2022 Broncbuster Football Media Guide by gcccks6

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2022HOMESCHEDULEAWAY The 2022 Broncbuster Football Media Guide was designed by the Garden City Community College Athletic Communications Department. The Guide was printed by Publication Printers in Denver, CO. PROJECT COORDINATOR - Mike Pilosof EDITOR - Mike Pilosof COVER DESIGN - Jared Powers MEDIA GUIDE DESIGN - Mike Pilosof CONTRIBUTORS - Adam Shrimplin, Garden City Telegram, Garden City Historical Museum, NJCAA, KJCCC PHOTOGRAPHY - Adam Shrimplin, Garden City Historical Museum, Garden City Telegram, National Football League, Colin Lamb, ACC, Big 12, Big 10, SEC, Pac 12, Brad Nading

51 COACHING STAFF Hall of Famer Tom Minnick is back for his fourth season and he brings with him a new staff. Veteran Chenelle Jones takes over the defense for the recently departed Aaron Cheatwood while former Utah State player Jumanne Robertson anchors the DB's.

40 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.

TRADITION Two National Championship Game appearances in the last five 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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THE STADIUM 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. In the summer of 2022, new field turf and a state-ofthe-art video board were installed.

OPPORTUNITY USA 2016 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS 5 TABLE OF CONTENTS 149 ALL-AMERICANS • 3 RUNNER-UP FINISHES • 3 NJCAA PLAYERS OF THE YEAR 65 SEASON REVIEW Despite some early-season injuries, the Broncbusters punched their ticket to the Jayhawk Conference title game before bowing out to defending national champion Hutchinson. Still, Tom Minnick's club produced another top-10 finish. 84 NEW BEGINNING For the second straight season, the Broncbusters are picked to finish second in the Jayhawk. And there are plenty of reasons to be optimistic with a defense constructed primarily of Division-I transfers. 114 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. 149 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. Staff Directory 8 Quick Facts 9 By the Numbers 10 Broncbuster Stadium 11 Tickets/Stadium map 12 Covering the Busters 13 Tradition....................................................................................................................................... 14 12 Jayhawk Titles ...................................................................................................................... 16 National Attention ................................................................................................................... 17 Trophy Case 19 National Players of the Year 20 NJCAA Hall of Fame 21 149 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 The Story of one of Junior College’s best teams 40 Head Coach Tom Minnick 52 Chenelle Jones 55 Ryan Felker 56 Jumanne Robertson ............................................................................................................... 57 Trey Jackson ............................................................................................................................... 58 Robert Ortiz 59 Carlos Wiggins 60 Ed Tarleton 61 Vaughn Van Dame 62 Gio Perez 63 Game recaps 66 Final Stats 77 Season Preview 84 Alphabetical roster .................................................................................................................. 90 Numerical roster ....................................................................................................................... 91 Player Bios ................................................................................................................................... 93 Bowl recaps 115 All-Time results 125 National Awards 131 All-Americans 133 All Conference ........................................................................................................................ 134 Series Records ......................................................................................................................... 136 Individual Records 143 Team Records 145 The President 149 Athletic Director 150 Assistant Athletic Director.................................................................................................. 151COACHINGNATIONALINTRODUCTIONCHAMPSSTAFF SEASON REVIEW THE HISTORYMEETCOLLEGETHESQUAD

GOBRONCBUSTERS.COM 2022 BRONCBUSTER FOOTBALL8 @GCCC_FOOTBALL STAFF DIRECTORY 1 NATIONAL TITLE • 12 JAYHAWK CHAMPIONSHIPS • 25 BOWL APPEARANCES MIKE PILOSOF Director of mike.pilosof@gcccks.eduAthletics COLIN LAMB Vice President for Student Services/Athletics colin.lamb@gcccks.edu ASHLEY RUTTI Administrative Assistant to the Director of Athletics ashley.rutti@gcccks.edu TAMMY TABOR Director of tammy.tabor@gcccks.eduCompliance ADAM EMMETTSHRIMPLINSTATZER Creative Director/Assistant emmett.statzer@gcccks.eduAssistantadam.shrimplin@gcccks.eduSIDAthleticDirector GREG GREATHOUSE Director of Athletic greg.greathouse@gcccks.eduFacilities ALLISON GRIFFIN Head Athletic allison.griffin@gcccks.eduTrainer NATE SMITH Athletic nathan.smith@gcccks.eduTrainer 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 athletics on twitter ............................... @gcccbroncbuster GCCC athletics on instagram ................. @broncbusterathletics GCCC athletics on twitter ....................................... @sportsbuster GCCC football on twitter @gccc_football GCCC facebook /GardenCityCommunityCollege/ GCCC athletics facebook............................. / GCCCsportsbuster/ Jayhawk Conference ............................................................ kjccc.org KJCCC twitter ................................................................. @kjcccmedia NJCAA ....................................................................................... njcaa.org NJCAA football twitter @njcaafootball HARLEY BECK Athletic harley.beck@gcccks.eduTrainer TIFFANY MINNICK DR. ROBERT ROSIN Spirit Squad Head Teamtiffany.minnick@gcccks.eduCoachPhysician

OPPORTUNITY USA 2016 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS 9 QUICK FACTS 149 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 Mike Pilosof Assistant Athletic Director...................................... Emmett Statzer VP of Student Services and Athletics 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 29-16 Most consecutive wins .................................. 7 (2016-17; 2019-21) GARDEN CITY COACHES AND STAFF Tom Minnick Head Coach (4th season) Overall record at GCCC 23-7 Ryan Felker Offensive Coordinator Chenelle Jones ............................................. Defensive Coordinator Vaughn Van Dame Wide Receiver Trey Jackson Defensive Line Jumanne Robertson ................................................ Defensive Backs Carlos Wiggins Assistant defensive backs Robert Ortiz Offensive Line Edmund Tarleton .............................................................. Linebackers THE BRONCBUSTERS THIS SEASON Offensive returners 7 Defensive returners .............................................................................. 6 Specialists returners 0 Sophomores ............................................................................................... 2021FreshmanRecord......................................................................................... 8-3 Conference Record 5-2 (4th) Final NJCAA Ranking ..................................................................... No. 9 GARDEN CITY FOOTBALL HISTORY First year of football 1946 All-Time Record ...................................................... 439-328-11 (.572) All-Time Conference Record 303-227 (.572) All-Time Bowl Record 11-13-1 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 .............................................................................. 25 2021, 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 11 2021, 2016, 2012, 2001, 1998, 1996, 1995, 1992, 1990, 1989, 1976 Undefeated Seasons ............................................................................ 1 10+win2016 seasons...................................................................................... 7 2018, 2016, 1999, 1997, 1996, 1994, 1989 Most consecutive wins ............................................. 13 (2016-2017) All-Americans 149 National player of the year 3 2015, 1997, 1994

GOBRONCBUSTERS.COM 2022 BRONCBUSTER FOOTBALL10 @GCCC_FOOTBALL BY THE NUMBERS Tom Minnick ................... (2019-Present) .......... 23-7 (.767) 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) GARDEN CITY HEAD COACHES GARDEN CITY FOOTBALL BY DECADE 2020s ..................................................................................................................... 15-4 (.789) 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 431-325-11 (.562) 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 NJCAA LEADERS WIN PERCENTAGE-ACTIVE 1. Buddy Stephens (East Mississippi)...................................................................... .872 2. Greg Medeck (Central Lakes) .769 3. Scott Strohmeier (Iowa Western) ......................................................................... 767 4. Tom Minnick (Garden City) ............................................................... .764 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. Jordan Ford 2020-21 2. Charles West ............................................................................................................. 2018 3. Dwayne Crutchfield 1979 4. Robert Robertson 1976 5. Ricky Kelley ............................................................................................................... 1974 6. Clyde Russell 1972 7. Clyde Russell ............................................................................................................. 1971 Tom Minnick 1 NATIONAL TITLE • 12 JAYHAWK CHAMPIONSHIPS • 25 BOWL APPEARANCES

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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 WorkersComplex.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. The stadium officially opened in 2014 under the lights.

STADIUM QUICK FACTS Stadium Name .................................................. Broncbuster Stadium Field Name Broncbuster Field Field ................................................................................ Field Turf (2022) 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)

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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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.

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MEDIA AVAILABILITY

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)

COVERING THE BUSTERS

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.

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MEDIA CREDENTIALS

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

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OPPORTUNITY USA 2016 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS 15 TRADITION 149 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. NASSAU 93 POINTS RICKS 81 POINTS DIXIE STATE 78 POINTS GARDEN CITY 73 POINTS NE OKLAHOMA 72 POINTS

GOBRONCBUSTERS.COM 2022 BRONCBUSTER FOOTBALL16 @GCCC_FOOTBALL 4 1953195719582015 0 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 six outright championships. 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. 35 19341940194119421946194819491950195119531954195619591962196419651966197519761978198019821983198419851986198819901991199219931996199720062021 23 19421950195219811987198919982001200220032004200520062007200820102011201220132015 12 195119551960196719771991199419951999200020162018 11 19291933193519381968197019711972197319742009 8 19471948194919501969199520142021 6 193219361937198720172019

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NATIONAL COACH OF THE YEAR: JEFF SIMS-2016

GOBRONCBUSTERS.COM18 @GCCC_FOOTBALL NATIONAL ATTENTION 1 NATIONAL TITLE • 12 JAYHAWK CHAMPIONSHIPS • 25 BOWL APPEARANCES 3131 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 5 YEARS: NO. 1 IN 2016; NO. 2 IN 2018; NO 5 IN 2021 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 Following2017. 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.

PLENTY OF HARDWARE TO GO AROUND

TROPHY CASE 149 ALL-AMERICANS • 3 RUNNER-UP FINISHES • 3 NJCAA PLAYERS OF THE YEAR

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 Indisplay.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.

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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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JEREMY FAULK 2015 FRANK MURPHY 1997 CHRIS WINDSOR 1994

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.

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ENSHRINEMENT-SEVEN DECADES OF EXCELLENCE

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.

INDUCTED 2008 JEFF LEIKER INDUCTED 2010 INDUCTED 2004 CHRIS WINDSOR BOB LARSON TOM MINNICK INDUCTED 2007 INDUCTED 2021 FRANK MURPHY

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Garden City has a longstanding tradition of producing some of the best talent in the Junior College ranks. Since 1955, 49 Broncbuster players have been named NJCAA First-team All-Americans.

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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.

OPPORTUNITY USA 2016 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS 23 149 ALL-AMERICANS 149 ALL-AMERICANS • 3 RUNNER-UP FINISHES • 3 NJCAA PLAYERS OF THE YEAR KEYLON KENNEDY TRA MINTER 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. 49 FIRST-TEAM ALL-AMERICANS Player Position Year Keylon Kennedy Defensive Back 2021 Isaiah Adams Offensive Line 2021 Jordan Ford Running Back 2021 Raymond Cutts Defensive End 2021 Bam Olaseni Offensive Line 2018 Nigel Kilby Tight End 2017 Jamie Tago Defensive Line 2016 Mike Hughes Defensive Back 2016 Jeremy Faulk Defensive Line 2015 Chaz Nelson Defensive End 2011 Cameron Kenney Returner 2008 Phil Loadholt Offensive Line 2006 Phil Loadholt Offensive Line 2005 Luke Dreiling Kicker 2005 Luke Dreiling Kicker 2004 Anthony Kilby Offensive Line 2004 Rodney Allen Defensive Tackle 2004 DJ Johnson Defensive Tackle 2003 Shawn Steiner Offensive Line 2001 Derrick Pope Linebacker 2001 Jared Packard Offensive Line 2000 Henry Bryant Defensive End 2000 Ervin Holloman Defensive Tackle 1999 Travis Schwartz Linebacker 1998 Hamlin Milligan Defensive Back 1998 Player Position Year Cliff Holloman Defensive Tackle 1998 Frank Murphy Running Back 1997 Kevin Brooks Defensive Back 1996 Jeff Kelley Linebacker 1996 Rodney Artmore Defensive Back 1995 Corey Dillon Running Back 1994 Chris Windsor Quarterback 1994 Ray Eagle Defensive Tackle 1993 Damon Pauge Linebacker 1992 Kevin Bouie Running Back 1991 Dart Frost Linebacker 1991 Mike Bryant Offensive Line 1990 Kevin Bouie Running Back 1990 Brent Venables Linebacker 1990 Gerald Dixon Linebacker 1989 Michael Fox Defensive End 1988 Demetrius Hill Defensive Tackle 1987 Dwayne Crutchfield Running Back 1979 Bruce Campbell Offensive Line 1978 Robert Robertson Running Back 1976 Ricky Kelley Running Back 1974 Clifton Payne Offensive Line 1974 Roy Humphrey Linebacker 1967 Tony Pontillo Running Back 1959

TAKING THEIR TALENT NEXT LEVEL

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LONNIE JOHNSON MIKE HUGHES COREY DILLON PHIL LOADHOLT 2nd Round-2019 Undrafted FA-20191stRound-2018 2nd Round-1997 2nd Round-2009 BJ BLUNT Undrafted FA-2015

The rest of the nation has taken notice of the talent storm that has hit Garden City in recent years. In three of the last four 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 selected in the seventh round by the Chicago Bears.

DWAYNE CRUTCHFIELD 2nd Round-1982 ANDRE HALL Undrafted FA-2006 ARLINGTON HAMBRIGHT 7th Round-2020 JEREMY FAULK Undrafted FA-2017 BRONCBUSTERS IN THE LEAGUE Player Position Team Eric Alford Tight End Patriots Zach Roth Offensive Lineman Patriots Derrick Pope Linebacker Dolphins Kay-Jay Harris Running Back Dolphins Korey Banks Defensive Back Dolphins Ashante Woodyard Defensive Back Steelers C.J. Jones Wide Receiver Browns Ben Gay Running Back Browns Cedrick Williams Defensive Back Texans Jabbar Threats Defensive Line Jaguars Dontrel Johnson Defensive Back Jaguars Derrick Clark Running Back Broncos Alvin Bowen Linebacker Bills Doyle McGraw Defensive Tackle Raiders Hanik Milligan Defensive Back Chargers Gerald Dixon Linebacker Chargers Tyson Thompson Running Back Cowboys Kevin Brooks Defensive Back Cowboys Linc Harden Linebacker Cowboys Melvin Evans Defensive Line Cowboys Maurice Couch Defensive Line Cowboys Phillip Riley Wide Receiver Bears Ahmad Childress Defensive Tackle Lions Curtis Ansel Punter Lions Chaz Murphy Defensive End Lions Rooney Artmore Defensive Back Packers Deone Horinek Punter Packers Rodney Allen Defensive End Packers Korey Jones Defensive End Packers Demetrius Hill Defensive Tackle Giants Mike Friede Wide Receiver Giants Rick Perry Defensive Tackle Giants Jeff Kelly Linebacker Falcons Corey Jenkins Linebacker Panthers Frank Murphy Running Back Buccaneers Darnell McDonald Wide Receiver Buccaneers Yamon Figures Wide Receiver Ravens Kevin Bouie Running Back Cardinals Kelly Stouffer Quarterback Cardinals Willie Joe Walker Linebacker Cardinals Korey Jones Defensive End Cardinals Gabe Nyenhuis Defensive End Seahawks Marcus Pittman Wide Receiver Saints Kenny Cook Wide Receiver Chiefs Tyreek Hill Wide Receiver Chiefs Arlington Hambright Offensive Lineman Bears Delshawn Phillips Linebacker Jets BJ Blunt Linebacker Redskins OPPORTUNITY USA 2016 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS 25 BUSTERS IN THE NFL 149 ALL-AMERICANS • 3 RUNNER-UP FINISHES • 3 NJCAA PLAYERS OF THE YEAR

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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.

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A PRETTY IMPRESSIVE COACHING FRATERNITY

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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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ATHLETIC COMPLEX

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. PERRYMAN

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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 Inyears.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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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 Zerbachimmediately.wasaninstrumental 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. The program continues to be one of the strongest in the nation.

STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING PROGRAM

BEHIND THE SCENES OF A PROGRAM AT WORK

Over the past seven 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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All Garden City radio broadcasts, home and away, with Dalton Janousek calling the play-by-play and Baylen Hite 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 Garden2015.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.

Baylen Hite begins his first season as the color voice of the Broncbusters. He is a graduate of Ball State University in Muncie, IN where he earned a degree in Digital Sports Production.

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All football games are streamed on Buster Vision at gobroncbusters. com. Broncbuster Creative Director, Adam Shrimplin, begins his third year as the director of the new video streaming platform. The veteran creative, has spent more than a decade as a professional photographer, shooting for the Kansas City Chiefs, Kansas City Royals and NASCAR. He has served as the Garden City Community College staff photographer for the previous four years. He is a graduate of Garden City Community College and has also worked as an adjunct professor for the school’s photography program.

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.

BRONCBUSTER RADIO BROADCASTS

Baylen Hite Color Analyst

About the broadcasters

DuringBroncbusters.hislast two semesters at Garden City Community College, Janousek worked in the athletic department as a game-day operations worker, covering baseball, softball, and volleyball games for the video stream. He also took part in multiple video and photography assignments throughout the sports season. In 2021, Janousek served as the voice of the Garden City Buffaloes. He moved to Garden City in 2019 from Lacrosse, KS.

All archived audio broadcasts are commercial free and can be listened to on your computer or mobile device.

Hite was a member of Ball State Sports Link. He also worked on television with ESPN Plus as well as on Ball State Sports Radio calling basketball, football, soccer, softball, field hockey, gymnastics, and volleyball.

Garden City Community College as a music education major before switching to communications after COVID. In June 2021, Janousek accepted a full-time position at the Western Kansas Broadcast Center as the News Director and the voice of the

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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.

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All broadcasts of Broncbuster football begin 30 minutes prior to kickoff with the pregame show. The segment includes interviews with both coaches, players and a game recap from the week before. The post-game report follows with full-game highlights, coaches and player interviews as well as a full-game recap.

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GARDEN CITY-HOME OF THE BRONCBUSTERS

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.

Incorporated in 1883, Garden City occupies nearly 11 square miles in southwest Kansas and has a population of 31,000 people.

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

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).

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.

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.

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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.

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.

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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.

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.

ACADEMIC SUCCESS 149 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. 8TIMES SINCE 2015 HAVE HAD A GPA OF 2.7 OR HIGHER-3.17 SUMMER ‘16 110PLAYERS TRANSFERREDHAVE TO 4-YEAR SCHOOLS SINCE 2015 14PLAYERS HAVE SIGNED WITH POWER-5 SCHOOLS SINCE 2015 LACOLBY TUCKER KRISHONN MERRIWEATHER CLASS OF 2019 CLASS OF 2020 MIKE HUGHES CLASS OF 2017 BJ BLUNT CLASSOF2017

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. Photography by Adam Shrimplin

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IN THE TRENCHES

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On Dec. 3, 2016, No. 1 Garden City and No. 2 Arizona Western squared off in one of the most program’sthatmakingwasAndGamesChampionshippalpitatingheart-Nationalinhistory.intheend,ittwoKansaskidstheplaysecuredthefirsttitle.

“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.”

“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 Gardenyet.” City went on to lose their next three games, including a 49-14 rout at the hands of Hutchinson, dropping them to 1-7.

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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 Michalows ki’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.

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 champi onships from 1998-2008winning back-to-back titles twice. The pro gram has claimed six crowns overall, which is tied with Northeatern Oklahoma for the most Toall-time.thatpoint 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 sea son, 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.

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“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.”

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

The Broncbusters closed the season by win ning two out of their final three games, taking top-10 Coffeyville down to the wire in the regular-season finale.

Jeff 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 way, Garden City’s week-one victory over Ellsworth in Iowa Falls, IA was definitely a “Forspringboard.oneweek at least, this was the best football team I’ve ever coached,” Sims said.

Little did Butler Coach Tim Schaffner know, Sims was preparing to unleash a new weapon; one that would change the dynamic of the Thecontest.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; in stead, 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 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 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.

Tra Minter’s 155-yard, two-touchdown performance, coupled with a Broncbuster defense that limited the Panthers to just 49 “unforunately, the football season doesn’t wait for you. you have to be ready to play because it comes quick.”jeff sims

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 “Unfortunately,years. the football season doesn’t wait for you,” Sims said. “You have to be ready to Despiteplay.”

Gowan’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.

Some thought it would be catastrophic.

reigning defensive player of the year, made the stop of the season. On fourth-and-2, he fought off two blocks to tackle Highland running back Marquis Terry at the line of scrimmage for no gain. Game over. 2-0 start

“Ourpreserved.defense as a whole was tremendous,” Sims Whilesaid.week three’s showdown with Independence featured more glitz than glamour, the Broncbusters were all business.

“Things are really starting to come together,” Sims said. “These guys are buying in.”

THE BEGINNING (Above) Running back, Tra Minter, jets for the end zone in 2016 vs. Highland. (Left to right)

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

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).

At 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.

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

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, he became the star of the Netflix series Last Chance U. Minus the lead-up, the actual game lacked any real drama.

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 Sevenboost.

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.

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.

“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

Clinging to a six-point lead in the fourth quarter, Broncbustersthe 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

“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 Forover.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 “Weseason.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 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.

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 Thesquad.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.

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.

RUN TO THE TITLE (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. you in as the quarterback and be pretty good. But if we put you at receiver and Peyton at quarterback, we can be great.”

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The rest is history.

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.

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

When 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

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.

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45THE STORY OF THE 2016 BRONCBUSTERS 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.

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 Momentsout.

The game also gave fans their first 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.”

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.

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.

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.

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 “WeChampions.worked so hard,” linebacker Alex Figueroa said. “We’ve progressed so much through the Itseason.”wasafar 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. “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.

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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.

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.

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 “IStadium.can’teven put it into words,” Huslig said. “This is why we came here. We did it.”

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.

“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.

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.

“We were gassed,” Sims said. “And they were gashing us.”

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

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 “Youadvantage.justhave to keep playing each play,” Garden City Head Coach Jeff Sims said afterwards. “We never put our heads down.”

“We couldn’t stop them at that point,” Sims Thingssaid. 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 waltzingfrominto the end zone.

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.”

Huslig explained. “I just stayed within myself.”

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 “Igoal.totally agree with Coach Minnick’s decision,” Sims said. “We would have done the same

Ironically that same play worked for a touchdown earlier in the season vs. Mesa. Against Garden City, the Broncbusters were licking their chops.

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 “Igame.stillfelt like we had a chance,” Huslig said. “We just needed to keep going.”

fooledthatbootlegnakedaction,adefenses:topnation’soneagainstespeciallyoddItwentdicerolledMinnickthing.”theandforit.wasancall;oftheplay-neverBlunt and Rayshawn Wilborn, who combined to rip down Gant behind the line of scrimmage for a 13-yard loss.

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“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.”

Then, facing a third-and-3 at the Garden City 33, it was Rodriguez finding first-down yardage to the Broncbuster 20.

“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 get“Welookingsituation,aGardenincompletionsback-to-backputCityintothird-and-longitwasn’tpromising.justneededtoafirstdown,”

The Broncbusters chances for hoisting the trophy began to slip away late in the fourth.

The freshman calmly gathered himself and delivered a strike to to Daniel Davis for 12 yards. Then it was Huslig to Davis again for “Ieight.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.

“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.”jeffsims

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.

Onadvantage.theensuing 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.

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.

(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.

“That second quarter could have gotten away from us,” Sims said. “But it never did.”

“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, 7-0)as20sluggishwereTheenoughteam.They’rewhatWestern,”“Ihistory.turnaroundsingle-seasoninNJCAAfeelbadforArizonaSimssaid.“Iknowthatfeelingislike.agreatfootballTheyplayedwelltowin.”Matadors’misfortunescompoundedbyastart,gainingonlyyardsinthefirstquarterGardenCity(11-0,builta13-0leadon

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.

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.

But the Matadors failed to recover, keeping it a threepoint game.

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

“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 tellingbeenme all year to trust him. So I did, and it worked conversion.two-pointballfumbledwhendousedwascelebrationTheout.”nearlyHusligtheonthe

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 theonchampionasaid.person,”unbelievableusplayerunbelievableHoward“Malcomquarter.secondisanforandanSims“He’snationalandofffield.

Jeremy Faulk was named defensive MVP with four tackles and a quarterback sack.

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.

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“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.

AN ICONIC MOMENT

THE RING CEREMONY

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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“As soon as we knew Coach (Jeff) Sims was leaving, we knew who we wanted,” Vice President for Student Services and Athletics Colin Lamb said. “It was just a matter of making it Truthwork.”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.

