Cardinal Football eNewsletter 2011 Season / Volume 10
Cardinals Whallop Wildcats, 48-26 UNIVERSITY CENTER, Mich - The Saginaw Valley State University football team defeated the Northern Michigan University Wildcats this evening (11/5) in a 48-26 shootout in front of 7,068 fans. The Cardinals improve to 7-2 on the season and in conference, while Northern Michigan falls to 4-6 overall and 3-6 in the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. The Cardinals lit up the scoreboard on a Scott Stanford (Novi, Mich.) 22 yard field goal that capped off an eight play, 67-yard drive after the Cardinal defense forced a Wildcat punt to start the game. SVSU would extend its lead to 10-0 less than a minute later when Noah Sumpter (Lansing, Mich./Waverly HS) returned an interception 18-yards for a touchdown. Northern Michigan would cut the Cardinals advantage to 10-6 behind two field goals by Rockne Belmonte from 40 and 21 yards, respectively. On the first play of the second quarter, Jonathon Jennings (Columbus, Ohio/Westerville South HS) connected with Ronnie Lark (Flint, Mich./Powers Catholic HS) on a 10-yard pass to extend the Cardinals advantage to 17-6. Jennings would finish the game 18-of-24 for 274 yards and three touchdowns on the evening. The Cardinal defense found the endzone for the second time in the game when Meijer "Player of the Game" Brian Johnson (Muskegon, Mich./Muskegon Catholic Central HS) intercepted a Carter Kopach pass and returned it 47-yards for a touchdown to extend the SVSU lead to 24-6. Johnson finished the contest with four tackles and the interception return. Saginaw Valley continued to put points on the scoreboard in the first half as Jennings hit a wide open Jeff Janis (Tawas City, Mich./Tawas Area HS) from 25 yards out to give the Cardinals a 31-6 advantage. The two teams would exchange field goals to close out the half with a 34-9 Cardinal lead.
SVSU opened the scoring in the second half as Jennings hooked up with Janis for the second time in the contest, this time from 13 yards to extend the lead to 41-9. Janis would finish the evening with three catches for 58 yards and two touchdowns. The Wildcats then took advantage of a Cardinal turnover on special teams when Jared Buss scored on a short run to cut the lead to 41-16. On the next possession, Saginaw Valley running back Tim Hogue (Inkster, Mich.) was nearly taken down after a short gain but managed to break the tackles and rumble 51 yards to paydirt and extend the lead to 48-16. Northern Michigan recorded the final two scores of the night on a rush by quarterback Carter Kopach and a 41-yard field goal by Rockne Belmonte. The Cardinal defense was lead by Darius Middlebrooks (Indianapolis, Ind./Indiana State University) who recorded nine tackles, including two tackles-for-loss and two pass breakups. Junior Jeff Heath (Lake Orion, Mich.) finished the victory with eight tackles and a tackle-for-loss, while senior Paul Webb (Royal Oak, Mich.) added seven tackles. On the evening, the Cardinal defense combined for eight tackles for loss, five pass break-ups, two interceptions and one sack. SVSU set a new single-season attendance record for Harvey Randall Wickes Memorial Stadium at 32,864 for five home games, besting the previous mark of 27,730 set during a six-game home schedule in 2003. Saginaw Valley will finish out the regular season portion of their schedule as they attempt to capture atleast a share of the GLIAC title on the road against rival Grand Valley State. Kickoff is scheduled for 1:00 p.m. Source: http://athletics.svsu.edu/sports/fball/2011-12/releases/201111059rbuyk
Saginaw Valley Ranked 3rd in Super Region 3 The top 6 teams in each region at the end of the regular season qualify for a berth in the NCAA DII Playoffs.
