Right: Jimmie Coggins and Hugh Gray broadcasting the Newberry/
Ninety-Six game. Some of the Bulldogs "coaches" on the ledge at the game!
Photo courtesy of Michael Huggins
Newberry College Wolves
Wolves Fall to Lenoir Rhyne 54-42 in Offensive Shootout
Wolves Drop Nailbiter at Wingate on Saturday Afternoon
Ron Parker Signed to Active Roster by Oakland Raiders
Wolves Move to 2-0 in SAC Play; Beat Carson Newman 24-3 on Saturday
Defense Leads Wolves to 21-13 Win Against Catawba in SAC Opener
Wolves Drop Heartbreaker to Valdosta State
Wolves Drop Saturday's Season Opener to North Greenville
High School Football Scores:
November 11, 2011
Woodruff 41
Newberry 36
Carolina 10
Mid-Carolina 7
November 4, 2011
Newberry 41
Palmetto 21
October 28, 2011
Newberry 44
Mid-Carolina 14
October 21, 2011
Emerald 44
Newberry 41 (OT)
Woodruff 41
Mid-Carolina 21
Christ Church 53
Whitmire 0
October 14, 2011
Newberry 41
Broome 23
Mid-Carolina 35
Emerald 28
Blacksburg 52
Whitmire 14
October 7, 2011
Woodruff 42
Newberry 14
Mid-Carolina 37
Saluda 20
Southside Christian 47
Whitmire 6
September 30, 2011
Saluda 27
Newberry 24 (OT)
Mid-Carolina 28
Broome 21
Landrum 45
Whitmire 0
September 23, 2011
Newberry 29
Chapin 22 (OT)
Chapin 26
Mid-Carolina 24
Dixie 41
Whitmire 0
September 16, 2011
Newberry 25
Chapin 16
Thursday, September 15
Mid-Carolina 40
Dreher 21
September 9, 2011
Newberry 28
Batesburg-Leesville 14
Mid-Carolina 58
Gilbert 40
September 2, 2011
Newberry 34
Brookland-Cayce 13
Mid-Carolina 35
Batesburg-Leesville 28
August 26, 2011
Newberry 21
Clinton 14
Mid-Carolina 56
Whitmire 0
Last week's score (August 19):
Ridge-Spring Monetta 19
Whitmire 6
Wolves Drop Heartbreaker to Valdosta State
Posted: September 9 4:18 AM
Untimely miscues spelled defeat for the Newberry College Wolves despite statistical domination, as the nationally-ranked Valdosta State Blazers scraped by with a 24-17 win at Bazemore-Hyder Stadium on Thursday night.
The Wolves fall to 0-2 on the season with the loss, but have extra time to prepare for the South Atlantic Conference opener at Catawba on Sept. 17 at 7 p.m.
Newberry limited the Blazers to eight first downs and 183 yards of offense, but Valdosta State converted three Wolves turnovers into 17 crucial points.
The Wolves ran 81 plays to Valdosta State's 54, and racked up 439 yards of offense. Unfortunately, it was the two lost fumbles and three interceptions which did the Wolves in.
The teams started the game by trading punts, followed by a Newberry drive into the VSU red zone, but an interception by Ryan Smith at the Blazer 9 yardline snuffed out the drive short of a score.
Newberry forced the Blazers to punt and were held to a fourth-and-inches situation on the ensuing drive. Quarterback Bryan Ehrlich (San Antonio, Texas) tried to lean forward for the first down, but the ball slipped free and VSU's Matt Pierce returned the fumble 49 yards for a score to give the Blazers the 7-0 lead with 4:44 remaining in the first quarter.
The teams battled to stalemates for the next few drives, but Valdosta State's Quin Roberson busted out with an 81-yard punt return for a touchdown to make it a 14-0 lead with 11:32 left before the break.
On the ensuing drive, Newberry's Max Elliott (Clover, S.C.) returned the kickoff to the VSU 44 and advanced 15 yards more on a facemask penalty, but VSU's Ryan Smith made his second red zone interception of the game to keep Newberry off of the scoreboard.
