Cardinal Football eNewsletter 2011 Season / Volume 2
Cardinals "Light" Up Bulldogs, 30-27 UNIVERSITY CENTER, Mich. – The Saginaw Valley State University football team opened its 2011 season and newly renovated Wickes Stadium with a 30-27 victory over Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) rival Ferris State tonight (Sept. 10) in front of a crowd of 8,173 fans for the annual Red Feather Classic football game. The Bulldogs lit the scoreboard first on a one-yard run by quarterback Tom Schneider, taking a 7-0 lead with just five minutes left in the first quarter. The Cardinals responded as Meijer "Player of the Game" Jonathon Jennings (Columbus, Ohio/Westerville South HS) found senior running back Ronnie Lark (Flint, Mich. / Powers Catholic HS) from 18 yards out to even the score at seven. Jennings would finish the game 19-of-24 for 310 yards and three touchdowns through the air for the Cardinals. SVSU would take their first lead of the game on a 24-yard field goal by freshman Scott Stanford (Novi, Mich.). The Bulldogs would retake the lead when Schneider hit Dwayne Williams with a 12-yard pass going up 14-10 over the Cardinals. Saginaw Valley would waste no time reclaiming their lead when Jennings hit sophomore Jeff Janis (Tawas City, Mich.) on a 56-yard pass just 33 seconds later going up 17-14 over Ferris State. Janis finished the night with 66 yards and one touchdown. Saginaw Valley would extend its lead to 24-14 when Lark found pay dirt with his second touchdown of the night on a one-yard run with just 17 seconds left in the half. Lark would end the night with 18 carries for 76 yards and a touchdown on the ground. The Bulldogs came out strong in the second half, cutting the Cardinal advantage to three after Schneider hit Jace Heneveld on a four-yard pass just four minutes into the third quarter. Ferris would claim its first lead of the second half when Skylar Stoker rushed in from one-yard out to put the Bulldogs up 27-24. Saginaw Valley would get great field position after a 40-yard kick return by Tim Hogue (Inkster, Mich.) that would energize the Cardinals late in the fourth quarter. SVSU
would reclaim the lead for good when Jennings connected with sophomore Mark Thrash (Wyoming, Mich. / Wyoming Park HS) on a diving 10-yard catch in the endzone for the 30-27 lead with 4:25 left in the game. The Cardinal defense was led by Grant Caserta (Holland, Mich. / West Ottawa HS) who ended the night with 12 tackles, while Noah Sumpter (Lansing, Mich. / Waverly HS) and Jeff Heath (Lake Orion, Mich.) both added 10 tackles on the evening. With the win the Cardinal improve to 1-0 overall on the season and 1-0 in the GLIAC, while Ferris State falls to 1-1 overall on the season and 0-1 in the GLIAC. SVSU will return to action next week Saturday (Sept. 17) when they travel to Painsville, Ohio to play Lake Erie College. Source: http://athletics.svsu.edu/sports/fball/2011-12/releases/20110910l419th
GLIAC Scoreboard Saginaw Valley 30, Ferris State 27 Northern Michigan 30, Findlay 23 (2 OT) Michigan Tech 41, Lake Erie 10 Hillsdale 34, Grand Valley 31
Ohio Dominican 44, Northwood 30 Wayne State 55, Tiffin 0 Ashland 39, Indianapolis 36 (4 OT)
GLIAC Schedule for September 18th Saginaw Valley at Lake Erie Michigan Tech at Wayne State Grand Valley at Indianapolis Ohio Dominican at Ferris State
Tiffin at Findlay Northwood at Northern Michigan Ashland at Hillsdale
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Recap of Week #1: Ferris State University SVSU vs. Ferris State Cardinals 30 Bulldogs 27 Box Score Ferris State Saginaw Valley
Q1 7 7
Q2 7 17
Q3 7 0
Q4 6 6
Final 27 30
Scoring Summary: FSU SV 7-0
Qtr
Time
Scoring Summary
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5:42
Ferris St. - Tom Schneider 1 yd run. (Austin Kantola kick is good). Drive: 12 plays, 93 yards in 5:09.
1
2:26
Saginaw Valley - Ronnie Lark 18 yd pass from J. Jennings. (Scott Stanford kick is good). Drive: 8 plays, 52 yards in 3:09.
2
8:23
2
4:56
Saginaw Valley - Scott Stanford 24 yd field goal. Ferris St. - Dwayne Williams 12 yd pass from Tom Schneider. (Austin Kantola kick is good). Drive: 9 plays, 78 yards in 3:20.
2
4:23
Saginaw Valley - Jeff Janis 56 yd pass from J. Jennings. (Scott Stanford kick is good). Drive: 2 plays, 67 yards in 0:33.
