THE BEARS SCHEDULE 08/24 @ Marshall (W 48-26) 08/31 BC Lakeview (W 14-12) 09/07 Benton Harbor (W 37-0) 09/14 @ P. Northern (L 0-7)* 09/21 @ Portage Central* 09/28 Mattawan* 10/05 @ Lakeshore* 10/12 @ Niles* 10/19 Kalamazoo Central* All Games Start at 7:00 *Big 16 West Division Game THE MUSTANGS SCHEDULE 08/24 @ Harper Creek (W 36-32) 08/30 Gull Lake (W 47-14) 09/07 @ Kal. Central (W 39-14)* 09/14 @ Lakeshore (L 40-41) * 09/21 St. Joseph* 09/28 @ Benton Harbor* 10/05 Mattawan* 10/12 @ Portage Northern* 10/19 Niles* *Big 16 West Division Game TABLE OF CONTENTS Game Day Information The Bears Quick Facts/Series History 4 Coaches Info/ Pronunciations 5 Portage Central Roster Last Year s game Big 16 Information St. Joe record book The Last Time St. Joe What to Watch/Looking ahead 13 Season Summaries Underclassmen Dickinson Stadium Information 10 Press Clippings Statistics www.mhsaa.com 1 2-3 6 7 8-9 11-12 12 14-17 19 20-24 appx. Live Internet Scoreboard/Stats ST. J JOSEPH BE AT PORTAGE CENTRAL MUSTANG EARS (3-1, 1-1 BIG 16 WEST) GS (3-1, 1-11 BIG 16 W GAME 5: FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER MCCAMLEY FIELD, PORTAGE R 21, 2012 7:00 PM WEST) BEARS AND MUSTANGS One of the biggest rivalries in the old Big 8 Conference resumes tonight as St. Joe hosts Portage Central. The two long-time conference foes met for the 52 ND time tonight at McCamley Field. St. Joe leads the all time series with the Mustangs 28-23, including the last five straight, including a 28-14 win at Dickinson Stadium a year ago. ABOUT THE BEARS St. Joe suffered their first loss of the season and were shut out for the first time in nearly six years in a 7-0 loss to Portage Northern. The only score of the game camee when Northern quarterback Jon Pincus scoredd on a one yard run late in the second quarter. Alex Rutherford had 66 yards rushing which makes him the all time career rushing leader in St. Joe school history, passingg Mike Ryan s mark of 2,366 set from 1972-74. ABOUT THE MUSTANGS Missed extra points often come back to haunt teams, which was the case for Portage Central in a 41-40 loss at Lakeshore. The Mustangs rallied from a 20 point deficit at halftime, but a missed PAT kick and two missed two point conversions helped Lakeshore hold on for the win. Jacob Allen had 135 yards rushing and two touchdowns for Central. 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 www.wsjmsports.com. Fans can also check out coverage of the Bears on the official website for St. Joseph Bears Football at www.stjoefootball.com. You can also follow St. Joe Bearss Football on Facebook (www.facebook.com/sjfootball) and Twitter (@stjoefootball). Live game stats are available during each game on the web at http://scoreboard.stjoefootball.com. Postgame results will be available on Saturday in print in thee Herald-Palladium for fans in St. Joseph and the surroundingg areas of Berrien County and on the web at www.heraldpalladium.com. The Kalamazoo Gazette and M-Live also will also have extensive coverage of the game on www.mlive. com. Page 1 of 24
YOUR 2012 ST. JOSEPH BEARS NO 1 3 4 5 7 8 9 10 12 15 16 17 18 20 21 24 25 28 30 32 34 41 42 44 50 52 53 54 56 58 60 65 72 73 75 77 78 81 84 87 NAME JALEN HOLMES 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 ALEX RUTHERFORD 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 SO. SO. SO. OFFENSEE WR WR WR TE WR FB FB RB QB WR WR QB WR FB WR FB WR WR FB FB RB TE RB RB G G C T T T G C G T G T G K WR TE DEFENSE CB CB CB ILB CB OLB ILB CB NT CB CB FS CB NT SS DE FS OLB OLB ILB 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" 6'1" 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" 6'0" 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 175 180 170 200 160 175 180 150 190 170 150 160 165 150 160 180 180 185 180 175 200 200 170 170 225 190 235 200 200 190 190 190 240 320 185 240 265 175 150 190 HEAD COACH GANDALF CHURCH (2 ND YEAR,10-4,.714) (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 Page 2 of 24
