2021 Fall Football Media Guide

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TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 NATIONAL TITLE • 12 JAYHAWK CHAMPIONSHIPS • 24 BOWL APPEARANCES

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THE STADIUM

TRADITION

Garden City boasts one of the only standalone, on-campus stadiums in the Jayhawk Conference. Since it opened in 2014, it’s provided one of the best home-field advantages in the league. Learn more about the Broncbusters home stadium.

Two National Championship Game appearances in the last four years; plus a long-line of rich tradition, Garden City has been a power in the Jayhawk Conference for more than three decades. Here’s your chance to relive all of it.

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NATIONAL CHAMPS Garden City was picked to finish sixth in their own conference in 2016. Yet, they proved all doubters wrong, culminating their historic season with one of the greatest finishes ever in the NJCAA National Championship Game.

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COACHING STAFF Tom Minnick reorganized after the spring, and now has a completely new staff. Mike Orthmann retired, and Jerry Dominguez left for Western New Mexico. Aaron Cheatwood is the only holdover from the spring.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS 147 ALL-AMERICANS • 3 RUNNER-UP FINISHES • 3 NJCAA PLAYERS OF THE YEAR INTRODUCTION

Staff Directory............................................................................................................................... 8 Quick Facts..................................................................................................................................... 9 By the Numbers.........................................................................................................................10 Broncbuster Stadium...............................................................................................................11 Tickets/Stadium map...............................................................................................................12 Covering the Busters................................................................................................................13 Tradition........................................................................................................................................14 12 Jayhawk Titles.......................................................................................................................16 National Attention....................................................................................................................17 Trophy Case.................................................................................................................................19 National Players of the Year...................................................................................................20 NJCAA Hall of Fame..................................................................................................................21 147 All-Americans.....................................................................................................................22 Busters in the NFL.....................................................................................................................24 Legendary Coaches..................................................................................................................28 Game Day.....................................................................................................................................29 Athletic Facilities........................................................................................................................31 Buster Strength..........................................................................................................................32 Football Offices..........................................................................................................................33 Broadcast Information.............................................................................................................34 Garden City, KS...........................................................................................................................35 Notable Alumni..........................................................................................................................36 Academic Success.....................................................................................................................37

SEASON PREVIEW Season Preview..........................................................................................................................80

MEET THE SQUAD Alphabetical roster...................................................................................................................86 Numerical roster........................................................................................................................87 Player Bios....................................................................................................................................88

HISTORY

Bowl recaps.............................................................................................................................. 105 All-Time results........................................................................................................................ 113 National Awards...................................................................................................................... 119 All-Americans........................................................................................................................... 121 All Conference......................................................................................................................... 122 Series Records.......................................................................................................................... 124 Individual Records................................................................................................................. 131 Team Records........................................................................................................................... 133

THE COLLEGE The President........................................................................................................................... 137 Athletic Director...................................................................................................................... 138 Assistant Athletic Director.................................................................................................. 139

NATIONAL CHAMPS

The Story of one of Junior College’s best teams............................................................40

COACHING STAFF Head Coach Tom Minnick.......................................................................................................52 Aaron Cheatwood.....................................................................................................................55 Ryan Felker...................................................................................................................................56 Tony Banks...................................................................................................................................57 Trey Jackson................................................................................................................................58 Robert Ortiz.................................................................................................................................59 Yohan Stokes...............................................................................................................................60 Tre Stewart...................................................................................................................................61

SEASON REVIEW Game recaps...............................................................................................................................64 Final Stats.....................................................................................................................................73

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SEASON REVIEW

NEW BEGINNING

The Broncbusters rolled through the early-portion of the spring schedule. But after narrowly defeating Independence on the road, Garden City's National Title hopes short circuited in a loss to Hutchinson at Gowans Stadium.

Picked to finish second in the conference, the Broncbusters are looking to break through in 2021 after two years of near misses. And Tom Minnick will accept nothing less than a trip to Little Rock in December.

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HISTORY

There is more than 70 years of football to uncover at Garden City. From Clyde Russell to Jeremy Faulk; from Bob Larson to Tom Minnick, the Broncbuster history books are filled with iconic moments that have defined a generation.

THE COLLEGE Garden City Community College will be the premier nexus to progress, providing worldclass learning in a dynamic environment. In 2019, the school celebrated its’ centennial, and did so while navigating unchartered waters.

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STAFF DIRECTORY 1 NATIONAL TITLE • 12 JAYHAWK CHAMPIONSHIPS • 24 BOWL APPEARANCES

COLIN LAMB

GREG GREATHOUSE

MIKE PILOSOF

ALLISON GRIFFIN

ASHLEY RUTTI

NATE SMITH

TAMMY TABOR

HARLEY BECK

ADAM SHRIMPLIN

SARAH DAINS

Athletic Trainer greg.greathouse@gcccks.edu

Director of Athletics colin.lamb@gcccks.edu

Head Athletic Trainer allison.griffin@gcccks.edu

Assistant Athletic Director/Sports Information mike.pilosof@gcccks.edu

Administrative Assistant to the Director of Athletics ashley.rutti@gcccks.edu

Athletic Trainer nathan.smith@gcccks.edu

Director of Compliance tammy.tabor@gcccks.edu

Athletic Trainer harley.beck@gcccks.edu

Spirit Squad Head Coach sarah.dains@gcccks.edu

Sports Photographer shrimplinphotography@me.com

JEFF TATUM

Eligibility jeffrey.tatum@gcccks.edu

GCCC ATHLETICS DEPARTMENT Dennis Perryman Athletic Complex 801 Campus Drive Garden City, KS 67846 Athletic Department Phone: (620) 276-9606 GOBRONCBUSTERS.COM For complete coverage of all Broncbuster athletics including game notes, stats, broadcast information, rosters, team information and bios. BRONCBUSTERS ONLINE GCCC on twitter..................................................@gcccbroncbuster GCCC athletics on twitter........................................ @sportsbuster GCCC football on twitter.........................................@gccc_football GCCC facebook........................ /GardenCityCommunityCollege/ GCCC athletics facebook.............................. / GCCCsportsbuster/ GCCC football instagram..............................................gcccfootball Jayhawk Conference.............................................................kjccc.org KJCCC twitter.................................................................. @kjcccmedia NJCAA........................................................................................njcaa.org NJCAA football twitter..............................................@njcaafootball

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QUICK FACTS 147 ALL-AMERICANS • 3 RUNNER-UP FINISHES • 3 NJCAA PLAYERS OF THE YEAR COLLEGE INFORMATION

Name of school......................... Garden City Community College Location.......................................................................Garden City, Kan Founded.............................................................................................1919 Enrollment........................................................................................2,122 Nickname.......................................................................... Broncbusters School colors......................................................... Brown, white, gold Conference.................................................................................Jayhawk School President............................................................Dr. Ryan Ruda Director of Athletics............................................................. Jeff Tatum Assistant Athletic Director.............................................. Colin Lamb School website.....................................................................gcccks.edu Athletics website............................................. gobroncbusters.com Conference website................................................................ kjccc.org National website..................................................................... njcaa.org

STADIUM INFORMATION

Stadium name................................................. Broncbuster Stadium Field Name................................................................Broncbuster Field Surface..............................................................................Artificial grass Capacity.............................................................................................3,500 First year.............................................................................................2014 First game at site............. Aug. 30, 2014 (GCCC 29, Highland 26) Record at stadium......................................................................... 25-12 Most consecutive wins...................................7 (2016-17; 2019-21)

GARDEN CITY COACHES AND STAFF

Tom Minnick.............................................. Head Coach (3rd season) Overall record at GCCC...................................................................15-4 Ryan Felker.......................................................Offensive Coordinator Aaron Cheatwood........................................Defensive Coordinator Trey Stewart.....................................................................Wide Receiver Trey Jackson.................................................................. Defensive Line Antonio Banks............................................................Defensive Backs Yohan Stokes............................................ Assistant defensive backs Robert Ortiz.................................................................... Offensive Line

