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APP STATE vs. GEORGIA SOUTHERN NOV. 9, 2017, 7:30 p.m. at KIDD BREWER STADIUM (Heroes Day)
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APPALACHIAN STATE 2017 ROSTER NO. NAME POS 2 IKE LEWIS WR 2 ZEB SPEIR QB 3 DARRYNTON EVANS WR 4 CLIFTON DUCK DB 5 THOMAS HENNIGAN WR 6 DESMOND FRANKLIN DB 6 SHAEDON MEADORS WR 7 JACOB HUESMAN QB 7 JOSH THOMAS DB 8 SHEMAR JEAN-CHARLES DB 9 JAKE EASTER QB 9 AUSTIN EXFORD DB 10 A.J. HOWARD DB 10 TANNER WILSON QB 11 TAYLOR LAMB QB 11 JEREMY LEVEL DB 12 BRANDON PINCKNEY DB 12 ZAC THOMAS QB 13 PEYTON DERRICK QB 13 DANTE JONES WR 14 MALIK WILLIAMS WR 15 MOCK ADAMS WR 16 MICHAEL QUEEN WR 16 DE’VONTA SMITH RB 17 CURTIS FITCH QB 17 TAE HAYES DB 18 BRAD ABSHER WR 19 DAETRICH HARRINGTON RB 19 JOHN JENNINGS WR 20 BROCK GUSLER WR 20 A’DARIUS PURIFOY DB 21 RYAN HUFF DB 21 TERRENCE UPSHAW RB 22 D’ANDRE HICKS DB 24 AKEEM DAVIS LB 25 JALIN MOORE RB 27 DEMARCUS HARPER RB 27 MARCUS WILLIAMS JR. RB 28 DEVAN STRINGER LB 29 DEVONTE HARRISON DB 30 GEORGE VINSON TE 31 RASHAAD TOWNES LB 33 EDWARD DAVIS LB 34 SHAUN JOLLY DB 35 STEVEN JONES DB 36 KAIDEN SMITH DB 39 XAVIER SUBOTSCH P 40 TIM FRIZZELL LB 41 MICHAEL RUBINO PK 42 ANTONIOUS SIMS DL 43 CLAYTON HOWELL P 44 ANTHONY FLORY LB
HT. 5-10 6-2 5-11 5-10 6-2 6-2 6-2 6-3 6-0 5-11 6-2 6-2 5-11 6-2 6-2 6-2 6-0 6-2 6-2 5-11 5-11 6-4 6-1 5-11 6-0 5-11 5-10 6-0 6-3 5-9 6-0 6-1 5-10 5-10 6-2 5-11 5-11 5-10 5-11 6-1 6-0 6-2 6-0 5-10 5-10 6-1 6-2 6-2 6-3 6-3 6-0 6-2
WT. 180 200 185 175 210 200 185 215 200 180 190 200 200 210 200 195 190 205 185 185 180 200 190 185 195 175 173 175 190 180 195 195 210 160 200 205 190 195 200 185 225 230 230 170 180 190 200 215 210 260 185 235
YR. SR FR SO SO FR SO SR FR JR FR SO JR SR FR SR FR SR FR FR SR FR SO FR FR JR JR JR FR FR FR FR FR SR FR SO JR FR FR SR FR SR SR SO FR FR FR FR FR SO SR FR JR
HOMETOWN SIMPSONVILLE, SC SYLVA, NC OAK HILL, FL MATTHEWS, NC GREENSBORO, NC INVERNESS, FL DUNCAN, SC BRADENTON, FL MONTGOMERY, AL MIRAMAR, FL PFAFFTOWN, NC SNELLVILLE, GA HAMILTON, GA REIDSVILLE, NC CALHOUN, GA GREENSBORO, NC SPARTANBURG, SC TRUSSVILLE, AL CONWAY, SC RALEIGH, NC CHESTER, SC GREENWOOD, SC PITTSBORO, NC BROOKSVILLE, FL LUTZ, FL DECATUR, AL TROY, NC DOUGLASVILLE, GA CHARLOTTE, NC STATESVILLE, NC PENSACOLA, FL WRENS, GA DULUTH, GA PUNTA GORDA, FL THOMASVILLE, NC SHELBY, NC BLACK MOUNTAIN, NC ROCKY MOUNT, NC GAINESVILLE, GA JACKSONVILLE, FL DAMASCUS, MD MACON, GA FARMVILLE, NC STONE MOUNTAIN, GA ROCKINGHAM, NC LAWRENCEVILLE, GA -KNOXVILLE, TN APEX, NC COVINGTON, GA HIGH POINT, NC FORT LAUDERDALE, FL
NO. NAME 45 ERIC BOGGS 46 BILL CECIL 47 OKON GODWIN 48 DEMETRIUS TAYLOR 49 BLYTHE HALL 50 BEAU NUNN 51 CALEB FULLER 52 TOBIAS EDGE-CAMPBELL 52 D’MARCO JACKSON 53 NOEL COOK 54 JERMAINE MCDANIEL JR. 55 MATT WILLIAMS 56 NATE HASKINS 57 ELIJAH DIARRASSOUBA 58 RYAN NEUZIL 59 JORDAN FEHR 60 NOAH HANNON 60 LOGAN WRIGHT 61 AIDAN NESVISKY 63 IVAN REYES 64 JAKE APPLING 65 GAGE BLACKSTON 68 BRODY BARRETT 69 JOE HARTUNG 70 COLBY GOSSETT 73 COLE GARRISON 74 BROCK MACAULAY 75 VICTOR JOHNSON 76 MADISON MALONE 78 CHANDLER GREER 79 WILL HARDIN 80 COREY SUTTON 81 JALEN VIRGIL 82 ZY LETMAN 83 JAKE HENRY 84 CRISJOHN ROSCOE 85 ZEKE BRANDLE 86 LEVI DUFFIELD 87 COLLIN REED 88 CAMERON PACK 88 T.J. WATKINS 90 CHRIS WILLIS 91 TOMMY DAWKINS 91 CHANDLER STATON 92 MYQUON STOUT 93 ELIAS MCMURRY 94 RYLEE CRITCHER 95 DEVIN PAPENHEIM 96 MARKELL CLARK 97 CALEB SPURLIN 98 E.J. SCOTT 99 JOHN HUNTER