YOUR 2012 ST. JOSEPH BEARS (continued) HEAD COACH ASSISTANT COACHES Gandalf Church (2 nd season 10-4,.714) 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 Page 3 of 24
QUICK FACTS Series History: SJ leads 28-23 (0.549) St. Joseph points: 894 Portage Central points: 874 Games Decided by 3 Points or Less: SJ 4-3 Games Decided by 7 Points or Less: SJ 11-7 Games Decided by 10 Points or More: SJ 18-17 St. Joseph s Longest Winning Streak: 7 1965-1971 St. Joseph Longest Losing Streak: 7 1989-1995 Current St. Joseph Streak: Won 5 Biggest St. Joseph Win: 34 1970 (SJ 47, PC 13) Biggest St. Joseph Loss: 40 2001 (PC 49, SJ 0) Last St. Joseph Home Win: 2011 (SJ 28, PC 14) Last St. Joseph Road Win: 2008 (SJ 35, PC 28) Last Central Home Win: 2001 (PC 49, SJ 0) Last Central Road Win: 2000 (PC 10, SJ 7)** ***2002 was played at a neutral site at Lakeshore 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 19311 First Year of Competition: 1913 All-Time Record: 484-337-33 (96 th season*) ) *(No teams in 1916-18, 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 IT BEARS MENTIONING First played in 1956, St. Joseph and Portage Central have had a long standing rivalry on the Since 1955, no other schools have won more football field since. During the 1980 s and 1990 s, the winner of the annual game between St. Southwest Michigan Athletic Conference or Division Joe s legendary coach Ike Muhlenkamp and Portage Central s Bob Knight usually claimed a titles than Portage Central or St. Joseph. Since Big 8 Conference title. One of the more memorable games came in the last week of 1955, Portage Central has won outright or tied for 181 conference play, on October 21, 1988, Both St. Joe and Portage Central came into the game conference/divisionn titles. St. Joseph has won 16 with an 7-0 record and 6-0 in the conference. St. Joe would win the game 21-14 at McCamley Field in Portage to claim the Big 8 Conference title, Portage Central s only loss of the year. St. Joe would go on to an undefeated regular season and would fall in the 1988 MHSAA title game to Farmington Hills Harrison at the Pontiac Silverdome. Another memorable game took place in 1985 when the two teams playing in a rain storm, whichh St. Joe won 2-0. Tonight is the 51 st all time meeting between St. Joe and Portage Central. The Bears hold the lead 27-23 in wins, St. Joe has outscored 866-860. 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: 3-1 (0.750) 2-0 (1.000) 1-1 (0.500) 0-0 (0.000) 1-1 (0.500) 2-0 (1.000) 2-0 (1.000) 1-1 (0.500) 2-0 (1.000) 1-1 (0.500) 1-1 (0.500) 2-0 (0.000) 2-0 (1.000) 0-0 (0.000) 1-1 (0.500) 3-0 (1.000) 0-0 (0.000) 0-1 (0.000) 12/5 (-7) 7 0 THE OPPOSITION Marshall: 2-2 (0.500) Battle Creek Lakeview: 1-3 (0.240) Benton Harbor: 0-4 (0.000) Portage Northern: 3-1 (0.750) Portage Central: 3-1 (0.750) Mattawan: 4-0 (1.000) Lakeshore: 4-0 (1. 000) Niles: 3-1 (0.667) Kalamazoo Central: 1-3 (0.250) Opponents overall record: 21-15 (0.583) St. Joseph Record: 3-1 (0.750) Page 4 of 24
ON THE SIDELINES Year Coach Record Head Coach: Gandalf Church 1913 Whitehead 0-4 1914 Berry 2-6 1915 Gardner 0-6-1 Gandalf Church iss the 17 th head 1916-1918 No Teams coach in St. Joe ss 97-year history. 1919-1920 Gordon Gabal 12-6-1 Coach Church has spent 16 years 1921-1931 Henry Howe 50-39-11 as a Varsity Assistant at Paw Paw, 1932 Fred Harrsen 1-7-1 1933 Henry Howe 4-3-1 (54-42-12) Kalamazoo Christian, Sturgis, and 1934-1935 Ronald Finch 12-3-22 the eight at St. Joseph. Five years 1936-1946 Harry Leee 53-31-5 serving as Defensive Coordinator under Elliot Uzelac. Church 1947-1948 Jack Petosky 7-5-3 hass 15 years of teaching experience, with the last nine at St. 1949-1950 Jay Eldred 8-8 1951-1953 Walt Gephart 10-13-1 Joe, teaching Social Studies. Church has a Bachelor s Degree 1954-1963 Dick Higgs 43-31-7 from Western Michigan, Teaching Credential from Michigan 1964-1967 Willis Koontz 13-22 State, and a Master s Degree in Educational Leadership fromm 1968-2001 Ivan "Ike"" Muhlenkamp 211-110-1 Western Michigan. Church (41) is married to his wife Melissa, 2002-2005 John Van Wagoner 7-29 2006-2010 Elliot Uzelac 45-13 andd they have two children, Henry, 6, and Samuel, 3. 