OCTOBER 15, 2015

KING'S FOOTBALL HOSTING LYCOMING IN 1ST HOME GAME SINCE SEPTEMBER 19

KING'S MEDIA GAME NOTES

WILKES-BARRE --  The King's College football will play its first home game in nearly a month when the Monarchs host Middle Atlantic Conference rival Lycoming College Saturday at 1:00 p.m. at McCarthy Stadium.

King's last played at home  on September 19 when the Monarchs defeated FDU-Florham 35-28 in overtime . Since then, King's played two away games, prior to an off-week last week.

The time off will hopefully help the Monarchs recover physically as King's was without a number of injured starters, including starting quarterback Tom Hehre, in the team's last game against Stevenson on October 3.

ON THE AIR:
The game will be available online via LiveStats and Live Video. Go to the following links to access both.

LiveStats:  http://livestream.com/kingscollege

Video:   http://www.sidearmstats.com/kings/football/

Radio:  WRKC 88.5 FM

ABOUT THE GAME:
Today is game-six for both King's College and Lycoming College and also the fifth game of the MAC schedule.  Both teams are  looking to snap two-game losing streams with each squad last winning on September 19.

ABOUT THE SERIES:
This is the 25th all-time meeting between the teams with Lycoming holding a 17-6-1 advantage. The Monarchs and Warriors have split the last two meetings with Lycoming winning 28-14 last season in Williamsport while the Monarchs were victorious 28-24 in 2013.

THE COACHES:
Monarch mentor Jeff Knarr is in his sixth season of rebuilding the program at King's and owns a 15-40 career record. Lycoming coach Mike Clark is in his eighth year and is currently 49-27.

LAST WEEK:
Both King's and Lycoming enjoyed off weeks. Each team last played on October 3 with King's falling 13-7 at Stevenson while Lycoming dropped a 41-38 overtime verdict at Lebanon Valley.    

KING'S ON OFFENSE:  MULTIPLE-I
The Monarch offense is last in the MAC in averaging 249.6 yards of total offense per-game. The Monarchs are seventh with 159.2 passing yards and ninth in rushing at 90.4 yards each contest.  Senior quarterback Tom Hehre, who missed King's last game with Stevenson due to an injury, has completed 71-of-129 passes for 594 yards with one touchdown and six interception He has also rushed for 91 yards  on 41 attempts. Freshman tailback Gabe Brown owns a team-high 264 rushing yards on 70 carries with two touchdowns. Junior Zack Funk adds 120 yards on 32 carries with one score. 

 

Junior Mike Palmer tops the receivers with 23 catches for 260 yards and two touchdowns while sophomore Matt Demarco, a transfer from Division I-AA Monmouth, follows with 19 receptions for 138 yards. Sophomore split end Marquis Miller has 16 catches for 120 yards while fellow sophomore Tyler Marroni has eight receptions for 92 yards. Brown has also caught eight passes out of the backfield for 30 yards. King's returns four offensive line starters, including senior center Mark Vetterlein, senior tackle Evan Foster, junior guard Andrew Zub, and junior tackle Jake Dever.
    
LYCOMING ON OFFENSE: MULTIPLE PRO-STYLE    
The Lycoming offense is fourth in the MAC in total yards with 354.4 yards each game. The Warriors are fourth in rushing with  171.6 yards and sixth  in passing at 182.8 yards each contest. Running the offense is junior Chase Whiteman who has completed  62-of-114 passes for 840 yards with five touchdowns and five interceptions.  He has also rushed for 155 yards on 68 carries with one score. Junior tailback Blake Bowman tops the running game with 431 yards on 95 attempts with a 4.5 yards per-carry average with five touchdowns.

Sophomore Scott Palmer follows with 241 yards on 48 carries with a 5.0 yards per-carry average with one score.  The receivers are led by senior standout Ryan Umpleby with 22 catches for 310 yards and three touchdowns. Fellow senior Pay Whalen adds 13 catches for 247 yards and one TD while 6-foot-5 freshman receiver Nick Costello follows with 12 receptions for 125 yards and one score.   

KING'S ON DEFENSE:  MULTIPLE 3-4    
The Monarchs defense enters the game ranked seventh in total MAC defense, allowing 392.0 yards of total offense per-game. King's is eighth against the run in yielding 204.0 yards while standing sixth against the pass in permitting 188.0 yards through the air.  The group is led by 2014 All-MAC selection Bobby Russell at linebacker. Russell has made 30 tackles with one interception, two fumble recoveries, one forced fumble, one sack, and one blocked field goal. Senior defensive end Michael Martina tops the team with 33 tackles, 7.5 tackles for loss with 6.0 sacks and one forced fumble.  Senior Safety Anthony Martuccio has made 31 tackles with an interception and forced fumble while sophomore Safety Jake Manetti 32 tackles with an interception.

 

Senior linebackers Chad Curtice  has registered 23 tackles with 5.0 tackles for loss with 2.0 sacks, Sophomore linebacker Hassan Maxwell also has 223 tackles with 2.5 tackles for loss. Senior cornerback Justin Burke has 14 tackles with an interception while sophomore cornerback Justin Foster also has 14 tackles. Senior linebackers James Burke and Monroe Sherman have each made 13 tackles while senior cornerback Tyler Mejasic and sophomore lineman Jacoby Foresman have 11 tackles each. Foresman chip sin with 2.0 sacks.    

LYCOMING ON DEFENSE:  4-3    
The Lycoming College defense is ranked fifth overall in the MAC in allowing 381.2 total yards each game. The Warriors are fourth versus the run in yielding 125.4 yards on the ground and ninth against the pass in allowing 255.8. Senior cornerback Matt Malecki tops the squad with 32 tackles and an interception.  Senior linebacker Phil Schron follows with 30 tackles and two tackles for loss. Sophomore safety Mike Ward adds 27 tackles with two interceptions while Brian Campbell has made 27 tackles with 4.0 sacks.

Senior defensive tackle Josh Cook has made 26 tackles with 2.5 sacks while Junior defensive tackle  Jon Rummel also has 26 tackles with 4.0 sacks. . Freshman Dominic Loffredo and sophomore safety Caleb Robbins adds 20 tackles. Freshman linebacker John Peters chips in with 19 tackles and an interception.  

NEXT WEEK:
King's travels up Route 309 to take on local rival Misericordia University at 1:00 p.m. at Mangelsdorf Field in Dallas.