POS LB TE DL LB LB OL DL OL LB LB DL OL OL DL OL LB OL OL OL OL OL OL DL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL WR WR WR WR WR TE TE TE LB WR DL DL PK DL LS PK DL DL DL DB DL
HT. 6-3 6-0 6-2 6-1 6-2 6-4 6-0 6-2 6-1 6-0 6-3 6-6 6-5 6-0 6-3 6-2 6-2 6-4 6-4 6-1 6-3 6-4 6-3 6-4 6-6 6-4 6-6 6-5 6-5 6-5 6-2 6-3 6-2 6-3 5-11 6-2 6-5 6-2 6-3 6-3 6-1 6-2 6-1 5-11 6-1 6-1 6-0 6-6 6-2 5-10 6-2 6-3
WT. 235 225 250 215 260 300 241 295 205 200 235 280 270 250 280 220 260 315 260 290 295 280 305 250 315 280 290 290 280 280 280 200 210 200 170 200 255 235 240 210 165 241 223 180 275 240 195 250 265 230 280 265
YR. SR SR JR FR SO SR SR JR FR SO FR FR FR FR FR SO FR FR FR FR FR FR SO FR SR FR SR SO JR JR SO FR FR SR FR FR FR SR SO FR JR FR FR FR JR JR FR SO FR SO SO FR
HOMETOWN BELTON, SC ASHEVILLE, NC COVINGTON, GA MIAMI, FL GREENSBORO, NC YORK, SC WILMINGTON, NC RAEFORD, NC SPARTANBURG, SC REIDSVILLE, NC DILLON, SC LEHIGH ACRES, FL ORLANDO, FL GREENSBORO, NC BRADENTON, FL CHARLOTTE, NC GREER, SC KERNERSVILLE, NC RALEIGH, NC HICKORY, NC SHELBY, NC SAVANNAH, GA SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, CA GREENWOOD, SC CUMMING, GA PINSON, AL BIG PRAIRIE, OH NORTH AUGUSTA, SC MEMPHIS, TN KNOXVILLE, TN GREENSBORO, NC CHARLOTTE, NC LAWRENCEVILLE, GA LINCOLNTON, GA CANTONMENT, FL NEPTUNE BEACH, FL FOREST CITY, NC WAYNESVILLE, NC BOILING SPRINGS, SC MOUNT AIRY, NC FOREST CITY, NC SHELBY, NC CONCORD, NC GAINESVILLE, GA CHINA GROVE, NC STATESVILLE, NC BOONE, NC BUSHNELL, FL HOOVER, AL GALAX, VA FARMVILLE, NC CLEMMONS, NC
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GEORGIA SOUTHERN 2017 ROSTER NO. 1 2 2 4 4 5 6 7 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 28 29 29 30 31 32 33 33 34 35 35 36 36 37 38 39 39 40 41 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 47 48
NAME YR. L.A. RAMSBY RB LABARON ANTHONY QB RJ MURRAY LB MONQUAVION BRINSON CB SHAI WERTS QB ELLIS RICHARDSON TE MYLES CAMPBELL WR GRANT WALKER RB OBE FORTUNE WR JADEN GARRETT CB TODD BRADLEY LB WESLEY KENNEDY III WR KADO BROWN QB HAMPTON MCCONNELL WR MONTEO GARRETT RB TYLER BASS PK RYAN FITZPATRICK QB MARTIAL WASHINGTON S JAALON FRAZIER QB D’ONDRE GLENN WR KINDLE VILDOR CB WESLEY FIELDS RB JOSHUA MOON S MARK MICHAUD WR SEAN FREEMAN S GEORGE JOHNSON JR. WR JAY BOWDRY S KENDERICK DUNCAN JR. S DEXTER CARTER JR. WR AMARI THOMPSON S DEMARCUS GODFREY RB RYAN WHITE LB JESSIE LIPTROT CB DARRELL BAKER JR. CB CHRIS HARRIS JR. LB MALIK MURRAY WR TOMARCIO REESE LB CHRIS DELAROSA LB TRA COFIELD S ERIC MONTGOMERY RB JAHEE ANDERSON S MATT LAROCHE RB LANE ECTON LB JACOREY BELVIN LB BRANDON HOLLEY LB LOGAN WRIGHT RB BRYCE CROSS CB DESHON COOPER DE BRIAN WRIGHT RB ALVIN WARD JR. LB TRE’ ALLEN LB J.B. KOUASSI DE RASHAD BYRD LB ROSS ALEXANDER TE JARED DANIELS RB RANDY WADE JR. DE CAM BROWN TE
