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1 THE BEARS SCHEDULE Marshall (W 48-26) 08/31 BC Lakeview (W 14-12) 09/07 Benton Harbor* Portage Northern* Portage Central* 09/28 Mattawan* Lakeshore* Niles* 10/19 Kalamazoo Central* All Games Start at 7:00 *Big 16 West Division Game THE TIGERS SCHEDULE Sturgis (L 20-42) 08/30 Marshall (L 6-14) St. Joseph Mattawan 09/21 Portage Northern 09/28 Portage Central Niles 10/12 Kalamazoo Central Lakeshore *Big 16 West Division Game TABLE OF CONTENTS Game Day Information 1 The Bears 2-3 Quick Facts/Series History 4 Coaches Info/ Pronunciations 5 Bentonn Harbor Roster Last Year s game Big 16 Information St. Joe record book The Last Time St. Joe What to wach/looking ahead 13 Season Summaries 14 Underclassmen 15 Dickinson Stadium Information 16 Press Clippings Statistics appx. Live Internet Scoreboard/Stats BENTON HARBOR TIGERS (0-2 JOSEPH BE AT ST. J 2) EARS (2-0) GAME 3: FRIDAY,, SEPTEMBER 7, 2012 DICKINSON STADIUM, ST. JOSEPH 7:00 PM BEARS AND TIGERS The other of the Bears backyard rivals pay y a visit to Dickinson Stadium tonight. Benton Harbor and St. Joe are the two closest schools in the Big 166 (less than two miles apart). Even though the two cities are next to each other, the Bears and Tigers didn't meet until thee 1985 season when the Tigers joined the Big 8 conference. Since that year, St. Joseph leads the series The Bears have won six straight in the series, including a win at Filstrup Fieldd last season ABOUT THE BEARS It took four rough quarters and two rallies but the Bears came away with a win over Battle Creek Lakeview here at Dickinson Stadium a weekk ago. The Bears defense held Lakeview to just 114 yards of total offense. Jack Turak had 83 yards rushing, including a 53 yard touchdown run that gave the Bears the lead. Jalen Holmes scored the other St. Joee TD on a nine yard reception from James Morris. ABOUT THE TIGERS Coaches say that the most important point inn the season is how you improve from week one to week two, after a loss at Sturgis to open the season, Benton Harbor showed much improvement but still fell lastt week to Marshall TJ Morris led the Tigers with 88 yards rushing, Jacob Blue added another 58 yards on the ground had provided the Tigers touchdown. Morris also was 8 of 23 passing for 61 yards. MEDIA COVERAGE Midwest Family Radio Sports is once again the home of St. Joseph Bears football, with WSJM AM 1400 The News and Talk of Michigan s Great Southwest serving as the flagship for St. Joe football in their 17th straight season. Midwest Family Radio Sports provides weekly coverage of St. Joseph, Lakeshore, and South Haven football contests. Phil McDonald (Play-By-Play) and Bret Witkowski (Color) will be calling the game. The broadcast is also available worldwide at Fans can also check out coverage of the Bears on the official website for St. Joseph Bears Football at You can also follow St. Joe Bearss Football on Facebook ( and Twitter (@stjoefootball). Live game stats are available during each game on the web at Postgame results will be available on Saturday in print in thee Herald-Palladium for fans in St. Joseph and Benton Harbor, and the surrounding areas of Berrien County andd on the web at St. Joseph Bears Football Benton Harbor at St. Josephh 9/7/12 Page 1 of 22

2 YOUR 2012 ST. JOSEPH BEARS NO NAME JALEN HOLMES ALEX RUTHERFORD DOMINIQUE EDDIE MASON SHINROCK KAM STORTZ TERRILL WILBURN W JULIAN PAULSON ZACH LEAR KARRINGTON PENNY JAMES MORRIS JOE FRATZKE WARREN CLARK C CULLEN HOFFMAN COLLIN CHURCHILL CONNOR MYER M ETHAN FELLOWS MATT BOOZER ZACH KIRKPATRICK BEN FIDELMAN JACK TURAK DAVID BLUSCHKE CHRIS URREA CODY KELLY JUSTIN GAMBRELL JORDAN ASKEW GRANT MOSHER DAWSON LANEY L TREY SMITH LOGAN ROCK NATHAN ROCK R KEITH EBERHARDT LOGAN JONES WES FRENCH BIRCH BRADFORD JALEN BYRD DAKOTA WEIFFENBACW CH ZACH WEISSER RYAN KITRON DANIEL CARRICK CONNOR HUBBLE H GRADE SR. SR. SR. JR. SR. JR. JR. JR. SR. SR. JR. JR. SO. SR. SO. SR. SR. SR. SR. JR. SR. JR. SR. JR. SR. JR. SR. SR. JR. JR. JR. JR. SO. JR. SR. SR. SR. SR. JR. JR. OFFENSEE RB TE FB FB RB QB QB FB FB FB FB TE RB RB G G C T T T G C G T G T G K TE DEFENSE CB ILB CB CB ILB CB OLB ILB CB NT CB CB FS CB NT SS DE FS OLB OLB ILB OLB SS SS DT DE NT DE DE DT DE DE DT NT NT DE DT ILB FS DE HEIGHT 6'1" 6'0" 6'0" 6'1" 5"11" 5"8" 5'10" 5'10" 5"8" 6'1" 5"11" 5'10" 5'10" 5'10" 5"8" 5"8" 5"11" 5"11" 6'0" 5"11" 5'10" 6'2" 6'0" 5"11" 6'0" 5"11" 6'0" 6'2" 6'1" 6'0" 5'10" 6'0" 6'2" 6'3" 5"8" 6'3" 6'1" 6'2" 5"8" 6'2" WEIGHT HEAD COACH GANDALF CHURCH (2 ND YEAR, 9-3,.750) (HEAD COACH/DEFENSIVE COORDINATOR/QB S/SAFETIES) ASSISTANT COACHES: LYLE HAYDEN (OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR/OUTSIDE LINEBACKERS) JASON CATANIA (WIDE RECEIVERS/DEFENSIVE BACKS) BEN JAGER (TIGHT ENDS/DEFENSIVE LINES) ORLANDO MALONE (OFFENSIVE/DEFENSIVE LINE/SCOUT TEAMS) STEVE GRAZIANO (RUNNING BACKS/INSIDE LINEBACKERS) SUPPORT STAFF: TRAINER: MATT MABRY, ATC, CSCS. LAKELAND ORTHOPEDIC PHYSICAL THERAPY TEAM PHYSICIAN: DR. CHRIS TRIGGER, MD LAKELAND REGIONAL HEALTH SYSTEMS EQUIPMENT STAFF DAN STRINE KEVIN STRINE KEITH STRINE DREW WELHAM JACK HARRINGTON STATS: DAVE WOLF JOSH WEAVER CHRIS FROELICH St. Joseph Bears Football Benton Harbor at St. Josephh 9/7/12 Page 2 of 22

3 YOUR 2012 ST. JOSEPH BEARS (continued) HEAD COACH ASSISTANT COACHES Gandalf Church (2 nd season 9-3,.750) Jason Catania, Steve Graziano, Lyle Hayden, Ben Jager, Orlando Malone JUNIOR VARSITY FRESHMAN JV Head Coach: Ben Illiff Assistants: Richard Hughey, Mario Reich Freshman Head Coach: Bob Baumgartnerr Assistants: Larry Jackson, Keith Stevens, Josh Weaver St. Joseph Bears Football Benton Harbor at St. Josephh 9/7/12 Page 3 of 22