GARDEN CITY FOOTBALL HISTORY

First year of football........................................................................1946 All-Time Record.......................................................431-325-11 (.562) All-Time Conference Record..................................... 298-225 (.570) All-Time Bowl Record................................................................10-13-1 National Championships..................................................................... 1 2016 (Garden City 25, Arizona Western 22) Conference Titles..................................................................................12 2018, 2016, 2000, 1999, 1995, 1994, 1991, 1977, 1967, 1960, 1955, 1951 Bowl Appearances...............................................................................24 2018, 2017, 2016, , 2013, 2012, 2005, 2002, 2001, 2000, 1999, 1998, 1997, 1996, 1995, 1994, 1992, 1991, 1990, 1989, 1978, 1977, 1976, 1967, 1950 Bowl Championships..........................................................................10 2016, 2012, 2001, 1998, 1996, 1995, 1992, 1990, 1989, 1976 Undefeated Seasons............................................................................. 1 2016 10+win seasons...................................................................................... 7 2018, 2016, 1999, 1997, 1996, 1994, 1989 Most consecutive wins..............................................13 (2016-2017) All-Americans...................................................................................... 147 National player of the year.................................................................. 3 2015, 1997, 1994

THE BRONCBUSTERS THIS SEASON

Offensive returners................................................................................ 7 Defensive returners.............................................................................11 Specialists returners.............................................................................. 0 Sophomores...........................................................................................30 Freshman.................................................................................................37 2020-21 Record................................................................................... 7-1 Conference Record.................................................................6-1 (2nd) Final NJCAA Ranking......................................................................No. 5

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BY THE NUMBERS 1 NATIONAL TITLE • 12 JAYHAWK CHAMPIONSHIPS • 24 BOWL APPEARANCES GARDEN CITY FOOTBALL BY DECADE

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2020s.........................................................................................................................7-1 (.875) 2010s....................................................................................................................59-47 (.557) 2000s....................................................................................................................66-36 (.647) 1990s................................................................................................................88-26-1 (.772) 1980s................................................................................................................46-51-1 (.474) 1970s....................................................................................................................69-34 (.670) 1960s................................................................................................................40-59-2 (.404) 1950s................................................................................................................48-50-4 (.490) 1940s.................................................................................................................. 8-21-2 (.276) Overall 431-325-11 (.562)

NATIONAL TITLE GAME APPEARANCES 2018........................................................................... East Mississippi 10, Garden City 9 2016................................................... Garden City 25, Arizona Western 22 2000........................................................................................ Glendale 13, Garden City 7 1997.............................................................................. Trinity Valley 48, Garden City 13

GARDEN CITY HEAD COACHES Tom Minnick.................... (2019-Present)........... 15-4 (.789) Jeff Sims...................................(2015-2018).....................33-13 (.717) Matt Miller...............................(2013-2014)....................... 6-13 (.316) Jeff Tatum................................(2011-2012)....................... 9-11 (.450) Lucas Aslin..............................(2007-2010).....................20-18 (.526) JJ Eckert...................................(2005-2006)....................... 13-8 (.619) Bob Larson..............................(1999-2004).....................46-18 (.719) Jim Gush..................................(1996-1998)....................... 29-7 (.806) Jeff Leiker................................(1992-1995).....................33-11 (.750) Brian McNeeley.....................(1986-1991).....................43-22 (.662) Hank Hetwer..........................(1982-1985)....................... 9-25 (.265) Ray Braun................................(1981)......................................3-6 (.333) Ray Sewalt...............................(1979-1980)....................... 14-6 (.700) Moe Cotter..............................(1975-1978).....................29-16 (.644) George Walstad.....................(1968-1974).....................37-29 (.561) Bob Riley..................................(1967)......................................8-3 (.727) Homer Salter..........................(1961-1966)....................20-40 (.333) Leland Kendall.......................(1959-1960)....................... 16-4 (.800) Jim Duncan.............................(1956-1958)....................... 9-22 (.290) Jack Morris..............................(1950-1955).....................31-26 (.544) Ed Bender................................(1948-1949)................... 2-13-2 (.133) Bryce Roderick.......................(1947)......................................3-5 (.375) Ed Hall.......................................(1946)......................................3-3 (.500)

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NJCAA LEADERS WIN PERCENTAGE-ACTIVE 1. Buddy Stephens (East Mississippi)........................................................................872 2. Greg Medeck (Central Lakes)..................................................................................769 3. Scott Strohmeier (Iowa Western)..........................................................................767 4. Tom Minnick (Garden City)................................................................ .764

10-WIN SEASONS 1. 2018.............................................................................................................................. .11-1 2. 2016............................................................................................................................... 11-0 3. 1999............................................................................................................................... 10-2 4. 1997............................................................................................................................... 10-2 5. 1996............................................................................................................................... 10-2 6. 1994............................................................................................................................... 10-1 7. 1989............................................................................................................................... 10-2

NJCAA RUSHING CHAMPS 1. Jordan Ford..........................................................................................................2020-21 2. Charles West.............................................................................................................. 2018 3. Dwayne Crutchfield................................................................................................ 1979 4. Robert Robertson.................................................................................................... 1976 5. Ricky Kelley................................................................................................................ 1974 6. Clyde Russell.............................................................................................................. 1972 7. Clyde Russell.............................................................................................................. 1971

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BRONCBUSTER STADIUM 147 ALL-AMERICANS • 3 RUNNER-UP FINISHES • 3 NJCAA PLAYERS OF THE YEAR

BRONCBUSTER STADIUM

The foundation for Broncbuster Stadium began more than five years before construction started. After several location ideas, leaders settled on the land across the street from campus, adjacent to the Tangeman Sports Complex. Workers broke ground in 2013, with plans to have the stadium ready for use by the time September rolled around. But delays pushed back the opening, and Garden City played the 2013 season at Buffalo Stadium.

STADIUM QUICK FACTS

Stadium Name................................................... Broncbuster Stadium Field Name................................................................. Broncbuster Field Field.....................................................................................Artificial Grass Capacity...............................................................................................3,500 First year...............................................................................................2014 First game at site...............Aug. 30, 2014 (GCCC 29, Highland 26) Garden City’s record at stadium................................................. 21-12 Most consecutive wins.................................................7 (2016-2017)

The stadium officially opened in 2014 under the lights. Entering Matt Miller’s second season, the Broncbusters began the campaign hosting Highland on Aug. 30, 2014. Trailing in the final minute, Undre Williams scored the go-ahead touchdown on a five-yard dash to give Garden City a thrilling 29-26 victory.

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For the 2021 season, Broncbuster Stadium is back to full capacity. Visiting fans interested in purchasing tickets in advance, please visit gobroncbusters.com. If you have any questions, please contact the athletics’ office at (620) 2769606.

In Dec. 2020, Garden City Community College linked up with HomeTown Ticketing to be the official ticket provider for all Broncbuster athletic events.

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Tickets are on sale now at gobroncbusters.com for singlegame only or season-ticket purchases. Season-ticket holders have first come first serve on reserved seating.

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COVERING THE BUSTERS 147 ALL-AMERICANS • 3 RUNNER-UP FINISHES • 3 NJCAA PLAYERS OF THE YEAR MEDIA CREDENTIALS

All-Access: These passes grant outlets access to both the press box and the sideline. Few are issued.

Requests for media credentials for Garden City Community College football games should be made through the Athletics office. Only those requests submitted by the sports editor of a newspaper or the sports director of a radio or television station will be considered. Priority is given to outlets who cover the Broncbusters on a regular basis. Access will be considered for local newspapers, radio stations, television stations and any other media outlets who request a credential. Remember, just because a credential is requested, does not mean it will be granted. A credential does not guarantee a seat, and access to the team bench area is prohibited at all times. Credentials include: Press Box: Primary recipients are newspaper/Internet writers, television reporters and radio personnel. This pass gains access to the press box. Sideline access is only permitted for the last five minutes of the game.

Season credentials: Requests should be made through the Athletics’ office. Only media members who routinely cover Broncbuster games are eligible for season credentials. Postseason credentials: Requests should be made through the Athletics’ office. These credentials are subject to approval of championship host site.

MEDIA AVAILABILITY

Tom Minnick will be available to the press following each home game. During the week, all media interview requests need to be submitted to the sports information office: mike.pilosof@ gcccks.edu or (620) 276-9620.

Sideline: Primary recipients are photographers/videographers. Only photographers/videographers on assignment for accredited outlets will be afforded credentials. Pass only gains access to the sideline (not the press box)

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TRADITION 1 NATIONAL TITLE • 12 JAYHAWK CHAMPIONSHIPS • 24 BOWL APPEARANCES

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ALL AMERICANS

10 147 BOWL TITLES

24 BOWL GAME APPEARANCES

3 RUNNER-UP FINISHES

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TRADITION 147 ALL-AMERICANS • 3 RUNNER-UP FINISHES • 3 NJCAA PLAYERS OF THE YEAR

THE TEAM OF THE 90’S

Led by coaches like Bob Larson, Brian McNeeley, Jeff Leiker and Jim Gush, Garden City cemented their legacy as one of the best Junior College programs of the decade. The Broncbusters finished the 10-year stretch with an overall record of 88-26-1, winning 77 percent of their games.

