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come November. So again, when the Saints and Raiders meet Saturday afternoon, games in the Frontier Conference don’t get any bigger. Saturday’s game pits the two highest nationally-ranked teams in the Frontier to go head-to-head in more than a decade. Awards Watch The Frontier season is half over and it’s worth taking a look at some players and coaches who are in the hunt for the postseason accolades. As for the Frontier Conference Offensive MVP, it’s no secret the front-runner is SOU senior quarterback Austin Dodge. He is the reigning league MVP and is having another incredible season. To date, Dodge has thrown for 2,077 yards, 20 touchdowns and just four interceptions. He leads the NAIA in passing and total offense, and through the first six games of 2014, he’s broken three different NAIA career passing records with many more to come. But as good as Dodge is, there’s some other worthy candidates too. Northern running back Zach McKinley and wide receiver Trevor Baum are among those candidates. McKinley has rushed for 715 yards and 10 touchdowns this season. He leads the Frontier and is second in the NAIA in total rushing, while averaging nearly 130 yards per game. Baum, in his only season at receiver, has racked up 898 yards on 58 catches to go along with seven touchdowns. Baum averages an amazing 152 yards receiving per game, and all of those numbers are tops in the NAIA. Two other rushers have to be in the conversation for the offensive MVP. After a slow start, Carroll’s Dustin Rinker is coming on strong, and has averaged over 150 yards per game in his last three. College of Idaho quarterback Teejay Gordon is also one to watch. He has close to 700 yards and 12 touchdowns on the ground this season, and is second in the Frontier in total offense. On the defensive side of the ball, the front runner’s for Defensive Player of the Year reside in Havre and Helena. Northern’s Tyler Craig is having a huge sophomore season, registering eight sacks so far, while also totaling five tackles for loss. Carroll linebacker Sean Blomquist, the 2013 Frontier Defensive MVP is also having another big season. He’s tallied 32 tackles, six tackles for lost and two sacks through five games. SOU linebacker Laurence Calcagno and EOU linebacker Ryan Watson are also in the discussion when it comes to the MVP talk on defense. As for the coach of the year, SOU’s Craig Howard has to lead the pack. The Raiders have dominated the first half of the Frontier season, and Howard seems to be pushing all the right buttons. However, what coach Mike Moroski has done with the College of Idaho has been nothing short of remarkable. In their first year of football of any kind, the Yotes are hanging around the top half of the Frontier standings, and are by no means out of the playoff picture right now. Given the fact that C of I hadn’t played a game in nearly 40 years, that’s a coaching job very

Havre Daily News/Eric Seidle Montana State University-Northern's defensive end Jordan Brusio is having a big season opposite sophomore Tyler Craig. Brusio and the Lights host Montana Tech Saturday at 1 p.m. at Blue Pony Stadium.

well done. Time for Payback The MSU-Northern Lights need a win. They probably don’t care who it’s against, they just need a win badly. But there’s no questions there will be some extra motivation for the Lights when the Montana Tech Orediggers take the field at Blue Pony Stadium on Saturday. The Lights lost their season-opener at Tech, 38-24 back on Aug. 30. Since that time, Northern has put up some of the top offen-

sive and defensive numbers in the NAIA, but have come up short in four of the last five games. So ending a four-game losing streak should be motivation enough. But, the Orediggers, who have had their own struggles, as the win over Northern is their only one thus far, also represent another painful memory for the Lights. Under the Lights of Blue Pony last November, the Diggers completed a miraculous 46-yard hail mary pass from then quarterback Herman Tapley to Zach Kinney, lifting Tech to a 32-21 win over Northern. The loss kept the Lights from having a chance at a winning season,

and to make matters worse, Northern stumbled again against Tech to start what has been a tough 2014 campaign. Normally, revenge isn’t on the mid of football players, that stuff is more for the fans. And Tapley, who completed the gamewinning pass last fall, isn’t even an Oredigger anymore. But there’s no questions, given what happened to the Lights on that night last fall, and everything that’s happened since, that Saturday is a day when MSU-N wants and needs to beat Tech. And they want it and need it badly.


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Paradise Found

All the way from Hawaii, Lights' linebacker Kami Kanehailua has made Havre home George Ferguson Havre Daily News sports editor gferguson@havredailynews.com

To many Havreites, this is paradise. To the generations who have lived on the HiLine for years, and years, there’s no place better. However, Montana State UniversityNorthern senior Kami Kanehailua really is from paradise. And it’s incredible that he chose to spend five years playing football in Havre. Kanehailua came to Northern from Ewa

Beach, Hawaii, on the island of Oahu. And while life in Montana, and most of the other lower 48 states for that matter, is completely different from the warm, tropical days Kanehailua spent while growing up in Hawaii, leaving paradise to play college football was something he wanted to do, and he knew long before he signed with the Lights, that life was going to take a drastic turn. “I mean, obviously there’s a lot of differences between here and home,” the 6-0, 240pound senior captain said. “But that’s something I was looking forward too. I don’t know if you would call it island fever, but I was definitely looking forward to something different for college. Yeah, that first winter was harsh for a while, it can drag on. But you get used to it. Here, there are different seasons and that’s something that I’ve enjoyed. I’ve really enjoyed my time here.” Of course, that isn’t to say Kanehailua didn’t enjoy, and still enjoys life in Hawaii. It’s summer 365 days a year, and he said the

laid back life in Hawaii is something he certainly loved growing up. But, he also spent as much time playing football as he did at the beach, at that eventually led to him “getting off the rock” as he termed it. “It is pretty laid back,” Kanehailua said of life in paradise. “I spent a lot of time at the beach. I surf a little but do a lot more boogie boarding. But I also spent a lot of time playing football. That was my thing growing up.” And in Hawaii high school football players have just two options when it comes to continuing their careers in college. They are

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Havre Daily News/Eric Seidle Montana State University-Northern senior linbebacker Kami Kanehailua, left, chases a pay during a Frontier Conference football game last month in Havre. Kanehailua is in his final season, and has spent five years away from his home in Hawaii.

MSU-Northern Lights vs Montana Tech Orediggers Montana State University Northern Location: Havre, Mont.

2013 record: 4-6 (4-6) Head coach: Jake Eldridge Stadium: Blue Pony Stadium

Nickname: Lights Colors: Maroon and Yellow 2014 record: 1-5 (0-5)

Streak: The Lights have lost four straight this season, and lost at Tech 38-24 back in August.

Saturday, October 18, 2014 Blue Pony Stadium ~ 1 p.m. Montana Tech

2013 record: 3-7 (3-7)

Stadium: Alumni Coliseum

Nickname: Orediggers

Streak: The Diggers have won three straight at Blue Pony Stadium, including last November's hail mary victory over the Lights.

2014 record: 1-5 (1-5)

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High stakes Saturday in Helena George Ferguson Havre Daily News sports editor gferguson@havredailynews.com

There’s already been some big, big games in the Frontier Conference. And though there’s still a ways to go in the season, another big game is on the horizon. In fact, this game, the one that will be played in Nelson Stadium in Helena on Saturday, is easily the game of the year in the Frontier. When No. 3 Carroll College and No. 4 Southern Oregon meet Saturday afternoon, pretty much everything there is in the Frontier will be on the line. The visiting Raiders can all but wrap up the league title with a second win over the Saints Saturday, while Carroll can catch the Raiders in the league standings after dropping the season-opening game at SOU, 38-35 in Ashland, Oregon back on Sept. 6. In that game, SOU scored an early fourth-quarter touchdown,

then held Carroll out of the endzone on three straight possessions to preserve the win. The victory gave SOU a leg up on the Saints in the conference standings and the Raiders haven’t let it go. However, the Saints have rebounded nicely, winning four straight games, including last weekend’s crushing win over then No. 15 Eastern Oregon. Carroll and SOU have developed quite the rivalry since the Raiders joined the league in 2012. And one reason why is the contrasting styles of play. The Saints are a team geared on physical, smash-mouth football. Carroll plays hard-nosed defense and lets its big offensive line pave the way for powerful running backs like senior Dustin Rinker, while new starting quarterback Mac Roache is

quickly becoming a top dual threat. Carroll wants to control the clock, chew up yards and grind the tempo of the game to a pace where the Saints feel like they have full control. On the other hand, SOU scores fast, and wants to go even faster. Austin Dodge has a host of talented receivers and backs to distribute the ball too, and in most cases, the Raiders don’t give a whole lot of thought to time of possession. They’ll score and score and keep scoring if they can, they’ll throw deep, they’ll turn short runs and screens into 50-yard gains, and they keep going no matter the time, the down and distance, the score or the opponent. And now the two teams meet

Today in the Frontier Conference Montana Tech Orediggers (1-5, 1-5)

At Montana State University-Northern Lights (1-5, 0-5)

Head coach: Chuck Morrell

Location: Butte, Mont.

Colors: Green and White

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No. 4 Southern Oregon (6-0, 5-0) at No. 3 Carroll College (4-1, 4-1) in Helena, Mont.

in Dillon, Mont.

No. 20 Eastern Oregon (4-2, 3-2) at UM-Western (2-5, 2-4)

No. 15 Rocky Mountain College (4-2, 3-2)

College of Idaho (4-2, 3-2) at in Billings, Mont.

