ST JOSEPH EARS VS MARSHALL REDHAWKS · Game Day Information 1 The Bears 2-3 Quick Facts/Series History 4 Coaches Info/ Pronunciations 5 Marshall Roster 6 Last Year’s game 7 Big

2009 St. Joseph Bears Football St. Joseph at Marshall – 8/28/09 Page 1 of 22

TABLE OF CONTENTS…

Game Day Information 1 The Bears 2-3 Quick Facts/Series History 4 Coaches Info/ Pronunciations 5 Marshall Roster 6 Last Year’s game 7 Big 16 Information 8-9 The Last Time St. Joe… 10 2008 Season Stats 11-13 St. Joe record book 14-15 JV/9th/Middle School Info 16 Dickinson Stadium Information 17 Press Clippings 18-21 Polls/Predictions 22

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THE BEARS SCHEDULE… 08/28 – @ Marshall 09/03 – @ Harper Creek 09/11 – Niles* 09/18 – @ Loy Norrix* 09/25 – @ Benton Harbor* 10/02 – Portage Central* 10/09 – @ Mattawan* 10/16 – Lakeshore* 10/23 – Portage Northern* All Games Start at 7:30 *Big 16 West Division Game

THE REDHAWKS SCHEDULE… 08/28 – St. Joseph 09/04 – @ Niles 09/11 – @ Kalamazoo Central* 09/18 – Battle Creek Lakeview* 09/25 – @ Lumen Christi* 10/02 – Battle Creek Central* 10/09 – Coldwater* 10/16 – Harper Creek* 10/23 – @ Sturgis* All Games Start at 7:30 *Big 16 East Division Game

ST. JOSEPH BEARS VS.. MARSHALL REDHAWKS

GAME 1: FRIDAY, AUGUST 28, 2000 – 7:30 PM

MARSHALL STADIUM, MARSHALL

BEARS AND REDHAWKS… The 94th regular season of St. Joe football begins tonight with a game against the Marshall Redhawks. The Bears have won the last two games of the series. The Bears won 35-12 last year at Dickinson Stadium in St. Joe. The Bears also won the last game played at Marshall by the score of 21-13. Despite the Bears winning the last two games of the series Marshall continues to hold the lead in the matchup 4 games to 2. This will be the fourth time the Bears have visited Marshall. Marshall has won two of the three previous games played on the Redhawks home field. ABOUT THE BEARS… The Bears come in to the season after a second consecutive 9-0 regular season and back to back Big 16 West Division titles. St. Joe returns quarterback Sean Guinane (6’5” Sr.) who threw for 1,180 yards on 84 of 138 passing, including 12 touchdown passes. The Bears also return running back Jamaal Jackson who started the 2008 season as the third string running back, but after injuries to the Bears top two running backs, Jackson finished the season with 936 yards rushing and 19 touchdowns, including a school record 9.5 yards per carry average. Coach Elliot Uzelac returns for his 4th season as Head Coach with a 28-7 record. ABOUT THE REDHAWKS… The Redhawks made a return to the playoffs after a two-year absence, going 8-4 but falling 21-0 to Detroit Country Day in the Division 4 Regional Finals. Marshall dropped their first two games of 2008, but won 6 of their last 7 to clinch a playoff berth. Rich Hulkow is entering his 26th season as the Head Coach of the Redhawks, compiling a record of 182-70. MEDIA COVERAGE.. Midwest Family Radio Sports is once again the home of St. Joseph Bears football, with WSJM AM 1400 The News and Talk of Michigan’s Great Southwest serving as the flagship for St. Joe football in their 15th straight season. Midwest Family Radio Sports provides weekly coverage of St. Joseph, Lakeshore, and South Haven football contests. Now in their 18th season, Phil McDonald (Play-By-Play) and Bret Witkowski (Color) will be calling the game. The broadcast is also available worldwide at www.wsjmsports.com. Fans can also check out coverage of the Bears on the official website for St. Joseph Bears Football at www.stjoefootball.com. Postgame results will be available on Saturday in print in the Herald-Palladium for fans in St. Joseph, and the surrounding areas of Berrien County and on the web at www.theh-p.com. Plus the game recap will appear in the Battle Creek Enquirer and Marshall Chronicle


YOUR 2009 ST. JOSEPH BEARS… ## Name Off. Pos. Def. Pos. Weight Year 1 NICK PIGGEE WR DB 134 SR. 2 SEAN GUINANE QB 217 SR. 3 RYAN VITALE WR DB 158 SR. 4 MATT PHILLIPPS WR DB 126 JR. 5 JEREMY RUSH QB DB 169 JR. 7 DREW HAMILTON WR DB 158 SR. 8 CHRIS KILLEBREW RB DB 163 SR. 9 TEM GOULD QB DL 184 SR. 10 MICAH SHOEPLEIN WR DB 143 SR. 12 ANDY WHEELER WR LB 195 SR. 15 MATT RIEMLAND WR LB 193 SR. 16 COLE RADENBAUGH WR DB 156 JR. 17 JOEL BERGMAN WR DB 164 JR. 18 TOMMY FRY QB LB 146 JR. 19 ROBERT PRESTON WR DB 185 JR. 20 DAVID REIMERS RB LB 173 JR. 21* DEVONTE JONES WR DB 148 SR. 22 EDDIE MONTGOMERY RB DB 168 JR. 23 BRAD CLARK WR DB 167 SR. 24 JOSH AKINS RB LB 164 JR. 25 BOBBY SYMONDS WR DB 136 JR. 28 JAMAAL JACKSON RB LB 192 SR. 30 DAVONTE PIGGEE RB LB 193 JR. 31 TYLER CURTES TE LB 194 JR. 32 MATT WOLF RB DB 168 SR. 33 KYLE KENDALL WR DB 143 JR. 34 MICHAEL CASE WR DB 171 SR. 40 CARTER NIMTZ RB LB 179 JR. 41 CRAIG CAMPBELL WR DL 150 JR. 42 TY TAYLOR RB SS 148 JR. 43 JOSH FAGRAS TE DL 187 SR. 44 JOHN ELLEGOOD OL DL 151 SR. 50 MIKE SIEMANS OL LB 195 SR. 51 ADAM TEEFENBACH OL DL 197 JR. 52 LOGAN MOSHER OL DL 201 JR. 53* ANDREW BROWN OL DL 193 SR. 54 ALEX OSMAR OL DL 170 JR. 64 ANDREW CHAMBERS OL DL 207 JR. 65 RYAN KAVANAUGH OL DL 208 JR. 66* JASON GAMBRELL OL DL 195 SR. 67 OWEN COLE OL DL 136 SR. 69 DAVION MITCHELL OL DL 163 SO.


YOUR 2009 ST. JOSEPH BEARS (CONTINUED)… ## Name Off. Pos. Def. Pos. Weight Year 70 DEMONTE MILTON OL DL 223 JR. 71 KEVIN MILLWARD OL DL 209 JR. 72 DEREK WORLEY OL DL 244 SR. 73 TYLER COOK OL DL 237 JR. 76 VALENTENO MCCOY-GARCIA OL DL 256 SR. 77 SAM KODIS OL DL 262 SR. 81 MICHAEL CARTER TE LB 212 SR. 84 KALEB BARFUSS TE DL 174 JR. 85 TOMMY RYBERG TE LB 168 JR. 86 RYAN SHIMANEK WR DB 157 SR. 87 ADAM LALLEY TE DL 212 JR. 89 ANDREW KEPPELER TE DL 197 SR. 90 SHONTERIUS RANDOLF TE DL 187 JR.

* Captains HEAD COACH… Elliot Uzelac (4th season 28-7, .800) ASSISTANT COACHES… Ike Muhlenkamp, Gandalf Church, Ben Jager, Bryan Keim, Lyle Hayden, Orlando Malone, and Ben Iliff JV COACHES… Mark Morris, Eric Robinson, Andrew Schalk FRESHMEN COACHES… Bob Baumgartner, Matt Culver, Jim Bird CAPTAINS… 21 Devonte Jones , 53, Andrew Brown, 66 Jason Gambrell, SCOUT TEAM CAPTAIN.. 3 Ryan Vitale KEY PLAYERS… Quarterbacks: 2 Sean Guinane (Senior) The senior returns for his third year on varsity after a stellar junior season, during which he passed for 1,180 yards passing, 12 touchdowns and throwing only 3 interceptions. 5 Jeremy Rush (Junior) Starting quarterback on the JV team last season Running Backs: 28 Jamaal Jackson (Senior) Despite starting last season as the Bears third string running back, Jackson had the second most rushing attempts during

the regular season and finished with a school record of 9.5 yards per carry average. Wide Receivers: 1 Nick Piggee (Senior) Other top players On Offense: 72 Derek Worley (Senior-OL) – The senior lineman is one of the few returning lineman from last year. On Defense: 21 Devonte Jones (Senior-CB) The senior was third in the Big 16 in the 100 yard dash at the 2008 Big 16 meet in Sturgis