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NASSAU

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RICKS

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DIXIE STATE

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NE OKLAHOMA

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12 JAYHAWK TITLES 1 NATIONAL TITLE • 12 JAYHAWK CHAMPIONSHIPS • 24 BOWL APPEARANCES

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LEAVING THEIR MARK IN THE JAYHAWK

The Jayhawk Conference formed in 1923. Garden City began playing football in 1946. Since that time, the Broncbusters have captured the third most conference crowns in league history, winning two out of the last five outright championships.

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KINGS OF THE REGION While the Broncbusters have won 12 conference titles, including four from 1991-1999, Garden City has claimed seven region crowns, winning it in 2018, 2016, 2000, 1994, 1992, 1991 and 1950.

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NATIONAL ATTENTION 147 ALL-AMERICANS • 3 RUNNER-UP FINISHES • 3 NJCAA PLAYERS OF THE YEAR

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OUT OF 4 YEARS RANKED IN STREET & SMITH’S TOP 5

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TOP-FIVE FINISHES IN THE LAST 5 YEARS: NO. 1 IN 2016; NO. 2 IN 2018; NO 5 IN 2021

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NATIONAL COACH OF THE YEAR: JEFF SIMS-2016

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GARDEN CITY’S NATIONAL EXPOSURE

When Jeff Sims took over a struggling program following the 2014 season, Garden City’s national exposure had dwindled severely. But following an upset victory over No. 1 Butler in 2015; coupled with the program’s first national title in 2016, the Broncbusters became one of the best stories in Junior College football. They were finalists to be featured on the award-winning series ‘Last Chance U’ in both 2016 and 2017. Following a runner-up finish in 2018, Sims left to take over Missouri Southern State. But the Broncbusters were right back in the national spotlight when they hired one of the all-time winningest coaches in NJCAA history, Tom Minnick, to replace him.

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TROPHY CASE 147 ALL-AMERICANS • 3 RUNNER-UP FINISHES • 3 NJCAA PLAYERS OF THE YEAR

PLENTY OF HARDWARE TO GO AROUND

Garden City football is filled with plenty of rich tradition. Look no further than the Perryman Athletic Complex, where a century’s worth of history is on full display. In 2016, Garden City won the program’s only national championship. Nearly five decades earlier, the Broncbusters finished as the runner-up at the 1967 Sterling Silver Bowl in Sterling, KS. But the tallest trophy in the case is from 1997, where Jim Gush’s team was the national runner-up following a loss to Trinity Valley in the Red River Bowl. OPPORTUNITY USA

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PLAYERS OF THE YEAR 1 NATIONAL TITLE • 12 JAYHAWK CHAMPIONSHIPS • 24 BOWL APPEARANCES

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WINDSOR

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1994 A SPECIAL GROUP Frank Murphy’s case as the 1997 NJCAA Player of the year was pretty cut and dry. The sophomore ran for 1,370 yards and 20 touchdowns despite sitting out one game. Jeremy Faulk came to Garden City with plenty of question marks. But in 2015, the freshman was the best in the nation, racking up 87 tackles, including 7.5 sacks. Chris Windsor produced video-game numbers during the 1994 season, throwing for 2,252 yards and 24 touchdowns while tossing only six picks.

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NJCAA HALL OF FAME 147 ALL-AMERICANS • 3 RUNNER-UP FINISHES • 3 NJCAA PLAYERS OF THE YEAR FRANK MURPHY BOB LARSON

INDUCTED 2007

INDUCTED 2008 CHRIS WINDSOR

JEFF LEIKER

INDUCTED 2010

ENSHRINEMENT-SEVEN DECADES OF EXCELLENCE

INDUCTED 2004

In 2004, Chris Windsor entered some rather elite company. The former AllAmerican quarterback and National Player of the Year, was inducted into the NJCAA Hall of Fame. What most people don’t know is that the year he won the nation’s highest honor, his team led the country in rushing, spearheaded by future NFL star Corey Dillon. He didn’t throw an interception through the first seven games and toughed out a vicious injury when he broke his jaw in the second quarter of the conference championship game vs. Hutchinson. Jeff Leiker will go down as one of the best coaches in program history. Before he left to become a graduate assistant at the University of Tennessee in 1995, Leiker won 33 games in just four seasons. In 1994, Garden City went 10-1, with their only loss coming to Dixie State in the Dixie Rotary Bowl.

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147 ALL-AMERICANS 1 NATIONAL TITLE • 12 JAYHAWK CHAMPIONSHIPS • 24 BOWL APPEARANCES Garden City has a longstanding tradition of producing some of the best talent in the Junior College ranks. Since 1955, 47 Broncbuster players have been named NJCAA First-team All-Americans. It’s no surprise that the program’s history is filled with all-time players. From Mike Hughes to Corey Dillon to Phil Loadholt and BJ Blount, there have been plenty of stalwarts roaming the field at Memorial Stadium and Broncbuster Stadium. Don Bishop was the program’s first All-American in 1955. Running back Tony Pontillo was the school’s first firstteamer in 1959.

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TRA MINTER

NICK MARSHALL

JEREMY FAULK

EUGENE SMITH

PRODUCING THE NATION’S BEST Nick Marshall transferred to Garden City from Georgia in 2012 as a defensive back. But the strong-armed freshman immediately won the starting quarterback job, pushing Matt Miller’s offense to new heights. Marshall threw for a school-record 3,142 yards and 18 touchdowns. He was named a second-team All-American and Jayhawk Conference Player of the Year. RAYMOND CUTTS

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Player Position Year Player Position Year Jordan Ford Running Back 2021 Kevin Brooks Defensive Back 1996 Raymond Cutts Bam Olaseni Nigel Kilby Jamie Tago Mike Hughes Jeremy Faulk Chaz Nelson Cameron Kenney Phil Loadholt Phil Loadholt Luke Dreiling Luke Dreiling Anthony Kilby Rodney Allen DJ Johnson Shawn Steiner Derrick Pope Jared Packard Henry Bryant Ervin Holloman Travis Schwartz Hamlin Milligan Cliff Holloman Frank Murphy

Defensive End Offensive Line Tight End Defensive Line Defensive Back Defensive Line Defensive End Returner Offensive Line Offensive Line Kicker Kicker Offensive Line Defensive Tackle Defensive Tackle Offensive Line Linebacker Offensive Line Defensive End Defensive Tackle Linebacker Defensive Back Defensive Tackle Running Back

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Jeff Kelley Rodney Artmore Corey Dillon Chris Windsor Ray Eagle Damon Pauge Kevin Bouie Dart Frost Mike Bryant Kevin Bouie Brent Venables Gerald Dixon Michael Fox Demetrius Hill Dwayne Crutchfield Bruce Campbell Robert Robertson Ricky Kelley Clifton Payne Roy Humphrey Tony Pontillo

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BUSTERS IN THE NFL 1 NATIONAL TITLE • 12 JAYHAWK CHAMPIONSHIPS • 24 BOWL APPEARANCES

LONNIE JOHNSON

MIKE HUGHES

2nd Round-2019

1st Round-2018

COREY DILLON 2nd Round-1997

PHIL LOADHOLT 2nd Round-2009

TAKING THEIR TALENT NEXT LEVEL

The rest of the nation has taken notice of the talent storm that has hit Garden City in recent years. In each of the last two seasons, the Broncbusters have had a player drafted. In 2018, former Garden City All-American Mike Hughes was taken with the 30th overall selection by the Minnesota Vikings. A year later, one-time Garden City defensive back Lonnie Johnson, who originally signed with the Broncbusters as a wide receiver, was taken in the second round by the Houston Texans with pick No. 54. Then, in 2020, former offensive lineman Arlington Hambright, was selected in the seventh round by the Chicago Bears.