14 - 17
2
0:17
Saginaw Valley - Ronnie Lark 1 yd run. (Scott Stanford kick is good). Drive: 8 plays, 82 yards in 1:15.
14 - 24
3
10:43
Ferris St. - Jace Heneveld 4 yd pass from Tom Schneider. (Austin Kantola kick is good). Drive: 10 plays, 70 yards in 4:13.
21 - 24
4
9:51
Ferris St. - Skylar Stoker 1 yd run. (Austin Kantola kick failed). Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards in 4:00.
27 - 24
4
4:25
Saginaw Valley - Mark Thrash 10 yd pass from J. Jennings. (Scott Stanford kick blocked). Drive: 10 plays, 55 yards in 5:17.
27 - 30
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Team Captains Jeff Heath (DB, JR, #5, son of Mike and Diane), Nick Gallina (WR, SR, #17, son of Dave and Mary Ann), and Brandon Williams (DE, SR, #8, son of Karen).
7 - 10 14 - 10
Source: http://www.gliac.org/sports/fball/2011-12/boxscores/20110910_st8b.xml
Cardinals rush the field
Jeff Heath (DB, JR, #5, son of Mike and Dianne) makes the tackle against the Bulldogs.
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Team Statistics: Ferris St. 24 16 6 2 46% (6 of 13) 100% (1 of 1) 439 69 6.4 315 28-34 9.3 1 for 1 0 124 35 3.5 5 for 174 34.8 143 1 for 0 6 for 143 2 for 0 7 for 61 1-1 1 for 5 2 for 0 29:56:00
SVSU vs. Ferris State
STATISTICS FIRST DOWNS Passing Rushing Penalty THIRD DOWN EFFICIENCY FOURTH DOWN EFFICIENCY TOTAL NET YARDS Total Offensive Plays Average gain per play 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: Number-Yards Average TOTAL RETURN YARDS Punt Returns:No-Yards Kickof Returns:No-Yards Int. Returns:No-Yards PENALTIES: Number-Yards FUMBLES: Number-Lost SACKS: Number-Yards INTERCEPTIONS: #-Yards TIME OF POSSESSION
Saginaw Valley 25 12 10 3 58% (7 of 12) 0% (0 of 1) 484 65 7.4 310 19-24 12.9 1 for 5 2 174 41 4.2 2 for 72 36 153 4 for 26 5 for 127 0 for 0 4 for 40 2-1 1 for 1 0 for 0 30:04:00
Scott Stanford (K, FR, #38, son of Steve and Kris) gets ready to kick the extra point. Holding the snap is Mike Peterson (WR, SR, #9, son of Matt and Mary Ann).
O-Line Gets Ready Jesse Somsel (OL, SO, #69, son of Rich and Ellen), Kaleb Forr (OL, SO, #62, son of Kirk and Charlotte), Frank Toarmina, OL, SR, #60, son of Lou and Gina), and Tevon Conrad (OL, SO, #76) are ready for the snap.
Individual Statistics: Passing J. Jennings Rushing Brandon Hayes Tim Hogue J. Jennings Nick Gallina Ronnie Lark Jeff Janis Team
CP-AT 19-24
YDS 310
TD 3
INT 2
ATT 6 6 8 1 18 1 1
YDS 22 27 27 8 76 14 0
AVG 3.7 4.5 3.4 8 4.2 14 0
LG 9 9 12 8 14 14 0
TD 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Paul Webb (DL, SR, #58, son of David and Vicki), Nate Snyder (DE, JR, #94), Ryan Busch (DL, SO, #98, son of Jim and Kelly), and Brandon Williams (DE, SR, #8, son of Karen) get set. 4
TD 1 0 0 0 0 1 1
Receiving Mark Thrash Brandon Hayes Tim Hogue Mike Peterson Nick Gallina Ronnie Lark Jeff Janis
NO 4 2 1 1 8 1 2
YDS 81 20 2 14 109 18 66
AVG 20.2 10 2 14 13.6 18 33
LG 54 12 2 14 42 18 56
Kicking Scott Stanford
FG 1/2
LG 24
XP 3/4
PTS 6
Punting Alec Smith
NO 2
YDS 72
AVG 36
LG 39
TB 0
Kickoffs Scott Stanford
NO 6
YDS 382
AVG 63.7
TB 0
OB 0
Kickoff Returns Tim Hogue Adrian Baker
NO 4 1
YDS 127 0
AVG 31.8 0
LG 45 0
TD 0 0
Punt Returns Vai Peko Major Metcalf
NO 1 3
YDS 17 9
AVG 17 3
LG 16 6
TD 0 0
Fumbles J. Jennings Vai Peko
NO 1 1
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LOST 0 1
Offense Gets the Play Jonathan Jennings (QB, SO, #11, son of Calvin and Brenda) tells the offense the play call. Pictured L to R is Nick DiPalma (OL, SR, #74), Jesse Somsel (OL, SO, #69, son of Rich and Ellen), Kaleb Forr (OL, SO, #62, son of Kirk and Charlotte), Frank Toarmina (OL, SR, #60, son of Lou and Gina), Tevon Conrad, (OL, SO, #76), and Brandon Hayes (RB, SR, #6, son of Clark and Kerry).