2014 Frontier Conference Coaches Preseason Poll 1. Carroll College 2. Rocky Mountain College 3. Southern Oregon 4. Eastern Oregon 5. MSU-Northern 5. UM-Western 7. Montana Tech 8. College of Idaho

again with a Frontier title hanging in the balance. With a win, SOU will likely go on to win its first outright Frontier championship ever, and its second league title in just three seasons in the conference. If Carroll prevails, the Saints will have a chance to win outright, or at least share their 16th conference

Havre Daily News Week Seven Frontier Power Rankings 1. Southern Oregon 2. Carroll College 3. College of Idaho 4. Eastern Oregon 5. Rocky Mountain College 6. UM-Western 7. MSU-Northern 8. Montana Tech

championship in the last 17 seasons. Playoff implications are also on the line Saturday. Both the Saints and Raiders are likely headed to the NAIA playoffs regardless of the outcome of Saturday’s game, but the victor could lock up home field advantage

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MSU-Northern Rewind

Lights stopped agonizingly short in Idaho Northern loses a heartbreaker on the last play against College of Idaho

ley early in the third period. After Baum had seven grabs for 74 yards Jordan Rueschhoff added a 26-yard and Luoma added four catches for 51 field goal, Mario Gobatto busted off yards. a 30-yard TD run to bring the Lights Defensively, the Lights stuffed Gorto within 28-17 as the third quarter don, the league’s leading rusher, holdended. ing him to just 46 yards on 17 carries, Then, midway through the fourth while they held the Yotes to under 200 stanza, McKinley rambled 28 yards yards on the ground and a total of for a score after a C of I turnover, and just 343. But Texeria had a big game, George Ferguson the Lights were within four points with rushing for 151 yards on 24 carries, Havre Daily News sports editor plenty of time left. Northern stopped while also scoring the game-winning the Yotes yet again, and got the ball touchdown. gferguson@havredailynews.com back with just more than six minutes Butch Hyder led the MSU-N deThe Montana State Universityto go in the game, and McKinley de- fense with 10 tackles and an intercepNorthern Lights thought they were livered yet again, scoring on a 15-yard tion. Malcolm Manuel also had a pick about to complete a comeback for run that put the Lights up 31-28 with for the Lights, while Tyler Craig and the ages. And win their first Frontier 5:16 left in the game. Jordan Brusio had 1.5 sacks each and Conference football game of the 2014 It was 31 unanswered points for Patrick Barnett also sacked Gordon season in the process. the Lights and a host of defensive once. But College of Idaho’s Josh Lopez stops by the Northern defense. But, Now, Northern will try again for had other ideas. On the final play of in heartbreaking fashion, the Yotes its first win when the Lights return to Saturday’s first-ever meeting between would have the final say in the out- Blue Pony Stadium to host Montana the Lights and Yotes, Locome. Tech this Saturday. The pez stopped MSU-N’s Nick On C of I’s Lights lost at Tech in their Luoma one yard short of ensuing possesseason-opening game back the goal line as he tried sion, the Yotes in August. to score the game-winning ran off nearly touchdown for the Lights. Yotes 35, Lights 31 all of the time The defensive stand lifted left in the game, the Yotes to a 35-31 win MSU-N 0 0 17 14 — 31 and punched in over Northern in front of COI 21 7 0 7 — 35 a short Texeria a sellout crowd at Simplot touchdown to First quarter Stadium in Caldwell, Idaretake the lead COI-Ryan Texeria 28 run (Luke Taylor ho. with just :43 left kick), 14.22 It was a devastating dein the contest. COI-Teejay Gordon 1 run (Taylor kick), feat for the Lights, who But North7:06 McKinley Dean erased a 28-0 halftime defiern didn’t fold. COI-Gordon 1 run (Taylor kick), 5:35 cit. Northern fell to 0-5 in Trevor Baum the Frontier and 1-5 overall. Second quarter returned the It was also MSU-N’s fourth COI-Gordon 18 run (Taylor kick) ensuing kickoff straight loss following a into C of I terriwin over Dickinson State Third quarter tory. Travis Dean MSU-N-Zach McKinley 1 run (J. Rueback in early September. found McKinschhoff kick), 12:33 But the defeat, or the win ley on a screen MSU-N-FG Rueschhoff 26, 6:38 for C of I, which improved pass down to the MSU-N-Mario Gobbato 30 run (Rueto 3-2 in the Frontier, and Yotes’ six-yard schhoff kick), 3:18 4-2 overall, was packed full line with 12 secof drama. Fourth quarter onds left. HowThe Yotes raced out to MSU-N-McKinley 28 run (Rueschhoff ever, Nate Moore a 28-0 lead and looked like kick), 8:21 broke up a pass they were going to blow the MSU-N-McKinley 15 run (Rueschhoff to Baum in the Lights right out of Caldwell. kick) left corner of the The Yotes got a early score COI-Texeria 3 run (Taylor kick), 0:43 Hyder end zone, setting Messerly from Ryan Texeria and two up the wild finINDIVIDUAL STATISTICS rushing touchdowns from ish. With one play Teejay Gordon to lead 21-0 left, Dean tossed a quick out to Luo- RUSHING—MSU-N, Zach McKinley 21-114, Maat the end of the first quarter. MSUma, who caught the ball on the two rio Gobbato 9-52, Jake Messerly 2-21, Travis Dean N’s defense stiffened from there, but yard line, however, Lopez wrapped up 3-17. COI, Ryan Texeria 24-153, Teejay Gordon 17C of I was still out in front, and the the receiver short of the goal line to 46, Dakota Stallions 5-17, Mike Johnson 1-0, Team Yotes pitched a shutout on defense in finish the game and deny the Lights a 1-(minus 1). the first 30 minutes. needed victory. However, the second half was a Northern’s offense and defense PASSING—MSU-N, Dean 25-41-3—329. COI, Gorcompletely different story. Northwere spectacular at times in the loss. don 14-26.2—159. ern’s offense went crazy in the final MSU-N totaled 571 yards, including RECEIVING—MSU-N, Messerly 7-108, Trevor Baum 30 minutes, and wound up rolling up 192 on the ground. McKinley rushed 7-74, Nick Luoma 4-51, McKinley 2-42, John Jansen nearly 600 yards of total offense in the for 102 and three touchdowns, while 2-23, Kagen Khameneh 1-18, Jacob Criner 1-8, Sam game. Dean threw for 329 yards but was in- Mix 1-5. COI, Marcus Leinhardt 7-105, Austin Diffey MSU-N’s comeback started with a tercepted three times. Jake Messerly 2-13, Texeria 2-6, Cole Maupin 1-22, Levi Elsberry one-yard TD plunge by Zach McKincaught seven balls for 108 yards, while 1-8, Zach Cooper 1-5.

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Frontier Conference Standings

Southern Oregon Carroll College College of Idaho Eastern Oregon Rocky Mountain UM-Western Montana Tech MSU-Northern

Conf. WL

5-0 4-1 3-2 3-2 3-2 2-4 1-5 0-5

NAIA Coaches Poll Rec. Pts Prv. 1. Morningside (Iowa) (14) 2. Baker (Kan.) (1) 3. Carroll (Mont.) 4. Southern Oregon 5. Grand View (Iowa) 6. William Penn (Iowa) 7. Faulkner (Ala.) 8. Robert Morris (Ill.) 9. Georgetown (Ky.) 10. Tabor (Kan.) 11. Cumberland (Tenn.) 12. Northwestern (Iowa) 13. Saint Xavier (Ill.)

Overall WL

460 4-1 4-2 4-2 4-2 2-5 1-5 1-5

5-0 6-0 4-1 6-0 5-1 5-1 5-1 6-0 4-1 5-1 5-1 4-1 4-2

340 327 309 303 291 271 250 248 244 228 210 194 184

1 2 4 5 6 8 9 10 3 11 12 13 16

14. Missouri Valley

3-2

162 7

15. Rocky Mountain

4-2

152 17

16. Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.) 5-1

150 18

17. Lindsey Wilson (Ky.)

5-2

128 20

18. St. Francis (Ill.)

4-2

111 14

19. Ottawa (Kan.)

4-2

102 21

20. Eastern Oregon

4-2

85

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21. Marian (Ind.)

3-2

84

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22. Valley City State (N.D.) 6-1

76

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23. MidAmerica Naz.

4-1

52

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24. Campbellsville (Ky.)

4-2

46

NR

25. Benedictine (Kan.)

3-3

19

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Others receiving votes: : Friends (Kan.) 7, Central Methodist (Mo.) 3.

Saturday, Oct. 11 College of Idaho 35, MSU-Northern 31 Carroll College 55, Eastern Oregon 7 Rocky Mountain 45, Montana Tech 36 OT Southern Oregon 31, UM-Western 6

Frontier Conference

Saturday, Oct. 25 MSU-Northern at Eastern Oregon UM-Western at Rocky Mountain Southern Oregon at College of Idaho Carroll College at Montana Tech

Individual Leaders Through Week Seven

Passing: Austin Dodge, SOU, 346 ypg Receiving: Trevor Baum, MSU-N, 157 ypg Receptions: Trevor Baum, MSU-N, 10 cpg Rushing: Zach McKinley, MSU-N, 135 ypg Tackles: Cory Bummer, RMC, 47 tackles Sacks: Tyler Craig, MSU-N, 8 sacks INT's: Byron Benson, EOU, 4 ints

Lights Coaching Staff

Jake Eldridge Head Coach

Scott Leeds Offense/WR

Jorge Magana Asst. Coach

Arthur Smith Asst. Coach

Not Pictured: Christian Rago, Asst. Coach

Cody O'Neil Asst. Coach

James Erickson Student Asst.


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MSU-Northern Offensive Starters

Montana Tech Defensive Starters

MSU-N Offensive Numbers

TECH Defensive Numbers

Scoring: 26 ppg, 6th in Frontier Total offense: 499 ypg, 2nd in Frontier

Jake Messerly #17, 6-1, 195 Receiver

Andre Cornell #20, 6-0, 195 Cornerback

Rush offense: 190 ypg, 4th in Frontier

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MSU-Northern Defensive Starters

TECH Offensive Numbers

MSU-N Defensive Numbers

Scoring: 37 ppg, 7th in Frontier

Scoring: 38 ppg, last in Frontier

Total defense: 447 ypg, 7th in Frontier

Total defense: 355 ypg, 2nd in Frontier

Pass defense: 257 ypg, 6th in Frontier

Rush defense: 118 ypg, 1st in Frontier

Scoring: 21 ppg, last in Frontier Malcolm Manuel #3, 5-9, 170 Cornerback

Eldridge will be the interim head coach of the Lights this season. He has been the defensive coordinator for four years at MSU-N, and is a former AllConference defensive back for the Lights. In all, Eldridge has coached for seven seasons at Northern.