A VSU three-and-out was followed by Newberry's first sustained drive to put points on the board. After starting on their own 37-yardline, Newberry went 63 yards downfield in 13 plays to make it 14-7. The drive included two fourth down conversions, including a 27-yard pass play to Elliott on fourth-and-4, and Ehrlich's two-yard touchdown pass to Jake James (Westminster, S.C.) on fourth -and-goal.
VSU drove downfield after taking the opening kickoff, but Daniel Andersen missed a 41-yard field goal attempt.
Both teams held the ball for long stretches in the third quarter, but neither scratched the scoreboard until the fourth quarter.
Newberry tied the game on the first play of the fourth quarter, as a 31-yard touchdown pass from Ehrlich to Brandon Bostick (Florence, S.C.) capped an 11-play, 70-yard drive.
VSU answered with a 5-play, 70-yard drive ending in a 36-yard touchdown pass from Austen Roberts to Quin Roberson to make it 21-14. The drive accounted for over a third of VSU's offense for the entire evening.
Newberry drove deep into VSU territory once again, going 63 yards in 11 plays, settling for a 34-yard field goal by Nick Kinney (Goose Creek, S.C.) to narrow the deficit to 21-17.
The Wolves forced a Blazer three-and-out, the Wolves' Keith Bellamy (Green Cove Springs, Fla.) tried to pick up a rolling punt, but was unable to control the ball before the Blazers recovered in the red zone. VSU only managed two yards on the drive, but Andersen's 32-yard field goal made it 24-17 with 7:10 left in regulation.
Both teams traded punts, giving the Wolves the ball at their own 17 with 3:05 left to try and tie the game. Ehrlich passed to John Gadson (North Charleston, S.C.), who scampered 64 yards to put the ball at the VSU 19 and make the last few seconds of the game extremely pressure-packed.
After a conversion on third-and-long, the Wolves were inside the VSU 10-yardline, but on second down Valdosta State linebacker Chris Pope stepped in front of an Ehrlich pass to intercept the ball and ice the game.
Ehrlich completed 15-of-33 passes for 260 yards, two touchdowns and three interceptions. He now has 24 career touchdown passes to rank fourth in school history,
Gadson had two receptions for 62 yards as well as 13 carries for 44 yards. Alkeem Sherman (Conway, S.C.) had 23 carries for 55 yards.
Bostick had three receptions for 40 yards and a score. Bostick now ranks sixth all-time at Newberry in receiving yards with 1,568 career yards. His 13 career receiving touchdowns ties him for fifth in school history.
Defensively, the Wolves were only required to make 48 tackles in the game, with Apollo Stretch (Columbia, S.C.) making five tackles. Brandon McCall (Sumter, S.C.) made two tackles, both for a loss, and forcing a fumble.
Wolves Drop Season Opener to North Greenville 46-17
Posted: September 3 10:36 PM
The Newberry College Wolves football squad lost their season opening game at home to North Greenville, 46-17, at Setzler Field on Saturday night.
Newberry (0-1) must recover from the loss quickly, as the Wolves travel to south Georgia to take on No. 20 Valdosta State in a regionally televised game. The game will kick off at 7 p.m. Thursday on CSS and other GSC-TV affiliates. North Greenville (1-0) travels to Presbyterian next week.
NGU controlled the clock on offense, with 35:44 of possession to Newberry's 24:14, allowing the Crusaders to pick up 273 rushing yards and a total of 459 yards. Newberry managed just 201 yards of offense.
For the Wolves, running back John Gadson (North Charleston, S.C.) carried the ball 17 times for 65 yards in his collegiate debut. Bryan Ehrlich (San Antonio, Texas) completed 14-of-38 passes for 104 yards, but was picked off four times.
Preseason All-American defensive end Arterio Arnold (Greenville, S.C.) returned a fumble three yards for his first career touchdown, forced a fumble and had six total tackles, while Apollo Stretch (Columbia, S.C.) led all players with 12 total tackles.
The game got off to an inauspicious start for Newberry, who took the field with high levels of enthusiasm, but Ehrlich's pass on the first play from scrimmage was tipped up into the air and intercepted by North Greenville safety Nick Rosamonda (Debary, Fla.), who returned it for a touchdown to give the Crusaders an early 7-0 lead.