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# 4 5 8 10 17 19 20 21 24 26 37 40 41 42 44 47 52 58 93 94 98 TM
Saginaw Valley DeAngelo Parris Jeff Heath B. Williams Noah Sumpter Nick Gallina Vai Peko D. Middlebrooks Jon Bryant Isaac Zimmer Major Metcalf Rodney Gallon Murtada Jabbie Brian Johnson Adrian Baker Esham Farha Grant Caserta Jordan Maccoux Paul Webb Tony Iacovoni Nate Snyder Ryan Busch Team TOTALS
Solo 5 7 1 8 1 0 3 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 6 1 1 1 3 1 46
Defensive Statistics SacksAst Total Yds 1 6 3 10 3 4 2 10 0 1 1 1 4 7 1 5 0 1 0 1 2 3 1-1 2 2 2 2 1 2 1 1 6 12 0 1 0 1 1 2 3 6 3 4 36 82 1-1
TFLYds 1-3 1-1 0.5 - 0 1-2 0.5 - 1 4-7
FR-Yds 1-0 1-0
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Source: http://www.gliac.org/sports/fball/2011-12/boxscores/20110910_st8b.xml
Jennings Throws 3 Touchdowns in 30-27 Victory For the first time, the SVSU football team took the field at Wickes Stadium at 7 p.m. for kickoff. And for the first time, it left the field at 10 p.m. with a win. The Cardinals defeated Ferris State in Saturday’s season opener by a score of 30-27, racking up 484 yards of total offense in the process. “I’m happy with the way we played,” head coach Jim Collins said. “We had big expectations going into the game, and I think the biggest thing was that our guys wanted to live up to those expectations.” The Cardinals offense got to work early, with sophomore quarterback Jonathon Jennings taking the ball into Ferris State territory on the opening drive, but SVSU turned the ball over after a failed fourth-down conversion. 6
After Ferris State quarterback Tom Schneider punched the ball in with a one- yard touchdown run, Jennings responded on the ensuing drive, hitting junior running back Ronnie Lark for an 18-yard touchdown pass. Freshman kicker Scott Stanford tacked on a field goal in the second quarter to put the Cardinals up 10-7, but Schneider and the Bulldogs responded with a 12-yard touchdown throw. Schneider finished the game 28 for 34 with 315 yards passing, 47 yards rushing and three touchdowns, giving the Cardinals defense trouble all night with his mobility. “We had a tough time getting to him,” Collins said. “We didn’t sack him as many times as we wanted to, but we forced some mistakes on his part in terms of errant passes, and that was enough to get the job done.” The Cardinals’ spread offense answered back as Jennings hit sophomore wide receiver Jeff Janis for a 56-yard touchdown pass with less than five minutes left in the half. Jennings was 19 for 24 with 310 yards, three touchdowns and two interceptions, adding 27 yards on the ground. “I’m happy with the fact that he keeps getting better,” Collins said. “I think that was probably his best performance in terms of any practice, scrimmage or game.” Jennings’ 310 yards were the most of his career, topping a 227-yard performance in 2010. “I feel like we executed very well,” Jennings said. “I just went out there and tried to do my job, and I think that’s what we were all doing.” After a punt by Ferris State, the Cardinals scored again just before halftime, with Lark finding the end zone once more on a one-yard carry. Lark finished with 76 yards and one touchdown on 18 carries. SVSU put up over 300 yards of total offense in the first half, carrying a 24-17 lead into the break. Nick Gallina was Jennings’ favorite target, catching eight passes in the game for 109 yards. The second half proved to be a bigger challenge for Jennings and the Cardinals. After a first half where SVSU didn’t punt, their first three drives of the second half resulted in a punt, a missed field goal and an interception. “Ferris made a couple of good plays,” Jennings said. “We didn’t execute as well as we could have.” 7
Schneider and the Ferris State offense continued to click in the third quarter, scoring a touchdown and field goal to go up 27-24, their first and only lead of the game. “We knew their offense was potent,” Collins said. “[Schneider] made some tremendous plays.” But Jennings and the Cardinals responded on the team’s final drive. After a 40-yard punt return by sophomore wide receiver Tim Hogue, Jennings led the team to the Ferris State ten yard line with 4:25 remaining, hitting sophomore wide receiver Mark Thrash for a touchdown that brought all 8,173 fans to their feet. “We’ve been talking about finishing since our 5:30 a.m. winter workouts,” Jennings said. “I knew we had an opportunity to do that right there.” “He made a lot of smart decisions,” Collins said of Jennings’ late drive. “At the end of the day, when we had to make a play for the touchdown, we executed it.” The SVSU defense, led by junior linebacker Grant Caserta’s 12 tackles, forced Ferris State to punt on the ensuing drive Jennings was able to run 2:46 off the clock before punting with 39 second remaining, ostensibly giving the Bulldogs one last possession. But on the punt, the ball bounced off a Ferris State player and the Cardinals recovered it to clinch the game. SVSU is back in action at Lake Erie at 7 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 17. Source: http://www.valleyvanguardonline.com/?p=217 By: Justin Brouckaert, Vanguard Sports Editor
Photo Recap of the Ferris State Game Grant Caserta (LB, JR, #47, son of Jim and Deb gets ready to assist in the tackle while Jeff Heath (DB, JR, #5, son of Mike and Dianne) puts the hurt on.
