WWW.UVAWISECAVS.COM SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA'S TEAM GAME WEEK MEDIA Interviews: All interviews with UVA Wise coaches and players must be arranged through the athletic media relations office. Contact assistant athletic director for com- munications Darrell Ely at (276) 328-0188 or by email at [email protected] for interviews. The UVA Wise locker room and training room are closed to the media at all times. Phone numbers of student-athletes will not be re- leased to the media. Practices: All UVA Wise practices are closed. If you require practice footage or quotes following a practice, please contact the office of athletic media relations. Credentials: Credentials are required for all UVA Wise football games. For credentials, please contact the athletic media relations office by email at [email protected] at least 48 hours prior to kickoff. Media parking is limited at Carl Smith Stadium. Please park outside of upper lot behind the stadium. MEDIA INFORMATION RADIO WAXM (93.5 FM) Steve Curran (play-by-play) Jacob Townsed (color) AUDIO www.waxm.com VIDEO www.uvawisecavs.com Twitter @UVaWiseCavs/@UVWiseFootball #GoCavsGo Facebook Highland Cavalier Athletics Instagram @UVaWiseCavs QUICK FACTS ABOUT UVA WISE Location Wise, Va. Founded 1954 Enrollment 2,065 Affiliation NCAA Division II Conference South Atlantic Colors Red and Gray Nickname Highland Cavaliers Chancellor Donna P. Henry, Ph.D Faculty Athletic Representative Matthew Williams, Ph.D Athletic Director Kendall Rainey, Ph.D Athletic Department Phone (276) 328-0206 Mailing Address One College Ave Greear Gymnasium Wise, Va. 24293 School Web Site www.uvawise.edu Athletics Web Site www.uvawisecavs.com UVA WISE FOOTBALL GAME NOTES STORYLINES—THE ETSU GAME • ETSU and UVA Wise are meeting for the first time on the gridiron. The Buccaneers are ranked No. 15 in the latest FCS AFCA Poll while UVA Wise is 1-0 for the second time in three seasons. • ETSU Head Coach Randy Sanders has been on two national championship winning coaching staffs (FBS) at Tennessee and Florida State. • ETSU linebacker Stephen Scott is the reigning Southern Conference Defensive Player of the Week. Scott tallied 10 tackles and scooped up a fumble, returning it for a touchdown at Vanderbilt. • The Buccaneers' 23-3 win over Vanderbilt last week was the program's first win over a Power-5 school since 1987. • Running back Quay Holmes returns after being selected to a trio of All-American squads last season. The redshirt senior ranks third all- time at ETSU in career rushing yards with 2,860 yards. ABOUT UVA WISE • UVA Wise established a new single-game school and South Atlantic Conference record with 13 sacks in last week's 54-0 win over VUL. • Redshirt sophomore quarterback Lendon Redwine was named SAC Offensive Player of the Week after establishing new career-highs in touchdowns (6) and passing yards ( 326) • Redshirt freshman DaQuandre Taylor was named SAC Defensive Player of the Week after posting a team-high seven tackles, including two sacks, last week. • Devin Heckstall, JJ McNeill III and Caleb Martin all caught two touchdown passes against VUL. A Utah State transfer, Heckstall led all players with 116 receiving yards in his UVA Wise debut. • With a win, the Cavaliers would start 2-0 for the first time since 2017 while securing the program's first ever victory over a FCS opponent. DATE TIME/RESULT OPPONENT LOCATION SEPTEMBER 4 W, 54-0 VIRGINIA-LYNCHBURG WISE SEPTEMBER 11 7:30 P.M. ETSU JOHNSON CITY, TN SEPTEMBER 18 1:00 P.M. MARS HILL MARS HILL, NC SEPTEMBER 25 NOON CARSON-NEWMAN WISE OCTOBER 2 2 P.M. LENOIR-RHYNE WISE OCTOBER 9 NOON NEWBERRY WISE OCTOBER 16 1:30 P.M. TUSCULUM GREENVILLE, TN OCTOBER 23 NOON WINGATE WISE OCTOBER 30 4 P.M. LIMESTONE GAFFNEY, SC NOVEMBER 6 1:00 P.M. CATAWBA SALISBURY, NC NOVEMBER 13 NOON BARTON WISE 2021 UVA WISE FOOTBALL SCHEDULE
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GAME WEEK MEDIAInterviews: All interviews with UVA Wise coaches and players must be arranged through the athletic media relations office. Contact assistant athletic director for com-munications Darrell Ely at (276) 328-0188 or by email at [email protected] for interviews. The UVA Wise locker room and training room are closed to the media at all times. Phone numbers of student-athletes will not be re-leased to the media.
Practices: All UVA Wise practices are closed. If you require practice footage or quotes following a practice, please contact the office of athletic media relations.
Credentials: Credentials are required for all UVA Wise football games. For credentials, please contact the athletic media relations office by email at [email protected] at least 48 hours prior to kickoff. Media parking is limited at Carl Smith Stadium. Please park outside of upper lot behind the stadium.
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Faculty Athletic Representative Matthew Williams, Ph.D
Athletic Director Kendall Rainey, Ph.D
Athletic Department Phone (276) 328-0206
Mailing Address One College Ave
Greear Gymnasium
Wise, Va. 24293
School Web Site www.uvawise.edu
Athletics Web Site www.uvawisecavs.com
UVA WISE FOOTBALLGAME NOTES
STORYLINES—THE ETSU GAME• ETSU and UVA Wise are meeting for the first time on the gridiron.
The Buccaneers are ranked No. 15 in the latest FCS AFCA Poll while UVA Wise is 1-0 for the second time in three seasons.
• ETSU Head Coach Randy Sanders has been on two national championship winning coaching staffs (FBS) at Tennessee and Florida State.
• ETSU linebacker Stephen Scott is the reigning Southern Conference Defensive Player of the Week. Scott tallied 10 tackles and scooped up a fumble, returning it for a touchdown at Vanderbilt.
• The Buccaneers' 23-3 win over Vanderbilt last week was the program's first win over a Power-5 school since 1987.
• Running back Quay Holmes returns after being selected to a trio of All-American squads last season. The redshirt senior ranks third all-time at ETSU in career rushing yards with 2,860 yards.
ABOUT UVA WISE• UVA Wise established a new single-game school and South Atlantic
Conference record with 13 sacks in last week's 54-0 win over VUL.
• Redshirt sophomore quarterback Lendon Redwine was named SAC Offensive Player of the Week after establishing new career-highs in touchdowns (6) and passing yards ( 326)
• Redshirt freshman DaQuandre Taylor was named SAC Defensive Player of the Week after posting a team-high seven tackles, including two sacks, last week.
• Devin Heckstall, JJ McNeill III and Caleb Martin all caught two touchdown passes against VUL. A Utah State transfer, Heckstall led all players with 116 receiving yards in his UVA Wise debut.
• With a win, the Cavaliers would start 2-0 for the first time since 2017 while securing the program's first ever victory over a FCS opponent.
DATE TIME/RESULT OPPONENT LOCATION
SEPTEMBER 4 W, 54-0 VIRGINIA-LYNCHBURG WISE
SEPTEMBER 11 7:30 P.M. ETSU JOHNSON CITY, TN
SEPTEMBER 18 1:00 P.M. MARS HILL MARS HILL, NC
SEPTEMBER 25 NOON CARSON-NEWMAN WISE
OCTOBER 2 2 P.M. LENOIR-RHYNE WISE
OCTOBER 9 NOON NEWBERRY WISE
OCTOBER 16 1:30 P.M. TUSCULUM GREENVILLE, TN
OCTOBER 23 NOON WINGATE WISE
OCTOBER 30 4 P.M. LIMESTONE GAFFNEY, SC
NOVEMBER 6 1:00 P.M. CATAWBA SALISBURY, NC
NOVEMBER 13 NOON BARTON WISE
2021 UVA WISE FOOTBALL SCHEDULE
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A week after ETSU played the role of David in a 23-3 win over FBS member Vanderbilt, UVA Wise will try to slay Goliath when the NCAA Division II Cavaliers travel to face the FCS Buccaneers Saturday at 7:30 p.m inside William B. Greene Stadium.