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BUSTERS IN THE NFL 147 ALL-AMERICANS • 3 RUNNER-UP FINISHES • 3 NJCAA PLAYERS OF THE YEAR

DWAYNE CRUTCHFIELD

ANDRE HALL

2nd Round-1982

CAMERON KENNEY

Undrafted FA-2006

BRONCBUSTERS IN THE LEAGUE

JEREMY FAULK Undrafted FA-2017

Undrafted FA-2011

Player Position Team Eric Alford Tight End Patriots Zach Roth Offensive Lineman Patriots Derrick Pope Linebacker Dolphins Kay-Jay Harris Korey Banks Ashante Woodyard C.J. Jones Ben Gay Cedrick Williams Jabbar Threats Dontrel Johnson Derrick Clark Alvin Bowen Doyle McGraw Hanik Milligan Gerald Dixon Tyson Thompson Kevin Brooks Linc Harden Melvin Evans Maurice Couch Phillip Riley Ahmad Childress Curtis Ansel Chaz Murphy Rooney Artmore Deone Horinek Rodney Allen Korey Jones Demetrius Hill Mike Friede Rick Perry Jeff Kelly Corey Jenkins Frank Murphy Darnell McDonald Yamon Figures Kevin Bouie Kelly Stouffer Willie Joe Walker Korey Jones Gabe Nyenhuis Marcus Pittman Kenny Cook Tyreek Hill Arlington Hambright Delshawn Phillips BJ Blunt

Running Back Defensive Back Defensive Back Wide Receiver Running Back Defensive Back Defensive Line Defensive Back Running Back Linebacker Defensive Tackle Defensive Back Linebacker Running Back Defensive Back Linebacker Defensive Line Defensive Line Wide Receiver Defensive Tackle Punter Defensive End Defensive Back Punter Defensive End Defensive End Defensive Tackle Wide Receiver Defensive Tackle Linebacker Linebacker Running Back Wide Receiver Wide Receiver Running Back Quarterback Linebacker Defensive End Defensive End Wide Receiver Wide Receiver Wide Receiver Offensive Lineman Linebacker Linebacker

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ARLINGTON HAMBRIGHT 7th Round-2020

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A PRETTY IMPRESSIVE COACHING FRATERNITY

Garden City has a long list of legendary coaches. Both Bob Larson and Jeff Leiker were inducted into the NJCAA Hall of Fame. Jeff Sims turned a 3-8 team in 2015 into an 11-0 National Champion in 2016. He left after four seasons, tied for the fourth most wins in program history (33-13). His swan song was the 2018 National Championship Game where the Broncbusters lost to No. 1 East Mississippi 10-9. Some of his predecessors include Brian McNeeley, who before his death in 2015, guided Garden City to a 43-22 record from 1986-1991, and Jim Gush, who left with the highest winning percentage in program history (.806). Meantime, Tom Minnick became the first Broncbuster Head Coach since Bob Larson in 1999 to win at least eight games in their first season.

TOM MINNICK X In 2019, Tom Minnick became the first coach since Bob Larson in 1999 to win at least eight games in their first season.

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A JUNIOR COLLEGE ATMOSPHERE THAT’S UNMATCHED College football on Saturday afternoons in Garden City has become more of a national holiday. The Broncbusters rise back to national prominence coincided with a major bump in attendance. On Oct. 1, 2016 vs. Butler, the Broncbusters registered their first sellout in the new stadium. It has since become one of the best home-field advantages in the Jayhawk Conference.

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THE PERRYMAN ATHLETIC COMPLEX

Originally called the physical education building, it was renamed the Dennis Perryman Athletic Complex in 2005 after the longtime Athletic Director and legendary coach. Perryman died in April, 2018, leaving behind quite a legacy. The building originally opened in 1969. During his near two decades of leadership, the football program won 75 percent of their games, winning six conference titles while qualifying for 13 bowl games including two National Championship tilts in 1997 and 2000. He retired in 2005 after 19 years. In 1999, Perryman was inducted into the NJCAA Basketball Hall of Fame for a career that saw him win 400 games. He had coaching stops at South Plains, Northern Montana University and Dawson Community College.

THE BRONCBUSTER MURAL

In 2016, the Perryman Athletic Complex underwent a $565,000 renovation project. Part of that plan included an historical sports mural that features the history of Garden City Community College. Situated on the far right is former Broncbuster offensive lineman Phil Loadholt, who was a two-time, first-team All-American before he transferred to Oklahoma in 2006. He was taken in the second round of the 2009 draft by the Minnesota Vikings. The original mural was designed by former Garden City graphic desiger Tiffany Heit. But the idea behind it belonged to assistant Athletic Director Colin Lamb. The production took two months before it debuted during the grand reopening of the Perryman Athletic Complex in March, 2016.

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BUSTER STRENGTH 1 NATIONAL TITLE • 12 JAYHAWK CHAMPIONSHIPS • 24 BOWL APPEARANCES

STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING PROGRAM The Perryman Athletic Complex houses a state-of-the art weight room. In 2015, Garden City became the first program in the Jayhawk Conference to hire a full-time strength and conditioning coach, bringing in Jason Zerbach. The impact was felt immediately.

Zerbach was an instrumental piece during Garden City’s 2016 National Championship run before he left in 2017. When Tom Minnick was hired in 2018, he brought in Josh Brewer to replace Zerbach. But he was hired away by Wyoming to be their Olympic Strength Coach. The program continues to be one of the strongest in the nation.

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BEHIND THE SCENES OF A PROGRAM AT WORK Over the past six years, the Garden City football offices have undergone a major face lift. When Jeff Sims first arrived in 2015, he immediately redesigned the space. After he left, first-year Head Coach Tom Minnick and the college continued the renovations. New carpet was installed in early 2019, and graphics are now visible on every wall. In the back right corner is where coaches breakdown film. Coach Minnick’s office is the last door on the left.

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RADIO & STREAMING 1 NATIONAL TITLE • 12 JAYHAWK CHAMPIONSHIPS • 24 BOWL APPEARANCES

BRONCBUSTER RADIO BROADCASTS

All Garden City radio broadcasts, home and away, with Mike Pilosof calling the play-by-play and John Ford providing color analysis, can be heard locally and exclusively in Garden City on 99.9 FM ESPN Radio. The station has been the flagship for the Broncbusters since 2015. Garden City games can be heard on many different platforms. If you want to listen on your computer, you can log on to gobroncbusters.com, go to the football page and click on audio. You can also go directly to westernkansasnews.com/kwkr. On your mobile device, you can download the free 999 ESPN app from the apple app store or Google play on Android. In addition, you can download the free TuneIn app and search for KWKR. Game Broadcasts All broadcasts of Broncbuster football begin 30 minutes prior to kickoff with the pregame show. The segment includes interviews with both

His wife Amber is a registered nurse at Siena Medical Center in Garden City. They have four children: Ryan (16), Gavin (16), Connor (14) and Benjamin (12). John Ford begins his fourth season as a member of the Broncbuster broadcast crew and second as color analyst. He began his coaching career in 1982, partnering up with Bill Wilson to launch the Garden City High School baseball program. From there, Ford went on to coach basketball before starting the softball program at the high school in 1994. He won 239 games in 19 seasons including four regional titles and two conference championships. The field at Tangeman Sports Complex is named in his honor.

BRONCBUSTER VIDEO STREAMING

All home football games are streamed on the Broncbusters you tube channel. Broncbuster sports’ photographer Adam Shrimplin, begins his second year as the director of the new video streaming platform. The veteran creative, has spent more than a decade as a professional photographer, shooting for the Kansas City Chiefs, Kansas City Royals and NASCAR. He has served as the Garden City Community College staff photographer for the previous four years. He is a graduate of Garden City Community College and has also worked as an adjunct professor for the school’s photography program. All games can be accessed through the BusterTV YouTube channel, or by logging onto gobroncbusters.com.

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coaches, players and a game recap from the week before. The post-game report follows with full-game highlights, coaches and player interviews as well as a full-game recap. Game Archives All football games are archived. To listen to any past games, you can log on to gobroncbusters.com, go to the football page and click on audio at the end of each broadcast. You can also go directly to westernkansasnews.com/gccc-sports-streaming. All archived audio broadcasts are commercial free and can be listened to on your computer or mobile device. About the broadcasters Mike Pilosof has served as the radio voice of the Broncbusters for the past nine seasons. Before that, he was the voice of both the college and the high school before moving into his new full-time roll as sports information director at Garden City Community College. Mike graduated from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas with a Bachelor’s degree in Journalism and Media Studies in 2007. After graduation, he worked in Woodward, Okla. for five years and Weatherford Okla. for one. In 2013, he was hired as the sports director at the Western Kansas Broadcast Center in Garden City. Then in 2016, he began working as the part-time sports information director at Garden City Community College.

