OCTOBER 13, 2012
KING'S FOOTBALL HOSTING DEFENDING MAC CHAMPION DELAWARE VALLEY
WILKES-BARRE -- The King's College football team will return to the gridiron on Saturday when the Monarchs play host to Delaware Valley College at 1:00 p.m. at McCarthy Stadium in the Betzler Athletic Complex.
The Monarchs are playing their first game in two weeks after enjoying a much-needed off-week. The rest is expected to result in the return of standout senior linebacker
Ryan Cordingly who has missed the last four games with an injury. Cordingly's return will be important as the Monarchs meet the premier program in the MAC over the last eight years.
During this time the Aggies have won 87 of 110 games, captured six Middle Atlantic Conference (MAC) championships, two Eastern College Athletic Conference titles, and have made five trips to the NCAA Division III playoffs, including a pair of quarterfinal appearances. Delaware Valley has won the last four MAC crowns.
Read the Times Leader feature story on the return of Cordingly from injury at the following link:
Cordingly Returns to Monarch Lineup
ON THE AIR:
King's student radio station WRKC 88.5 FM will broadcast the game, which will also be voice streamed over the Internet at the following link:
http://wrkc.kings.edu/list/current.html
The game will be available on the Internet via LiveStats at:
http://www.sidearmstats.com/kings/football/scoreboard.aspx
A video webstream for Windows is avalable at:
http://stream01.kings.edu/sports/smoothstreamingplayer.html
Video for mobile devices (Apple and Android):
http://stream01.kings.edu/sports/mobile.htm
ABOUT THE GAME:
Today's game begins the second half of the 2012 season for both King's and Delaware Valley. King's enters the contest with a 1-4 overall record while standing 1-3 in the Middle Atlantic Conference. Delaware Valley, the defending MAC champion, is 3-2 and 3-1 in the MAC. The Aggies come into the match-up riding a three-game win streak.
ABOUT THE SERIES:
Delaware Valley leads the series 15-10 after a 42-12 victory in Doylestown a year ago. The Aggies have won the last eight meetings between the teams. King's last win came in a 35-23 road triumph in 2003, the last of a six-year win streak for the Monarchs. King's last home win over Delaware Valley was a 50-14 victory during the Monarchs' MAC championship season of 2002.
THE COACHES:
Monarch mentor Jeff Knarr is in his third season of rebuilding the program at King's and owns a 3-22 career record. Delaware Valley coach Jim Clements is in his seventh season leading the Aggies and is 54-19.
LAST GAME:
Both teams enjoyed off weeks last week. The previous week, King's traveled to Lycoming 33-10 in Williamsport. Delaware Valley posted a 42-21 home victory over Albright College.
KING'S ON OFFENSE: MULTIPLE-I
The King's offense is currently ranked ninth in the MAC with an average of 300.0 total yards per-game. The Monarchs stand seventh in rushing with 141.4 yards per-game and are rated eighth in passing with 158.6 yards. The King's offense is under the direction of sophomore quarterback
Tyler Hartranft who has started the past four games. Hartranft has completed 59-of-121 for 703 yards with two touchdowns and six interceptions. Sophomore tailback
Kyle McGrath ranks second in the MAC in rushing with 511 yards on 98 carries with five touchdowns and averages 5.2 yards each attempt.
Junior tailback
Judens Goimbert has been solid off the bench, adding 180 yards on 32 carries while averaging a team-best 5.6 yards per-carry. Sophomore split end Dan Kempa has a team-high 12 receptions for 238 yards with one touchdown while senior fullback
Steven Duncan follows with 11 catches for 117 yards. Senior tight end
Matt Henry adds nine receptions for 129 yards while senior split end
Adam Kudlacik also contributes nine catches. Junior wide receivers
Josh Sanders and
Jordan Buford chip in with six receptions apiece.
DELAWARE VALLEY ON OFFENSE: MULTIPLE
The Aggie offense is ranked second in the MAC in total offense with a 466.6 yards per-game. Delaware Valley is rated second in rushing at 214.2 yards and second in passing with 252.4 yards each contest. Sophomore quarterback Aaron Wilmer has completed 93-of-150 passes for 1,240 yards with 12 touchdowns and four interceptions. He has also rushed for 208 yards on 51 carries with two scores. Junior tailback Kyle Schuberth is fifth in MAC rushing with 416 yards on 81 carries and adds 17 catches out of the backfield for 108 yards. Freshman Alquann Jones contributes 232 rushing yards on 33 carries for a 7.0 yards per-carry average. Senior wide receiver Chris Ruiz tops the tem with 29 catches for 354 yards with five touchdowns while junior Lewis Vincent adds 16 receptions for 395 yards and four touchdowns. Sophomore split end Rasheed Bailey chips in with 14 catches for 176 yards.
KING'S ON DEFENSE: MULTIPLE 3-4
King's defense is ranked third in the MAC, allowing an average of 317.8 total yards per-game. The Monarchs are rated third against the run, yielding 116.2 yards each contest while standing fifth against the pass at 201.6 yards every game. Leading the way defensively for King's is junior safety
Kris Matthews who tops the squad with 37 total tackles with one forced fumble and a fumble recovery. Senior linebacker
Ryan Kelly follows with 34 total tackles with two tackles for loss and one forced fumble.
Junior linebacker Jake Ksiaziewicz has 29 tackles with 4.0 tackles for loss and 3.0 sacks while fellow junior linebacker
Ben Ray also adds 29 tackles. Senior defensive end
Ron Garrett has registered 21 tackles with 4.0 tackles for loss and 2.0 sacks while sophomore linebacker
Nick Kaijala has tallied 19 stops Sophomore linebacker
Chad Curtice chips in with 18 tackles. King's is expected to return standout senior linebacker
Ryan Cordingly (7 tackles) who missed the last four games with an injury.
DELAWARE VALLEY ON DEFENSE: 3-4
Defensively, the Aggies are tied for first in MAC total defense with Widener, yielding just 276.0 total yards per-game. Del-Val is sixth against the run in allowing 159.4 yards each game while ranking first against the pass in allowing just 116.6 yards per-contest. Senior safety John Robinson has a team-high 36 tackles with two interceptions. Senior defensive end Dwayne Shaw follows with 28 tackles with 7.5 tackles for loss and 2.5 sacks.
Junior linebacker John Marcelline adds 26 tackles with 3.0 tackles for loss while senior nose-guard Jared Pattinson contributes 24 tackles with 2.5 tackles for loss and 1.5 sacks. Freshman safety Shaquille Lee has made 23 tackles while with an interception while sophomore linebacker Bernard Avery has made 21 tackles. Junior linebacker Chad Wisniewski and senior cornerback Terrance Osborne chip in with 20 tackles apiece.
NEXT WEEK:
King's will resume action on Saturday, October 20 when the Monarchs travel to Reading to face Albright College at 1:00 p.m. at Shirk Stadium.