For Dane Damron's UVA Wise squad to make history, replicating last week's performance would be a start. Redshirt sophomore Lendon Redwine earned South Atlantic Conference Offensive Player of The Week after completing 24-of-34 passes for a career-high 326 yards and career-best six touchdowns. On the other side of the ball, freshman DaQuandre Taylor registered a career-high seven tackles while recording a pair of sacks en route to SAC Defensive Player of The Week accolades.
Redwine had plenty of options to throw the ball to as 12 different Cavaliers caught passes in the win.
Utah State transfer Devin Heckstall led the way, who hauled in five catches for 116 yards and two scores. Heckstall was one of three UVA Wise receivers to grab a pair of touchdown passes as JJ McNeil III caught four passes for 85 yards to go with two scores and Caleb Martin caught six balls for 66 yards and two touchdowns.
Taylor wasn't the only defensive player causing havoc in the backfield either. Overall, 13 Cavs had at least 1/2 sack, with Michael Rowser adding a pair of forced fumbles to his three-tackle day.
Daquan Battle and Jerry Kinney picked off a pass each in the secondary as first-year defensive coordinator Matthew White's unit recorded the program's first shutout since 2017.
ETSU moved to 15th in the AFCA Coaches' Poll and 19th in the Stats FCS Poll following its upset win at Vanderbilt. The Bucs stymied the Commodores' rushing attack holding the Southeastern Conference foe to just 85 rushing yards on 31 attempts in the victory.
SoCon Defensive Player of the Week Stephen Scott had 10 tackles and a 27-yard fumble recovery touchdown to lead the defense. Meanwhile, Karon Delince and Sheldon Arnold each picked off a pass as the school scored its first win over a Power-5 opponent since defeating North Carolina State in 1987.
ETSU Head Coach Randy Sanders is no stranger to big games and big wins. The coach has been part of two national championship-winning teams at the FBS level (Tennessee '98 and Florida State '13). The former Volunteer is now in his fourth season with the Bucs and holds a 16-15 record with the school.
Next week, ETSU will have its final non-conference tune-up before beginning SoCon action when Delaware State visits Johnson City while UVA Wise will begin SAC play on the road at Mars Hill.
UVA Wise set a school and SAC record with 13 sacks in
last week's win.
Quarterback Lendon Redwine passed for a NCAA Division
II school era record six touchdowns last week.
Devin Heckstall, JJ McNeil III and Caleb Martin all caught a pair of touchdown passes last
week.
UVA Wise tallied 15 tackles for loss against Virginia University-
Lynchburg.
13 6 2 15BY THE NUMBERS
ETSU UVA WISE
CONFERENCE NCAA CATEGORY NCAA CONFERENCE AVG.
AVG. RANK RANK RANK RANK AVG.
179 5 33 Rushing Offense 86 8 110.0
135 7 82 Passing Offense 7 1 372.0
314 7 66 Total Offense 25 3 482.0
23.0 7 47 Scoring Offense 5 2 54.0
85.0 4 23 Rushing Defense 51 5 97.0
236.0 4 53 Passing Defense 27 5 105.0
321.0 3 28 Total Defense 27 4 202.0
3.0 2 6 Scoring Defense 1 1 0.0
37.5 3 44 Net Punting 3 1 47.0
0.0 6 50 Punt Returns 50 5 5.3
- - - Kickoff Returns - - -
+3.0 1 5 Turnover Margin 5 1 +3.0
2 4 33 Total Sacks 1 1 13
0 1 1 Sacks Allowed 1 1 0
32:47 4 37 Time of Posession 82 6 29:28
STAT COMPARISON
GAME PREVIEW
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WISE - - Following a season-opening 54-0 win over Virginia University-Lynchburg, UVA Wise football student-athletes took home a pair of South Atlantic Conference awards Monday. Quarterback Lendon Redwine was named the league's AstroTurf Offensive Player of the Week, while linebacker DeQuandre Taylor took home AstroTurf Defensive Player of the Week honors. The weekly awards are the first of the career for each student-athlete.
Redwine was on point Saturday as the signal-caller completed 24-of-34 pass attempts for 326 yards and six touchdowns. The yardage and touchdowns were new career highs for the Dobyns Bennett High School graduate who began the game by completing his first seven pass attempts.
Taylor was a menace on defense as the linebacker tallied a pair of sacks to spearhead a unit that set a school and conference record with 13 sacks. Overall, the Charlottesville, Va. product amassed seven tackles, three tackles for loss, two sacks and a forced fumble.
UVA Wise will be back in action Saturday at 7:30 p.m. when the team visits East Tennessee State.
REDWINE AND TAYLOR HONORED BY SAC
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SAC SCHEDULE
Thursday, Sept. 9Virginia-Lynchburg at Mars Hill
Saturday, Sept. 11UVA Wise at ETSU
Chowan at Tusculum
Fayetteville State at Wingate
North Greenville at Newberry
St. Augustine's at Limestone
Winston-Salem State at Catawba
2021 SOUTH ATLANTIC CONFERENCE
2021 SAC PLAYERS OF THE WEEKDate Offense Defense Special Teams Sept. 9 Lendon Redwine (WISE) DaQuandre Taylor (WISE) Clayton Cille (CAT)
CAVALIERS AMONG THE SAC LEADERSPassing Yds. Per Game AVG. RankLendon Redwine 326.0 1stTouchdown Passes Total RankLendon Redwine 6 1stPassing Completion % Pct. RankLendon Redwine 70.6 2ndReceiving Yds.Per Game AVG. RankDevin Heckstall 116.0 1stJJ McNeil III 85 3rdReceiving TDs Total RankDevin Heckstall 2 T-1stJJ McNeil III 2 T-1stCaleb Martin 2 T-1stSacks Total RankDaQuandre Taylor 2 T-2ndTackles For Loss Total RankDaQuandre Taylor 3 T-1stInterceptions Total RankDaquan Battle 1 T-1stJerry Kinney 1 T-1stForced Fumbles Total RankMichael Rowser 2 1stDaQuandre Taylor 1 T-2nd
CAVALIERS SAC TEAM RANKINGSRushing Offense .........................................8Pass Offense ................................................3Total Offense ................................................3Scoring Offense ..........................................2Rushing Defense ........................................5Pass Defense ................................................5Total Defense ...............................................4Scoring Defense .......................................... 1Net Punting ................................................... 1Punt Returns.................................................5Kickoff Returns ............................................-Turnover Margin ........................................... 1Pass Efficiency ............................................. 1Sacks ................................................................ 1Sacks Allowed .............................................. 13rd Down Conversion ...............................53rd Down Conversion Defense .............7 4th Down Conversion ...............................34th Down Conversion Defense .............. 1Time of Possession ....................................6
PRESEASON D2 FOOTBALL TOP 25RANK School 1 West Florida2 Minnesota State3 Ferris State4 Northwest Missouri5 Texas A&M-Commerce6 Valdosta State7 Lenoir-Rhyne8 Colorado School of Mines9 Slippery Rock10 Notre Dame (Ohio)11 Central Missouri12 Colorado State-Pueblo13 Ouachita Baptist14 Harding15 Indianapolis16 Kutztown17 Bowie State18 Carson-Newman19 Shepherd20 IUP21 Wingate22 Tiffin23 Lindenwood24 Grand Valley25 Angelo State
South Atlantic Schools in Bold
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WISE - - Lendon Redwine set a UVA Wise NCAA Division II era school record with six touchdown passes while the Cavalier defense established a new school and South Atlantic Conference record with 13 sacks in Saturday's season opening 54-0 defeat over Virginia University-Lynchburg at Carl Smith Stadium.
