Football Game Notes: Week Four: Waldorf
Recent William Penn Statesmen Football action at the Lacey Complex Stadium
Oskaloosa–The Statesmen football team has never lost to Waldorf and does not plan to ruin perfection or its top-ten ranking as it opens Midwest League play on the road Saturday.
#7 William Penn (3-0) will travel to Forest City to play the Warriors (2-0) in A. David Bostorff Stadium at 6:30 p.m.
STATESMEN BROADCASTING: Every William Penn football game can be followed through several different mediums.
Radio (all games): Heard live on KBOE 740 AM or 104.9 FM
Internet (home games): Viewed and heard live at http://origin.peg.tv/pegtv_player?s=wpenn
TV (home games): Viewed and heard live on Mahaska Communication Group’s local channel
Internet (away games): Heard live at http://client.stretchinternet.com/client/kboe.portal
SERIES HISTORY: William Penn is 5-0 all-time in its series against Waldorf.
William Penn remained perfect versus the Warriors with a 68-10 victory last season. Taylor Parsons (Jr., The Woodlands, Texas, College Park HS) accounted for 88 rushing yards and two scores, and also completed five-of-nine passes for 89 yards and two touchdowns. He was named MWL Offensive Player of the Week for his efforts.
Shawn Davis (Jr., Hamersville, Ohio, Western Brown HS) outgained Parsons with 92 yards as the Statesmen owned a 565-125 edge in yardage.
2007–William Penn, 16-9
2008–William Penn, 41-3
2009–William Penn, 65-6
2010–William Penn, 58-10
2011–William Penn, 68-10
WILLIAM PENN PROFILE: Todd Hafner is in his ninth year as head football coach at William Penn, entering the campaign with a 52-37 career record.
Hafner guided William Penn to a 9-2 record last year and the team again led the NAIA in rushing with 3,634 yards. He was also at the helm in 2010 when the navy and gold won their fifth league crown (first since 1976). The team finished 10-1, tying the school record for wins, and also broke NAIA single-season marks for total rushing yards and yards per attempt. Numerous other school marks were set in 2010.
The 2008 and 2010 Midwest League Coach of the Year, Hafner was also the recipient of the VSN NAIA Coach of the Year and the NFCA Region 2 Coach of the Year honors. As skipper, he has produced 119 all-conference players and 14 All-Americans.
Prior to his career at William Penn, Hafner had coaching stops at Carl Junction HS, Southwest Baptist University, Emporia State University, and Pittsburg State University (student coach). Hafner graduated from Pittsburg State in 1994 with a degree in mathematics.
The Statesmen started slowly, but once everything began to click, there was little stopping them in a 31-9 non-conference win over Luther last week.
William Penn picked up 299 of its 314 yards on the ground. The defense allowed 310 yards, but forced three turnovers to slow the Norse.
Seven players ran for more than 11 yards, highlighted by 78 from Dalton Phelps (Sr., Tipton, Iowa, Tipton HS). Evan Ressler (So., Cascade, Iowa, Cascade HS) crossed the goal line twice, while Scott Adams (So., Park City, Utah, Park City HS) tallied a team-best 13 stops.
For the year, William Penn is averaging 41.3 points and 381.7 yards per game, including 340.3 rushing and 41.3 passing.
The squad leads the NAIA in total rushing yards (1,021) and total scoring (124). The Statesmen are also second in rushing yards per game and seventh in scoring per game.
Ressler leads the Statesmen offense with 247 rushing yards and four touchdowns. Four other players, including Parsons with 185 yards and three scores, are also over the century mark. Ressler ranks in the top ten nationally in total scoring (ninth, 24 points).
Parsons is pacing the lesser-used pass game by going 9-of-25 for 124 yards and one TD. Aaron Broyles (Jr., Escondido, Calif., Escondido Charter HS) leads the receivers with three catches, while Dalton Phelps (Sr., Tipton, Tipton HS) has 43 yards through the air.
William Penn has only committed three turnovers this year.
Defensively, the Statesmen are giving up an average of 7.7 points and 205.7 yards, including 131.0 passing and 74.7 rushing. William Penn is strong nationally in rushing yards allowed per game (fifth) and points allowed per game (eighth).
Adams tops the tacklers for William Penn with 27 stops. Jason Johnson (Jr., Geneseo, Ill., Geneseo HS) and Nick DiMarco (So., St. Charles, Mo., Francis Howell North HS) have two sacks each, while three different players have recorded an interception. The defense has forced eight turnovers.