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, winning eight games and finshing second in the Jayhawk. Then, during an abbreviated spring campaign, Minnick guided the Broncbusters to secondplace in the conference again, going 7-1. They added an eight-win campaign in 2021, finishing in the top 20 for a 6th straight season. 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 THE MINNICK FAMILY

GOBRONCBUSTERS.COM 2022 BRONCBUSTER FOOTBALL52 @GCCC_FOOTBALL HEAD COACH 1 NATIONAL TITLE • 12 JAYHAWK CHAMPIONSHIPS • 25 BOWL APPEARANCES TOM MINNICK 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 28TH ON THE NJCAA’S ALL-TIME WINS LIST (134)•GUIDED ARIZONA WESTERN TO TOP-20 FINISHES IN 8 OUT OF 11 SEASONS•LED MATADORS TO 10 STRAIGHT BOWL GAMES•INDUCTED INTO THE NJCAA COACHES HALL OF FAME IN 2021 History 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.

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)

OPPORTUNITY USA 2016 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS 53 HEAD COACH 149 ALL-AMERICANS • 3 RUNNER-UP FINISHES • 3 NJCAA PLAYERS OF THE YEAR MINNICK’S YEAR-BY-YEAR HEAD COACHING HISTORY YEAR SCHOOL OVERALL CONF BOWL GAME/SEASON NOTES 2021 Garden City 8-3 5-2 Scooter’s Coffee Bowl (Beat Navarro, 53-34) 20-21 Garden City 7-1 6-1 Conference runner-up 2019 Garden City 8-3 5-2 2018 Arizona Western 6-5 4-3 El Toro Bowl (Lost to No. 6 Lackawanna 17-10...Coached (3) first-team all-conference players and four All-Region 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

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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

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

Arizona Western 8-2 6-2 El Toro Bowl (Beat Nassau 42-37)...Dropped one-point contest to Glendale and season-finale to Snow

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 “GardenChampionship.Cityison 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.”

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

2009

Arizona Western 6-5 5-4 Started the season 1-2 before rebounding to win 5 ouf of their final 8 games Joliet 10-2 Graphic Edge Bowl (Beat North Iowa Area 28-21) Joliet 7-4 Graphic Edge Bowl (Lost to Iowa Central 30-19)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.

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“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 Minnick’ssituation.”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.

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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 Minnick’s’end.time at Joliet ended following 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 spent time 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.

The next stop was Eastern Arizona College and another opportunity to build a winning program. During his stint at EAC, Jones recruited and coached some of the top football players in the country. While at EAC, he coached in the Salt City Bowl and The Top of the Mountain Bowl. Coach Jones moved to Mesa Community College in 2013 as the Asst. Head Coach / Defensive Coordinator / Recruiting Coordinator. During his most recent college tenure, MCC has participated in the WSFL Championship Game (2015), 3 NJCAA Bowl Games (2013, 2016, 2017) and finished ranked 5th in the final NJCAA football poll (2016). Since the end of the WSFL (Western States Football League) in 2018, Chenelle has served in Athletic Administration at MCC while volunteering his expertise at Mesa area high schools.

THE JONES FILE COACHING HISTORY THE JONES FAMILY

JONES Hometown Richmond, VA. High School Huguenot College ............................... Western New Mexico Family Wife: LauraKids:romero-JonesJalenJonesAdianRomeroAnaisJonesAhmadJones 2022-Present: Garden City Defensive Coordinator 2018-2022: Mesa Community College Assistant Athletic Director 2013-2018: Mesa Community College Assistant Head Coach, Defensive Coordinator 2008-2012: Eastern Arizona Defensive Coordinator 2006-2008: Safford High School Head Coach 2002-2006: Western New Mexico Assistant Head Coach, Defensive Coordinator 1999-2002: Arizona Western Assistant Head Coach, Defensive Backs 1996-1999: Dodge City Defensive Backs Coach

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DEFENSIVE COORDINATOR • 1ST SEASON

Chenelle Jones begins his first season as defensive coordinator at Garden City Community College. Jones was recently inducted into the Richmond Public Schools Athletic Hall of Fame on January 20, 2018. As a Huguenot High School student-athlete, Chenelle was named the Richmond Quarterback Club's 1990 Player of the Year. He continued his education at Western New Mexico University. There he earned a Bachelor's Degree in Sociology and a Master’s Degree in Educational Leadership. During his time at WNMU, Jones was an AllAmerican Defensive Back and National DII Statistical Champion (Interceptions). Jones has coached over twenty-three years at the college level and four years at the high school level. He began his career at Dodge City Community College in Dodge City, Kansas. During that time, he coached and mentored some of the top defensive backs in the Jayhawk Community College Conference. Following his time in Kansas, Jones was asked to serve as the Assistant Head Coach / Recruiting Coordinator at Arizona Western College in Yuma, AZ. Chenelle coached three seasons at AWC and helped revive a program that was previously known for its winning tradition. Within a year, the Matadors football program was back to winning and finished ranked 9th in the final NJCAA football poll (2000). In 2003, Jones's next destination was Western New Mexico University. He returned to Silver City and WNMU as the Asst. Head Coach/ Defensive Coordinator for the Mustang football program. He coached the Mustang’s defense to the top of the RMAC (Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference) defensive statistical categories. In 2007, he was given an opportunity to serve as the Head Football Coach at Safford High School in Safford, AZ. He led the Bulldog’s football program for two seasons (2007-08). In 2008, he finished the season ranked 8th in the state coaching the only 3A player in Arizona to sign a Division I football scholarship.

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Ryan Felker begins his second season as the offensive coordinator at Garden City Community College.

OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR • SECOND SEASON

Felker comes to Garden City after spending the past two seasons as the Head Coach and offensive coordinator at Gila River College in Gilbert, AZ. There, he led the River Hawks to a 6-0 mark in 2020 and a conference title while being named coach of the year. His team went 8-1 in 2019. With 21 years of experience as a high school and collegiate coach, he previously spent seven seasons as the head coach at Mesa Community College (AZ) where he established a program that was one of the best in the country. He led the Thunderbirds to a 41-32 record, including four bowl appearances, the most noteworthy of which was a victory in 2016 over 10-0 Lackawanna (PA) College 48-42 in doubleovertime to capture the Valley of the Sun Bowl title. Mesa was a regular fixture among the NJCAA polls during his tenure and finished fifth in 2016. Felker takes great pride in social coordination and community service. While at Mesa, he worked to develop an elementary school reading program as well as Mesa’s annual “Friday Night Lights” with the City of Mesa Youth Sports. During the 2015-2016 school year Mesa’s football program was presented with the “Team Community Service” award.

THE FELKER FILE COACHING HISTORY

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Previously, he served at Eastern Arizona College for two years as co-defensive coordinator and defensive backs coach. He also recruited Arizona for the Gila InMonsters.2009his EAC defense finished second in the nation statistically. Cornerback Prince Ryans earned first team All-American, All-Region and All-Conference honors and was the Western States Football Conference Defensive Player of the Year. In 2008 both of his starting cornerbacks received All-WSFL recognition with Jamaine Olson, receiving a full scholarship at Utah State. Prior to coaching in college, Felker coached high school for eight years, the last six as a head coach.

Before joining Mesa, Felker coached at Scottsdale Community College, holding the positions of defensive coordinator and DB coach in 2011, as well as recruiting coordinator, in 2010.

Hometown Tolleson, AZ High School Tolleson (1992) College Arizona State (2000) Family Wife: Daughter:ReginaChloeSon:Brett 2021-Present: Garden City Offensive Coordinator 2019-2021: Gila River College Head Coach/Offensive Coordinator/ quarterbacks/ 2012-2018: Mesa Community College Head Coach/Offensive Coordinator/ quarterbacks 2010-2011: Scottsdale Community College Defensive CoordinatorCoordinator/Recruiting 2008-2010: Eastern Arizona College Co-Defensive Coordinator 2008-2010: Thatcher High School Head Baseball Coach 2002-2008: Desert Edge High School Head Football Coach 2001-2002: Millennium High School Assistant football coach/Assistant baseball coach/Assistant boys basketball coach 2000-2001: Sunnyslope High School Assistant football coach/Assistant baseball coach BOWLS COACHED 2017 Valley of Sun Mesa 2016 Valley of Sun Mesa 2013 Heart of Texas Mesa 2012 Valley of Sun Mesa

In his career, Felker has been a coordinator at the collegiate level on both offense and defense, coaching DB’s and QB’s. He has coached 20 players to NFL opportunities, including 2015 first-round NFL Draft pick Damarious Randall. 21 others have made AAF, Canadian Football League and Arena Football League rosters. During his time at Mesa, Felker coached the 2016 National Offensive Player of the year, QB Rathen Ricedorff, as well as 21 All-Americans, 126 players that have moved on to Division I schools and 232 have moved on to fouryear institutions overall.

Robertson participated in an NFL mini camp for the Carolina Panthers and played defensive back for the Portland Thunder of the Arena Football League following his USU career, where he graduated with an interdisciplinary studies degree in sociology and physical education in 2012.

OPPORTUNITY USA 2016 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS 57 ASSISTANT COACHES 149 ALL-AMERICANS • 3 RUNNER-UP FINISHES • 3 NJCAA PLAYERS OF THE YEAR THE ROBERTSON JUMANNEFAMILY ROBERTSON Hometown Phoenix, AZ High School Deer Valley College Utah State Family: Sons: Kai and Kasen 2022-Present: Garden City Defensive Backs 2019-21: Utah State Secondary Coach 2018--19: Mingus Union High School Defensive Coordinatory 2015-2019: Mesa Community College Defensive Backs Coach 2014-16: Boulder Creek High School Co-Defensive Coordinatory & DB Coach

umanne Robertson is in his first season asthe defensive backs coach for Garden City Community College. He comes to Garden City after three years at Utah State where he served as alumni relations coordinator and defensive analyst. Before that, he worked as a defensive analyst working with the secondary in 2021 and a defensive graduate assistant in 2020.

The native of Phoenix, Arizona, spent the 2014 and 2015 seasons at Boulder Creek High School in Anthem, Arizona, as the defensive coordinator and defensive backs coach. In 2014, the Jaguars captured the conference championship.

DEFENSIVE BACKS • FIRST SEASON

Utah State’s defense ranked fourth in the nation in fourth down conversion percentage (.250), eighth with 11 forced fumbles and 27th in third down conversion percentage (.346).

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In 2021, Utah State had its best season in school history as it tied the school record with 11 wins (113), won its first-ever Mountain West Championship with a 46-13 road win at No. 19 San Diego State, posted a 24-13 win against Oregon State in the Jimmy Kimmel LA Bowl and finished the year ranked 24th in the nation.

Robertson has a 10-year-old son named Kai and a 2 year old son named Kasen.

A two-year letterwinner at defensive back for the Aggies, Robertson played in 24 games, recording 56 tackles and 15 pass breakups. He helped lead Utah State to an 11-2 record as a senior in 2012, including capturing its first outright league championship since 1936. USU also won just its second-ever bowl game that season with a 41-15 victory against Toledo in the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl.

Utah State’s defense finished tied for second in the nation with 114.0 tackles for loss, which is also tied for the second-most in school history. And, USU limited its opponents to just 22 touchdowns on 51 trips into the red zone (.431), which ranked 10th Additionally,nationally.

Robertson came to USU after spending the 2019 season as the defensive coordinator at Mingus Union High School in Cottonwood, Arizona, where he also worked as a computer education teacher.

Prior to Mingus Union HS, Robertson served as the defensive backs coach for three seasons at Mesa (Arizona) Community College, helping send eight players to Division I programs.Alouettes.

A native of Indianapolis, IN., he graduated with a bachelor’s degree in sport management from Central Missouri in 2015 and a Master's Degree in sport management from UCM in 2018.

Trey Jackson begins his second season as the defensive line coach at Garden City Community College. He spent the last two seasons coaching the varsity defensive line at IMG Academy after spending a season at East Central University as the defensive line coach in the 2018 Beforeseason.that,Jackson spent two years at Central Missouri as a graduate assistant, where he assisted with the offensive and defensive lines. Over the two seasons he helped the team advanced to the 2016 playoffs and a victory in the 2017 Mineral Water FromBowl.

THE JACKSON FILE COACHING HISTORY

GOBRONCBUSTERS.COM 2022 BRONCBUSTER FOOTBALL58 @GCCC_FOOTBALL ASSISTANT COACHES 1 NATIONAL TITLE • 12 JAYHAWK CHAMPIONSHIPS • 25 BOWL APPEARANCES TREY JACKSON DEFENSIVE LINE • SECOND SEASON Hometown ................................... Indianapolis, IN High School Warren Central College Central Missouri 2019-2021: IMG Academy Defensive line 2016-2018: Central Missouri Grad Assistant/Offensive line/Defensive line 2013-2016: Warrensburg High School Defensive line BOWLS COACHED 2017 Mineral Water Central Missouri

2013-16, Jackson was the defensive line coach at Warrensburg High School. Jackson got into coaching after spending two seasons in the Continental Indoor Football League, playing for the Mid-Missouri Outlaws and Dayton Silverbacks. He jumped to the indoor league after two seasons at Central Missouri (2009-10), leading the team to its second playoff berth in school history and an 11-3 record his senior season. That 2010 football team was inducted into the UCM Hall of Fame in February 2018. Jackson also played two seasons at Joliet Junior College, where he was a two-year starter and helped the team to a Graphic Edge Bowl victory. He was also a two-year starter as a prep at Warren Central High School in Indianapolis, Ind. He helped the Warriors to a No. 3 ranking in the nation and the last two of four-straight state titles.

OPPORTUNITY USA 2016 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS 59 ASSISTANT COACHES 149 ALL-AMERICANS • 3 RUNNER-UP FINISHES • 3 NJCAA PLAYERS OF THE YEAR ROBERT ORTIZ Hometown La Puente, CA High School Los Altos (2012) College Riverside Community (2015) 2021-Present: Garden City Offensive Line 2019-2021: Gila River College Offensive line 2016-2019: Murrieta Valley High School Head Coach/Offensive line/Offensive Coordinator 2017-2018: Mount Miguel High School Offensive line/Defensive line/Run Game Coordinator 2011-2014: Riverside City College Student assistant BOWLS COACHED 2013 So. Cali Bowl Riverside 2012............. Golden State Bowl ......... Riverside 2011 Golden State Bowl Riverside OFFENSIVE LINE • SECOND SEASON

obert Ortiz begins his second season as the offensive line coach at Garden City Community College. He joins Tom Minnick’s staff after spending the previous two years as the offensive line coach at Gila River Community College where his unit led the league in all offensive categories. The River Hawks finished the season unbeaten and was nationally ranked for the first time in program history. Prior to that, he spent a pair of seasons as the offensive line coach at Murrieta Valley High School in Murrieta, CA where he assisted in leading the team to its first league title in eight years while helping guide them to the state championship game. In 2016, his squad yielded only six sacks in 14 games, paving the way for the No. 5 offense in the Beforecountry.taking the job at Murrieta Valley, he was the head offensive and defensive line coach at Mount Miguel High School in Spring Valley, CA. He began his coaching career as a student assistant at Riverside Community College in 2011.

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In High School, Wiggins was a star running back at Plano West under Head Coach, Mike Hughes. He was named the Texas' District 8-5A Offensive Player of the year, rushing for 1,366 yards and 15 touchdowns in 2011, stringing together five straight 100-yard games. Wiggins was also named Homecoming King as a senior. After receiving his Bachelor's Degree in Communications in 2016, Wiggins was invited to the Houston Texans' mini camp. From there, he worked in sales at Platinum Fitness before signing with the Quad City Steamwheelers of the Professional Indoor WigginsLeague. is Chief Executive Officer and owner of My Guys Elite, a small service-based company out of Carrollton, TX.

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ASSISTANT WIDE RECEIVERS • FIRST SEASON

This is Wiggins first coaching job after a stellar collegiate career at the University of New Mexico. There, he was considered one of the nation's top kick returners, earning All-American honors following his sophomore season in 2013. That year, he led the country in return yards (1,303) and returns for touchdowns (three) and was named the Mountain West Special Teams Player of the Year and the College Football Performance Awards Kick Returner of the Year. In fact, he was the only FBS player to have two 100-yard kick returns in the same Heseason.was also a two-time All-Mountain West sprinter in the 60-meter dash.

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Carlos Wiggins begins his first season as the assistant wide receivers coach at Garden City Community College.

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Ed Tarleton enters his first season as the linebackers coach at Garden City Community TarletonCollege.spent the spring of 2022 as the linebackers coach at Cisco College. Before that, he was the special teams coordinator and linebackers coach at Gila River for three seasons.

OPPORTUNITY USA 2016 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS 61 ASSISTANT COACHES 149 ALL-AMERICANS • 3 RUNNER-UP FINISHES • 3 NJCAA PLAYERS OF THE YEAR ED TARLETON Hometown Chicago, IL High School Leo Catholic College Chicago State 2022-Present: Garden City Linebackers 2022: Cisco College Linebackers Coach 2019-21: Gila River Hawks Special Teams Coordinator 2018-2019: Mesa Community College Linebackers Coach 2017-18: Phoenix College Wide Receivers Coach 2013-16: Morgan Park High School Defensive Coordinator LINEBACKERS • FIRST SEASON

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A native of Chicago, IL, Tarleton began his coaching career at Morgan Park High School, serving as the team's defensive coordinator in 2013. Two years later, he was calling offensive plays for the Mustangs. In 2017, he got his first collegiate coaching job, tutoring the wide receivers at Phoenix College. He also spent time as the linebackers coach at Mesa Community College in 2018.

Vaughn Van Dame begins his first year as the Head Strength and Conditioning Coach at Garden City Community College. Van Dame has over five years of experience in Strength and Conditioning. He's worked with athletes ranging from youth all the way to professional. Spending the last few years at Athletes Performance Enhancement in Arizona, which is an elite performance gym in the area and home to some of the best athletes in the state. Vaughn has also been a Head Football Coach at the JC level and has been a Strength and Conditioning coach for multiple high school programs in Arizona.

Van Dame played football at Phoenix College before transferring to Southwestern where he also ran track, earning all-conference honors and a B.S. in Physical Performance and Sports Studies. After graduation he had a stint of playing professional arena football in multiple leagues including the Indoor Football League as well as beginning his coaching career and training athletes.

GOBRONCBUSTERS.COM 2022 BRONCBUSTER FOOTBALL62 @GCCC_FOOTBALL ASSISTANT COACHES 1 NATIONAL TITLE • 12 JAYHAWK CHAMPIONSHIPS • 25 BOWL APPEARANCES VAUGHN VAN DAME Hometown Albuquerque, NM High School La Cueva High School College Southwestern 2022-Present: Garden City Wide Receivers Coach 2021-2022: Salt River Scorpions Offensive Coordinator 2019-21: Garden City Co-sive Coordinator WIDE RECEIVERS COACH/STRENGTH COACH • FIRST SEASON

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OPPORTUNITY USA 2016 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS 63 ASSISTANT COACHES 149 ALL-AMERICANS • 3 RUNNER-UP FINISHES • 3 NJCAA PLAYERS OF THE YEAR GIO PEREZ Hometown Seattle, WA High School Highline College Western Washington Family Son: Giovanni 2022-Present: Garden City Recruiting Coordinator 2021: Foster High School Head Coach 2019-21: Eastside Catholic High School Running Backs Coach 2018: Arizona Western Recruiting Coordinator 2017: Arizona Western Running Backs Coach 2016: Everett College Offensive Coordinator 2015: Chief Sealth High School Offensive Coordinator 2013-2014: Everett College Wide Receivers and Special Teams 2012: Chief Sealth High School Defensive Backs 2019 Geico Bowl Eastside Catholic 2017 Mississippi Bowl AZ Western

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Perez-Chavoya begins his first season as a recruiting coordinator for Garden City Community College. He rejoins Coach Minnick at Garden City after spending part of the 2017 season on his staff at Arizona Perez-ChavoyaWestern.has more than 10 years of coaching experience, which includes time at powerhouse Eastside Catholic HS in Sammamish, WA where he was a part of a state title and most recently as the head coach at Foster HS in Tukwila, WA. Additionally, in 2017, he was with Coach Minnick when the Matadors won the conference title and earned a trip to the National Championship game. His continuity with Coach Minnick and Coach Felker lured him back to the collegiate ranks. Perez-Chavoya earned his Master's Degree in Secondary Eduaction. He has one son, Gio Jr. (5).

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Ricedorff finished 10-of-14 for 191 yards, two touchdowns and an interception for Garden City, which won for the 23rd time in their last 27 road games. Baltz, who started the game, went 14-of-26 for 180 yards and two scores. Freeman ran for a team-best 49 yards, Bellazin reeled in six balls for 69 yards and a touchdown, and Adrian Hopper and Chris Smith each produced seven tackles.

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SUMMARYSTATISTICAL 1 2 3 4 F Garden City 21 28 20 7 76 Fort Scott 7 3 7 7 24 GC FSC First Downs 31 14 Rush/Yards 41/188 21/18 Pass Yards 427 178 Com/att/int 35-54-2 15-48-5 Fumbles/Lost 1-1 2-0 Penalties/Yards 22-225 13-96 Time of Possession 35:46 24:14 1 FSCGCGCGC Knight 3-yd td run Hodges 10-yd td run Balt's 15-yd td pass to Elder Davenport 9-yd td pass to McGhee 2 FSCGCGCGCGC Talbert 5-yd td run Ricedorff 31-yd td pass to Bellazin Theus 42-yd field goal Knight 13-yd td run Baltz 31-yd td pass to Powell 3 FSCGCGCGC Ricedorff 44-yd td pass to Elder Kennedy 40-yd punt return McDonald 13-yd td run Freeman 7-yd td run 4 FSCGC Little 33-yd fumble return Freeman 25-yd td run GC RUSHING: Freeman 8-49, Knight 7-35, Hodges 8-30, Talbert

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the Broncbusters scored again-this time it was second-year man Devion Hodges dancing 10 yards to pay dirt putting Garden City up 14-0 less than five minutes into the game. The Broncbusters tallied 170 yards and five touchdowns on the ground. But make no mistake about it-everything was setup by Felker's aerial assault, which was on full display late in the first quarter when Baltz hooked up with David Elder for a 15-yard scoring toss that made it Following21-0.aFort Scott touchdown in the final seconds of the opening period that was setup by a bizarre, dropped interception, which resulted in Semaj James 41-yard reception and later a nine-yard touchdown pass by Davenport, the Broncbusters responded with a nine-play, 70-yard drive that ended with Dedrick Talbert's five-yard rushing score. Couple that with Chris Smith's pick that setup Ricedorff's 31-yard touchdown pass to Jacobi Bellazin, and Garden City was up 35-7. Knight punched it in from 13 yards out on Garden City's next possession, and Baltz hit a wide-open Marquez Powell, who snagged a beautiful spiral while lying on his back in the middle of the south end zone for 49-10 advantage at the intermission. Garden City, which beat Fort Scott for a sixth consecutive time, showed no signs of slowing down in the third. Ricedorff found David Elder on a rainbow 44-yard scoring strike 73 seconds into the second half. All-American Keylon Kennedy returned a punt 40 yards for a touchdown, Manace Freeman strolled seven yards to the house; then added a 25-yard score late in the fourth, and Garden City hung 76 points on the Greyhounds for the second consecutive season. In fact, in their last five meetings, the Broncbusters have outscored Fort Scott 320-42.

Ethan Daltillio was 14-of-33 for 103 yards and an interception for Fort Scott, which lost for the fifth straight time and eighth time in their last nine games. The Greyhounds last victory was Nov. 9, 2019, at Dodge City. 7-26, 2-19, 2-6, Ricedorff 10-14-1922-1, 17-28-183-2-0, 8-12-52-0-1; RECEIVING: Bellazin 7-71-1, 4-70-2, 3-50-1, 1-40, 3-35, 3-33, Singleton 2-29, Buckley 3-24; GC TACKLES (TFL/QS): RUSHING: McDonald 4-9-1; FSC PASSING: Daltillio 10-28-87-0-1; FSC RECEIVING: McGhee 4-87-1; FSC TACKLES (TFL/QS): (1.5),

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Baltz finished the afternoon 7-of-20 for 20 yards and two interceptions for Garden City, which won on the road for the 24th time in their last 28 games. Talbert added 83 yards and a score on the ground, and Jacobi Bellazin caught three balls for 12 yards.

Darrias Pearsall, one of four quarterbacks who played vs. Garden City on Saturday, went 7-of11 for 54 yards. Deontay Campbell recorded a game-best seven catches for 76 yards.