UVA Wise (1-0) put the game out of reach in the first quarter of the contest as Dane Dam-ron's team erupted for 23 first quarter points. Redwine fired a trio of touchdown passes in the first 15 minutes as he hooked up with Caleb Martin on a pair of touchdown strikes in the game's first 10 minutes.
The signal caller's other first quarter touchdown pass went to Devin Heckstall. The Utah State transfer had an impressive debut in a UVA Wise uniform as the receiver hauled in five catches for 116 yards and a pair of scores.
JJ McNeil III caught two second quarter touchdown passes in the second quarter as he caught a 9-yard scoring strike and a 22-yard touchdown pass as the Cavaliers went to halftime in front 37-0.
VUL (0-1) failed to muster much of anything positive in the game. The Dragons amassed more punting yards (324) than total offense (202) while also being penalized 20 times for 149 yards.
UVA Wise's defense lived in the VUL backfield all afternoon. Linebacker DaQuandre Taylor had a career day defensively. The redshirt freshman finished with seven tackles, two sacks, three tackles for loss and a forced fumble to spearhead the Cavs' defensive effort.
Michael Rowser added a pair of forced fumbles for first- year defensive coordinator Mat-thew White while Daquan Battle added a trio of tackles and an interception to his stat ledger.
Redwine finished with a career-high 326 passing yards to go with his six touchdown pass-es. Martin finished with 66 receiving yards on six catches, McNeill III added 85 receiving yards and Jamal Fisher grabbed three catches for 37 yards.
On the ground, the Cavs gained 110 yards on 41 attempts, led by Jaevon Gillespie's 34 yards.
With the win, UVA Wise improves to 4-2 all-time in season openers under Damron and is 2-0 against VUL.
Next week, the Cavs visit NCAA FCS member East Tennessee State University in a 7:30 p.m. kickoff.
LAST WEEK'S GAME RECAP
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Dane Damron will begin his sixth season guiding the football program at UVA Wise in the fall of 2021. In Damron's first five seasons, the Cavaliers have compiled 18 victories, including the pro-gram's only winning season as a NCAA Division II member when his squad posted a 6-5 mark in 2016.
Last spring, UVA Wise played an abbreviated schedule due to COVID-19 and the program posted a 1-2 record with the win coming in a 40-28 tri-umph at Mars Hill. The Cavs dropped two games by a combined nine points, includ-ing a three-point quadruple overtime defeat to perennial power Carson-Newman.
In 2019, UVA Wise played its first season as a member of the South Atlantic Conference where the team claimed its
first ever SAC win with a 21-14 victory over Catawba College. At the conclusion of the season, return specialist Demetrius Mann earned First-Team All-America status by the College Football Network as he led the league and finished second in NCAA Division II with 20.9 yards per kick return. In addition to Mann, three other Cavs earned All-SAC accolades.
Three seasons ago, UVA Wise overcame numerous injuries to play their best ball at the end of the season. After falling 27-15 to eventual national semifinalist Notre Dame College in the team’s final home game of the season, Damron's team claimed its first ever victory over regional power Shepherd University, 21-16, in the season finale. The win allowed the Cavs to finish the season with wins in three of the team’s final five games after beginning the year 1-4.
Under Damron’s direction, UVA Wise has seen improvement in numerous facets of the game on both the offensive and defensive side of the ball.
The Cavs rushed for 1,233 yards in 2016 before gaining 1,299 yards on the ground in 2017. In 2018, the program went over 1,200 yards for the third consecutive season by posting 1,219 yards on the ground. In the spring of 2021, the team gained 108.3 yards per game on the ground. This comes after the program posted just 767 yards on the ground in 2015.
Through the air, UVA Wise passed for at least 2,500 yards in each of Damron’s first two seasons. In the spring, the Cavs posted 356.7 passing yards per game while completing 66.9 percent of their pass attempts.
On defense, UVA Wise has intercepted 54 passes over the past five seasons. The improved secondary play has been the staple of the team as the Cavs have ranked among the best in all of NCAA Divi-sion II in the Damron era.
In 2016, UVA Wise was fifth nationally in red zone defense as op-ponents scored on just 61.7 percent of their trips while ranking 14th in tackles for loss as the unit averaged 8.9 per contest. A year later, the Cavs ranked 13th nationally in third down conversion defense by holding opponents to a 30.1 percent conversion percentage while finishing 22nd nationally with 15 intercepted passes. In 2018, the defense put together its best season to date as a NCAA Division II institution. UVA Wise finished third in tackles for loss per game (9.9), 18th in passing yards allowed per game (168.1), 18th in fourth down conversion defense (.300), 19th in total defense (302.6 ypg) and 23rd in third down conversion defense (.311),
The trend continued in 2019 as the defense ranked 15th nationally in passing yards allowed per game (167.5) while holding opponents to a completion percentage of 51.1 percent.
The turnaround has resulted in a plethora of awards for football student-athletes. Linebacker Zachary Blair earned Second-Team All-America acclaim, in addition to First-Team All-Region and First-Team All-MEC honors as a senior in 2016. Meanwhile, placekicker Trent Martin joined Blair as an all-region and all-conference pick while tailback Carlton Griffith and defensive back Ed Kargbo earned All-MEC Honorable Mention acclaim that same season.
In 2017, offensive lineman Will White, linebacker Donavan Montague, Kargbo, defensive back Andre Hamilton and kick returner Marquis
Hamilton were named All-MEC Second-Team honorees.
Hamilton returned two kicks for a touchdown while averaging 37.1 yards per return, he finished one kick return shy of qualifying as the national leader in the category.
In the classroom, Montague was named CoSIDA Academic All-District. The linebacker posted a 3.57 grade point average as a biology major and was inducted into the school’s elite Darden Society.
In 2018, Marcus Tarrer earned Third-Team All-Region and All-MEC First-Team while four other Cavs received all-conference recognition. A year ago, Demetrius Mann was named First-Team All-America as a kick returner while three other Cavaliers earned All-SAC honors.
Named the fourth head football coach in school history in Decem-ber of 2015, Damron came to the College after a seven-year stint at Eastern Kentucky University.
With the Colonels, Damron spent five years as the team’s offensive coordinator. A 22-year coaching veteran, he has been known for his offensive prowess. In his final season at EKU, Damron’s offense set a NCAA FCS record for offensive snaps in a game with 123 against Murray State. In 2012, the Colonels averaged more than 200 rushing yards and 200 passing yards per game. The Colonels rushed for at least 1,700 yards in each of Damron’s five years directing the offense.
During Damron’s tenure as offensive coordinator, EKU posted at least six wins in all five seasons he oversaw the offense. The Colo-nels tallied eight wins in 2012 before posting nine victories in 2014. Overall, Damron’s teams recorded 69-47 wins and losses during his collegiate coaching career.
Damron began his coaching career as a graduate assistant at EKU in 1994. Following a stint at Morehead State, he became the offensive coordinator at George Jenkins High School in Lakeland, Florida. Later, he moved on to Lake Gibson High School in Lakeland where the school reached previously unchartered waters on the football field. The Braves won their first playoff game in school history and advanced to the regional finals in each of Damron’s last two seasons as head coach.
Following his time in Florida, the coach returned to his native state of Kentucky to become the head coach at Boyd County High School in Ashland, Kentucky. Damron’s track record of success continued with the Lions as they won a playoff game in three consecutive seasons. The coach returned to the collegiate ranks in 2007 when he accepted the head coaching position at Kentucky Christian Uni-versity. The 2008 season marked the first-ever varsity football team in Kentucky Christian history.