2011- Gandalf Church 10-4 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) Steven Polley Stadium Manager: Joe Jones 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! Page 5 of 24
THE HUSKIES # 1 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 22 23 24 25 32 33 40 43 44 45 50 54 56 60 62 64 65 66 70 71 72 74 75 77 77 78 80 85 87 88 NAME DEJUAN JAMES J RYAN MERGENER ZAC COULSON MAX RYAN MICKEY LOSEY CAM RUFFF CHASE RICHARDS BRAD WEBBER JACOB ALLAN JAY DAVIS CONNOR GABRIEL G WILL RILEY TYLER HARPER TYLER MONARCH CODY HITE AUSTIN TABER T HUNTER LASSITTER L HUNTER BAGLEY B CODY BUYCE ANDREW CARR C JAVON HORN MIKEY OSTRANDER JACOB HARING CORY CARR BOB CORCORAN JUSTIN GREEN TYLER CHASE MITCH NEWHOUSE AARON WOODEN W ZACK RAIFSNIDER TYLER KREAMALMEYER JOSH SKILLMAN BEN SHEEHAN NATE JEPPESEN MATT CAPASSO BRETT BASHAW RYAN KRIETZ ZACK SPANGLER Y SO. SO. YEAR OFF. DEF. RB QB TE WR QB WR WR RB RB RB RB WR RB RB TE TE TE TE OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL TE WR TE WR DB DB DE DB DB DB DB DB DB LB DB DE DL LB DB DL DE LB DL LB DL DL DL DL DL DL DL DE DL DL DL DL DL DE DE DB DL DB Head Coach Mick Enders 3 rd season, 14-9,.609 Assistant Coaches: Bob Knight Rick Smith Jim Righter Trainer: : Jackie Walsh Page 6 of 24
THE LAST MEETING 9/23/11 ST. JOSEPH 28, PORTAGE CENTRAL 14 DICKINSON STADIUM ST. JOSEPH -- Whenever St. Joe faces Portage Central, the records are unimportant, despite Central coming into the game with an 0-4 record and St. Joe coming in at 4-0. The Bears and Mustangs played another classic battle between the two longtime rivals from the old Big 8 Conference. St. Joe rallied in the second half to defeat the Mustangs 28-14 at Dickinson Staidum on Friday Night. The Bears got on the scoreboard first late in the first quarterr after a bad snap on a Portage Central punt gave the Bears the ball at the Central 24 yard line. Just one play and six secondss later, Alex Rutherford ran into the endzone for a 7-0 St. Joe lead. Two former Big 8 rivals battled last week and St. Joe won 28-14. Photo: Portage Central Football Portage Central closed to a point on their next drive as the Mustangs went on a 6 play, 69 yard drive, capped off by Nate Schneider's 35 yard touchdown run, the point after was missed and the Bears had a 7-6 lead. The score would stay that way until late in the half, after Portage Central's Kyle Knapp recovered a fumble and brought it down to the St. Joe 2 yard line. Schneider would again take it in himselff and also threw a conversion pass to Jacob Allen and Portage Central had a 14-7 lead going into the half. The Bears tied the game on the opening possession of the third quarterr when St. Joe went on a 7 play, 61 yard drive that ended with a 13 yard touchdown run from Alex Rutherford to tie the game at 14. St. Joe's defense stepped up and held Portage Central to 3 and out andd got the ball back on the punt. St. Joe then took the lead as Chris Ketchmark scored on a 2 yard touchdown run which was setup by a 61 yard reception from James Morris to Alex Rutherford. The Bears had a 21-14 lead. The Bears defense again kept back Portage Central after St. Joe punter Evan Hampton was ruled down when he kneeled down to pick up a low snap on his punt attempt, giving Central the ball as the Bears 22 yard line. St. Joe would hold on defense and keep the Mustangs at bay. St. Joe would provide the final margin of victory on the next drive when Alex Rutherford scored on a 47 yard run to give St. Joe a 28-14 lead and the win. Ryan Kitron was 4 for 4 on PAT attempts. Page 7 of 24