SUMMARYSTATISTICAL 1 2 3 4 F Garden City 0 3 0 12 15 Highland 0 6 0 0 6 GC HIGH First Downs 15 9 Rush/Yards 47/182 23/36 Pass Yards 60 92 Com/att/int 12-29-2 10-20-0 Fumbles/Lost 5-1 5-4 Penalties/Yards 0-0 0-0 Time of Possession 34:24 24:52 2 HighGC Hernandez 27-yd fg Andrus 60-yd fg 4 GCGCGC Hernandez 35-yd fg Team TalbertSafety4-yd td run GC RUSHING: Talbert 19-103-1, Hodges 14-92, Purnell 4-9, Baltz 10 (-22); GC PASSING: Purnell 6-8-42-0-0, Baltz 6-21-18-0-2; GC RECEIVING: Elder 4-13, Charles 2-12, Bellazin 2-11, Powell 1-9, Okhavhe 1-7, Hodges 1-5, Singleton 1-3; GC TACKLES (TFL/QS): Smith 6 HIGH RUSHING: Burnette 21-62, Atkinson 3-15, Pearsall 8-12; HIGH PASSING: Pearsall 7-11-54, Yekini 3-8-38; HIGH RECEIVING: Campbell 7-76, Moreno 1-11; HIGH TACKLES (TFL/QS): Angelle 18 (2)-1.5 CHRISTIANFUHRMAN 15 6 9.18.21 67 GAME 2

Jason Hernandez's 27-yard field goal that put Garden City up 3-0 in the second, Baltz made a costly mistake. On third-and-7 from the Highland 24, the Illinois State transfer misfired on an out route to the right sideline. Defensive back Kylin Andrus stepped in front of the underthrown pass and raced 80 yards for the go-ahead score. The play encapsulated the entire afternoon: plenty of missed opportunities for a sputtering offense still learning key concepts under first-year coordinator, Ryan Felker. That line, which played well in a 76-24 route of Fort Scott in their season opener, gave up seven sacks in week two. And because of the protection breakdowns, Garden City was limited to just 68 yards through the first 30 Hernandezminutes. pushed a 32-yard field goal wide right early in the third quarter. On their next possession, Baltz was sacked on consecutive plays, including a crushing blow delivered by Treveon Henry and Paxton Martin. Garden City then missed another chance minutes later when Demetrius Wilson failed to reel in Matthew Purnell's bomb down the middle of the Trailingfield.6-3 early in the final period, Darius Johnson pummeled Mustaph Yekini, ripping the ball free before recovering it at the Scotties 9. But after Hodges' touchdown run was wiped off the board because of a holding call, the Broncbusters settled for Hernandez's 32-yard field goal that tied the game with 13:54 to play. But thanks to another incredible defensive effort, the Broncbusters eventually took the lead for good. Ken Gay was wrapped up in the end zone for a safety, Dedrick Talbert scampered four yards to paydirt later in the quarter, and Garden City beat the Scotties for the eighth straight time.

penalties and mental lapses, No. 2 Garden City the Broncbusters improved to 2-0 with a 15-6 produced just 10 total yards, one first down and included a Jack Baltz wobbly pass that was picked off by Alim Legette with less than five minutes to go in the first. The silver lining though: Highland was not much better. And that was thanks to Aaron Cheatwood's defense, which yielded just 122 total yards and nine first downs. They also recovered four Followingfumbles.

GC RUSHING: Purnell 16-67-1,

Knight 10-56, Hodges 13-52, Talbert 9-25, Bellazin 2-22, Elder 1-10 ; GC PASSING: Baltz 5-12-68-0-1, Purnell 4-8-0-1, GC RECEIVING: Elder 2-36, Bellazin 1-22, Singleton 1-17, Powell 1-17, Charles 2-15, Okhavhe 1-8, Hodges 1-3; GC TACKLES (TFL/QS): Hollins 7 (2) INDY RUSHING: Martino 15-25, Forbes 1-21, Bowel 3-6; INDY PASSING: Walker 10-25-99-10; INDY RECEIVING: Alleyne 3-50, Smith 1-11-1); INDY TACKLES (TFL/QS): Djonkam 9 MATTHEWPURNELL 26 13 9.25.22 68 GAME 3

Of the six turnovers, none of them stung as bad as the two that completely flipped the game early in the fourth quarter. Nursing a 13-10 lead and facing a second-and-6 at the Independence 18, quarterback Matthew Purnell was stripped, Kywon McCray scooped it up and raced 77 yards for the go-ahead score. Then, on Garden City's ensuing possession, Markus Knight picked up a Dedrick Talbert fumble and waltzed 28 yards for a touchdown. Two scoop-and-scores in less than 60 seconds, a sequence that had Broncbuster Stadium as quiet as it's ever been. It was one of the most cataclysmic momentum shifts in recent Turnoversmemory. coupled with a slew of missed opportunities, cost Garden City its second straight 3-0 start. Up 10-0 after Purnell's sensational 16-yard touchdown run and Jason Hernandez's 37-yard field goal in the first quarter, the Broncbusters had a chance to put their foot on the Pirates' throat. But after picking up a first down on Jacobi Bellazin's 13-yard run that moved the ball to the Independence 27, the brown and gold went backwards. A reverse to Keyshawn Buckley lost 13 yards before Purnell was pummeled by Will Whitson, who knocked the ball free. CJ Welch recovered, and the Pirates were in business. Two plays later, Walker connected with Almount Smith in the back-left corner of the end zone, capping a potential 14-point swing.

SUMMARYSTATISTICAL 1 2 3 4 F Independence 0 10 0 16 26 Garden City 10 3 0 0 13 INDY GC First Downs 9 21 Rush/Yards 32/21 57/197 Pass Yards 99 118 Com/att/int 10-25-0 9-20-2 Fumbles/Lost 1-0 6-4 Penalties/Yards 9-93 12-85 Time of Possession 22:29 37:31 1 GCGC Hernandez 37-yd fg Purnell 20-yd td run 2 INDYINDYGC Walkter 11-yd td pass to Smith Hernandez 21-yd fg Gielow 35-yard fg 4 INDYINDY McCray 77-yd fumble return Gielow 27-yd fg

The Broncbusters managed to stretch the lead early in the second, but even that will go down as another blown chance. Will Knight's 48-yard rumble set Garden City up at the Pirates' 5. But when Purnell was stuffed at the one-yard line on first down, the Broncbusters lost three yards on their next two plays. Hernandez salvaged the drive with a 21-yard field goal to make it 13-7, but it was another red zone gaff, one that cost Garden City a two-score lead. Independence, which only managed nine first downs and 21 rushing yards on the night, pulled within three on Brandon Gielow's 35yard field goal late in the first half. It was 13-10 at the Meantime,break.the Broncbuster defense kept the pressure on in the second half. Jacob Hollins and Alexander Lemon recorded sacks on consecutive plays to force a fourth-and-27 near midfield. That was followed up by a three-andout late in the third period. But everything changed with Purnell's redzone turnover. Purnell finished the night 3-of-6 for 47 yards and a pick while also running for 25 yards on 16 carries for Garden City. David Eldercaught three balls for 47 yards, and Hollins tallied seven tackles and a quarterback sack. Walker completed 10-of-25 passes for 99 yards and a touchdown for Independence, and Jared Martino carried the ball 15 times for 25 yards.

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The entire night was filled with more missed opportunities. After Lewis put the Blue Dragons on the board two plays into the game on an 84-yard touchdown run, the Broncbusters answered with their own long jaunt. William Knight exploded up the middle for a 77-yard score to make it a one-point contest. But Jason Hernandez missed the extra Withpoint.a chance to grab the lead early in the second, Hernandez pushed a 25-yard field goal wide right. Then, with another opportunity to go in front, Ryan Felker's offense stalled at the Hutchinson 6. After some thought, Minnick replaced Hernandez with punter William Greig, who drilled a 23-yard field goal. But official Mark Kinman flagged the Blue Dragons for a personal foul penalty for leaping over the center. Following a long discussion, Garden City initially declined the penalty. But once the officials huddled back together, it was determined that it should have been an automatic first down. So, the offense trotted back out onto the field, and on the next play Dedrick Talbert cashed in on a three-yard rushing touchdown to give the Broncbusters a 13-7 advantage going into the locker room.

freshman quarterback's pass bounced in and out of Singleton's hands in the end zone as he fell backwards towards the turf. Game over.

Following a Hutchinson field goal early in the third, Ricedorff directed a 12-play 45-yard drive that short circuited after a third-down conversion was wiped out due to a holding penalty. On the next play, Ricedorff threw a laser to Singleton in the end zone that deflected off his chest. Greig was summoned again but his 47-yard attempt was wide left.

After Tyrese Gibson Battles' sack ended Hutchinson's ensuing drive, the Broncbusters marched 57 yards in just under 4:30. This time, Greig connected on a 42-yard kick that stretched the lead to six.

Ricedorff finished 25-of-37 for 191 yards for Garden City, which lost to Hutchinson for a second straight time. Knight tallied 115 yards on 13 carries, and Favour Okhavhe had three catches for 42. Liable was 14-of-32 for 218 yards and two touchdowns for Hutchinson, which won their second straight game following an 0-2 start.

Braham caught five balls for 128 yards and a touchdown.

SUMMARYSTATISTICAL 1 2 3 4 F Hutchinson 7 0 3 14 24 Garden City 6 7 0 3 16 HUTCH GC First Downs 13 24 Rush/Yards 25/142 44/222 Pass Yards 218 192 Com/att/int 14-32-0 25-37-0 Fumbles/Lost 0-0 0-0 Penalties/Yards 10-84 8-75 Time of Possession 22:08 36:20 1 HUTCHGC Lewis 84-yd td run Knight 77-yd td run 2 GC Talbert 3-yd td run 3 HUTCH Moya 27-yd fg 4 HUTCHHUTCHGC Greig 42-yd fg Liable 44-yd td pass to Braham Liable 22-yd td pass to Woods GC RUSHING: Knight 13-119-1, Talbert 20-94-1, Ricedorff 6-11; GC PASSING: Ricedorff 25-37192-0-0; GC RECEIVING: Okhavhe 3-44, Singleton 3-41, Elder 4-32, Charles 4-32, Bellazin 4-18, Buckley 2-7, Talbert 2-6, Hill 1-6, Knight 1-5, Powell 1-1; GC TACKLES (TFL/QS): Mailei 10 (3) HUTCH RUSHING: Lewis 14-147-1, Kedzior 7-7; HUTCH PASSING: Laible 14-32-218-2-0; HUTCH RECEIVING: Braham 5-128-1, Lewis 4-36, Benson 3-27, Woods 1-22-1, Laney1-5; HUTCH TACKLES (TFL/QS): French 13 (1), 1 WILLIAMKNIGHT 24 16 10.2.21 69 GAME 4

Hodges 5-61, Freeman 8-29-1, Purnell 8-22-1, Ricedorff 1-6; GC PASSING Ricedorff 19-30-205-1-1-; GC RECEIVING: Hodges 3-54, Charles 5-52, Elder 4-48, Buckley 2-28, Hill 3-24, Talbert 1-15, Jones 1-12, Jarmon 1-10, Okhavhe 1-3-1; GC TACKLES (TFL/QS): Hollins 8 (2.5) DC RUSHING: Faison 5-37, Curtis 12-21, Mitchell 1-4, Dantlzer 3-4, ; DC PASSING: McKee 4-14-24-0-1; DC RECEIVING: Zarybnicky 1-11; DC TACKLES (TFL/QS): Quinney 13 (1) SHAWNCHARLES 49 0 10.9.21 70 GAME 5

SUMMARYSTATISTICAL 1 2 3 4 F Garden City 10 10 16 13 49 Dodge City 0 0 0 0 0 GC DODGE First Downs 28 6 Rush/Yards 48/342 29/8 Pass Yards 239 27 Com/att/int 22-36-1 5-16-1 Fumbles/Lost 0-0 0-0 Penalties/Yards 8-87 11-120 Time of Possession 36:48 23:12 1 GCGC Knight 49-yd td run Greig 27-yd fg 2 GCGC Greig 43-yd fg Ricedorff 3-yd td pass to Okhavhe 3 GC Team Knightsafety12-yd td run Talbert 45-yd td run 4 GC Purnell 2-yd td run Freeman 8-yd td run

GC RUSHING: Knight 14-122-2, Talbert 11-109-1,

On Garden City's second offensive possession, Knight busted loose off left guard for a 49-yard touchdown that put the finishing touches on a four-play, 63-yard drive that had Garden City up, 7-0. The next time they had the ball, the brown and gold marched 72 yards in 11 plays, and after the drive stalled, William Greig connected on a 27-yard field goal to make it 10-0 with 3:21 remaining in the first. The Broncbusters' lone mistake came early in the second quarter when Rhett Ricedorff's second-down pass was batted up in the air and intercepted by Nico Perofeta. Other than that, it was an anxiety-free game for coordinator, Ryan Felker, who authored some video-gametype performances during his time calling plays in Arizona.

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Just how lopsided was this game? Well, for starters, Garden City out gained their bitter rivals from the east 539-35. The Conquistadors were held to just six first downs (four of them came via penalty) and averaged a minuscule 0.8 yards per play. Even crazier: Dodge City had more penalty yards (120) than total offense. Conquistadors signal caller, Rashad McKee, who just seven days earlier threw for a school-record 416 yards in a 61-34 win over Fort Scott, looked like a shell of himself. He finished 4-of-14 for 24 yards, was sacked three times and threw one horrendous interception before the half that preseason All-American Exzavieus Roberson returned 47 yards into plus territory. But that doesn't come close to telling the entire story. The Broncbusters recorded 15 plays for negative yardage, while limiting Dodge City, the same team that rushed for nearly 300 yards vs. the Greyhounds, to just eight on 29 carries. McKee himself tallied seven totes for minus-54 yards.

Jacob Hollins and Wembley Mailei ripped down Tyler Curtis in the end zone for a safety, Knight polished off a 10-play, 68-yard drive with a 12-yard rushing touchdown, and Talbert galloped 45 yards to the house to put the Broncbusters up 36-0 with 3:27 remaining in the third. Backup quarterback Matthew Purnell added a two-yard touchdown run early in the final period, and Man Man Freeman capped the scoring with an eight-yard dash to pay dirt with 6:18 left. What can't be overstated enough is just how one sided this game really was. Garden City forced 10 three-and-outs on Dodge City's 13 possessions and held the Conquistadors to just 10 total yards over the final 30 minutes of the game. In fact, the home team crossed midfield only once, and that was late in the second quarter before Roberson victimized McKee.

Ricedorff finished 19-of-31 for 193 yards, one touchdown and one pick for Garden City, which beat Dodge City for the sixth consecutive time. Knight carried the ball 14 times for 96 yards, and Devion Hodges caught four balls for 57. Cameron Faison finished the night with five carries for 37 yards for Dodge City, which lost for the ninth time in their last 11 games.

The floodgates opened after the break.

Greig added a 43-yard field goal, and Ricedorff connected with Favour Okhavhe on a threeyard score late in the half to put Garden City up 20-0 at the intermission.

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The Broncbuster defense smothered Coffeyville in the second half forcing a three-and-out on their first possession and a turnover on their next. Wembley Mailei picked off a desperation heave by Jakson Thomson and returned it 12 yards to the Coffeyville 37. On the very next play, Knight scampered around left end, outracing the Red Ravens' defense to the end zone, putting the road team up 39-4 with 9:33 remaining in the third.

SUMMARYSTATISTICAL 1 2 3 4 F Garden City 19 13 7 0 39 Coffeyville 4 0 0 7 11 GC COFF First Downs 24 20 Rush/Yards 39/196 31/63 Pass Yards 302 189 Com/att/int 20-26-0 16-43-1 Fumbles/Lost 0-0 3-2 Penalties/Yards 11-134 7-95 Time of Possession 31:05 28:55 1 CoffCoffGCGCGC Ricedorff 15-yd td pass to Singleton Knight 43-yd td run Frazier 98-yd PAT return Team Hodgessafety18-yd td run 2 GCGC Purnell 1-yd td run Talbert 17-yd td run 3 GC Knight 37-yd td run 4 Coff Bohn 51-yd td pass to Taylor

Purnell 2-0-1; GC PASSING: Ricedorff 20-26-302-1; GC RECEIVING: Buckley 4-109, Charles 1-57, Jarmon 5-50, Jones 5-45, Singleton 3-24-1, Talbert 1-9, Hodges 1-8; GC TACKLES (TFL/QS): Smith 5 (.5) COFF RUSHING: Bohn 4-39-0, Farmer 3-13, Lewis 5-13, Childress 1-11, Thomas 8-11, Thomson 9-4; COFF PASSING: Thompson 12-33-96-0-1; COFF RECEIVING: Taylor 5-106-1, Bellamy 4-43, Schnackenburg 1-32, Farmer 2-7; COFF TACKLES (TFL/QS): Collier 12 (.5) SCIENEAAUXJARMON 39 11 10.23.22 71 GAME 6

The Red Ravens only other score in the first half came late in the first quarter when Garden City was pinned inside their own 2. On 1stand-10, Dedrick Talbert couldn't escape the grasp of Joseph Backhole and Reise Collier, who combined to drop the tailback in the end zone for a safety. But Coffeyville immediately gave the ball back on the free kick when Bryce Childress coughed up the wobbly spiral, and Javier Morton recovered at the Red Ravens' 44.

Whileseason.the offensive numbers jump off the page, it was Aaron Cheatwood's defense that really set the tone. They limited the Red Ravens-the nation's 10th most prolific unit, to just 252 yards (most of that came in the final quarter when the game had already been decided). For better context, Garden City outgained Coffeyville 357-62 through the first 30 minutes, absolutely demoralizing a true national championship contender. Coffeyville never knew what hit them, and when Ricedorff connected with Devion Hodges in the end zone on a 15-yard post on Garden City's opening drive, the Red Ravens' lead man, Jeff Leiker, who coached the Broncbusters from 1992-95, for the first time this season, looked lost. His defensive game plan was dissected perfectly by Ryan Felker, who took advantage of soft coverages and light boxes. A good coordinator keeps them guessing, and it started on the first play from scrimmage when Ricedorff executed a perfect play-action fake before dropping a dime to Shawn Charles, who wiggled free for a 57-yard Aftergain.

It also helped that Cheatwood's unit was opportunistic, and when Coffeyville got the ball back at their own 48 late in the opening period, Chris Smith scooped up Star Thomas's fumble and returned it 12 yards to the Red Ravens' 28. Two plays later, Hodges found a crease and raced 18 yards to the end zone for a 19-3 advantage (William Greig missed the extra point). On this night, Garden City extinguished any chance of a Red Raven resurrection.

Matthew Purnell's one-yard dance across the goal line capped off a six-play, 82-yard drive that included a 67-yard dart from Ricedorff to Keyshawn Buckley two minutes into the second quarter. Talbert added a 17-yard rushing touchdown later in the frame, and the Broncbusters had a 32-4 halftime edge.

GC Knight 19-134-2, Hodges 4-38-1, Talbert 12-32-1,

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Coffeyville punted on their first possession, Garden City went for the throat. Knight was the workhorse, carrying the ball seven times on the drive for 62 yards. And on third-and-1 from the Red Ravens' 43, the University of Delaware transfer turned on the jets, powering his way 43 yards to the end zone for a 13-0 lead. In fact, the only real drama of the night happened on the ensuing point-after attempt, which Zahquan Fraizer blocked and returned down the left sideline for two points. Other than that, it was all brown and gold.

But Jacob Hollins, who hit King a split-second after he fumbled the ball, was flagged for an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty that extended the drive. Three plays later, Brown powered in from three yards out to give the Grizzlies a 7-0 advantage.

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The loss was a stinging reminder of just how much parity there is in the Jayhawk Conference. It also, inexplicably, dropped Minnick's squad to 0-3 at home this season.

The unfortunate part was that this game was filled with questionable calls. On Butler's opening drive, the Broncbusters appeared to get off the field on third-and-6 after AJ King dropped Screws' lline-drive third-down pass.

in the stadium at a palpable pitch, Ricedorff saved his best throw of the game for last. On third-and-9 at the Grizzlies' 28, he dropped back and looked left before a shoulder fake froze safety Jaxon Gibbs just enough to create the adequate space needed. Moments later, Ricedorff lobbed a rainbow to Elder in the end zone, pulling the Broncbusters to within one with 1:14 remaining. But the loud cheers were quickly replaced with a sudden gasp once the officials called an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty on defensive end Raymond Cutts, who was flagged for celebrating the score with his Whetherteammates.the penalty was warranted or not, it was a crushing blow to what should have been a chippy extra-point attempt. Instead, William Greig pushed what amounted to a 38-yard field goal wide right. The ensuing onside kick was easily snatched up by Darius Lassiter, who put the game on ice with a 27-yard return down the right sideline.

Garden City was penalized nine times for 61 yards, which included four backbreaking false start penalties that came at the most inopportune times. Still, Garden City shook off those infractions and a shaky start to climb out of a 14-3 hole. William Knight polished off an 11-play, 73-yard drive with a four-yard rushing touchdown before the half, and after Carson Arndt's 47-yard field goal extended Butler's lead midway through the third, Dedrick Tablert punched it in from two yards out to tie the Withgame.less than 10 minutes remaining and the score knotted at 17, the Broncbusters got the ball back at their own 20. But after Ricedorff completed a pass to Shawn Charles on thirdand-6, linebacker MJ Cunningham made arguably the play of the game. On first-and-10 at their own 38, the sophomore jumped in front of a slant to snag a one-handed interception. It was a momentum-shifting pick that gave Butler possession at the Garden City With41. the Grizzlies driving, Aaron Cheatwood's defense had a chance to get off the field. It was fourth-and-6, and Butler offensive coordinator Brice Vignery had the perfect play design. Following a timeout, the seventh-year assistant called a wheel route, which had burned Garden City all afternoon. Screws looked that direction momentarily, which brought the linebackers up, creating a one-on-one-scenario in the secondary. The Troy transfer took full advantage, hitting Daevon Robinson, who beat Chris Smith, in the end zone for the go-ahead score with 6:19 left.

1 2 3 4 F Butler 7 7 3 7 24 Garden City 3 7 7 6 23 BUT GC First Downs 18 25 Rush/Yards 38/191 40/84 Pass Yards 113 191 Com/att/int 11-23-0 24-34-1 Fumbles/Lost 2-1 2-1 Penalties/Yards 10-115 9-61 Time of Possession 24:20 35:40 1 BUTGC Brown 3-yd td run Greig 29-yd fg 2 BUTGC Thomas 4-yd td run Knight 4-yd td run 3 BUTGC Arndt 47-yd fg Talbert 2-yd td run 4 BUTGC Screws 20-yd td pass to Robinson Ricedorff 28-yd td pass to Elder GC RUSHING: Knight 16-51-1, Talbert 9-36-1, Hodges 7-17, Purnell 3-2; GC PASSING Ricedorff 24-34-191-1-1; GC RECEIVING: Elder 6-59-1, Buckley 7-48, Charles 4-42, Hodges 3-28, Okhavhe 1-7, Singleton 1-5; GC TACKLES (TFL/QS): Smith 9 BUT RUSHING: Thomas 14-89-1, McDonald 9-58, Brown 8-47-1, Screws 1-2, Kempf 2-1, Gibbs 1-0; BUT PASSING: Screws 11-23-113-1; BUT RECEIVING: Lassiter 3-31, King 3-31, Robinson 1-20-1, Kempf 2-18, Thomas 2-13; BUT TACKLES (TFL/QS): Barron 9 (2) DAVIDELDER 1 0 10.30.22 72 GAME 7

Elder caught four balls for 80 yards and a touchdown for Garden City, which extended its winning streak over their rivals to seven games. In fact, Ricedorff connected with nine different receivers on the afternoon.

played turnover-free football for the second time in the past three games. After forcing a three-and-out on Dodge City's first possession, the Broncbusters marched 69 yards in 10 plays, converting a pair of third downs including a third-and-13 when Ricedorff slipped a pass to Shawn Charles right at the sticks. Later, Ricedorff went back to Charles, who was wide open in the end zone for a 26yard Dodgetouchdown.Citytooka brief lead early in the second quarter on Rashad McKee's 27-yard touchdown pass to Fred Eaford that made it, 7-6. But Garden City quickly responded when Ricedorff hit Keyshawn Buckley for a 55-yard score, and Knight ran in the two-point conversion to put the Broncbusters on top for good, Ricedorff14-6.capped the first half with his third scoring toss in the final three minutes when he connected with Fuafiva Tulafale to give Minnick's bunch a 21-7 advantage at the break.

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McKee finished 14-of-28 for 271 yards and two touchdowns for Dodge City. Elisha Turner had four catches for 90 yards, and Nico Perofeta had a game-high 14 tackles.

The Broncbusters pushed their lead to 17 after William Greigdrilled a 20-yard field goal midway through the third. But the Conquistadors found a way to stick around.