Damron played collegiate football at Georgetown College (Ky.) where he aided the Tigers to the 1991 NAIA National Championship. A two-time All-American, the former quarterback is enshrined in Georgetown’s Athletic Hall of Fame.
Damron obtained a bachelor’s degree in marketing and finance from Georgetown College before later earning a master’s degree in sport administration from Eastern Kentucky. The coach and his wife Delisha have two children – Hanna and Derek.
Damron's Year-by-Year Record at UVA WiseYear Overall
Matthew White is in his first season as defensive coordina-tor. Previously, White served as the Cavaliers’ defensive line coach while also overseeing the team’s strength and condition-ing program.
“I am pleased to announce Matt White as our defensive coordi-nator,” remarked Head Coach Dane Damron after White’s promotion. “Matt brings high energy and has been success-
ful as a head coach at the junior college level and as a coordinator at Kentucky Christian University.”
A native of Montana, White played collegiate football at the University of Sioux Falls before beginning his coaching career at Montana Tech University.
Following his stint at Montana Tech, White moved to West Hills Community College, where he coached linebackers in 2015. From there, the coach spent four years at Los Angeles Valley College serving as the program’s running backs, defensive backs and line-backers coach at various points before becoming the school’s defensive coordinator.
White would eventually become the head coach at Los Angeles Valley where he guided the school to a winning record behind a defense that was ranked top 20 nationally in scoring (17 points per game) and an offense that posted 45.8 points per game.
The coach then headed east to Kentucky Christian where he was associate head coach and defensive coordinator for the Knights in 2019.
White takes over a defensive unit at UVA Wise that has consistently ranked near the top of the confer-ence over the last four seasons. In 2019, the Cavs ranked 15th nationally in passing defense as the unit held opponents to 167.5 yards per game.
“We will continue to do what we have done schemati-cally here since 2016,” added Damron. “Coach White will add his flavor to it but, we are who we are.”
White obtained a bachelor’s degree in elementary education from the University of Sioux Falls and a master’s degree in human health and performance from Fort Hays State University.
Zach LewisOffensive Coordinator
Zach Lewis is in his third season as the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at UVA Wise. This spring the Cavaliers had their best offensive per-formance under Lewis as the unit passed for 356.7 yards per game while averaging 465 yards of offense per game. UVA Wise capped the season with a 40-point outburst in a win at Mars Hill.
In 2019, Lewis' offense saw seven players reach double digit reception totals as Cavalier
quarterbacks completed 176 passes
The coach came to UVA Wise after having the same posi-tion at Alderson Broaddus.
“I’m very excited to announce Zach Lewis as our offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach,” Head Coach Dane Damron remarked shortly after his hiring. “He is a high energy guy that will inject a new attitude and bring enthusi-asm to our offense.”
At Alderson Broaddus, Lewis oversaw a Battlers’ offense that ranked 23rd nationally in scoring at 40.4 points per game. AB rushed for 189.4 yards per game while passing for 256 yards a contest in 2018.
Under Lewis’ direction, student-athletes established five new school records at AB as the coach served as the school’s offensive play caller.
“I’m very excited to be part of the Cavalier family,” Lewis said shortly after his hiring. “Coach Damron and this staff has done a great job in building such a special atmosphere and I hope to aid continue that.”
A four-year starter at Moorehead State University, Lewis set school records for passing yards, completions and touch-downs during his collegiate career.
As a coach, the new offensive coordinator spent four years at his alma mater where he worked as the slot receivers coach and video coordinator in 2014 before overseeing re-cruiting and directing quarterbacks for three seasons.
While at Moorehead State, Lewis helped develop conference player of the year Austin Gahafer who passed for a league record 11,918 yards during his career. The Eagles led the Pioneer Football League in passing offense in 2015 and 2016 while also leading the conference in passing touchdowns in back-to-back seasons.
“After talking with Zach and talking with people about him, there was no doubt that he would be the perfect guy to take over our offense,” Damron stated. “We are on the same page with what we want our offense to be and he brings a great presence to the offensive staff room; I have been aware of Coach Lewis and what he has been doing for the last couple of seasons and I couldn’t be happier to have him join us in Wise.”
A 2014 graduate of Moorehead State, Lewis obtained a bachelor’s degree in health and physical education. He and his wife Alyson, a trainer at UVA Wise were married during the offseason.
COORDINATORS
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Brandon MerchantLinebackers
In his fourth season with the Cavaliers, Brandon Merchant serves as the program’s recruit-ing coordinator and linebackers coach.
A native of Fairhope, Ala-bama Merchant served as the school’s assistant offensive line coach where he was respon-sible for the weekly scouting report and assisted in all facets of offensive line play during his first season before coaching the team’s cornerbacks in 2019.
As recruiting coordinator, Mer-chant helped with the signing
of hundreds of student-athletes during his stint as recruiting coordinator.
Prior to arriving at UVA Wise, the coach was an un-dergraduate assistant at South Alabama where he worked with defensive backs and assisted coaches in preparing weekly game planning.
Merchant graduated from South Alabama with a bachelor’s degree in history in 2018.
Mike ComptonAssistant Head Coach/Offensive Line
Mike Compton is in his sixth sea-son at UVA Wise. Serving as the assistant head coach and offen-sive line coach, Compton has seen a trio of offensive lineman earn all-conference accolades during his tenure with the program.
This spring, the Cavaliers rushed for more than 100 yards in two of their three games, including a 134-yard rushing performance at Limestone. On passing plays, UVA Wise surrendered just five sacks on 160 attempts to aid an offense that passed for 1,070 yards in the abbreviated season.
In 2018, UVA Wise gained 1,219 yards on the ground. It marked the third consecutive season that UVa-Wise had rushed for least 1,200 yards. Additionally, the unit improved its ability to protect the quarterback; in 2018, opponents posted 29 sacks a year after surrendering 39 sacks.
In 2017, Will White earned All-MEC Honorable Mention on the offensive line as the Cavaliers rushed for 17 touch-downs, the team's highest total since becoming a NCAA Division II member.
In his first season, the offensive line was part of an offense that rushed for 1,233 yards and 11 touchdowns. The 1,233 yards marked a 466 yard improvement from 2015.
Compton came to the College after spending the 2015 sea-son at Concord University.
Prior to working at Concord, Compton spent two seasons each at Fairmont State and Bluefield College directing the offensive line.
A Southwest Virginia native, he spent three seasons as the head coach at Patrick Henry High School in Glade Springs. He started his coaching career at Tazewell High School where he worked from 2006-08 as an assistant coach on the offensive and defensive lines.
Compton was a standout offensive lineman at West Virginia University from 1989-92. He was a three-year starter at center and was a consensus All-America selection (United Press International, Kodak, Walter Camp, Playboy, Football News) as a senior in 1992. Following his senior season he was selected to play in the Blue-Gray and Kodak Hula Bowl, and was given the NCAA's Top 6 Award. He was a two-time All-BIG EAST selection and was also recognized for his academic excellence as a two-time first team GTE/CoSIDA Academic All-America honoree. Compton was given the Ira E. Rogers Award in 1991 and 1992, and was named the "Red" Brown Cup Award as the top male athlete at WVU in 1992. He was inducted into the WVU Hall of Fame in 2005.
Compton was drafted by the Detroit Lions in the third round (68th overall pick) in 1993. He spent his first eight seasons with the Lions, which included blocking for Barry Sanders during his 2,053-yard rushing season in 1997. He then spent three seasons with the New England Patriots from 2001-04 and was a member of two Super Bowl win-ning teams in 2001 and 2003. He finished his 12-year NFL career with the Jacksonville Jaguars in 2005.