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GARDEN CITY-HOME OF THE BRONCBUSTERS Incorporated in 1883, Garden City occupies nearly 11 square miles in southwest Kansas and has a population of 31,000 people. Considered as the regional hub of western Kansas, Garden City’s economy is fueled by agriculture with several feedlots, fields and grain elevators throughout the county. The region’s trade area has a population of more than 190,000 people. It’s home to Garden City Community College, the Lee Richardson Zoo, and one of the finest golf courses in the Sunflower State: Buffalo Dunes. The original town site was laid out on the south half of section 18 by engineer Charles Van Trump. Charles Jesse Jones, later known as “Buffalo” Jones, arrived in Garden City for an antelope hunt in January, 1879. One of the streets by five-point on the west side of the city is named after him. The main employers in Finney County are Tyson Fresh Meats, USD 457, St. Catherine Hospital, Garden City Community College, and FInney County.

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NOTABLE ALUMNI 1 NATIONAL TITLE • 12 JAYHAWK CHAMPIONSHIPS • 24 BOWL APPEARANCES

DAYTON MOORE

BRENT VENABLES

SPORTS FIGURES

Dayton Moore (‘87) General Manager for the Kansas City Royals. He began his career in 1994 as a professional scout for the Atlanta Braves. Before that, he was a star baseball player for the Broncbusters in the mid 80’s; then graduated from George Mason University. Brent Venables (‘90) Defensive Coordinator at the University of Clemson. Before that, he was the defensive coordinator for Bob Stoops at Oklahoma. He was an All-American at Garden City, recording 276 career tackles. Venables transferred to Kansas State where he earned all Big-Eight honors in 1992. Keith Smart (‘86) Assistant coach with the New York Knicks. He was also the Head Coach for the Sacramento Kings, Golden State Warriors and Cleveland Cavaliers. At Garden City, Smart was the Jayhawk Player of the Year. He transferred to Indiana, where he’s remembered for hitting the game-winning shot in the 1987 National Championship Game vs. Syracuse. Gene Keady (‘56) After playing for two years for the Broncbusters, Keady began his coaching career at Beloit High School in 1959. From there, he spent nearly a decade at Hutchinson before landing his first Division I job as an assistant at Arkansas in 1975. But his big break came in 1980 when he began a 20-year stint as Purdue’s Head Coach. He was named Big Ten Coach of the year seven times. Keady was inducted into the NJCAA Hall of Fame in 2001.

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Mark Fox (‘89) was born in Garden City in January of 1969. He graduated from Garden City High School, and then played two years at Garden City Community College. He began his coaching career as an assistant at Washington in 1991. Three years later, he joined the Kansas State staff. But it wasn’t until 2004 that he got his major break, landing the Head Coaching job at Nevada. There, he won 123 games over seven seasons, leading the Wolf Pack to five postseason appearances. In 2019, Fox was hired as the new Head Coach at California University. Darrin Hancock (‘92) At Garden City, he was considered one of the top Junior College recruits in the nation. He was a Parade Magazine AllAmerican and the 1991-1992 NJCAA Player of the Year. He transferred to the University of Kansas in 1992, and in 1993, played in the NCAA Final Four. He was taken in the second round of the 1994 NBA Draft by the Charlotte Hornets. He played for four different NBA teams (Milwaukee Bucks, Atlanta Hawks, San Antonio Spurs). Tyreek Hill (‘13) Hill was a two-sport athlete at Garden City, running track and playing football. After two seasons, he transferred to Oklahoma State, becoming one of the most electrifying return men in college football. But in 2014, he was dismissed from the program for off-the-field issues. In 2015, he landed at West Alabama, and after just one season there, declared for the NFL Draft. While many expected him to go undrafted, the Kansas City Chiefs surprised many, selecting him in the fifth round in 2016.

Darvis Patton (‘88) is a two-time U.S. Champion in the 200-meter dash. He won a silver medal at the 2003 World Championships. He is a threetime Olympian. After graduating from Garden City in 1988, Patton earned a scholarship to TCU.

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ACADEMIC SUCCESS 147 ALL-AMERICANS • 3 RUNNER-UP FINISHES • 3 NJCAA PLAYERS OF THE YEAR GETTING IT DONE IN THE CLASSROOM While the Broncbusters have had tremendous success on the field (two conference titles and two appearances in the National Championship Game in the last three years), they’ve also made major strides in the classroom. Garden City has transferred 100 student-athletes to four-year schools since 2015. During the Spring of 2019, defensive lineman Demarcus Elliott signed with Indiana, becoming the 52nd player to sign with an FBS/FCS program in the past four years. TIMES SINCE 2015 HAVE HAD A GPA OF 2.7 OR HIGHER-3.17 SUMMER ‘16

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In 2015, Garden City lost a program record seven straight games. But on Oct. 24, the Broncbusters changed the landscape of Junior College football when they knocked off No. 1 Butler; still considered one of the greatest upsets in NJCAA history. A little more than 12 months later, they were champs. BY MIKE PILOSOF

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IN THE TRENCHES On Dec. 3, 2016, No. 1 Garden City and No. 2 Arizona Western squared off in one of the most heartpalpitating National Championship Games in history. And in the end, it was two Kansas kids making the play that secured the program’s first title.



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JEFF SIMS MAY NEVER ADMIT IT, but the test of his coaching resolve may have come on Saturday, Oct. 26, 2015. Garden City was reeling a bit, coming off a last-second loss at home against Air Force Prep the week before. Now they were tasked with beating a team that had not won a game in more than two years. “Unfortunately, the football season doesn’t wait for you,” Sims said. “You have to be ready to play.” Despite facing a program riding a 20-game losing streak, Garden City’s fortunes went from bad to worse. Trailing by seven with less than two minutes to play, Brian Michalowski’s defense needed to make a play. Instead, former Garden City signee Bryce Gemmel, burned his former team, gashing them for a 63-yard score that put the game away.

tied with Northeatern Oklahoma for the most all-time. To that point of the season, the Broncbusters had inconsitent quarterback play, a young, unproven offensive line, and a defense that gave up three 100-yard rushers in a 35-point loss to the Blue Dragons. There was no reason to think that a Saturday night late in the season, in one of the most hostile environments in the conference, against the No. 1 team in the country, would prove to be anything more than a breeze for the heavily-favored Grizzlies. Little did Butler Coach Tim Schaffner know, Sims was preparing to unleash a new weapon; one that would change the dynamic of the contest. The smile on Sims’ face two days before the matchup, said it all. It was like a kid on Christmas. But at that point, he wouldn’t divulge his plan; instead, he let his facial expression do the talking. 48 hours later, Butler, and the rest of the home crowd, saw first hand what Sims and his staff had concocted. Jeremy Faulk, who later that season

Grizzlies’ quarterback Justice Hansen. The sack ended the game. It also short circuited Butler’s reign atop the conference. “David knocks off goliath here in El Dorado,” radio voice Mike Pilosof shouted as the final seconds ticked off the clock. It was perhaps one of the biggest upsets in Junior College history. A 1-7 team, left for dead just seven days earlier following a 16-point road loss to Fort Scott, had waltzed into El Dorado and won a game against a team that had beaten them 20 straight times. It was also their first victory in Butler’s stadium in 16 years. “These players did this,” Sims said. “I’m so proud of these guys. Everybody said we had no chance. Well guess what, our guys did it.” The Broncbusters closed the season by winning two out of their final three games, taking top-10 Coffeyville down to the wire in the

“unforunately, the football season doesn’t wait for you. you have to be ready to play because it comes quick.” jeff sims

“We should be embarrassed,” Sims said. “That’s what happens when you don’t take care of what you’re supposed to. We’re not a team yet.” Garden City went on to lose their next three games, including a 49-14 rout at the hands of Hutchinson, dropping them to 1-7. “It’s easy to get lost in records,” Sims said. “But until you get guys to buy in, there’s not much I can say that will fix this right now.” That brings us to Oct. 24, 2015, the day when the Jayhawk Conference flipped on its’ heels. A night when a perennial power was brought to its knees. The Butler Grizzlies not only were the darlings of the Jayhawk, but Troy Morrell and James Shibest made them into a true Junior College giant. The Grizzlies won five national championships from 1998-2008winning back-to-back titles twice. The program has claimed six crowns overall, which is

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would be named the national defensive player of the year, started the game at running back. The results were rather impactful, breathing life into a ground game that ranked dead last in the nation in yards per game. The final numbers may not do Faulk justice. He carried the ball 12 times for just 33 yards. But his presence alone was enough-scoring one powerful touchdown in the first half while opening up the passing game for Todd Porter, who threw for 249 yards and two scores, one of which was a perfectly executed fade pattern to Jeff Thomas in the left corner of the end zone that put Garden City up 13-0. With time winding down, and with Butler having moved the ball to the Garden City 10, Delshawn Phillips blindsided

regular-season finale. “I really wish the season wasn’t over,” Sims said. “We are just starting to get this thing rolling.”

