SEPTEMBER 13, 2014
 
KING'S FOOTBALL HOSTING STEVENSON IN HOME DEBUT, MAC OPENER

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WILKES-BARRE – The King's College football team will make its home debut Saturday when the Monarchs open the 2014 Middle Atlantic Conference schedule with a 1:00 p.m. matchup against Stevenson University in McCarthy Stadium.

Tickets for the game are set at $5 for adults and $2 for non-King's students showing I.D. Children Under age-six shall be admitted free.
 
King's is coming off a 6-4 record in 2013 where the Monarchs finished 6-3 in the MAC. Stevenson was 4-6 overall and 3-6 in the MAC.
 
 
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Live Video -  Due to the rain and cameras being set up outside, King's Mass Communications has announced they will not broadcast the game online. 
 
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ABOUT TODAY'S GAME:      
Today's game stands as the 2014 home opener for King's and is also the Middle Atlantic Conference opener for both teams.          
 
ABOUT THE SERIES:           
This is the fourth all-time meeting between the teams with King's holding a 3-0 advantage. The Monarchs won last season's game 31-24 in Owings Mills, Md.  The teams last played in Wilkes-Barre in 2012 with King's winning 51-26 at McCarthy Stadium.           
 
THE COACHES:      
Monarch mentor Jeff Knarr is in his fifth season of rebuilding the program at King's and owns a 10-31 career record. Stevenson coach Ed Hottle is in his fourth season and stands at 9-22.                  ??

LAST WEEK:             
King's opened the 2014 season with a 33-14 non-conference loss at Moravian College. Stevenson, meanwhile, posted a 40-19 non-conference win over North Carolina Wesleyan.      
 
KING'S ON OFFENSE: MULTIPLE-I
In King's opener at Moravian, the Monarchs managed 352 yards of total offense but were unable to capitalize on several opportunities in  Greyhound territory. King's rushed for 144 yards in the game while passing for 208 yards. Senior quarterback Tyler Hartranft completed 17-of-34 passes for 195 yards with one touchdown and three interceptions. Junior running back Patrick Robinson rushed for 77 yards on eight  carries and caught six passes for 38 yards.

Senior running back Kyle McGrath was limited to 18 yards on eight attempts and caught two passes for 18 more yards while freshman back John Harris chipped in with  three carries for nine yards. ??Senior wide receiver Dan Kempa caught five passes for 65 yards and one touchdown. Kempa is 22 catches away from breaking the Monarchs career record of 117 receptions and is also 187 yards away from breaking the school  mark of  1,965 yards. Freshman wide-out Tyler Marroni added three catches for 39 yards while sophomore tight end Jay Thomas caught two passes for 38 yards.
 
STEVENSON ON OFFENSE:  MULTIPLE   
Stevenson amassed 468 yards of total offense in its opener, gaining 297 yards rushing and 171 yards passing. The Mustangs also picked up 26 first downs and held possession for nearly 36 minutes in the game. Freshman quarterback Jeff Farrah completed 14-of-23 passes for 131 yards with one touchdown and one interception. Sophomore running back Trey Lee rushed for 111 yards on 13 carries while seniors Marcus Holley and Emmauel Paul ran for 60 and 57 yards respectively. ??Senior wide receiver Anthony Reid caught six passes for 46 yards with one touchdown while sophomore split end Seth Jordan caught three passes for 44 yards and junior tight end Andrew Wysocki also hauled in three passes for 34 yards. Holley contributed with two catches out of the backfield for 
 
KING'S ON DEFENSE: MULTIPLE 3-4        
Defensively, the Monarchs allowed 440 yards of total offense against Moravian, including 243 rushing yards and 197 passing yards. Sophomore linebacker Bobby Russell posted seven tackles with one  quarterback sack. Senior safety Kris Matthews followed with six sacks and one pass break-up. ??Senior linebacker Nick Kaijala, junior safety Anthony Martuccio, and freshman linebacker Hassan Maxwell registered five tackles apiece. Junior cornerback Tyler Cruz, freshman defensive lineman Bob Shaw, junior linebacker James Burke, and senior linebacker Monroe Sherman had four tackles each. 

STEVENSON ON DEFENSE:  4-4    
The Stevenson defense  allowed 267 yards of total offense in its opener. The Mustangs held North Carolina Wesleyan to just 33 rushing  yards on 23 attempts and yielded 2234 passing yards. Sophomore linebacker Cory Pietrzyk posted seven tackles with one quarterback sack and two tackles for loss.  ??Junior safety Billy Lewis also had seven tackles with one pass break-up. Junior linebacker Resheed Lashley tallied four tackles with a half-sack while junior linebacker Razonte Dunn also had four tackles. Freshman nose-guard Charles Brown has three tackles with a sack while senior tackle Tyler Krug posted two tackles with one sack. Overall, the Mustang defense posted six sacks in the game.          ? 

NEXT WEEK 
King's will travel to Williamsport to face MAC pre-season favorite Lycoming College at 1:00 p.m.  Stevenson will make its home debut against Lebanon Valley at 1:00 p.m.