Compton is the father of three children, Jessica, Josh and Sarah, and is married to Letonya Compton.
POSITION COACHES
Quintin HunterWide Receivers
Quintin Hunter is in his third season as the wide receivers coach at UVA Wise. Last sea-son, Caleb Martin had a break-out campaign under Hunter’s tutelage as the receiver hauled in 22 catches for 261 yards and four touchdowns in the abbre-viated three-game schedule.
In his first season, three differ-ent receivers caught at least 18 passes, including Jamal Fisher who finished with a 26 catches in just seven games.
Previously, Hunter spent five seasons at nearby Emory and
Henry College.
Hunter was a three-year letterman on the gridiron for James Madison University after transferring from the University of Virginia following his freshman season before beginning his coaching career.
At Emory and Henry, Hunter spent three seasons as the Wasps’ running back coach where he aided an offensive attack that averaged 190 yards per game on the ground and 4.7 yards per carry. Under his watch as running backs coach, a pair of student-athletes gar-nered all-conference honors.
Hunter then made the move to offensive coordina-tor where Emory and Henry averaged over 32 points and 420 yards per game during his two seasons in the position. A year ago, the Wasps tallied 37.3 points per game after averaging 472 yards a contest during the 2017 campaign.
The coach completed his bachelor’s degree in sport management from James Madison University in 2013.
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Killian MarkworthTight Ends/Special Teams
Killian Markworth is in his third season as the tight ends coach and special teams coordinator at UVA Wise.
Under Markworth’s direction, a pair of tight ends have expe-rienced breakout campaigns. This spring, Keishoen Jarett caught 16 passes for 150 yards in the three- game schedule after Seth Phillips had a breakout season at tight end in 2019 where he caught 21 passes and a pair of touch-downs.
A native of Wisconsin, Markworth was an accom-plished athlete as he aided Arrowhead Union High School to a state title and a top 50 ranking nationally before playing collegiately at Millikin (Ill.).
At Millikin, Markworth was a four-year letter winner where he played fullback, tight end and defensive tackle while also serving as a member of the student-athlete advisory council.
He began his coaching career at Millkin after exhaust-ing his eligibility as he worked with the program’s tackles, tight ends and fullbacks.
After graduating from Millikin in 2017, Markworth moved on to Morehead State where he spent time as assistant offensive line coach and tight ends coach before venturing to Wise.
Dez Hopkins Cornerbacks Coach
Former Cavalier Dez Hopkins in his second season as the cornerbacks coach at his alma mater. The Stafford, Va. native was a key figure on the 2018 squad that won four league games. In 2018, Hopkins picked off a trio of passes and finished with six pass deflections.
The defensive back was part of arguably the program’s big-gest win as a NCAA Division II member when Hopkins and his teammates went on the road and defeated perennial power
Shepherd 21-16 in his final collegiate game.
The coach graduated from UVA Wise with a degree in sport management.
Joseph CzelusniankRunning Backs
Joseph Czelusniank is in his second season as the running backs coach at UVA Wise. In a shortened spring season, UVA Wise rushed for 325 yards in three games with four backs having over 50 rushing yards.
Czelusniank came to the college after complet-ing his playing career at Alderson Broaddus where he served as team cap-
tain as a senior.
During his career, Czelusniank set six single-season and two career records for the Battlers. Over his junior and senior seasons, the quarterback passed for 37 touchdowns, ran for five more and passed for 4,708 yards while completing 55 percent of his passes.
During his junior season, he was coached by current UVA Wise offensive coordinator Zach Lewis.
Czelusniank graduated with dual degrees in busi-ness administration and sport management.
Josh ComptonDefensive Line/Strength and
ConditioningJosh Compton is in his third season as an assistant coach at UVA Wise. A Richlands, Virginia native and the son of offen-sive line coach Mike Compton, Josh Compton will serve as the program’s defensive line coach and strength and conditioning coach this fall.
The younger Compton was all-state in both football and base-ball during his prep career at Richlands High School before playing two seasons at NCAA
Division II Fairmont State University.
With the Fighting Falcons, Compton started 10 games at tight end and long snapper as a freshman before making the move to linebacker in his second season. From there, he transferred to Emory & Henry College where he earned all-conference accolades while serv-ing as team captain for the Wasps.
After his playing career, Compton spent two years as a defensive assistant for Emory & Henry before com-ing to UVA Wise.
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Baylen RutherfordPlayer Development
Baylen Rutherford is in second season at the director of player personnel at UVA Wise.
Rutherford comes to Wise after previously serving as an intern for the Colorado State program.
As director of player personnel, Rutherford will be the aca-demic advisor for the football program while also assisting in recruiting, organizing team
travel while also being in charge of practice and game film cut up and distribution.
Rutherford has also spent time as an intern with the Purdue School District in fort Collins, Colorado where he worked high school sporting events and created schedules for 14 middle school sports.
Phil RobbinsChief of Staff
Phil Robbins is in his fifth year serving as Chief of Staff for the football pro-gram.
Previously, Robbins spent five years as the program’s equipment manager. In his current capacity, he will oversee day-to-day opera-tions of the football pro-gram while assisting with travel, budget and high school relations.
He spent 45 years coaching football in Virginia serving as the head football and track and field coach at John Battle, Christiansburg and Powell Valley High Schools.
The longest tenure was at Powell Valley where in 28 years he won 15 district, 15 regional and seven state titles while finishing state runner up in 2004 as the football coach. Robbins also won a pair of state track crowns in 1994 and 2002.
Robbins retired in 2010 with 307 victories rank-ing top five in Virginia High School League his-tory.
He and his wife Patty have three children Andy, Wes and Brad. The couple is blessed with nu-merous grandchildren and great grandchildren.
POSITION COACHES
Brian CaseyOutside Linebackers
Kevin FloresAssistant Strength
Brian Casey is in his first season as the outside linebackers coach at UVA Wise.
A native of Southern California, Casey was an All-American at Azusa Pacific University where the linebacker also took home Team Defensive MVP honors as a senior.
Following his collegiate playing days, Casey spent a season with the West Texas Roughnecks in the Arena Football League prior to spending a decade playing professionally in various leagues in Europe.
Casey was inducted into the Touchdown Europe Hall of Fame in 2020 following a career that saw the coach earn six Euro American All-Star Bowl selections and four league titles.
During the offseason the coach spent time at Huntington Beach High School and Clovis North High School as well as California Lutheran University as a coach. Casey earned both a bachelor's and master's degree from Azusa Pacific in physical education.
Kevin Flores is in his first sea-son as an assistant strength and conditioning coach at UVA Wise.
Flores comes to the program after most recently serving as a strength and conditioning intern at the Bohler Athletic Complex on the campus of Washington State University.
In that capacity, Flores as-sisted in team workout sessions while creating and presenting lifting programs. Working with the volley-ball, baseball, women’s soccer, men’s golf, cheer and dance teams, the coach earned intern of the month honors during his time at Washington State.
Flores earned a bachelor’s degree in sports science from Washington State University in 2021.