QUICK FACTS… Series History: MAR leads 4-2 (0.667) St. Joseph points: 77 Marshall points: 148 Games Decided by 3 Points or Less: MAR 1-0 Games Decided by 7 Points or Less: MAR 1-0 Games Decided by 10 Points or More: MAR 3-1 St. Joseph’s Longest Winning Streak: 2 2007 - Current St. Joseph Longest Losing Streak: 4 2001-2004 Current St. Joseph Streak: Won 2 Biggest St. Joseph Win: 23 - 2008 (SJ 35, MAR 12) Biggest St. Joseph Loss: 42 – 2001 (MAR 42, SJ 0) Last St. Joseph Home Win: 2008 (SJ 35, MAR 12) Last St. Joseph Road Win: 2007 (SJ 21, MAR 13) Last Marshall Home Win: 2003 (MAR 22, SJ 0) Last Marshall Road Win: 2004 (MAR 24, SJ 21)

Enrollment: 986 (Class B) Interim Superintendent: Al Skibbe Principal: Jeff Runser Athletic Director: Kevin Guzzo Nickname: Bears Colors: Maize and Blue Fight Song: St. Joseph Fight Song Conference: Southwest Michigan Athletic Conference (Big 16), Charter member since 1931 First Year of Competition: 1913 All-Time Record: 462-330-33 (94th season*) *(No teams in 1916-18, influenza and WWI) State Titles: 0 Runner Up: 1, 1988 (Class B) S.M.A.C. Conference/Division Championships (Last): 34 (2008) Undefeated Seasons: (10) (1938, 71, 73, 80, 84, 86, 87, 88, 07, 08) Longest regular season winning streak: 37 - 9/26/86-9/30/89 Playoff Appearances: (12) - B, 1980, 84, 86, 87, 88; BB, 1990, 96, 97; 3, 1999, 06, 07, 08 Retired Jersey’s: 82 Rob Fredrickson (Class of 1989) – Jersey retired on January 5, 1999

THE SERIES… Tonight’s game will be the 7th all time meeting between St. Joseph and Marshall. The first game took place in 2001 after the Big 8 welcomed 5 teams from the Twin Valley Athletic Association as well as Lakeshore, Mattawan, and Dowagiac to form the Big 16. In the first three contests, St. Joseph was shut out. The first and third games were played in Marshall, while the second meeting took place at Benton Harbor’s Filstrup Field while construction of the current Dickinson Stadium was ongoing. St. Joe did not host a game in the series until 2004, which Marshall won 24-21 on a field goal as time expired. St. Joseph won for the first time in the series in 2007 by a score of 21-13. The Bears won last year 35-12 at Dickinson Stadium THE BEARS WHEN… (2008 totals) Overall Record: 10-1 (0.909) Home Record: 5-1 (0.833) Road Record: 5-0 (1.000) Neutral Site Record: 0-0 (0.000) Division Record: 4-0 (1.000) (St. Joseph wins the Big 16 West Division) Against Central Division Teams: 3-0 (1.000) Against Eastern Division Teams: 2-0 (1.000) St. Joseph scores first: 5-0 (1.000) Opponent scores first: 5-1 (0.833) Scoring 21 points or more: 9-0 (1.000) Scoring 20 points or less: 1-1 (0.500) Allowing 21 points or more: 2-1 (0.667) Allowing 20 points or less: 8-0 (1.000) Leading at the half: 7-0 (1.000) Tied at the half: 0-0 (0.000) Trailing at the half: 3-1 (0.750) Leading after 3 quarters: 9-0 (1.000) Tied after 3 quarters: 0-0 (0.000) Trailing after 3 quarters: 1-1 (0.500) Giveaways/Takeaways: 9/14 (+5) Points scored off of turnovers: 56 Points allowed off of turnovers: 10

IT “BEARS” MENTIONING… St. Joseph and Marshall both were defeated by West Branch Ogemaw Heights in the 1998 playoffs. St. Joseph loss occurred in the semifinals while Marshall’s loss came in the finals at the Pontiac Silverdome. The Bears and Redhawks are 2 of 3 Big 16 Conference schools that have played in the MHSAA Finals. Jackson Lumen Christi is the other. Tonight’s game with Marshall will mark the 7th consecutive season that the Bears have played a team from Calhoun County to open the season.

THE OPPOSITION… (record last year) Marshall: 8-4 (0.667) Battle Creek Harper Creek: 4-5 (0.444) Niles: 4-5 (0.444) Kalamazoo Loy Norrix: 3-6 (0.333) Benton Harbor: 0-9 (0.000) Portage Central: 8-2 (0.800) Mattawan: 1-8 (0.111) Lakeshore: 11-2 (0.846) Portage Northern: 5-4 (0.556) Opponents overall record: 44-45 (0.494) St. Joseph Record: 10-1 (0.909)


ON THE SIDELINES… Year Coach Record 1913 Whitehead 0-4 1914 Berry 2-6 1915 Gardner 0-6-1 1916-1918 No Teams 1919-1920 Gordon Gabal 12-6-1 1921-1931 Henry Howe 50-39-11 1932 Fred Harrsen 1-7-1 1933 Henry Howe 4-3-1 (54-42-12) 1934-1935 Ronald Finch 12-3-2 1936-1946 Harry Lee 53-31-5 1947-1948 Jack Petosky 7-5-3 1949-1950 Jay Eldred 8-8 1951-1953 Walt Gephart 10-13-1 1954-1963 Dick Higgs 43-31-7 1964-1967 Willis Koontz 13-22 1968-2001 Ivan "Ike" Muhlenkamp 211-110-1 2002-2005 John Van Wagoner 7-29 2006- Elliot Uzelac 28-7 ST

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A college coaching veteran with more than 30 years of experience is the 16th head coach in the schools 94 seasons of playing football. Mr. Uzelac began his coaching career as an assistant coach at Bowling Green, Navy, and Michigan before becoming the Head Coach at Western Michigan University from 1975-81. He was named Mid American Conference “Coach of the Year” in 1975 while with the Broncos. He also served as Head Coach at the US Naval Academy from 1987-89. Mr. Uzelac also has held coaching positions at Indiana, Ohio State, Colorado, Kentucky, Minnesota, Maryland, Georgetown, and with the NFL’s Cleveland Browns. He is a 1964 graduate of Western Michigan and he earned a master's degree in physical education from Bowling Green in 1966. He and his wife, Wendy, have two children, Lisa and Nick, and five grandchildren, Jordan, Elliot, Isaac, Reese, and Charlie.

Assistant Coaches: Ike Muhlenkamp (Quarterbacks/Inside Linebackers), Gandalf Church (Defensive Coordinator/Running Backs/Safeties), Ben Jager (Offensive and Defensive Lines), Bryan Keim (Wide Recievers/Cornerbacks), Lyle Hayden (Outside Linebackers/Offensive Lines), Orlando Malone (Scout Teams), and Ben Iliff (Wide Recievers/Linebackers)

Equipment Staff: Dan Strine, Kevin Strine, Keith Strine, Bryce Robinson, and Drew Welham Athletic Trainer: Matt Mabry (Lakeland Regional Health Systems) Team Physician: Dr. George T. Kolettis (Southwest Michigan Center for Orthopedics and Sports Medicine) THE WAY TO PRONOUNCE THE BEARS… Elliot Uzelac – you-zelack Ike Muhlencamp – mull -en-camp Sean Guinane – GIHN-ayne Tim Gould – Goold Micah Shoeplein Mike-uh Shep-line Matt Riemland – reem-land Cole Radenbaugh Rad-en-baw David Reimers Rye-mers Bobby Symonds Seye-monds Josh Fagras Fay-gras Logan Mosher Mow-sher THE GAME OPERATIONS PEOPLE… Public Address Announcer: Dave Durr Spotter: Phil Cole Clock Operators: Fred Alten, David Foster 25-Second Clock: Gary Etter Message Board/Audio: Dave Wolf Game Stats: (Home) Josh Weaver (Road): Dave Wolf Game Film: (Press Box View) David Terry (Endzone) Mike Lavanway THE BOOSTERS… Co-Presidents: Jerry and Dorrine Guinane & Jim and Sue Riemland Treasurers: Brian and Kelly Nimtz Secretaries: Neil and Rhonda Vitale Co-Chair (Spirit Wear): Brian and Debbie Akins & Todd and Barbie Carter Co-Chair (Concessions): Jason and Tammie Spiegel & Steve and Terry Rush Co-Char (Golf Outing): Jim and Nancy Kodis & Jim and Cathy Hamilton

SAINT JOSEPH FIGHT SONG Fight on to victory, As we shout our battle cry! Fight on, old Varsity, As the Bears go marching by. We'll sing a toast or two, For every loyal son, Raise high our maize and blue, Until the fight is won! F-I, F-I-T-E, Fight! So, Bears, fight with all your might! We're right, so fight, we're conquerors tonight! Fight on to victory, As we shout our battle cry! Fight on, oh Varsity, As the Bears go marching by. We'll sing a toast or two, For every loyal son, Raise high the maize and blue, Until the fight is won!