SUMMARY 1 2 3 4 F Dodge City 0 7 7 2 16 Garden City 6 15 3 `12 36 DC GC First Downs 16 25 Rush/Yards 28/28 39/132 Pass Yards 280 354 Com/att/int 16-31-0 26-40-0 Fumbles/Lost 2-1 5-60 Penalties/Yards 10-110 16-121 Time of Possession 24:35 35:25 1 GC Ricedorff 26-yd td pass to Charles 2 DCGCGC McKee 27-yd td pass to Eaford Ricedorff 55-yd td pass to Buckley Ricedorff 2-yd td pass Tulafal 3 GCGC Greig 20-yd fg McKee 48-yd td pass to Faison 4 DCGCGC Team Ricedorffsafety51-yd td pass to Elder Knight 9-yd td run GC RUSHING: Knight 20-131-1, Ricedorff 3-4, Hodges 8-0, Talbert 6-0; GC PASSING: Ricedorff 2538-351-4-0; GC RECEIVING: Elder 4-80-1, Buckley 3-76-1, Charles 7-72-1, Jarmon 3-49, Singleton 3-35, Hodges 3-23, Jones 1-15, Knight 1-2, Tulafale 1-2; GC TACKLES (TFL/QS): Johnson 9 (1), 1 DC RUSHING: Curtis 9-22, McKee 8-8, Hall 5-3, Williams 3-0; DC PASSING: McKee 14-28-271-20; DC RECEIVING: Turner 4-90, Faison 2-51-1, Gaines 1-44, Eaford 2-36-1, Edwards 3-35, Pasley 2-12, Ells 1-10, Zarybnicky 1-2; DC TACKLES (TFL/QS): Perofeta 14 (2) VAAISEUMALO 36 16 11.7.22 73 GAME 8

McKee dropped a 48-yard dime right in the lap of Cameron Faison that pulled Dodge City to within 10. Then in the fourth, Garden City left tackle Isaiah Adams was called for holding in the end zone, resulting in a safety. However, the visitors failed to take advantage of the free kick and went three-and-out. The Broncbusters answered with a six-play, 79-yard drive that Ricedorff capped with a 51-yard bomb to David Elder for a 30-16 lead, and Knight finished off the Conquistadors with a nine-yard rushing touchdown that put the Broncbusters up 20 with 2:20 remaining.

Cox 3-45, Johnson 1-23-1; BUT TACKLES

RUSHING: Thomas

-Regardless of what happens at Broncbuster Stadium. With the win, Garden yards. But after an anxiety-driven regularseason finale, one that saw Butler escape with a one-point victory only to forfeit the game because of an ineligible player, Garden City got their redemption two weeks later. Truth be told, the game should never have been that close. The Broncbusters held the ball for more than 40 minutes and sacked Grizzlies' quarterback Gavin Screws six times. They also limited the visitors to just 226 total yards and held them to 3-of-12 on third down.

Screws 10-22-193-2-0; BUT

Thequarter.Grizzlies had a chance to take the lead following a Broncbuster three-and-out, marching to the Garden City 1. But Screws third-down pass to Johnson was incomplete, and Kempf was stuffed by Eilye Oshaye-Hill on fourth-and-goal at the 1. Garden City didn't score points on their ensuing possession, but they took nearly eight minutes off the clock. Then, midway through the final period, Ricedorff engineered a 10-play, 46-yard drive that ate up another six minutes. He converted a fourth-and-6 at the Butler 31 when he hit Devion Hodges for 14. Then on fourth-and-3 at the Grizzlies' 10, the freshman signal caller improvised, and with Butler's defensive front bearing down, he checked it off to David Elder, who sprinted 10 yards for the clinching score.

Smith 6 (.5)

BUT 13-43, 2-3, BUT PASSING: RECEIVING: 3-75, 2-46, (TFL/QS):

Lassiter

Things started a bit inauspiciously for the Broncbusters after William Greig's punt was blocked by Quijoun Gordon and bounced out of the back of the end zone for a safety. But the Grizzlies never took advantage of the free kick, and Xavier Peters ripped down Screws for a loss of five on third down.

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GC RUSHING: Talbert 25-101-1, Hodges 13-14, Ricedorff (TFL/QS):

On Butler's first possession of the third, Darius Johnson knocked the ball out of Adarius Thomas's hands, and Raymond Cutts recovered at the Grizzlies' 8. But Garden City could only muster a field goal that stretched the lead to The20-9.next time Brice Vignery's offense had the ball, they took a rare deep shot. Screws dropped back and uncorked a home-run ball to Jordan Kempf, who caught it in stride for a 60-yard touchdown that pulled the visitors within four, 20-16 with 7:03 remaining in the

Cox 5-21, Kempf

McDonald 1-2;

Knight 2-8; GC PASSING

Jason Hernandez got Garden City on the board with a 26-yard field goal later in the period, which was followed by Keylon Kennedy's dazzling 24-yard punt return that set the Broncbusters up first-and-goal at the 3. Two plays later, Talbert rumbled into the end zone to give Garden City a 10-2 advantage with 2:36 to play in the first. The Grizzlies made things tight early in the second quarter when Screws floated a perfect pass to TCU-transfer Karter Johnson, who beat Chris Smith for a 23-yard touchdown that trimmed Garden City's lead to 10-9. Later in the quarter, the Broncbusters answered with a big defensive play when Kevin Abrams-Verwayne stripped Screws and returned the fumble to the Butler 3. Two plays after that, Ricedorff connected with Fuafiva Tulafale for a 12-yard score, giving Garden City a 17-9 advantage.

Kempf

SUMMARYSTATISTICAL 1 2 3 4 F Butler 2 7 7 0 27 Garden City 10 7 3 7 16 BUT GC First Downs 13 20 Rush/Yards 29/33 49/79 Pass Yards 193 159 Com/att/int 10-22-0 15-25-0 Fumbles/Lost 3-2 2-0 Penalties/Yards 15-120 18-129 Time of Possession 19:48 40:22 1 BUTGCGC Team safety Greig 26-yd fg Talbert 1-yd td run 2 BUTGC Screws 23-yd td pass to Johnson Ricedorff 12-yd td pass to Tulafali 3 BUTGC Hernandez 20-yd fg Screws 60-yd td pass to Kempf 4 GC Ricedorff 10-yd td pass to Elder

The Broncbusters won the game despite putting up their lowest offensive output of the season with just 238 total yards. But the defense held up its end of the bargain, forcing two critical turnovers while holding Butler to just 33 yards rushing on 29 carries.

Barron 16 (3), 1 DAVIDELDER 27 16 11.14.21 74 GAME 9

15-24159-2-0; GC RECEIVING: Singleton 2-32, Jarmon 3-25, Charles 3-20, Buckley 1-19, Hodges 1-14, Tulafale 1-12-1, Eldger 1-10-1, Tlabert 1-10; GC TACKLES

The Blue Dragons deserve a ton of credit for this 20-point blowout. But in all honesty, the Broncbusters were their own worst enemy all day. They turned the ball over five times, their most in a game since a nine-giveaway debacle vs. Coffeyville on Nov. 8, 2014. Despite being down two starting offensive linemen including Isaiah Adams, the top left tackle in Junior College football, the Broncbusters showed plenty of fight early in this one. After the teams exchanged punts to begin the game, Garden City drove 35 yards in nine plays to reach the Hutchinson 12. But after failing to move the chains on third down, Jason Hernandez drilled a 29-yard field goal to give the Broncbusters a 3-0 edge. Garden City had a chance to open a doubledigit lead the next time they had the ball, marching to the Blue Dragons' 13-yard line. But on third-and-9, Rhett Ricedorff, who became the first Broncbuster quarterback since Denarious Graham on Nov. 8, 2014, to throw four picks in a game, was sacked by Albert Nunes. Hernandez was then summoned again and connected from 42 to make it 6-0 with 1:56 left in the first. Those missed opportunities would prove to be a bad omen.

SUMMARY 1 2 3 4 F Garden City 6 7 0 6 19 Hutchinson 7 21 14 7 49 GC HUTCH First Downs 22 23 Rush/Yards 27/62 46/127 Pass Yards 239 314 Com/att/int 20-53-4 12-27-1 Fumbles/Lost 1-1 2-1 Penalties/Yards 11-77 9-104 Time of Possession 27:23 32:37 1 HUTCHGCGC Hernandez 29-yd fg Hernandez 42-yd fg Laible 82-yd td pass to Benson 2 HUTCHHUTCHHUTCHGC Elder 10-yd td pass to Ricedorff Laible 9-yd td pass to Woods Lewis 5-yd td run Edwards 2-yd td run 3 HUTCHHUTCH Lewis 20-yd td run Laible 40-yd td pass to Braham 4 HUTCHHUTCH Hodges 22-yd td run Lewis 4-yd td run GC RUSHING: Hodges 4-53-1, Freeman 5-30, Elder 1-3; GC PASSING: RICEDORFF 19-52-229-0-4; GC RECEIVING: Elder 8-70, Jones 3-58, Charles 3-48, Hodges 1-17, Jarmon 1-17, Okhavhe 1-14, Ricedorff 1-10-1; GC TACKLES (TFL/QS): Johnson 7 HUTCH RUSHING: Lewis 20-72-3, Edwadrs 20-61-1, Cash 1-15; HUTCH PASSING: Laible 12-26-823-1; DC RECEIVING: Benson 5-194-1, Braham 3-70-1, Woods 3-37-1; HUTCH TACKLES (TFL/QS): French 9 RAYMONDCUTTS 49 19 11.21.22 75 GAME 10

On Hutchinson's ensuing possession, Laible hit Malik Benson on a go route for an 82-yard touchdown that gave the Blue Dragons a 7-6 Gardenedge. City regained the lead on the first play of the second quarter thanks to a little trickery from offensive coordinator Ryan Felker. On first-and-goal from the 10, the Broncbusters used their own twist to the famous 'Philly special' when wide receiver David Elder connected with Ricedorff for a 10-yard touchdown to put the Broncbusters in front, Hutchinson13-7. immediately responded with an 11-play, 76-yard drive that Laible polished off with a nine-yard touchdown pass to Micah Woods. Lewis added a five-yard scoring run following Dylan Kedzior's blocked punt, and the Blue Dragons took advantage of a questionable pass interference penalty against Keylon Kennedy in the end zone when Tye Edwards twisted his way in from two yards out to make it 28-13 at the half. The Broncbuster fortunes turned from bad to nightmarish on the third play of the third quarter when Ricedorff's pass was intercepted by Davion Westmoreland. Five plays later, Lewis raced 20 yards to the end zone to make it 35-13. Later in the quarter, Laible hit Cortez Braham for a 40-yard score that gave Hutchinson a 35-point advantage. It was all part of a stretch where the Blue Dragons scored 35 unanswered points. Ricedorff finished 19-of-52 for 229 yards for Garden City, which suffered its most lopsided defeat since a 41-14 loss to Iowa Western in 2017. Devion Hodges carried the ball four times for 53 and a score, and Elder caught eight balls for 70 yards. Laible was 12-of-26 for 314 yards, three touchdowns and one pick for Hutchinson, which beat Garden City for the third straight time. Lewis had 20 carries for 72 yards, and Benson reeled in five balls for 194 yards and a score.

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Most of the hype coming into this showdown surrounded Navarro and their second-ranked aerial attack. And while Qua Gray still threw for nearly 400 yards, Aaron Cheatwood's defense made them work for most of the afternoon.

GC RECEIVING: Elder

Ricedorff went back to Singleton for a 29yard score late in the first half that gave the Broncbusters a 17-point cushion. But William Greig's ensuing kickoff took a funny hop out of bounds, setting Navarro up at their own 41.

Gray then rifled a ball to Karl Reynolds for 22 yards before going back to him two plays later, this time for a 13-yard touchdown. Garden City was up 10 at the break. It appeared the Broncbusters were back on track early in the third when Ricedorff connected with Shawn Charles for a sevenyard score that put them up, 36-20. But the Bulldogs made it a one-possession contest on Gray's 43-yard rainbow to Jeremiah Aaron and ensuing two-point conversion.

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Ricedorff answered with a 59-yard bomb to Elder, and Talbert barreled into the end zone, polishing off a six-play, 63-yard drive that gave Minnick's squad a 50-28 cushion with 12 seconds to go in the third. Hernandez then added a 27-yard field goal on Garden City's first possession of the fourth.

Johnson 12 (1) DARIUSJOHNSON 53 34 12.4.22 76 GAME 11

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Lee 7-77, Aaron 4-65-1, Martinez 1-9, Hines 3-7; NAV TACKLES

While the defense had its hands full, Ryan Felker dialed up the perfect game plan on offense, which included a multitude of intermediate routes and crossers. And it was on full display on Garden City's second possession when Ricedorff lasered a 27-yard rocket to Fuafiva Tulafal that moved the ball to the Navarro 6. Two plays later, Dedrick Talbert plowed into the end zone, and the Broncbusters had a 6-0 advantage with 6:33 to go in the first.

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Garden City ran the ball 45 times for 224 yards and had 31 pass attempts. It all totaled up to a season-high 618 yards, the second time this year that Felker's offense topped 600.

Talbert finished the day with 20 carries for 88 yards and two touchdowns for the Broncbusters, which were without starting tailback William Knight for the second straight game. Devion Hodges added 84 yards, and Jacob Hollins recorded seven tackles and a pass breakup. Talbert 20-88-2, Hodges 19-84, Ricedorff 3-67-1, Freeman 1 (1-1); Ricedorff 23-31-394-4-0; 8-150-1, 4-71-2, (TFL/QS): 26-47-392-5-1; RECEIVING: 6-134-2, 4-103-2, (TFL/QS):

Charles 4-64-1, Jones 4-41, Tulafale 2-34, Buckley 1-34; GC TACKLES

After Navarro responded with Gray's 64yard touchdown pass to Brandon Hawkins, Keylon Kennedy blocked the extra point. Eilye Oshaye-Hill scooped up the loose ball and ran it back for a two-point conversion. That was followed up by a seven-play, 70-yard march that concluded with Ricedorff's bullet to Martiel Singleton, who secured the line-drive pass against his chest along the back chalk for a touchdown and a 23-6 lead 90 seconds into the second period.

On the Broncbusters' ensuing drive, Ricedorff did something that not even Navarro defensive coordinator Fred Tate saw coming. On third-and-1 at the Bulldogs' 49, the freshman executed a zone read to perfection, sprinting to the left sideline before turning the corner, outracing the entire defense for a touchdown. Talbert ran in the two-point conversion, and Garden City was up, 14-0.

GC PASSING :

Hollins 7 NAV RUSHING: Hines 14-84, Robinson 8-27, Reynolds 1 (-2), Gray 2 (-6); NAV PASSING: Gray

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SUMMARYSTATISTICAL 1 2 3 4 F Navarro 6 14 8 6 34 Garden City 16 14 20 3 53 NAV GC First Downs 27 31 Rush/Yards 25/103 45/224 Pass Yards 392 394 Com/att/int 26-47-1 23-31-0 Fumbles/Lost 2-1 1-1 Penalties/Yards 7-50 13-69 Time of Possession 28:02 38:32 1 NAVGCGCGC Talbert 1-yd td run Ricedorff 49-yd td run Gray64-yd td pass to Qua Gray Hill 97-yd PAT return 2 NAVNAVGCGC Ricedorff 21-yd td pass to Singleton Gray 22-yd td pass to Hawkins Ricedorff 29-yd td pass to Singleton Gray 13-yd td pass to Reynolds 3 NAVGCGCGC Ricedorff 7-yd td pass to Charles Gray 43-yd td pass to Aaron Ricedorff 59-yd td pass to Elder Talbert 3-yd td run 4 NAVGC Gray 45-yd td pass Reynolds Hernandez 27-yd fg GC RUSHING:

Sept. Fort Scott W, 76-24 Fort Scott, KS 1-0 Ricedorff (10-14-192-2 TD, INT) Freeman (8-49-2) Bellazin (7-71-1)

Sept. Independence L, 26-13 Garden City, KS 2-1 Baltz (5-12-68-INT) Purnell (16-67-1) Elder (2-36)

Sept. Highland W, 15-6 Highland, KS 2-0 Purnell (6-8-42) Talbert (19-103-1) Elder (4-13)

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15-24-159-2 TD) Talbert (25-101-1) Singleton (2-32) Nov. 21 Hutchinson L, 49-19 Wichita, KS 7-3 Ricedorff (19-52-229-0 TD-4 INT) Hodges (4-53-1) Elder (8-70-0) Dec. 4 Navarro W, 53-34 Garden City, KS 8-3 Ricedorff (23-31-394-4 TD) Talbert (20-88-2) Elder (8-150-1) 2022 RESULTS (Overall: 8-3 | Jayhawk: 5-2 | Home: 4-2 | Away: 4-0 | Neutral: 0-1) TEAM STATS PASSING NAME GP COMP ATT PCT YDS Y/G Y/A TD INT LG Rhett Ricedorff 9 180 286 62.90% 2215 246.1 7.7 15 7 67 Jack Baltz 6 31 66 47.00% 303 50.5 4.6 2 3 36 Matthew Purnell 10 19 31 61.30% 147 14.7 4.7 0 2 22 Totals 11 231 385 60.00% 2675 243.2 6.9 18 12 67 Opponent 11 156 323 48.30% 2095 190.5 6.5 18 9 82 RUSHING NAME GP RUSH YDS Y/G AVG TD LG FUM LOST William Knight 9 101 656 72.9 6.5 9 77 Dedrick Talbert 11 148 613 55.7 4.1 9 57 4 2 Devion Hodges 11 96 442 40.2 4.6 3 45 3 0 Matthew Purnell 10 40 119 11.9 3 3 20 3 3 Man-Man Freeman 6 22 107 17.8 4.9 3 25 David Elder 10 3 6 0.6 2 0 10 1 1 Martez Jones 10 1 4 0.4 4 0 3 Keyshawn Buckley 11 1 -12 -1.1 -12 0 0 Totals 11 474 1908 173.5 4 28 77 18 9 Opponent 11 337 760 69.1 2.3 8 84 22 12 GC Ranking Scoring 366 15th Points per game 33.3 14th Total offense 4583 8th Yards per game 416.6 13th Passing yards 2675 9th Comp-Att-Int 231-385-12 3rd Passing yards per game 243.2 9th Passing yards per attempt 6.9 24th Passing yards per completion 11.6 32nd Passing touchdowns 18 16th Rushing yards 1908 15th Rushing attempts 474 2nd Rushing yards per game 173.5 18th Yards per rush 4 24th Rushing touchdowns 28 5th 1st downs 266 3rd Rushing 1st downs 106 9th Passing 1st downs 125 4th Penalty 1st downs 35 1st 3rd down % 40% 14th 4th down % 59% 6th Field goals 14-17 3rd PATs 32-42 21st Fumbles-lost 18-9 11th Fumbles recovered 14 6th Defensive INTs 11 15th Defensive TDs 0 34th Sacks 40 3rd Penalties 128 41st Penalty yards 1063 39th Time of possession per game 35:23:00 1st SHEMAR PEARL

Dodge City W, 49-0 Garden City, KS 3-2 Ricedorff (19-30-205-1 TD, INT) Knight (14-122-2) Hodges (3-54)

Oct. Hutchinson L, 24-16 Garden City, KS 2-2 Ricedorff (25-37-192) Knight (13-119-1) Okhavhe (3-44-0)

Nov. 14 Butler

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Oct. Coffeyville W, 39-11 Coffeyville, KS 4-2 Ricedorff (20-26-302-1 TD) Knight (19-134-2) Buckley (4-109) W, 1-0 Garden City, KS 5-2 Ricedorff (24-34-191-1 TD, INT) Knight (16-51-1) Elder (6-59-1) City W, 36-16 Garden City, KS 6-2 Ricedorff (25-38-351-4 TD) Knights (20-131-1) Elder (4-80-1) W, 27-16 Garden City, KS 7-2 Ricedorff

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Oct. 30 Butler

GOBRONCBUSTERS.COM 2022 BRONCBUSTER FOOTBALL78 @GCCC_FOOTBALL 2021 STATS 1 NATIONAL TITLE • 12 JAYHAWK CHAMPIONSHIPS • 25 BOWL APPEARANCES RECEIVING NAME GP REC REC/G YDS Y/G AVG TD LG David Elder 10 45 4.5 568 56.8 12.6 6 59 Shawn Charles 11 38 3.5 449 40.8 11.8 2 57 Keyshawn Buckley 11 24 2.2 348 31.6 14.5 1 67 Martiel Singleton 11 22 2 252 22.9 11.5 3 29 Devion Hodges 11 17 1.5 185 16.8 10.9 0 34 Martez Jones 10 17 1.7 179 17.9 10.5 0 30 Scieneaux Jarmon 8 14 1.8 153 19.1 10.9 0 24 Favour Okhavhe 9 9 1 101 11.2 11.2 1 23 Dedrick Talbert 11 7 0.6 57 5.2 8.1 0 15 Vontarious Hill 5 5 1 70 14 14 0 41 William Knight 9 5 0.6 25 2.8 5 0 12 Fuafiva Tulafale 10 4 0.4 48 4.8 12 2 27 Freeman 6 1 0.2 10 1.7 10 0 9 Rhett Ricedorff 9 1 0.1 10 1.1 10 1 10 Totals 11 231 2675 243.2 11.6 18 67 Opponent 11 145 2099 190.8 14.5 18 82 RETURNS NAME KR YDS AVG TD LG PR YDS AVG TD LG Devion Hodges 10 218 21.8 0 35 5 48 9.6 0 20 Keylon Kennedy 5 100 20 0 30 16 197 12.3 1 40 David Elder 6 94 15.7 0 30 4 18 4.5 0 7 Fuafiva Tulafale 1 5 5 0 5 Dedrick Talbert 1 2 2 0 2 Javier Morton 1 6 6 0 6 Shawn Smith 1 12 12 0 12 Totals 25 442 17.7 0 35 29 274 9.4 1 40 Opponent 40 623 15.6 0 39 8 30 3.8 0 14 KICKING NAME GP RUSH RCV PR KR YDS YPG Devion Hodges 11 442 185 48 218 893 81.2 William Knight 9 656 25 681 75.7 David Elder 10 6 568 18 94 686 68.6 Dedrick Talbert 11 613 57 2 672 61.1 Shawn Charles 11 449 449 40.8 Keyshawn Buckley 11 -12 348 336 30.5 Keylon Kennedy 11 197 100 297 27 Martiel Singleton 11 252 252 22.9 Man-Man Freeman 6 107 10 117 19.5 Scieneaux Jarmon 8 153 153 19.1 Martez Jones 10 4 179 183 18.3 Vontarious Hill 5 70 70 14 Matthew Purnell 10 119 119 11.9 Favour Okhavhe 9 101 101 11.2 Fuafiva Tulafale 10 48 5 53 5.3 Shawn Smith 9 12 12 24 2.7 Totals 11 1908 2675 274 442 5299 481.7 Opponent 11 760 2099 30 623 3512 319.3 ALL-PURPORSE YARDS NAME GP FGM FGA PCT LG XPM XPA PCT PTS J. Hernandez 8 8 10 80% 42 19 22 86% 43 William Greig 11 6 7 86% 43 13 20 65% 31 Totals 11 14 17 82% 43 32 42 76% 74 Opponent 11 5 8 63% 47 25 27 93% 40 PUNTING NAME GP PUNT YDS AVG LG IN20 FC TB BLK William Greig 11 53 1875 35.4 69 17 9 5 2 Martez Jones 10 1 29 29 29 0 0 0 0 Totals 11 54 1904 35.3 69 17 9 5 2 Opponent 11 70 2913 41.6 72 26 10 1 0 RAYMOND CUTTS

OPPORTUNITY USA 2021 STATS 149 ALL-AMERICANS • 3 RUNNER-UP FINISHES • 3 NJCAA PLAYERS OF THE YEAR SCORING NAME PTS RUSH REC KR PR INT FUM XPM FGM William Knight 56 9 0 0 Dedrick Talbert 56 9 0 0 0 Jason Hernandez 43 19 8 David Elder 36 0 6 0 0 William Greig 31 13 6 Man Man Freeman 18 3 0 Devion Hodges 18 3 0 0 0 0 Matthew Purnell 18 3 Martiel Singleton 18 3 Shawn Charles 12 2 Rhett Ricedorff 12 1 1 0 Fuafiva Tulafale 12 2 0 Totals 366 28 18 0 1 0 0 32 14 Opponent 230 8 18 0 0 1 3 25 5 DEFENSE NAME GP TAKS SCK TFL FF FR INT PBU Jacob Hollins 11 25 2 10 5 Chris Smith 11 32 4 2 6 Darius Johnson 11 12 4.5 8 1 K. Abrams-Verwayne 11 23 7.5 10.5 2 1 Eilye Oshaye-Hill 11 15 2.5 20 1 Xavier Peters 11 26 6.5 14.5 1 1 Christian Fuhrman 10 15 3.5 1 3 Elijah Deravil 11 23 0 2 12 Adrian Hopper 10 25 1 4 1 Cameron Johnson 11 19 1 3 3 2 Wembley Mailei 7 12 3.5 1 2 Raymond Cutts 9 15 3 8 2 Randy Robinson 11 10 2 1 2 Shawn Smith 9 10 1.5 4 2 Keylon Kennedy 11 15 1 1 5 Alexander Lemon 10 9 1 6 1 Javier Morton 9 16 1 1 2 Marcus Dean 10 12 0 1 1 4 Vaai Seumalo 11 9 3 16 2 NAME GP TAKS SCK TFL FF FR INT PBU Tyrese Gibson-Battles 9 8 2.5 4.5 5 Shemar Pearl 10 11 1 6.5 4 Exzavieus Roberson 9 7 1 1 1 2 Dwayne Harris 10 9 0 Fuafiva Tulafale 10 8 0 Johnny Harris 7 3 0 1 1 Manuel Chavez 6 1 0 Koy Kenny 8 1 0.5 Chris Carter 8 1 0 Shawn Charles 11 1 0 David Elder 10 1 0 Rhett Ricedorff 9 1 0 Totals 11 382 40 145 11 11 60 Opponent 11 544 32 113 13 11 54 ISAIAH ADAMS Rated as the No. 1 offensive lineman in the country, Isaiah Adams lived up to the billing as he was selected to the NJCAA AllAmerican First Team. Following the season, he signed with the University of Illinois.