Full House! Major Metcalf (DB, RFR, #26, son of Major and JoAnn) looks to the sideline for the call. 8
The SVSU Defense is set
<<<Isaac Zimmer (DB, JR, #24, son of Rick and Renee) celebrates the Cardinal victory!
Extra Point is Good!
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Upcoming Game of the Week: Lake Erie College Saginaw Valley State University
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Lake Erie College
Cardinals 2011 Ranking: Not Ranked
Storm 2011 Ranking: Not Ranked
2011 Record: 1-0-0 2010 Record: 4-7-0 Conference: GLIAC Head Coach: Jim Collins
2011 Record: 1-1-0 2010 Record: 3-8-0 Conference: GLIAC Head Coach: Mark McNellie
2010 Game Score: SVSU 49, LEC 17 (September 18, 2010) Lou’s Prediction: SVSU 49 – Lake Erie College 20; Lou says “49 to 20 with Lake Erie scoring a couple of touchdowns in the 4th quarter. Four rushing touchdowns in the first half for SVSU.” (By Lou Toarmina - father of Frank Toarmina, OL, SR, #60).
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Driving Directions to Lake Erie College â&#x20AC;&#x153;Every Game is a Home Gameâ&#x20AC;? Support the Cardinal Football team on the road! September 17th at Lake Erie College Stadium: Jack Britt Memorial Stadium, Painesville Kiwanis Recreation Park, Painesville, OH 44077 Driving Directions Head north on Fine Arts Dr toward Collings Dr 289 ft Turn right onto Collings Dr 0.3 mi Continue onto College Dr E 0.2 mi At the traffic circle, take the 1st exit onto Davis Rd 1.4 mi Turn left onto Kochville Rd 1.6 mi Turn right onto Adams St 0.6 mi Turn right to merge onto I-75 S 40.3 mi Slight right onto US-23 S (Entering Ohio) 93.2 mi Take exit 232 on the left to merge onto I-475 E toward Toledo 6.6 mi Take exit 20A on the left to merge onto I-75 N toward Detroit 3.5 mi Take exit 208 to merge onto I-280 S toward Cleveland 12.5 mi Take exit 1A to merge onto I-80 E/I-90 E toward Cleveland - Continue to follow I-80 E (Partial Toll Road) 79.7 mi Take exit 151 to merge onto I-480 E toward Cleveland (Partial Toll Road) 9.8mi Take exit 11 toward Cleveland 0.9mi Merge onto Berea Fwy 0.4 mi Merge onto I-71 N 8.5mi Continue onto I-90 E 14.4 mi Slight left onto OH-2 E (signs for Painesville) 14.0 mi Hampton Inn & Suites ClevelandExit onto OH-44 S toward Chardon 1.0mi Mentor Take the Jackson St exit toward US-20 0.3 mi (Located 2.3 miles LEC) Slight right onto Fern Dr 0.2 mi 5675 Emerald Court Turn left onto Mentor Ave 1.4 mi Slight left onto W Erie St 0.6 mi Mentor, OH 44060 Turn right onto Parmly Pl 358 ft (440) 358-1441 End at Painesville CIty Kiwanis Recreation Park
$110.00 for standard room
Hotel Info Embassy Suites Cleveland - Beachwood (SVSU Football team is staying here) 3775 Park East Drive Beachwood, OH 44122 (216) 765-8066 $119 and up (call for details)
Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites (Located 4 miles from LEC) 5785 Heisley Road Mentor, OH (440) 357-0384 $99.00 for standard room
Published from the 2011 Official SVSU Travel Guide
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