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eff Sims called it the best bus ride he’s ever taken. Considering it was 10 hours long, and that the air conditioning went out on the bus on the way, Garden City’s week-one victory over Ellsworth in Iowa Falls, IA was definitely a springboard. “For one week at least, this was the best football team I’ve ever coached,” Sims said. Tra Minter’s 155-yard, two-touchdown performance, coupled with a Broncbuster defense that limited the Panthers to just 49


he became the star of the Netflix series Last Chance U. Minus the lead-up, the actual game lacked any real drama. The Broncbusters broke a 7-7 tie with Dwayne Lawson’s one-yard touchdown run in the second quarter. It fueled a stretch of 18 straight points that put Garden City up 25-7. Meantime, the Pirates were held to just 173 total yards, and the Broncbusters forced four turnovers. So much for a juicy story.

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“Things are really starting to come together,” Sims said. “These guys are buying in.” owan’s Stadium has been a house of horrors for the Broncbusters over the past decade. So it was only natural that their was some trepidation going into their week-four matchup with No. 6 Hutchinson. In fact, entering 2016, Garden City had not won a game in Reno County since 2007. Not only did the brown and gold end that streak, they did so without scoring an offensive touchdown.

THE BEGINNING

(Above) Running back, Tra Minter, jets for the end zone in 2016 vs. Highland. (Left to right) The Broncbuster defense , led by linebacker Myles Matthews, swarm Butler tailback Kevon Abrams in 2015. Next, is Jeremy Faulk blasting up the middle for a first-half touchdown. And finally, Todd Porter sets up the offense. total yards, gave Garden City a massive turbo boost. Seven days later, Garden City was back home, in a heavyweight tussle with Highland, who was one of only three teams to find themselves on the wrong end against the Broncbusters during a rebuilding 2015.

fought off two blocks to tackle Highland running back Marquis Terry at the line of scrimmage for no gain. Game over. 2-0 start preserved. “Our defense as a whole was tremendous,” Sims said.

Garden City scored all 13 of their points in the first quarter; then held on for dear life.

While week three’s showdown with Independence featured more glitz than glamour, the Broncbusters were all business.

Clinging to a six-point lead in the fourth quarter, the Broncbusters watched the Scotties march to the Garden City 11. But Faulk, already a folk hero from his antics as a running back in Garden City’s upset win over No. 1 Butler in 2015; added in with the fact that he was the reigning defensive player of the year, made the stop of the season. On fourth-and-2, he

The headlines all week surrounded the tense relationship between Sims and his former offensive coordinator Jason Brown, who was let go a week before the start of the 2015 season. 12 months later, he landed the head job at Independence, trying to rebuild a Pirates team that was one of the worst Junior College programs in the country. Eventually,

Mike Hughes’ electrifying 83-yard punt return for a score; coupled with B.J. Blount’s 34-yard pick six and Luke Herring’s go-ahead, 25-yard field goal in the third quarter, pushed the Broncbusters over the top. But what made this win even more impressive was the fact that Josh Hager’s defense never wilted despite the Blue Dragons running 29 more plays (88-59). Minter’s streak of three straight 100-yard rushing games ended (24 carries, 48 yards), but his impact was still strong. His 11-yard carry on third-and-10 late in the game, sealed the victory. And while Hutchinson coach Rion Rhoades was in disbelief, Sims’ team had slayed the Dragon, literally.

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t 4-0 and ranked fifth in the polls, Garden City was riding high. But during their off week, quarterback and Virginia-Tech transfer Dwayne Lawson was caught out of the dorms after curfew. The result: a one-game suspension. Some thought it would be catastrophic. “I called a meeting a couple of days before the Butler game,” Sims said. “I called Jayru (Campbell) and Peyton (Huslig) into my office. I told them, Jayru, we can put you in as the quarterback and be pretty good. But if we put

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you in as the quarterback and be pretty good. But if we put you at receiver and Peyton at quarterback, we can be great.” Campbell, who had endured his own topsyturvy path to Garden City that at one point had him committed to Michigan State as a freshman in high school, didn’t even blink. He agreed to the position change. The rest is history. Huslig absolutely dazzled in his first collegiate start. Nearly a year removed from guiding Andover Central to the state championship game his senior season, he was the guy leading the nation’s fifth-ranked squad. The true freshman completed 21-of-30 passes for 311 yards and four touchdowns, Daniel Davis caught five balls for 100 and two scores, and the defense picked off Grizzlies’ starting quarterback David Isreal three times in a 43-0 rout. It was the Broncbusters first shutout victory over Butler since 1991. It was also the first time in 276 games that the Grizzlies failed to score a single point. “Honestly, I was pretty nervous,” Huslig admitted. “But I go into every practice thinking that I will be the starter.” Huslig no longer had to think about it. He was entrenched as the starter the rest of the way, the same guy who had limited options coming out of high school. The same player who was passed over for guys like Derby’s Brady Rust. It was his show; his time to take over. For his efforts, Huslig was named the Jayhawk Conference Player of the Week. A few days after that, he threw for 180 yards and a touchdown in a 39-13 demolition of Coffeyville, the same stadium where the Broncbusters had suffered a humiliating 84-21 loss to close the 2014 season. “We probably could have done the same thing to them,” Sims said. “But for what purpose? Our goals are bigger than beating Coffeyville.” The win moved Garden City to 6-0 for the first time in 16 years and pushed them to No. 2 in the polls. But there were still plenty of question marks, especially with a trip to Council Bluffs looming on the horizon. Since their inception in 2012, Iowa Western’s football program has been a powerhouse. In 2013, they knocked off Butler in the National Championship. A year later, the Reivers lost

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(Above) Trailing 14-13 midway through the third quarter vs. Hutchinson, Luke Herring drilled a 25-yard field goal to put the Broncbusters on top for good. Garden City eventually held on for a dramatic, 16-14 victory over the Blue Dragons, their first at Gowan’s Stadium since 2007. the big game to Buddy Stephens and East Mississippi. That was the same season where they ripped right through Garden City in week five, 45-3. Although, that contest is more infamously known for what happened afterwards. When the custodial staff was cleaning up, they noticed a message on a dryerase board inside the visiting locker room. The players and coaches had purposely left a prediction of the final score. It read: beat Garden City 50-0. The 2016 version of the Reivers was not the same team that demoralized the Broncbusters two years earlier. After nearly knocking off Arizona Western in the opening week of the season, Iowa Western suffered through a stretch of significant injuries, including their top two quarterbacks.

But the Reivers were still formidable, bringing in the nation’s 11th-ranked defense. And it showed as they held Garden City scoreless in the first half, taking a 3-0 lead into the break. The second half was a different story. Huslig delivered a 17-yard strike to Ben Phillips for a touchdown in the third quarter followed by Gabe Luyanda’s 20-yard interception return for a score that flipped the game. And after Iowa Western sliced Garden City’s lead to four in the fourth, Minter had the answer, scoring on a counter play from eight yards out to stretch the advantage to 11. Later in the quarter, Rashaun Croney punctuated the victory with a pick six, sending the Broncbusters back to Garden City with a 7-0 mark. The win also moved the brown and gold to the top of the polls for the first time since 2000.

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hen Bob Larson’s Broncbusters beat Coffeyville 20-7 at the end of the 2000 regular season, Garden City was crowned Jayhawk Conference champions. A few weeks later, they took down Butler in an epic four-overtime thriller in the


“HONESTLY, I WAS PRETTY NERVOUS. BUT I GO INTO PRACTICE ALL THE TIME THINKING THAT I’M GOING TO BE THE STARTER.”

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glimpse at a team that some thought may win six or seven games if things fell their way. In the end, the Broncbusters showed plenty of progress, with Sims turning to the media that was hunkered in along the sidelines and shouting out: “that’s what a Junior College program is supposed to look like.” Nearly two months later, the two teams met again. But there was much more at stake for Garden City this time around than back in August. A win would give the Broncbusters their first conference championship since 2000. It would also provide a gateway to the National Championship Game.

(Top Right) Peyton Huslig eludes the Iowa Western defense. (Top left) The Broncbusters destroyed Butler, 43-0, their first shutout over the Grizzlies since 1991.