GOBRONCBUSTERS.COM 2022 BRONCBUSTER FOOTBALL80 @GCCC_FOOTBALL 2021 STATS 1 NATIONAL TITLE • 12 JAYHAWK CHAMPIONSHIPS • 25 BOWL APPEARANCES GAME-BY-GAME BREAKDOWN DATE OPPONENT SCORE YDS PASS C-A COMP % RUSH R Y/R INT FUM TACK SAC PEN YDS TOP 11-Sep at Fort Scott W, 76-24 615 427 35-54 65% 188 41 4.6 5 1 73 6 225 35:46:00 18-Sep at Highland (KS) W, 15-6 242 60 12--29 41% 182 47 3.9 2 5 65 7 0 34:24:00 25-Sep Independence L, 26-13 315 118 9--20 45% 197 57 3.5 61 5 85 37:31:00 2-Oct Hutchinson L, 24-16 414 192 25-37 68% 222 42 5.3 49 2 75 36:20:00 9-Oct at Dodge City W, 49-0 581 239 22-36 61% 342 48 7.1 1 58 3 87 36:48:00 23-Oct at Coffeyville W, 39-11 498 302 20-26 77% 196 39 5 1 63 5 134 31:05:00 30-Oct Butler W, 1-0 275 191 24-34 71% 84 40 2.1 64 61 35:40:00 7-Nov Dodge City W, 36-16 486 354 26-40 65% 132 39 3.4 1 55 3 121 35:25:00 14-Nov Butler W, 27-16 238 159 15-25 60% 79 49 1.6 3 45 6 129 40:22:00 21-Nov vs. Hutchinson L, 49-19 301 239 20-53 38% 62 27 2.3 1 65 2 77 27:23:00 4-Dec Navarro W, 53-34 618 394 23-31 74% 224 45 5 1 1 63 1 69 38:32:00 EILYE OSHAYE-HILL

OPPORTUNITY USA 2016 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS 81 2021 STATS 149 ALL-AMERICANS • 3 RUNNER-UP FINISHES • 3 NJCAA PLAYERS OF THE YEAR OFFENSIVE GAME-BY-GAME Rhett Ricedorff SCORE COMP ATT PCT YDS Y/A TD INT SAC YDS at Fort Scott W, 76-24 10 14 71.40% 192 13.7 2 1 0 0 at Highland (KS) W, 15-6 Independence L, 26-13 Hutchinson L, 24-16 25 37 67.60% 192 5.2 0 0 3 19 at Dodge City W, 49-0 19 30 63.30% 205 6.8 1 1 0 0 at Coffeyville W, 39-11 20 26 76.90% 302 11.6 1 0 1 7 Butler W, 1-0 24 34 70.60% 191 5.6 1 1 3 22 Dodge City W, 36-16 25 38 65.80% 351 9.2 4 0 1 11 Butler W, 27-16 15 24 62.50% 159 6.6 2 0 4 35 vs. Hutchinson L, 49-19 19 52 36.50% 229 4.4 0 4 2 28 Navarro W, 53-34 23 31 74.20% 394 12.7 4 0 0 0PASSINGJackBaltz SCORE COMP ATT PCT YDS Y/A TD INT SAC YDS at Fort Scott W, 76-24 17 28 60.70% 183 6.5 2 0 0 0 at Highland (KS) W, 15-6 6 21 28.60% 18 0.9 0 2 0 0 Independence L, 26-13 5 12 41.70% 68 5.7 0 1 0 0 Hutchinson L, 24-16 at Dodge City W, 49-0 3 5 60.00% 34 6.8 0 0 0 0 at Coffeyville W, 39-11 Butler W, 1-0 Dodge City W, 36-16 Butler W, 27-16 vs. Hutchinson L, 49-19 Navarro W, 53-34 Matthew Purnell SCORE COMP ATT PCT YDS Y/A TD INT SAC YDS at Fort Scott W, 76-24 8 12 66.70% 52 4.3 0 1 0 0 at Highland (KS) W, 15-6 6 8 75.00% 42 5.3 0 0 0 0 Independence L, 26-13 4 8 50.00% 50 6.3 0 1 0 0 Hutchinson L, 24-16 at Dodge City W, 49-0 0 1 0.00% 0 0 0 0 0 0 at Coffeyville W, 39-11 Butler W, 1-0 Dodge City W, 36-16 1 2 50.00% 3 1.5 0 0 0 0 Butler W, 27-16 vs. Hutchinson L, 49-19 Navarro W, 53-34

GOBRONCBUSTERS.COM 2022 BRONCBUSTER FOOTBALL82 @GCCC_FOOTBALL 2021 STATS 1 NATIONAL TITLE • 12 JAYHAWK CHAMPIONSHIPS • 25 BOWL APPEARANCES RUSHINGWilliamKnight SCORE RUSH YDS Y/A LNG TD FUM LOST at Fort Scott W, 76-24 7 35 5 13 2 at Highland (KS) W, 15-6 Independence L, 26-13 10 56 5.6 48 0 Hutchinson L, 24-16 13 119 9.2 77 1 at Dodge City W, 49-0 14 122 8.7 49 2 at Coffeyville W, 39-11 19 134 7.1 43 2 Butler W, 1-0 16 51 3.2 18 1 Dodge City W, 36-16 20 131 6.5 49 1 Butler W, 27-16 2 8 4 5 0 vs. Hutchinson L, 49-19 Navarro W, 53-34 Dedrick Talbert SCORE RUSH YDS Y/A LNG TD FUM LOST at Fort Scott W, 76-24 7 26 3.7 6 1 at Highland (KS) W, 15-6 19 103 5.4 41 1 1 0 Independence L, 26-13 9 25 2.8 9 0 1 1 Hutchinson L, 24-16 20 94 4.7 57 1 at Dodge City W, 49-0 11 109 9.9 45 1 at Coffeyville W, 39-11 12 32 2.7 17 1 Butler W, 1-0 9 36 4 12 1 1 0 Dodge City W, 36-16 6 0 0 14 0 Butler W, 27-16 25 101 4 19 1 vs. Hutchinson L, 49-19 10 -1 -0.1 5 0 Navarro W, 53-34 20 88 4.4 16 2 1 1 Devion Hodges SCORE RUSH YDS Y/A LNG TD FUM LOST at Fort Scott W, 76-24 8 30 3.8 10 1 at Highland (KS) W, 15-6 14 92 6.6 32 0 1 0 Independence L, 26-13 13 52 4 10 0 2 0 Hutchinson L, 24-16 1 1 1 1 0 at Dodge City W, 49-0 5 61 12.2 45 0 at Coffeyville W, 39-11 4 38 9.5 18 1 Butler W, 1-0 7 17 2.4 6 0 Dodge City W, 36-16 8 0 0 5 0 Butler W, 27-16 13 14 1.1 9 0 vs. Hutchinson L, 49-19 4 53 13.3 22 1 Navarro W, 53-34 19 84 4.4 12 0

IT HAS BEEN AN INTERESTING FEW MONTHS TO SAY THE LEAST FOR GARDEN CITY. FROM COACHING STAFF, THE BRONCBUSTERS ENTER THE 2022 SEASON REENERGIZED. AND AFTER

FROM AN OFF-SEASON HEALTH SCARE WITH TOM MINNICK TO A RESHUFFLE OF THE AFTER THREE YEARS OF NEAR MISSES, IS MINNICK'S BUNCH READY TO BREAK THROUGH? BY MIKE PILOSOF PHOTOS BY ADAM SHRIMPLIN

2022 SEASON PREVIEW ON PAPER, GARDEN CITY MAY BE ONE OF THE MOST TALENTED TEAMS IN THE COUNTRY. BUT AS TOM MINNICK HAS POINTED OUT ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION, YOU DON'T WIN GAMES ON PAPER. HOWEVER, WITH A TALENTED RECRUITING CLASS COMES ENORMOUS EXPECTATIONS TO BE PLAYING IN LITTLE ROCK IN DECEMBER. AND WITH A DEFENSE FILLED WITH DIVISION-I BOUNCE BACKS AND AN OFFENSE LITTERED WITH PLAY MAKERS, MINNICK IS HOPING A RETURN TO THE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME IS IN HIS TEAM'S FUTURE. HE'S BETTING ON IT AND SO ARE HIS PLAYERS. YET THIS YEAR WILL BE DEFINED BY SOMETHING WAY MORE IMPORTANT THAN FOOTBALL: PERSEVERANCE

He was rushed to St. Catherine Hospital where the news was grim. "It was the scariest thing I've ever dealt with because I couldn't explain it," Minnick said. "I felt helpless, which is the worst feeling in the world."

Griffin's prompt response saved Minnick's life for the time being, but once doctors got in the room, the diagnosis was not good. He had suffered a stroke. His speech was severely impaired, and his entire left side was paralyzed, forcing medical personnel to fly him to Denver to seek out a neurologist. "I remember the flight there," Minnick explained. "It wasn't very long. I was conscious."

The fact that Minnick, despite the need of a moterized scooter to manuever around the facility, is back at full swing, is a miracle in itself. "He's one of the most stubborn and determined people I know," said Tiffany Minnick, who serves as the Head Spirit Squad Coach. "This is his legacy. This is what we've built for the last 30 years."

The weeks that followed only tested Minnick's resolve. There was anger, tears and setbacks. He was still as sharp as ever, but the former college quarterback couldn't convey the message that he wanted. He needed a walker to move around, and the physical therapy, even for one of the most determined people on earth, was agonizing. But, just days before fall camp was set to open, the one thing had the fiery Minnick as determined as ever was his team. He promised that he would be back before the start of classes on Aug. 15. "I needed to be there for those guys," Minnick explained. Incredibly, less than three weeks after suffering the stroke, Minnick was back at work. But considering he had missed the first week of practice, he had to play catchup. "Our coaching staff did a great job of keeping these guys focused on the task at hand," Minnick said. "It wasn't the most ideal situation to be in, but they figured it out."

It's the middle of August, a time in the Junior College world where most compliance personnel and athletic directors are at their busiest. Transcripts are pouring in from all over the country, fingers are pounding adding machines frantically trying to calculate grade point averages, and yet, on this particular morning, Tom Minnick has a smile on his face. To understand why, one would have to go back less than a month, when the Hall-of-Fame coach was fighting for his life. On July 25, Minnick was getting ready for meetings when Head Athletic Trainer, Alli Griffin was called frantically by offensive coordinator, Ryan Felker. Minnick's left side had gone numb. He was coherent but couldn't talk.

MOVING FORWARD Entering his fourth season at the helm, Minnick is embracing all the expectations that come with the job. Now, seven years removed from the program's only national title and four years after their last trip to the championship game, the veteran coach's bravado hasn't changed, even despite

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"We've got a good mix of veteran and young coaches on this staff," Minnick said. "Getting Coach Jones was huge because of the experience factor."

Jumanne Robertson takes over the defensive backs' position vacated by Antonio Banks, while Ed Tarleton, who spent the spring at Cisco, will coach the linebackers. Vaughn Van Dame, who also serves as the Head Strength Coach, will tutor the wide receivers with help from assistant Carlos Wiggins. Minnick also brought in Gio Perez-Chavoya as a recruiting coordinator.

Trey Jackson returns to lead the defensive line after a brief coaching stint in the United States Football League during the spring while Ryan Felker enters his second season calling the offensive plays.

"We did a lot of really good things last season," Minnick said. "We plan on building off that."

Minnick's staff looks a little different this season. Gone is defensive coordinator, Aaron Cheatwood, who is now a graduate assistant at New Mexico State. He was replaced by veteran coach, Chenelle Jones, who spent the past four years as both an assistant coach and assistant athletic director at Mesa Community College.

"Coach Jackson and Coach Felker are two very important pieces to what we do," Minnick said. "Coach Felker has been around the Junior College ranks for a long time, and Coach Jackson played at this level. It's a good combination for sure." a major health scare. But the reality is the landscape of Junior College football, more specifically the Jayhawk Conference has changed again. Hutchinson won the spring 2021 title and nearly backed into the national playoffs in the fall. Coffeyville won the regular-season crown a year ago, and Highland hired former Broncbuster assistant Jared Powers to help revitalize a dormant conference contender.

Fort Scott axed their football program, Butler promoted offensive coordinator Brice Vignery to the top spot, and Independence, the darlings of Netflix's Docuseries Last Chance U, is loaded once again. So, where does that leave Garden City, a team that has flirted with the big game each of the last three seasons only to come up short? What started as a promising 2021season following a blowout win over Fort Scott in week one, the

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COACHING CHANGES

Still, it was the fifth time in the last six years that Garden City won at least eight games, capping it off with a resounding 53-34 victory over Navarro in the inaugural Scooter's Coffee Bowl.

"Hutch was the best team in the country last year when we played them in the championship game," Minnick said. "They were playing better than anybody. But, we also know that we blew some games earlier in the season that could have changed everything. It really all comes down to finishing games."

Broncbusters barely squeaked by Highland on the road. That was followed up by a pair of blown fourth quarter leads against Independence and Hutchinson before an Oct. 30 loss at home to Butler, a game the Grizzlies eventually forfeited because of an ineligible player. Even with their reversal in fortune, the polls didn't do Minnick's bunch any favors, and following playoff wins over Dodge City and Butler, Garden City was blown out by Hutchinson in the conference championship game.

The defense is where things get really interesting. The team that Minnick trots out in 2022 will look nothing like the one from last season. All-American Raymond Cutts returns on the defensive line but he's joined by a slew of new faces including University of Miami transfer Deshawn Troutman, who will start at linebacker opposite West Virginia transfer Ja'Corey Hammett.

"I say it every year, it starts with the guys up front," Minnick stated. "We've got a lot of experience there, which is always a good thing. But they're going to be going against SEC guys every week. So, we need to stay healthy."

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"Ty may not be the biggest guy, but he has a great arm and he is tough. We've got some speed, but it will still be a work in progress."

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"Those two guys are nasty," Minnick said. "You have two Division-I football players who have experience and are as physical as it gets. We wanted to bring in guys with experience that can cover and get pressure on the

Up front, Garden City brings back preseason All-American Basa Balangnayi, who was a starter on the 2021 spring team. He joins returning tackle Chris Carter, who has offers from Appalachian State, Georgia Southern, and Troy. Jeremiah Mawali, Jabaree Dawkins, and Quentin Ross are also back, stabilizing the most important unit on the team.

"Offensively, we've got some play makers," Minnick said.

Minnick's best recruiting job to date came during the spring of 2020. But most of those players never saw the field thanks to COVID including former Miami quarterback, Jarren Williams, who just last month walked away from football for personal reasons. In addition, running back Anthony Grant was an All-American on New Mexico Military's national championship team in 2021. This year's class may look different, but it stands to reason that it could be just as talented. On the offensive side of the ball, Ty Perry replaces Rhett Ricedorff at quarterback with Torey Morrison serving as a wideout/backup signal caller. The freshman from Miami, FL threw for over 4,000 yards and 36 touchdowns as a senior. The backfield is loaded with a combination of speed and power with Cisco transfer Travis Dixon leading the way and third-year speedster Devion Hodges and sophomore Man Man Freeman back in the mix. On the perimeter, TyeJuan Taylor, who at one point had interest from Nebraska, UCLA, and Penn State coming out of Plainfield High School in New Jersey provides a 6-3 frame while West Carolina transfer Jaylin Young, who played in eight games at the Division-I level, gives Minnick a veteran presence on the outside. Jacobi Bellazin, the one-time four-star wide receiver is also back after playing in the first couple of games last season.

Butquarterback."wherethe real transformation will be seen is in the secondary, where the Broncbusters signed Mississippi State transfer Eldric Griffin along with former East Carolina defensive back, Nasir Clerk. Those two will team up with

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"When you play in this league, you better be able to cover," Minnick added. "When you play teams like Hutch and Butler, teams who can throw the ball, you have to have guys who can stay with receivers. That was our entire mission during the offseason."

There might not be a team in the counry with a more difficult schedule to begin the season. Garden City starts the year in El Dorado against Butler on Saturday, Aug. 27. Those teams met twice in 2021, which included the Broncbusters victory over the Grizzlies in the Jayhawk Conference semifinals. As a side note-Garden City has only lost once at BG Products Stadium (2019) since 2014. The following week, the Broncbusters host Iowa Central, a team with plenty of firepower, led by veteran head man Jesse Montalto. After that, it's a trip to Council Bluffs to face Iowa Western, which lost in the National Championship Game last season.

"We get tested right out of the gate," Minnick explained. "But, to get to the National Championship Game, you have to beat those guys. So, in essence, it really doesn't matter when you play them. We've opened up with Snow before. This is nothing new for us."

Garden City then closes the regular season at Ellsworth on Oct. 29 before welcoming in Coffeyville on Nov. 12. The Red Ravens won the regular-season title in 2021 and are led by former Garden City Head Coach, Jeff Leiker.

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"Looking back on last year, we needed to CHANGE some things. We focused on the SECONDARY."

Albert Nunes, who transferred in from Hutchinson.

On Sept. 24, Garden City travels to Highland, the same team that took them to the wire a season ago. Then it's homecoming on Oct. 1 vs. Dodge City before a top10 showdown with Independence on Oct. 8. That's all in prelude to a rematch of the Jayhawk Conference Championship Game with Hutchinson on Oct. 22. "Right now, Hutchinson is the team to beat," Minnick said. "They're good. Coach Dallas does a great job with them."

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NJCAA President, Chris Parker, has been busy this offseason. Besides securing sites for the upcoming National Championship events, Parker just finalized a multiyear agreement with ESPN to carry the Junior College National Championship Game, which will air on ESPNU on Wednesday, Dec. 14 at 7 p.m. CDT. It will be the fifth straight season that the big game will air on national television.

GOBRONCBUSTERS.COM 2022 BRONCBUSTER FOOTBALL90 @GCCC_FOOTBALL ALPHABETICAL ROSTER 1 NATIONAL TITLE • 12 JAYHAWK CHAMPIONSHIPS • 25 BOWL APPEARANCES No. Player Pos Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown/High School 66 Basa Balanganayi OL 6'4 340 C-Soph Palatine, IL / Palatine 14 Jacobi Bellazin WR 5'10 185 C-Soph Baton Rouge, LA / Livonia 90 Zach Blackwood DL 6'4 285 R-Frosh Goodyear, AZ / Desert Edge 10 BJ Blake S 6'2 205 Frosh Wilmington, DE / Rock Creek 20 Dior Boyd CB 6' 190 Frosh Wilmington, DE / Timber Creek 3 Quin Bright WR 5'10 180 C-RFrosh Dallas, TX / Cedar Hill 99 Bryce Butler DT 6'5 295 Frosh Toronto, Canada / St. Thomas More 80 Mykel Campbell WR 6'5 215 C-RSoph Tacoma, WA / Lincoln 75 Chris Carter OL 6'7 280 C-Soph Atlanta, GA / Mays 50 Manuel Chavez LB 6'1 220 Soph Tribune, KS / Leoti 0 Raymond Cutts DL 6'3 260 C-RSoph Orlando, FL / Jones 72 Jabaree Dawkins OL 6'4 320 C-Soph Eustis, FL / Eustis 17 Travis Dixon RB 5'10 210 C-Soph Hollywood, FL / St. Thomas Aquinas 12 Jett Elad CB 6'1 205 C-Soph Ontario, Canada / St. Ignatius 41 Terrell Elliot DT 6'2 305 Frosh Garden City, KS / Garden City 76 Kysean Fenderson-Gentle OL 6'5 295 Soph Wichita, KS / Wichita East 28 Manace Freeman RB 5'10 205 C-Soph Phoenix, AZ / Phoenix Christian 16 Gabe Friend QB 6'2 200 Soph Chandler, AZ / Basha 24 Tyrese Gibson-Battles DE 6'4 235 C-Soph Maple Heights, OH / Maple Heights 32 Gyriece Goodman LB 6'3 220 Frosh West De Pere, WI / West De Pere 23 Eldric Griffin CB 6' 195 R-Frosh Pensacola, FL / Grayson 34 Ryan Guerrero LB 6'2 225 C-RFrosh Chandler, AZ / Hamilton 7 Ja'Corey Hammett LB 6'2 205 R-Frosh Miami, FL / Northwestern 29 Johnny Harris CB 6'2 185 Soph Safford, FL / Seminole 39 Cooper Henson LB 6'3 195 Frosh Holcomb, KS / Holcomb 8 Devion Hodges RB 5'8 175 R-Soph Carol Stream, IL / Glenbard North 86 Angel Islas K 5'11 185 Frosh Peoria, AZ / Peoria 19 Kaden Johnson QB 6'3 190 Frosh Holcomb, KS / Holcomb 21 James Jones RB 6'1 195 Frosh Baltimore, MD / Owings Mills 52 Reuben Leiataua DT 6'2 285 Frosh West Seattle, WA / West Seattle 36 Torence Liufau LB 6'1 240 Frosh Kalihi, HI / Westlake 56 Jhebari Martin OL 6'5 315 R-Frosh Jasper, FL / Hamilton County 70 Jeremiah Mawali OL 6'6 315 C-Soph West Palm Beach, FL / Chaminade 78 Rene Miller OL 6'6 335 Frosh Bear, DE / Saint Frances Academy 13 Torey Morrison WR 5'8 175 R-Frosh Florida City, FL / Booker T Washington 45 Jaylen Moss DE 6'4 245 C-RFrosh Broken Arrow, OK / Broken Arrow 91 Trayveon Newton DT 6'3 305 C-RFrosh Lancaster, TX / Lancaster 1 Albert Nunes S 6'2 210 C-Soph Fort Myers, FL / Dunbar 95 Pius Odjugo DT 6'4 345 Soph Warri, Nigeria / River Rouge 30 Dawson Otto TE 6'6 245 C-RSoph Fort Collins, CO / Rocky Mountain No. Player Pos Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown/High School 22 Devonta Owens CB 6' 185 Frosh Tulsa, OK / Bixby 71 Frederick Pelling OL 6'8 320 Frosh Ampthill, England / NFL Academy 4 Ty Perry QB 5'11 200 Soph Goodyear, AZ / Estrella Foothills 38 Cooper Ramsey S 6'3 205 Frosh Garden City, KS / Garden City 74 Tyler Reeves OL 6'3 320 Soph Elkhart, KS / Elkhart 2 Exzavieus Roberson S 6'1 195 C-Soph Lakeland, FL / Lakeland 44 Mark Robinson DL 6'3 275 C-RSoph Memphis, TN / West Memphis 65 Quentin Ross OL 6'3 300 C-Soph Baton Rouge, LA / Woodlawn 60 Lee Sampson OL 6'4 305 C-Soph Tolleson, AZ / Millenium 5 Martiel Singleton WR 5'11 175 Soph Lubbock, TX / Monterey 11 Tyejuan Taylor WR 6'2 215 Frosh Plainfield, NJ / Plainfield 9 Deshawn Troutman LB 6'1 215 R-Frosh Orlando, FL / Edgewater 31 Fuafiva Tulafale TE 6'4 245 C-Soph Waipahu, HI / Waipahu 40 Jose Valencia-Chavez LB 6' 225 C-Soph Tribune, KS / Greeley County 55 Amari Walker OL 6'3 300 Frosh Chicago, IL / Homewood 27 Marcellus Wilkerson S 6'2 205 Frosh Tulsa, OK / Boswell 6 Cameron Williams LB 6'2 230 C-RSoph Schererville, IN / Andrean 26 Darshun Williams CB 6'3 205 R-Soph Akron, OH / Vincent-St. Mary 97 Deshawn Williams DT 6'6 295 R-Frosh St. Louis, MO / Fort Zumwalt N. 87 Jerred Willits WR 6'4 205 Frosh Lawrence, KS / Free State 94 Jesse Wilson DT 6'2 360 Frosh Las Vegas, NV / Liberty 15 Jaylin Young WR 6'1 185 C-RSoph Miami, FL / Miami Central