POS 5-11 6-0 6-0 5-11 5-11 6-3 5-6 6-1 6-1 5-11 6-0 5-10 6-1 6-2 5-10 5-10 6-2 6-3 6-2 6-5 5-11 6-0 6-0 6-4 6-0 5-9 6-0 6-3 6-0 6-2 5-9 5-11 6-0 6-1 6-1 6-0 5-11 6-1 5-11 6-1 5-10 5-9 5-11 5-10 6-0 6-0 5-11 6-3 5-11 6-4 6-1 6-2 6-0 6-2 5-9 6-2 6-2
HT. 200 195 205 175 190 225 165 200 190 170 230 165 195 205 190 175 185 210 195 220 180 200 190 220 190 165 200 195 180 190 195 185 190 190 235 160 220 225 180 210 150 165 190 215 205 230 170 250 210 225 225 245 230 235 175 240 225
WT. SR JR JR SO FR JR SR FR SO FR SO FR JR SO JR SO FR FR FR SO SO JR JR SO JR JR SO FR FR FR SR SO SO FR FR FR JR SR SO SO FR FR SO JR SO FR FR JR FR FR FR SO FR SR FR FR FR
HOMETOWN CINCINNATI, OH HINESVILLE, GA DULUTH, GA ATLANTA, GA CLINTON, SC ATLANTA, GA DULUTH, GA ELLENWOOD, GA ALPHARETTA, GA PLANT CITY, FL VALDOSTA, GA SAVANNAH, GA VENTURA, CA CUMMING, GA TALLADEGA, AL IRMO, SC MACON, GA RICEBORO, GA RICEBORO, GA DOUGLASVILLE, GA COLLEGE PARK, GA AMERICUS, GA FAIRBURN, GA BROOKLYN, NY FORT VALLEY, GA BROXTON, GA THOMASVILLE, GA STOCKBRIDGE, GA JACKSONVILLE, FL MINNEOLA, FL SHARPSBURG, GA PORTAL, GA ATLANTIC BEACH, FL HEPHZIBAH, GA SAVANNAH, GA DULUTH, GA MOULTRIE, GA LONGWOOD, FL ELLENWOOD, GA MARIETTA, GA NEWNAN, GA VENICE, FL IRMO, SC CAMILLA, GA BUFORD, GA JACKSONVILLE, FL ALPHARETTA, GA ATLANTA, GA SUWANEE, GA AHOSKIE, NC STOCKBRIDGE, GA NORCROSS, GA NORTH AUGUSTA, SC COLUMBIA, MO MACON, GA BLAKELY, GA SUWANEE, GA
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NO. 48 49 49 50 51 52 52 54 54 55 55 56 57 57 58 60 61 62 64 65 66 67 69 70 71 71 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 85 85 86 87 88 89 90 90 91 92 92 93 94 95 96 97 97 99
NAME CHRISTIAN MATTHEW MIKE BABERS III TRAVER VLIEM CALEB KELLY CONNOR LAWSON DRAKE GRALL QUAN GRIFFIN BENZ JOSUE TRA MALLOY MATT FLYNN KENTON TUCKER JR. BRIAN MILLER ZACK COPELAND PARKER WILLIAMS JEREMIAH CULBRETH TRISTAN MANN DREW WILSON RYAN NORTHRUP JAKOB COOPER TRISTAN HILL JAKE EDWARDS ALEX SMITH CHRIS WASHINGTON JARROD LEEDS PEYTON BACKER STEDMAN WAITERS GAVIN ADCOCK LAWRENCE EDWARDS CURTIS RAINEY MITCH MATTHEWS JR. TOMMY BOYNTON MIKE OKWILAGWE KEVIN ACKERMAN D.J. BUTLER DARION ANDERSON RYAN LANGAN COLBY RANSOM MAGILL BAUERLE QUAN HOWARD JAMARQUES LATSON MALIK HENRY TAYLOR SCHARTLE JOSH LEE LOGAN COX DARRIUS SAPP LOGAN HUNT RAYMOND JOHNSON III COLTON PIATT DEMETRICE LOFTON MELTON BROWN JR. IAN BUSH TY PHILLIPS LUIS MARTINEZ SHELBY TOWNSEND JR. JOSH JOHNSON
YR. CB RB DE OL LB OL DT LB OL P DT DE DT OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL DT OL OL LB DT OL OL OL OL OL OL TE WR LS WR P WR WR WR LB TE LS DT DE DE LS DE DT DT DT PK DT DE
POS 6-3 5-10 6-4 6-2 6-1 5-10 6-3 6-0 6-5 6-0 6-3 6-3 6-1 6-1 6-4 6-2 6-4 6-2 6-3 6-4 6-4 6-4 6-0 6-4 6-3 5-11 5-11 6-6 6-2 6-2 6-4 6-3 6-5 6-2 6-0 6-1 5-11 6-1 6-2 6-2 6-0 6-2 6-2 6-0 6-1 6-2 6-3 6-2 6-5 6-3 6-0 6-3 5-9 6-1 6-5