Rostyn Pace #74, 6-3, 275 Left guard

Travis Dean #8, 6-0, 200 Quarterback

Shomari Burton #70, 6-3, 305 Center

Tyler Sanders #55, 6-1, 260 Defensive line

Tyler Craig #91, 6-1, 240 Defensive end David Meis #46, 6-3, 230 Linebacker

Tucker Dunn

#2, 6-1, 225 Linebacker

Austin Brinkworth #99, 6-0, 255 Nose tackle

Zach Bangert #51, 6-1, 280 Right guard

Luke Benz #43, 6-1, 235 Defensive line

Butch Hyder #13, 5-11, 200 Safety

Rob Corson #26, 5-11, 215 Linebacker

Will DeVos #95, 6-2, 255 Defensive tackle Kami Kanehailua #42, 6-1, 235 Linebacker

Tommy Peterson #21, 6-3, 235 Linebacker Rial Gunlickson #41, 6-0, 195 Safety

Jacob Criner #36, 5-11, 240 Fullback

#3, 5-9, 170 Receiver

Hunter Chandler #34, 5-9, 188 Safety

Patrick Barnett #90, 6-2, 265 Defensive tackle Jesse Morales #7, 6-0, 210 Linebacker

Tyler Phillips #43, 6-2, 230 Defensive end

Dylan Murphy #71, 6-6, 310 Right tackle

Alex Ravarino #77, 6-3, 275 Offensive line

Dawson Reardon #17, 6-1, 205 Quarterback

Alex Havlovick #74, 6-2, 290 Offensive line

Tyler Denny #69, 6-5, 275 Offensive line

#25, 5-7, 165 Receiver

Beau Riley-Pearson #84, 6-1, 2225 Tight end

DeAngelo Bell #1, 5-9, 170 Cornerback

Pat Hansen #24, 5-8, 205 Running back

Zach Bunney

John Jansen #44, 6-3, 240 Tight end Trevor Baum #1, 6-1, 200 Receiver

Chuck Morrell TECH Head Coach

Mack Ferko #64, 6-1, 280 Offensive line

Mike Touzinsky #47, 6-3, 215 Linebacker

Jordan Rueschhoff #14, 6-2, 185 Kicker/Punter

Total offense: 312 ypg, last in Frontier

Ryan Stemple #66, 6-3, 290 Offensive line

Caleb Vance #2, 6-0, 185 Safety

Zach McKinley #24, 5-11, 210 Running Back

Clay Cavander

Rushing: 124 ypg, 7th in Frontier

Pete Morales #77, 6-1, 285 Left tackle

Jake Eldridge MSU-N Head Coach

Montana Tech Offensive Starters

Mike McCrary #26, 5-10, 175 Corner

Alec Bray #80, 5-11, 175 Receiver

Travis Farewell

#91, 6-0, 175 Kicker

Matt Berg

#19, 5-11, 190 Kicker

Morrell is in his fourth campaign at the helm of the Oredigger football program. Morrell arrived at Tech from the University of South Dakota, where he served as the defensive coordinator in 2009. Prior to his stint at USD, Morrell coached at the University of Sioux Falls from 19982009, where he served as the defensive coordinator and assistant head coach. During his time at Sioux Falls, the Cougars played in five NAIA national championship games, winning three titles (2006, 2008, 2009).


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Pos. DB DB WR WR DB WR DB WR DB QB WR QB DB K/QB DB LB WR DB RB WR LB RB RB LB LB LB RB WR DL LB LB DB K/P DB TE DL LB LB LB LB FB LB LB DL LB DL DL K/P OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL WR WR

Ht. 5-9 6-0 5-9 5-7 6-0 5-10 6-4 6-3 6-4 6-3 6-1 6-1 5-11 5-9 6-0 6-3 6-2 6-1 5-9 5-7 5-10 5-10 5-8 6-0 6-2 6-3 5-9 6-1 6-4 6-1 6-1 5-10 5-9 6-1 6-3 6-2 6-5 6-3 6-2 6-1 5-11 5-11 6-3 6-2 6-1 6-2 6-1 5-10 6-4 6-3 6-5 6-1 6-5 6-3 6-0 6-5 6-5 6-2 6-5 6-2 6-4 6-3 6-2 6-1 5-11 6-1

Wt. 170 190 170 170 185 180 185 180 200 225 170 190 205 180 180 230 195 175 182 165 205 175 195 215 205 215 195 200 240 200 200 175 185 190 240 240 230 220 215 210 240 225 225 235 225 255 220 170 250 250 275 280 285 290 250 275 310 285 295 290 280 275 260 270 175 195

Hometown Portland, Ore. Missoula, Mont. Shasta, Calif. Dalton Gardens, Idaho La Mirada, Calif Syracuse, Utah Kalispell, Mont. Red Lodge, Mont. Colbert, Wash. Monterey, Calif. Bozeman, Mont. Helena, Mont. Port Angeles, Wash. Butte, Mont. Hollister, Calif. Helena, Mont. Spokane, Wash. Polson, Mont. Ekalaka, Mont. Butte, Mont. Columbus, Mont. Butte, Mont. Bozeman, Mont. Helena, Mont. Helena, Mont. San Diego, Calif. Billings, Mont. Helena, Mont. Stevensville, Mont. Great Falls, Mont. Missoula, Mont. Hot Spring, Mont. Renton, Wash. Kalispell, Mont. Tumwater, Wash. Kidder County, N.D. Joliet, Mont. Clancy, Mont. Temecula, Calif Stevensville, Mont. Kalispell, Mont. Kalispell, Mont. Butte, Mont. Helena, Mont. Hamilton, Mont. Helena, Mont. Missoula, Mont. Malta, Mont. Bozeman, Mont. Kalispell, Mont. Coeur d'Alene, Idaho Butte, Mont. Draper, Utah Missoula, Mont. Helena, Mont. Milford, Utah Butte, Mont. Kila, Mont. Billings, Mont. Polson, Mont. Seattle, Wash. Sandy, Utah Arvada, Colo. Guadalupe, Calif. Missoula, Mont. Fairfield, Calif.

No.Name Year 82 Mitchell Keeton SO 84 Beau-Riley Pearson JR 87 Slaten Long SO 88 Kolby Kansala JR 89 Cole Frank JR 90 Jalen Whitley FR 91 Travis Farewell SR 92 Joey Orrino* FR 93 Augie Lorenzen SR 94 Trevor Price SR 95 Devon Jones JR 96 Andy Butcher* FR 97 Kendall Shaules* FR 98 Trevor Hopf FR 99 Austin Brinkworth SR

Pos. WR TE TE TE WR DL P DL DL DL DL DL DL DL DL

Ht. 6-3 6-2 6-3 6-4 5-10 6-3 6-1 5-10 6-3 5-11 6-0 6-5 6-4 6-4 6-2

Wt. 210 225 240 210 190 275 180 275 240 210 215 240 240 250 265

Hometown Monterey, Calif. Bakersfield, Calif. Helena, Mont. Sandy, Ore. Billings, Mont. Billings, Mont. Tehechapi, Calif. Anaconda, Mont. Jefferson City, Mont. Missoula, Mont. South Clearfield, Utah Lewistown, Mont. Ballantine, Mont. Billings, Mont. Kennewick, Wash.

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MSU-Northern Numerical Roster

Montana Tech Numerical Roster No.Name Year 1 DeAngelo Bell JR 2 Caleb Vance JR 3 Clay Cavender JR 5 Carlos Martinez SO 6 Xavier Marsden SO 8 Braxton Lucero SR 9 Reid Siderius* FR 10 Sean Sullivan* FR 11 Gunnar Kayser SO 12 Andrew LoudenbackSO 15 Nicholas BeauchaineSO 17 Dawson Reardon* FR 18 Keenan Walker SO 19 Matt Berg JR 20 Andre Cornell SR 21 Tommy Peterson JR 22 Jimmy Weigel FR 23 Will Davey* FR 24 Pat Hansen SR 25 Zach Bunney SO 26 Robert Corson SR 27 Clay Brozovich SO 28 Hunter Gappmayer FR 30 Chase Williams* FR 31 Zach Hulse SO 32 Matthew Neylan JR 33 Nolan Saraceni SO 34 Zach Winfield* FR 36 Zach Gavlak FR 37 Jess Stenzel* FR 38 Sam Hanich SO 39 Michael Gray FR 40 Derrick Holt* FR 41 Rial Gunlikson SO 42 Jacob Crawford JR 43 Luke Benz SO 45 Brock Beede FR 46 David Meis JR 47 Mike Touzinsky SR 48 Tyler Gavlak JR 49 Mackenzie SutherlandSO 50 Boyce Ballard III JR 51 Drew Schleeman* FR 52 Levi Dawes* FR 54 Tyrell Born* FR 55 Tyler Sanders FR 56 James Foote FR 57 Dalton Brookie* FR 58 Jack Hape FR 59 Gage Marcum* FR 62 Devin Ward FR 64 Mack Ferko SR 65 Jacob Nelson FR 66 Ryan Stemple SO 68 Breque Shepard SO 69 Tyler Denny JR 70 Nick Butorvich SO 71 Travis Oakason SO 72 Gage McCann JR 74 Alex Havlovick SR 75 Frank Wenn* FR 77 Alexander RavarinoFR 78 Alex Koerner JR 79 Randy Ford SO 80 Alec Bray JR 81 Dion Williams FR

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Trevor Baum WR 6-1 Tucker Dunn LB 6-1 Malcolm Manuel DB 5-9 Bryan Moon DB 5-10 Zach Plum WR 5-8 Nick Luoma WR 6-2 Jesse Morales LB 6-0 Travis Dean QB 6-0 Jess Krahn QB 6-3 Jake Day WR 5-10 Garrett Jericoff DB 5-9 Holden Maki QB 5-9 Butch Hyder DB 5-11 Jordan Rueschhoff K J.R. Finai QB 6-2 Morgan Dirickson QB 6-1 Jake Messerly WR 6-1 Sam Mix WR 6-1 Alex Cox DB 5-8 Tyson Ernst WR 5-11 Kyle Cochran DB 5-11 Mario Gobbato RB 5-8 Jed Eaton DB 5-11 Zach McKinley RB 5-10 Torin Brunson RB 5-8 Michael McCrary DB 5-10 Jesse Mavernik DB 6-1 Kaden Barrus RB 5-9 Kole Chartier DB 5-11 Russel Haynie LB 6-2 Justin Fritz LB 5-11 Hunter Croff RB 5-10 Brooks Dunn LB 5-10 Hunter Chandler DB 5-10 Dakota Schelling LB 6-0 Jacob Criner RB 5-11 Derek Andresen LB 5-9 Jordan Oraw LB 6-2 Wyatt McKinlay RB 5-10 Dave Cross TE 6-1 Trent Tarner RB 5-10 Valentine Kanehailua LB 6-0 Tyler Phillips DL 6-1 John Jansen TE 6-3 Michael McKeen LB 5-10 Joshua Wright DL 6-2 Jordan Brusio DL 5-11 Garet Fowler LB 5-10 Miguel Carranza LS 5-10 Robert Johnson OL 6-1 Zach Bangert OL 6-1 Josiah Pola LB 5-11 Austin Rychner DL 5-10 Owen Debryucker LB Dustin Odegard DL 6-0 Dace Fisher DL 6-1 Andrew Moser LB 6-1 Adolfo Robles OL 6-2 Kenneth Shane Stubbs OL 6-1 Dale Cummings OL 6-1 Kelin King OL 6-3 Braxton Hasner DL 6-1 Jacob Folk OL 6-4 Brennon Lewis OL 6-2 Shomari Burton OL 6-3

200 225 170 180 165 215 210 200 220 165 195 170 200 6-0 215 195 195 195 190 200 170 185 195 205 160 175 180 170 170 200 220 190 190 190 185 240 195 205 205 225 180 240 225 240 215 230 240 205 230 250 280 225 230 5-11 210 195 220 270 270 330 260 290 335 310 305

Yr.