4 QUICK FACTS Series History: SJ leads 19-8 (0.667) St. Joseph points: 7111 Benton Harbor points: 407 Games Decided by 3 Points or Less: BH 3-1 Games Decided by 7 Points or Less: TIED 4-4 Games Decided by 10 Points or More: SJ 13-6 St. Joseph s Longest Winning Streak: St. Joseph Longest Losing Streak: Current St. Joseph Streak: Won 6 Biggest St. Joseph Win: (SJ 45, BH 0) Biggest St. Joseph Loss: (BH 39, SJ 20) Last St. Joseph Home Win: 2010 (SJ 42, BH 0) Last St. Joseph Road Win: 2011 (SJ 37, BH 14) Last B. Harbor Home Win: 2004 (BH 28, SJ 16) Last Lakeview Road Win: 2005 (BH 26, SJ 20) Enrollment: 974 (Class A) School Type: Public Superintendent: Ann Cardon Principal: Jeff Runser Athletic Director: Kevin Guzzo Nickname: Bears Colors: Maize and Blue Fight Song: St. Joseph Fight Song Conference: : Southwest Michigan Athletic Conference (Big 16), Charter member since First Year of Competition: 1913 All-Time Record: (96 th season*) ) *(No teams in , influenza and WWI) State Titles: 0 Runner Up: 1, 1988 (Class B) S.M.A.C. Conference/Division Championships (Last): 35 (2009) Undefeated Seasons: (10) (1938, 71, 73, 80, 84, 86, 87, 88, 07, 08) Longest regular season winning streak: 37-9/26/86-9/30/89 Playoff Appearances: (15) B:80,84,86,87,88; BB:90,96,97; 3:99,06,07,08,09,10,11 Retired Jersey s: 82 Rob Fredrickson (Class of 1989) Jersey retired on January 5, 1999 THE SERIES First played in 1985, Benton Harbor won the first game played between the two neighboring cities at Filstrup Field. St. Joseph would then win the next four. The teams would alternate wins in 1990 (BH) and 91 (SJ). The Tigers would then win the next two before St. Joseph went on a seven game win streak in the series from Bentonn Harbor would then go on a streak of their own by winning the next five, including the last game at the old Dickinson Stadium. The Bears have won the last six in the series by the combined score of IT BEARS MENTIONING Withh the exception of McCamley Field in Portage where both Portage Central and Portage Northern play. St. Joseph s Dickinson Stadium and Benton Harbor s Filstrup Field are the closest in terms of distance from each of the stadiums. Only 2 miles separate the home stadiums for the Bears and Tigers. THE BEARS WHEN Overall Record: Home Record: Road Record: Neutral Site Record: Division Record: Against Eastern Division Teams: St. Joseph scores first: Opponent scores first: Scoring 21 points or more: Scoring 20 points or less: Allowing 21 points or more: Allowing 20 points or less: Leading at the half: Tied at the half: Trailing at the half: Leading after 3 quarters: Tied after 3 quarters: Trailing after 3 quarters: Giveaways/Takeaways: Points scored off turnovers: Points allowed off turnovers: 2-0 (1.000) 1-0 (1.000) 1-0 (1.000) 0-0 (0.000) 0-0 (0.000) 2-0 (1.000) 1-0 (1.000) 1-0 (1.000) 1-0 (1.000) 1-0 (1.000) 1-0 (1.000) 1-0 (0.000) 1-0 (1.000) 0-0 (0.000) 1-0 (0.000) 2-0 (1.000) 0-0 (0.000) 0-0 (0.000) 4/2 (-2) 0 0 THE OPPOSITION Marshall: 1-1 (0.500) Battle Creek Lakeview: 0-2 (0.000) >>> >Benton Harbor: 0-2 (0.000) Portage Northern: 2-0 (1.000) Portage Central: 2-0 (1.000) Mattawan: 2-0 (1.000) Lakeshore: 2-0 (1. 000) Niles: 2-0 (1.000) Kalamazoo Central: 1-1 (0.500) Opponents overall record: 12-6 (0.667) St. Joseph Record: 2-0 (1.000) St. Joseph Bears Football Benton Harbor at St. Josephh 9/7/12 Page 4 of 22

5 ON THE SIDELINES Year Coach Record Head Coach: Gandalf Church 1913 Whitehead Berry Gardner Gandalf Church iss the 17 th head No Teams coach in St. Joe ss 97-year history Gordon Gabal Coach Church has spent 16 years Henry Howe as a Varsity Assistant at Paw Paw, 1932 Fred Harrsen Henry Howe ( ) Kalamazoo Christian, Sturgis, and Ronald Finch the eight at St. Joseph. Five years Harry Leee serving as Defensive Coordinator under Elliot Uzelac. Church Jack Petosky hass 15 years of teaching experience, with the last nine at St Jay Eldred Walt Gephart Joe, teaching Social Studies. Church has a Bachelor s Degree Dick Higgs from Western Michigan, Teaching Credential from Michigan Willis Koontz State, and a Master s Degree in Educational Leadership fromm Ivan "Ike"" Muhlenkamp Western Michigan. Church (41) is married to his wife Melissa, John Van Wagoner Elliot Uzelac andd they have two children, Henry, 6, and Samuel, Gandalf Church 9-3 Assistant Coaches: Lyle Hayden (Offensive Coordinator), Ben Jager (Tight Ends/Def. Line), Orlando Malone (Offensive/Defensive Line) Steve Graziano (Running Backs/Linebackers), Jason Catania (Wide Receivers/Defensivee Backs) ST. JOSEPH BEARS FOOTBALL COACHING HISTORY JV Coaches Freshman Coaches Equipment Staff: Athletic Trainer: Team Physician: Ben Iliff, Richard Hughey, Mario Reich Bob Baumgartner, Larry Jackson, Keith Stevens, Josh Weaver Dan Strine, Kevin Strine, Keith Strine, Drew Welham, Jack Harrington Matt Mabry (Lakeland Regional Health Systems) Dr. Christopher Trigger (Lakeland Regional Health Systems) PROUNOUCING THE BEARS Dominique Eddie (Dom-in-eek) (Fihd-el-min) Jack Turak (ter-ack) Ben Fidelman David Bluschke (Blush-key) Chris Urrea (You-ray-uh) Dakota Weiffenbach (week-en-bahk) THE GAME OPERATIONS PEOPLE Public Address Announcer: Dave Durr Clock Operators: Fred Alten, David Foster Message Board/Audio: Dave Wolf Game Stats: (Home) Josh Weaver Game Film: (Press Box View) Kevin Valdez Stadium Manager: Joe Jones Spotter: TBA 25-Second Clock: Gary Etter (Road): Dave Wolf (Endzone) Bob Baumgartner THE BOOSTERS Co-Presidents: Eddie and Pam Smith (boosters@stjoefootball.com) Vice-Presidents: Mark and Carol Morris SAINT JOSEPH FIGHT SONG Fight on to victory, As wee shout our battle cry! Fight on, old Varsity, As thee Bears go marching by. We'll sing a toast or two, For every loyal son, Raisee high our maize and blue, Until the fight is won! F-I, F-I-T-E, Fight! So, Bears, fight with all your might! We'ree right, so fight, we're conquerors tonight! Fight on to victory, As wee shout our battle cry! Fight on, oh Varsity, As thee Bears go marching by. We'll sing a toast or two, For every loyal son, Raisee high the maize and blue, Until the fight is won! St. Joseph Bears Football Benton Harbor at St. Josephh 9/7/12 Page 5 of 22