Rank 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Super Region 3 Team Region CSU-Pueblo 9-0 Nebraska-Kearney 9-1 Saginaw Valley 7-2 Wayne State 8-2 St. Cloud 7-2 Minnesota State 8-2 Minnesota Duluth 8-2 Hillsdale 7-3 Indianapolis 7-3 Colorado Mines 8-2
Overall 10-0 9-1 7-2 8-2 8-2 8-2 8-2 7-3 7-3 8-2
Tune in to NCAA.com on Sunday, November 13th for the Playoff Selection Show. Good luck Cardinals! 2
Recap of Week #9: Northern Michigan University SVSU vs. NMU
Cardinals 48 Wildcats 26 Box Score Northern Michigan Saginaw Valley
Q1 6 10
Q2 3 24
Q3 14 14
Q4 3 0
Final 26 48
Scoring Summary: Prd 1
Time 10:03
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Scoring Summary Saginaw Valley - Scott Stanford 22 yd FG Drive: 8 plays, 67 yards in 3:47. Saginaw Valley - Noah Sumpter 18 yd interception return. (Scott Stanford kick). Northern Mich. - Rockne Belmonte 40 yd FG Drive: 8 plays, 37 yards in 2:58. Northern Mich. - Rockne Belmonte 21 yd FG Drive: 7 plays, 66 yards in 2:13. Saginaw Valley - Ronnie Lark 10 yd pass from J. Jennings. (Scott Stanford kick). Drive: 4 plays, 66 yards in 1:36. Saginaw Valley - Brian Johnson 47 yd interception return. (Scott Stanford kick). Drive: 4 plays, 0 yards in 0:00. Saginaw Valley - Jeff Janis 25 yd pass from J. Jennings. (Scott Stanford kick). Drive: 5 plays, 57 yards in 1:45. Northern Mich. - Rockne Belmonte 35 yd FG Drive: 8 plays, 39 yards in 2:13. Saginaw Valley - Scott Stanford 24 yd FG Drive: 7 plays, 56 yards in 1:27. Saginaw Valley - Jeff Janis 13 yd pass from J. Jennings. (Scott Stanford kick). Drive: 7 plays, 70 yards in 0:00. Northern Mich. - Jared Buss 4 yd pass from Carter Kopach. (Rockne Belmonte kick). Drive: 7 plays, 27 yards in 2:37. Saginaw Valley - Tim Hogue 51 yd run. (Scott Stanford kick). Drive: 2 plays, 64 yards in 0:42. Northern Mich. - Carter Kopach 3 yd run. (Rockne Belmonte kick). Drive: 5 plays, 70 yards in 1:54. Northern Mich. - Rockne Belmonte 41 yd FG Drive: 8 plays, 41 yards in 3:01.
NM-SV 0-3 0 - 10 3 - 10
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Grant Caserta (LB, JR, #47, Brandon Williams (DE, SR,son #8, ofson Jimof and Deb)and makes theBusch stop. Karen) Ryan (DL, SO, #98, son of Jim and Kelly) get ready to defend.
6 - 17
6 - 24
6 - 31
9 - 31
9 - 34
Brandon Williams (DE, SR, #8, son of Karen) pressures the QB. Mike Peterson (WR, SR, #9, son of Matt and Mary Ann) looks on as Brian Johnson (LB, SO, #41, son of Brian and Karen) and Nate Snyder (DE, JR, #94, son of Jack and Leslie) get set on defense.
9 - 41
16 - 41
Brandon Hayes (RB, SR, #6, son of Clark and Kerry) rushes on.
16 - 48
23 - 48
26 - 48
Frank Toarmina (OL, SR, #60, son of Lou and Gina) watches the action from the sideline.
Team Statistics: 3 Go SVSU! Go Cardinals!
Northern Mich. 17 9 6 2 25% (3 of 12) 0% (0 of 0) 190 16-32 5.9 1 for 6 2 110 33 3.3 6 for 233 38.8 180 1 for 0 8 for 180 0 for 0 5 for 78 0-0 1 for 6 0 for 0 28:09:00
Statistics FIRST DOWNS Passing Rushing Penalty THIRD DOWN EFFICIENCY FOURTH DOWN EFFICIENCY NET YARDS PASSING Completions-Attempts Net yards per pass play Sacked:Number-Yards Had intercepted NET YARDS RUSHING Rushing Attempts Average gain per rush PUNTS: No-Yards Average TOTAL RETURN YARDS Punt Returns:No-Yards Kickof Returns:No-Yards Int. Returns:No-Yards PENALTIES: No-Yards FUMBLES: No-Lost SACKS: No-Yards INTERCEPTIONS: No-Yards TIME OF POSSESSION
Saginaw Valley 22 15 7 0 38% (5 of 13) 0% (0 of 1) 293 21-29 10.1 1 for 6 0 155 38 4.1 5 for 159 31.8 162 2 for 7 6 for 90 2 for 65 4 for 42 2-1 1 for 6 2 for 65 31:51:00
Individual Statistics: Passing J. Jennings Dustin Mayner
CP-AT 18-24 3-5
YDS 274 19
TD 3 0
INT 0 0
Rushing Tim Hogue Ronnie Lark J. Jennings Dustin Mayner Team Brandon Hayes Major Metcalf
ATT 9 11 4 4 2 5 3
YDS 83 51 19 16 -2 -3 -9
AVG 9.2 4.6 4.8 4 -1 -0.6 -3
LG 51 14 13 14 0 1 3
TD 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Receiving Zach Cecich Jeff Janis
NO 4 3
YDS 101 58
AVG 25.2 19.3
LG 35 25
TD 0 2