Garden City never hesitated, landing one body blow after the other. On their first play from scrimmage, Huslig hit Harley Hazlett for an 82-yard gain. Linebacker Gary Johnson tripped him up at the 2-yard line, temporarily delaying the inevitable. That happened on the next play, when Minter blasted in from two yards out.

region title game. They finished the year as the National runner-up after falling to Glendale 13-10 in the Valley of the Sun Bowl. In a sense, it was the end of an era; one in which Garden City showed out as one of the best Junior College programs in the country. Larson coached for four more seasons before retiring in 2004, but it would be nearly two decades before the Broncbusters arrived back on the scene.

Moments later, Rashaun Croney picked off Conquistadors’ quarterback Caden Walters and returned it for a touchdown. Then, in the second quarter, Huslig connected with Daniel Davis for an eight-yard touchdown, pushing the Broncbusters out to a 21-0 halftime advantage. Minter added his second rushing touchdown of the game in the third quarter, and Lawson sprinted in from 10 yards out, cementing Garden City as the 2016 Jayhawk Conference Champions. “We worked so hard,” linebacker Alex Figueroa said. “We’ve progressed so much through the season.”

The week before the 2016 season opener, Garden City hosted Dodge City in a scrimmage. It was a game where the Broncbusters suffered a significant injury on the offensive line when they lost freshman, and Garden City native Edgar Guzman to a season-ending knee injury.

It was a far cry from where the program was sitting just 12 months earlier, looking up from the bottom of the standings. Figueroa can attest to that. After transferring from Miami, the sophomore broke his foot in the first game of the season vs. Highland. He was granted a medical redshirt.

The game also gave fans their first

“This is all about the players,” Sims said. “This is

their championship.” With one goal out of the way, the Broncbusters finished off the season with blowout wins over Iowa Central and Fort Scott, punching their ticket to the National Championship Game.

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uring the Championship Game, Broncbuster fans nationwide were treated to a major dose of déjà vu.

Nearly 16 years ago to the day, Garden City quarterback Corey Jenkins, with the Broncbusters trailing Glendale 13-7 with less than two minutes to play in the fourth quarter of the national championship game, was driving his team down the field for the gamewinning touchdown. Once the Broncbusters reached the Gauchos 25, disaster struck. Glendale linebacker Tim Patrick intercepted Jenkins deflected pass, dashing the brown and gold’s title hopes. “It’s one of those moments you never want to remember,” said Garden City High School athletic director Drew Thon, who was a starting linebacker on that 2000 squad. Fast forward to 2016, and that same scenario played out again. But this time, Garden City quarterback Peyton Huslig finished what Jenkins started nearly two decades earlier. Huslig capped off a wild final minute with a one-yard touchdown pass to Harley Hazlett with 30 seconds remaining; Bryan Blount intercepted a desperation heave by Emmanuel Gant in the final seconds, and Garden City captured the program’s first national title with a 25-22, heart-stopping victory in the El Toro Bowl at Memorial Stadium. “I can’t even put it into words,” Huslig said. “This is why we came here. We did it.” Huslig’s late-game heroics overshadowed another dazzling performance by Garden City’s defense. But their lack of depth on that side of the ball, nearly cost them in a fourth quarter for the ages. Leading 19-14 with 12 minutes to go, Arizona Western (11-1, 8-0) began slicing their way through Garden City’s defensive front; a wall that seemed impenetrable for most of the afternoon. Tre Rodriguez’s 44-yard dash gave the Matadors a first down at the Broncbusters 33. It was the longest run allowed all season by Josh Hager’s defense. “We were gassed,” Sims said. “And they were gashing us.”

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Greg Bell continued the assault on the very next play, sprinting 14 yards to the Garden City 19. Moments later, Gant connected with tight end Jeremy Patton, who fought off two defenders to reach the end zone from eight yards out, giving the Matadors a 20-19 advantage.

“we just beat a team with 90 dudes; it was like an all-star team. it was all part of the process, and these guys are all champs.”

“You just have to keep playing each play,” Garden City Head Coach Jeff Sims said afterwards. “We never put our heads down.” Gant pushed the lead to three when he hit David Lucero in the middle of the end zone for the two-point conversion, putting Arizona Western up 22-19 with 10:07 to play in the game. “I still felt like we had a chance,” Huslig said. “We just needed to keep going.” The Broncbusters chances for hoisting the trophy began to slip away late in the fourth. With 6:22 left, the Matadors began a timeconsuming march that ate up more than five minutes of the fourth-quarter clock. Arizona Western converted two third downs on the drive; none bigger than a third-and-11 at their own 38. Gant dropped back and rolled right. Just as he released the ball, Broncbusters linebacker Alex Figueroa drilled the sophomore quarterback. But the linedrive pass was a thing of beauty, hitting star receiver Steffon McKnight right in the chest for a 22-yard gain to the Garden City 40. “You have to hand it to him (Gant); that was a heck of a throw,” Sims said. “We got there, and he still put that on the money.” Then, facing a third-and-3 at the Garden City 33, it was Rodriguez finding first-down yardage to the Broncbuster 20. “We couldn’t stop them at that point,” Sims said. Things seemed even more dire when Rodriguez found a crease up the middle on the next play for 17 yards. Only Mike Hughes’ outstretched arms kept the Florida-Atlantic transfer from waltzing into the end zone. “Our guys never gave up on plays,” Sims said. “That’s why I always tell them to just play the play. Each play will take care of itself.”

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Rodriguez carried the ball three straight times inside the 3-yard line and gained a total of one yard. Now it was fourth-and-goal from the 2 with 1:30 to play and decision time for Arizona Western Head Coach Tom Minnick: keep the offense on the field and go for the kill, or play it safe and kick the field goal. “I totally agree with Coach Minnick’s decision,” Sims said. “We would have done the same thing.” Minnick rolled the dice and went for it. It was an odd call; especially against one of the nation’s top defenses: a playaction, naked bootleg that never fooled Blunt and Rayshawn Wilborn, who combined to rip down Gant behind the line of scrimmage for a 13-yard loss. Ironically that same play worked for a touchdown earlier in the season vs. Mesa. Against Garden City, the Broncbusters were licking their chops. “We gave ourselves a chance at the end,” Huslig said. That was the tiny little sliver that the true freshman needed to spark the fire. And it setup one of the most dramatic finishes in NJCAA history.

With no timeouts; 1:20 showing on the clock and 85 yards from the go-ahead score, the brown and gold needed a miracle. And after back-to-back incompletions put Garden City into a third-and-long situation, it wasn’t looking promising. “We just needed to get a first down,” Huslig explained. “I just stayed within myself.” The freshman calmly gathered himself and delivered a strike to to Daniel Davis for 12 yards. Then it was Huslig to Davis again for eight. “I just took what the defense gave me,” Huslig added. “I didn’t want to force anything.” On the very next play, Huslig lobbed a majestic rainbow down the right sideline that Ben Phillips snagged out of the air. The sophomore receiver sprinted 51 yards to the Arizona Western 14 before Jekyren Miles shoved him out of bounds.


But the Matadors failed to recover, keeping it a threepoint game. “I made a mistake on that call,” Sims said. Any chance of an Arizona Western comeback was quickly put to rest when Blount intercepted Gant’s wobbly second-down pass with seven seconds remaining, completing the greatest, single-season turnaround in NJCAA history. “I feel bad for Arizona Western,” Sims said. “I know what that feeling is like. They’re a great football team. They played well enough to win.”

For Miles, his nightmare was just beginning. Back-to-back pass interference penalties in the end zone-one on Miles; the other on Keisean Nixon, put the ball at the 1-yard line with 37 seconds. Then the play that will live in Garden City Community College lore. On first-and-goal, Huslig launched a fade into the back-left corner of the end zone that Hazlett plucked out of the heavens; snaring it away from Miles, and giving Garden City the lead back 25-22 with 30 seconds remaining. “It was a three-person progression,” Huslig said of the play. “I didn’t have a lot of time because they were sending a lot of people. But Harley has been telling me all year to trust him. So I did, and it worked out.” The celebration was nearly doused when Huslig fumbled the ball on the two-point conversion.

The Matadors’ misfortunes were compounded by a sluggish start, gaining only 20 yards in the first quarter as Garden City (11-0, 7-0) built a 13-0 lead on

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(Above) Mike Hughes came to Garden City after a brief stint at North Carolina. And by the time his lone season in brown and gold ended, he cemented himself as one of the best players in program history. His dive for the end zone at the end of the second quarter vs. Arizona Western, will live on forever.

Huslig’s spectacular 85-yard touchdown run on the Broncbusters third offensive possession and Malcom Howard’s fumble recovery in the end zone in the second quarter. “Malcom Howard is an unbelievable player for us and an unbelievable person,” Sims said. “He’s a national champion on and off the field.