Marcus Kerrigan (Jr., Cary, Ill., Cary-Grove HS) is nearly perfect this year, going 13-of-14 in point-after-attempts and 3-of-3 in field goals. The junior, who ranks second in the NAIA in total scoring with 22 points, has a season-long field goal of 52 yards. He is also ninth in the nation in field goals made.
The team is again utilizing a two-punter formation with Kerrigan and Johnson. Johnson has kicked five times for a clip of 35.6 yards, while Kerrigan has seven punts for a 31.4 yard average.
Sam Tvedt (So., Oskaloosa, Iowa, Pella Christian HS) is topping the kick return game with four runbacks for a 17.2 average (long of 28 yards), while Joel Medina (Sr., Palmdale, Calif., Canyons CC) has taken four punts back for a clip of 18.0 yards (long of 40 yards).
William Penn is picked to finish second in the Midwest League.
waldorf PROFILE: Kent Anderson is in his first year as head football coach at Waldorf.
He comes to the program after spending two years at fellow MWL program Iowa Wesleyan. Most of Anderson’s career has been spent overseas, including a 15-year stint in Germany where he posted a 182-62-5 record and won eight national championships. He claimed titles with three different teams and was National Coach of the Year six times.
A native of Bloomfield, Iowa, Anderson was an All-State player in football and basketball at Davis County HS as well as a state champion in track. Anderson graduated from Iowa State University in 1985 with a degree in general studies. After graduation, he served as a graduate assistant under current Texas coach Mack Brown at the University of North Carolina. He also spent a season at Simpson College.
The Warriors improved to 2-0 last weekend with a 47-29 non-MWL win over Presentation (S.D.).
Leading just 32-29 entering the fourth quarter, Waldorf scored 15 unanswered points to remain perfect. The team’s high-powered offense gobbled up 679 yards, including 379 on the ground and 300 through the air. Presentation picked up 402 yards as well.
Lavelle Maddox, with 136 yards, and Walter O’Neal, with 107 yards, topped the running game, while Sammuel Fisk completed 16-of-29 passes for 300 yards. Fisk only passed for one touchdown, but found paydirt four times with his legs.
Marc Ballatori hauled in three balls for 112 yards and the lone passing score. Brennan Stack added a 34-yard field goal in the fourth quarter.
For the year, Waldorf is averaging 45.0 points and 606.5 yards per game, including 355.0 rushing and 251.5 passing. The squad leads the NAIA in rushing yards per game, is third in scoring average, and is sixth in total rushing yards.
O’Neal leads Waldorf with 196 rushing yards, while Maddox has 183 and Marshall Williams has 142. Fisk ranks first in the NAIA in scoring average (18.0 points per game) and is second in total scoring (36 points) as he has rushed for six scores. He is putting up big passing numbers as well, going 35-of-56 for 503 yards and three TDs.
Marc Ballatori has seven catches for 200 yards (two scores), while James Loydd’s 14 grabs are a team high (144 yards). Loydd is ninth in the nation in receptions per game, while Ballatori is also ninth in receiving yards per game.
Waldorf has committed five turnovers this year.
Defensively, the Warriors are giving up an average of 18.0 points and 340.5 yards, including 175.5 rushing and 165.0 passing.
Kenny Brown has a squad-best 22 tackles, while Delroy Nichols has one sack to his credit. The defense has forced four turnovers, including interceptions by Tevin Padgett and Daryel Scott.
Brennan Stack has struggled a bit in the kicking game, going 6-of-11 in point-after-attempts, but 2-of-2 in field goals. He has a long field goal of 41 yards. Also the team’s punter, Stack has attempted ten kicks for a 38.0 yard average.
Loydd is topping the kick return game with four runbacks for a 24.5 average (long of 33 yards), while Padgett has taken two punts back for a clip of 7.5 yards (long of 15 yards).
Waldorf is picked to finish seventh in the seven-team Midwest League.
COACH HAFNER SAYS: On the Luther game: “Last week’s game was one that really challenged our football team. Once we got the intensity level where it needed to be we played really well. We were again really good in all three phases of the game. If we can make the little improvements, we have a chance to become a very special team.”
On Waldorf: “Waldorf is 2-0 for a reason. Coach Anderson has gone in there and really changed how that team looks and plays. They are fast on offense and their defense really rallies to the ball well. It will be a big challenge for us and one we looking forward to.”