THE BIG 16 LOOKING BACK AT WEEK 4 Mattawan 48, Benton Harbor 28 Mattawan Stadium, Mattawan Mattawan jumped out to a 24-0 lead as the Wildcats beat Benton Harbor 48-28. Brok Lamorandier added 170 yards rushing. Dashawn Perry threw for 348 yards for Benton Harbor in his first game at quarterback. Niless 14, Kalamazooo Central 6 Thomas Stadium, Kalamazoo Anthony Bice had rushing touchdown and Fritzel Findeisen caught a touchdown pass from Cole Clemens as Niles beat Kalamazoo Central 14-6. Sturgis 27, Kalamazoo Loy Norrix 12 Trojan Field, Sturgis Sturgis running back Chris Alexander had four touchdown runs as the Trojans scored 20 ON THE AIR answered points in a 27-12 over Kalamazoo Loy Norrix. Radio -St. Joseph at Portage Central (WSJM-AM 1400) Marshall 46, Battle Creek Central 18 Marshall Stadium, Marshall -Lakeshore at Niles (WSJM-FM 94,9, WNIL-AM 1290, & Tony Wimberly had two rushing touchdowns as Marshall evened their record at 2-2 withh a swmsports.net) 46-18 win over Battle Creek Central -Kalamazoo Central at Mattawan (WQSN-AM 1660) -Coldwater at Battle Creek Lakeview (WTVB-AM 1590) ) Gull Lake 33, Coldwater 14 Richland Stadium, Richland -Battle Creek Central at Sturgis (WBET-AM 1230) Ryan Mutchler was 14 of 22 passing for 346 yards and three touchdowns as Gull Lake beat Coldwater 33-14, Coldwater lost six of nine fumbles on the night. Television -Coldwater at BC Lakeview (CCStv) Harper Creek 22, Battle Creek Lakeview 0 Harper Creek Stadium Harper Creek s defensee forced six Lakeview turnovers and allowed only one first down as the Beavers defeated rival Battle Creek Lakeview 22-0. BIG 16 CONFERENCE STANDINGS THE WEST Team Rec Mattawan 4-0 Lakeshore 4-0 Port. Northern 3-1 St. Joseph 3-1 Niles 3-1 Portage Central 3-1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Kal. Central Benton Harbor 1-3 0-4 Div. 2-0 2-0 1-1 1-1 1-1 1-1 0-2 0-2 Team THE EAST Recc 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Harper Creek Gull Lake Loy Norrix Sturgis Marshall BC Lakeview Coldwater BC Central 2-2 2-2 2-2 2-2 2-2 1-3 0-4 0-4 Div. 2-0 2-0 1-1 1-1 1-1 1-1 0-2 0-2 THIS WEEK IN THE BIG 16 -St. Joseph at Portage Central -Lakeshore at Niles -Portage Northern at Benton Harbor -Kalamazoo Central at Mattawan -Battle Creek Harper Creek at Loy Norrix -Coldwater at Battle Creek Lakeview -Battle Creek Central at Sturgis -Gull Lake at Marshall BIG 16 ALUMNI IN THE NFL -Benton Harbor s Joique Bell ran 6 times for 14 yards and two receptions for 59 yards inn the Detroit Lions 27-19 loss at San Francisco on Sunday Night. Bell had a touchdown in the Lions first game of the season in a win over St. Louis. -Kalamazoo Central s Greg Jennings was sidelined for the Green Bay Packers in their 23-10 win over the Chicago Bears, Jennings suffered an injuredd groin in the Packers loss to San Francisco in the opening week. Page 8 of 24
THE 2012 OPPONENTS SEASON SCHEDULE AND RESULTS MARSHALL (2-2) 08/24 St. Joseph (L 26-48) 08/30 at Benton Harbor (W 14-6) 09/07 at Battle Creek Lakeview (L 13-36) 09/14 Battle Creek Central (W 46-18) 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 (3-1) 08/24 Kalamazoo Loy Norrix (W 41-12) 08/30 at Battle Creek Central (W 50-6) 09/07 Lakeshore (L 14-21 2 OT) 09/14 St. Joseph (W 7-0) 09/21 at Benton Harbor 09/28 Niles 10/05 at Kalamazoo Central 10/12 Portage Central 10/19 at Mattawan LAKESHORE (4-0) 08/24 at Battle Creek Lakeview (W 42-27) 08/30 Battle Creek Harper Creek (W 26-7) 09/07 at Portage Northern (W 21-14 2 OT) 09/14 Portage Central (W 41-40) 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 (2-2)) 08/24 Lakeshore (L 27-42) 08/ 31 at St. Joseph (L 12-14) 09/ 07 Marshall (W 36-13) 09/ 14 