THE REDHAWKS… ## Name Off. Pos Def. Pos. Height Weight Year

1 JAMAR WIMBERLY RB DB 6'0" 175 SR. 2 JAMES WIMBERLY WR DE 6'2" 210 SR. 3 ANDREW FEASEL WR DB 5'9" 160 JR. 4 ANTHONY KRAMER WR DB 6'2" 180 SR. 5 DEREK KLINGAMAN QB LB 6'2" 205 JR. 6 CALEB VINCENT QB DB 6'1" 200 SR. 8 ALEX GREENWOOD WR DB 5'11" 160 SR. 9 SETH VOTAVA WR DB 5'11" 155 SR. 11 JOSEPH ROTHWELL RB DB 5'8" 130 JR. 12 NATE CALERY WR DB 6'0" 185 SR. 13 LOGAN PATTERSON RB DB 5'5" 140 JR. 20 DUEK JOSTS WR DB 6'1" 170 JR. 22 DIO JOSTS WR DB 6'3" 180 SR. 23 DYLAN DAMRON RB LB 5'9" 180 SR. 25 AUSTIN POE WR DB 6'3" 170 SR. 27 EVERETT WOODS RB DB 5'10" 175 SO. 28 JEFF SHIPPELL WR DB 5'10" 150 SR. 31 PARY'S ARMSTRONG WR LB 5'9" 165 JR. 32 TYLER SULLIVAN WR DB 6'0" 150 JR. 33 GARRETT WOODS RB DL 6'2" 245 SR. 34 CODY BOUGHTON RB LB 5'8" 180 SR. 35 REID ARMSTRONG RB LB 5'10" 200 JR. 42 JAQUES SHORT II RB LB 5'6" 200 SR. 44 JAKE HERMAN TE DE 6'4" 220 JR. 50 DEAN SLEEPER OL DL 5'11" 210 SR. 51 TYLER DANNENBERG OL DL 5'9" 175 JR. 53 TAYLOR FRIEND OL LB 6'1" 205 SR. 54 DAVE GEISE OL DE 6'3" 210 SR. 55 DILLON McMILLON OL LB 6'1" 225 JR. 60 AARON IVEY OL DE 6'3" 200 JR. 61 BRANDON MYERS OL DE 6'3" 200 SR. 62 KORY PEHRSON OL LB 5'10" 180 SR. 63 DAN GIESE OL DL 6'3" 210 SR. 69 COREY MEACELL OL DE 6'1" 180 JR. 70 TYLER GROSS OL DL 6'0" 245 SR. 71 ZACH FRANCE OL DL 6'2" 240 SR. 74 AUSTIN ZAPATA OL DL 6'1" 280 SR. 75 JOSH PRATT OL DL 6'3" 230 SO. 85 KYLE WAIDELICH TE LB 6'1" 230 SR.

HEAD COACH: RICH HULKOW (26TH SEASON, 182-70) ASSISTANTS: DOUG BURGESS, BILL DRYER, JERRY TRIECE, BOB VAUGHT, MATT WEST TRAINER: SCOTT DUNSFORD


THE LAST MEETING – 9/5/08 – ST. JOSEPH 35, MARSHALL 12 – DICKINSON STADIUM

(St. Joseph) – The Bears offense picked up right where it left off after last week's 34-0 victory over Harper Creek. St. Joe found the endzone on their first three possessions, which helped lead the Bears to a 35-12 win over Marshall on Friday night at Dickinson Stadium After the Bear defense forced Marshall to punt on their initial drive, the Bears went on a 9 play 75 yard drive, ending with a 14 yard touchdown pass from Sean Guinane to Jay Nimtz. The Bears defense gave the offense excellent field position after Matt Jewell intercepted the ball at the Marshall 20 yard line, the Bears would find the endzone again as Drake Smith scored a 3 yard touchdown to put the Bears up 14-0.

The Bears defense would come away with a fumble near midfield and just 2 plays later, Sean Guinane found Jay Nimtz for a 30 yard touchdown pass and a 21-0 lead. Marshall found the scoreboard late in the first half when Redhawks quarterback Jeff Lough scrambled for an 11 yard touchdown run, the point after was blocked and the Bears took a 21-6 lead into the locker room at halftime. St. Joe's defense helped set up the offense once again as Devonte Jones made an interception at the Marshall 27 yard line. Drake smith would run for 22 yards on the first play after the turnover, and then took it the last 5 yards on the next play for a 28-6 lead. In the fourth quarter, Jamaal Jackson scored his second touchdown of the season when he had a 15 yard touchdown run. Marshall closed out the scoring as Lough found Blake Iobe for a 62 yard touchdown pass. Iobe's kick was wide left and the Bears would run out the clock with a 35-12 win.

REDHAWKS BEARS POINTS 12 35 FIRST DOWNS 10 23 3RD DOWN % 2/10 7/13 4TH DOWN % 1/2 1/6 TOTAL YARDS 231 384 RUSHING 127 235 PASSING 104 171 COMPLETED/ATTEMPTED/INT 6/15/2 15/23/1 TURNOVERS 3 2 PENALTIES/YARDS 6/20 6/64 TIME OF POSSESSION 29:01 30:59

Scoring Summary Marshall 0 6 0 6 -- 12 St. Joseph 21 0 7 7 -- 35 SJ - Sean Guinane 14 yard pass to Jay Nimtz (Drake Smith kick good) SJ - Drake Smith 3 yard run (Drake Smith kick good) SJ - Sean Guinane 30 yard pass to Jay Nimtz (Drake Smith kick good) MR - Jeff Lough 11 yard run (Blake Iobe kick blocked) SJ - Drake Smith 5 yard run (Drake Smith kick good) SJ - Jamaal Jackson 15 yard run (Drake Smith kick good) MR - Jeff Lough 62 yard pass to Blake Iobe (Blake Iobe kick wide left)

Jay Nimtz catches the second of his two TD receptions in the Bears 35-12

win over Marshall. (David Knight - www.dkfoto.com)


THE BIG 16… NEWSWIRE ►Big 16 Realignment In the biggest move since the formation of the Big 16 back in 2001. The league’s realignment eliminates the Central Divisioin, moving Kalamazoo Loy Norrix, Portage Central, and Portage Northern to the West Division. Battle Creek Central and Kalamazoo Central are now in the East Division. The league’s realignment is for football only. The new scheduling matrix allows for the first two games of the season to be played against the other division, while the last seven games are divisional games. The rotation does allow for Kalamazoo Central and Loy Norrix to play every year despite being in opposite divisions. ►Big 16 Stadiums undergoing some facelifts. Following the 2008 season, Harper Creek stadium had both the home and visitors bleachers replaced. The scoreboard has been moved to the opposite side of the field, the playing surface is now the fourth Big 16 stadium to have artificial turf, and a new running track installed as well as 25-second clocks. However, one addition includes a third set of bleachers located in the south endzone, used for students and the marching band. Griffith Stadium at Kalamazoo Loy Norrix is also undergoing some upgrades. The upgrades being done include a brand new scoreboard as well as a completely new pressbox. The work is being done as part of an $86-million bond that passed in 2006. ►New Coaches on the sidelines Four new coaches will be patrolling the sidelines this season. Benton Harbor named Larry Jackson as the replacement for Maurice Burton, Burton spent two seasons as the Tigers head coach after back to back 0-9 seasons. Jackson spent the last three years as an assistant for St. Joseph. Jackson is a graduate of Michigan State University. Following the 2008 season Doug Paran stepped down as head coach of Mattawan, citing personal reasons. The former Lakeshore assistant spent four years as coach with a record of 17-21. Matt Stephens replaces Paran after holding the same position at Bangor High School. Stephens is a teacher in the Mattawan school system. Sturgis hired Bill Keim as their head coach after Greg Brooks stepped down after 5 seasons, compiling a record of 18-30. Keim has served as the Trojans JV coach in previous years, however they were not under Brooks. Coldwater’s Mark DeMeester ended his tenure as the head coach for the Cardinals, stepping down after three seasons with a 4-23 record. The Cardinals with 0-9 in his first year, followed by consecutive 2-7 seasons. Norm Moran who previously coached at Waldron, Vandercook Lake, Albion, and Concord was named the Cardinals’ head coach. ►Portage Central coach suspended for first four games following DUI arrest On the weekend before the first practice, Portage Central coach Brett Foerster was arrested and charged with DUI. Because of the arrest, the Portage School system has suspended him for four games including the week 3 rivalry game with Northern, he will return in week 5 against Loy Norrix. FINAL 2008 BIG 16 CONFERENCE STANDINGS…

THE WEST… THE CENTRAL… THE EAST… Team Rec Div.

