CU to Host Glenville State on Homecoming

Complete Game Notes


Last week, Concord lost at Shepherd, 20-6. Meanwhile, Glenville State eked out a 17-14 win on the road against West Liberty. While a repeat conference championship may be unlikely for Concord, no team has ever won the WVIAC with two conference-losses; a winning season is more than in reach. A victory over GSC would go a long way in helping reach that goal.

MOUNTAIN LION FACTS
- Concord recorded a season-high 417 yards of total offense last week at Shepherd.

- The Mountain Lions also racked up team season-highs in plays ran (75), yards per play (5.6) and first downs.

- Concord has the 29th ranked pass defense in the nation, giving up just 174.6 yards through the air per game.

- Glenville State has won nine of its last 10 games vs. Concord. CU's lone win came at home in 2010 (49-14) in what was also a homecoming game.

SCOUTING CONCORD
The Concord defense continues to be tough. Shepherd scored 20 points vs. the Mountain Lions last Week, but seven of those points came off of a blocked field goal that was returned for a touchdown and the Rams' final field goal was a product of starting their drive on the CU 39-yard line. For the year Concord has allowed opponents to total per game averages of 174.6 yards passing and 151.4 yards rushing while scoring 20.8 points per contest.

Concord is averaging 17.8 points per game. The Mountain Lions' offensive attack has averaged 315.4 yards of total offense per game off of 230.6 passing yards and 84.8 rushing yards a game.

Senior wide receivers Randall Hawkins had one of the best games by Concord pass-catcher in school history last week. Hawkins set career-highs with 16 receptions and 178 yards receiving to go with one touchdown, a 57-yard catch. For the season, Hawkins has 36 receptions for 350 yards and one touchdown. Hawkins ranks first in the WVIAC in receptions per game and third in yards per game.

Fellow WR Ansel Ponder also had one of the best games of his collegiate career vs. Shepherd. Ponder had a nine-catch, 135-yard day to push his season totals to 28 receptions for 367 yards and two touchdowns.

For the season, quarterback Albert Rose is 57-of-94 (60.6%) for 642 yards, three touchdowns and six interceptions.

The Concord defense has been led by the trio of linebacker Jake Lilly, safety Davon Marion and defensive lineman Silas Agyemang. Lilly is the team's leading tackler with 51 stops, Marion ranks second in tackles and has created three turnovers while Agyemang has already recorded 11.5 tackles for a loss.

Brad Cox has left little doubt as to who the best punter in the WIVAC is. He averages a conference-best 42.3 yards per attempt, nearly a yard better than the No. 2 punter in the league.

FIVE TO WATCH ON DEFENSE
Silas Agyemang had three more tackles for a loss last week to give him 11.5 on the year, the second most in the WVIAC and the fifth most in the nation. Agyemang's previous season-high in the TFLs was 10 in 2011.

After his interception last week, Kevin Elliott is now tied for the team-lead in picks on the season with two. Elliott also ranks seventh on the team with 18 total tackles.

Even after only being credited with five tackles at Shepherd, Jake Lilly still leads the team and ranks third in the conference (32nd in the nation) with 51 tackles.

Howard Jordan continued to make plays for the Mountain Lions defense vs. Shepherd. Jordan racked up five tackles, a sack and forced a fumble. Jordan is tied with Agyemang for the team-lead in sacks on the year with two.

Brad Cox has booted 10 balls over 50 yards and put nine punts inside the 20-yard line to help the Concord defense.

FIVE TO WATCH ON OFFENSE
How big of game did Randall Hawkins have vs. Shepherd? It was the best day by a Concord wide receiver since 2009. Hawkins already needs just 16 receptions and 240 more yards to pass his totals from last season.

Ansel Ponder averages 13.1 yards per catch and ranks second in receiving yards per game, sixth in receptions per game and 10th in all-purpose yards per game.

Albert Rose completed 30 passes and threw for the first 300-yard game of his career vs. Shepherd last week. As long as he avoids costly interceptions, Rose could have another huge game when he takes the field vs. Glenville State.

After a rough game against one of the best rush defenses in the country last week, Calvinaugh Jones has the chance to produce big numbers against a GSC rush defense that ranks ninth in the conference in rushing defense.

For the first time in his Concord career, Ben Nester led the Mountain Lions in rushing last week with 19 yards on six attempts.

SCOUTING GLENVILLE STATE
At 2-3 overall and 2-0 in the WVIAC, Glenville State controls its own destiny in its quest for a conference championship.

The Pioneers have got to this point with non-conference losses at Carson Newman (56-46), at Chattanooga (35-0) and at Lindenwood (28-24). However, Glenville have defeated WVIAC foes Fairmont State (41-21) and West Liberty (17-14) to position itself for a shot at winning a WVIAC title.

In last week's game against West Liberty, Glenville State was led by Darold Hughes, who connected on two first-quarter touchdowns, as the Pioneer defense withstood a late challenge to hold on to the win.

Glenville State is coached by David Hutchison, who is in his second season in charge of the Pioneers. In his first 16 games as Glenville's head coach, Hutchison is 7-9, but 7-3 inside the WVIAC. A win vs. Concord and Hutchison will have led GSC to 3-0 WVIAC starts in both of his first two seasons.

The Pioneers have given up 30.8 points per game, seventh in the WVIAC and 107th in the nation and 392.4 yards per game (198 rushing/194.4 passing).

The Glenville State offense is a balanced attack that averages 205.6 passing yards per contest and 154 rushing yards. The Pioneers have scored 25.6 points a game, the third-most points in the WVIAC.

FIVE TO WATCH DEFENSE
Darren Elliott notched 10 tackles, nine of which were solo stops, and had one interception in Glenville State's win vs. West Liberty.

James Johnson and Terry Reese rank fifth and seventh in the conference in tackles, respectively. Johnson has made 42 tackles and Reese has 38. Reese also has one interception and four pass break-ups.

James Washington is Glenville State's top pass-rusher with four sacks on the season.

Devin Cain ranks fourth on the team in tackles (27) and tied for fourth in tackles for a loss (2.5).

FIVE TO WATCH OFFENSE
Rahmann Lee is the WVIAC's leading rusher. Lee has compiled 544 yards and three touchdowns on 83 attempts this season. He averages an astounding 6.6 yards per rush.

Darold Hughes is the conference's fourth leading passer. For the year, Hughes is 98-of-162 for 1,104 yards and 11 touchdowns. Hughes has thrown seven interceptions this year.

Orlandus Harris and Robert Jiles are two playmakers at wide receiver. Both have scored five touchdowns this year. Harris 33 catches for 328 yards and 21 grabs for 348 yards.

Justin Feagin has 17 catches for 120 yards.