at Battle Creek Harper Creek (L 0-22) 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 (3-1) 08/24 at Battle Creek Harper Creek (W 36-32) 08/ 30 Gull Lake (W 47-14) 09/ 07 at Kalamazoo Central (W 39-14) 09/ 14 at Lakeshore (L 40-41) 09/21 St. Joseph 09/28 at Benton Harbor 10/ 05 Mattawan 10/ 12 at Portage Northern 10/ 19 Niles NILES (3-1) 08/24 at Gull Lake (W 41-18) 08/ 30 Coldwater (W 40-18) 09/ 07 Mattawan (L 12-34) 09/ 14 at Kalamazoo Central (W 14-6) 09/21 Lakeshore 09/28 at Portage Northern 10/ 05 Benton Harbor 10/ 12 St. Joseph 10/ 19 at Portage Central BENTON HARBOR (0-4) 08/24 at Sturgis (L 20-42) 08/30 Marshall (L 6-14) 09/07 at St. Joseph (L 0-37) 09/14 at Mattawan (L 28-48 09/21 Portage Northern 09/28 Portage Central 10/05 at Niles 10/12 Kalamazoo Central 10/19 at Lakeshore MATTAWAN (4-0) 08/24 at Coldwater (W 34-0) 08/30 Sturgis (W 49-27) 09/07 at Niles (W 34-12) 09/14 Benton Harbor (W 48-28) 09/21 Kalamazoo Central 09/28 at St. Joseph 10/05 at Portage Central 10/12 Lakeshore 10/19 Portage Northern KALAMAZOOO CENTRAL (1-3) 08/24 Battle Creek Central ( W 20-0) 08/30 at Kalamazoo Loy Norrix (L 9-22) 09/07 Portage Central (L 14-39) 09/14 Niles (L 6-14) 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 1 @ KC PC LKSH @ STG MAT NIL BCC @ PN @ BCL SJ @ CLD @ GL @ BCHC KLN @ MAR BH Week 2 PN @ LKSH @ SJ MAR @ NIL @ PC @ KLN KC BCHC @ BH STG CLD GL @ BCC BCL @ MAT Week 3 GL STG MAR @ SJ KLN @ BCC PC @ CLD @ PN @ BCL @ NIL MAT @ KC LKSH BH @ BCHC Week 4 @ MAR BCL @ BCHC @ MAT @ GL CLD NIL @ STG PC BCCC BH @ KC @ LKSH SJ @ PN KLN Week k 5 @ STG @ KLN @ CLD PN BCLL @ MAR @ MAT BCHCC @ NIL GL KC LKSHH SJ @ BHH @ PCC BCCC Week 6 KLN @ GL STG PC MAR BCHCC @ LKSH @ BCC KC @ CLD @ SJ @ PN @ BH NIL MAT @ BCL Week 7 CLD MAR @ KLN @ NIL @ BCC @ STG PN BCL SJ @ BCHC @ PC BH MAT @ KC @ LKSH GL Week 8 @ BCL @ CLD BCCC KC BCHCC KLN @ BH @ GL @ MAT STG LKSH SJ @ PN PC @ NIL @ MAR Week 9 BCHCC @ BCCC @ GLL @ LKSH @ STGG BCL @ SJ MAR BH @ KLNN PN @ PCC NIL @ MAT KC CLD Page 9 of 24
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 11-1982-1992 6-1994-1999 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 2-1963, 9/20 vs. Buchanan (6-6), 10/11 vs. Niles (20-20) 2-1963, 9/21 vs. Buchanan (13-13), 9/28 vs. Dowagiac (6-6) Consecutive Ties 2-1963, 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) 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) 377 1997 344 2008 336 1984 329 1987 327 1988 Fewest Points Allowed Regular Season (under 80) 43 1986 59 1961 62 1971, 2007 64 1973 65 1974 71 1980 77 1962 79 1960 Fewest Points Allowed On Defense 43-1986 First Downs 171-2007 Rushing Yards 2,272 2008 2,169 1987 Rushing Attempts 334-2008 ayoffs) Passing Yards 1984-1984 Passing Attempts 232-2003 Passes Completed 102-1984 Fewest Yards Penalized 186-1978 Defense vs. Punt Return -2-1987 Defense vs. Rush 484-1984 Defense vs. Pass 369-1995 Average Punt Return (Total Attemps) ) 20.0 (12) - 1994 Interceptions Allowed 18-19833 Fewest Interceptions byy Opponents 1 (5 times) - 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 2010 Interceptions by St. Joseph 19 (2 times) - 1968, 19699 Most Fumbles Lost 23-19699 Fewest Fumbles Lost 3 2002 4 2010 Most Punts 54-20033 Fewest Punts 16 20088 17 20077 Most Blocked Punts 6 1983,, 2008 High Punt Average 42.8-1988 Kickoff Average 53.55-1999 Most Shutouts 4 (3 times) - 1984, 1985, 1986 INDIVIDUAL RECORDS Passing Attempts 231-Andy Schueneman (2003) Completed 98- Ethan Schweir (2007) Yards 1793-Mike Gillettee (1984) Yards per completion 22.8- 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 24