1 St. Joseph 10-1 4-0 2 Lakeshore 11-2 3-1 3 Niles 4-5 2-2 4 Mattawan 1-8 1-3 5 Benton Harbor 0-9 0-4

Team Rec Div. 1 Portage Central 8-2 3-1 1 B.C. Central 5-5 3-1 3 Portage Northern 5-4 2-2 3 Kal. Central 4-5 2-2 5 Kal. Loy Norrix 3-6 0-4

Team Rec Div. 1 Lumen Christi 10-3 5-0 2 Marshall 8-4 4-1 3 B.C. Lakeview 5-4 3-2 4 Harper Creek 4-5 2-3 5 Coldwater 2-7 1-4 6 Sturgis 1-8 0-5

BIG 16 TEAMS IN THE PLAYOFFS IN 2008… How the Big 16 teams fared in the 2008 MHSAA Playoffs Battle Creek Central lost 32-38 to Grand Ledge in the Pre-Districts (Division 1) Jackson Lumen Christi lost 16-27 to Muskegon Oakridge in the Semifinals (Division 5) Lakeshore lost 13-41 to East Grand Rapids in the Semifinals (Division 3) Marshall lost 0-21 to Detroit Country Day in the Regionals (Division 4) Portage Central lost 14-38 to Caledonia in the Pre-Districts (Division 2) St. Joseph lost 13-33 to Lakeshore in the Districts (Division 3)

ON THE AIR… Radio -St. Joseph at Marshall (WSJM-AM 1400) -Sturgis at Lakeshore (WSJM-FM 94.9) -Sturgis at Lakeshore (WMSH-AM 1230) -Coldwater at Niles (WTVB-AM 1590) -BC Central at Benton Harbor (WBHC-LPFM 96.5) -Portage Northern at Lumen Christi (WKHM-AM 970) Television -Portage Northern at Lumen Christi (JTV) -Kal. Central at Portage Central (Portage Cable Access) -St. Joseph at Marshall (Marshall Public Access)

THIS WEEK IN THE BIG 16… -St. Joseph at Marshall -Harper Creek 33, Loy Norrix 7 (Thursday) -Battle Creek Central at Benton Harbor -Coldwater at Niles -Kalamazoo Central at Portage Central -Portage Northern at Lumen Christi -Mattawan at Battle Creek Lakeview -Sturgis at Lakeshore


THE 2009 OPPONENTS SEASON SCHEDULE AND RESULTS… MARSHALL REDHAWKS 08/28 – St. Joseph 09/04 – at Niles 09/11 – at Kalamazoo Central 09/18 – Battle Creek Lakeview 09/25 – at Jackson Lumen Christi 10/02 – Battle Creek Central 10/09 – Coldwater 10/16 – Harper Creek 10/23 – at Sturgis

HARPER CREEK BEAVERS 08/27 – at Kalamazoo Loy Norrix (Win 33-7) 09/03 – St. Joseph 09/11 – Battle Creek Central 09/18 – at Sturgis 09/25 – Kalamazoo Central 10/02 – at Battle Creek Lakeview 10/09 – Jackson Lumen Christi 10/16 – at Marshall 10/23 – Coldwater

NILES VIKINGS 08/28 – Coldwater 09/04 – Marshall 09/11 – at St. Joseph 09/18 – Portage Central 09/25 – at Mattawan 10/02 – at Lakeshore 10/09 – Portage Northern 10/16 – at Benton Harbor 10/23 – Kalamazoo Loy Norrix

KALAMAZOO LOY NORRIX KNIGHTS 08/28 – Harper Creek (Loss 7-33) 09/03 – at Kalamazoo Central 09/11 – Benton Harbor 09/18 – St. Joseph 09/25 – at Portage Central 10/02 – Mattawan 10/09 – Lakeshore 10/16 – at Portage Northern 10/23 – at Niles

BENTON HARBOR TIGERS 08/28 – Battle Creek Central 09/03 – at Sturgis 09/11 – at Kalamazoo Loy Norrix 09/18 – Lakeshore 09/25 – St. Joseph 10/02 – at Portage Northern 10/09 – at Portage Central 10/16 – Niles 10/23 – Mattawan

PORTAGE CENTRAL MUSTANGS 08/28 – Kalamazoo Central 09/03 – at Coldwater 09/11 – Portage Northern 09/18 – at Niles 09/25 – Kalamazoo Loy Norrix 10/02 – at St. Joseph 10/09 – Benton Harbor 10/16 – at Mattawan 10/23 – Lakeshore

MATTAWAN WILDCATS 08/28 – at Battle Creek Lakeview 09/03 – Jackson Lumen Christi 09/11 – at Lakeshore 09/18 – at Portage Northern 09/25 – Niles 10/02 – at Kalamazoo Loy Norrix 10/09 – St. Joseph 10/16 – Portage Central 10/23 – at Benton Harbor

LAKESHORE LANCERS 08/28 – Sturgis 09/03 – at Battle Creek Central 09/11 – Mattawan 09/18 – at Benton Harbor 09/25 – Portage Northern 10/02 – Niles 10/09 – at Kalamazoo Loy Norrix 10/16 – at St. Joseph 10/23 – at Portage Central

PORTAGE NORTHERN HUSKIES 08/28 – at Jackson Lumen Christi 09/03 – Battle Creek Lakeview 09/11 – at Portage Central 09/18 – Mattawan 09/25 – at Lakeshore 10/02 – Benton Harbor 10/09 – at Niles 10/16 – Kalamazoo Loy Norrix 10/23 – at St. Joseph

BIG 16 COMPOSITE SCHEDULE… TEAM Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 Week 8 Week 9

BCC @ BH LKSH @ BCHC @ JLC STG @ MAR KC @ CLD BCL BCHC @ KLN SJ BCC STG KC @ BCL JLC @ MAR CLD BCL MAT @ PN JLC @ MAR CLD BCHC @ STG KC @ BCC BH BCC @ STG @ KLN LKSH SJ @ PN @ PC BH MAT CLD @ CLD PC STG @ KC @ BCL JLC @ MAR BCC @ BCHC JLC PN @ MAT @ BCL BCC MAR @ CLD @ BCHC STG @ KC KC @ PC KLN MAR BCL @ BCHC STG @ BCC @ BCL JLC KLN BCHC @ KC BH SJ @ PC MAT LKSH @ PN @ NIL LKSH STG @ BCC MAT @ BH PN NIL @ KLN @ SJ @ PC MAR SJ @ NIL @ KC @ CLD @ BCHC STG CLD BCHC @ STG MAT @ BCL JLC @ LKSH @ PN NIL @ KLN SJ PC @ BH NIL CLD MAR @ SJ PC @ MAT @ LKSH PN @ BH KLN PC KC @ CLD PN @ NIL KLN @ SJ BH @ MAT LKSH PN @ JLC BCL @ PC MAT @ LKSH BH @ NIL KLN @ SJ SJ @ MAR @ BCHC NIL @ KLN @ BH PC @ MAT LKSH PN STG @ LKSH BH @ CLD BCHC @ BCC @ KC BCL @ JLC MAR


WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME… St. Joe scored first… … and won 10/24/08 at Kalamazoo Central Won 42-12 … and lost 11/03/06 at Lakeshore Lost 20-28 St. Joe got scored on first… … and won 10/31/08 vs. Wayland (pre-districts) Won 32-31 OT … and lost 11/07/08 vs. Lakeshore (districts) Lost 13-33 St. Joe scored at least six TD’s in a game…

10/24/08 at Kalamazoo Central Won 42-12 St. Joe allowed at least six TD’s in a game…

08/26/05 at Battle Creek Central Lost 14-49 St. Joe kicked a field goal in a game … Jay Nimtz 30 yard field goal 10/31/08 vs. Wayland (pre-districts) Won 32-31 OT St. Joe scored a safety…

10/13/06 at Benton Harbor Won 44-26 St. Joe gave up a safety…

10/20/06 vs. Jackson Lumen Christi Lost 7-15 St. Joe returned a kickoff for a touchdown… …Devonte Jones 80 yard kickoff return TD 09/12/08 at Portage Northern Won 20-7 St. Joe returned a punt for a touchdown… … Jay Nimtz 58 yard punt return TD 08/24/07 at Battle Creek Harper Creek Won 33-0

St. Joe scored a 2 point conversion… … Sean Guinane run 10/31/08 vs. Wayland (pre-districts) Won 32-31 OT

St. Joe allowed a 2 point conversion… … Zack Wasserman run 10/03/08 at Lakeshore Won 21-18 St. Joe scored a defensive touchdown … by fumble… Ethan Schweir 2 yards 11/10/07 vs. Lansing Sexton (regionals) Won 42-27 … by interception… Tim Hand 44 yards 11/7/97 vs. GR Catholic Central (districts) Won 15-14 St. Joe blocked… … an extra point… Wes LaSota 11/7/08 vs. Lakeshore (districts) Lost 13-33 … a field goal… Robbie Schuler 9/28/07 vs. Lakeshore Won 21-3 … a punt… Josh Weaver 10/31/08 vs. Wayland (pre-districts) Won 32-31 OT St. Joe shut out an opponent…

10/10/08 at Benton Harbor Won 45-0

St. Joe was shut out by an opponent… 09/22/06 at Battle Creek Harper Creek Lost 0-20 St. Joe played an overtime game… … and won 10/31/08 vs. Wayland (pre-districts) Won 32-31 … and lost 09/09/05 at Coldwater Lost 28-36 … at home 10/31/08 vs. Wayland (pre-districts) Won 32-31 … on the road 09/09/05 at Coldwater Lost 28-36 … that went into 2 or more overtimes 10/28/01 vs. Benton Harbor Lost 27-28 2 OT St. Joe played on turf… … and won 10/03/08 at Lakeshore Won 21-18 … and lost 11/17/07 vs. East G. R. (@ Otsego, playoffs) Lost 7-28 … total record 4 wins – 5 losses


THE NUMBERS: 2008 FINAL TEAM STATISTICS…

St. Joseph Bears VS Opponents Team St. Joseph Bears Opponents

Points Scored 389 157 First Downs 195 117

By Rush/Pass/Penalty 119/54/22 71/38/8 3rd Downs Made/Att/Eff 45/98/46 40/124/32 4th Downs Made/Att/Eff 11/27/41 10/21/48

