HighCountryNC.com
live the adventure
APP STATE vs. NEW MEXICO STATE OCT. 7, 2017, 3:30 p.m. at KIDD BREWER STADIUM (Homecoming)
YOUR HOME GAME PREVIEW ARMSTRONG M I J PHOTO BY ROB MOORE
y b d e or s Spon
OF HICKORY
2
GAME-DAY PREVIEW
WATAUGA DEMOCRAT
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2017
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
Computer Problems?
Sales • Service/Repair • Networking
828.264.4777 701 NC-105 Extension Boone, NC 28607
Go Mountaineers! 196 Boone Heights Drive, Boone, NC 28607 (828) 264-0959 • dougnet.biz
supports
PPALACHIAN
MOUNTAINEERS FOOTBALL
GAME-DAY PREVIEW
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2017
WATAUGA DEMOCRAT
NEW MEXICO STATE 2017 ROSTER NO. 1 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 6 7 7 8 8 9 9 10 10 11 11 12 12 13 13 14 14 15 15 16 16 17 17 17 18 18 19 19 20 21 21 22 22 23 24 24 25 26 26 28
NAME ROYCE CALDWELL JASON HUNTLEY JACOB NWANGWA OJ CLARK TERRILL HANKS DEREK IBEKWE LARRY ROSE III CASSIUS CORLEY DEMARCUS OWENS KOMOTAY KOFFIE CAMERON MATTHEWS JOSH AGANON JAVAHN FERGURSON GREGORY HOGAN JOSH ADKINS JASSAVIA REESE STODY BRADLEY DREW DAN IZAIAH LOTTIE CEDRIC WILCOTS II CONNER CRAMER MALIK DEMBY NICK JEANTY TYMON LOCKLIN JOHNATHAN BOONE AUSTIN SHAW DOMINIC JOHNSON NAKOTA SHEPARD-CREER JEREMY HODGE BRETT KOWALSKI JALEEL SCOTT PEYTON THEISLER TRAVIS PARNELL TYLER ROGERS CACHE TARVER DYLAN BROWN DEREK WATSON ISAIAH MCINTYRE AUSTIN PERKINS JONATHAN HOOD ANTHONY MUSE JADEN WRIGHT ELI ANDERSON SHAMAD LOMAX RON LAFORCE PARKER DAVIDSON SY SLATER CHRISTIAN GIBSON JAMEER ANCHETA ARON MULUGHETA GABRIEL FLYNN
POS WR RB DB WR LB DL RB WR DB DB QB WR LB WR QB DL DL WR WR DL WR DB QB DB WR DB QB DB QB DL WR P LB QB WR PK DL WR DB LB WR DB RB DB DB PK DB RB WR DB LB
YR. 5-8 5-9 6-0 5-7 6-3 6-0 5-11 6-1 5-10 6-1 6-3 5-10 6-1 6-1 6-2 6-4 6-2 6-3 6-0 6-4 6-2 6-2 6-2 6-2 6-3 6-0 6-4 6-2 6-2 6-1 6-6 5-9 6-3 6-3 6-1 6-1 6-4 5-11 5-9 6-0 6-0 6-0 5-11 5-10 6-1 5-11 6-1 6-1 5-4 6-1 6-0
HT. 175 175 207 163 225 240 195 200 191 185 205 175 225 200 210 260 245 191 197 260 200 230 200 207 185 170 190 185 210 227 215 160 212 218 185 178 230 190 175 218 160 212 210 200 187 175 206 206 150 185 200
WT. JR SO SR SO JR SR SR JR JR SO FR SR JR SR FR JR SR SO SO SO SR JR JR JR JR SO SO SO FR SO SR SO SO SR FR SO SO SO SO JR SO SR FR SO JR JR SO JR FR FR SO
HOMETOWN COLUMBUS, TX ARLINGTON, TX ARLINGTON, TX WICHITA FALLS, TX MIAMI, FL HOUSTON, TX FAIRFIELD, TX GRANTS, NM MCKINNEY, TX PROVIDENCE, RI CROWLEY, TX SCOTTSDALE, AZ BATON ROUGE, LA HOUSTON, TX SPRING BRANCH, TX TYLER, TX ARLINGTON, TX MUSKOGEE, OK DENVER, CO DALLAS, TX GRAND BAY, AL CHINO, CA MIRAMAR, FL FRESNO, CA ORLANDO, FL FRISCO, TX ALBUQUERQUE, NM VALLEJO, CA PLANO, TX LAS CRUCES, NM ROCK HILL, SC PHOENIX, AZ RIO RANCHO, NM PEORIA, AZ BAKERSFIELD, CA CHANDLER, AZ DENTON, TX LAS CRUCES, NM TUCSON, AZ TYLER, TX SYLMAR, CA LEWISVILLE, TX LA HABRA, CA DUE WEST, SC BAYOU LA BATRE, AL PLANO, TX JOHNSON, KS DALLAS, TX EL PASO, TX BURIEN, WA TUCSON, AZ
See full f ll details d l off todays game in the upcoming Wednesday
NO. 28 29 30 31 35 36 37 38 40 41 42 43 44 45 48 49 51 51 52 53 55 56 58 61 65 69 72 74 75 76 77 78 80 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 92 93 94 96 98 99
NAME SHANE JACKSON JARED PHIPPS BRANDON BELL DALTON HERRINGTON MATTHEW YOUNG DALLAS HART ISAAC GARCIA SEAN ADAMS TIM O’DONNELL LEON MCQUAKER JACOB WILSON BILLY NIPP WILL CLEMENT DEVEN MCGEE MARCUS BUCKLEY LUI FA’AMASINO KRIS’SEAN EDWARDS ROY LOPEZ JALEN GUERRERO ROBERTO NORES SEBASTIAN ANDERSON JAYLON WILLIAMS-REESE DEZMAND CANDELARIE JEFFERSON HAGEN TONY BELLO BILLY SHARMOUG BRAYTON MEDINA JAMIN SMITH DAVID ASH SAGE DOXTATER ISAAC MCCLAIN BRIAN TRUJILLO TREVOR BROHARD SOL RASCON ANTONIO GOMEZ BROCK MARLATT TERRAY NELSON BRANDON GONZALEZ MIGUEL PROVENCIO TROY POSEY BRYCE ROBERTS XANDER YARBEROUGH JACKSON SOLBECK CALVIN ALLEN HUMBERTO RENTERIA JACOB ARELLANO DESHAWNTE LLOYD TEVIS ABRAHAM NATHAN BALLARD MYLES VIGNE
POS LB DB DB LB DL DB PK LS LS LB LB LB LB PK DL LB OL DL OL LB OL LB OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL LB WR WR TE WR LS TE WR TE TE TE DL DL DL DL WR DL DL
YR. 6-0 5-9 5-9 6-2 6-2 6-0 5-6 5-10 5-10 6-1 5-10 5-11 6-3 6-2 6-2 6-0 6-4 6-2 6-6 6-1 6-6 6-1 6-3 6-3 6-4 6-2 6-4 6-3 6-4 6-7 6-2 6-4 6-3 6-3 5-10 6-2 6-2 6-2 6-3 5-8 6-4 6-6 6-4 6-6 6-0 6-2 6-1 6-2 6-3 6-1
HT. 225 165 185 230 240 200 160 205 240 212 216 225 209 180 250 230 265 310 240 195 290 240 315 327 280 325 326 300 310 343 305 310 310 185 183 205 190 210 250 174 270 245 260 285 300 255 320 200 250 310
WT. SO SO SO SR FR SR FR FR JR JR FR JR JR FR FR JR SO SO FR FR SO JR SR SO SO JR SR SR FR SO JR SO FR FR FR FR SR FR FR SR FR FR JR SR JR SO SR FR FR FR