6 THE TIGERS NO YANTRELL MCDOWELL DELVONTAE BELL RAYMONE HAYDEN EDWARD HEADSPETHH TJ MORRIS JEROME MCDUFFIE M COREY WHITEHEAD W TIMOTHY DAVIS DASHAWN PERRY DAMAREEE BELL FRED GILMORE MICHAEL DYSON JACOB BLUE NAME JAMAL HATFIELD JAYIME CAMPBELL C DALVIN PULLIAM P SHAQUILLE BUCHANAN ALONZO CLOY DEMARCUS RAINER WILLIE WILSON W TERRANCE SPENCER ANTHONY SANDERS DEVONTAE JONES DILLON BARNES B CURTIS CARTER C KINLEY POOLE P JORDAN WILLIAMS SHARIEF ALEXANDER TYRIQUE MOORE ANDRE GULLEDGE G CHRIS SANDERS GEORGE KIRKLAND PATRICK DAWKINS OFF O RB QB QB RB C OG RB OL OL OG OG OT OL OL OT OT DEF.. HT. LB 5'8" DB 5'6" DB 5'10" DB 5'10" DB 6'0" DB 5'9" DB 5'9" DB 6'2" DB 5'7" LB 5'10" DB 6'5" DB 6'7" LB 5'9" DB 5'7" DB 5'7" DB 6'0" DB 5'10" DB 6'1" LB 6'2" DB 5'9" DE 6'1" LB 5'9" LB 5'10" DL 5'9" DL 5'8" DT 5'7" LB 5'10" DT 5'9" DL 5'8" DL 5'10" DT 6'3" DL 5'10" DB 5'8" WT. YR. 160 SR. 145 JR. 170 JR. 160 JR. 165 SR. 155 JR. 145 JR. 170 SR. 140 JR. 175 JR. 160 SR. 155 JR. 175 SR. 140 JR. 140 SO. 165 SR. 165 SR. 150 SO. 190 SO. 150 SO. 200 SR. 175 SO. 170 JR. 230 SR. 240 JR. 270 SO. 175 SO. 270 FR. 240 SO. 260 JR. 270 SO. 255 FR. 145 SO. Head Coach: Darric Randolph 1 st Season (0-2, 0.000) Assistant Coaches: Andrew Hurst Michael Gillespie Milton Sesson Trainer: Ashlee Hacker Athletic Director Willie Wilson Athletic Assistant Roena Rice Superintendent: Dr. Leonard Seawood Principal: Kathy Brooks St. Joseph Bears Football Benton Harbor at St. Josephh 9/7/12 Page 6 of 22

7 THE LAST MEETING 9/9/11 ST. JOSEPH 37, BENTONN HARBOR 14 FILSTRUP FIELD BENTON HARBOR St. Joe made it six straight wins over their cross river rivals as the Bears defeatedd Benton Harbor Alex Rutherford had 147 yards rushing and two touchdowns at the Bears improved to 3-0 on the season. St. Joe's defense limited Benton Harbor to no yards in their first drive and gott the ball back inside Tigers territory. St. Joe traveledd down to the Tigers 10 before settling for a 27 yard field goal from Ryan Kitron. St. Joseph's Alex Rutherford runs for a big gain against Benton Harbor during Friday's game. (John Madill / H-P) The Bears defense again set up the Bears offense after forcing a fumble givingg St. Joe the ball at the Tigers 41 yard line. Six playss later Alex Rutherford scored on an 11 yard run for a 10-0 St. Joe lead after thee first quarter. Another Tigers possession would end with a turnover and again, St. Joe would turn it into a touchdown. Marcus Valentine intercepted QB Latrell Pryor. Three plays later, Alex Rutherford scored his second touchdown of the game to put the Bears up St. Joe would get the ball to start the second half and find the endzonee again when Kam Stortz scored from a yard out to give the Bears a 23-0 lead. Another interception thrown by Pryor was turned into points as Josh Schoeplein gave the Bears the ball at the Benton Harborr 26 yard line. Justin Gambrell would run all four plays on the drive, the last from 2 yards out to put St. Joe up Pryor would give the Bears another touchdown as his fumble set up Blake Williams 2 yard touchdown and a commanding 37-0 lead. Benton Harbor would add two touchdown passes from Pryor to Andrew Ellis againstt the Bears reserves for the final marginn of St. Joseph Bears Football Benton Harbor at St. Josephh 9/7/12 Page 7 of 22

8 THE BIG 16 LOOKING BACK AT WEEK 2 Lakeshore 26, Harper Creek 7 Al Stockman Stadium, Stevensville Lakeshore outgained Harper Creek and Johnny Nate was passing for 196 yards and a score as Lakeshore beat Harper Creek Nate also had 117 yards rushing on 26 carries. Niless 40, Coldwater 18 Viking Field, Niles Ra Quon Glenn had three touchdown runs as Niles defeated Coldwater 40-18, Niles never punted in the game, including a 4 th and long at their own 155 yard line. Cooper Murphy, Ken Garrett, and Austin Siegal had TD runs for Coldwater Mattawan 49, Sturgis 27 Mattawan Stadium, Mattawan Mattawan s Trevor Sweeney scored three rushing touchdown and added a 70 yard kickoff return as Mattawan defeated Sturgis 49-27, Sweeny finished with 196 yards rushing. Portage Central 47, Gull Lake 7 McCamley Field, Portage Portage Central scored 33 points in the second quarter as the Mustangs beat Big 16 newcomer Gull Lake 47-7, Jacob Allen had 154 yards rushing and two scores for PC. Kalamazoo Loy Norrix 22, Kalamazoo Central 9 Griffith Stadium, Kalamazoo Davian Phillips had two rushing touchdowns and a passing score as Loy Norrix beat arch rival Kalamazoo Central Phillips threw for 121 yards and ran for 116. Portage Northern 50, Battle Creek Central 6 C.W. Post Field, Battle Creek Portage Northern s defense held Battle Creek Central to just 59 total yards in the Huskies 50-6 win at Battle Creek Central. Northern s Sergio Jackson had three rushing scores. ON THE AIR Radio -Bentonn Harbor at St. Joseph (WSJM-AM 1400) -Lakeshore at Portage Northern (WSJM-FM 94.9) -Mattawan at Niles (SWMSports.net & WNIL-AM 1290) ) -Kalamazoo Loy Norrix at Coldwater (WTVB-AM 1590) ) -Marshall at Battle Creek Lakeview (WBCK-FM 95.3) -Gull Lake at Battle Creek Central (WQSN-AM 1660) -Sturgiss at Battle Creek Harper Creek (WBET-AM 1230) Television -Lakeshore at Portage Northern (Portage Cable) -Kalamazoo Loy Norrix at Coldwater BIG 16 CONFERENCE STANDINGS THE WEST Team Rec St. Joseph 2-0 Portage Northern Lakeshore Niles Portage Centra Mattawan Kal. Central Benton Harbo al r 0-2 Div Team THE EAST Recc Sturgis Marshall Loy Norrix BC Lakeview Harper Creek Coldwater Gull Lake BC Central Div THIS WEEK IN THE BIG 16 -Benton Harbor at St. Joseph -Lakeshore at Portage Northern -Mattawan at Niles -Portage Central at Kalamazooo Central -Kalamazoo Loy Norrix at Coldwater -Marshall at Battle Creek Lakeview -Gull Lake at Battle Creek Central -Sturgis at Battle Creek Harper Creek WEST BEST PERIOD!!! After the games of week 2, the Big 16 West Division teams won an amazing 13 of 16 cross division games played. The West Division teams have won 43 of 64 cross division games since the Big 16 realigned to just two divisions, The 13 wins is the most in the four seasons of the two division setup of the Big West 9, East West 11, East West 10, East West 13, East 3 DIVISIONAL PLAY STARTS THIS WEEK Big 16 Divisional play begins this week, Mattawan is your defending West Division Champion, going 7-0 in Divisional play a year ago. Harper Creek won w the East Division title last year with a 7-0 record against Division foes St. Joseph Bears Football Benton Harbor at St. Josephh 9/7/12 Page 8 of 22