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Nick Gallina Tim Hogue Nathan Hoyle David Foster Ronnie Lark Mark Thrash Brandon Hayes M. Albrecht
4 1 1 2 2 1 2 1
48 16 16 16 15 12 8 3
12 16 16 8 7.5 12 4 3
15 16 16 11 10 12 6 3
Kicking Scott Stanford
FG 2/2
LG 24
XP 6/6
PTS 12
Punting Avery Steinlage
NO 5
YDS 159
AVG 31.8
LG 42
TB 0
Kickoffs If Scott Stanford
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Defensive Statistics Saginaw Valley 20
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Jeff Heath Paul Webb Murphy Wilson DeAngelo Parris B. Williams Noah Sumpter Major Metcalf Brian Johnson Nate Snyder Caleb Higbie Rodney Gallon Grant Caserta Zach Cecich Vai Peko Isaac Zimmer Dex Teen Murtada Jabbie TOTALS
5 3 1 4 1 4 2 3 3 2 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 39
3 4 5 0 3 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 26
8 7 6 4 4 4 4 4 3 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 65
1-6 1-6
1-1 0.5 - 0 1.5 - 2 1-6 1-2 1-2 8-20
1-18 1-47 2-65
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Source: http://athletics.svsu.edu/sports/fball/2011-12/boxscores/20111105_qggt.xml
GLIAC Standings GLIAC North Division Standings Conf All School Games Games Saginaw Valley 7-2 7-2 Grand Valley 6-3 7-3 Indianapolis 6-3 7-3 Michigan Tech 5-4 6-4 Ferris St. 4-5 5-5 N. Michigan 3-6 4-6 Northwood 1-8 2-8
GLIAC South Division Standings Conf All School Games Games Wayne State 7-2 8-2 Hillsdale 7-2 7-3 Ashland 6-3 6-4 Ohio Dominican 5-4 6-4 Findlay 5-4 5-5 Lake Erie 1-9 2-8 Tiffin 0-9 0-10
GLIAC Scoreboard – November 5th
GLIAC Schedule – November 12th
Saginaw Valley 48, Northern Michigan 26 Wayne State 28, Indianapolis 19 Lake Erie 52, Tiffin 42 Ohio Dominican 20, Ashland 17 Michigan Tech 41, Ferris State 14 Hillsdale 49, Findlay 19 Grand Valley 35, Northwood 10
Saginaw Valley at Grand Valley Northwood at Ferris State Hillsdale at Tiffin Ashland at Lake Erie Michigan Tech at Northern Michigan Indianapolis at Ohio Dominican Findlay at Wayne State
Photo Recap of the Northern Michigan Game 6
All Seniors are Team Captains for the Game! Go Seniors!
Left - Nick Gallina (WR, SR, #17, son of Dave and MaryAnn) Center – Jesse Somsel (OL, SO, #69, son of Rich and Ellen) Right – Major Metcalf (DB, RFR, #26, son of Major and JoAnn)
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Left - Michael Albrecht (WR, SO, #3, son of Steve and Ellen) Center - Jonathon Jennings (QB, SO, #11, son of Calvin and Brenda) Right - Jeff Heath (DB, JR, #5, son of Mike and Dianne)
Left - Nate Hoyle (TE, JR, #80, son of Jeff and Cindy) Right - Dustin Mayner (QB, SR, #12, son of Roger and Lisa) Right - Christian Babini (OL, SO, #65, son of Christian and Jackie) The Kick is Good! Scott Stanford (K, FR, #38, son of Steve and Kris) kicks the field goal. Holding for the kick is Mike Peterson (WR, SR, #9, son of Matt and Mary Ann). Scott scored 12 points in the victory against Northern Michigan. Great job Scott!
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Brandon Hayes (RB, #6) - Clark & Kerry
Mike Peterson (WR, #9) - Matt & Mary Ann
Brandon Williams (DE, #8) - Karen
Dustin Mayner (QB, #12) – Roger & Lisa
Nick Gallina (WR, #17) - Dave & MaryAnn
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Paul Webb (DL, #58) - David & Vicki
Frank Toarmina (OL, #60) - Lou & Gina
Nick Winkler (OL, #64) - Rudy and Bo
Frankie Roller (MGR, #1) – Frank & Kristie
Upcoming Game of the Week: Grand Valley State Saginaw Valley State University
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Cardinals Lakers 2011 Ranking: 25th AFCA 2011 Ranking: Not Ranked 19th D2Football.com 2011 Record: 7-2-0 2011 Record: 7-3-0 2010 Record: 4-7-0 2010 Record: 11-2-0 Conference: GLIAC Conference: GLIAC Head Coach: Jim Collins Head Coach: Matt Mitchell 2010 Game Score: SVSU 7, GVSU 28 (November 13, 2010) SVSU holds a 10-29-0 all time record against GVSU Lou’s Prediction: SVSU 35 – GVSU 20; Lou says “SVSU is headed back to the playoffs as the Offense does its job and the Defense holds firm.” (By Lou Toarmina father of Frank Toarmina, OL, SR, #60).
