Football | 11/2/2009 3:00:00 PM

Offensive Players of the Week:
---Eddie Hills, West Liberty, 5-10, 175, Sr., WR, Palmetto, FL/Reggie Taylor, West Virginia Wesleyan, 5-7, 194, Sr., RB, Compton, CA: Hills caught ten passes for 175 yards as West Liberty clinched the WVIAC title with a 48-21 win over Seton Hill...He also became the career leader in all-purpose yardage in West Liberty history with 4,865 yards as a Topper...Hills also pushed his career reception total to 159 and needs only two more catches to equal the school record in that category...Taylor carried 37 times for 176 yards and three touchdowns in Wesleyan's 28-0 win over West Virginia State...The senior celebrated his final home game with rushing scores of 13, 58, and 1 yards.

2009 winners: 8/29-DaRante Hunter (UC), 9/5-Thomas Mayo (CU), 9/12-Zach Amedro (WL), 9/19-Kashif Walls (WL), 9/26-DaRante Hunter (UC)/Zach Amedro (WL), 10/3-Willie Walker (WL)/Brian Kennedy (CU), 10/10-Zach Amedro (WL)/D.J. Lenehan (SHU), 10/17-Brian Kennedy (CU), 10/24-Zach Amedro (WL), 10/31-Reggie Taylor (WVWC)/Eddie Hills (WL).

Defensive Players of the Week:
---Scott Sears, Glenville State, 6-3, 220, Sr., DL, Webster Springs, WV/Mike Price, West Virginia Wesleyan, 6-1, 280, Jr., DT, Morgantown, WV: Sears played a key role in Glenville State's 14-12 upset of #19 Charleston with seven tackles, including three for loss, a fumble recovery, an interception, and a pass breakup...The former Webster County HS star also notched a sack as the GSC defense limited Charleston to a season-low 274 yards of total offense...Price was a big part of Wesleyan's first shutout since 1996 with three tackles for loss, two sacks, and an interception...On the day, the WVWC defense limited State to three plays or less on 11 of 14 possessions.
 
2009 winners: 8/29-Deante Steele (SU), 9/5-Nic Wilson (WVWC), 9/12-Terrell Parker (GSC)/LeDominique Williams (UC), 9/19-Ted Schaible (UC)/Dewey McDonald (FSU), 9/26-Duke Adu (CU), 10/3-Valentine Bon (WVSU), 10/10-Kaleb Lawrence (GSC), 10/17-Andrew Eggleton (WVSU), 10/24-Clay Beeler (WL), 10/31-Mike Price (WVWC)/Scott Sears (GSC).

Special Teams Player of the Week:
---Kaleb Lawrence, Glenville State, 6-2, 240, Sr., LB, McLouth, KS: Lawrence preserved Glenville State's 14-12 win over Charleston with a blocked field goal on the game's final play...The senior linebacker also provided the Pioneers with a monster defensive effort from his linebacker post with 18 stops (4 solo) and a pass breakup.

2009 winners: 8/29-Sammy Tranks (SHU), 9/5-Brandon Strupp (CU), 9/12-Deante Steele (SU), 9/19-Wes Sherrill (UC), 9/26-Zack Page (FSU), 10/3-Deante Steele (SU), 10/10-Xavier Glenn (GSC), 10/17-Deante Steele (SU), 10/24-Derrick Evans (WL), 10/31-Kaleb Lawrence (GSC).

News & Notes:
---Thursday's Shepherd at Glenville State contest will be televised nationally on CBS College Sports at 8:00 p.m. CBS College Sports is channel 152 on Dish Network and channel 613 on DirecTV. Fox Sports Net South, Metro Sports, Cox Sports New England are other regional networks that will be carrying the contest on a live basis. It will be rebroadcast at 10:30 p.m. on Fox Sports Pittsburgh.