9 THE 2012 OPPONENTS SEASON SCHEDULE AND RESULTS MARSHALL (1-1) 08/24 St. Joseph (L 26-48) 08/30 at Benton Harbor (W 14-6) 09/07 at Battle Creek Lakeview 09/14 Battle Creek Central 09/21 Gull Lake 09/28 at Coldwater 10/05 at Battle Creek Harper Creek 10/12 Sturgis 10/19 at Kalamazoo Loy Norrix PORTAGE NORTHERNN (2-0) 08/24 Kalamazoo Loy Norrix (W 41-12) 08/30 at Battle Creek Central (W 50-6) 09/07 Lakeshore 09/14 St. Joseph 09/21 at Benton Harbor 09/28 Niles 10/05 at Kalamazoo Central 10/12 Portage Central 10/19 at Mattawan LAKESHORE (2-0) 08/24 at Battle Creek Lakeview (W 42-27) 08/30 Battle Creek Harper Creek (W 26-7) 09/07 at Portage Northern 09/14 Portage Central 09/21 at Niles 09/28 Kalamazoo Central 10/05 St. Joseph 10/12 at Mattawan 10/19 Benton Harbor 2012 BIG 16 COMPOSITE SCHEDULE BATTLE CREEK LAKEVIEW (0-2)) 08/24 Lakeshore (L 27-42) 08/ 31 at St. Joseph (L 12-14) 09/ 07 Marshall 09/ 14 at Battle Creek Harper Creek 09/21 at Coldwater 09/28 Sturgis 10/ 05 at Kalamazoo Loy Norrix 10/ 12 Battle Creek Central 10/ 19 at Gull Lake PORTAGE CENTRAL (2-0) 08/24 at Battle Creek Harper Creek (W 36-32) 08/ 30 Gull Lake (W 47-14) 09/ 07 at Kalamazoo Central 09/ 14 at Lakeshore 09/21 St. Joseph 09/28 at Benton Harbor 10/ 05 Mattawan 10/ 12 at Portage Northern 10/ 19 Niles NILES (2-0) 08/24 at Gull Lake (W 41-18) 08/ 30 Coldwater (W 40-18) 09/ 07 Mattawan 09/ 14 at Kalamazoo Central 09/21 Lakeshore 09/28 at Portage Northern 10/ 05 Benton Harbor 10/ 12 St. Joseph 10/ 19 at Portage Central BENTON HARBOR (0-2) 08/24 at Sturgis (L 20-42) 08/30 Marshall (L 6-14) 09/07 at St. Joseph 09/14 at Mattawan 09/21 Portage Northern 09/28 Portage Central 10/05 at Niles 10/12 Kalamazoo Central 10/19 at Lakeshore MATTAWAN (2-0) 08/24 at Coldwater (W 34-0) 08/30 Sturgis (W 49-27) 09/07 at Niles 09/14 Benton Harbor 09/21 Kalamazoo Central 09/28 at St. Joseph 10/05 at Portage Central 10/12 Lakeshore 10/19 Portage Northern KALAMAZOOO CENTRAL (1-1) 08/24 Battle Creek Central ( W 20-0) 08/30 at Kalamazoo Loy Norrix (L 9-22) 09/07 Portage Central 09/14 Niles 09/21 at Mattawan 09/28 at Lakeshore 10/05 Portage Northern 10/12 at Benton Harbor 10/19 at St. Joseph TEAM BCCC BCHC BCL BH CLD GL KC KLN LKSH MAR MAT NIL PC PN SJ STG Week KC PC STG MAT NIL BCL BCHC MAR BH Week 2 SJ KLN KC BH STG CLD BCC MAT Week 3 GL STG SJ BCC NIL KC LKSH BCHC Week MAR GL CLD STG PC BCCC LKSH PN KLN Week k CLD PN MAT NIL GL KC LKSHH PCC BCCC Week 6 GL STG PC MAR BCC BH NIL BCL Week 7 CLD STG PN BCL PC BH LKSH GL Week CLD BCCC KC BCHCC MAT STG LKSH PN MAR Week 9 STGG SJ MAR KLNN PCC MAT KC CLD St. Joseph Bears Football Benton Harbor at St. Josephh 9/7/12 Page 9 of 22