RECORD BOOK (cont) Special Teams PAT Percentage 100.0-Brett Virgil (2005) 100.0-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) Longest PAT Run (2 point conversion) 24-Nisbet (1971) 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) Yards Per Carry Average 9.5 Jamaal Jackson (2008) 7.5 T. Golba (1987) Interceptions (season) 8-Ebon Sanders (1989) Interceptions for Touchdown 2-Olson (1973)/ Lincoln(1973) CAREERR RECORDS Total Yards 3533-M. Ryan (1972-1974) Total Rushing Yards 2369-Alexx Rutherford (2009-12)*** 2366-Mike Ryan (1972-1974) Total Rushing Attemptss 440-Garyy Layton (1988-1990) Scoring 212-M. Ryan (1972-1974) All records listed are regular season games only, playoff games do nott count in record book, unless specified ***New record established in 20122 Field Goals (season) 9-Mike Gillette (1984) Longest Field Goal 48-Brad Shushman (1999) Kickoff Average 53.55-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) 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 Passing Yards 3,055-Mike Gillette (1982-1984) Total Passing Touchdowns 29-Mike Gillette (1982-84) 28-Ethan Schweir (2004-07) Receptions 72-Steve Preston (1983-1984) Touchdown Receptionss 14-Steve Preston (1983-84)/ Scott Blasko (1995-96) Reception Yards 1368-Steve Preston (1983-1984) Passes Attempted 376-Andyy Schueneman (2002-2003) Passing Percentage 63.5-Sean Guinane (2007-09) 60.4-Ethan Schweir (2004-07) Interceptions 12-Ryan (1972-1974) Tackles 214-Brown (1977-1979) PAT's Kicked 79-Brett Virgil (2005-2007) Field Goals 19-Mike Gillette (1982-1984) Page 11 of 24
WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME St. Joe scored first and won and lost St. Joe got scored on first and won and lost 9/7/12 vs. Benton Harbor 10/7/11 vs. Lakeshore 8/31/12 vs. Battle Creek Lakeview 9/14/12 at Portage Northern Won 37-0 Lost 17-23 Won 14-12 Lost 0-7 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 48-26 Lost 7-39 St. Joe kicked a field goal in a game Ryan Kitron (32 yards) 10/7/11 vs. Lakeshore Lost 17-23 St. Joe scored a safety 9/7/12 vs. Benton Harbor Team Safety (Benton Harbor takes a knee in the endzone instead of punting) Won 37-0 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 44-13 Won 38-33 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 32-31 OT Won 48-26 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 42-27 Won 42-0 Won 14-12 Won 21-3 Won 35-28 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 9/7/12 vs. Benton Harbor 9/14/12 at Portage Northern 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 37-0 Lost 0-7 Won 32-31 Lost 28-36 Won 32-31 Lost 28-36 Lost 27-28 2 OT Won 35-14 Lost 7-39 Won 23-20 Lost 7-39 Page 12 of 24
WHAT TO WATCH FOR TODAY #34 ALEX RUTHERFORD The Senior has 2,369 Yards rushing for his career at St. Joseph, he is the new record holder in career rushing yards, passing the old school record of 2,366 career yards set by Mike Ryan (1972-1974). Rutherford also had 412 attempts, just 28 short of tying Gary Layton s school record of 440 from 1988-1990. LOOKING AHEAD Week 6 September 28, 2012 7:00 PM Dickinson Stadium Mattawan Wildcats at St. Joseph Bears Head Coach: Matt Stephens (4 th season) 2011 Record: 8-2 (7-0 Big 16 West) This Week: Kalamazoo Central (Home) Last Game with St. Joe: : 9/30/11 MAT 28, SJ 7 All Time Record vs. St. Joseph: SJ 6-3 Class (Enrollment): Class A (1,124)) Mattawan come to Dickinson Stadium in defense of their Big 16-West Division title fromm last season, Mattawan finished the 2011 season at 8-2, and beat St. Joe 28-7 at Mattawan. The Bears lead thee all time series with the Wildcats 6-3. with St. Joe winningg four of the last five. Week 7 October 5, 2012 7:00 PM Kohn-Lehman Field at Al Stockman Stadium St. Joseph Bears at Lakeshore Lancers Head Coach: Denny Dock (25 th season) 2011 Record: 7-3 (6-1 Big 16 West) Next Week: Kalamazoo Central (Home) Last Game with St. Joe: : 10/7/11 LKS 23, SJ 17 All Time Record vs. St. Joseph: SJ 28-24 Class (Enrollment): Class B (906) "The War by the Shore" will be played in Stevensville with the Anchor Trophy up for grabs. In a rare change, the two schools only met once during the season, and there was w no rematch in the playoffs, ass both teams lost in the first round of the playoffs, Lakeshore won the regular season meeting 23-17 at St. Joe. St. Joe leads the series 28-24. 