SR SO JR FR RS-FR SR SO SR FR JR JR FR SR 200 RS-FR FR SO FR FR RS-FR FR SO RS-FR SO FR SR FR FR FR FR SO FR FR SR FR SR FR RS-FR FR RS-FR FR SR SR SR JR FR SO FR JR FR SR FR SO 225 FR FR FR SO FR FR FR FR JR FR SR

Hometown

Susanville, Calif. Chandler, Ariz. Carson, Calif. Chehalis, Wash. Havre, Mont. Stockett, Mont. La Habra, Calif. Gilbert, Ariz. Brush Prairie, Wash. Irvine, Calif. Hilmar, Calif. Belt, Mont. Boise, Idaho SR Gillette, Wyo. Kearns, Utah Fallow, Nev. Missoula, Mont. Sammamish, Wash. Chehalis, Wash. Fallon, Nev. Helena, Mont. Blaine, Wash. Broadview, Mont. Great Falls, Mont. Gooding, Idaho Las Vegas, Nev. Stockett, Mont. Gooding, Idaho Stockett, Mont. Hobson, Mont. Brady, Mont. Belt, Mont. Chandler, Ariz. Bozeman, Mont. Fallon, Nev. Kalispell, Mont. Chandler, Ariz. Chester, Mont. Geraldine, Mont. Hot Springs, Mont. Fallon, Nev. Ewa Beach, Hawaii Renton, Wash. Broadview, Mont. Oakley, Calif. Oakland, Calif. Billings, Mont. Belgrad, Mont. Fontana, Calif. Stevensville, Mont. Concord, Calif. Chandler, Ariz. Ekalaka, Mont. SO Choteau, Mont. Havre, Mont. Sidney, Mont. Pullman, Wash. Bakersfield, Calif. Shelby, Mont. Cremona, Alberta Malta, Mont. Brady, Mont. Ft. Belknap, Mont. Fallon, Nev. Port Orchard, Wash.

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Name

Pos. Ht. Wt.

Dylan Murphy OL Jeremy Eisenmann Rostyn Pace OL Wes Ostby OL Pete Morales OL Matthew McKeen OL Sam Harris DL Logan Mayernik WR Bowe McKay WR Will Ketchum WR Chad Mayernik WR Kagen Khamaneh TE Connor Benn WR Seth Roemmelle WR Patrick Barnett DL Tyler Craig DL Lane Urick DL Matt Bachmeier DL Will DeVos DL Jefferson Aumua DL

6-6 OL 6-3 6-0 6-3 6-2 6-2 5-11 6-3 5-10 5-9 6-3 5-8 6-0 6-2 6-2 6-1 5-10 6-2 6-3

310 6-3 270 335 295 290 290 180 195 165 160 225 160 190 265 230 285 260 255 340

Yr.

JR 250 SR SO SO FR FR SO FR FR FR FR FR FR SO SO SO FR SR JR

Hometown

Gleichen, Alberta FR Missoula, Mont. Sun Burst, Mont. Deer Park, Wash. La Habra, Calif. Oakley, Calif. Longview, Wash. Great Falls, Mont. Chehalis, Wash. Box Elder, Mont. Great Falls, Mont. Missoula, Mont. Ronan, Mont. Clare Sholm, Alberta Billings, Mont. Great Falls, Mont. Great Falls, Mont. Helena, Mont. Vale, Ore. Auburn, Wash.

2014 Montana State University-Northern Football Staff Jake Eldridge, interim head coach, def. coordinator; Scott Leeds, offense/wide receivers; Jorge Magana, asst. coach; Cody O'Neil, asst.coach; Christian Rago, asst. coach; Arthur Smith, asst. coach; James Erickson, student assistant. Athletic Director: Christian Oberquell; Certified Athletic Trainer: Nichole Borst; Sports Information: Nicole Yazzie.


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either recruited to play for the University of Hawaii, a major NCAA Division I program, or they have to leave the islands. There are no other college football programs in the state. So, as high school went on, and the Rainbows didn’t come calling, Kanehailua knew he was going to have to leave Hawaii to keep playing, and as it turns out, Northern became the best fit for him. “I sent out a highlight tape, and a couple of schools in Oregon were looking at me,” he said. “And then I actually took a visit to Eastern Oregon. They had a couple of other guys from Hawaii on the team at the time, and it was a pretty good visit. But while I was there, I guess coach (Mark Samson) heard about me, and he got in touch with me and flew me up for a visit. Havre was my last stop on the trip. “So when I was here, it was win-

ter, it was snowing and it was like 22 below that weekend,” he said. “But I think that was a big part of what interested me. It was something so new, and different for me. And I met a lot of the guys, hung out with some the players and it was really good. I don’t know, it was just really different, but it also seemed to fit. So that’s how I ended up here.” And the rest is history. Well, sort of. Kanehailua was a top linebacker prospect for the Lights coming in, but for his first few years, including a red-shirt season, he saw more of winter time and long days in Havre than he did playing time. He mentored behind some excellent MSU-N linebackers, but life so far away from Hawaii can be tough when you’re not playing much, and when you’re a young kid away from home for the first and only time.

“Anyone being away from home, especially in college football, you’re going to have those bad days, those doubts,” he said. “But I came in in 2010 with a great class. Those guys, we all stuck together and they’re all great friends. There aren’t many left now, but that group of guys, and all your teammates, they pull you through the bad days, or when you’re missing home.” And while Kanehailua had his share of tough days, he never looked back. He never had regrets. Instead, he pushed forward, and for the last three seasons, he’s been a key player for the Lights’ defense. Since his sophomore season, he’s been one of Northern’s hardest-hitting special team’s players. But for the last two, he’s manned the middle linebacker

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Havre Daily News/Eric Seidle Montana State University-Northern's Kami Kanehailua, left, goes after a Southern Oregon receiver during a Frontier Conference football game last month in Havre. Kanehailua came to Northern from Hawaii, and though it was a huge adjustment at first, he says he's made a home in Havre and has enjoyed his five years playing football for the Lights. Kanehailua also said, his parent have only been able to make the trip from Hawaii once in his five years at MSU-N, but he is hoping they will be able to come see him play his final game next month.

spot. He was fifth on the team in total tackles in 2013 with while racking up two sacks and three tackles for loss in 2013. And he’s having a great senior year. He leads Northern with 41 stops this fall, and he has an interception to his credit as well. He’s also got 1.5 tackles for loss, and has been the leader of a Northern defense that has been extremely good in 2014. “I think the biggest thing for me is, I’ve learned how to play assignment football,” Kanehailua said. “In high school, I was kind of a player who was aloud to play more free, go wherever. But in college, the schemes or way more complicated, you really have to know your role out there. So I think that’s where I’ve really grown as a player. I’ve learned the game, I’ve learned how to study the game, and my position, and that’s really helped me.” It’s also helped that the kid from Hawaii has embraced his time away from paradise. It’s not something that’s easy to do given all that Hawaii is, and all that it has to offer. But

Kanehailua loves to play football, and he saw it as a new adventure, and it’s one that he’s enjoyed every step of the way. “I wanted to get out for a while, I knew I wanted to step out of my element,” Kanehailua, who will graduate with a degree in Business this spring said. “In high school, I wasn’t really thinking Montana would be the place for me, but it has really worked out. Hawaii is great, it’s cool, it’s still home for me. But it has been really good to get out and experience something else.” And while almost over, the experience isn’t quite done. Kanehailua and the rest of the Northern seniors are hoping to make the last half of their senior season a good one. And while he hasn’t really thought about his football days coming to an end, he knows they will, and that motivates him to make the most out of these last few games, several of which will likely be played in that traditional cold weather that is so far removed

Havre Daily News/Eric Seidle Montana State University-Northern linebacker Kami Kanehailua, right, peeks in on the l i n e o f s c r i m m a g e d u r i n g a F ro n t i e r Conference football game with Southern Oregon last month at Blue Pony Stadium. After five years away from his native Hawaii, Kanehailua is winding down a successful career with the Lights. He leads Northern, and is in the Top 15 in the Frontier Conference in total tackles this season. Kanehailua, who majors in Business, and will graduate this spring, has also been a team captain for the last two years.

from the paradise Kanehailua grew up in. “It hasn’t really hit me 100 percent,” he said of his football career coming to a close. “But year, there’s only five games left. I think it will really hit me when senior night comes. That’s when I’ll really think about this whole experience. But right now, it’s still a routine. Every day, practice comes and I just focus on getting better, and focus on what we have to do as a team. “I still think we can win every one of these last games,” he continued. “We’ve been so close. I believe in every one of the players on this team, on all sides of the ball. And even though we’re 1-5 right now, everything is positive. We’re motivated and we’re focused and we’re working hard.” Five more games in Havre is all that remain for Kanehailua. Five games, and then this adventure, the one he’s embraced so far from home will be over. Then, just maybe, it will be a return to paradise.