10 THE RECORD BOOK Victories Consecutive, Regular Season only, No Ties 37-9/26/86-9/30/89 Consecutive Shutouts, No Ties 4 9/14-10/5/73 (Lakeshore, Muskegon Catholic Central, Dowagiac, Kalamazoo Loy Norrix) 3 10/16-10/30/87 (Portage Northern, Kalamazoo Loy Norrix, South Haven) 3 9/26-10/10/86 (Benton Harbor, Portage Central, Niles) Consecutive Winning Seasons Ties Lowest Scoring Tie Game 0-9/30/55 vs. Grand Haven (0-0) 10/4/68 vs. K. Loy Norrix (0-0) Highest Scoring Tie Game 40- October 11, 1963 vs. Niles (20-20) Season , 9/20 vs. Buchanan (6-6), 10/11 vs. Niles (20-20) , 9/21 vs. Buchanan (13-13), 9/28 vs. Dowagiac (6-6) Consecutive Ties , 9/21 vs. Buchanan (13-13), 9/28 vs. Dowagiac (6-6) Last Tie Game 10/4/68 SJ 0, KLN 0 Scoring Game 67 SJ 67, BCC 35 9/19/08 61 SJ 61, KLN 14-10/25/85 58 SJ 58, SH 0-10/30/87 57 SJ 57, SH 0-9/5/97 56 SJ 56, GL 13 10/ 55 SJ 55, KLN 7 9/17/10 55 SJ 55, PN 0-10/16/87 55 SJ 55, MAT 7 10/9/09 52 SJ 52, BUC 7-11/7/58 /30/09 (playoffs) St. Joseph Bears Football 49 SJ 49, MAT 7 10/12/07 49 SJ 49, LKS 14 10/26/07 (pl 49 SJ 49, PC 22-10/25/74 48 SJ 48, KLN 0-10/26/84 48 SJ 48, PN 0-9/12/97 48 SJ 48, PN 7-9/15/95 48 SJ 48, NIL 0 9/11/09 47 SJ 47, PC 13-10/30/70 47 SJ 47, SH 6-9/6/91 46 SJ 46, SH 19-10/28/88 46 SJ 46, MAT 6-10/17/08 45 SJ 45, BH 0 10/10/08 45 SJ 45, CHI Luther South 6-9/18/59 45 SJ 45, NIL 21-10/11/96 Lowest Scoring Win 2 SJ 2, PC 0 10/4/85 Safeties in a game 2 SJ 37, MAR 7 8/27/10 Points Season (Min. 300) Fewest Points Allowed Regular Season (under 80) , Fewest Points Allowed On Defense First Downs Rushing Yards 2, , Rushing Attempts ayoffs) Passing Yards Passing Attempts Passes Completed Fewest Yards Penalized Defense vs. Punt Return Defense vs. Rush Defense vs. Pass Average Punt Return (Total Attemps) ) 20.0 (12) Interceptions Allowed Fewest Interceptions byy Opponents 1 (5 times) , 1989, 1990, 1991, 2010 Interceptions by St. Joseph 19 (2 times) , Most Fumbles Lost Fewest Fumbles Lost Most Punts Fewest Punts Most Blocked Punts ,, 2008 Benton Harbor at St. Josephh 9/7/12 High Punt Average Kickoff Average Most Shutouts 4 (3 times) , 1985, 1986 INDIVIDUAL RECORDS Passing Attempts 231-Andy Schueneman (2003) Completed 98- Ethan Schweir (2007) Yards 1793-Mike Gillettee (1984) Yards per completion Patzer (1970) Fewest Interceptions 1-Ebon Sanders ( 1988)/Phelan (1991) Touchdown Passes 19-Ethan Schweir (2007) Longest Touchdown Pass 84-Wright (2001) Receptions 45-Steve Preston (1984) Receptions (Game) 11-Dan Lafond (2003) Reception Yards 909-Steve Preston (1984) Average Per Reception 34.5-Gibeau (1987) Touchdown Receptions 14 Page 10 of 22

11 RECORD BOOK (cont) Special Teams PAT Percentage Brett Virgil (2005) Ryan Kitron (2011) 95.8-Mike Gillette (1984) 95.0-Josh Akins (2009) 93.3-Brett Virgil (2006) Most PAT's 38-Josh Akins (2009) 35-Mike Gillette (1984)/ Brett Virgil (2007) Most Blocked Punts (season) 4-Kubizna (1983), Josh Weaver (2008) Rushing Yards 1,289-Jamaal Jackson (2009) 1,215-Anthony Dunning (2002) Attempts (Season) 235-Anthony Dunning (2002) Attempts (Game) 40-Henry Steele (1996) Interceptions (season) 8-Ebon Sanders (1989) Interceptions for Touchdown 2-Olson (1973)/ Lincoln(1973) CAREERR RECORDS Total Yards 3533-M. Ryan ( ) Total Rushing Yards 2366-M. Ryan ( ) Scoring 212-M. Ryan ( ) All records listed are regular season games only, playoff games do nott count in record book, unless specified ***New record established in Longest PAT Run (2 point conversion) 24-Nisbet (1971) Field Goals (season) 9-Mike Gillette (1984) Longest Field Goal 48-Brad Shushman (1999) Kickoff Average Brad Shushman (1999) Punt Average 42.8-Gary Layton Field Goal Percentagee 100-Phelan (1990)/Smith (1996)/Schweir (2006), Akins (2009) Longest Kickoff Return for Touchdown 94-Ryan (1974) Longest Punt Return for Touchdown 96-Keith Demchinski (1994) Blocked Punts For Touchdown 1-Johnston (1973) Jones (1973) Kubicki (1989) Hobbs (1999) Radde(1999) Ty Taylor (2010) Yards Per Carry Average 9.5 Jamaal Jackson (2008) 7.5 T. Golba (1987) Rushing Touchdowns 21-Jamaal Jackson (2009) 18-Alex Smith (1980)/ Jason Sandusky (1992) Rushing TD s (game) 6-Drake Smith (2008) Offense Total yards (rush/receiving) 1573-Gary Layton (1990) Total Touchdowns (run/rec) 21-Jamaal Jackson (2009) 18-Alex Smith (1980)/ Jason Sandusky (1992) Scoring Points 139-Alex Smith (1980) Defense Tackles (season) 104-Brown (1978) Tackles (game) 22-Baske (1997) Sacks (game) 13-Jeff Morris (1982) Solo Tackles (season) 70-Radde (1999) Total Rushing Attemptss 440-Garyy Layton ( ) Total Passing Yards 3,055-Mike Gillette ( ) Total Passing Touchdowns 29-Mike Gillette ( ) 28-Ethan Schweir ( ) Receptions 72-Steve Preston ( ) Touchdown Receptionss 14-Steve Preston ( )/ Scott Blasko ( ) Reception Yards 1368-Steve Preston ( ) Passes Attempted 376-Andyy Schueneman ( ) Passing Percentage 63.5-Sean Guinane ( ) 60.4-Ethan Schweir ( ) Interceptions 12-Ryan ( ) Tackles 214-Brown ( ) PAT's Kicked 79-Brett Virgil ( ) Field Goals 19-Mike Gillette ( ) St. Joseph Bears Football Benton Harbor at St. Josephh 9/7/12 Page 11 of 22

12 WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME St. Joe scored first and won and lost St. Joe got scored on first and won and lost 8/24/12 at Marshall 10/7/11 vs. Lakeshore 8/31/12 vs. Battle Creek Lakeview 10/29/ /11 at Zeeland East (pre-districts) Won Lost Won Lost 7-39 St. Joe scored at least six TD s in a game 8/24/12 at Marshall St. Joe allowed at least six TD s in a game 10/29/ /11 at Zeeland East (pre-districts) Won Lost 7-39 St. Joe kicked a field goal in a game Ryan Kitron (32 yards) 10/7/11 vs. Lakeshore Lost St. Joe scored a safety 10/14/ /11 vs. Niles Team Safety (Holding penalty by Niles in end zone) Won St. Joe gave up a safety 9/2/111 at Battle Creek Lakeview Won 14-9 St. Joe returned a kickoff for a touchdown Jalen Holmes 86 yard kickoff return TD 8/26/11 vs. Marshall St. Joe returned a punt for a touchdown Bobby Symonds 44 yard punt return TD 10/8/10 vs. Mattawan Won Won St. Joe scored a 2 point conversion Sean Guinane run St. Joe allowed a 2 point conversion Tony Wimberly rush 10/31/ /08 vs. Wayland (pre-districts) 8/24/12 at Marshall Won OT Won St. Joe scored a defensive touchdown by fumble Ethan Schweir 2 yards 11/10/ /07 vs. Lansing Sexton (regionals) by interception Jeremy Rush 55 yards 9/18/09 at Kalamazoo Loy Norrix St. Joe blocked an extra point 8/31/12 vs. Battle Creek Lakeview a field goal Robbie Schuler 9/28/07 vs. Lakeshore a punt Ty Taylor (also returned for TD) 10/1/10 at Portage Central Won Won 42-0 Won Won 21-3 Won St. Joe shut out an opponent St. Joe was shut out by an opponent St. Joe played an overtime game and won and lost at home on the road that went into 2 or more overtimes St. Joe played on turf and won and lost total record St. Joe played a team ranked in the AP Poll and won and lost 09/24/ /10 vs. Benton Harbor 9/22/06 at Battle Creek Harper Creek 10/31/ /08 vs. Wayland (pre-districts) 9/9/05 at Coldwater 10/31/ /08 vs. Wayland (pre-districts) 9/9/05 at Coldwater 10/28/ /01 vs. Benton Harbor 9/3/099 at Battle Creek Harper Creek 10/29/ /11 at Zeeland East (pre-districts) 5 wins 8 losses (.385) 10/29/ /10 vs. Lakeshoree (pre-districts) (D3-#10) 10/29/ /11 at Zeeland East (pre-districts) (D3-#10) Won 42-0 Lost Won Lost Won Lost Lost OT Won Lost 7-39 Won Lost St. Joseph Bears Football Benton Harbor at St. Josephh 9/7/12 Page 12 of 22