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2021 UVA WISE ALPHABETICAL ROSTERNo NAME POS HT WT YR HOMETOWN / LAST SCHOOL45 Chadi Abdalla DE 6-1 208 R-Jr. Alexandria, Va. /Yuba College91 Tre Amos DE 6-2 231 R-So. Falmouth, Va. /Butler University83 Brayden Anderson WR 6-1 181 Fr. Alcoa, Tenn./Alcoa H.S.72 Ethan Anderson C 5-11 301 R-So. Ocean Springs, Miss. /East Mississippi26 J'Quan Anderson RB 5-11 200 R-Jr. Charlottesville, Va./Glenville State College27 Xzavier Barnes LB 5-11 178 Fr. Williamsburg, Va./Life Christian Academy6 Daquan Battle DB 5-11 180 R-So. Fredericksburg, Va./University of Charleston14 Tyson Bivins FS 6-1 188 R-So. Knoxville, Tenn./Eastern Kentucky University51 Josmeer Blake OL 6-2 280 R-Fr. Roanoke, Va./Hidden Valley HS18 Cam Blakely WR 6-5 180 R-Jr. Knoxville, Tenn./Miami (Ohio)67 Ethan Blank OL 6-1 339 R-Fr. Roanoke, Va./Northside HS40 Noah Bolling LB 5-9 170 Fr. Wise, Va./Central HS92 Rockland Brown DE 6-4 192 R-Fr. Ashburn, Va./James Madison University53 Shamarcus Brown LB 6-4 244 Fr. Knoxville, Tenn./Bearden H.S.90 Joel Burgess DT 6-2 238 R-Jr. Roanoke, Va./Hidden Valley H.S.36 Phillip Carleton DB 6-0 156 Fr. Centreville, Va./Centreville HS48 Mark Carter DE 6-7 189 R-Fr. Zion Crossroads, Va./Louisa Co. HS28 Robert Carter DB 5-10 162 Fr. Ringold, Va./Dan River H.S.25 Drew Cassidy K 5-11 166 R-So. West Portsmouth, Ohio /Eastern Kentucky University
66 Khorye Cheatham DE 6-2 271 Fr. Madison Heights, Va. /Amherst County H.S.76 Daric Cotman OL 6-3 276 R-So. Richmond, Va./Benedictine H.S.7 Markel Dailey CB 6-0 163 R-Fr. Birmingham, Ala./Murray State University86 Brady Dalton TE 6-2 226 Fr. Hillsville, Va./Carroll County HS37 Kellan Dalton K 6-0 203 R-Fr. Berryville, Va./Clarke County HS95 Toney Davis DL 5-11 306 Fr. Kellyton, Ala./College of the Desert12 Juwan Dent QB 6-5 231 Fr. Richmond, Va./Highland Springs HS29 Julian Edwards RB 5-7 208 Fr. Woodbridge, Va./Freedom HS74 Matthew Estrada OL 6-2 306 Fr. Madera, Calif./West Hills Community College96 Chavon Fields DT 6-1 250 R-Jr. Richmond, Va./Haguenot H.S.19 Jamal Fisher WR 6-1 195 R-Jr. Stafford, Va./Concord University8 Malcolm Gallagher CB 5-10 173 R-So. Savannah, Ga./Centennial H.S.84 Alex Germain-Minter DT 6-2 264 R-So. Williamsburg, Va. Warhill H.S.54 Kert Gibson OL 6-1 333 R-Fr. Gate City, Va./Gate City HS20 Jaevon Gillespie RB 5-10 186 R-So. Greeneville, Tenn./Greeneville H.S.4 Jordan Gillespie CB 6-1 169 R-Fr. Greeneville, Tenn./Greeneville H.S.11 Dorian Goddard WR 6-4 212 R-Fr. Greenville, Tenn./University of Virginia65 Justin Goode DL 6-1 246 R-Fr. Henrico, Va./J.R. Tucker H.S.58 Billy Gough OL 6-1 286 Fr. Glen Allen, Va./Heritage HS5 Caleb Grant RB 5-5 162 R-So. Woodbridge, Va./Woodbridge H.S.24 Joshua Green DB 5-9 168 R-Jr. Jacksonville, Fla./UNC-Charlotte22 Markel Harrison WR 5-11 165 R-Jr. Vienna, Va./Marshall H.S.16 Devin Heckstall WR 6-6 190 R-Sr. Baltimore, Md./Utah State10 Tyler Hensley QB 6-1 193 Fr. Midlothian, Va./Monacan HS41 Ben Herman LB 6-0 192 Fr. Cohutta, Ga. /Christian Heritage HS73 Josh Herndon OL 6-6 341 Fr. Tazewell, Va./Tazewell HS93 Austin C. Hicks DE 6-1 231 R-So. Chester, Va./Matoaca H.S.32 Armani Hoffman LB 6-1 202 R-Fr. Orange, Va./Culpeper High School35 Capone Hoffman DB 6-2 166 R-So. Orange, Va./Culpeper H.S.64 Luke Huddleston OL 6-2 276 Fr. Woodbridge, Va./Woodbridge HS7 Rodney Hudson DB 5-11 211 R-So. Williamsburg, Va./Delaware State University50 CJ Hughes OL 6-0 250 R-So. Martinsville, Va./Magna Vista H.S.79 Patrick Hughes DE 6-1 223 Fr. Hampton, Va./Phoebus H.S.87 Addison Ironside TE 6-3 233 R-So. Knoxville, Tenn./Bearden H.S.97 Ammon Ivey DE 6-2 240 R-So. Del Valle, Texas/New Mexico Military Institute68 Jordan Jackson OL 6-4 297 Fr. Virginia Beach, Va./Landstown HS30 Chance Jackson DB 6-1 166 Fr. Huntington, W.Va./Huntington H.S.8 Jalen Jackson QB 6-1 163 R-Fr. Roanoke, Va./Northside H.S.9 Keishoen Jarrett TE 6-4 220 R-Jr. Warner Robbins, Ga./Houston Co. H.S.4 Jahlil Jefferson WR 5-9 166 R-So. Knoxville, Tenn./The Webb School34 Jakoby Johnson RB 5-10 210 R-Fr. Jacksonville, N.C./Southwest Onslow H.S.46 Veronta Jones LB 6-0 205 R-Jr. Lorton, Va./South County H.S.80 Josiah Jordan WR 5-10 153 Fr. Tazewell, Va./Tazewell HS33 Paulie Kasteckas DE/LB 6-2 223 R-So. Rabun Gap, Ga./Midwestern Prepatory Academy
21 Michael King DB 5-10 166 R-Fr. Lawrenceville, Ga./Collins Hill H.S.5 Jerry Kinney DB 6-4 190 R-Jr. Detroit, Mich./Missouri Southern81 Tyler Kirkesss WR 6-2 188 R-Fr. Knoxville, Tenn./Powell HS61 Brendan Kiser OL 6-2 305 R-So. Roanoke, Va./Northside H.S.99 Rondre Knowles-Tener DT 6-1 321 R-Sr. Freeport, Bahamas/James Madison University71 Kyle Kruszewski OT 6-3 278 R-Jr. Standardsville, Va./William Monroe H.S.94 Bramon Lane DT 6-1 309 R-So. Stafford, Va./North Stafford H.S.77 T.J. Lowe OL 6-5 284 Fr. Flowery Branch, Ga./Buford HS3 Caleb Martin WR 6-3 173 R-So. Oak Ridge, Tenn./Eastern Kentucky University52 Nick Martin DE 6-1 189 Fr. Bluefield, W. Va./Bluefield HS6 JJ Mcneil III WR 6-3 190 R-So. Montross, Va./Washington & Lee H.S.15 Trevor Morris LB 6-3 210 R-So. North Chesterfield, Va./James River H.S.39 Franklin Muhanyi LB 6-1 225 R-Jr. Falls Church, Va./JEB Stuart H.S.2 Darrien Newton WR 5-7 160 R-Jr. Mount Vernon, Va./Mount Vernon H.S.17 Tyler O'Reilly QB 6-3 193 R-Fr. Herndon, Va./Chantilly H.S.42 Vasili Paulk LB 6-1 206 Fr. Asheville, N.C./Asheville HS82 Seth Phillips TE 6-2 246 R-Jr. Independence, Va./Grayson Co. H.S.44 Mason Polier LB 6-2 238 R-Fr. Big Stone Gap, Va./Union H.S.88 D'Von Powell WR 5-11 165 Fr. Hopewell, Va./Hopewell H.S.38 Jorden Price DB 6-1 172 Fr. Danville, Va./Dan River H.S.98 Gavin Ransaw DT 6-3 337 R-Fr. Harvest, Ala./Sparhman H.S.13 Lendon Redwine QB 6-4 221 R-So. Gate City, Va./Dobyns-Bennett H.S.