OPPORTUNITY USA 2016 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS 91 NUMERICAL ROSTER 149 ALL-AMERICANS • 3 RUNNER-UP FINISHES • 3 NJCAA PLAYERS OF THE YEAR No. Player Pos Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown/High School 0 Raymond Cutts DL 6'3 260 C-RSoph Orlando, FL / Jones 1 Albert Nunes S 6'2 210 C-Soph Fort Myers, FL / Dunbar 2 Exzavieus Roberson S 6'1 195 C-Soph Lakeland, FL / Lakeland 3 Quin Bright WR 5'10 180 C-RFrosh Dallas, TX / Cedar Hill 4 Ty Perry QB 5'11 200 Soph Goodyear, AZ / Estrella Foothills 5 Martiel Singleton WR 5'11 175 Soph Lubbock, TX / Monterey 6 Cameron Williams LB 6'2 230 C-RSoph Schererville, IN / Andrean 7 Ja'Corey Hammett LB 6'2 205 R-Frosh Miami, FL / Northwestern 8 Devion Hodges RB 5'8 175 R-Soph Carol Stream, IL / Glenbard North 9 Deshawn Troutman LB 6'1 215 R-Frosh Orlando, FL / Edgewater 10 BJ Blake S 6'2 205 Frosh Wilmington, DE / Rock Creek 11 Tyejuan Taylor WR 6'2 215 Frosh Plainfield, NJ / Plainfield 12 Jett Elad CB 6'1 205 C-Soph Ontario, Canada / St. Ignatius 13 Torey Morrison WR 5'8 175 R-Frosh Florida City, FL / Booker T Washington 14 Jacobi Bellazin WR 5'10 185 C-Soph Baton Rouge, LA / Livonia 15 Jaylin Young WR 6'1 185 C-RSoph Miami, FL / Miami Central 16 Gabe Friend QB 6'2 200 Soph Chandler, AZ / Basha 17 Travis Dixon RB 5'10 210 C-Soph Hollywood, FL / St. Thomas Aquinas 19 Kaden Johnson QB 6'3 190 Frosh Holcomb, KS / Holcomb 20 Dior Boyd CB 6' 190 Frosh Wilmington, DE / Timber Creek 21 James Jones RB 6'1 195 Frosh Baltimore, MD / Owings Mills 22 Devonta Owens CB 6' 185 Frosh Tulsa, OK / Bixby 23 Eldric Griffin CB 6' 195 R-Frosh Pensacola, FL / Grayson 24 Tyrese Gibson-Battles DE 6'4 235 C-Soph Maple Heights, OH / Maple Heights 26 Darshun Williams CB 6'3 205 R-Soph Akron, OH / Vincent-St. Mary 27 Marcellus Wilkerson S 6'2 205 Frosh Tulsa, OK / Boswell 28 Manace Freeman RB 5'10 205 C-Soph Phoenix, AZ / Phoenix Christian 29 Johnny Harris CB 6'2 185 Soph Safford, FL / Seminole 30 Dawson Otto TE 6'6 245 C-RSoph Fort Collins, CO / Rocky Mountain 31 Fuafiva Tulafale TE 6'4 245 C-Soph Waipahu, HI / Waipahu 32 Gyriece Goodman LB 6'3 220 Frosh West De Pere, WI / West De Pere 34 Ryan Guerrero LB 6'2 225 C-RFrosh Chandler, AZ / Hamilton 36 Torence Liufau LB 6'1 240 Frosh Kalihi, HI / Westlake 38 Cooper Ramsey S 6'3 205 Frosh Garden City, KS / Garden City 39 Cooper Henson LB 6'3 195 Frosh Holcomb, KS / Holcomb 40 Jose Valencia-Chavez LB 6' 225 C-Soph Tribune, KS / Greeley County 41 Terrell Elliot DT 6'2 305 Frosh Garden City, KS / Garden City 44 Mark Robinson DL 6'3 275 C-RSoph Memphis, TN / West Memphis 45 Jaylen Moss DE 6'4 245 C-RFrosh Broken Arrow, OK / Broken Arrow 50 Manuel Chavez LB 6'1 220 Soph Tribune, KS / Leoti No. Player Pos Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown/High School 52 Reuben Leiataua DT 6'2 285 Frosh West Seattle, WA / West Seattle 55 Amari Walker OL 6'3 300 Frosh Chicago, IL / Homewood 56 Jhebari Martin OL 6'5 315 R-FR Jasper, FL / Hamilton County 60 Lee Sampson OL 6'4 305 C-Soph Tolleson, AZ / Millenium 65 Quentin Ross OL 6'3 300 C-Soph Baton Rouge, LA / Woodlawn 66 Basa Balanganayi OL 6'4 340 C-Soph Palatine, IL / Palatine 70 Jeremiah Mawali OL 6'6 315 C-Soph West Palm Beach, FL / Chaminade 71 Frederick Pelling OL 6'8 320 Frosh Ampthill, England / NFL Acad 72 Jabaree Dawkins OL 6'4 320 C-Soph Eustis, FL / Eustis 74 Tyler Reeves OL 6'3 320 Soph Elkhart, KS / Elkhart 75 Chris Carter OL 6'7 280 C-Soph Atlanta, GA / Mays 76 Kysean Fenderson-Gentle OL 6'5 295 Soph Wichita, KS / Wichita East 78 Rene Miller OL 6'6 335 Frosh Bear, DE / Saint Frances Academy 80 Mykel Campbell WR 6'5 215 C-RSoph Tacoma, WA / Lincoln 86 Angel Islas K 5'11 185 Frosh Peoria, AZ / Peoria 87 Jerred Willits WR 6'4 205 Frosh Lawrence, KS / Free State 90 Zach Blackwood DL 6'4 285 R-Frosh Goodyear, AZ / Desert Edge 91 Trayveon Newton DT 6'3 305 C-RFrosh Lancaster, TX / Lancaster 94 Jesse Wilson DT 6'2 360 Frosh Las Vegas, NV / Liberty 95 Pius Odjugo DT 6'4 345 Soph Warri, Nigeria / River Rouge 97 Deshawn Williams DT 6'6 295 R-Frosh St. Louis, MO / Fort Zumwalt North 99 Bryce Butler DT 6'5 295 Frosh Toronto, Can / St. Thomas More

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PLAYER BIOS 1 NATIONAL TITLE • 12 JAYHAWK CHAMPIONSHIPS • 25 BOWL APPEARANCES GOBRONCBUSTERS.COM 2022 BRONCBUSTER FOOTBALL94 @GCCC_FOOTBALL 2021 Season • 2nd-team All-Conference • 23 taks (8 FL), 3 sacks, fr, 2 pbu • Started 9 games--SH 6 taks vs. Hutch Spring season • 1st-team NJCAA All-American • 32 taks (4.5 FL), 2 FF, blk • Started 7 games--SH 7 taks vs. Indy Before Garden City • Transferred from Central Florida (RS his freshman season) • Had offers from Aub, Baylor, Cincinnati, Clemson, Kentucky (19 in all) • Defensive Line MVP at the Rivals 3-stripe Camp • 125 tackles and 10 sacks his senior year • 4-year starter & 3-star recruit • Also played high school baseball •PersonalParents: Tamkia Stafford (mom) • Born: 8/15/00 2021 Season • Preseason All-American • Played in nine games (13 taks, int, 2 pbus) Spring Season • Played in 8 games • 36 taks (2 FL), ff, fum rec, int, 4 pbus • SH 6 taks vs. Coffeyville • Had a pick-6 vs. Highland (57 yards)

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Played for Chris Skinner at Andrean High School LB Two-time Indiana Football Coaches Association All-State selection taks, 83 solo, 17 sacks, two ints (1 TD), two FF, one fum rec over his final two seasons 2018 All-USA Indiana tea member Ranked No. 4 prospect in Indiana and the No. 11 outside linebacker by and Calvin Williams 4th on the team with 22 rec, 252 yds, 3 SH 4 rec, 71 yds, 2 vs. Navarro in Scooter's Coffee Garden City

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PLAYER BIOS 149 ALL-AMERICANS • 3 RUNNER-UP FINISHES • 3 NJCAA PLAYERS OF THE YEAR OPPORTUNITY USA 2016 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS 95 Before Garden City • Played for Salt River Scorpions in the Arizona League last year (played for Vaughn Van Dame) • Took classes at Rio Salado Community College and Estrella Mountain • Was not highly recruited out of high school • 4.0 GPA •PersonalBorn: 11/7/02

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PLAYER BIOS 1 NATIONAL TITLE • 12 JAYHAWK CHAMPIONSHIPS • 25 BOWL APPEARANCES GOBRONCBUSTERS.COM 2022 BRONCBUSTER FOOTBALL96 @GCCC_FOOTBALL 2021 Season • Played in 11 games • 96 carries, 442 yds, 3 tds...17 rec, 185 yds • SH 19 car, 84 yds vs. Navarro in Scooter's Coffee Bowl Spring Season • Played in 8 games • 68 car, 619 yds, 10 tds • (3) 100-yd games • SH 179 yds, 3 tds vs. Butler •PersonalBorn: 9/15/97 • Initially was a walk-on • Football and track in high school • State qualifier in long jump (16th) Before Garden City • 3.2 GPA in high school • Four-year starter in high school • 3-star recruit • Had offers from Ball State, Buffalo, Boston College, Kent State, Kentucky, and Maryland • Began high school career at DeMatha before transferring for senior •PersonalyearBorn: 3/20/03 • Wants to be a marine biologist • Favorite player: Ed Reed-Baltimore Ravens Before Garden City • Transferred from Miami • Played in 8 games, mainly on special teams (member of practice squad) • Consensus three-star prospect by 247Sports, ESPN, and Rivals • Ranked the No. 23 outside LB nationally by Rivals • No. 24 inside linebacker in the country and No. 105 player in Florida by ESPN • No. 33 inside LB nationally and No. 92 in Florida by 247 • Totaled over 90 taks, 12 TFLs and two sacks in two varsity seasons at Edgewater • Chose Miami over offers from Coastal Carolina, Florida State, Kansas, Kansas State, Louisville, and West Virginia •PersonalBorn: 3/20/03 Before Garden City • Played football and basketball in high school •PersonalBorn: 2/19/03 8 10 9 11 DEVION HODGES BJ BLAKE DESHAWN TROUTMAN TYEJUAN TAYLOR RB, 5-7, 185, RSO Glenbard North Carol Stream S, 6-2, 205, FR Rock Creek Christian Academy Wilmington, DE LB, 6-1, 215, FR Orlando,EdgewaterFL WR, 6-2, 215, FR Plainfield,Plainfield NJ

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Before Garden City Rated as a four-stare wide receiver by 247 sports Had 37 Division-I offers including Florida State, Georgia, Houston, Ohio State, Michigan State, Oregon, Tennessee, Virginia, Kansas State, Purdue, Virginia Tech, Wake Forest, and Wisconsin one of the top receivers in the country coming out of high school committed to TCU 12/21/00 Garden City from Tennessee State 2-star recruit last season offers from Tennessee State and Southern Miss in high school QB in Garden City from Western Carolina in eight games as a true freshman in collegiate debut vs. North Greenville season with 11 rec, 160 yds, and two in a career-long 69-yard td pass at Wofford a career-best three passes vs. ETSU varsity letter winner at WR high school career at Hallandale Caught 31 balls for 476 yards and five as a on 7 with South Florida (won

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PLAYER BIOS 149 ALL-AMERICANS • 3 RUNNER-UP FINISHES • 3 NJCAA PLAYERS OF THE YEAR OPPORTUNITY USA 2016 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS 97 Before Garden City • Transferred from Ohio University • Played in three games during the 2020 season (COVID) • Posted 11 tackles including a season-high five vs. Akron as a freshman • Led team with two picks • Redshirted in 2019 • First-team All-Ohio selection •

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PLAYER BIOS 1 NATIONAL TITLE • 12 JAYHAWK CHAMPIONSHIPS • 25 BOWL APPEARANCES GOBRONCBUSTERS.COM 2022 BRONCBUSTER FOOTBALL100 @GCCC_FOOTBALL Before Garden City • Transferred from Golden West Community College • Senior year-threw for 1054 yards, 4 tds in four games • Junior year-Threw for 1800 yards, 13 tds • 4.0 GPA • Two-year starter in high school • Football and track in high school •PersonalBorn: 4/3/01 • Parents: Jeff (Designs and builds homes) and Kristin Friend (IT acquisition) Before Garden City • Played football, basketball, and baseball at Holcomb • Threw for 1881 yards, 24 tds, 11 ints as a senior • Threw for 1715 yards, 21 tds, 7 int as a junior • Threw for 857 yards, 9 tds as a sophomore • Hit .585 with 24 RBI as a senior • Hit .422 with 21 RBI as a junior • All-State selection in football • All-league baseball player •PersonalBorn: 1/26/04 Before Garden City • Transferred from Cisco • Ran for 650 yards as a freshman in 2020 (3 100-yard games) all in a row including 191 vs. Navarro • Played in nine games last year--560 yds, 4 tds (3 100-yard games) • Was featured on the 2021 College Football America Yearbook JUCO Sports Section cover • Had offers from Pitt and Southern Miss •PersonalBorn: 5/6/02 Before Garden City • Began high school career at Delaware Military Academy at the end of sophomore year • All-State WR sophomore year • All-Conference Junior and Senior year • Moved from WR to DB •PersonalBorn: 2/18/03 • Brother David played at Delaware 16 19 17 20 GABE FRIEND KADEN JOHNSON TRAVIS DIXON DIOR BOYD QB, 6-2, 200, SO Chandler,Basha AZ QB, 6-3, 190, FR Holcomb,Holcomb KS RB, 5-10, 210, C-SO St. Thomas Hollywood,AquinasFL DB, 6-0, 190, FR Timber Creek Regional Wilmington, DE

PLAYER BIOS 149 ALL-AMERICANS • 3 RUNNER-UP FINISHES • 3 NJCAA PLAYERS OF THE YEAR OPPORTUNITY USA 2016 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS 101 Before Garden City • Originally signed with Frostburg State (NCAA D-II in Maryland) • Began prep career at Reservoir High School before transferring to Owings Mills • Played RB, MLB, and FS in high school •PersonalBorn: 10/11/01 Before Garden City • Transferred from Mississippi State • Redshirted last season • Played for Adam Carter at Grayson • Led Rams to a perfect 14-0 record as a senior and a state title • 36 tackles, 5 TFLs, one forced fumble and a blocked punt during senior season •PersonalBorn: 8/26/03 Before Garden City • Had interest from Tulsa, Mississippi State, and Houston • Had three picks his senior year • Won a state title as a senior • Also ran track (100 meters) • Spring honor roll student at GCCC • Participated in Sooner7 Claassic •PersonalBorn: 7/18/03 • Mom is a banker and dad works for the airport 2021 Season • Played in nine games-16 taks (4.5 FL), 2.5 sacks • Was named GCCC top male student-athlete • SH 4 tackles vs. Navarro in Scooter's Coffee Bowl Spring Season • Played in 13 games • 24 taks (2.5 FL), int • SH 8 taks vs. Fort Scott Before Garden City • Transferred from Urbana University (D-II) in 2020 after the school closed • 1st-team all-conference and All-District HM •PersonalBorn: 12/30/00 • Son of Palice Gibson and Kareem Hardy 21 23 22 24 JAMES JONES ELDRIC GRIFFIN DEVONTA OWENS TYRESE GIBSON-BATTLES RB, 6-1, 195, FR Owings Baltimore,MillsMD DB, 6-0, 195, RFR Pensacola,Grayson FL DB, 6-0, 185, FR Tulsa,Bixby OK DE, 6-4, 206, C-SO Maple Heights Maple Heights, OH

PLAYER BIOS 1 NATIONAL TITLE • 12 JAYHAWK CHAMPIONSHIPS • 25 BOWL APPEARANCES GOBRONCBUSTERS.COM 2022 BRONCBUSTER FOOTBALL102 @GCCC_FOOTBALL Before Garden City • Transferred from Independence • Began collegiate career at Dodge City in 2018 • Played in 9 games for the Conquistadors, registering 25 tackles, 2 int • Also played basketball • Four-year letterwinner in high school • Signed with Ashland University back in the spring •PersonalBorn: 5/23/99 2021 Season • Played in 6 games--22 car, 107 yds (4.9), 3 tds • SH 49 yds, 2 tds vs. Fort Scott Before Garden City • Transferred from Northern Arizona • Golden Eagle Scholar athlete in 2021 • 2A Conference Offensive Player of the year in 2019 • All-2A Conference 1st team • Region Offensive Player of the Year • 2,232 yards, 37 tds as a senior (12.3 yards per carry) • Broke 3,000-yard mark during high school career • 234 career tackles (111 as a senior), 15 career sacks • Led Phoenix Christian to state title game in '19 (138 yards, 2 tds) • Shattered his knee cap freshman year of high school • 3-year starter in HS •PersonalBorn: 3/4/02 • Mom, Nancy is a nurse • Wants to be a real estate agent Before Garden City • Attended Grassroots Christian Academy before Garden City •PersonalBorn: 6/13/03 2021 Season • Played in 7 games--8 taks, int (vs. Hutch in KJCCC Championship) • SH 3 taks vs. Butler and Dodge City Before Garden City • Played two years of high school ball • Played WR and DB in high school • Had a pick-6 in state title game • 1st-team all-conference • Led team to state title as a senior (13-0) • 25 taks, 1 pick as a senior •PersonalFavorite team: Miami Dolphins 26 28 27 29 DARSHUN WILLIAMS MANACE FREEMAN MARCELLUS WILKERSON JOHNNY HARRIS DB, 6-3, 205, RSO Akron,FirestoneOH RB, 5-10, 195, SO Phoenix Phoenix,ChristianAZ S, 6-2, 205, FR Tulsa,BoswellOK DB, 6-2, 185, SO Safford,SeminoleFL

2021 Season Played in 12 games at linebacker-12 tackles Before Garden City Won state title in 2019 4-year starter in high school 3-star recruit Had an offer from Hawaii Had interest from Boise State, Cal, Nevada, San Jose State, Texas, UCLA, USC, Washington Also played basketball 2021 Season in seven games--25 taks (2.5 FL), one sack SH 6 taks vs. Arkansas Baptist and Coffeyville Garden City

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Vype Mr. Football nominee Started high school career at Victory Christian; then transferred to Broken Arrow after his father's death 6/5/02

Finished high school with a 3.8 GPA Football and track in high school Had offers from Air Force, Navy, New Mexico State, and Southeast Missouri State Played in Kansas Shrine Bowl All-WAC selection

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played at Garden City from 92-93 and then Oklahoma State from 94-96 Brother Demarcus played on GCCC runner-up team in 2018; now plays at Indiana

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

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Played in eight games in the spring 2021 season-16 taks (4.5 FL), 1.5 sacks Registered one tackle in National Championship Game vs. Snow Won high school state title at Broken Arrow His dad, Lloyd, passed away in 2019 after suffering a heart attack

Before Garden City Started high school career at Greeley County Grew up in Leoti and moved to Tribune in 4th grade

After his brother Zach passed away in 2018, moved back to his hometown Team was state runner up as a senior Defensive player of the year in 2021 Didn't play his junior year Played basketball, golf and ran track 2/4/03 Older brother Jose played at Sterling; then transferred to GCCC Favorite player: Travis Kelce 3.6 GPA National honor MANUEL CHAVEZ 6-2, 305, FR Garden City Garden City, KS 6-4, 245, C-RFR Broken Arrow Broken Arrow, OK DL, 6-3, 275, C-RSO West Memphis,MemphisTN 6-1, 220, SO Wichita Tribune,CountyKS

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PLAYER BIOS 149 ALL-AMERICANS • 3 RUNNER-UP FINISHES • 3 NJCAA PLAYERS OF THE YEAR OPPORTUNITY USA 2016 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS 107 Before Garden City • 3-star defensive lineman who committed to Central Washington out of high school as a preferred walk on • Also had offers from Idaho State and Utah Tech • Won division championship as a senior • Two-time defensive MVP and overall MVP in 2020 • Three-time first-team all-conference selection • Also played rugby •PersonalBorn: 4/19/04 • Majoring in business Before Garden City • Transferred from Florida A&M • Only the ninth player in Hamilton County history to sign with a Division-I school • Played guard and tackle in high school • Played football and basketball at Hamilton • 43 tackles his senior year including 15 FL • Averaged 12.5 ppg as a senior • 3.1 GPA in high school •PersonalBorn: 11/13/02 • Favorite player: Ray Lewis • Mom Latoya is a correctional officer Before Garden City • Three-sport athlete in high school: Football, wrestling, and track • Did not allow a sack as a senior • Recorded 15 tackles, four sacks as a senior • First-generation college student • All-State All Conference Offensive POY in 2021 • Four-year starter as a prep •PersonalBorn: 9/16/03 • Wants to be a paramedic • Favorite player: Tom Brady Before Garden City • Transferred from City College of San Francisco--Won California State Championship last season • Has his associates degree • 3.2 GPA • 2x 1st team all-district in high school • 2nd team All-State • 3-year starter in high school •PersonalBorn: 9/16/02 52 56 55 60 REUBEN LEIATAUA JHEBARI MARTIN AMARI WALKER LEE SAMPSON DT, 6-2, 285, FR West Seattle,SeattleWA OL, 6-5, 315, RFR Hamilton County Jasper, FL OL, 6-3, 300, Chicago,Homewood-FlossmoorFRIL OL, 6-4, 305, C-SO Tolleson,MilleniumAZ

PLAYER BIOS 1 NATIONAL TITLE • 12 JAYHAWK CHAMPIONSHIPS • 25 BOWL APPEARANCES GOBRONCBUSTERS.COM 2022 BRONCBUSTER FOOTBALL108 @GCCC_FOOTBALL 2021 Season • Fall 2021 honor roll selection 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 •PersonalBorn: 5/31/02 • Favorite player: 49ers offensive lineman, Trent Williams • Raised by a single mom Before Garden City • 2nd season with Garden City • Transferred from Tennessee State • 3-star recruit by 247 sports and Rivals • Ranked 115th at his position • Guided Chaminade to third consecutive state title • Anchored an offensive line which produced a championship game record for rushing yards by an individual (333) • Had offers from Louisville, Purdue, Maryland, Kansas, UAB, Western Kentucky, and Florida Atlantic • Had interest from Alabama, Florida State, Miami, and Kentucky •PersonalBorn: 9/22/01 2022 Season • JUCO Gridiron Pre-season All-American 2019 Season • Played in eight games as a reserve Before Garden City • Had an offer from UAB and interest from East Carolina • Played football and basketball in high school • Three-year varsity starter in high school in football and ••PersonalbasketballBorn:5/9/01SonofMajete and Ngalua Balanganayi • Family is from Republic of Congo • Brother Mackenzie was an All-American DE at Whitewater University (D-III) Before Garden City • Played rugby • Interest from LA Tech, Brown, and Akron • Member of U16 championship team •PersonalBorn: 1/30/03 65 70 66 71 QUENTIN ROSS JEREMIAH MAWALI BASA BALANGANAYI FREDERICK PELLING OL, 6-2, 315, SO BatonWoodlawnRouge, LA OL, 6-6, 315, WestChaminade-MadonnaC-SOPalmBeach,FL OL, 6-4, 340, C-SO PalatinePalatine HS OL, 6-8, 320, FR NFL Ampthill,AcademyEngland