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either recruited to play for the University of Hawaii, a major NCAA Division I program, or they have to leave the islands. There are no other college football programs in the state. So, as high school went on, and the Rainbows didn’t come calling, Kanehailua knew he was going to have to leave Hawaii to keep playing, and as it turns out, Northern became the best fit for him. “I sent out a highlight tape, and a couple of schools in Oregon were looking at me,” he said. “And then I actually took a visit to Eastern Oregon. They had a couple of other guys from Hawaii on the team at the time, and it was a pretty good visit. But while I was there, I guess coach (Mark Samson) heard about me, and he got in touch with me and flew me up for a visit. Havre was my last stop on the trip. “So when I was here, it was win-

ter, it was snowing and it was like 22 below that weekend,” he said. “But I think that was a big part of what interested me. It was something so new, and different for me. And I met a lot of the guys, hung out with some the players and it was really good. I don’t know, it was just really different, but it also seemed to fit. So that’s how I ended up here.” And the rest is history. Well, sort of. Kanehailua was a top linebacker prospect for the Lights coming in, but for his first few years, including a red-shirt season, he saw more of winter time and long days in Havre than he did playing time. He mentored behind some excellent MSU-N linebackers, but life so far away from Hawaii can be tough when you’re not playing much, and when you’re a young kid away from home for the first and only time.

“Anyone being away from home, especially in college football, you’re going to have those bad days, those doubts,” he said. “But I came in in 2010 with a great class. Those guys, we all stuck together and they’re all great friends. There aren’t many left now, but that group of guys, and all your teammates, they pull you through the bad days, or when you’re missing home.” And while Kanehailua had his share of tough days, he never looked back. He never had regrets. Instead, he pushed forward, and for the last three seasons, he’s been a key player for the Lights’ defense. Since his sophomore season, he’s been one of Northern’s hardest-hitting special team’s players. But for the last two, he’s manned the middle linebacker

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Havre Daily News/Eric Seidle Montana State University-Northern's Kami Kanehailua, left, goes after a Southern Oregon receiver during a Frontier Conference football game last month in Havre. Kanehailua came to Northern from Hawaii, and though it was a huge adjustment at first, he says he's made a home in Havre and has enjoyed his five years playing football for the Lights. Kanehailua also said, his parent have only been able to make the trip from Hawaii once in his five years at MSU-N, but he is hoping they will be able to come see him play his final game next month.

spot. He was fifth on the team in total tackles in 2013 with while racking up two sacks and three tackles for loss in 2013. And he’s having a great senior year. He leads Northern with 41 stops this fall, and he has an interception to his credit as well. He’s also got 1.5 tackles for loss, and has been the leader of a Northern defense that has been extremely good in 2014. “I think the biggest thing for me is, I’ve learned how to play assignment football,” Kanehailua said. “In high school, I was kind of a player who was aloud to play more free, go wherever. But in college, the schemes or way more complicated, you really have to know your role out there. So I think that’s where I’ve really grown as a player. I’ve learned the game, I’ve learned how to study the game, and my position, and that’s really helped me.” It’s also helped that the kid from Hawaii has embraced his time away from paradise. It’s not something that’s easy to do given all that Hawaii is, and all that it has to offer. But

Kanehailua loves to play football, and he saw it as a new adventure, and it’s one that he’s enjoyed every step of the way. “I wanted to get out for a while, I knew I wanted to step out of my element,” Kanehailua, who will graduate with a degree in Business this spring said. “In high school, I wasn’t really thinking Montana would be the place for me, but it has really worked out. Hawaii is great, it’s cool, it’s still home for me. But it has been really good to get out and experience something else.” And while almost over, the experience isn’t quite done. Kanehailua and the rest of the Northern seniors are hoping to make the last half of their senior season a good one. And while he hasn’t really thought about his football days coming to an end, he knows they will, and that motivates him to make the most out of these last few games, several of which will likely be played in that traditional cold weather that is so far removed

Havre Daily News/Eric Seidle Montana State University-Northern linebacker Kami Kanehailua, right, peeks in on the l i n e o f s c r i m m a g e d u r i n g a F ro n t i e r Conference football game with Southern Oregon last month at Blue Pony Stadium. After five years away from his native Hawaii, Kanehailua is winding down a successful career with the Lights. He leads Northern, and is in the Top 15 in the Frontier Conference in total tackles this season. Kanehailua, who majors in Business, and will graduate this spring, has also been a team captain for the last two years.

from the paradise Kanehailua grew up in. “It hasn’t really hit me 100 percent,” he said of his football career coming to a close. “But year, there’s only five games left. I think it will really hit me when senior night comes. That’s when I’ll really think about this whole experience. But right now, it’s still a routine. Every day, practice comes and I just focus on getting better, and focus on what we have to do as a team. “I still think we can win every one of these last games,” he continued. “We’ve been so close. I believe in every one of the players on this team, on all sides of the ball. And even though we’re 1-5 right now, everything is positive. We’re motivated and we’re focused and we’re working hard.” Five more games in Havre is all that remain for Kanehailua. Five games, and then this adventure, the one he’s embraced so far from home will be over. Then, just maybe, it will be a return to paradise.


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Pos. DB DB WR WR DB WR DB WR DB QB WR QB DB K/QB DB LB WR DB RB WR LB RB RB LB LB LB RB WR DL LB LB DB K/P DB TE DL LB LB LB LB FB LB LB DL LB DL DL K/P OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL WR WR

Ht. 5-9 6-0 5-9 5-7 6-0 5-10 6-4 6-3 6-4 6-3 6-1 6-1 5-11 5-9 6-0 6-3 6-2 6-1 5-9 5-7 5-10 5-10 5-8 6-0 6-2 6-3 5-9 6-1 6-4 6-1 6-1 5-10 5-9 6-1 6-3 6-2 6-5 6-3 6-2 6-1 5-11 5-11 6-3 6-2 6-1 6-2 6-1 5-10 6-4 6-3 6-5 6-1 6-5 6-3 6-0 6-5 6-5 6-2 6-5 6-2 6-4 6-3 6-2 6-1 5-11 6-1

Wt. 170 190 170 170 185 180 185 180 200 225 170 190 205 180 180 230 195 175 182 165 205 175 195 215 205 215 195 200 240 200 200 175 185 190 240 240 230 220 215 210 240 225 225 235 225 255 220 170 250 250 275 280 285 290 250 275 310 285 295 290 280 275 260 270 175 195

Hometown Portland, Ore. Missoula, Mont. Shasta, Calif. Dalton Gardens, Idaho La Mirada, Calif Syracuse, Utah Kalispell, Mont. Red Lodge, Mont. Colbert, Wash. Monterey, Calif. Bozeman, Mont. Helena, Mont. Port Angeles, Wash. Butte, Mont. Hollister, Calif. Helena, Mont. Spokane, Wash. Polson, Mont. Ekalaka, Mont. Butte, Mont. Columbus, Mont. Butte, Mont. Bozeman, Mont. Helena, Mont. Helena, Mont. San Diego, Calif. Billings, Mont. Helena, Mont. Stevensville, Mont. Great Falls, Mont. Missoula, Mont. Hot Spring, Mont. Renton, Wash. Kalispell, Mont. Tumwater, Wash. Kidder County, N.D. Joliet, Mont. Clancy, Mont. Temecula, Calif Stevensville, Mont. Kalispell, Mont. Kalispell, Mont. Butte, Mont. Helena, Mont. Hamilton, Mont. Helena, Mont. Missoula, Mont. Malta, Mont. Bozeman, Mont. Kalispell, Mont. Coeur d'Alene, Idaho Butte, Mont. Draper, Utah Missoula, Mont. Helena, Mont. Milford, Utah Butte, Mont. Kila, Mont. Billings, Mont. Polson, Mont. Seattle, Wash. Sandy, Utah Arvada, Colo. Guadalupe, Calif. Missoula, Mont. Fairfield, Calif.

No.Name Year 82 Mitchell Keeton SO 84 Beau-Riley Pearson JR 87 Slaten Long SO 88 Kolby Kansala JR 89 Cole Frank JR 90 Jalen Whitley FR 91 Travis Farewell SR 92 Joey Orrino* FR 93 Augie Lorenzen SR 94 Trevor Price SR 95 Devon Jones JR 96 Andy Butcher* FR 97 Kendall Shaules* FR 98 Trevor Hopf FR 99 Austin Brinkworth SR

Pos. WR TE TE TE WR DL P DL DL DL DL DL DL DL DL

Ht. 6-3 6-2 6-3 6-4 5-10 6-3 6-1 5-10 6-3 5-11 6-0 6-5 6-4 6-4 6-2

Wt. 210 225 240 210 190 275 180 275 240 210 215 240 240 250 265

Hometown Monterey, Calif. Bakersfield, Calif. Helena, Mont. Sandy, Ore. Billings, Mont. Billings, Mont. Tehechapi, Calif. Anaconda, Mont. Jefferson City, Mont. Missoula, Mont. South Clearfield, Utah Lewistown, Mont. Ballantine, Mont. Billings, Mont. Kennewick, Wash.

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Montana Tech Numerical Roster No.Name Year 1 DeAngelo Bell JR 2 Caleb Vance JR 3 Clay Cavender JR 5 Carlos Martinez SO 6 Xavier Marsden SO 8 Braxton Lucero SR 9 Reid Siderius* FR 10 Sean Sullivan* FR 11 Gunnar Kayser SO 12 Andrew LoudenbackSO 15 Nicholas BeauchaineSO 17 Dawson Reardon* FR 18 Keenan Walker SO 19 Matt Berg JR 20 Andre Cornell SR 21 Tommy Peterson JR 22 Jimmy Weigel FR 23 Will Davey* FR 24 Pat Hansen SR 25 Zach Bunney SO 26 Robert Corson SR 27 Clay Brozovich SO 28 Hunter Gappmayer FR 30 Chase Williams* FR 31 Zach Hulse SO 32 Matthew Neylan JR 33 Nolan Saraceni SO 34 Zach Winfield* FR 36 Zach Gavlak FR 37 Jess Stenzel* FR 38 Sam Hanich SO 39 Michael Gray FR 40 Derrick Holt* FR 41 Rial Gunlikson SO 42 Jacob Crawford JR 43 Luke Benz SO 45 Brock Beede FR 46 David Meis JR 47 Mike Touzinsky SR 48 Tyler Gavlak JR 49 Mackenzie SutherlandSO 50 Boyce Ballard III JR 51 Drew Schleeman* FR 52 Levi Dawes* FR 54 Tyrell Born* FR 55 Tyler Sanders FR 56 James Foote FR 57 Dalton Brookie* FR 58 Jack Hape FR 59 Gage Marcum* FR 62 Devin Ward FR 64 Mack Ferko SR 65 Jacob Nelson FR 66 Ryan Stemple SO 68 Breque Shepard SO 69 Tyler Denny JR 70 Nick Butorvich SO 71 Travis Oakason SO 72 Gage McCann JR 74 Alex Havlovick SR 75 Frank Wenn* FR 77 Alexander RavarinoFR 78 Alex Koerner JR 79 Randy Ford SO 80 Alec Bray JR 81 Dion Williams FR

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Name

Pos. Ht. Wt.