Total Yards/Avg Per Play 3783/6.8 2395/4.6 Total Yards Rushing 2627 1447

Rushing Att/Avg 413/6.4 362/4.0 Total Yards Passing 1195 948

Pass Att/Comp/Int 144/87/3 163/75/8 Average Yards Per Pass 8.3 5.8

Punts/Avg 25/34.6 52/27.5 Punt Returns/Yds/Avg 20/194/10 8/88/11

Punts Blocked 1 8 Kickoff Returns/Yds/Avg 24/540/22 54/809/15

Fumbles/Lost 20/6 18/6 Total Turnovers 9 14 Penalties/Yards 56/456 51/398

Sacks/Yards 17/119 16/99 Touchdowns 56 22

TDs Rush/Pass 43/12 15/7 Field Goal Att/Made 2/2 4/3 Time Of Possession 259:11 268:49

2008 SEASON RESULTS DATE ST. JOSEPH SCORE OPPONENT SCORE LOCATION 08/29/08 ST. JOSEPH 33 BATTLE CREEK HARPER CREEK 0 DICKINSON STADIUM, ST. JOSEPH 09/05/08 ST. JOSEPH 35 MARSHALL 12 DICKINSON STADIUM, ST. JOSEPH 09/12/08 ST. JOSEPH 20 PORTAGE NORTHERN 7 MCCAMLEY FIELD, PORTAGE 09/19/08 ST. JOSEPH 67 BATTLE CREEK CENTRAL 35 C.W. POST FIELD, BATTLE CREEK 09/26/08 ST. JOSEPH 34 NILES 3 DICKINSON STADIUM, ST. JOSEPH 10/03/08 ST. JOSEPH 21 LAKESHORE 18 AL STOCKMAN STADIUM, STEVENSVILLE 10/10/08 ST. JOSEPH 45 BENTON HARBOR 0 FILSTRUP FIELD, BENTON HARBOR 10/17/08 ST. JOSEPH 46 MATTAWAN 6 DICKINSON STADIUM, ST. JOSEPH 10/24/08 ST. JOSEPH 42 KALAMAZOO CENTRAL 12 THOMAS STADIUM, KALAMAZOO PLAYOFFS 10/31/08 ST. JOSEPH 32 WAYLAND-UNION 31-OT DICKINSON STADIUM, ST. JOSEPH 11/07/08 ST. JOSEPH 13 LAKESHORE 33 DICKINSON STADIUM, ST. JOSEPH Final Record: 10-1 Division Record: 4-0 Points (For/Against) 389-157


THE NUMBERS: 2008 FINAL INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS… No Passer Att Com Com% Int Yds Lng TDs YPP YPC QBR 2 Sean Guinane 138 84 60.9 3 1180 59 12 8.6 14.0 108.4 15 Jon Punches 6 3 50.0 0 15 12 0 2.5 5.0 56.2 TEAM TOTALS 144 87 60.4 3 1195 59 12 8.3 13.7 106.1 No Rusher Att Yds Lost Net Long TDs Avg 2 Sean Guinane 59 324 117 207 46 2 3.5 3 Robby Schuler 5 11 3 8 5 1 1.6 8 Chris Killebrew 35 280 0 280 40 4 8.0 15 Jon Punches 1 0 3 -3 0 0 -3.0 21 DeVonte Jones 4 21 0 21 9 0 5.2 24 Ryan Vitale 9 21 5 16 5 0 1.8 25 Ryan Bock 14 68 1 67 17 2 4.8 28 Jamaal Jackson 113 936 9 927 80 19 8.2 33 Josh Weaver 2 58 0 58 31 0 29.0 42 Drake Smith 161 1073 34 1039 76 15 6.5 43 Jay Nimtz 2 10 2 8 10 0 4.0 44 Palmer Averill 1 9 0 9 9 0 9.0 TEAM TOTALS 406 2811 174 2637 80 43 6.5 No Receiver Rec Yds Long TDs Avg 1 Nick Piggee 1 2 2 0 2.0 5 Wes LaSota 1 1 1 0 1.0 21 DeVonte Jones 9 162 36 0 18.0 22 Mitch Dunham 1 8 8 0 8.0 25 Ryan Bock 1 1 1 0 1.0 28 Jamaal Jackson 1 29 29 0 29.0 42 Drake Smith 1 3 3 0 3.0 43 Jay Nimtz 26 310 32 5 11.9 44 Palmer Averill 14 152 42 1 10.9 81 Mike Carter 7 110 39 2 15.7 86 Matt Jewell 25 417 59 4 16.7 TEAM TOTALS 87 1195 59 12 13.7 No Punter Punts Yds Long Avg TBs 20 Blkd 44 Palmer Averill 25 864 49 34.6 3 5 1 No FG Kicker FG Att Gd Long Blkd FG% EPAtt Gd Blkd EP% 17 Dan Kosonovich 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 42 Drake Smith 0 0 0 0 0.0 25 19 0 76.0 43 Jay Nimtz 2 2 36 0 100.0 26 22 0 84.6 TEAM TOTALS 2 2 36 0 100.0 51 41 0 80.4 No Returner P Rets Yds Long Avg TDs K Rets Yds Long Avg TDs 1 Nick Piggee 1 19 19 19.0 0 3 54 32 18.0 0 3 Robby Schuler 3 54 42 18.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 21 DeVonte Jones 0 0 0 0.0 0 16 422 80 26.4 1 31 Tyler Curtis 0 0 0 0.0 0 1 0 0 0.0 0 34 Mike Case 0 0 0 0.0 0 1 0 0 0.0 0 40 Jonny Schweir 0 0 0 0.0 0 1 10 10 10.0 0 43 Jay Nimtz 12 77 34 6.4 0 1 39 39 39.0 0 44 Palmer Averill 0 0 0 0.0 0 1 15 15 15.0 0 86 Matt Jewell 1 8 8 8.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 TEAM TOTALS 17 158 42 9.3 0 24 540 80 22.5 1


THE NUMBERS: 2008 FINAL INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS (DEFENSE)… No Defender Ta TPG As Sa SPG Int ITD PB FR BP BFG 3 Robby Schuler 44 4.0 7 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 Wes LaSota 6 0.5 2 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 Andrew Hamilton 1 0.1 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 Chris Killebrew 14 1.3 0 1 0.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 9 Tim Gould 1 0.1 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 Andy Wheeler 5 0.5 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 15 Jon Punches 13 1.2 1 0 0.0 1 0 1 0 0 0 17 Dan Kosonovich 4 0.4 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 Alex Milnikel 2 0.2 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 Frank Nyambweke 19 1.7 5 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 Jon Rush 5 0.5 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 DeVonte Jones 32 2.9 7 0 0.0 2 0 0 0 2 1 22 Mitch Dunham 59 5.4 17 0 0.0 0 0 1 0 0 0 24 Ryan Vitale 1 0.1 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 Jamaal Jackson 22 2.0 5 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 31 Tyler Curtis 32 2.9 10 0 0.0 1 0 1 1 0 0 32 Matt Wolf 2 0.2 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 33 Josh Weaver 46 4.2 11 5 0.5 1 0 0 0 5 0 34 Mike Case 2 0.2 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 Jonny Schweir 68 6.2 12 0 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 41 Kevin Robb 4 0.4 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 42 Drake Smith 2 0.2 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 43 Jay Nimtz 15 1.4 3 0 0.0 0 0 1 0 0 0 45 Corey Erny 23 2.1 5 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 50 Mike Siemans 5 0.5 1 0 0.0 0 0 1 0 0 0 52 John Ellegood 1 0.1 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 53 Andrew Brown 3 0.3 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 61 Ray Jackson 1 0.1 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 64 Justin Binder 2 0.2 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 66 Jason Gambrell 19 1.7 6 3 0.3 0 0 0 0 0 0 67 Owen Cole 1 0.1 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 68 Matt Mattox 7 0.6 2 1 0.1 0 0 0 2 0 0 74 Dan Watson 1 0.1 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 75 Tyler Foster 1 0.1 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 76 Valentino McCoy-Garcia 7 0.6 1 1 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 80 Josh LeCour 4 0.4 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 81 Mike Carter 3 0.3 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 84 Kris Hickman 42 3.8 10 4 0.4 0 0 0 0 0 0 85 Aaron Steffan 3 0.3 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 86 Matt Jewell 24 2.2 7 0 0.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 87 Ryan Shimanek 2 0.2 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 88 Sean Moore 1 0.1 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 89 Andrew Keppeler 29 2.6 6 1 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 TEAM TOTALS 578 52.5 124 16 1.5 8 0 5 5 7 3

Ta-Tackles TPG-Tackles per game As-Assists Sa-Sacks SPG-Sacks per game PB-Passes Blocked FR-Fumbles Recovered BP-Blocked Punts BFG-Blocked Field Goals


THE RECORD BOOK… Victories Consecutive, Regular Season only, No Ties 37 - 9/26/86-9/30/89 Consecutive Shutouts, No Ties 4 – 9/14-10/5/73 (Lakeshore, Muskegon Catholic Central, Dowagiac, Kalamazoo Loy Norrix) 3 – 10/16-10/30/87 (Portage Northern, Kalamazoo Loy Norrix, South Haven)

