Baker (125)..1979 vs. Butler Dwayne Crutchfield (175) and Glen Buggs (169).......................... 1979 vs. Hutchinson Dwayne Crutchfield (187) and Glen Buggs (101)........................................ 1979 vs. Pratt Robert Robertson (133) and Terry Cornelius (168)...................................1976 vs. Butler Robert Robertson (179) and Terry Cornelius (104)...................1976 vs. Air Force Prep Robert Robertson (161) and Terry Cornelius (150)................................1976 vs. Cowley Ricky Kelly (200) and Roger Dixon (129)......................................................1973 vs. Butler Ricky Kelly (249) and Roger Dixon (114)................................................. 1973 vs. Fairbury Clyde Russell (180), Tim King (165) and Dennis Reece (104 )..................1971 vs. Indy Manny Britto (140) and Bob Crutchfield (168)...........................................1967 vs. Butler Most career rushing yards Clyde Russell..................................................1971-1972.....................................................3,680 Kevin Bouie.....................................................1990-1991.....................................................3,409 Ricky Kelly.......................................................1973-1974.....................................................2,598 Most rushing tds in a single game Frank Murphy.................................................1997........................................................................ 6 Tyson Wilson..................................................1996........................................................................ 6

Most rushing yards in a single game Kevin Bouie.....................................................1991....................................... 346 vs. Coffeyville Tyson Thompson..........................................2002.......................................... 323 vs. Glendale Dwayne Crutchfield.....................................1979................................................ 305 vs. Butler Clyde Russell..................................................1971....................................... 296 vs. Coffeyville James Elliott...................................................1992....................................... 292 vs. Coffeyville Tyson Wilson..................................................1996......................................285 vs. Dodge City Clyde Russell..................................................1972...............................277 vs. Independence Dedrick Mills...................................................2018......................................267 vs. Dodge City

PASSING RECORDS Most passing touchdowns in a single game Darren Pudgill................................................6........................................................ 1986 vs. Pratt Butch Kelly......................................................5.............................................. 1977 vs. Fort Scott Nick Marshall..................................................5.......................................... 2012 vs. Hutchinson Chris Nelson...................................................5............................................... 2004 vs. Highland Chris Windsor.................................................5.......................................... 1994 vs. Hutchinson Darren Pudgill................................................5............................................... 1986 vs. Highland Todd Porter.....................................................5.........................................2015 vs. Iowa Central Chris Nelson...................................................4............................................... 2003 vs. Highland Peyton Huslig.................................................4......................................................2016 vs. Butler David Edgerton.............................................4........................................... 1997 vs. Dodge City Chad Williams................................................4.............................................. 1989 vs. Fort Scott Butch Kelly......................................................4.............................................1977 vs. Coffeyville Kelly Stouffer..................................................4...................................................1982 vs. Cowley Terry Wilson....................................................4.......................................... 2017 vs. Hutchinson Terry Wilson....................................................4.........................................2017 vs. Trinity Valley 2012 NICK MARSHALL

2 or more 100-yard rushers in same game Ramon Jefferson (168) and Ellis Merriweather (120).................... 2019 vs. Dodge City Ramon Jefferson (162) and Jadon hayes (119).................................. 2019 vs. Fort Scott Dedrick Mills (267) and Charles West (201)...................................... 2018 vs. Dodge City Dedrick Mills (240) and Charles West (237)......................................... 2018 vs. Fort Scott Charles West (142) and Dedrick Mills (125)............................... 2018 vs. Independence Dedrick Mills (117) and Charles West (116)..................................2018 vs. Iowa Western Mario Whitney (101) and Marcus Cross (102).................................. 2004 vs. Dodge City Chris Nelson (162) and Andre Hall (127)............................. 2003 playoffs vs. Fort Scott KJ Harris (152) and Tyson Thompson (323)...........................................2002 vs. Glendale Tyson Thompson (160) and Deangelo Green (131)............... 2002 vs. Independence Daniel Davis (126) and Zach Dechant (107)......................................... 2000 vs. Highland Ben Gay (162) and Corey Jenkins (110)...................................... 1999 vs. Independence Corey Jenkins (109) and Ben Gay (101)........................................................1999 vs. Butler Ben Gay (170) and Corey Jenkins (141)........................................1999 vs. Air Force Prep Corey Jenkins (161) and Gay (118)......................................................... 1999 vs. Fort Scott Frank Murphy (124) and Eric Hesser (132)...................................................1997 vs. Butler Tyson Wilson (285) and Chris Crawford (144).................................. 1996 vs. Dodge City Tywone Kingsby (127) and Corey Dillon (120)......................... 1994 vs. Independence