Trevor Baum WR 6-1 Tucker Dunn LB 6-1 Malcolm Manuel DB 5-9 Bryan Moon DB 5-10 Zach Plum WR 5-8 Nick Luoma WR 6-2 Jesse Morales LB 6-0 Travis Dean QB 6-0 Jess Krahn QB 6-3 Jake Day WR 5-10 Garrett Jericoff DB 5-9 Holden Maki QB 5-9 Butch Hyder DB 5-11 Jordan Rueschhoff K J.R. Finai QB 6-2 Morgan Dirickson QB 6-1 Jake Messerly WR 6-1 Sam Mix WR 6-1 Alex Cox DB 5-8 Tyson Ernst WR 5-11 Kyle Cochran DB 5-11 Mario Gobbato RB 5-8 Jed Eaton DB 5-11 Zach McKinley RB 5-10 Torin Brunson RB 5-8 Michael McCrary DB 5-10 Jesse Mavernik DB 6-1 Kaden Barrus RB 5-9 Kole Chartier DB 5-11 Russel Haynie LB 6-2 Justin Fritz LB 5-11 Hunter Croff RB 5-10 Brooks Dunn LB 5-10 Hunter Chandler DB 5-10 Dakota Schelling LB 6-0 Jacob Criner RB 5-11 Derek Andresen LB 5-9 Jordan Oraw LB 6-2 Wyatt McKinlay RB 5-10 Dave Cross TE 6-1 Trent Tarner RB 5-10 Valentine Kanehailua LB 6-0 Tyler Phillips DL 6-1 John Jansen TE 6-3 Michael McKeen LB 5-10 Joshua Wright DL 6-2 Jordan Brusio DL 5-11 Garet Fowler LB 5-10 Miguel Carranza LS 5-10 Robert Johnson OL 6-1 Zach Bangert OL 6-1 Josiah Pola LB 5-11 Austin Rychner DL 5-10 Owen Debryucker LB Dustin Odegard DL 6-0 Dace Fisher DL 6-1 Andrew Moser LB 6-1 Adolfo Robles OL 6-2 Kenneth Shane Stubbs OL 6-1 Dale Cummings OL 6-1 Kelin King OL 6-3 Braxton Hasner DL 6-1 Jacob Folk OL 6-4 Brennon Lewis OL 6-2 Shomari Burton OL 6-3

200 225 170 180 165 215 210 200 220 165 195 170 200 6-0 215 195 195 195 190 200 170 185 195 205 160 175 180 170 170 200 220 190 190 190 185 240 195 205 205 225 180 240 225 240 215 230 240 205 230 250 280 225 230 5-11 210 195 220 270 270 330 260 290 335 310 305

Yr.

SR SO JR FR RS-FR SR SO SR FR JR JR FR SR 200 RS-FR FR SO FR FR RS-FR FR SO RS-FR SO FR SR FR FR FR FR SO FR FR SR FR SR FR RS-FR FR RS-FR FR SR SR SR JR FR SO FR JR FR SR FR SO 225 FR FR FR SO FR FR FR FR JR FR SR

Hometown

Susanville, Calif. Chandler, Ariz. Carson, Calif. Chehalis, Wash. Havre, Mont. Stockett, Mont. La Habra, Calif. Gilbert, Ariz. Brush Prairie, Wash. Irvine, Calif. Hilmar, Calif. Belt, Mont. Boise, Idaho SR Gillette, Wyo. Kearns, Utah Fallow, Nev. Missoula, Mont. Sammamish, Wash. Chehalis, Wash. Fallon, Nev. Helena, Mont. Blaine, Wash. Broadview, Mont. Great Falls, Mont. Gooding, Idaho Las Vegas, Nev. Stockett, Mont. Gooding, Idaho Stockett, Mont. Hobson, Mont. Brady, Mont. Belt, Mont. Chandler, Ariz. Bozeman, Mont. Fallon, Nev. Kalispell, Mont. Chandler, Ariz. Chester, Mont. Geraldine, Mont. Hot Springs, Mont. Fallon, Nev. Ewa Beach, Hawaii Renton, Wash. Broadview, Mont. Oakley, Calif. Oakland, Calif. Billings, Mont. Belgrad, Mont. Fontana, Calif. Stevensville, Mont. Concord, Calif. Chandler, Ariz. Ekalaka, Mont. SO Choteau, Mont. Havre, Mont. Sidney, Mont. Pullman, Wash. Bakersfield, Calif. Shelby, Mont. Cremona, Alberta Malta, Mont. Brady, Mont. Ft. Belknap, Mont. Fallon, Nev. Port Orchard, Wash.

No.

71 73 74 75 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 85 87 88 90 91 92 94 95 99

Name

Pos. Ht. Wt.

Dylan Murphy OL Jeremy Eisenmann Rostyn Pace OL Wes Ostby OL Pete Morales OL Matthew McKeen OL Sam Harris DL Logan Mayernik WR Bowe McKay WR Will Ketchum WR Chad Mayernik WR Kagen Khamaneh TE Connor Benn WR Seth Roemmelle WR Patrick Barnett DL Tyler Craig DL Lane Urick DL Matt Bachmeier DL Will DeVos DL Jefferson Aumua DL

6-6 OL 6-3 6-0 6-3 6-2 6-2 5-11 6-3 5-10 5-9 6-3 5-8 6-0 6-2 6-2 6-1 5-10 6-2 6-3

310 6-3 270 335 295 290 290 180 195 165 160 225 160 190 265 230 285 260 255 340

Yr.

JR 250 SR SO SO FR FR SO FR FR FR FR FR FR SO SO SO FR SR JR

Hometown

Gleichen, Alberta FR Missoula, Mont. Sun Burst, Mont. Deer Park, Wash. La Habra, Calif. Oakley, Calif. Longview, Wash. Great Falls, Mont. Chehalis, Wash. Box Elder, Mont. Great Falls, Mont. Missoula, Mont. Ronan, Mont. Clare Sholm, Alberta Billings, Mont. Great Falls, Mont. Great Falls, Mont. Helena, Mont. Vale, Ore. Auburn, Wash.

2014 Montana State University-Northern Football Staff Jake Eldridge, interim head coach, def. coordinator; Scott Leeds, offense/wide receivers; Jorge Magana, asst. coach; Cody O'Neil, asst.coach; Christian Rago, asst. coach; Arthur Smith, asst. coach; James Erickson, student assistant. Athletic Director: Christian Oberquell; Certified Athletic Trainer: Nichole Borst; Sports Information: Nicole Yazzie.


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Montana Tech Defensive Starters

MSU-N Offensive Numbers

TECH Defensive Numbers

Scoring: 26 ppg, 6th in Frontier Total offense: 499 ypg, 2nd in Frontier

Jake Messerly #17, 6-1, 195 Receiver

Andre Cornell #20, 6-0, 195 Cornerback

Rush offense: 190 ypg, 4th in Frontier

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MSU-Northern Defensive Starters

TECH Offensive Numbers

MSU-N Defensive Numbers

Scoring: 37 ppg, 7th in Frontier

Scoring: 38 ppg, last in Frontier

Total defense: 447 ypg, 7th in Frontier

Total defense: 355 ypg, 2nd in Frontier

Pass defense: 257 ypg, 6th in Frontier

Rush defense: 118 ypg, 1st in Frontier

Scoring: 21 ppg, last in Frontier Malcolm Manuel #3, 5-9, 170 Cornerback

Eldridge will be the interim head coach of the Lights this season. He has been the defensive coordinator for four years at MSU-N, and is a former AllConference defensive back for the Lights. In all, Eldridge has coached for seven seasons at Northern.

Rostyn Pace #74, 6-3, 275 Left guard

Travis Dean #8, 6-0, 200 Quarterback

Shomari Burton #70, 6-3, 305 Center

Tyler Sanders #55, 6-1, 260 Defensive line

Tyler Craig #91, 6-1, 240 Defensive end David Meis #46, 6-3, 230 Linebacker

Tucker Dunn

#2, 6-1, 225 Linebacker

Austin Brinkworth #99, 6-0, 255 Nose tackle

Zach Bangert #51, 6-1, 280 Right guard

Luke Benz #43, 6-1, 235 Defensive line

Butch Hyder #13, 5-11, 200 Safety

Rob Corson #26, 5-11, 215 Linebacker

Will DeVos #95, 6-2, 255 Defensive tackle Kami Kanehailua #42, 6-1, 235 Linebacker

Tommy Peterson #21, 6-3, 235 Linebacker Rial Gunlickson #41, 6-0, 195 Safety

Jacob Criner #36, 5-11, 240 Fullback

#3, 5-9, 170 Receiver

Hunter Chandler #34, 5-9, 188 Safety

Patrick Barnett #90, 6-2, 265 Defensive tackle Jesse Morales #7, 6-0, 210 Linebacker