HOMETOWN HOUSTON, TX ARLINGTON, TX FRESNO, TX HALLETTSVILLE, TX LAS CRUCES, NM AIEA, HI EL PASO, TX COPPERAS COVE, TX -AUGUSTA, GA SANTA TERESA, NM NASHVILLE, TN HOUSTON, TX ALBUQUERQUE, NM WEATHERFORD, TX ANCHORAGE, AK TULSA, OK TEMPE, AZ LAS CRUCES, NM HONDO, NM GOODYEAR, AZ TYLER, TX MESQUITE, TX MOORPARK, CA DENVER, CO MANTECA, CA COLORADO SPRINGS, CO CASTLE ROCK, CO EL PASO, TX WELLAND, ON MANTECA, CA ALBUQUERQUE, NM LOS LUNAS, NM FARMINGTON, NM EL PASO, TX KEARNEY, NE LOS ANGELES, CA FABENS, TX -LAS VEGAS, NV YUKON, OK SAN ANTONIO, TX HOUSTON, TX ALBUQUERQUE, NM CLINT, TX EL PASO, TX BALTIMORE, MD BATON ROUGE, LA EL PASO, TX NEW ORLEANS, LA
3
4
GAME-DAY PREVIEW
WATAUGA DEMOCRAT
HighCountryNC.com
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2017
live the adventure
MATCHUP at a GLANCE APPALACHIAN STATE 2-2 (1-0 Sun Belt)
NEW MEXICO ST. 2-3 (0-1 Sun Belt)
Boone, N.C. ................................................................................ Location ........................................................................Las Cruces, N.M. 1899.......................................................................................... Founded ........................................................................................ 1888 18,000..................................................................................... Enrollment ................................................................................... 25,312 Mountaineers .............................................................................. Mascot ....................................................................................... Aggies Black and Gold ............................................................................. Colors ...................................................................... Crimson and White Sun Belt ...................................................................................Conference ..................................................................................Sun Belt Kidd Brewer (23,150)..................................................................Stadium..............................................Aggie Memorial Stadium (30,343) Scott Satterfield ........................................................................Head coach ............................................................................Doug Martin 34-20 (5th year) ......................................................Head coach’s record at school .....................................................12-41 (5th year) Same .........................................................................Head coach’s overall record.....................................................41-93 (12th year) None ...................................................................................National ranking ................................................................................. None Multiple spread............................................................................Offense ..................................................................................... Multiple 25.8.................................................................................... Points per game .................................................................................. 30.0 162.0 .......................................................................... Rushing yards per game ........................................................................... 98.2 258.0............................................................................Passing yards per game.......................................................................... 351.4 420.0 ............................................................................. Total yards per game ............................................................................ 449.6 3-4 .......................................................................................Basic defense ................................................................................ Multiple 17.8 ............................................................................Points allowed per game ........................................................................... 29.6 147.8....................................................................Rushing yards allowed per game .................................................................. 162.0 155.0.................................................................... Passing yards allowed per game .................................................................. 243.4 302.8.......................................................................Total yards allowed per game..................................................................... 405.4 L. Wake Forest 19-20 ................................................................Last game....................................................................L. Arkansas 24-42
When Appalachian State has the ball: Appalachian State has struggled to get its running game going. Terrance Upshaw leads the team with 249 yards and two touchdowns on the ground. The Mountaineers’ passing game has picked up the slack, led by quarterback Taylor Lamb and top receiver Thomas Hennigan, who has 17 catches for 176 yards and a touchdown.