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INDIVIDUAL RECORDS Most passing yards in a single game Kelly Stouffer..................................................492..............................................1982 vs. Cowley Nick Marshall..................................................464........................................2012 vs. Coffeyville Akeem Jones..................................................414.................................2013 vs. Air Force Prep Nick Marshall..................................................405..................................... 2012 vs. Hutchinson Kelly Stouffer..................................................391................................................... 1982 vs. Pratt Eugene Smith................................................305.................................................2008 vs. Butler

Most receiving touchdowns in a single game Mike Friede.....................................................5.............................................. 1977 vs. Fort Scott Last time they had (2) 100-yard receivers in the same game Daniel Davis (117) and Nigel Kilby (115).......................................... 2017 vs. Hutchinson Marquis Harris (152) and Roger Ross (117).................................1998 vs. Air Force Prep

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Most interceptions thrown in a game Jason Hooper.................................................5.............................................. 1993 vs. Fort Scott Congrad Hergert...........................................5........................................................ 1981 vs. Pratt Terry Coltrain..................................................5...................................................1964 vs. Lawton Steve Roth.......................................................4......................................1980 vs. Air Force Prep Most passing yards in a single season Nick Marshall..................................................2012................................................................3,142 Kelly Stouffer..................................................1982................................................................2,328 Chris Windsor.................................................1994................................................................2,214 Eugene Smith................................................2008................................................................2,099 Butch Kelly......................................................1977................................................................2,030 Rod Windsor...................................................2005................................................................1,814 RECEIVING RECORDS Most receiving yards in a single game Mike Friede.....................................................239......................................... 1977 vs. Fort Scott Gary Landis.....................................................232.................................................1982 vs. Butler George Ross...................................................207........................................1997 vs. Coffeyville Roger Ross......................................................189............................... 1998 vs. Independence Daniel Davis....................................................169....................................2017 vs. Trinity Valley 1977 MIKE FRIEDE

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TEAM RECORDS RUSHING RECORDS Most rushing yards in a game 613.....................................................................1979........................................................ Vs. Butler 511.....................................................................2018.................................................Vs. Fort Scott 473.....................................................................1971............................................... Vs. Coffeyville 473.....................................................................2000....................................... Vs. Independence 469.....................................................................1984....................................... Vs. Independence 466.....................................................................1990............................................. Vs. Hutchinson Fewest rushing yards in a game -75......................................................................2015..............................................Vs. Dodge City -42......................................................................1992.................................................... Vs. Navarro -26......................................................................2008............................................. Vs. Hutchinson -23......................................................................1965.................................................Vs. Fort Scott PASSING RECORDS Most passing yards in a game 532.....................................................................2015........................................... Vs. Iowa Central 492.....................................................................1982......................................................Vs. Cowley 464.....................................................................2012............................................... Vs. Coffeyville 414.....................................................................2013.........................................Vs. Air Force Prep 405.....................................................................2012............................................. Vs. Hutchinson TOTAL OFFENSE RECORDS Most total yards in a single game 725.....................................................................2012............................................... Vs. Coffeyville 677.....................................................................2012....................................................... Fort Scott 663.....................................................................2000..................................................Vs. Highland 658.....................................................................2003.................................................Vs. Fort Scott 643.....................................................................2015........................................... Vs. Iowa Central Most points scored in a game 75........................................................................1999..................................................Vs. Highland 74........................................................................1954.....................................................Vs. Parsons 72........................................................................2001....................................... Vs. Independence 72........................................................................1996..............................................Vs. Dodge City Most turnovers in a game 9..........................................................................2014............................................... Vs. Coffeyville SPECIAL TEAMS RECORDS Longest field goal Eddie Clement...............................................52 yards...................... 1980 vs. Independence WINS AND LOSSES Most consecutive wins 13....................................................................................................................................... 2016-2017 Most consecutive losses 7.....................................................................................................................................................2015 Most consecutive losses over multiple seasons 7......................................................................................................................................... 1983-1984 7......................................................................................................................................... 1948-1949