---WVIAC squads finished week #10 of the regular season with a 11-12 record against non-league foes so far in 2009, including an 8-8 mark versus Division II opponents...Seton Hill's 11/7 meeting with Urbana is the only non-league regular season tilt left for WVIAC schools in 2009.

---As has been the case in recent seasons, home field advantage has not shown to be a significant advantage by the numbers in WVIAC play.  Visiting squads own a 18-14 mark so far in conference action.  Home teams were 19-17 in WVIAC league games during 2008.

---Glenville State's comeback from a 27-0 deficit to down Concord 28-27 on October 10 is the largest rally in the WVIAC since the 2000 season.  The Pioneers completed their comeback in the final 21 minutes of the contest.  Other rallies from 20-plus point deficits in the league archives since full play-by-play accounts are available beginning with the 2000 season include:
24-WVU Tech vs. West Liberty, 2001 (trailed 31-7 in third quarter before winning 35-34).
21-West Liberty vs. Shepherd, 2008 (trailed 28-7 in second quarter before winning 29-28)
21-West Liberty vs. Walsh, 2000 (trailed 43-22 in fourth quarter before winning 49-43 in overtime)

---West Liberty's 48-42 overtime win over Charleston on October 24 was the fourth WVIAC contest to reach overtime in 2009...Here's a list of recent overtime contests within the WVIAC:
8/28/99: Glenville State 35, California (PA) 28
9/11/99: Fairmont State 51, California (PA) 49
9/11/99: Shepherd 33, East Stroudsburg 27
10/9/99: WV Wesleyan 13, WV State 7
9/16/00: West Liberty 49, Walsh 43
9/23/00: East Stroudsburg 35, Shepherd 28
10/6/01: Shepherd 30, Fairmont State 24
9/7/02: Pikeville 23, Concord 20
9/14/02: Concord 32, Union (KY) 29
11/1/03: Fairmont State 13, WV State 10
9/11/04: WV State 15, Allen (SC) 9
10/1/05: Allen (SC) 21, WV State 14
9/16/06: Concord 13, Fairmont State 10
9/30/06: Concord 10, WV Wesleyan 7
10/28/06: St. Joseph's (IN) 19, Fairmont St. 11
9/22/07: Seton Hill 34, Glenville State 27
11/8/08: WV State 31, WV Wesleyan 24
9/5/09:  Lake Erie (OH) 27, Fairmont State 24
9/5/09:  Charleston 43, Saint Augustine's (NC) 42
9/5/09:  Concord 52, Lenoir-Rhyne (NC) 45
10/24/09: West Liberty 48, Charleston 42

---Several WVIAC standouts are in position to challenge league single-season or career records.  Here's a look at where some of those players stand in their pursuit of a place in the conference record book:

Single Season Total Offense:
1. Jed Drenning (Glenville State, 1993)---4594
2. Wilkie Perez (Glenville State, 1997)---4301
3. Joey Conrad (Glenville State, 2005)---3868
4. Zach Amedro (West Liberty, 2009)---3642

Single Season Rushing:
Concord's Brian Kennedy needs 29 yards to become the 24th WVIAC player to record 1300 or more rush yards in a single season.

Single Season Passing:
1. Jed Drenning (Glenville State, 1993)---4329
2. Wilkie Perez (Glenville State, 1997)---4189
3. Joey Conrad (Glenville State, 2005)---3696
4. Zach Amedro (West Liberty, 2009)----3663

Single Season Receiving Yards:
1. Chris George (Glenville  State, 1993)---2219
2. Chris George (Glenville State, 1994)---1618
3. Carlton Jackson (WV State, 1990)---1568
4. Carlos Ferralls (Glenville State, 1997)---1566
5. Chris George (Glenville State, 1992)---1358
6. Almonzo Banks (West Liberty, 2007)---1331
7. Mario Lewis (WV State, 1992)---1302
8. Carlos Ferralls (Glenville State, 1995)---1252
9. Thomas Mayo (Concord, 2009)---1246
27. Kashif Walls (West Liberty, 2009)---1030

Single Season Scoring:
Charleston's DaRante Hunter needs six points to join a tie for ninth place on the WVIAC single-season scoring chart...12 points would move him to a tie for sixth, and 18 points would move him into a tie for fifth...Hunter currently has 114 points on the season...The record is owned by Shepherd's Dervon Wallace, who scored 162 points in 2005.