When New Mexico State has the ball: The Aggies have leaned on running back Larry Rose III (71 carries, 397 yards, two TDs) in years past, but have added an explosive passing game triggered by quarterback Tyler Rogers, who has thrown for 1,757 yard and 14 touchdowns. His favorite target is Jaleel Scott, who has 35 catches for 543 yards and five touchdowns.
Sun Belt Conference Standings Louisiana-Monroe Troy Appalachian State Idaho Arkansas State Georgia State Georgia Southern New Mexico State Coastal Carolina Louisiana South Alabama
Conf 2-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-1 0-1 0-1
Oct. 4 game
Arkansas State at Georgia Southern, 7 p.m., late
Overall 2-2 4-1 2-2 2-2 1-2 1-2 0-3 2-3 1-3 1-3 1-4 New Mexico State at App State, 3:30 p.m. Louisiana at Idaho, 5 p.m. Georgia State at Coastal Carolina, 6:30 p.m.
Oct. 7 games
Louisiana-Monroe at Texas State, 3 p.m.
Passing leaders Receiving leaders Rushing leaders APPALACHIAN STATE PLAYER Comp-Att-Int Taylor Lamb 73-120-0 Zac Thomas 6-10-0 Team totals 80-134-0 Opp. totals 53-100-3 NEW MEXICO STATE PLAYER Comp-Att-Int Tyler Rogers 155-240-5 Conner Cramer 0-1-0 Team totals 150-241-5 Opp. totals 98-168-8
Pct. 60.8 60.0 59.7 53.0
Yards 994 33 1,032 620
TDs 8 0 8 4
Avg game 248.5 16.5 258.0 155.0
Pct. 64.5 00.0 64.3 58.3
Yards 1,757 0 1,757 1,217
TDs 14 0 14 8
Avg game 351.4 0.0 351.4 243.4
APPALACHIAN STATE Player Rec. Yards Thomas Hennigan 17 176 Malik Williams 10 118 Jalen Virgil 8 116 Team totals 80 1,032 Opp. totals 53 620 NEW MEXICO STATE Jaleel Scott 35 543 Larry Rose III 22 172 Conner Cramer 19 176 Team totals 155 1,757 Opp. totals 98 1,217
Avg. 10.4 11.8 14.5 12.9 11.7
TDs 1 0 1 8 4
Avg. game 44.0 29.5 29.0 258.0 155.0
15.5 7.8 9.26 10.9 12.4
5 1 1 14 8
108.6 34.4 35.2 351.4 243.4
APPALACHIAN STATE PLAYER ATT T. Upshaw 46 Jalin Moore 47 Taylor Lamb 21 Team totals 143 Opp. totals 154 NEW MEXICO STATE Larry Rose III 71 Jason Huntley 14 Tyler Rodgers 23 Team totals 187 Opp. totals 202
YARDS 249 136 131 648 688
AVG. 5.4 2.9 6.2 4.5 3.8
TD 2 1 1 4 3
AVG GAME 62.2 34.0 32.8 162.0 147.8
397 123 3 1,026 917
5.6 8.8 0.1 4.5 4.0
2 2 3 8 10
79.4 30.8 0.6 177.6 162.0
2018 CROSSTREK 2.0i LIMITED
JIM ARMSTRONG SUBARU 2321 Hwy 70 West Hickory, NC 828-322-9372 jimarmstrongsubaru.com
Model code: JFJ
Model code: JRD
2018 FORESTER 2.5i TOURING