Fewest rushing yards allowed in a single game Dodge City......................................................-103..................................................................1996 Independence...............................................-76.....................................................................2001 Adams State...................................................-73.....................................................................1980 Independence...............................................-70.....................................................................2001 Panhandle State............................................-58.....................................................................1990 Most passing yards allowed in a single game Haskell..............................................................494....................................................................1984 Butler................................................................417....................................................................2014 Fort Scott.........................................................417....................................................................1985 Copiah-Lincoln..............................................412....................................................................2012 Butler................................................................388....................................................................2012 Most total yards allowed in a single game Hutchinson.....................................................716....................................................................2012 Independence...............................................707....................................................................1984 Butler................................................................680....................................................................2012 Iowa Western.................................................663....................................................................2017 Coffeyville.......................................................651....................................................................2014 Butler................................................................648....................................................................2014 Fewest total yards in a single game Adams State...................................................-40.....................................................................1980 Independence...............................................1.........................................................................2013 Most points allowed in a single game Coffeyville.......................................................84......................................................................2014 Butler................................................................84......................................................................2012 Largest margin of victory Fort Scott.........................................................69......................................................................2017 Highland..........................................................68......................................................................1999 Parsons.............................................................68......................................................................1954 Independence...............................................67......................................................................2013 Air Force Prep.................................................65......................................................................2000 Independence...............................................63......................................................................2001 Independence...............................................63......................................................................1999 Largest margin of defeat Butler................................................................71......................................................................2012 Hutchinson.....................................................69......................................................................1948 Coffeyville.......................................................63......................................................................2014 Lawton.............................................................55......................................................................1964 Coffeyville.......................................................54......................................................................1982 Most turnovers forced in a game Highland..........................................................9.........................................................................2004 Fort Scott.........................................................9.........................................................................1985 Pratt...................................................................8.........................................................................1963 Hutchinson.....................................................8.........................................................................1994 Highland..........................................................8.........................................................................2008 Most sacks in a game Fort Scott.........................................................19......................................................................2004

DEFENSIVE RECORDS Most rushing yards allowed in a single game Coffeyville.......................................................519....................................................................1982 Dodge City......................................................510....................................................................1982 Hutchinson.....................................................493....................................................................2015 Coffeyville.......................................................482....................................................................1983 Iowa Western.................................................476....................................................................2017 Coffeyville.......................................................474....................................................................1984

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dr. ryan ruda

7TH PRESIDENT, GARDEN CITY COMMUNITY COLLEGE

he board of trustees unanimously approved, on Feb. 12, 2019, Dr. Ryan Ruda as the seventh President of Garden City Community College.

Before taking on the lead roll, Ruda served as the interim President since the summer of 2018. Dr. Ruda has been a part of Garden City Community College for more than two decades, most recently serving as the vice president of instruction and student services. He began his tenure as a counselor before being named Director of Counseling in 2003. From there, Dr. Ruda held numerous leadership roles on campus including Athletic Director. Dr. Ruda is also very active in our Southwest Kansas community, where he volunteers on the United School District 363 Holcomb school board and the Board of the Garden City Area Chamber of Commerce. He participates in the Garden City Rotary Club and sits as an exofficio member of the Garden City Community College Endowment Association Board. Dr. Ruda completed his Doctorate in Community College Leadership through the Rouche Graduate Center at National American University in 2018. He also earned a Master of Science in Counseling and a Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice, both at Fort Hays State University.

Dr. Ruda and his wife, Amanda, have three daughters in middle and high school—Madi, Nicole, and Malia, all of whom attend school in Holcomb. When Dr. Ruda entered the Presidential role at Garden City Community College, he brought with him a renewed focus on student-centered and value driven decision making at the faculty, staff, and administrative levels. Dr. Ruda himself exemplifies the “BroncBUSTER” values, as they are called on campus. He is a servant leader, is a very relatable individual, and his passion for student success permeates the entire campus at GCCC.