PLAYER BIOS 1 NATIONAL TITLE • 12 JAYHAWK CHAMPIONSHIPS • 25 BOWL APPEARANCES GOBRONCBUSTERS.COM 2022 BRONCBUSTER FOOTBALL110 @GCCC_FOOTBALL Before Garden City • Third season with Broncbusters • Played DE and TE in high school • Discuss thrower • Starter prep career at Leesburg before transferring to Eustis •PersonalBorn: 9/27/01 2022 Season • Has offers from Appalachian State, Georgia Southern, and Troy Before Garden City • Second season with Broncbusters • Transferred from Hutch • 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 •PersonalBorn: 3/19/02 • Son of Frances Hunter Before Garden City • Second season with Broncbusters • Three-year starter in high school • 1st team all-district 2020 • 2nd team all-league DT in 2020 • Part of only undefeated team in Elkhart history •PersonalBorn: 12/31/02 • Cousin Austin Dale played LB at Fort Hays State • Dad Freddie travels the country building power lines; mom Nichole is a cosmetologist • 3.8 GPA • Loves working on old cars Before Garden City • Had ACL surgery in 2017 • Two-year starter in high school • Played TE, QB, and long snapper • Best game-3 sacks, 4 TFL, and a block field goal vs. Kapaun • Junior year vs. Great Bend-threw for 230 yards, 4 tds and had 1 rushing score •PersonalBorn: 8/5/00 • Favorite player: Tony Gonzalez • Mom Kyra is a hotel manager; dad Darrin is a sheet metal mechanic • Wants to be an athletic trainer or mechanic 72 75 74 76 JABAREE DAWKINS CHRIS CARTER TYLER REEVES KYSEAN FENDERSON OL, 6’4, 320, C-SO Eustis,Eustis FL OL, 6-7, 280, C-SO Atlanta,Mays GA OL, 6-3, 320, RSO Elkhart,Elkhart KS OL, 6-5, 295, SO Wichita Wichita,EastKS

PLAYER BIOS 149 ALL-AMERICANS • 3 RUNNER-UP FINISHES • 3 NJCAA PLAYERS OF THE YEAR OPPORTUNITY USA 2016 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS 111 Before Garden City • 3-star recruit • Had offers from Liberty and Kent State • Won state title at Saint Frances •PersonalBorn: 6/20/03 • Pretty good chess player • Mom is a nurse; dad is an engineer Before Garden City • Three-sport athlete in high school: baseball, football, and soccer • Made 42-of-45 PATs in 2019 • Graduated in 2021 •PersonalBorn: 11/25/03 Before Garden City • Transferred from Central Washington • Played in nine games for CW in 2019-16 rec, 227 yds, 5 tds • 3-star recruit • Had offers from Sacramento State and Central Washington • Also on track team in high school-long jump, triple jump, and 4x400 •PersonalrelayBorn: 4/28/01 Before Garden City • Three-sport athlete at Free State: Football, basketball, and track • Senior year: 28 rec, 500 yards, 5 tds • All Sunflower League HM in 2021 • State qualifier in triple jump •PersonalBorn: 3/11/04 • Brother Jonah played basketball at GCCC; now at KU • 3.6 GPA • Studying sports marketing • Has seven siblings 78 86 80 87 RENE MILLER ANGEL ISLAS MYKEL CAMPBELL JERRED WILLITS OL, 6-6, 335, FR Saint Frances Academy Smyrna, DE K, 5-11, 185, FR Peoria,Peoria AZ WR, 6-5, 215, C-RSO Tacoma,Lincoln WA WR, 6-4, 205, FR Free Lawrence,State KS

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PLAYER BIOS 1 NATIONAL TITLE • 12 JAYHAWK CHAMPIONSHIPS • 25 BOWL APPEARANCES GOBRONCBUSTERS.COM 2022 BRONCBUSTER FOOTBALL112 @GCCC_FOOTBALL Before Garden City •

Transferred from Navarro (Spring 2021) Played in five games in 2021--9 tackles All-State selection senior year and first-team all-district Had 10 sacks in four playoff games his senior year 3-star recruit Had offers from Ark Pine Bluff, Central Michigan, Grambling State, Illinois State, New Mexico State 9/4/02

Transferred from Coffeyville Started collegiate career at Northern Arizona Finished high school career with 123 tackles, 80 solo and 10 TFLs Reached the AIA Open Division quarterfinals during his senior year after the Scorpions finished 8-0 during regular his junior year-Scorpions finished 703 and made it to the 4A state championship game 11/24/02

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Transferred from Highland Played in 8 games LY-12 tackles, .5 sacks Won D3 State title in 2019 Three-star recruit who originally committed to Central MICH Had offers from Bowling Green, Buffalo, and Eastern Michigan Played sparingly as a freshman in high school; then didn't play at all his sophomore year 7/20/03 Mom, Queen is a nurse Brother Ruke Orhorhoro plays DT at Clemson Has three cousins who played D-I football Born in Nigeria; moved to the United States when he was 9 Played soccer when he was younger 94 91 95 BLACKWOOD JESSE WILSON NEWTON PUIS ODJUGO DL, 6-4, 285, RFR Desert Goodyear,EdgeAZ DT, 6-2, 360, FR LasLibertyVegas, NV DT, 6-3, 305, C-RFR DT, 6-4, 345, SO River Rouge West Nigeria

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PLAYER BIOS 149 ALL-AMERICANS • 3 RUNNER-UP FINISHES • 3 NJCAA PLAYERS OF THE YEAR OPPORTUNITY USA 2016 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS 113 2021 Season • •BeforeRedshirtedGardenCityDefensiveplayer of the year as a senior •PersonalBorn: 4/2/03 2022 Season • Verbally committed to UNLV Before Garden City • 2019 athlete of the year • 2020 defensive lineman of the year • 2021 defensive mvp • Four-year starter in high school • Played both D-line and O-line in high school •PersonalBorn: 2/22/03 • Dad is a chef 9997 DESHAWN WILLIAMS BRYCE BUTLER DT, 6-6, 295, RFR Fort Zumwalt North St. Louis, MO DT, 6-5, 295, FR St. Thomas More Toronto, Canada

OPPORTUNITY USA 2016 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS 115 BOWL RECAPS 2021 SCOOTER'S BOWL 5334 NAV GC First Downs 27 31 Rushes-Yards 25-103 45-224 Passing Yards 392 394 Passes-comp-int 26-47-1 23-31-0 Plays-Yards 72-495 76-618 Fumbles-Lost 2-1 1-1 Penalties-Yards 7-50 13-69 Navarro 6 14 8 6 34 Garden City 16 14 20 3 53 score by quarter scoringstatistical leaders Rushing: GC-Talbert 20-88-2 NAV-Hines 14-84 Passing: GC-Ricedorff 23-31-394-4-0 NAV-Gray 26-47-392-5-1 Receiving: GC-Elder NAV-Reynolds8-150-16-134-2 game summary Dec. 4, 2021 • Garden City, KS GARDENNAVARROCITY

GCCC-Talbert 1-yd td run GCCC-Ricedorff 49-yd td run Navarro-Gray 64-yd td pass to Hawkins GCCC-Hill 9-yd PAT return GCCC-Ricedorff 21-yd td pass to Singleton Gray 22-yd td pass to Hawkins GCCC-Ricedorff 29-yd td pass to Singleton Navarro-Gray 13-yd td pass to Reynolds GCCC-Ricedorff 7-yd td pass to Charles Navarro-Gray 43-yd td pass to Aaron GCCC-Ricedorff 50-yd td pass to Elder GCCC-Talbert 3-yd td run Navarro-Gray 45-yd td pass to Reynolds GCCC-Hernandez-27-yd fg

In the inaugural Scooter's Coffee Bowl, Rhett Ricedorff threw four touchdown passes, his offense produced 618 total yards, and Garden City routed Navarro 53-34. The Broncbusters put the game away, thanks to a 20-point third quarter highlighted by Ricedorff's beautiful 59yard rainbow to David Elder.

GC AZW First Downs 12 20 Rushes-Yards 32-131 46-155 Passing Yards 192 218 Passes-comp-int 13-22-0 16-30-2 Plays-Yards 54-323 76-373 Fumbles-Lost 2-2 3-2 Penalties-Yards 6-60 7-40 Garden City 7 12 0 6 25 Ariz Western 0 14 0 8 22 score by quarter scoringstatistical leaders Rushing:

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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. GC-Huslig AZW-Rodriguez11-112-129-135

OPPORTUNITY USA 2016 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS 117 BOWL RECAPS 2018 NJCAA TITLE GAME 109 GC EMCC First Downs 9 14 Rushes-Yards 54-166 36-115 Passing Yards 16 96 Passes-comp-int 2-10-2 17-31-0 Plays-Yards 64-182 67-211 Fumbles-Lost 4-2 2-1 Penalties-Yards 5-55 6-31 Garden City 0 0 3 6 9 East Mississippi 3 7 0 0 21 score by quarter scoringstatistical leaders Rushing: GC-West EMCC-McIntosh22-110 18-69 Passing: GC-Moore EMCC-deWeaver2-10-0-16-217-29-0-96-0 Receiving: GC-Watt EMCC-Drummond1-13 6-39 game summary GC TV First Downs 20 23 Rushes-Yards 31-86 44-171 Passing Yards 337 252 Passes-comp-int 30-57-2 21-49-2 Plays-Yards 88-423 93-423 Fumbles-Lost 2-0 0-0 Penalties-Yards 4-31 5-43 Garden City 0 7 14 20 41 Trinity Valley 10 7 14 17 48 score by quarter scoringstatistical leaders Rushing: GC-Wilson TV-Thomas17-6416-103 Passing: GC-Wilson 30-57-4-337-2 TV-Eppler 21-49-3-252-2 Receiving: GC-Davis TV-Wallace14-169-14-57-1 game summary 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

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.

Receiving: GC-Phillips AZW-McKnight2-645-62 summary 85-yd td run GC-Howard fumble recovery in the end zone 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

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.

EMCC-Josh Smith 36-yard field goal

2017 HEART OF TEXAS 2016 NJCAA TITLE GAME 41 25 48 22 Dec. 2, 2017 • Copperas Cove, TX Dec. 3, 2016 • Yuma, AZ GARDEN CITY GARDEN CITY TRINITY VALLEY ARIZONA WESTERN Nov. 29, 2018 • Pittsburg, KS GARDEN CITY EAST MISSISSIPPI

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

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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.

2012 MISSISSIPPI BOWL 2005 DIXIE ROTARY BOWL 31 31 29 35 Dec. 2, 2012 • Biloxi, MS Dec. 3, 2005 • St. George, UT GARDEN CITY GARDEN CITY COPIAH-LINCOLN DIXIE STATE Dec. 8, 2013 • Pittsburg, KS GARDEN CITY TYLER

GOBRONCBUSTERS.COM 2022 BRONCBUSTER FOOTBALL118 @GCCC_FOOTBALL BOWL RECAPS 2013 CAPITAL OF KANSAS 4721 GC TYLER First Downs 14 21 Rushes-Yards 29-30 52-289 Passing Yards 215 245 Passes-comp-int 18-35-1 14-29-0 Plays-Yards 64-245 81-534 Fumbles-Lost 4-3 1-1 Penalties-Yards 9-82 12-182 Garden City 0 9 0 12 21 Tyler 6 10 17 14 47 score by quarter scoringstatistical leaders Rushing: GC-Bean Tyler-Bennett3-33 21-116-1 Passing: GC-Curran 11-22-1-116-0 Tyler-Price 14-29-3-241-0 Receiving: GC-Snell Tyler-Carraway6-104-15-159-2 game summary GC CL First Downs 23 18 Rushes-Yards 38-310 14-33 Passing Yards 305 412 Passes-comp-int 14-26-1 32-51-1 Plays-Yards 64-615 46-445 Fumbles-Lost 1-0 0-0 Penalties-Yards 7-50 6-50 Garden City 0 14 14 3 31 Copiah-Lincoln 7 7 9 6 29 score by quarter scoringstatistical leaders Rushing: GC-Marshall 14-99-1 CL-Lee 6-12 Passing: GC-Marshall 14-27-1-284-1 CL-Rogers 29-50-4-358-1 Receiving: GC-Daniel 4-124 CL-Craig 11-171-3 game summary 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

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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.

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

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

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.

Receiving: GC-Atkins Dixie-Matice4-52-25-99 game summary 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

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

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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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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. GC-Jenkins Glen-Tharrington18-51 11-53 GC-Jenkins 8-18-1-128-1 10-21-1-175-0 GC-Jones Glen-Westbrooks5-99-1 4-41 summary 42-yard field goal 73-yd td to Marcos GC-Jenkins 5-yd td pass to Jones Glen-Saucedo 47-yard field goal 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.

2001 VALLEY OF THE SUN 2000 NJCAA TITLE GAME 39 7 31 13 Dec. 1, 2001 • Scottsdale, AZ Dec. 2, 2000 • Glendale, AZ GARDEN CITY GARDEN CITY SCOTTSDALE GLENDALE Dec. 7, 2002 • Glendale, AZ GARDEN GLENDALECITY

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OPPORTUNITY USA 2016 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS 119 BOWL RECAPS 2002 VALLEY OF THE SUN 4642 GC GLEN First Downs 21 27 Rushes-Yards 44-394 47-309 Passing Yards 85 309 Passes-comp-int 9-24-1 15-36-1 Plays-Yards 68-479 83-618 Fumbles-Lost 0-0 0-0 Penalties-Yards 8-72 10-75 Garden City 6 8 0 21 42 Glendale 7 7 7 25 46 score by quarter scoringstatistical leaders Rushing: GC-Thompson 25-323-3 Glen-Ruff 21-117-2 Passing: GC-Harris Glen-Copeland9-24-1-85-115-35-4-309-1 Receiving: GC-Thompson 3-23 Glen-White 4-102-2 game summary GC SCOTT First Downs 17 13 Rushes-Yards 44-228 36-52 Passing Yards 186 244 Passes-comp-int 12-20-0 17-38-1 Plays-Yards 64-414 74-296 Fumbles-Lost 2-2 1-1 Penalties-Yards 15-140 11-90 Garden City 9 7 13 10 39 Scottsdale 0 0 10 21 31 score by quarter scoringstatistical leaders Rushing: GC-Harris Scott-Jones17-140-115-72 Passing: GC-Barkley Scott-Tomco10-19-0-186-017-38-3-244-1 Receiving: GC-Sullivan Scott-Holcombe6-1083-57-1 game summary 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

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GC GLEN First Downs 12 7 Rushes-Yards 42-88 30-18 Passing Yards 128 175 Passes-comp-int 8-19-1 10-21-0 Plays-Yards 61-216 51-193 Fumbles-Lost 3-1 2-1 Penalties-Yards 10-75 8-60 Garden City 0 0 0 7 7 Glendale 0 3 7 3 13 score by quarter scoringstatistical leaders Rushing:

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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.

GC TV First Downs 13 16 Rushes-Yards 34-134 49-154 Passing Yards 89 40 Passes-comp-int 13-27-2 6-11-0 Plays-Yards 61-223 60-194 Penalties-Yards 9-77 6-40 Garden City 7 0 0 6 13 Trinity Valley 0 28 17 3 48 score by quarter scoringstatistical leaders Rushing: GC-Murphy 20-115-2 TV-Booe 20-55 Passing:

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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 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.

Ricks-Harris 13-yd td run

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. GC-Edgerton 20-yd 3-yd 39-yard 49-yd interception 9-yd 32-yard field goal 20-yd td run

Ricks-Kemp 6-yd td run GC-Teal 63-yd blocked field goal return

GOBRONCBUSTERS.COM 2022 BRONCBUSTER FOOTBALL120 @GCCC_FOOTBALL BOWL RECAPS 1999 REAL DAIRY BOWL 5926 GC RICKS First Downs 12 36 Rushes-Yards 29-160 36-190 Passing Yards 126 382 Passes-comp-int 10-21-3 29-51-2 Plays-Yards 50-286 87-572 Fumbles-Lost 3-1 1-1 Penalties-Yards 9-96 8-65 Garden City 7 7 6 6 26 Ricks 7 24 14 14 59 score by quarter scoringstatistical leaders Rushing: GC-Gay Ricks-Kemp16-132-16-58-1 Passing: GC-Jenkins Ricks-Harris3-8-0-44-329-50-4-382-2 Receiving: GC-Ross Ricks-Pace7-135-16-90-1 game summary GC MESA First Downs 19 11 Rushes-Yards 41-206 38-93 Passing Yards 207 143 Passes-comp-int 18-32-1 9-20-2 Plays-Yards 73-413 58-236 Fumbles-Lost 3-2 3-2 Penalties-Yards 7-82 4-20 Garden City 3 0 0 14 17 Mesa 0 0 7 7 14 score by quarter scoringstatistical leaders Rushing: GC-Wright Mesa-Hinchey21-13818-67 Passing: GC-Penn Mesa-Robles18-30-0-207-17-11-1-115-2 Receiving: GC-Ross Mesa-Williams7-47 5-117 game summary 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

Pocatello, ID GARDEN CITY RICKS

12-26-0-84-2 TV-Bennett 5-10-2-40-0 Receiving: GC-Frisbie 7-73 TV-Jones 1-20-1 game summary GC-Murphy 10-yd td run TV-Dockery 5-yd td run TV-Jamison 85-yd blocked field goal return TV-Bennett

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. •

1998 VALLEY OF THE SUN 1997 NJCAA TITLE GAME 17 13 14 48 Dec. 5, 1998 • Mesa, AZ Dec. 6, 1997 • Bedford, TX GARDEN CITY GARDEN CITY MESA TRINITY VALLEY DEC. 4, 1999

td pass to Needham TV-Woodard

td pass to Jones TV-Bennett

td run TV-Woodard

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.

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

OPPORTUNITY USA 2016 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS 121 BOWL RECAPS 1996 REAL DAIRY BOWL 3542 GC RICKS First Downs 23 17 Rushes-Yards 54-268 31-137 Passing Yards 240 209 Passes-comp-int 11-21-1 12-32-1 Plays-Yards 75-508 63-346 Fumbles-Lost 2-1 5-3 Penalties-Yards 10-122 13-116 Garden City 6 8 14 14 42 Ricks 14 7 7 7 35 score by quarter scoringstatistical leaders Rushing: GC-Wilson Ricks-Garcia30-204-514-89 Passing: GC-Wise Ricks-Robinson10-20-1-207-111-31-3-207-1 Receiving: GC-McDonald 4-153 Ricks-Atkin 3-59-1 game summary GC GLEN Rushes-Yards 213 Passing Yards 119 Passes-comp-int 9-19-1 Plays-Yards 332 362 Garden City 20 6 0 0 26 Glendale 6 3 0 15 24 score by quarter scoringstatistical leaders Rushing: Glen-GC-Kingsby196-3 Passing: GC-Elder 9-19-2-119-1 GlenReceiving: Glen-GCgame summary 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 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. GC DIXIE First Downs 25 19 Rushes-Yards 50-185 40-157 Passing Yards 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 Garden City 0 7 14 0 21 Dixie State 6 6 7 7 26 score by quarter scoringstatistical leaders Rushing: GC-Dillon Dixie-Vakapuna35-179-219-95 Passing: GC-Windsor 15-28-0-209-3 Dixie-Taylor 12-27-2-183-0 Receiving: GC-Good Dixie-Griffin5-655-93-2 game summary 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 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. 1995 VALLEY OF THE SUN 1994 DIXIE ROTARY BOWL 26 21 24 26 Dec. 2, 1995 • Glendale, AZ Dec. 3, 1994 • St. George, UT GARDEN CITY GARDEN CITY GLENDALE DIXIE STATE Dec. 7, 1996 • Pocatello, ID GARDEN CITY RICKS

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 17-yd td pass to Garcia GC-Wilson 14-yd td run

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.

Ricks-Mayall 22-yd blocked punt return

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.

Passing: GC-Shoemaker 10-30-0-162-1 GC-Benton

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

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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1991 CENTENNIAL BOWL 1990 CENTENNIAL BOWL 39 29 42 17 Nov. 20, 1991 • Pocatello, ID Nov. 16, 1990 • Pocatello, ID GARDEN CITY GARDEN CITY RICKS RICKS Dec. 5, 1992 • Excelsior, MO GARDEN ITAWAMBACITY

7-81 Ricksgame summary GC-Benton 6-yd td run GC-Benton 31-yd td run Ricks-fumble recovery for td Ricks-field goal GC-Team GC-Atkinssafety37-yard field goal GC-Clark 25-yd td run

GOBRONCBUSTERS.COM 2022 BRONCBUSTER FOOTBALL122 @GCCC_FOOTBALL BOWL RECAPS 1992 MINERAL WATER 1012 GC IT First Downs 7 21 Rushes-Yards 38-72 49-154 Passing Yards 24 91 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 Garden City 0 6 6 0 12 Itawamba 0 7 0 3 10 score by quarter scoringstatistical leaders Rushing: GC-Elliott 23-85-1 IT-Jones 22-104-1 Passing: GC-Hill IT-Young3-11-0-24-18-20-0-91-0 Receiving: GC-Williams 2-13 IT-Jordan 2-24 game summary GC RICKS Rushes-Yards 62 Passing Yards 334 Plays-YardsPasses-comp-int 396 Penalties-YardsFumbles-LostGardenCity 7 3 7 22 39 Ricks 0 14 21 7 42 score by quarter scoringstatistical leaders Rushing: Ricks-GCPassing: CL-GCReceiving: Ricks-GCgame summary 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 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. GC RICKS Rushes-Yards 59-317 62 Passing Yards 105 162 Passes-comp-int 6-7-1 11-34-2 Plays-Yards 422 224 Penalties-YardsFumbles-LostGardenCity 14 0 9 6 29 Ricks 7 3 7 0 17 score by quarter scoringstatistical leaders

Rushing: GC-Bouie 31-149 Ricks-

6-7-0-79-1 CL-Hoge

OPPORTUNITY USA 2016 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS 123 BOWL RECAPS 1989 CENTENNIAL BOWL 1719 GC RICKS First Downs 18 12 Rushes-Yards 52-206 19-(-6) Passing Yards 59 252 Passes-comp-int 6-17-2 23-36-2 Plays-Yards 69-265 55-246 Fumbles-Lost 0-0 2-2 Penalties-Yards 10-73 10-95 Garden City 13 0 0 6 19 Ricks 0 3 0 14 17 score by quarter scoringstatistical leaders Rushing: GC-Lister Ricks-Knechtal23-1084-32 Passing: GC-Young Ricks-Downey6-17-2-59-223-36-1-252-2 Receiving: GC-Smith Ricks-Hedquist4-29 2-22 game summary GC RAN First Downs 13 13 Rushes-Yards 57 152 Passing Yards 157 170 Passes-comp-int 13-25-2 6-10-0 Plays-Yards 214 322 Fumbles-Lost 2-1 6-5 Penalties-Yards 7-75 6-57 Garden City 0 0 0 0 0 Ranger 13 6 0 0 19 score by quarter scoringstatistical leaders Rushing: GC-Smith RAN-Thompson49-0 75-0 Passing: GC-Kelly RAN-Worsham10-19-0-119-16-10-2-170-0 Receiving: RAN-GCgame summary

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Ricks-Simpson 1-yd td run GC-Young 5-yd td pass to Benton Ricks-Downey 5-yd td pass to Moss 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.

GC GLEN First Downs 18 23 Rushes-Yards 139 216 Passing Yards 191 143 Passes-comp-int 15-30-2 9-17-0 Plays-Yards 330 359 Fumbles-Lost 2-0 3-3 Penalties-Yards 5-55 10-100 Garden City 0 6 6 3 15 Scottsdale 0 7 0 8 15 score by

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. Pocatello,

12-89-0 SCOTTPassing: GC-Kelly SCOTT-Anderson15-30-2-191-29-17-0-143-0 Receiving: SCOTT-GCgame summary 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

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. quarter leaders

Rushing: GC-Smith

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

1978 BEEF EMPIRE BOWL 1977 BEEF EMPIRE BOWL 0 15 19 15 Nov. 18, 1978 • Garden City, KS Nov. 19, 1977 • Garden City, KS GARDEN CITY GARDEN CITY RANGER SCOTTSDALE Nov. 17, 1989 •

ID GARDEN CITY RICKS

GC-Young 25-yd td pass to Benton GC-Daniels 91-yd interception return

Ricks-Evans 37-yard field goal

GC-Reynolds 28-yd td pass to German GC-Cornelius 1-yd td run

GOBRONCBUSTERS.COM 2022 BRONCBUSTER FOOTBALL124 @GCCC_FOOTBALL BOWL RECAPS 1976 BEEF EMPIRE BOWL 1328 GC NEO First Downs 24 9 Rushes-Yards 263 197 Passing Yards 130 195 Passes-comp-int 9-19-2 12-34-3 Plays-Yards 393 392 Fumbles-Lost 4-2 6-1 Penalties-Yards 2-26 5-49 Garden City 7 0 14 7 28 NE Oklahoma 0 7 0 6 13 score by quarter scoringstatistical leaders Rushing: GC-Cornelius NEO-Robertson27-15418-46 Passing: NEO-GCReceiving: NEO-GCgame summary GC ELS First Downs 13 15 Rushes-Yards 39-57 49-177 Passing Yards 110 145 Passes-comp-int 9-22-2 9-18-1 Plays-Yards 61-167 67-322 Fumbles-Lost 3-0 1-0 Penalties-Yards 2-10 5-65 Garden City 0 0 0 14 14 Ellsworth 7 14 14 0 35 score by quarter scoringstatistical leaders Rushing: GC-Britto ELS-Palmer13-3620-98-1 Passing: GC-Wylie ELS-Wykle8-23-0-1719-18-2-145-1 Receiving: GC-Sheehy 3-26 ELS-Sims 7-123-1 game summary 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

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.