Tyler Phillips #43, 6-2, 230 Defensive end

Dylan Murphy #71, 6-6, 310 Right tackle

Alex Ravarino #77, 6-3, 275 Offensive line

Dawson Reardon #17, 6-1, 205 Quarterback

Alex Havlovick #74, 6-2, 290 Offensive line

Tyler Denny #69, 6-5, 275 Offensive line

#25, 5-7, 165 Receiver

Beau Riley-Pearson #84, 6-1, 2225 Tight end

DeAngelo Bell #1, 5-9, 170 Cornerback

Pat Hansen #24, 5-8, 205 Running back

Zach Bunney

John Jansen #44, 6-3, 240 Tight end Trevor Baum #1, 6-1, 200 Receiver

Chuck Morrell TECH Head Coach

Mack Ferko #64, 6-1, 280 Offensive line

Mike Touzinsky #47, 6-3, 215 Linebacker

Jordan Rueschhoff #14, 6-2, 185 Kicker/Punter

Total offense: 312 ypg, last in Frontier

Ryan Stemple #66, 6-3, 290 Offensive line

Caleb Vance #2, 6-0, 185 Safety

Zach McKinley #24, 5-11, 210 Running Back

Clay Cavander

Rushing: 124 ypg, 7th in Frontier

Pete Morales #77, 6-1, 285 Left tackle

Jake Eldridge MSU-N Head Coach

Montana Tech Offensive Starters

Mike McCrary #26, 5-10, 175 Corner

Alec Bray #80, 5-11, 175 Receiver

Travis Farewell

#91, 6-0, 175 Kicker

Matt Berg

#19, 5-11, 190 Kicker

Morrell is in his fourth campaign at the helm of the Oredigger football program. Morrell arrived at Tech from the University of South Dakota, where he served as the defensive coordinator in 2009. Prior to his stint at USD, Morrell coached at the University of Sioux Falls from 19982009, where he served as the defensive coordinator and assistant head coach. During his time at Sioux Falls, the Cougars played in five NAIA national championship games, winning three titles (2006, 2008, 2009).


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MSU-Northern Rewind

Lights stopped agonizingly short in Idaho Northern loses a heartbreaker on the last play against College of Idaho

ley early in the third period. After Baum had seven grabs for 74 yards Jordan Rueschhoff added a 26-yard and Luoma added four catches for 51 field goal, Mario Gobatto busted off yards. a 30-yard TD run to bring the Lights Defensively, the Lights stuffed Gorto within 28-17 as the third quarter don, the league’s leading rusher, holdended. ing him to just 46 yards on 17 carries, Then, midway through the fourth while they held the Yotes to under 200 stanza, McKinley rambled 28 yards yards on the ground and a total of for a score after a C of I turnover, and just 343. But Texeria had a big game, George Ferguson the Lights were within four points with rushing for 151 yards on 24 carries, Havre Daily News sports editor plenty of time left. Northern stopped while also scoring the game-winning the Yotes yet again, and got the ball touchdown. gferguson@havredailynews.com back with just more than six minutes Butch Hyder led the MSU-N deThe Montana State Universityto go in the game, and McKinley de- fense with 10 tackles and an intercepNorthern Lights thought they were livered yet again, scoring on a 15-yard tion. Malcolm Manuel also had a pick about to complete a comeback for run that put the Lights up 31-28 with for the Lights, while Tyler Craig and the ages. And win their first Frontier 5:16 left in the game. Jordan Brusio had 1.5 sacks each and Conference football game of the 2014 It was 31 unanswered points for Patrick Barnett also sacked Gordon season in the process. the Lights and a host of defensive once. But College of Idaho’s Josh Lopez stops by the Northern defense. But, Now, Northern will try again for had other ideas. On the final play of in heartbreaking fashion, the Yotes its first win when the Lights return to Saturday’s first-ever meeting between would have the final say in the out- Blue Pony Stadium to host Montana the Lights and Yotes, Locome. Tech this Saturday. The pez stopped MSU-N’s Nick On C of I’s Lights lost at Tech in their Luoma one yard short of ensuing possesseason-opening game back the goal line as he tried sion, the Yotes in August. to score the game-winning ran off nearly touchdown for the Lights. Yotes 35, Lights 31 all of the time The defensive stand lifted left in the game, the Yotes to a 35-31 win MSU-N 0 0 17 14 — 31 and punched in over Northern in front of COI 21 7 0 7 — 35 a short Texeria a sellout crowd at Simplot touchdown to First quarter Stadium in Caldwell, Idaretake the lead COI-Ryan Texeria 28 run (Luke Taylor ho. with just :43 left kick), 14.22 It was a devastating dein the contest. COI-Teejay Gordon 1 run (Taylor kick), feat for the Lights, who But North7:06 McKinley Dean erased a 28-0 halftime defiern didn’t fold. COI-Gordon 1 run (Taylor kick), 5:35 cit. Northern fell to 0-5 in Trevor Baum the Frontier and 1-5 overall. Second quarter returned the It was also MSU-N’s fourth COI-Gordon 18 run (Taylor kick) ensuing kickoff straight loss following a into C of I terriwin over Dickinson State Third quarter tory. Travis Dean MSU-N-Zach McKinley 1 run (J. Rueback in early September. found McKinschhoff kick), 12:33 But the defeat, or the win ley on a screen MSU-N-FG Rueschhoff 26, 6:38 for C of I, which improved pass down to the MSU-N-Mario Gobbato 30 run (Rueto 3-2 in the Frontier, and Yotes’ six-yard schhoff kick), 3:18 4-2 overall, was packed full line with 12 secof drama. Fourth quarter onds left. HowThe Yotes raced out to MSU-N-McKinley 28 run (Rueschhoff ever, Nate Moore a 28-0 lead and looked like kick), 8:21 broke up a pass they were going to blow the MSU-N-McKinley 15 run (Rueschhoff to Baum in the Lights right out of Caldwell. kick) left corner of the The Yotes got a early score COI-Texeria 3 run (Taylor kick), 0:43 Hyder end zone, setting Messerly from Ryan Texeria and two up the wild finINDIVIDUAL STATISTICS rushing touchdowns from ish. With one play Teejay Gordon to lead 21-0 left, Dean tossed a quick out to Luo- RUSHING—MSU-N, Zach McKinley 21-114, Maat the end of the first quarter. MSUma, who caught the ball on the two rio Gobbato 9-52, Jake Messerly 2-21, Travis Dean N’s defense stiffened from there, but yard line, however, Lopez wrapped up 3-17. COI, Ryan Texeria 24-153, Teejay Gordon 17C of I was still out in front, and the the receiver short of the goal line to 46, Dakota Stallions 5-17, Mike Johnson 1-0, Team Yotes pitched a shutout on defense in finish the game and deny the Lights a 1-(minus 1). the first 30 minutes. needed victory. However, the second half was a Northern’s offense and defense PASSING—MSU-N, Dean 25-41-3—329. COI, Gorcompletely different story. Northwere spectacular at times in the loss. don 14-26.2—159. ern’s offense went crazy in the final MSU-N totaled 571 yards, including RECEIVING—MSU-N, Messerly 7-108, Trevor Baum 30 minutes, and wound up rolling up 192 on the ground. McKinley rushed 7-74, Nick Luoma 4-51, McKinley 2-42, John Jansen nearly 600 yards of total offense in the for 102 and three touchdowns, while 2-23, Kagen Khameneh 1-18, Jacob Criner 1-8, Sam game. Dean threw for 329 yards but was in- Mix 1-5. COI, Marcus Leinhardt 7-105, Austin Diffey MSU-N’s comeback started with a tercepted three times. Jake Messerly 2-13, Texeria 2-6, Cole Maupin 1-22, Levi Elsberry one-yard TD plunge by Zach McKincaught seven balls for 108 yards, while 1-8, Zach Cooper 1-5.

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Frontier Conference Standings

Southern Oregon Carroll College College of Idaho Eastern Oregon Rocky Mountain UM-Western Montana Tech MSU-Northern

Conf. WL

5-0 4-1 3-2 3-2 3-2 2-4 1-5 0-5

NAIA Coaches Poll Rec. Pts Prv. 1. Morningside (Iowa) (14) 2. Baker (Kan.) (1) 3. Carroll (Mont.) 4. Southern Oregon 5. Grand View (Iowa) 6. William Penn (Iowa) 7. Faulkner (Ala.) 8. Robert Morris (Ill.) 9. Georgetown (Ky.) 10. Tabor (Kan.) 11. Cumberland (Tenn.) 12. Northwestern (Iowa) 13. Saint Xavier (Ill.)

Overall WL

460 4-1 4-2 4-2 4-2 2-5 1-5 1-5

5-0 6-0 4-1 6-0 5-1 5-1 5-1 6-0 4-1 5-1 5-1 4-1 4-2

340 327 309 303 291 271 250 248 244 228 210 194 184

1 2 4 5 6 8 9 10 3 11 12 13 16

14. Missouri Valley

3-2

162 7

15. Rocky Mountain

4-2

152 17

16. Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.) 5-1

150 18

17. Lindsey Wilson (Ky.)

5-2

128 20

18. St. Francis (Ill.)

4-2

111 14

19. Ottawa (Kan.)

4-2

102 21

20. Eastern Oregon

4-2

85

15

21. Marian (Ind.)

3-2

84

22

22. Valley City State (N.D.) 6-1

76

23

23. MidAmerica Naz.

4-1

52

NR

24. Campbellsville (Ky.)

4-2

46

NR

25. Benedictine (Kan.)

3-3

19

19

Others receiving votes: : Friends (Kan.) 7, Central Methodist (Mo.) 3.

Saturday, Oct. 11 College of Idaho 35, MSU-Northern 31 Carroll College 55, Eastern Oregon 7 Rocky Mountain 45, Montana Tech 36 OT Southern Oregon 31, UM-Western 6

Frontier Conference

Saturday, Oct. 25 MSU-Northern at Eastern Oregon UM-Western at Rocky Mountain Southern Oregon at College of Idaho Carroll College at Montana Tech

Individual Leaders Through Week Seven

Passing: Austin Dodge, SOU, 346 ypg Receiving: Trevor Baum, MSU-N, 157 ypg Receptions: Trevor Baum, MSU-N, 10 cpg Rushing: Zach McKinley, MSU-N, 135 ypg Tackles: Cory Bummer, RMC, 47 tackles Sacks: Tyler Craig, MSU-N, 8 sacks INT's: Byron Benson, EOU, 4 ints

Lights Coaching Staff

Jake Eldridge Head Coach

Scott Leeds Offense/WR

Jorge Magana Asst. Coach

Arthur Smith Asst. Coach

Not Pictured: Christian Rago, Asst. Coach

Cody O'Neil Asst. Coach

James Erickson Student Asst.