13 WHAT TO WATCH FOR TODAY #2 ALEX RUTHERFORD The Senior has 2,195 Yards rushing for his career at St. Joseph, he is 171 yardss short of tying thee school record of 2,366 career yards rushing by Mikee Ryan ( ). Rutherford also had 375 attempts, just 65 short of tying Gary Layton s school record of 440 from LOOKING AHEAD Week 4 September 14, :00 PM McCamley Field St. Joseph Bears at Portagee Northern Huskies Head Coach: Pete Schermerhorn (19 th season) 2011 Record: 4-5 (4-3 Big 16 East) This Week: Lakeshore (Home) Last Game with St. Joe: : 9/16/11 SJ 31, PN 26 All Time Record vs. St. Joseph: SJ Class (Enrollment): Class A (1,328) The Bears will be looking for their second straight win in the series against Portage Northern, the Bears defeated d the Huskies at Dickinson Stadium last season, St. Joe holds a lead in the all time seriess with the Huskies and have won six of the last seven meetings. Week 5 September 21, :00 PM McCamley Field St. Joseph Bears at Portagee Central Mustangs Head Coach: Mick Enders (3 rd season) 2011 Record: 3-6 (3-4 Big 16 West) Next Week: Lakeshore (Away) Last Game with St. Joe: : 9/23/11 SJ 28, PC 14 All Time Record vs. St. Joseph: SJ Class (Enrollment): Class A (1,340) The Bears visit McCamley Field for the second straight week to take on an old Big 8 Conference Rival. It's a rivalryy that's been controlled by the Bears in recent years with St. S Joe winning the last five straight, including a win at Dickinson Stadium last season. St. Joe leads the all time series SCHEDULE Date Opponent 08/30/ /13 Coldwater 09/06/ /13 at Battle Creek Harper Creek 09/13/ /13 Lakeshore 09/20/ /13 Portage Northern 09/27/ /13 Niles 10/04/ /13 at Kalamazoo Central 10/11/ /13 at Bentonn Harbor 10/18/ /13 Portage Central 10/25/ /13 at Mattawan BEARSS ALUMNI PLAYING IN COLLEGE Andrew Nowak - Central Michigan Devontee Jones - Grand Valley Mike Carter - Hillsdale Sean Guinane - Wayne State Jamaal Jackson - Ferriss State Nick Piggee - Ferris State Davion Mitchel - Saginaw Valley State Robbie Schuler - DePauw Matt Mattox - Mount Union Logan Mosher - Elmhurst Riley Johnson - Elmhurst Adam Lalley - Elmhurst St. Joseph Bears Football Benton Harbor at St. Josephh 9/7/12 Page 13 of 22

14 SEASON SUMMARIES 8/24/12 ST. JOSEPH 48, MARSHALL 26 MARSHALL STADIUM (Marshall) Over the 12 seasons of the Big 16 Conference, no other two non-divisional teams have met as much as St. Joseph and Marshall. The Bears and Redhawks have met 10 times since The Bears came into the game trailing the series 5-4, but after the game the Bearss tied the series with a win at Marshall. After a scoreless first quarter, the Bears got things going in the second quarterr when St. Joe went on a 9 play 59 yard drive, when James Morris threw a 30 yard touchdown pass to Mason Shinrock to put the Bears up 7-0. Marshall found the end zone on their next drive when Danny Welkee found receiver Lucas Blanchard for a 79-yard touchdown. The Bears Alex Rutherford had 100 yards rushing in the Bears win at blocked the extra point attempt and held on the 7-6 lead. Mashall (photo: Ted Leemaster) St. Joe would then find the endzone three more times before the half. Kam Stortz found himself in the right place at the right time when he recovered a fumble by Jack Turak at the 1 yard line and then grabbed the ball in the endzone for the touchdown. The point after hit off the upright and was no good. After the Bear defense forced Marshall to a 3 and out, it took St. Joe just one play to expand the lead, when Alex Rutherfordd scored his first touchdown of the season on a 52 yard scoring run. Thee PAT was good and St. Joe had a 20-6 lead. Another 3 and out for Marshall and after a bad punt from deep within thee Redhawks territory, the Bears got the ball at the 322 yard line and 1 play later, Shinrock had his second touchdown receptionn of the game to put the Bears up 27-6 at the half. St. Joe s defense kept Marshall away from the endzone again on the Redhawks opening possession of the second half, St. Joe got another quick score when Justin Gambrell scored on a 66 yard run to put St.. Joe up Marshall got back on the scoreboard on the next drive when Jessy Bouwens caught an 11 yard pass, and then the Redhawks added a 2 point conversion to make the score St. Joe responded with a 9 play 70 yard drive that was capped off by Jack Turak s 30 yard touchdown reception from Morriss and the Bears had a lead. Marshall found the endzone again when Chase Bennett caught a 31 yard pass to pull the Redhawks to In the 4 th quarter, St. Joe found the endzone again on a 7-yard touchdown run from Rutherford to put the Bears up Marshall closed out the scoring on a 23-yard reception to Landry Reynolds to provide the games final margin. Rutherford was the Bears leading rusher with 100 yards, pulling him closer to the St.. Joe career rushing record. Rutherfordd is 233 yards shy of the mark of 2,366 by Mike Ryan from Morris was 8 of 15 passing for 191 yards and 3 touchdowns. Mason Shinrock had three catches for 74 yards and 2 touchdowns, he also added 93 yards kick returning and 34 yards on punt returns St. Joseph Bears Football Benton Harbor at St. Josephh 9/7/12 Page 14 of 22