Career Total Offense:
1. Joey Conrad (Glenville State, 2002-05)---12,419
2. Jed Drenning (Glenville State, 1991-93)---11,319
3. Jarrod Furgason (Fairmont State, 1994-97)---9,638
3. Bryan Harman (Fairmont State, 1998-2001)---9,638
5. Zach Amedro (West Liberty, 2007-present)---9,223
11. Kevin O'Brien (WV State, 2006-present)---6,851

Career Passing:
1. Joey Conrad (Glenville State, 2002-05)---11,884
2. Jed Drenning (Glenville State, 1991-93)---10,876
3. Jarrod Furgason (Fairmont State, 1994-97)---9,856
4. Zach Amedro (West Liberty, 2007-present)---9,393
10. Kevin O'Brien (WV State, 2006-present)---7,187

Career Touchdown Passes:
1. Joey Conrad (Glenville State, 2002-05)---104
2. Jarrod Furgason (Fairmont State, 1994-97)---101
3. Jed Drenning (Glenville State, 1991-93)---82
4. Zach Amedro (West Liberty, 2007-present)---76

Career Rushing:
1. Damian Beane (Shepherd, 1996-99)---6768
2. Dervon Wallace (WV State/Shepherd, 2003, 05-07)---5305
3. Antwarn Jones (Seton Hill, 2006-present)---4130

This week's Super Region I rankings are expected to show substantial change when they released on Monday after ranked teams only posted a 5-4 record over the weekend.  Here's a look at how last week's top ten fared and their schedules for this week:
 

Saturday's Standouts:
Adam Neugebauer (WVWC) completed 14 of 22 passes for 192 yards and a touchdown...Jon Meadows (WVWC) caught four passes for 115 yards...Lefloyd Phillips (WVSU) had three catches for 73 yards...Andrew Eggleton (WVSU) had a WVIAC season-high 22 tackles...Dan Yodvalai (WVWC) had three tackles for loss...Jake Leninsky and Jesse Robertson (WVWC) each notched two tackles for loss...Brian Harden (GSC) rushed 17 times for 87 yards...DaRante Hunter (UC) passed for 156 yards and rushed for 54 yards...Andre Higgins (UC) caught six passes for 84 yards...Xavier Glenn (GSC) had five catches for 101 yards...Nicholas Monroe (GSC) made nine stops...Chris Woomer (UC) had eight tackles and two fumble recoveries...Joey Lindamood (UC) notched four tackles for loss among his seven stops...Ted Schaible (UC) made three tackles for loss...Antwarn Jones (SHU) rushed 21 times for 92 yards...Zach Amedro (WL) completed 23 of 40 passes for 366 yards and four touchdowns...Ryan Travis (WL) caught six passes for 100 yards...Kashif Walls (WL) snared five passes for 75 yards and three touchdowns...Nick Monteleone (SHU) hit on 15 of 29 passes for 235 yards and three touchdowns...Tyler Roby (SHU) had four receptions for 110 yards and two touchdowns...Nick Harding (WL) had a dozen tackles, two pass breakups, and two sacks...Matt Betz and Isaac Omaits (WL) had two sacks each...Brian Kennedy (CU) gained 106 yards on 27 rushes...J.J. Mayer (FSU) rushed for 52 yards and passed for 120 yards...Thomas Mayo (CU) caught five passes for 86 yards...Tony Keiling, Jr. (CU) had two tackles for loss and an interception...Dan Stone (CU) had a sack and a blocked field goal...Luke Black (FSU) had eight tackles, including three for loss...Dewey McDonald (FSU) made two tackles for loss and forced a fumble.

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