3 – 9/26-10/10/86 (Benton Harbor, Portage Central, Niles) Consecutive Winning Seasons 11 - 1982-1992 6 - 1994-1999

Ties Lowest Scoring Tie Game 0- 9/30/55 vs. Grand Haven (0-0) 10/4/68 vs. K. Loy Norrix (0-0) Highest Scoring Tie Game 40- October 11, 1963 vs. Niles (20-20) Season 2 - 1963, 9/20 vs. Buchanan (6-6), 10/11 vs. Niles (20-20) 2 - 1963, 9/21 vs. Buchanan (13-13), 9/28 vs. Dowagiac (6-6)

Consecutive Ties 2 - 1963, 9/21 vs. Buchanan (13-13), 9/28 vs. Dowagiac (6-6)

Last Tie Game 10/4/68 – SJ 0, KLN 0

Scoring Game *67 – SJ 67, BCC 35 – 9/19/08 61 – SJ 61, KLN 14 - 10/25/85 58 – SJ 58, SH 0 - 10/30/87 57 – SJ 57, SH 0 - 9/5/97 55 - SJ 55, PN 0 - 10/16/87 52 – SJ 52, BUC 7 - 11/7/58 49 – SJ 49, MAT 7 – 10/12/07 49 – SJ 49, LKS 14 –10/26/07 (playoffs) 49 – SJ 49, PC 22 - 10/25/74

48 – SJ 48, KLN 0 - 10/26/84 48 – SJ 48, PN 0 - 9/12/97 48 – SJ 48, PN 7 - 9/15/95 47 – SJ 47, PC 13 - 10/30/70 47 – SJ 47, SH 6 - 9/6/91 46 – SJ 46, SH 19 - 10/28/88 *46 – SJ 46, MAT 6 - 10/17/08 *45 – SJ 45, BH 0 – 10/10/08 45 – SJ 45, CHI Luther South 6 - 9/18/59 45 – SJ 45, NIL 21 - 10/11/96

Lowest Scoring Win 2 – SJ 2, PC 0 – 10/4/85

Season (Minimum 300) 377 – 1997 *344 – 2008 336 – 1984 329 – 1987 327 – 1988 Fewest Points Allowed – Regular Season (under 80) 43 – 1986 59 – 1961 62 – 1971, 2007 64 – 1973 65 – 1974 71 – 1980 77 – 1962 79 – 1960

Fewest Points Allowed On Defense 43 - 1986

First Downs 171 - 2007

Rushing Yards *2272 – 2008 2169 – 1987

Rushing Attempts *334 - 2008

Passing Yards 1984 - 1984

Passing Attempts 232 - 2003

Passes Completed 102 - 1984

Fewest Yards Penalized 186 - 1978

Defense vs. Punt Return -2 - 1987

Defense vs. Rush 484 - 1984

Defense vs. Pass 369 - 1995

Average Punt Return (Total Attemps) 20.0 (12) - 1994

Interceptions Allowed 18 - 1983

Fewest Interceptions by Opponents 1 (4 times) - 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991

Interceptions by St. Joseph 19 (2 times) - 1968, 1969

Most Fumbles Lost 23 - 1969

Fewest Fumbles Lost 3 - 2002

Most Punts 54 - 2003

Fewest Punts *16 – 2008 17 – 2007

Most Blocked Punts *6 – 1983, 2008

High Punt Average 42.8 - 1988

Kickoff Average 53.55 - 1999

Most Shutouts 4 (3 times) - 1984, 1985, 1986

INDIVIDUAL RECORDS…

Passing Attempts 231-Andy Schueneman (2003)

Completed 98- Ethan Schweir (2007)

Yards 1793-Mike Gillette (1984)

Yards per completion 22.8- Patzer (1970)

Fewest Interceptions 1-Ebon Sanders (1988)/Phelan (1991)

Touchdown Passes 19-Ethan Schweir (2007)

Longest Touchdown Pass 84-Wright (2001)

Receptions 45-Steve Preston (1984)

Receptions (Game) 11 – Dan Lafond (2003)

Reception Yards 909-Steve Preston (1984)

Average Per Reception 34.5-Gibeau (1987)

Touchdown Receptions 14-Scott Blasko (1996)


RECORD BOOK (cont)…

Special Teams PAT Percentage 100.0-Virgil (2005) 95.8-Gillette (1984) 93.3-Virgil (2006)

Most PAT's 35-Mike Gillette (1984)/Brett Virgil (2007)

Longest PAT Run (2 point conversion) 24-Nisbet (1971)

Field Goals (season) 9-Mike Gillette (1984)

Longest Field Goal 46-Brad Shushman (1999)

Kickoff Average 53.55-Brad Shushman (1999)

Punt Average 42.8-Gary Layton

Field Goal Percentage 100-Phelan (1990)/Smith (1996)/Schweir (2006)

Longest Kickoff Return for Touchdown 94-Ryan (1974)

Longest Punt Return for Touchdown 96-Keith Demchinski (1994)

Blocked Punts For Touchdown 1-Johnston 1973)/Jones (1973)/Kubicki(1989)/Hobbs (1999)/Radde(1999)

Most Blocked Punts (season) 4-Kubizna (1983), * Josh Weaver (2008)

Rushing Yards 1215-Anthony Dunning (2002)

Attempts (Season) 235-Anthony Dunning (2002)

Attempts (Game) 40-Henry Steele (1996)

Yards Per Carry Average 9.5 – Jamaal Jackson (2008)* 7.5 – T. Golba (1987)

Rushing Touchdowns 18-Alex Smith (1980)/ Jason Sandusky (1992)

Rushing TD’s (game) *6-Drake Smith (2008)

Offense Total yards (rush/receiving) 1573-Gary Layton (1990)

Total Touchdowns (run/rec) 18-Alex Smith (1980)/ Jason Sandusky (1992)

Scoring Points 139-Alex Smith (1980)

Defense Tackles (season) 104-Brown (1978)

Tackles (game) 22-Baske (1997)

Sacks (game) 13-Jeff Morris (1982)

Solo Tackles (season) 70-Radde (1999)

Interceptions (season) 8-Ebon Sanders (1989)

Interceptions for Touchdown 2-Olson (1973)/ Lincoln(1973)

CAREER RECORDS

Total Yards 3533-M. Ryan (1972-1974)

Total Rushing Yards 2366-M. Ryan (1972-1974)

Total Rushing Attempts 440-Gary Layton (1988-1990)

Total Passing Yards 3,055-Mike Gillette (1982-1984)

Total Passing Touchdowns 29-Mike Gillette (1982-84) 28-Ethan Schweir (2004-07)

Receptions 72-Steve Preston (1983-1984)

Touchdown Receptions 14-Steve Preston (1983-84)/ Scott Blasko (1995-96)

Reception Yards 1368-Steve Preston (1983-1984)

Passes Attempted 376-Andy Schueneman (2002-2003)

Passing Percentage 60.4-Ethan Schweir (2004-07)

Interceptions 12-Ryan (1972-1974)

Tackles 214-Brown (1977-1979)

PAT's Kicked 79-Brett Virgil (2005-2007)

Field Goals 19-Mike Gillette (1982-1984)

Scoring 212-M. Ryan (1972-1974)

All records listed are regular season games only, playoff games do not count in record book.

*New record established in 2008


THE UNDERCLASSMEN… 2009 St. Joseph Junior Varsity – Head Coach: Mark Morris

Date Opponent Location Time/Result 8/27 Marshall Dickinson Stadium Loss 12-16 9/2 Battle Creek Harper Creek Dickinson Stadium 6:30

9/10 Niles Viking Field 6:30 9/17 Kalamazoo Loy Norrix Dickinson Stadium 6:30 9/24 Benton Harbor Dickinson Stadium 6:30 10/1 Portage Central McCamley Field 6:30 10/8 Mattawan Dickinson Stadium 6:30

10/15 Lakeshore Al Stockman Stadium 6:30 10/22 Portage Northern McCamley Field 6:30

2009 St. Joseph Freshman – Head Coach: Bob Baumgartner

Date Opponent Location Time/Result 8/27 Marshall Dickinson Stadium Win 34-30 9/2 Battle Creek Harper Creek Dickinson Stadium 4:30

9/10 Niles Viking Field 4:30 9/17 Kalamazoo Loy Norrix Dickinson Stadium 4:30 9/24 Benton Harbor Dickinson Stadium 4:30 10/1 Portage Central McCamley Field 4:30 10/8 Mattawan Dickinson Stadium 4:30

10/15 Lakeshore Al Stockman Stadium 4:30 10/22 Portage Northern McCamley Field 4:30

2009 Upton Middle School 8th Grade – Head Coach: Jason Catania

Date Opponent Location Time/Result 9/16 Benton Harbor (Hull/Fairplain) Filstrup Field 4:30 9/23 Edwardsburg Middle School Koontz Field 4:30 9/30 Dowagiac (A Teams) / Cassopolis (B Teams) A (Koontz Field) / B (Away) 4:30 10/7 Coloma (A Teams) / BH-Fairplain (B Teams) A (Koontz Field) / B (Away) 4:30