HT. 175 210 260 295 205 285 260 190 300 200 285 260 260 285 320 235 295 290 285 275 280 280 315 265 270 220 255 300 290 285 300 345 245 220 180 210 190 200 180 195 175 210 245 205 320 270 225 210 215 260 305 290 215 245 235
WT. SO FR FR FR FR JR FR FR JR SR FR FR JR SO JR SO SO JR SO JR JR FR SR FR FR FR FR FR JR FR JR FR SO FR FR FR SO FR SO FR JR JR FR FR SR JR FR FR FR FR JR SO FR JR FR
HOMETOWN COLUMBUS, GA CORNELIA, GA MIDLAND, TX WARNER ROBINS, GA ALBANY, GA LOCUST GROVE, GA GLEN SAINT MARY, FL LAWRENCEVILLE, GA LILBURN, GA LOGANVILLE, GA JACKSONVILLE, FL SAVANNAH, GA VALDOSTA, GA MILLEDGEVILLE, GA FAIRBURN, GA TYRONE, GA BAMBERG, SC NORCROSS, GA LILBURN, GA MUSTANG, OK FRANKLIN, GA WOODSTOCK, GA HEPHZIBAH, GA GREEN COVE SPRINGS, FL TIGER, GA SNELLVILLE, GA WATKINSVILLE, GA PORT ORANGE, FL JACKSONVILLE, FL LINCOLNTON, GA JACKSONVILLE, FL SANDY SPRINGS, GA JACKSONVILLE, FL MADISON, AL WARNER ROBINS, GA CEDAR RAPIDS, NE STONE MOUNTAIN, GA ATHENS, GA GAINESVILLE, FL HINESVILLE, GA TIFTON, GA DOUGLASVILLE, GA KATHLEEN, GA CANTON, GA VALDOSTA, GA SANDERSVILLE, GA SUMTER, SC NASHVILLE, TN FAIRBURN, GA LOUISVILLE, GA PORT CHARLOTTE, FL MOULTRIE, GA MOULTRIE, GA CARTERSVILLE, GA SUWANEE, GA
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MATCHUP at a GLANCE APPALACHIAN STATE 5-4 (4-1 Sun Belt)
GEORGIA SOUTHERN 0-8 (0-4 Sun Belt)
5-4, 4-1 (Sun Belt) .........................................................................................................................................................0-8, 0-4 (Sun Belt) Boone, N.C. ................................................................................. Location .......................................................................... Statesboro, Ga. 1899........................................................................................... Founded ......................................................................................... 1906 18,000...................................................................................... Enrollment..................................................................................... 20,673 Mountaineers ............................................................................... Mascot .........................................................................................Eagles Black and Gold .............................................................................. Colors .............................................................................Blue and White Sun Belt .................................................................................... Conference ...................................................................................Sun Belt Kidd Brewer (23,150).................................................................. Stadium ..........................................................Paulson Stadium (25,000) Scott Satterfield .........................................................................Head coach ........................................................... Chad Lunsford (Interim) 37-22 (5th year) ..........................................................Head coach’s record at school ............................................................. 0-2 (1st year) Same ............................................................................ Head coach’s overall record ...........................................................................Same None .....................................................................................National ranking ................................................................................... None Multiple spread.............................................................................Offense ........................................................................................ Option 31.1...................................................................................... Points per game .................................................................................... 17.6 182.7 ............................................................................. Rushing yards per game ............................................................................ 201.9 240.1...............................................................................Passing yards per game ............................................................................. 106.3 422.8 ................................................................................Total yards per game ............................................................................... 308.3 3-4 .........................................................................................Basic defense.................................................................................. Multiple 25.9................................................................................ Points allowed per game .............................................................................. 38.3 155.9........................................................................ Rushing yards allowed per game ...................................................................... 193.1 228.2.........................................................................Passing yards allowed per game....................................................................... 253.0 384.1...........................................................................Total yards allowed per game......................................................................... 446.1 L. Louisiana-Monroe 45-52 .........................................................Last game .............................................................. L. Georgia State 17-21
When Appalachian State has the ball: Appalachian State receiver Ike Lewis has emerged as one of Taylor Lamb’s favorite targets. Lewis has 35 catches for 494 yards and leads the receivers with six touchdown catches. Jalin Moore returned to the Mountaineers lineup last week and ran for 114 yards.