2013 SCHEDULE Date Opponent 08/30/ /13 Coldwater 09/06/ /13 Battle Creek Harper Creek 09/13/ /13 Lakeshore 09/20/ /13 Portage Northern 09/27/ /13 Niles 10/04/ /13 Kalamazoo Central 10/11/ /13 Benton Harbor 10/18/ /13 Portage Central 10/25/ /13 Mattawan Location HOME AWAY HOME HOME HOME AWAY AWAY HOME AWAY 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 Page 13 of 24
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 2001. The Bears came into the game trailing the series 5-4, but after the game the Bearss tied the series with a 48-26 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 48-26 win at blocked the extra point attempt and held on the 7-6 lead. Marshall (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 34-6. 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 34-14. 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 41-14 lead. Marshall found the endzone again when Chase Bennett caught a 31 yard pass to pull the Redhawks to 41-20. In the 4 th quarter, St. Joe found the endzone again on a 7-yard touchdown run from Rutherford to put the Bears up 48-21. 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 1972-1974. 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. Page 14 of 24
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 14-12 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 14-12 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 12-7. 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 14-12. 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 7:00. Page 15 of 24
SEASON SUMMARIES 9/7/12 ST. JOSEPH 37, BENTON HARBORR 0 DICKINSON STADIUM ST. JOSEPH St. Joseph made it seven straight wins in the St. Joe River Rivalry with a 37-0 shutout victory over the Benton Harbor Tigerss at Dickinsonn Stadium. The Bears took the opening possession of the game and went 866 yards in 6 plays, when Jalen Holmes scored on a 28 yard pass reception from James Morris to put the Bears up 7-0. During the first quarter a calm wind was blowing at Dickinson Stadium, but in the second quarter a stiff wind was blowing straight into Benton Harbor s offense. After the Tigers recovered a fumble at their own four. The Bear defense keptt Benton Harbor pinned deep in their own end. On 4 th St. Joe's Logan Jones makes the sack of Benton Harbor quarterback TJ down, insteadd of punting into the wind. The Tiger punter took a Morris during the Bears 37-0 shutout win over the Tigers at Dickinson knee in his own endzone to give the Bears a safety and a 9-0 lead. Stadium. (photo: Ted Leemaster) St. Joe would take advantage of the great field position after the free kick, going 22 yards in five plays as Alex Rutherford scored on a 6 yard run to put St. Joe up 16-0. Another Tigers punt into the wind gave St. Joe the ball in Benton Harbor territory. Going 40 yards in four plays with Rutherford taking it in the last 5 yards for the St. Joe touchdown. With St. Joe leading 23-0 In the second half, Benton Harbor took the ball and the Bears took the wind again. But instead of getting the ball, Benton Harborr fumbled away the second half kickoff, giving St. Joe the ball at the Tigers.15 yard line. Alex Rutherford would scoree 4 plays later from 3 yards out and St. Joe had a 30-0 lead early in the third quarter. On their next drive, Benton Harbor would try to punt, but a mishandled snap caused the Tiger punter to try to run for a first down, but was stopped short and the Bears once again had the ball deep inside Benton Harbor territory, at the 8 yard line. Justin Gambrell scored on the next play to give St. Joe a 37-0 lead and started the MHSAA mercy rule. Rutherford finished with 108 yards rushing and 3 touchdown, he is now just 64 yards short of breaking St. Joe s all time rushing record of Mike Ryan (2,366 in 1972-1974). St. Joe improves to 3-0 on the season and 1-0 in the Big 16 West, whilee the Tigers fall to 0-3 and 0-1 in the Big 16 West. St. Joe will be at Portage Northern next Friday for a game against the 2-1 Huskies, who lost to Lakeshore 21-14 in double overtime last week. Page 16 of 24