10/14 Lakeshore Al Stockman Stadium 4:30 10/22 Niles Dickinson Stadium 6:30

2009 Upton Middle School 7th Grade – Head Coach:

Date Opponent Location Time/Result 9/16 Benton Harbor (Hull/Fairplain) Koontz Field 4:30 9/23 Edwardsburg Middle School Leo Hoffman Field 4:30 9/30 Dowagiac (A Teams) / Cassopolis (B Teams) A (Koontz Field) / B (Away) 4:30 10/7 Coloma (A Teams) / BH-Fairplain (B Teams) A (Koontz Field) / B (Away) 4:30

10/14 Lakeshore Koontz Field 4:30 10/22 Niles Lardner Field 4:30

HIGH SCHOOL HOME GAMES ARE PLAYED AT DICKINSON STADIUM AT ST. JOE HIGH SCHOOL MIDDLE SCHOOL HOME GAMES ARE PLAYED AT KOONTZ FIELD AT UPTON MIDDLE SCHOOL


THE HOME OF THE BEARS… Completed: 2003 (6th season) Seating Capacity: 5,300 (3,500 home stands - 1,800 visitor stands) Record Attendance: 7,500 (9/28/07 – St. Joseph vs. Lakeshore) (SJ won 21-3) Surface: Natural Grass Record at Dickinson Stadium: 19-13 First game: September 12, 2003 – St. Joseph 34, Kalamazoo Central 13 Press Box Phone: (269) 926-3295

The first Dickinson Stadium In the mid 1940's the St. Joseph School system acquired the title to a 40 acre parcel of land known as the Dickinson Estate. The area is where the current high school now stands. Around that same time the citizens of St. Joseph recognized the need for a new athletic and recreation area. The St. Joe football team played their games at Wells field (where Jefferson elementary currently sits). There was no parking for the fans, except on the neighboring streets, and the wooden grandstands were in danger of collapse. It was then that the St. Joe residents got the ball rolling for a new facility. After receiving numerous recommendations by various experts, the planning committee, commissioned architect Robert V. Knox to develop the sketches and conceptual drawings of the stadium. The Board of Education would take these plans to the various service clubs around St. Joseph to rally the community involvement in the project, Every group that were presented the plans went on record as supporting it. The voters overwhelmingly passed the $170,000 bond proposal on July 25, 1949 for the new stadium and track. A little over a year later, on September 22, 1950, the original Dickinson Stadium opened. Dickinson Stadium held it's last event on October 19, 2001. In the 51 year history of the stadium it was the home to thousands of events, including football games, track meets, soccer games, band competitions, and commencement ceremonies.

The new Dickinson Stadium The idea for a new stadium came about when a commission was charged with reviewing and making recommendations on the future of the facilities of the St. Joseph Public School system for the next 30-40 years. After a review of the old stadium it was determined that to bring the stadium's aging and deteriorating steel support and infrastructure up to code would be a very expensive project. The commission visited newly constructed high schools around the Midwest and made recommendations for the St. Joe schools, including a new football stadium. In March of 2001 a plan for a bond proposal was presented to the St. Joe taxpayers, which not only included the new stadium, but also a new athletic fieldhouse and other various projects at the high school, and a new auxiliary gym, offices, library and orchestra room at Upton Middle School. The bond issue passed on September 25, 2001, less than a month later, the last game at the old Dickinson Stadium would be played and demolition would begin.

While construction continued during the 2002 football season the varsity team played their "Home" games at Lakeshore's Al Stockman Stadium, Benton Harbor's Filstrup Field and at Bridgman High School. Upton Middle School was the home site for the JV and Freshmen teams. The new stadium still has one feature from the old stadium, and that is the electronic scoreboard/message center that was installed prior to the 1998 season. The scoreboard was dismantled and moved from it's previous location to where it currently stands. The stadium now also has an 8 lane running track, the old stadium had 7 and only 6 were useable. The first games were played on Thursday, September 4th, by the Freshman and JV teams who gave the stadium it's first shakedown before the Grand Opening a week later. The official dedication was prior to the game between St. Joseph and Kalamazoo Central which St. Joe won 34-13.

Less than a year after the opening, the new Dickinson Stadium had the honor of hosting country music and TV star Reba McIntyre for a performance benefiting Harbor Habitat for Humanity, The concert was part of Reba's 2004 tour which was sponsored by Whirlpool Corporation. The concert was held in front of a sold out crowd of over 6,500 on July 20, 2004.

At the end of every season, the 8th grade team from Upton Middle School will play their last home game at Dickinson Stadium, which will become their new home field as Freshmen. Dickinson Stadium occasionally is the home field for Lake Michigan Catholic High School


PRESS CLIPPINGS… Herald Palladium –8/9/09 Never a dull moment St. Joseph’s Jackson keeps busy with three sports, job Ben Sanders – H-P Sports Writer Jamaal Jackson likes to stay busy. The three-sport standout at St. Joseph High School has had plenty to keep him busy this summer, juggling American Legion baseball, weightlifting, football camps, and wrestling tournaments – not to mention a summer job. His grueling schedule isn’t for everyone, but Jackson likes it. “I’m enjoying the summer,” Jackson said. “I hate it when I have down time. I get so bored. I love sports.” As a junior, Jackson rushed for 925 yards and 20 touchdowns for the St. Joseph football team, placed third in the Division 2 state wrestling tournament at 189 pounds, and led off and played left field for the Bears’ regional championship baseball team. The time he puts in during the summer has been a big reason for his success. “It helps me a lot,” Jackson said. “One of the best parts is I just feel more comfortable in my sports.” A typical summer day for Jackson would include a morning weightlifting session with the football team, followed by a full day at work and then a Legion baseball game. He also participated in several football camps and a 7-on-7 passing league, and the Northern Exposure wrestling tournament in St. Ignace. Are there times when it gets to be too much? “Absolutely,” Jackson said, “I’ve gotten banged up over the road. You’ve got to say focused an keep working hard.” As busy as he has been Jackson hasn’t even been able to compete in every event he has wanted to over the summer, as they often conflict. He said that football comes first, which isn’t surprising given his family background. His father Larry Jackson, played football for Michigan State and was an assistant coach at St. Joseph under Elliot Uzelac for the past three seasons before becoming head coach at Benton Harbor. “It helps a lot,” Jackson sais. “Coach Uzelac also knows a lot. It’s basically just double time. Coming home, you get that much extra from the home support.” Jackson also did office work with his mother Rhonda, at KMG Prestige, a property management company, through Michigan Works. He said the work was an enjoyable change of pace from all the sports.


Battle Creek Enquirer –8/9/09 Marshall looking forward to season Bill Broderick – The Enquirer Walking on the field on a visit to the Marshall football team, an assistant coach walks past me and instead of your normal greeting of ‘Hi’ or ‘How’s it going?’, instead I heard this. “We’re going to be darn good this year.” Now, he wasn’t making a prediction that Marshall would go undefeated, win a state title, or even beat its rivals Harper Creek or Lakeview. He was just saying, what seems to be the obvious around Marshall this year – expectations are high. Marshall coach Rich Hulkow, a veteran of more than 25 years, would never say, we’re going to be darn good, at least not to the sports editor with a notebook in his hand. But he does know a good team when he sees one. And when a team come to the realization, some time during training camp, that they have a real chance to be good – there is a different atmosphere on the field. “I don’t like to lie to the kids and build false hope, so I won’t tell them they are going to be good when they aren’t, but we expect to be good this year,” Hulkow said. “But I don’t think this is a surprise in our league. You can look at all the scouting reports from the other teams, you can see Marshall has a lot of kids back after a pretty successful season. So we want the kids to know that people think that we’re going to be good and they’re going to be gunning for us.” And you have to think, that kind of attitude is worth a few points on the scoreboard every Friday night. If a team is expected to be good and has a solid base of facts to back that up, then they enter every game they play with a certain swagger. Marshall’s base comes from a playoff season a year ago that had the Red Hawks advance to the third round, only to lose to eventual state finalist Detroit Country Day. Add the fact that they have seven or eight starters back on each side of the ball, and you can’t blame Marshall for showing some confidence as they plow through the remaining practices in the preseason training camp. “I like it when expectations are high. We went far last year and we have a lot coming back so we are a confident team,” Marshall’s James Wimberly said. “You don’t ever want to be too confident, but at the same time you want to show some confidence on the field.” Some coaches will never say they have a good team. Maybe it’s superstition, or maybe they don’t want to see bulletin board material used against them. But, a lot of coaches would rather have that problem, then look out on the field in the preseason and wonder where any wins will come from. “We have a lot of tried and true veterans so that always makes a head coach feel comfortable,” Hulkow said. “At least we aren’t looking at our team and going, ‘uh, oh’ – so that’s always a good thing.”