2021 NUMERICAL ROSTERNo NAME POS2 Darrien Newton WR2 London Stephany DB3 Caleb Martin WR 3 Isaac Thompson CB4 Jordan Gillespie CB4 Jahlil Jefferson WR5 Caleb Grant RB5 Jerry Kinney DB6 Daquan Battle DB6 JJ Mcneil III WR7 Markel Dailey CB7 Rodney Hudson DB8 Malcolm Gallagher CB8 Jalen Jackson QB 9 Keishoen Jarrett TE9 Micheal Rowser LB10 Tyler Hensley QB 10 Job Whalen LB11 Dorian Goddard WR11 DaQuandre TaylorLB12 Juwan Dent QB 12 A.J. Stewart DB13 Lendon Redwine QB 14 Tyson Bivins FS14 Myles Ward WR 15 Trevor Morris LB 15 Kadarius SingletonWR 16 Devin Heckstall WR17 Tyler O'Reilly QB 18 Cam Blakely WR19 Jamal Fisher WR20 Jaevon Gillespie RB20 Deandre Williams LB 21 Michael King DB 22 Markel Harrison WR24 Joshua Green DB25 Drew Cassidy K 26 J'Quan Anderson RB26 Caleb Wilkins LB 27 Xzavier Barnes LB28 Robert Carter DB29 Julian Edwards RB 30 Chance Jackson DB31 Patrick Taylor SS32 Armani Hoffman LB 33 Paulie Kasteckas DE34 Jakoby Johnson RB35 Capone Hoffman DB 36 Phillip Carleton DB
37 Kellan Dalton K38 Jorden Price DB 39 Franklin Muhanyi LB40 Noah Bolling LB41 Ben Herman LB 42 Vasili Paulk LB44 Mason Polier LB 45 Chadi Abdalla DE46 Veronta Jones LB 47 Drew Vermillion P48 Mark Carter DE49 Omar Tyson DT50 CJ Hughes OL 51 Josmeer Blake OL 52 Nick Martin DE 53 Shamarcus Brown LB 54 Kert Gibson OL55 Xavion Washington LB56 Chris Scales LB57 Bowen Tarter LS 58 Billy Gough OL 59 Jae'dairen Warren-Binion OL 61 Brendan Kiser OL 62 Gage Clark OL64 Luke Huddleston OL 65 Justin Goode DL66 Khorye Cheatham DE67 Ethan Blank OL 68 Jordan Jackson OL 70 Eaamon Sullivan OL 71 Kyle Kruszewski OT72 Ethan Anderson C73 Josh Herndon OL74 Matthew Estrada OL 75 Roderick Ross OL76 Daric Cotman OL77 T.J. Lowe OL 78 Tommy Taylor OL 79 Patrick Hughes DE80 Josiah Jordan WR 81 Tyler Kirkesss WR82 Seth Phillips TE83 Brayden Anderson WR84 Alex Germain-Minter DT86 Brady Dalton TE87 Addison Ironside TE88 D'Von Powell WR89 Joey Vandyke TE90 Joel Burgess DT91 Tre Amos DE
92 Rockland Brown DE93 Austin C. Hicks DE 94 Bramon Lane DT95 Toney Davis DL96 Chavon Fields DT97 Ammon Ivey DE98 Gavin Ransaw DT 99 Rondre Knowles-Tener DT
Pronunciation Guide
Student-AthletesJahlil Jefferson ....................Juh-leel
Daquan Battle ................ Day-Kwan
Keishoen Jarrett ............Key-shahn
Daquandre Taylor ..duh-Kwan-dre
Jaevon Gillespie ............... Jay-vohn
J'Quan Anderson ............Jay-kwan
Franklin Muhanyi .........Moo-heeny
Vasili Paulk ................vuh-sily pahlk
Mason Polier ......................Po-lee-ay
Chadi Abdalla Chadee ab-dall-uh
Veronta Jones ............ Vuh-ron-tay
Josmeer Blake ................Jahs-meer
Billy Gough ..................................Goff
Justin Goode ............................ Gewd
Khorye Cheatham ..................Corey
Eaamon Sullivan ...............ee-mahn
Kyle Kruszewski ...........krue-jet-ski
Daric Cotman ...........................Derek
T.J. Lowe ....................................... Low
D'Von Powell .....................duh-vohn
Bramon Lane................. bruh-moan
Chavon Fields .................chay-vohn
Ammon Ivey .......................uh-mohn
CoachesJoseph Czelusniank suh-lews-knee-ak
75 Roderick Ross OL 6-2 305 R-So. Martinsville, Va. /Magna Vista H.S.9 Micheal Rowser LB 6-3 202 R-Jr. Wauwatosa, Wis./Wauwatosa West H.S.56 Chris Scales LB 6-2 205 Fr. Martinsville, Va./Martinsville H.S.15 Kadarius Singleton WR 6-1 192 R-So. Hopewell, Va./Hopewell H.S.2 London Stephany DB 5-8 160 Jr. Middlesboro, Ky./Bell County H.S.12 A.J. Stewart DB 6-0 190 Fr. Greeneville, Tenn./Greeneville H.S.70 Eaamon Sullivan OL 6-3 315 R-Jr. Bakersfield, Calif. /Bakersfield College57 Bowen Tarter LS 5-11 198 Fr. Richlands, Va./Richlands H.S.31 Patrick Taylor SS 5-10 183 R-Fr. Richmond, Va. /Douglas Freeman H.S.11 DaQuandre Taylor LB 6-1 235 R-Fr. Charlottesville, Va. /Albemarle H.S.78 Tommy Taylor OL 6-3 298 R-Fr. Greeneville, Tenn./Greeneville H.S.3 Isaac Thompson CB 6-0 168 R-Fr. Stafford, Va. /Brooke Point High School49 Omar Tyson DT 6-1 257 R-So. Dinwiddie, Va./Dinwiddie Co. HS89 Joey Vandyke TE 6-2 220 R-Fr. Palmyra, Va./Fluvanna Co. H.S.47 Drew Vermillion P 6-1 212 R-So. Gate City, Va. /Gate City H.S.14 Myles Ward WR 6-2 235 R-Fr. Charlottesville, Va./Albemarle H.S.59 Jae'dairen Warren-Binion OL 6-3 240 R-Fr. Stafford, Va./Brooke Point HS55 Xavion Washington LB 5-11 185 R-Fr. Charleston, S.C./North Greenville University10 Job Whalen LB 5-10 203 R-So. Mineral, Va./Alderson Broaddus University26 Caleb Wilkins LB 5-9 215 R-So. Knoxville, Tenn./Bearden H.S.20 Deandre Williams LB 5-11 206 R-Jr. Richmond, Va./Monacan H.S.