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JEFF TATUM

DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS

eff Tatum begins his first year as the Athletic Director at Garden City Community College.

Tatum is a former Mississippi Delta Junior College quarterback and was a member of the coaching staff under James “Wooky” Gray that led Mississippi Delta to an undefeated 1993 season, one in which the Trojans won the North division, state and national championships.

He was an assistant coach and offensive coordinator at MDCC from 1987 to 1997. During his first stint in Moorhead, the coaching staff was named Mississippi Association of Community and Junior College (MACJC) Coaching Staff of the Year three times (1989, 1991, 1993) and he coached in the Real Dairy Bowl (1993). He has also coached in the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) All-Star game six times (1990, 1992, 1994, 2013, 2014, 2015). After his initial stint at MDCC, he then coached one year at Georgia Military College (GMC), where the team led the nation in rushing and finished No. 4 in the nation overall. Tatum spent the 1999 season with Garden City Community College (GCCC) and helped the Broncbusters win the Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference (KJCCC) state championship. Garden City spent most of that season in the No. 1 spot in the nationwide polls and finished No. 5 nationally overall. That season he and his fellow coaches were named the KJCCC Coaching Staff of the Year and Tatum coached in the Real Dairy Bowl game again.

He then returned to GMC for 10 years as offensive coordinator and assistant head coach, leading the Bulldogs to three National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Championship appearances and one national title (2001). Tatum’s offenses touted Top 10 national rankings each year and he was named Offensive Coordinator of the Year in 2002 by the conference. He returned to GCCC in 2010 as head coach and turned their program around, as he led GCCC to a win in the Mississippi Bowl in 2012 and became the only team outside of the state to do so. Tatum moves to Garden City with his wife, Dawn. They have one daughter, Munday, who’s the Director of Recruiting Operations for North Carolina State football. Tatum and his assistants were selected as the 2012 KJCCC Coaching Staff of the Year and finished the year ranked No. 20 in the nation. It was at Garden City where he coached the likes of Tyreek Hill and Nick Marshall. Hill is a three-time Pro Bowler and two-time All-Pro selection with the Kansas City Chiefs, while Marsahll was named the 2012 KJCCC Offensive Player of the Year and went on to lead the Auburn Tigers to a spot in the Division I national championship game as a record-setting quarterback. Tatum, who earned his Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in health, physical education and recreation from Delta State University, returned to MDCC in 2013 as head coach of the Trojans and was named interim athletic director in August 2016. In 2017, he took on that role full-time along with his head coach title.

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COLIN LAMB

ASSISTANT ATHLETIC DIRECTOR/V.P STUDENT SERVICES

olin Lamb has been a staple at Garden City Community College for nearly 20 years.

Within the last four months, Lamb was promoted to Vice President of Student services. Before that, he served as interim Athletic Director and Dean of Students.

Lamb’s hard work and commitment to Garden City Community College and its students allowed him to move up into multiple administrative roles throughout his career. He played a key roll in the success of the 2016 National Championship and 2018 National Runner-up teams, as well the hiring of Head Coach Tom Minnick, who took Arizona Western to the National Championship Game three different times. Lamb earned an Associate’s of Arts Degree from Garden City Community College and transferred to Washburn University where he earned both a Bachelor’s and Master’s degree. Lamb serves on various committees at GCCC, and has earned numerous awards over the past 19 years. He has overseen and helped write two TRIO/SSS grants through the Department of Educationtotaling more than $2 million. Some of his committee appointments include: the Academic Review Committee, Behavioral and Discipline Committee, and the Security and Safety Committee.

Lamb was born and raised in Garden City, KS. He is married to Winsom Lamb and has two sons, Kyler (19) and Isaac (15). Lamb’s son, Kyler, was an all-state basketball player at Garden City High School, earning a scholarship to play for the Broncbusters this season. His wife, Winsom, is a social-science instructor at Garden City Community College, and their youngest son, Isaac, plays football and basketball at Garden City High School.

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The Story of one of Junior College’s best teams

All-Americans

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National Awards

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Jerry Dominguez

Covering the Busters

Football Offices

Game Day

Athletic Facilities

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Notable Alumni

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