Herald Palladium – 8/26/09 Offensive line a concern at St. Joseph Bears coming off back-to-back undefeated regular seasons By AL AREND - H-P Sports Correspondent St. Joseph’s football team has enjoyed two straight undefeated regular seasons under coach Elliot Uzelac, but he returns just two offensive linemen that helped propel the past couple of campaigns. “Once we get healthy we feel we have the talent at the skill positions to produce another winner,” said Uzelac, 28-7 in his three years at the Bears’ helm. “But our offensive line is very inexperienced. How fast it develops is the key to our season.” Uzelac returns nine starters including four on offense and five on defense from last fall’s 10-1 squad which split two games with neighborhood rival Lakeshore, losing to the Lancers in the district champion ship. Starters back on offense include quarter back Sean Guinane (6-5, 217), tailback Ja maal Jackson (5-10, 192), tackle Derek Worley (6-4, 244) and tight end J Michael Carter (6-2, 212). All are seniors. Starters back on defense are senior cor nerback Devonte Jones (5-11, 148), senior safety Chrys Killebrew (6-0, 163), junior outside linebacker Tyler Curtis (6-1, 237), plus senior tackles Jason Gambrell (6-0, 195) and Andrew Keppler (6-1, 197). “We were making progress until we got a bunch of kids sick or hurt,” said Uzelac. “We held five starters out of our scrimmage last Friday,” including quarterback Guinane. Guinane is trying to recover from a viral infection, according to Uzelac. “If he can’t go Friday night, then junior Jeremy Rush (who guided the Bears’ junior varsity to a 7-2 record last fall) will start.” Starting at tailback in the Bears’ I-for mation is senior Jamaal Jackson (5-10, 192), who led St. Joe rushers last fall with over 1,000 yards. Killebrew is the backup. Junior Cory Erny was penciled in as the starting fullback, but was lost for the sea son due to a knee injury during a 7-on 7 camp at Notre Dame earlier this month. Curtis and junior Josh Akins will now split time at the position. The Bears have a bevy of talented wide receivers, according to Uzelac. They in clude Jones, senior Nick Piggee, juniors Joel

Bergman and Bobby Symonds and se nior Andrew Wheeler. Uzelac added Jones will only play about 50 percent of the time on offense. Besides returning starters tight end Cart er and tackle Worley, newcomers to the Bears offensive line include senior center Mike Siemans (195 pounds), guards junior Logan Moser (201) and senior Andrew Brown (193). Junior Kevin Millward (209) and Sam Kodis (262) are battling for the other tackle spot. Worley is currently nurs ing a badly sprained ankle. Defensively the Bears will remain in their 4-3 alignment. Down linemen include ends junior Adam Lalley (212) and Kepler, with seniors Valentino McCoy-Garcia (256), Gambrell or Jae Ellegood (151) at tackles. The secondary includes Jones and se nior Micah Schoeplein (143) at the corners with Rush and Killebrew at safeties. Schoeplein is also currently injured, but Killebrew can also play corner. If he does, senior Michael Case (171) will play safety. Carter, Jackson and junior Carter Nimtz (179) will rotate at two of the linebacker spots, and Curtis returns at the other. Uzelac said his other concern is the Bears’ inexperienced secondary as only the talented Jones returns. Curtis will handle punting duties with Josh Akins handling the place kicking. “Both are doing very well,” noted Uzelac. Uzelac feels Lakeshore is the team to beat in the expanded Southwestern Michi gan Athletic Conference West Division, but his Bears, Portage Central and Portage Northern could all vie for the title. “We need to win early while we’re im proving, like the ‘07 team did,” Uzelac said. “We have a tough opening assignment at Marshall which returns eight starters on offense and seven on defense (from an 8 4 team). We have to go in there and beat them. The first game is a huge test for us.” St. Joseph’s numbers remain solid as 55 are on the varsity roster.


Battle Creek Enquirer – 8/27/09 One thing is different and one things stays the same in the Southwestern Michigan Athletic Conference. In 2009, the SMAC will realign from three divisions to two eight-team divisions - giving the league a new look. But what remains the same, at least for the teams that used to be in the SMAC East, Jackson Lumen Christi still hasn't lost a game in division play since joining the league in 2006. So until someone can knock off the reigning champs, Lumen Christi has to be considered the team to beat. With the new alignment, the teams that will be trying to do that in the East Division, will be the five squads already in that group before the change - Marshall, Harper Creek, Lakeview, Coldwater and Sturgis - along with the schools that have shifted out of the Central - Battle Creek Central and Kalamazoo Central. "I like the new divisions - I think it makes more sense to have the two divisions," BCC coach Doug Bess said. "It won't be a big change, because we've played all these teams before. We just didn't play them all, every year, and now we will." The new format will have each team playing the seven other teams in the division, plus two cross-over games. MARSHALL Head coach: Rich Hulkow (26th year) Record in 2008: 8-4 Top returners: Jamar Wimberly (sr., RB/DB), James Wimberly (sr., WR/DE), Anthony Kramer (sr., WR/DB), Alex Greenwood (sr., WR/DB), Garrett Woods (sr., RB/T/DL) Cody Boughton (sr., RB/LB), Taylor Friend (sr., OL/LB), Dave Giese (sr., OL/DE), Brandon Myers (sr., OL/DE), Dan Giese (sr., OL/DL), Austin Zapata (sr., OL/DL) Outlook: Expectations are high at Marshall this season as the Redhawks are coming off an 8-4 season that saw them advance to the third round of the playoffs. Marshall has a lot of experience coming back from that team - starting with two brother combinations - Jamar and James Wimberly and Dan and Dave Giese. "Our expectations don't change. We expect to be good and we expect our kids to play at a high level. We have a lot of kids back from last year and a lot of starters. So we hope our high hopes are rewarded by good play," Hulkow said. Both Wimberly brothers have already been offered scholarships at Western Michigan University, so Marshall expects a big season out of them. The Giese brothers each start on both sides of the ball and made a big impact last year after transferring from Harper Creek a season ago. Beyond them, Marshall also returns its entire offensive line with Austin Zapata and Garrett Woods along with center Brandon Myers and tight ends Jake Herman and Kyle Waidelich. On defense, both Wimberly brothers return as starters as do the Giese brothers along with Cody Boughton, Woods, Taylor Friend and Andrew Feasel. "We feel good. We have a lot of tried and true veterans, a lot of skill, some added speed and with a lot of good players beyond those starters, we have good depth," Hulkow said.


POLLS/PREDICTIONS… Battle Creek Enquirer – 8/27/09 Marshall Redhawks are No. 1 Team begins season atop the E-10 rankings Everybody back. And twins. No this isn't some cheesy commercial with twin blondes, it's the cheesy E-10 rankings, where the Enquirer sports staff ranks the top prep football teams in the area regardless of size. And with not just one set of twins, but having twin twins (that was the cheesy part) is a good enough reason to make Marshall our No. 1 team in the preseason E-10 rankings for 2009. Marshall's roster is highlighted by the Wimberly twins -- Jamar and James -- and the Giese twins -- Dave and Dan. All four will start on both sides of the ball and the Wimberly twins are each getting recruited by Western Michigan University. The quartet of seniors (hey, where the did the twins go?), are part of core group of returners who all went to the third round of the playoffs last year. That experience left Marshall with high expectations for themselves, even before they found out what the Enquirer says. Marshall does have a tough schedule which opens this week with a St. Joseph team that went undefeated last year, and then there's perennial power Jackson Lumen Christi. So an undefeated record, which is the least we expect from our preseason E-10 No. 1 teams, will be a challenge. But we also rank these squads based on which teams would win if we lined them all up on opening day. And by that measure, we see Marshall as the top squad in the area. Herald Palladium – 8/27/09 Big Al's picks: 2 divisions of 8 - 'It's about time' By Al Arend / H-P columnist Finally, my favorite time of the year has arrived - opening night of the area high school football season. It's that time of the year when expectations of area players, coaches and fans are at their peak. You see, every team is undefeated right now. After Friday night that won't be the case. As most of you know by now, the Southwestern Michigan Athletic Conference (Big 16) has switched to two, eight-team divisions for football. As Lakeshore coach Denny Dock told me recently: "It's about time."

I highly concur. So which team is going to win the expanded West Division? It will come down to the triangle of games between St. Joseph, Lakeshore and Portage Central. Naturally, when asked, both Lakeshore's Dock and the St. Joseph coach Elliot Uzelac tabbed their "favorite" neighborhood rival as the division favorite. Those two wouldn't pick their own team to win it if they returned every starter from a 9-0 squad. But it's great that it's a real rivalry again. All I know is the Bears have tailback Jamaal Jackson, and the Lancers don't. But St. Joe could be without returning quarterback Sean Guinane for a couple weeks as he recovers from mononucleosis. Look for Benton Harbor to win some games this season after back-to-back 0-9 campaigns. Rumor has it first-year coach Larry Jackson's squad looked very respectable in its scrimmages last week. And, he has already weeded out those who don't want to work. Here are my picks for area conference champions and contenders. SMAC West Champion - St. Joseph; Runner-up - Lakeshore; Contender - Portage Central. On with the forecast: B.C. Central 20, Benton Harbor 14 St. Joseph 19, Marshall 13 Lakeshore 42, Sturgis 0 Niles 21, Coldwater 20 Al Arend is a sports correspondent for The Herald-Palladium. His football predictions appear weekly throughout the high school and collegiate seasons. Detroit Free Press – 8/23/09 21st - St. Joseph In 2008: 10-1. State playoff record: 12-12. Strength: defense. Top players: WR/CB Devonte Jones; RB Jamaal Jackson; QB Sean Guinane; TE Michael Carter; DL Jason Gambrell, junior LB Tyler Curtis. Outlook: There is not much experience back on offense, but in 2007, the Bears faced the same dilemma and advanced to the Division 3 state semifinals. If the line develops, St. Joe could have a truly balanced offense to go with a dynamite defense.

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