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.

GC-Robertson 3-yd td run

Terry Cornelius added a one-yard touchdown run, and Reynolds zipped a 33-yard scoring toss to Erron Dillingham

GC-Reynolds 33-yd td pass to Dillingham NEO-Allen 12-yd td run

GC DEL First Downs 9 12 Rushes-Yards 76 116 Passing Yards 17 27 Passes-comp-int 2-17-1 2-9-0 Plays-Yards 93 143 Fumbles-Lost 3-3 2-2 Penalties-Yards 90 115 Garden City 0 0 0 0 0 Del Mar 14 14 6 7 41 score by quarter scoringstatistical leaders Rushing: DEL-GCPassing: GC-Tuck Glasse 2-17-0-17-1 DELReceiving: GC-Patterson 1-9 DELgame summary 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

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.

NEO-Vining 3-yd td run

1967 STERLING SILVER BOWL 1950 LITTLE SUGAR BOWL 14 0 35 41 Nov. 18, 1967 • Sterling, KS Dec. 8, 1950 • Monroe, LA GARDEN CITY GARDEN CITY ELLSWORTH DEL MAR Nov. 20, 1976 • Garden City, KS GARDEN CITY NE OKLAHOMA

OPPORTUNITY USA 2016 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS 125 ALL-TIME RESULTS 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 ED HALL ERA (1946) Career Record: 3-3 (.500) BRYCE RODERICK ERA(1947) Career Record: 2-5 (.286) ED BENDER ERA(1948-1949) Career Record: 2-13-2 (.118) JACK MORRIS ERA(1950-1955) Career Record: 31-26 (.544) 1950 VS. COFFEYVILLE JIM DUNCAN ERA(1956-1958) Career Record: 9-22 (.290) LELAND KENDALL ERA(1959-1960) Career Record: 16-4 (.800) HOMER SALTER ERA(1961-1966) Career Record: 20-40 (.333)

GOBRONCBUSTERS.COM 2022 BRONCBUSTER FOOTBALL126 @GCCC_FOOTBALL ALL-TIME RESULTS 1962 (4-6) Independence ................................. L.................................................. 14-6 Cowley L 14-12 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 W 20-6 ......................................... W............................................... 14-10 W 13-9 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 *Beef Empire Bowl Garden City, KS Career Record: 3-3 (.500) BOB RILEY ERA(1967) Career Record: 8-3 (.727) MOE COTTER ERA(1975-1978) Career Record: 29-16 (.644) GEORGE WALSTAD ERA(1968-1974) Career Record: 38-28 (.576) 1963 JERRY REGAN VS. PRATT

OPPORTUNITY USA 2016 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS 127 ALL-TIME RESULTS 1978 (7-4) Fort Scott L 13-12 Independence L 41-26 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 Career Record: 3-3 (.500) RAY SEWALT ERA(1979-1980) Career Record: 14-6 (.700) HANK HETTWER ERA(1982-1985) Career Record: 9-25 (.265) RAY BRAUN ERA(1981) Career Record: 3-6 (.333) BRIAN MCNEELEY ERA(1986-1991) Career Record: 43-22 (.662) 1990 DERRICK CLARK VS. INDY

GOBRONCBUSTERS.COM 2022 BRONCBUSTER FOOTBALL128 @GCCC_FOOTBALL ALL-TIME RESULTS 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 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 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 (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 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 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 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 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 Career Record: 3-3 (.500) JEFF LEIKER ERA(1992-1995) Career Record: 33-11 (.750) BOB LARSON ERA(1999-2004) Career Record: 46-18 (.719) JIM GUSH ERA(1996-1998) Career Record: 29-7 (.806) 2000 BERIN LACEVIC VS. BUTLER

OPPORTUNITY USA 2016 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS 129 ALL-TIME RESULTS 2001 (9-2) Dodge City W 31-12 Coffeyville......................................... W............................................... 48-34 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 Career Record: 3-3 (.500) JJ ECKERT ERA(2005-2006) Career Record: 13-8 (.619) LUCAS ASLIN ERA(2007-2010) Career Record: 20-18 (.526) JEFF TATUM ERA(2011-2012) Career Record: 9-11 (.450) 2012 NICK MARSHALL VS. CISCO MATT MILLER ERA(2013-2014) Career Record: 6-14 (.300)

GOBRONCBUSTERS.COM 2022 BRONCBUSTER FOOTBALL130 @GCCC_FOOTBALL ALL-TIME RESULTS 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 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 Coffeyville W 58-14 Hutchinson W 20-19 Butler L 34-27 2020-21 (7-1; 2nd place in conference) Arkansas Baptist W 63-6 Fort Scott W 76-9 Highland W 58-0 Independence W 14-10 Hutchinson L 23-7 Dodge City W 34-24 Coffeyville W 20-0 Butler W 52-40 2021 (8-3; 4th place in conference) Fort Scott W 76-24 Highland W 15-6 Independence ................................. L................................................ 26-13 Hutchinson L 24-16 Dodge City W 49-0 Coffeyville W 39-11 Butler W 1-0 Dodge City ....................................... W............................................... 36-16 Butler W 27-16 Hutchinson L 49-19 Navarro W 53-34 Career Record: 3-3 (.500) JEFF SIMS ERA(2015-2018) TOM MINNICK ERA Career Record: 33-13 (.717) Career Record: 15-4 (.789)

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 MurphyCity.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.

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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.

CAREER STATISTICS Year Carries Yards TD’s Rec YDS Rec TD’s KO TD 1997 210 1,370 20 266 4 2 Totals 210 1,370 20 266 4 2 NJCAA DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR • JEREMY FAULK 2015 NJCAA PLAYER OF THE YEAR • FRANK MURPHY 1997Jeremy Faulk Frank Murphy

“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 87 18.5 3 2 2 3 2016 75 15 6 2 1 3 Totals 162 33.5 9 4 3 6

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.

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.

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.

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 Comp Att Yards TDs INT PCT 1994 148 235 2,252 24 6 64 Totals 148 235 2,252 24 6 64NJCAA PLAYER OF THE YEAR • CHRIS WINDSOR 1994

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).

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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.

In February, 1994, Windsor transferred to Garden City, setting the stage for one of the greatest single-seasons in program history.

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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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OPPORTUNITY USA ALL-AMERICANS Year Player Pos. Team 2021 Isaiah Adams ............... OL ..............1st Keylon Kennedy ......... DB ..............1st 2020-21 Jordan Ford RB 1st Raymond Cutts .......... DE ..............1st Jonathan Huggins DB 2nd Keylon Kennedy DB 2nd 2019 K. Merriweather ......... LB ...............2nd Nymonta Doucoure OL HM Ali Gaye DL HM 2018 Bam Olaseni ................ OL ..............1st Charles West RB 2nd Dedrick Mills ............... RB ...............HM Howard Watkins ......... OL ..............HM 2017 Nigel Kilby TE 1st 2016 Jamie Tago ................... DL ..............1st Mike Hughes DB 1st Tra Minter RB 2nd BJ Blount....................... DB ..............HM 2015 Jeremy Faulk DL 1st 2014 Brandon Snell WR HM 2013 Brandon Snell ............. WR .............2nd Errol Clark LB HM 2012 Tyreek Hill..................... RB ...............2nd Nick Marshall .............. QB ..............2nd 2011 Chaz Nelson DE 1st 2010 Mark Spaight ............... LB ...............2nd 2009 Dontrell Johnson DB HM 2008 Eugene Smith QB HM Cameron Kenney ....... KR ...............1st 2007 Zach Roth OL 2nd JR Br yant LB HM 2006 Phil Loadholt ............... OL ..............1st Kevin Dixon DT HM Derrick Raymer ........... P .................HM 2005 Phil Loadholt ............... OL ..............1st Marcus Cross RB HM Luke Dreiling ............... K .................1st 2004 Rodney Allen DT 1st Luke Dreiling K 1st 2003 DJ Johnson .................. DT ..............1st Andre Hall RB HM 2002 Marcus West LB HM Cullen Homolka ......... FB ...............HM Corey Reddick DB HM 2001 Shawn Steiner............. OL ..............1st Lance Carson............... OL ..............HM Derrick Pope LB 1st Clint Werth ................... OL ..............2nd Berin Lacevic K 2nd 2000 Korey Banks DB HM Jon Hawk ...................... OL ..............HM Jared Packard OL 1st Henr y Bryant DE 1st Corey Jenkins .............. QB ..............2nd Clint Werth OL 1st 1999 Roger Ross ................... WR .............HM John Culp ..................... DT ..............HM Er vin Holloman DT 1st Jeremie Frazier ........... TE ...............HM Corey Jenkins QB HM C.J. Jones WR 2nd 1998 Travis Schwartz .......... LB ...............1st Roger Ross ................... WR .............HM Hamlin Milligan DB 1st Cliff Holloman ............. DT ..............1st Ashante Woodyard DB HM 1997 Mike Love OL 2nd Matt Lehning .............. DB ..............HM Frank Murphy RB 1st Deone Horinek P/K HM 1996 Tyson Wilson ............... RB ...............2nd Kevin Brooks DB 1st Jeff Kelly ........................ LB ...............1st Darnell McDonald ..... WR .............2nd Andy Dupont OL 2nd 1995 Tywone Kingsby ........ RB ...............2nd Rodney Artmore DB 1st Mino Marroquin OL 2nd Corey Terry ................... DE ..............HM 1994 Mike Ruddle TE HM Jabbar Threats DE HM Eric Janeau ................... OL ..............2nd Corey Dillon RB 1st 1980198119841992199319911990198919881982197919781977 1976 Willis Tompkins OL HM Robert Robertson...... RB ...............1st Tim Strack..................... LB ...............HM 1975 Phil Miller QB HM 1974 Ricky Kelly .................... RB ...............1st Gracen Guice DB HM Clifton Payne OL 1st Charles Peal ................. OL ..............2nd 1973 Ricky Kelly RB HM Clifton Payne OL 2nd 1972 Mike Hake .................... OL ..............HM Clyde Russell RB 1st 1971 Earl Wilson.................... DT ..............2nd Clyde Russell ............... RB ...............1st 1970 Bill Bryan OL HM Ricky Kelly .................... RB ...............HM 1969 Leland McGraw LB HM 1967 Roy Humphrey LB 1st 1966 Jim Paul ......................... TE ...............HM 1965 Jerry Hughes TE 2nd Doyle McGraw DT 2nd 1963 Jerry Reagan ............... QB ..............HM 1962 Rich Wilbur OL HM TRA MINTER

GOBRONCBUSTERS.COM 2022 BRONCBUSTER FOOTBALL134 @GCCC_FOOTBALL ALL-CONFERENCE Year Player Pos. Team 2021 Isaiah Adams ................. OL ............... 1st Nymonta Doucoure .... OL ............... 1st Keylon Kennedy DB 1st Chris Smith S 1st William Knight RB 2nd Carter Habich OL 2nd Darius Johnson DL 2nd Eilye Hill ........................... DL ............... 2nd Raymond Cutts ............. DE ............... 2nd Wembley Mailei ............ LB ................ 2nd 2020-21 Jordan Ford RB 1st Kevin Abrams DE HM David Elder WR HM Jacob Hollins LB HM Rhett Ricedorff QB HM Dedrick Talbert ............. FB ................ HM Khamran Laborn .......... WR .............. 2nd Isaiah Adams ................. OL ............... 2nd Nymonta Doucoure OL 2nd Carter Habich C HM Raymond Cutts DE 1st Arvell Ferguson DE 1st Keylon Kennedy DB 1st Jonathan Huggins DB 1st Eilye Hill ........................... DL ............... 2nd Darius Johnson ............. DT ............... 2nd Kevin Verwayne DE HM Chris Fuhrman LB HM 2019 Bryce Parker TE 1st Nymonta Doucoure OL 1st K . Merriweather LB 1st Andre Dos Santos K 1st Ramon Jefferson .......... RB ................ 2nd Julian Clark ..................... OL ............... 2nd Matthan Hatchie .......... OL ............... 2nd Jordon Riley DT 2nd Kenny White S 2nd Troy’von Johnson WR HM MJ Link WR HM Nate Cox QB HM Jadon Hayes ................... RB ................ HM Ryan McClain ................. DE ............... HM Willie Hampton ............. LB ................ HM 2018 David Moore QB 1st Charles West RB 1st Dedrick Mills RB 1st Lacolby Tucker OL 1st Bam Olaseni OL 1st Idris Patterson ............... OL ............... 1st Billy Mance ..................... GC ............... 2nd Heston Lameta ............. LB ................ 2nd Charles West KR 2nd Ben Raybon K 2nd Dominick Watt WR HM Labrantae Davis OL HM Joe Jay Smith LB HM Dillon Williams LB HM Trae Meadows ............... DB ............... HM James Dall....................... P .................. HM 2017 Nigel Kilby TE 1st Terry Wilson QB 1st Auston Robertson DL 1st Taylor Thomas KR 1st Daniel Davis ................... WR .............. 2nd James Dall....................... P .................. 2nd Charles west .................. RB ................ HM Rayshawn Wilborn LB HM Matt Terrell LB HM James White K HM 2016 Tra Minter RB 1st Jeremy Faulk DL 1st Jamie Tago...................... DL ............... 1st Delshawn Phillips ........ LB ................ 1st Alex Figueroa ................ LB ................ 1st Mike Hughes DB 1st BJ Blount DB 1st Eddie Williams DB 1st Cody Jennings OL 2nd Sean Callahan OL 2nd Rashaun Croney ........... DB ............... 2nd Daniel Davis ................... WR .............. HM Jayru Campbell ............. WR .............. HM Nathan Hale OL HM Peyton Huslig QB HM Gabriel Luyanda LB HM 2015 Donald Rocker OL HM Jeremy Faulk DL 1st Andrew Basham DL HM Gabriel Luyanda ........... LB ................ 2nd Delshawn Phillips ........ LB ................ HM Lonnie Johnson DB 2nd Trayvonne Blake DB 1st 2014 Brandon Snell WR 1st Anfeney Turner OL HM Matt McDonald RB HM Ben Harper DL HM Alex Neuschaefer ......... LB ................ 2nd Sam Green ...................... DB ............... HM 2013 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 2012 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 2011 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 2010 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 2009 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 Derek Jonas P HM 2008 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 2007 Wes Martin TE 1st Cameron Kenney WR 1st Zach Roth OL 1st Byron Jones OL 1st JR Br yant 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 2006 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

ALL-CONFERENCE 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 2005 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 2004 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 O thelus 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 2003 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 2002 Cullen Homolka ......... FB ...............1st Kenyada Tatum........... WR .............2nd Casey Carr OL HM Chris Neihouse ........... OL ..............HM Andrew Harris QB HM 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 2001 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 2000 C.J. Jones ...................... WR .............1st Jon Hawk OL 1st Jared Packard .............. OL ..............1st Corey Jenkins QB 1st Aaron Arnold OL 2nd Henr y 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 COREY JENKINS

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OPPORTUNITY USA 2016 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS 137 SERIES RECORDS 2021 Garden 76-24 2020 Garden 76-9 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 2021 Garden 15-6 2020 Garden 58-0 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 2021 Hutch 24-16 Hutch 49-19 2020 Hutch 23-7 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 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 2021 Indy 26-13 2020 Garden 14-10 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** VS. FORT SCOTT VS. HIGHLAND VS. HUTCHINSON VS. INDEPENDENCE Garden City leads 32-30 Garden City leads 30-6 Garden City leads 40-39 Garden City leads 50-25-1

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OPPORTUNITY USA 2016 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS 139 1990 Garden 42-13 1987 Garden 47-7 1980 Garden 21-6 1947 Panhandle 40-6 1946 Garden 7-0 1985 Garden 48-0 1984 Garden 34-27 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 1962 Roswell 42-0 1961 Roswell 35-0 1960 Roswell 20-13 1980 Garden 20-15 1980 Texas Tech 19-0 1980 Adams State 57-0 1980 Garden 58-0 1973 Garden 20-12 1972 Garden 14-12 1971 Fairbury 28-20 1970 Trinidad 22-20 1969................................................Trinidad ................................................... 36-7 1968 Trinidad 51-26 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 1967 Sterling 27-12 1966 Sterling 34-26 1965 Lawton 43-7 1964 Lawton 55-0 1962 Garden 20-13 1961 Wilburton 32-6 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 1957 Phoenix 25-13 1955 Phoenix 33-27 1954 Phoenix 40-6 1953 Garden 25-13 1956................................................Garden .................................................. 33-26 1956 Wichita State 49-0 1953 Wichita State 41-13 1955 Garden 28-0 1952 Garden 18-6 1950 Garden 53-7 1947 Garden 12-6 1952 Tied 7-7 1951 Garden 52-7 1952 Compton 38-0 1951 Compton 32-12 1951 Garden 47-6 1950 Garden 25-13 1949 Tied 6-6 1948 Lamar 14-13 1978 Ranger 19-0 VS. PANHANDLE STATE VS. HASKELL VS. NEW MEXICO MILITARY VS. ROSWELL VS. WEST TEXAS STATE VS. TEXAS TECH JV VS. ADAMS STATE JV VS. COLORADO 76ERS VS. RANGER VS. FAIRBURY VS. TRINIDAD VS. MCCOOK VS. STERLING VS. LAWTON VS. WILBURTON VS. PUEBLO VS. PHOENIX VS. EMPORIA STATE VS. WICHITA STATE VS. BACONE VS. LAJUNTA VS. TONKAWA VS. COMPTON VS. LAMAR Garden City leads 4-1 Garden City leads 2-0 Garden City leads 7-2 Roswell leads 3-0 Garden City leads 1-0 Texas Tech leads 1-0 Garden City leads 1-0 Garden City leads 1-0 Ranger leads 1-0 Garden City leads 2-1 Trinidad leads 3-0 McCook leads 8-4 Sterling leads 2-0 Lawton leads 2-0 Tied Pueblo1-1leads 5-3 Phoenix leads 3-1 Garden City leads 1-0 Wichita State leads 2-0 Garden City leads 1-0 Garden City leads 3-0 Garden City leads 1-0-1 Compton leads 2-0 Garden City leads 2-1-1 SERIES RECORDS

GOBRONCBUSTERS.COM 2022 BRONCBUSTER FOOTBALL142 @GCCC_FOOTBALL 1951 Garden 38-6 1948 Tied 6-6 1947 Hays 13-8 1946 Hays 14-12 1950 Del Mar 41-0 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 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 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 1969........................................... Garden ............................................... 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 2012 Garden 31-29 2018 East Mississippi 10-9 1992........................................... Garden City .................................... 12-10 Career Record: 3-3 (.500) VS. PRATT VS. COPIAH-LINCOLN VS. EAST MISSISSIPPI VS. ITAWAMBA VS. FORT HAYS STATE JV VS. COWLEY VS. PARSONS VS. DEL MAR Garden City leads 23-13 Garden City leads 1-0 East Mississippi leads 1-0 Garden City leads 1-0 Iowa Western leads 3-2 Fort Hays State leads 2-1-1 Cowley leads 17-15-2 Garden City leads 8-1 Del Mar leads 1-0 SERIES RECORDS

Ricky Kelly (249) Roger (165)

OPPORTUNITY USA 2016 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS 143 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 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 2 or more 100-yard rushers in same game William Knight (122) and Dedrick Talbert (109) 2021 vs. Dodge City Jordan Ford (164) and Devion Hodges (115) .............................. 2020-21 vs. Fort Scott Jordan Ford (222) and Devoin Hodges (179)...................................... 2020-21 vs. Butler 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

Dwayne Crutchfield (187) and Glen Buggs (101) 1979 vs. Pratt

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Dixon (114) 1973 vs. Fairbury Clyde Russell (180), Tim King

Robert Robertson (133) and Terry Cornelius (168) 1976 vs. Butler

Kevin Bouie (141) and Dan Shurley (133) 1991 vs. Dodge City

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James Vaughn (208) and Chris Bailey (113) 1981 vs. Independence James Vaughn (173) and Sherman Fields (108) 1981 vs. New Mexico Military

Dwayne Crutchfield (305), Glen Buggs (171) and Alvin Baker (125) 1979 vs. Butler

Victor Smith (133) and Monroe Young (102) 1988 vs. Dodge City

Robert Robertson (179) and Terry Cornelius (104) 1976 vs. Air Force Prep

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Dwayne Crutchfield (175) and Glen Buggs (169) 1979 vs. Hutchinson

Charles Lister (144) and Victor Smith (109) 1989 vs. Air Force Prep

Terry Lewis (170) and Chris Bailey (101) 1987 vs. Panhandle

James Vaughn (145), Paul Brown (139) and Nate Grier (106) 1980 vs. Adams St.

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Tyson Wilson (285) and Chris Crawford (144) 1996 vs. Dodge City Tywone Kingsby (127) and Corey Dillon (120) 1994 vs. Independence Essex Law (209) and James Elliott (143) 1992 playoffs vs. Butler Essex Law (228) and James Elliott (112) 1992 vs. Air Force Prep

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 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 Rhett Ricedorff 4 2021 vs. Dodge City Rhett Ricedorff ............................................. 4 ................................................. 2021 vs. Navarro 1990 KEVIN BOUIE 2012 NICK MARSHALL

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Robert Robertson (161) and Terry Cornelius (150) 1976 vs. Cowley

Ricky Kelly (200) and Roger Dixon (129) 1973 vs. Butler

GOBRONCBUSTERS.COM 2022 BRONCBUSTER FOOTBALL144 @GCCC_FOOTBALL 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 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

OPPORTUNITY USA 2016 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS 145 TEAM RECORDS RUSHING RECORDS Most rushing yards in a game 613 .................................................................... 1979........................................................ Vs. Butler 511 2018 Vs. Fort Scott 480 2020-21 Vs. Butler 473 1971 Vs. Coffeyville 473 2000 Vs. Independence 469 1984 Vs. Independence 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 427 2021 vs. Fort Scott 414 2013 Vs. Air Force Prep 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 76 2020-21 Vs. Fort Scott 76....................................................................... 2021................................................. Vs. Fort Scott 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 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 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 Navarro 392 2021 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 allowed 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 Fort Scott ........................................................ 67............................................................... 2020-21 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

COLLEGE PRESIDENT

The 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.

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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. ryan ruda

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7TH PRESIDENT, GARDEN CITY COMMUNITY COLLEGE

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 WhenHolcomb.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. the ruda family

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Pilosof begins his first year as the Athletic Director at Garden City Community College. He also serves as the sports information director, a position he has held since 2016. Born in Brooklyn, NY, Pilosof grew up in Las Vegas, NV. He graduated from Bonanza High School before receiving his Bachelor's Degree in Journalism and Media Studies from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas in 2007. He earned his Master's in Sport Management from the University of Kansas in 2022. After school, he began his play-by-play career at K-101 Radio in Woodward, OK. There, he worked as the news and sports director for a two-station cluster. In 2012, he took a job as the assistant news and sports director for Wright Wradio in Weatherford, OK where he called games for Southwestern Oklahoma State. A year later, he was hired as the sports director at the Western Kansas Broadcast Center in Garden ForCity.the past nine years, Pilosof has served as the radio play-byplay voice for Garden City Community College football, men's and women's basketball, and baseball. From 2013-2018, he called games for Garden City High School. Pilosof was recognized by both the Oklahoma and Kansas Association of Broadcasters numerous times for excellence in play-by-play, sportscast and newscasts.

In 2020, Pilosof started his own production company, Pilosof Films, which specializes in commercial, sports, and wedding Hiscinematography.wife,Amber,is a registered nurse at Siena Medical Clinic and works in the college health department. Together, they have four children: Ryan (16), Gavin (16), Connor (14), and Benjamin (12). the pilosof family

MIKE PILOSOF DIRECTORMike

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DIRECTOR OFCATHLETICSolinLamb

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.

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has been a staple at Garden City Community College for more than 20 years. Lamb is the Vice President for Student services and is currently serving as interim Athletic Director. Before that, he worked as Dean of Students.

Lamb was born and raised in Garden City, KS. He is married to Winsom Lamb and has two sons, Kyler (21) and Isaac (17).

Lamb’s son, Kyler, was an all-state basketball player at Garden City High School, earning a scholarship to play for the Broncbusters. He currently attends the University of Kansas. 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.

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.

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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.

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GOBRONCBUSTERS.COM152 @GCCC_FOOTBALL TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 NATIONAL TITLE • 12 JAYHAWK CHAMPIONSHIPS • 25 BOWL APPEARANCES TECHNICAL EDUCATION

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