Newberry responded well though, as Gadson carried the ball 28 yards on his first touch to start off an eight-play, 39-yard drive which was capped off by a 36-yard Nick Kinney (Goose Creek, S.C.) field goal to make it 7-3.
North Greenville's offense proceeded to put together long drives of 12, six and 16 plays, but the Wolves' defense held tight and did not allow a score on any of those. A missed field goal, an NGU punt and a goal line stand inside the Newberry 1-yardline kept the score at 7-3 until there were less than two minutes left in the first half.
The Crusaders then went on a six-play, 38-yard drive which ended with a touchdown pass from Willy Korn (Lyman, S.C.) to Harold Small (Brunswick, Ga.) from five yards out to make it 14-3 with 36 seconds left on the clock.
Newberry tried to strike quickly before the end of the half, but Ehrlich's pass on the first play was intercepted by Jereme Green (Debary, Fla.), and Korn found Sean Wright (Simpsonville, S.C.) for a 39-yard touchdown pass on the next play to give NGU a sudden 21-3 halftime lead.
The Crusaders received the opening kickoff and extended the lead quickly on a 38-yard option touchdown run by Teryan Rucker (Gainesville, Ga.) less than three minutes into the second half to make it 28-3. Ehrlich was picked off once again on third down, and NGU needed just four plays to make it 34-3 after a Korn 21-yard touchdown pass to Freddie Martino (North, S.C.).
After a Newberry punt, NGU drove into Newberry territory again, but Eli Charles (Green Cove Springs, Fla.) fell on a fumble to give the Wolves the ball. Unfortunately, things got worse in the quarter, as a poor snap on a punt attempt went into the endzone for an NGU safety to make it 36-3 in the Crusaders' favor. A Justin Gravely (Pickens, S.C.) 25-yard field goal would make NGU's lead 39-3 by the end of the period.
Things started to look up in the fourth quarter for the Wolves. Ehrlich was intercepted on a fourth down play at the Newberry 2-yardline, and with the Crusaders pinned near their own endzone, Brandon McCall (Sumter, S.C.) forced a fumble in the backfield which Arnold recovered and went three yards into the endzone for the touchdown to make it 39-10.
Newberry's Brandon Miller (Manning, S.C.) intercepted backup quarterback Aaron Siegler (Jacksonville, Fla.) at the NGU 43-yardline and Newberry marched 43 yards downfield in eight plays and made it 39-17 on an Alkeem Sherman (Conway, S.C.) 1-yard touchdown run.
NGU capped the night's scoring with a nine-play, 72-yard drive ended by a Marcus Wilson (Macon, Ga.) 2-yard touchdown run.
Mid-Carolina Dixie Youth Ozone All-Stars Lose Second Game in World Series
Posted: August 8 1:48 PM
The Mid-Carolina Dixie Youth Ozone All-Stars lost to the Florida team on Monday morning 6-4, and now come home from the World Series, but not without a successful season.
Mid-Carolina won their first game in the World Series on Saturday against North Carolina 5-4, but lost Sunday night to the host team from Madison Heights 10-1.
Congratulations to the team and coaches for a great All-Star season from WKDK and wkdk.com!
Wolves Have New Look!
Newberry College Unveils New Logos for School, Athletics
Posted: August 2 4:42 PM
Newberry College held a news conference on Tuesday morning to officially unveil its new logo and upgraded facilities across campus as well as the launching of its new website. The news conference also included the unveiling of the new athletic branding for the Newberry Wolves. The unveiling included a look at the new football helmets with the new wolf logo. Below are the Academics logo (left) and Athletics logo (right).
In addition to the new visual identity, President Scott Koerwer described Newberry’s new Campus Master Plan as well as recent renovations and additions to the campus, including a new Welcome Center, a new Student Fitness Center, the remodeled Alumni Music Center, the Wessels library renovations and the new residential space for students in the Oakland Mill near campus.
Director of Athletics Robin Muller unveiled the new look for the NCAA Division II Wolves and discussed recent success and advances in the athletics department.
Click HERE to see the new football helmet!