SEASON SUMMARIES 9/14/12 PORTAGE NORTHERN 7, ST. JOSEPH 0 McCAMLEY FIELD PORTAGE -- It was a record breaking night for one St. Joe player, but his team probably wish the result would have been different. Alex Rutherford became St. Joe' 's all time career leading rusher but the Bears fell 7-0 at Portage Northern. Rutherford had 66 yards rushing but the Bears were unable to find the scoreboard for the first time in seven seasons. The senior running back has 2,,369 yards rushing, passing Mike Ryan's mark of 2,366 set from 1972-74. Northern controlled the ball for most of the first half, controlling the ball for nearly 19 minutes of the first half but weren't able to score until late in the first half. On 3rd and 11 at the Huskies 45 yard line, Northern quarterback Jon Pincus ran for 50 yards down to the St. Joseph 5 yard line. On 4th and goal at the 1 yard line Pincus scored to give the home team a 7-0 lead. Portage Northern s Jon Pincus scores the touchdown in the Huskies 7-07 win over St. Joe (photo: PN Football) St. Joe would get the ball back late in the first half, but a pass by Jamess Morris was intercepted at the Northern 9 yard line and the clock ran out of the first half. St. Joe wasn't able to get past the Northern 20 yard line in the second half, and on their final drive St. Joe turned the ball over on downs near midfield. The game marked the first time St. Joe has been shut out since September 22, 2006, when St. Joe was blanked at Battle Creek Harper Creek. The Bears return to McCamley Field this Friday night for a game against the Portage Central Mustangs at 7:000 p.m. Page 17 of 24
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 60-16 LOSS 7-14 WIN 14-13 WIN 25-20 LOSS 14-35 6:30 PM 6:30 PM 6:30 PM 6:30 PM Time/Result WIN 23-14 WIN 34-30 WIN 43-20 LOSS 0-31 TIE 21-21 4:30 PM 4:30 PM 4:30 PM 4:30 PM Time/Result LOSS 8-13 LOSS 12-28 4:00 PM 4:00 PM 4:00 PM 4:00 PM Time/Result WIN 36-18 WIN 42-22 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 Page 18 of 24
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: 37-15 (.712) First game: September 12, 2003 St. Joseph 34, Kalamazoo Central 13 Press Box Phone: (269) 926-3396 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, 2001. 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 30-40 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 3 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 4 3 3 0 1 Total 37 L TTL PCT 0 2 1.000 1 3 0.667 0 2 1.000 2 5 0.600 0 1 1.000 1 2 0.500 0 1 1.000 0 1 1.000 1 1 0.000 0 2 1.000 0 1 1.000 5 9 0.444 0 1 1.000 1 4 0.750 1 3 0.667 1 5 0.800 0 3 1.000 1 4 0.750 1 1 0.000 0 1 1.000 15 52 0.712 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 its 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 34-13. 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, 2004. Page 19 of 24
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 120.7 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 1972-74). "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 Church. 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 inclune 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 include junior full back Jack Turak, junior tight end Conner Hubble, 6-3, 320-pound tackle Birch Bradford, guards Jordan Askew and 6-2 275 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 (WR 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." Page 20 of 24