15 SEASON SUMMARIES 8/31/12 ST. JOSEPH 14, MARSHALL 12 DICKINSON N STADIUM ST. JOSEPH Sometimes you win ugly, but in the end you still win. St. Joe won a hard fought defensive battle against Battle Creek Lakeview at Dickinson Stadium to give the Bears a 2-0 start for the third straightt season. The game started slow for both teams but also sloppy for the Bears. St. Joe s defense stepped up after a muffed punt reception gave Lakeview the ball at the Bears 7 yard line. On the very next play, Mason Shinrock intercepted Lakeview s Camden Hanes and the threat was over. After both teams traded punts on the next three drives, Lakeview got on the scoreboard first with just 8 seconds remaining in the first quarter as Riley Davis had a 4 yard touchdown run but the extra point was blocked by Jordan Askew, but Lakeview had a 6-0 lead. St. Joe s Terrill Wilburn carries the ball in the Bears win over Battlee Creek Lakeview (photo Don Campbell - HP) Neither team was able to add any points in the second quarter, but a few mistakes by the Bears gave Lakeview some golden opportunities which were stopped by the St. Joe defense. Two turnovers by the Bear offense gave Lakeview the ball inside St. Joee territory twice, plus a bad snap on a Bear punt gave the ball to the Spartans at the St. Joe 11 and the defense again kept Lakeview out of the endzonee and off the scoreboard too end the first half. The Bear defense allowed 38 total yards for Lakeview in the first half. Lakeview s struggle on offense would continue on their first drive of the second half, going 3 and out. After the Bears got the ball back at the 50 yard line, St. Joe went on a six play drive to take thee lead when James Morris threw a nine yard touchdown pass to Jalen Holmes, adding the extra point by Ryan Kitron, St. Joe took the lead at 7-6. Lakeview would retake the lead with 53 seconds remaining in the third quarter when Mike Campbell had a 30 yard touchdown run. The Spartans would attempt the 2 point conversion, but it failed with the pass was intercepted, but Lakeview still had the lead at St. Joe wasted little time to respond as Jack Turak had a 53 yard touchdown run on the second play of the drive with Kitron again adding the PAT and St. Joe had the lead once again at Neither team s offense could muster any scoring chances the rest of thee way, but the Bear defense stepped up again to stop any Lakeview attempt as Mason Shinrock intercepted a halfback optionn pass from running back Nick Ayers on 4 th and long.. St. Joe would get the ball at their own 5 yard line with just over a minutee left in the game and ran out the clock to go to 2-0 on o the season, while Lakeview fell to 0-2. St. Joe s defense held Lakeview to just 114 yards of total offense. St. Joe will play at home again this week as the Bears host crosstown rival Benton Harbor at Dickinson Stadium at 7: St. Joseph Bears Football Benton Harbor at St. Josephh 9/7/12 Page 15 of 22

16 THE UNDERCLASSMEN 2012 St. Joseph Junior Varsity Head Coach: Ben Illiff Date 8/23 Marshall 8/30 Battle Creek Lakeview 9/6 Vicksburg 9/13 Portage Northern 9/20 Portage Central 9/299 Mattawan 10/4 Lakeshore 10/11 Niles 10/18 Kalamazoo Central 2012 St. Joseph Freshman Head Coach: Bob Baumgartnerr Date 8/23 Battle Creek Pennfield 8/30 Battle Creek Lakeview 9/6 Benton Harbor 9/13 Portage Northern 9/20 Portage Central 9/299 Mattawan 10/4 Lakeshore 10/11 Niles 10/18 Kalamazoo Central 2012 Upton Middle School 8 th Grade - Head Coach: Larry Morrow Date 9/12 Benton Harbor Tue. 9/18 Paw Paw 9/26 Otsego 10/3 Niles-Ring Lardner Tue. 10/9 Lakeshore 10/17 Edwardsburg 2012 Upton Middle School 7 th Grade Head Coach: Bob Yack Date Opponent Opponent Opponent Opponent 9/12 Benton Harbor Tue. 9/18 Paw Paw 9/26 Otsego 10/3 Niles-Ring Lardner Tue. 10/9 Lakeshore 10/17 Edwardsburg Location Dickinson Stadium Spartan Memorial Stadium George Canavan Field Dickinson Stadium Dickinson Stadium Mattawan Stadium Dickinson Stadium Dickinson Stadium Thomas Stadium Location Dickinson Stadium Spartan Memorial Stadium Filstrup Field Dickinson Stadium Dickinson Stadium Mattawan Stadium Dickinson Stadium Dickinson Stadium Thomas Stadium Location Koontz Field Falan Field Koontz Field Lardner Field Koontz Field Leo Hoffman Field Location Koontz Field Falan Field Koontz Field Lardner Field Koontz Field Leo Hoffman Field Time/Result WIN LOSS 7-14 WIN :30 PM 6:30 PM 6:30 PM 6:30 PM 6:30 PM 6:30 PM Time/Result WIN WIN WIN :30 PM 4:30 PM 4:30 PM 4:30 PM 4:30 PM 4:30 PM Time/Result 4:00 PM 4:30 PM 4:00 PM 4:00 PM 4:00 PM 4:00 PM Time/Result 5:30 PM 6:00 PM 5:30 PM 5:30 PM 5:30 PM 5:30 PM HIGH SCHOOL HOME GAMES ARE PLAYED AT DICKINSON STADIUM AT ST. JOE HIGHH SCHOOL MIDDLE SCHOOL HOME GAMES ARE PLAYED AT KOONTZ FIELD AT UPTON U MIDDLE SCHOOL St. Joseph Bears Football Benton Harbor at St. Josephh 9/7/12 Page 16 of 22

17 THE HOME OF THE BEARS Completed: 2003 (10th season) Seating Capacity: 5,3000 (3,500 home stands - 1,800 visitor stands) Record Attendance: 7,500 (9/28/07 St. Joseph vs. Lakeshore) (SJ won 21-3) Surface: Natural Grass Record at Dickinson Stadium: (.706) First game: September 12, 2003 St. Joseph 34, Kalamazoo Central 13 Press Box Phone: (269) The first Dickinson Stadium In the mid 1940's the St. Joseph School system acquired the title to a 40 acre parcel of f land known as the Dickinson Estate. The areaa is where the current high school now stands. Around that same time the citizens of St. Joseph recognized the needd for a new athletic and recreation area. The St. Joe football team played their games att Wells field (where Jefferson elementary currently sits). There was no parking for the fans, except on the neighboring streets, and the wooden grandstands were in danger of collapse. It was then that the St. Joe residents got the ball rolling for a new facility. After receiving numerous recommendations by various experts, the planning committee, commissioned architect Robert V. Knox to develop the sketches and conceptual drawings of the stadium. The Board of Education would take these plans to the various service clubs around St. Joseph to rally the community involvement in the project, Every group that were presented the plans went on record as supporting it. The voters overwhelmingly passed the $170,000 bond proposal on July 25, 1949 for the new stadium and track. A little over a year later, on September 22, 1950, the original Dickinson Stadium opened. Dickinson Stadium held it's last event on October 19, In the 51 yearr history of the stadium it was the home to thousands of events, including football games, track meets, soccer games, band competitions, and commencement ceremonies. The new Dickinson Stadium The idea for a new stadium came aboutt when a commission was charged with reviewing and making recommendations on the future of the facilities of the St. Joseph Public School system for the next years. After a review of the old stadium it was determined that to bring the stadium's aging and deteriorating steel support and infrastructure up to code would be a very expensive project. The commission visited newly constructed high schools around the Midwest and made recommendation ns for the St. Joe schools, including a new football stadium. In March of 2001 a plan for a bond proposal was presented to the St. Joe taxpayers, which not only included the new stadium, but also a new athletic fieldhouse and other various projects att the high school, and a new auxiliary gym, offices, library and orchestra room at Upton Middle School. The bond issue passed on September 25, 2001, less than a month later, the last game at the old Dickinson Stadium was played and demolition begun. W BATTLE CREEK CENTRAL 2 BATTLE CREEK HARPER CREEK 2 BATTLE CREEK LAKEVIEW 2 BENTON HARBOR 2 COLDWATER 1 DOWAGIAC 1 GRAND RAPIDS CHRISTIAN 1 GULL LAKE 1 JACKSON LUMEN CHRISTI 0 KALAMAZOO CENTRAL 2 KALAMAZOO LOY NORRIX 1 LAKESHORE 4 LANSING SEXTON 1 MARSHALL 3 MATTAWAN 2 NILESS Total 36 L TTL PCT While construction continued during the 2002 football season the varsity team played their PORTAGE CENTRAL "Home" games at Lakeshore's Al Stockman Stadium, Benton Harbor's Filstrup Field and at PORTAGE NORTHERN Bridgman High School. Upton Middle School was the home site for the JV and Freshmen STURGIS teams. The new stadium still has one feature from the old stadium, and that is the electronic WAYLAND-UNION scoreboard/message center that was installed prior to the 1998 season. The scoreboard was dismantled and moved from it's previous location to where it currently stands. Thee stadium now also has an 8 lane running track, the old stadium had 7 and only 6 were useable. The first games were played on Thursday, Septemberr 4th, by the Freshman and JV teams who gave the stadium it's first shakedown before the t Grand Opening a week later. The official dedication was prior to the game between St. Joseph and Kalamazoo Central, which St. Joe won Less than a year after the opening, the new Dickinson Stadium had the honor of hostingg country musicc and TV star Reba McIntyre for a performance benefiting Harbor Habitat for Humanity, The concert was part of Reba's 2004 tour which was sponsored by Whirlpool Corporation. The concert was held in front of a sold out crowd of over 6,500 on July 20, St. Joseph Bears Football Benton Harbor at St. Josephh 9/7/12 Page 17 of 22