When Georgia Southern has the ball: The Eagles still run plenty of option, but also mixes in the pass more than the days of Paul Johnson and Erk Russell. Wesley Fields leads the team in rushing with 494 yards and six touchdowns, while quarterback Shai Werts has gained 453 running the ball and 650 throwing it.
Sun Belt Conference Standings Conf 4-0 4-1 4-1 4-1 3-2 4-3 2-3 2-3 2-3 1-4 0-5 0-4
Arkansas State Troy Georgia State Appalachian State Louisiana Louisiana-Monroe New Mexico State Idaho South Alabama Texas State Coastal Carolina Georgia Southern Nov. 9 game
Georgia Southern at App State, 7:30 p.m.
Nov. 11
Overall 5-2 7-2 5-3 5-4 4-4 4-5 4-5 3-6 3-6 2-7 1-8 0-8 Georgia State at Texas State, 4:30 p.m. Troy at Coastal Carolina, 4:30 p.m. Arkansas State at South Alabama, 5 p.m.
Louisiana at Ole Miss, noon
Passing leaders Receiving leaders Rushing leaders APPALACHIAN STATE PLAYER Comp-Att-Int Taylor Lamb 159-263-4 Zac Thomas 6-10-0 Team totals 167-279-4 Opp. totals 156-272-12
Pct. 60.5 60.0 59.9 57.4
Yards 2,096 33 2,161 2,054
TDs 19 0 20 8
Avg game 232.9 16.5 240.1 228.2
GEORGIA SOUTHERN PLAYER Comp-Att-Int Shai Werts 81-104-4 Kado Brown 9-18-2 Team totals 71-132-6
Pct. 58.6 50 53.7
Yards 650 194 851
TDs 4 0 4
Avg game 92.8 48.5 106.3
APPALACHIAN STATE Player Rec. Yards Thomas Hennigan 38 406 Ike Lewis 35 494 Jalen Virgil 17 339 Team totals 167 2,161 Opp. totals 156 2,054 GEORGIA SOUTHERN Obe Fortune 15 189 Myles Campbell 13 94 Malik Henry 12 151 Team totals 71 851 Opp. totals 138 2,024
Avg. 10.7 14.1 19.9 12.9 13.2
TDs 3 6 3 20 13
Avg. game 45.1 54.9 37.7 240.1 228.2
12.8 7.2 12.5 11.9 14.8
1 1 0 4 22
27.0 11.7 25.2 106.3 253.0
APPALACHIAN STATE PLAYER ATT Jalin Moore 112 Taylor Lamb 57 M. Williams 54 Team totals 337 Opp. totals 339 GEORGIA SOUTHERN Wesley Fields 117 Shai Werts 137 L.A. Ramsby 90 Team totals 424 Opp. totals 291
YARDS 563 366 265 1,845 1,646
AVG. 5.0 6.4 4.9 4.9 4.1
TD 6 3 2 15 12
AVG GAME 70.4 40.7 53.0 182.7 155.9
494 453 377 1,921 1,750
4.2 3.3 4.2 4.9 5.3
3 1 2 10 17
81.7 64.7 47.1 201.9 193.1
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