Driving Directions to Grand Valley State University “Every Game is a Home Game” Support the Cardinal Football team on the road! November 12th at Grand Valley State University Stadium: Lubbers Stadium Driving Directions Start out going NORTH on BAY RD/ MI-84 N toward COLLEGE DR W. 0.3 miles Make a U-TURN onto BAY RD S/ MI-84 S. 2.6 miles Turn RIGHT onto TITTABAWASSEE RD. 8.4 miles Turn LEFT onto CURVE RD. 1.3 miles Turn RIGHT onto DICE RD. 0.1 miles Turn LEFT onto N GRAHAM RD. 3.5 miles Turn RIGHT onto W GRATIOT RD/ MI-46. Continue to follow MI-46. 69.5 miles Merge onto US-131 S via the ramp on the LEFT. 30.6 miles Merge onto I-96 W via EXIT 89B toward MUSKEGON. 4.9 miles Take the FRUIT RIDGE AVE exit, EXIT 26. 0.3 miles Turn LEFT onto FRUIT RIDGE AVE NW. 0.3 miles Turn RIGHT onto 3 MILE RD NW. 0.8 miles Turn LEFT onto WILSON AVE NW. 2.0 miles Turn RIGHT onto LEONARD ST NW. 3.7 miles Turn SLIGHT RIGHT onto 24TH AVE. 0.2 miles Stay STRAIGHT to go onto LEONARD ST. 1.5 miles Turn LEFT onto LINDEN DR NW. 1.9 miles Turn RIGHT onto LAKE MICHIGAN DR/ MI-45 W. 1.1 miles Turn LEFT onto N CAMPUS DR. 0.3 miles 11
Turn RIGHT onto STADIUM DR. Hotel Info Hilton Grand Rapids Airport (SVSU Football team is staying here) 4747 28th Street Grand Rapids, MI 49512 (616) 957-0100 - $99.00 and up (call for details) Sleep Inn, Inn & Suites (Located 0.5 miles from Grand Valley) 4869 Becker Drive Allendale, MI 49401 (616) 892-8000 $100-Standard king or queen
Holiday Inn Express Grand Rapids/Grandville (Located 8.9 miles from Grand Valley) 4651 36th Street SW Grandville, MI 49418 (616) 532-0202 Mention GVSU for discounted rate 2 queen beds, pool & hot breakfast = $105.00
Comfort Suites Grandville (Located 8.3 miles from Grand Valley) 4520 Kenowa Ave SW Mention GVSU for discounted rate Grandville, MI 49418 (616) 667-0733 $79.00 for 1 King bed or 2 queen beds (includes microwave, fridge, coffee maker, pull out couch, and deluxe complimentary breakfast). Published from the 2011 Official SVSU Travel Guide
Get Your Grand Valley Tickets Now! Attention Cardinal Football fans! It is recommended to purchase your tickets online prior to the Grand Valley game to ensure you have entrance into the big game. To order tickets online go to http://www.gvsulakers.com/tickets/fb-tix.html Follow the prompts on your screen to “Order Online� tickets. Hope to see you all there!
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Bound Edition Coffee-Table Book Now The SVSU Cardinal Football Parents Club is offering Cardinal fans a limited edition printing of all of the Cardinal Football eNewsletters. The eNewsletters will be merged into one bound edition coffee-table book. This special bound edition booklet will include bonus photos from each game and it will be a great way to keep the memories of the 2011 season alive for years to come. The cost is only $35.00 per copy. We will only be printing one run of the eNewsletter so act now to get your order in. We are also selling additional 2011 Photo DVD copies for $15.00 per copy. The 2010 Photo DVD had over 1,100 photos! Each Parent Club membership receives a free copy of the Photo DVD. Orders & payment must be received by Dec. 30, 2011. To order complete the form below, include a check payable to SVSU Cardinal Football Parents Club, and mail it to SVSU CAC - Pamela Clifford, 7400 Bay Road, SCA, University Center, MI 48710. If you have questions send us an email at Info@SVSUParentsClub.com. DETACH AND MAIL BACK WITH YOUR ORDER
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Please direct your attention to the link on our website for SCHOELLES PHOTOGRAPHY Paul and Lynda Schoelles (grandparents of Michael Albrecht, WR, SO, #3) have graciously offered their expert skills in photographing the SVSU Cardinals in action. Their professional photos of your players can be found on the link on the Parent Club website homepage (SVSUParentsClub.com). These photos are for purchase and ALL PROCEEDS go directly to the Parent Club for this years equipment purchase to be donated at the banquet at the end of the 2011 season.
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