18 PRESSS CLIPPINGS Herald Palladium 8/22/12 Run, run, run for Bears AL AREND HP Spots Correspondent St. Joseph plans on running the football about 65 percent of the time this season. "I like our running backs, We have lots of talent there." said second year coach Gandalf Church, whos squad went 7-3 last season. "Our offensive line can be good, it just needs time to jell. But the talent and potential is there; they just need game experience. A main reason for Church's running game optimism is the return of 6-foot, 200 pound senior tailback Alex Rutherford. Rutherford rushed for 1,207 years and 14 touchdowns last fall, averaging yards per game. He is a mere 333 yards away from breaking the school's career rushingg mark set by Mike Ryan (2,366 yards in ). "We'vee got a lot of kinds that can run the ball, including juniors Justin Gambrell and Jack Turak," noted Church. "I expect us to run it about 65 percent of the time." Churchh said his biggest concern is the inexperience of his defensive line. "We'ree strong at linebacker and in i the secondary, but the four guys up front are goingg to have to learn fast," stated Chruch. The Bears return five starters on offense and four on defense. Returning on offense is senior quarterback James Morris, who completed 50 percent of his passes for 1,005 yards and six TD's a year ago. Also back are Rutherford, tight end Kam Stortz, center Dawson Laney, and tackle Dakota Wieffenbach, all seniors. "Morris is doing real well and we expect him to have a good year," Church said. Defensive starters back inclund seniors Matt Boozer at end, Zach Kirkpatrick at free safety, Stortz at linebacker and junior Gambrell at safety. "Offensively we plan to run our of an I-base, but can break out in to multiple formations," added Church, "Defensively, we'll stick with our 4-3 base." Others expected to start on offense includ junior full back Jack Turak, juniro tight end Conner Hubble, 6-3, 320-pound tacklee Birch Bradford, guards Jordan Askew and pound senior Zach Weisser. Five are battling for the two wide recever spots. They include juniors Mason Shinrock and Joe Fratzke, plus senior Dominique Eddie, Collin Churchill, and Kirkpatrick. "Offensively, wide receiver is our least experienced position," noted Church. Starting on defensee besides Boozer, Stortz, Gambrell, and Kirpatrick will be Weiffenbach or Hubble at end. Four others aree vying for the two tackle spots in sophomores Connor Myer and Wes French, and seniors Askew and Weisser., Turak will bee at outside linebacker. The corners will be Shinrock and Churchill. Senior Ryan Kitron returns as punter and place kicker. Senior starter Jalen Holmes ( and CB) is still recovering from a dislocated should he injured in the Lakeshore game last fall and is not expected back until the third or fourth week, according to Church. "Offensively we have to try and keep teams off balance; try to do the opposite of what they expect us to do," added Church, who expects the Big 16's West Division "to be very competitive" with returning champ Mattawan "to be very good." St. Joseph Bears Football Benton Harbor at St. Josephh 9/7/12 Page 18 of 22

19 Herald Palladium 9/1/12 Defense hangs tough Bears overcome turnovers to get win over BC Lakeview By AL AREND H-P Sports Writer ST. JOSEPH - It was an ugly win, but second-year St. Joseph coach Gandalf Churchh will certainly take it. "Our defense played great," said Church of the Bears Southwestern Michigan Athletic Conference non-divisional football victory heree Friday night. "We were backed up a bunch of timess there in the first half but our defense came through. "Last week it was our offense that looked great and our defense didn't. Tonight it was just the opposite. Next week hopefullyy both will play great. " The Bears survived three lost fumbles, two snaps over the punter's head and one snap over the quarterback's head. Leading 6-0, Lakeview twice had first downs on the Bears' 27 and 11 thanks to St. Joseph miscues, but couldn't score, and took a 6-0 lead into halftime on Riley Davis' 4-yard quarterback run in the first quarter. The extra point kick was blocked. "We left some points out there in that first half," admitted Lakeview coach Matt Miller, whose squad lost its opener to Lakeshore. "But we've got a new offense and it's going to take time." St. Joseph took its first lead on a 9-yard TD pass from quarterback James Morris to Jalen Holmes, capping a 6-play, 53-yard drive. Ryan Kitron's PAT boot was good, putting the Bears up 7-6 with 6:20 left in the third. Following an exchange of possessions, the Bears were forced to punt and the hike sailed over Cullen Holmes' head, giving the Spartans the ball on the St. Joe 34. Threee plays later, Lakeview's Mike Campbell scampered 30 yards around end giving the Spartans a 12-7 lead, as a 2-point conversion pass was interceptedd by the Bears' Dominique Eddie with 58 seconds left in the third. But 43 seconds later, St. Joseph's Jack Turak rumbled 53 yards to paydirt on a first and 15 play and Kitron's PAT made it entering the final quarter. On Lakeview's final possession, the Spartans drove to the St. Joseph 26, but were flagged for an illegal chop block, and a desperation pass on fourth and 15 with 1:13 left was intercepted by Mason Shinrock on his own 5, and the Bears ran the clock out. St. Joe's Church praised the defensive play of linemen Connor Myers, Zach Weisser, Hubble and Matt Boozer, plus linebackers Turak and Kam Stortz. "They did a good job bottling up Lakeview's inside running game," notedd Church. Turak led Bear rushers with 83 yards on 10 lugs. Alex Rutherford addedd 62 on 15 carries and Justin Gambrell 49 on 4. Morris completed 7 of 15 aerials for 77 yards and one TD. St. Joseph outgained Lakeview in net yards 219 to 114. Lakeview punted eight times averaging 38 yards per kick, and St. Joseph six for a 27.5 average St. Joseph Bears Football Benton Harbor at St. Josephh 9/7/12 Page 19 of 22