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Paradise Found

All the way from Hawaii, Lights' linebacker Kami Kanehailua has made Havre home George Ferguson Havre Daily News sports editor gferguson@havredailynews.com

To many Havreites, this is paradise. To the generations who have lived on the HiLine for years, and years, there’s no place better. However, Montana State UniversityNorthern senior Kami Kanehailua really is from paradise. And it’s incredible that he chose to spend five years playing football in Havre. Kanehailua came to Northern from Ewa

Beach, Hawaii, on the island of Oahu. And while life in Montana, and most of the other lower 48 states for that matter, is completely different from the warm, tropical days Kanehailua spent while growing up in Hawaii, leaving paradise to play college football was something he wanted to do, and he knew long before he signed with the Lights, that life was going to take a drastic turn. “I mean, obviously there’s a lot of differences between here and home,” the 6-0, 240pound senior captain said. “But that’s something I was looking forward too. I don’t know if you would call it island fever, but I was definitely looking forward to something different for college. Yeah, that first winter was harsh for a while, it can drag on. But you get used to it. Here, there are different seasons and that’s something that I’ve enjoyed. I’ve really enjoyed my time here.” Of course, that isn’t to say Kanehailua didn’t enjoy, and still enjoys life in Hawaii. It’s summer 365 days a year, and he said the

laid back life in Hawaii is something he certainly loved growing up. But, he also spent as much time playing football as he did at the beach, at that eventually led to him “getting off the rock” as he termed it. “It is pretty laid back,” Kanehailua said of life in paradise. “I spent a lot of time at the beach. I surf a little but do a lot more boogie boarding. But I also spent a lot of time playing football. That was my thing growing up.” And in Hawaii high school football players have just two options when it comes to continuing their careers in college. They are

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Havre Daily News/Eric Seidle Montana State University-Northern senior linbebacker Kami Kanehailua, left, chases a pay during a Frontier Conference football game last month in Havre. Kanehailua is in his final season, and has spent five years away from his home in Hawaii.

MSU-Northern Lights vs Montana Tech Orediggers Montana State University Northern Location: Havre, Mont.

2013 record: 4-6 (4-6) Head coach: Jake Eldridge Stadium: Blue Pony Stadium

Nickname: Lights Colors: Maroon and Yellow 2014 record: 1-5 (0-5)

Streak: The Lights have lost four straight this season, and lost at Tech 38-24 back in August.

Saturday, October 18, 2014 Blue Pony Stadium ~ 1 p.m. Montana Tech

2013 record: 3-7 (3-7)

Stadium: Alumni Coliseum

Nickname: Orediggers

Streak: The Diggers have won three straight at Blue Pony Stadium, including last November's hail mary victory over the Lights.

2014 record: 1-5 (1-5)

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High stakes Saturday in Helena George Ferguson Havre Daily News sports editor gferguson@havredailynews.com

There’s already been some big, big games in the Frontier Conference. And though there’s still a ways to go in the season, another big game is on the horizon. In fact, this game, the one that will be played in Nelson Stadium in Helena on Saturday, is easily the game of the year in the Frontier. When No. 3 Carroll College and No. 4 Southern Oregon meet Saturday afternoon, pretty much everything there is in the Frontier will be on the line. The visiting Raiders can all but wrap up the league title with a second win over the Saints Saturday, while Carroll can catch the Raiders in the league standings after dropping the season-opening game at SOU, 38-35 in Ashland, Oregon back on Sept. 6. In that game, SOU scored an early fourth-quarter touchdown,

then held Carroll out of the endzone on three straight possessions to preserve the win. The victory gave SOU a leg up on the Saints in the conference standings and the Raiders haven’t let it go. However, the Saints have rebounded nicely, winning four straight games, including last weekend’s crushing win over then No. 15 Eastern Oregon. Carroll and SOU have developed quite the rivalry since the Raiders joined the league in 2012. And one reason why is the contrasting styles of play. The Saints are a team geared on physical, smash-mouth football. Carroll plays hard-nosed defense and lets its big offensive line pave the way for powerful running backs like senior Dustin Rinker, while new starting quarterback Mac Roache is

quickly becoming a top dual threat. Carroll wants to control the clock, chew up yards and grind the tempo of the game to a pace where the Saints feel like they have full control. On the other hand, SOU scores fast, and wants to go even faster. Austin Dodge has a host of talented receivers and backs to distribute the ball too, and in most cases, the Raiders don’t give a whole lot of thought to time of possession. They’ll score and score and keep scoring if they can, they’ll throw deep, they’ll turn short runs and screens into 50-yard gains, and they keep going no matter the time, the down and distance, the score or the opponent. And now the two teams meet

Today in the Frontier Conference Montana Tech Orediggers (1-5, 1-5)

At Montana State University-Northern Lights (1-5, 0-5)

Head coach: Chuck Morrell

Location: Butte, Mont.

Colors: Green and White

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No. 4 Southern Oregon (6-0, 5-0) at No. 3 Carroll College (4-1, 4-1) in Helena, Mont.

in Dillon, Mont.

No. 20 Eastern Oregon (4-2, 3-2) at UM-Western (2-5, 2-4)

No. 15 Rocky Mountain College (4-2, 3-2)

College of Idaho (4-2, 3-2) at in Billings, Mont.

2014 Frontier Conference Coaches Preseason Poll 1. Carroll College 2. Rocky Mountain College 3. Southern Oregon 4. Eastern Oregon 5. MSU-Northern 5. UM-Western 7. Montana Tech 8. College of Idaho

again with a Frontier title hanging in the balance. With a win, SOU will likely go on to win its first outright Frontier championship ever, and its second league title in just three seasons in the conference. If Carroll prevails, the Saints will have a chance to win outright, or at least share their 16th conference

Havre Daily News Week Seven Frontier Power Rankings 1. Southern Oregon 2. Carroll College 3. College of Idaho 4. Eastern Oregon 5. Rocky Mountain College 6. UM-Western 7. MSU-Northern 8. Montana Tech

championship in the last 17 seasons. Playoff implications are also on the line Saturday. Both the Saints and Raiders are likely headed to the NAIA playoffs regardless of the outcome of Saturday’s game, but the victor could lock up home field advantage

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come November. So again, when the Saints and Raiders meet Saturday afternoon, games in the Frontier Conference don’t get any bigger. Saturday’s game pits the two highest nationally-ranked teams in the Frontier to go head-to-head in more than a decade. Awards Watch The Frontier season is half over and it’s worth taking a look at some players and coaches who are in the hunt for the postseason accolades. As for the Frontier Conference Offensive MVP, it’s no secret the front-runner is SOU senior quarterback Austin Dodge. He is the reigning league MVP and is having another incredible season. To date, Dodge has thrown for 2,077 yards, 20 touchdowns and just four interceptions. He leads the NAIA in passing and total offense, and through the first six games of 2014, he’s broken three different NAIA career passing records with many more to come. But as good as Dodge is, there’s some other worthy candidates too. Northern running back Zach McKinley and wide receiver Trevor Baum are among those candidates. McKinley has rushed for 715 yards and 10 touchdowns this season. He leads the Frontier and is second in the NAIA in total rushing, while averaging nearly 130 yards per game. Baum, in his only season at receiver, has racked up 898 yards on 58 catches to go along with seven touchdowns. Baum averages an amazing 152 yards receiving per game, and all of those numbers are tops in the NAIA. Two other rushers have to be in the conversation for the offensive MVP. After a slow start, Carroll’s Dustin Rinker is coming on strong, and has averaged over 150 yards per game in his last three. College of Idaho quarterback Teejay Gordon is also one to watch. He has close to 700 yards and 12 touchdowns on the ground this season, and is second in the Frontier in total offense. On the defensive side of the ball, the front runner’s for Defensive Player of the Year reside in Havre and Helena. Northern’s Tyler Craig is having a huge sophomore season, registering eight sacks so far, while also totaling five tackles for loss. Carroll linebacker Sean Blomquist, the 2013 Frontier Defensive MVP is also having another big season. He’s tallied 32 tackles, six tackles for lost and two sacks through five games. SOU linebacker Laurence Calcagno and EOU linebacker Ryan Watson are also in the discussion when it comes to the MVP talk on defense. As for the coach of the year, SOU’s Craig Howard has to lead the pack. The Raiders have dominated the first half of the Frontier season, and Howard seems to be pushing all the right buttons. However, what coach Mike Moroski has done with the College of Idaho has been nothing short of remarkable. In their first year of football of any kind, the Yotes are hanging around the top half of the Frontier standings, and are by no means out of the playoff picture right now. Given the fact that C of I hadn’t played a game in nearly 40 years, that’s a coaching job very

Havre Daily News/Eric Seidle Montana State University-Northern's defensive end Jordan Brusio is having a big season opposite sophomore Tyler Craig. Brusio and the Lights host Montana Tech Saturday at 1 p.m. at Blue Pony Stadium.

well done. Time for Payback The MSU-Northern Lights need a win. They probably don’t care who it’s against, they just need a win badly. But there’s no questions there will be some extra motivation for the Lights when the Montana Tech Orediggers take the field at Blue Pony Stadium on Saturday. The Lights lost their season-opener at Tech, 38-24 back on Aug. 30. Since that time, Northern has put up some of the top offen-

sive and defensive numbers in the NAIA, but have come up short in four of the last five games. So ending a four-game losing streak should be motivation enough. But, the Orediggers, who have had their own struggles, as the win over Northern is their only one thus far, also represent another painful memory for the Lights. Under the Lights of Blue Pony last November, the Diggers completed a miraculous 46-yard hail mary pass from then quarterback Herman Tapley to Zach Kinney, lifting Tech to a 32-21 win over Northern. The loss kept the Lights from having a chance at a winning season,

and to make matters worse, Northern stumbled again against Tech to start what has been a tough 2014 campaign. Normally, revenge isn’t on the mid of football players, that stuff is more for the fans. And Tapley, who completed the gamewinning pass last fall, isn’t even an Oredigger anymore. But there’s no questions, given what happened to the Lights on that night last fall, and everything that’s happened since, that Saturday is a day when MSU-N wants and needs to beat Tech. And they want it and need it badly.


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