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UVA Wise FootballUVA Wise Overall Team Statistics (as of Sep 05, 2021)
All games
Team Statistics WISE OPPSCORING 54 0 Points Per Game 54.0 0.0 Points Off Turnovers 15 0FIRST DOWNS 29 13 R u s h i n g 7 5 P a s s i n g 16 6 P e n a l t y 6 2RUSHING YARDAGE 110 97 Yards gained rushing 153 191 Yards lost rushing 43 94 Rushing Attempts 41 37 Average Per Rush 2.7 2.6 Average Per Game 110.0 97.0 TDs Rushing 1 0PASSING YARDAGE 372 105 C o m p - A t t - I n t 28-40-0 12-25-2 Average Per Pass 9.3 4.2 Average Per Catch 13.3 8.8 Average Per Game 372.0 105.0 TDs Passing 6 0TOTAL OFFENSE 482 202 Total Plays 81 62 Average Per Play 6.0 3.3 Average Per Game 482.0 202.0KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 0-0 6-98PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 3-16 1-0INT RETURNS: #-Yards 2-11 0-0KICK RETURN AVERAGE 0.0 16.3PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 5.3 0.0INT RETURN AVERAGE 5.5 0.0FUMBLES-LOST 0-0 4-1PENALTIES-Yards 3-40 20-149 Average Per Game 40.0 149.0PUNTS-Yards 2-94 9-324 Average Per Punt 47.0 36.0 Net punt average 47.0 34.2KICKOFFS-Yards 9-521 1-40 Average Per Kick 57.9 40.0 Net kick average 41.4 40.0TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 2 9 : 2 8 3 0 : 3 23RD-DOWN Conversions 6/14 6/15 3rd-Down Pct 43% 40%4TH-DOWN Conversions 2/5 0/0 4th-Down Pct 40% 0%SACKS BY-Yards 13-90 0-0MISC YARDS 0 0TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 7 0FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 1-1 0-1ON-SIDE KICKS 0-0 0-0RED-ZONE SCORES (6-7) 86% (0-0) 0%RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS (5-7) 71% (0-0) 0%PAT-ATTEMPTS (5-5) 100% (0-0) 0%ATTENDANCE 917 0 Games/Avg Per Game 1/917 0/0 Neutral Site Games 0/0
UVA Wise Red-Zone Results (as of Sep 05, 2021)All games
UVA Wise Inside Opponent Red-Zone
Times Times Total Rush Pass FGs Failed to score inside RZDate Opponent Score In RZ Scored Pts TDs TDs TDs Made FGA Down Int Fumb Half GameSep 04, 2021 VIRGINIA-LYNCHBURG W 54-0 7 6 40 5 1 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals 7 6 40 5 1 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 06 of 7 (85.7%)
Opponents Inside UVA Wise Red-Zone
Times Times Total Rush Pass FGs Failed to score inside RZDate Opponent Score In RZ Scored Pts TDs TDs TDs Made FGA Down Int Fumb Half GameSep 04, 2021 VIRGINIA-LYNCHBURG W 54-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 00 of 0 (0.0%)
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2021 "Money" PlaysUVA Wise Football
UVA Wise - "Money" PlaysMoney plays are defined as plays resulting in first down or a touchdown
UVA Wise - Long Plays20-YARD PLUS PLAYSYds Type Player(s) Opponent
43 Pass JJ McNeil III from Lendon Redwine Virginia-Lynchburg36* Pass Devin Heckstall from Lendon Redwine Virginia-Lynchburg36 Pass Devin Heckstall from Lendon Redwine Virginia-Lynchburg27 Pass Devin Heckstall from Lendon Redwine Virginia-Lynchburg22* Pass JJ McNeil III from Lendon Redwine Virginia-Lynchburg21 Rush Darrien Newton Virginia-Lynchburg20 Pass Jamal Fisher from Jalen Jackson Virginia-Lynchburg
* touchdown scored on play
LONG PLAYS BY THE NUMBERSLong Plays By Yards No. TD100+ 0 090-99 0 080-89 0 070-79 0 060-69 0 050-59 0 040-49 1 030-39 2 120-29 4 1
Long Plays By Type No. TDRushing 1 0Passing 6 2Punt returns 0 0Kick returns 0 0Interceptions 0 0Fumble returns 0 0Other 0 0TOTAL 7 2
20-YARD PLUS BY PLAYERPlayer No. TD R P KR PR IR FRDevin Heckstall 3 1 0 3 0 0 0 0JJ McNeil III 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 0Jamal Fisher 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0Darrien Newton 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0TOTAL 7 2 1 6 0 0 0 0
LONGEST PLAYS OF THE YEARRushing21 Darrien Newton vs Virginia-Lynchburg (9/4/2021)Rushing Touchdown3 Rodney Hudson vs Virginia-Lynchburg (9/4/2021)Passing43 JJ McNeil III from Lendon Redwine
vs Virginia-Lynchburg (9/4/2021)Passing Touchdown36 Devin Heckstall from Lendon Redwine
vs Virginia-Lynchburg (9/4/2021)Punt Return6 Darrien Newton vs Virginia-Lynchburg (9/4/2021)Kick ReturnNoneInterception Return11 Daquan Battle vs Virginia-Lynchburg (9/4/2021)Fumble ReturnNonePunt50 Drew Vermillion vs Virginia-Lynchburg (9/4/2021)Field Goal26 Drew Cassidy vs Virginia-Lynchburg (9/4/2021)
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UVA Wise By-Quarter Statistics (as of Sep 05, 2021)All games
UVA Wise FootballUVA Wise Game Superlatives (as of Sep 05, 2021)
All games
INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS
Rushes 10 Shaheim Revel vs Virginia-Lynchburg (Sep 04, 2021)10 Jakoby Johnson vs Virginia-Lynchburg (Sep 04, 2021)
Yards Rushing 34 Jaevon Gillespie vs Virginia-Lynchburg (Sep 04, 2021)TD Rushes 1 Rodney Hudson vs Virginia-Lynchburg (Sep 04, 2021)Long Rush 21 Darrien Newton vs Virginia-Lynchburg (Sep 04, 2021)Pass attempts 34 Lendon Redwine vs Virginia-Lynchburg (Sep 04, 2021)Pass completions 24 Lendon Redwine vs Virginia-Lynchburg (Sep 04, 2021)Yards Passing 326 Lendon Redwine vs Virginia-Lynchburg (Sep 04, 2021)TD Passes 6 Lendon Redwine vs Virginia-Lynchburg (Sep 04, 2021)Long Pass 43 Lendon Redwine vs Virginia-Lynchburg (Sep 04, 2021)Receptions 6 Caleb Martin vs Virginia-Lynchburg (Sep 04, 2021)Yards Receiving 116 Devin Heckstall vs Virginia-Lynchburg (Sep 04, 2021)TD Receptions 2 Caleb Martin vs Virginia-Lynchburg (Sep 04, 2021)
2 Devin Heckstall vs Virginia-Lynchburg (Sep 04, 2021)2 JJ McNeil III vs Virginia-Lynchburg (Sep 04, 2021)
Long Reception 43 JJ McNeil III vs Virginia-Lynchburg (Sep 04, 2021)Field Goals 1 Drew Cassidy vs Virginia-Lynchburg (Sep 04, 2021)Long Field Goal 26 Drew Cassidy vs Virginia-Lynchburg (Sep 04, 2021)Punts 2 Drew Vermillion vs Virginia-Lynchburg (Sep 04, 2021)Punting Avg 47.0 Drew Vermillion vs Virginia-Lynchburg (Sep 04, 2021)Long Punt 50 Drew Vermillion vs Virginia-Lynchburg (Sep 04, 2021)Punts inside 20 2 Drew Vermillion vs Virginia-Lynchburg (Sep 04, 2021)Long Punt Return 6 Darrien Newton vs Virginia-Lynchburg (Sep 04, 2021)Tackles 7 DaQuandre Taylor vs Virginia-Lynchburg (Sep 04, 2021)Sacks 2.0 DaQuandre Taylor vs Virginia-Lynchburg (Sep 04, 2021)Tackles For Loss 3.0 DaQuandre Taylor vs Virginia-Lynchburg (Sep 04, 2021)Interceptions 1 Jerry Kinney vs Virginia-Lynchburg (Sep 04, 2021)
1 Daquan Battle vs Virginia-Lynchburg (Sep 04, 2021)