Howard’s fumble recovery in the end zone in the second quarter came following a decision by Minnick that will be second guessed for all eternity. Going into the wind, Arizona Western was staring at a fourth-and-1 from their own 10. Minnick dropped Gant back into the end zone to punt. But the second-year starter took the snap and acted as if he was going to throw the ball. Howard wrapped both arms around him; knocking the ball free before recovering it for a touchdown. “If I told him (Howard) three years ago that he would make two plays like that to win us a national championship, he would have looked at me like I was crazy,” Sims said. Howard’s other contribution came on the third play of the final stanza when he blocked Gant’s punt, giving Garden City the ball at the Arizona Western 22. But the Matadors had no plans of going quietly. Instead they used a questionable roughing the kicker penalty in the second quarter to extend a drive. Then on secondand-10 from the Broncbuster 14, Gant hit Dominick Anderson on a slant for a touchdown that pulled Arizona Western to within six. The game appeared to be getting away from Garden City the next time they had the ball when Miles returned Huslig’s fumble 10 yards for a touchdown and 14-13 Matador advantage. On the ensuing kickoff, Mike Hughes nearly turned it back over to Arizona Western when he flat out dropped Brady Viles end-overend boot. But the Broncbusters recovered, dodging a major bullet. “That second quarter could have gotten away from us,” Sims said. “But it never did.” Garden City settled down, and Huslig hit Hughes for a 32-yard touchdown pass in the final minute of the first half to give the Broncbusters a 19-14 lead. It was only second time all year that the Matadors trailed at half. Huslig was named the most valuable offensive player, completing 13-of-22 passes for 192 yards and two touchdowns while running for 112 and a score. Tra Minter, the nation’s second leading rusher was held to just 24 yards on 19 carries. Davis had five catches for 36 yards; Campbell added three for 38 and Hazlett had two for 22 and a touchdown. Jeremy Faulk was named defensive MVP with four tackles and a quarterback sack.

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THE RING CEREMONY On Dec. 3, 2016, Garden City cemented their place in the pantheon of all-time Junior College football programs. On May 3, 2017, they were rewarded for a dramatic, come-from-behind, heart palpitating, 25-22 victory over No. 2 Arizona Western in the National Championship Game, receiving their jewelery during the Broncbuster Ring Ceremony. Pictured above is defensive back Mike Hughes (middle), linebacker Rayshawn Wilborn (right) and redshirt defensive back Warren Saba (left). Hughes eventually transferred to Central Florida in August before being drafted in the first round by the Minnesota Vikings in 2018. Wilborn signed with Ball State in 2017 and started 12 games in 2018. Saba, who sat out the 2016 season, started on the 2017 team that finished 8-4. He transferred to East Carolina, where he played in all 12 games during the 2018 season.

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TOM MINNICK

1 NATIONAL TITLE • 12 JAYHAWK CHAMPIONSHIPS • 24 BOWL APPEARANCES

28TH ON THE NJCAA’S ALL-TIME WINS LIST (126)•GUIDED ARIZONA WESTERN TO TOP-20 FINISHES IN 8 OUT OF 11 SEASONS•LED MATADORS TO 10 STRAIGHT BOWL GAMES•ASSISTANT ON ONLY NON-SCHOLARSHIP JUNIOR COLLEGE PROGRAM TO WIN OVERALL NATIONAL TITLE

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istory is something that Tom Minnick is used to making. When Arizona Western decided to dissolve its football program following the 2018 season, Minnick was the most coveted coaching free agent in the history of Junior College football.

THE MINNICK FILE Hometown...................................... Fort Wayne, IN High School............................Bishop Luers, 1986 College.......................... University of Rolla, 1991 Family....................................................Wife: Tiffany ...........................Daughters: Payton and Morgan

COACHING HISTORY 2019-Present: Garden City Head Coach 2008-2018: Arizona Western Head Coach 2006-2007: Joliet JC Head Coach 1998-2005: Joliet JC DL Coach, RB Coach 1997: Lake Park High School Assistant Coach 1990-1996: College of DuPage Assistant Coach

BOWLS COACHED 2018..............El Toro....................Arizona Western 2017..............Mississippi...........Arizona Western 2016..............El Toro....................Arizona Western 2015..............El Toro....................Arizona Western 2014..............El Toro....................Arizona Western 2013..............El Toro....................Arizona Western 2012..............El Toro....................Arizona Western 2011..............El Toro....................Arizona Western 2010..............Heart of TX...........Arizona Western 2009..............El Toro....................Arizona Western 2007..............Graphic Edge...................... Joliet JC 2006..............Graphic Edge...................... Joliet JC 2005..............Graphic Edge...................... Joliet JC 2002..............Golden Isles......................... Joliet JC 2001..............Pepsi Cola............................ Joliet JC 1996..............Midwest........... College of DuPage 1995..............Midwest........... College of DuPage 1994..............Midwest........... College of DuPage 1993..............Midwest........... College of DuPage 1991..............Midwest........... College of DuPage 1990..............Midwest........... College of DuPage

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“As soon as we knew Coach (Jeff ) Sims was leaving, we knew who we wanted,” assistant athletic director Colin Lamb said. “It was just a matter of making it work.” Truth be told, Minnick had plenty of suitors. But he was instantly drawn to Garden City, a program he personally watched go from rebuild to Jayhawk Conference giant in the matter of one season. “I know exactly what I’m taking over,” Minnick said during his introductory press conference in Dec. 2018. “But I know something about rebuilding programs too.”

Minnick’s bravado wasn’t cocky; it was on point. Yes, he was taking over for Sims, the same coach that lifted Garden City from the cellar all the way to the program’s first national title in 2016. But he was in familiar territory. During his first season, Garden City was right in the National Championship mix, winning eight games and finshing second in the Jayhawk. Then, during an abbreviated spring campaign, Minnick guided the Broncbusters to secondplace in the conference again, going 7-1. They finished the year ranked fifth in the nation and produced four All-Americans. When Minnick arrived in Yuma, AZ in 2008, he inherited a program that had not been to a bowl game in 40 years. And after a 6-5 campaign in his first season, the Fort Wayne, IN. native made it a tradition to go bowling in December. In fact, he guided the Matadors to 10 straight bowl game appearances. In just his fourth season, Arizona Western played East

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HEAD COACH 147 ALL-AMERICANS • 3 RUNNER-UP FINISHES • 3 NJCAA PLAYERS OF THE YEAR Mississippi in the National Championship, a game in which they nearly dug out of a 27-0 hole against NJCAA record-breaking quarterback Bo Wallace. “I’m not scared to take over for a successful coach,” Minnick said. “That’s the nature of this business. But we have a proven track record of success in a similar situation.” Minnick’s arrival in southwest Arizona coincided with the program’s greatest stretch of dominance since NJCAA Hall of Famer Ray Butcher led the Matadors to the 1972 National Championship. With Minnick at the helm, Arizona Western won 10 or more games four times, played in three national title games, and finished in the top 20 in eight out of his 11 seasons there. Twice, he guided the Matadors to 11win campaigns, including the 2016 squad, who came within seconds of claiming the school’s second National Championship. “Garden City is on the map,” Minnick said. “Our job is to continue the success that Coach Sims established here. I have all the confidence in the world that we can do that.” Minnick’s coaching pedigree is well documented. After his playing career ended in 1991, he joined forces with another NJCAA legend-Bob MacDougall at the College of DuPage, the same coach and school that Minnick played for as a star quarterback. It was in Chicago where the coaching foundation was set. DuPage played in a bowl game every year that MINNICK’S YEAR-BY-YEAR HEAD COACHING HISTORY YEAR

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Garden City

7-1

6-1

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2019

Garden City

8-3

5-2

2018

Arizona Western

6-5

4-3

El Toro Bowl (Lost to No. 6 Lackawanna 17-10...Coached (3) first-team all-conference players and four All-Region

2017

Arizona Western

9-1

7-0

National Championship Game (Lost to No. 1 East Missisippi 31-28)...Coached QB Bryce Perkins; now at Virginia National Championship Game (Lost to No. 1 Garden City 25-22)...Coached NDPOY Patrick Macon

2016

Arizona Western

11-1

8-0

2015

Arizona Western

7-4

5-3

El Toro Bowl (Beat College of DuPage 14-5...Coached 2nd-team All-American RB Darrell Monroe (1,009 rush yards)

2014

Arizona Western

11-0

8-1

El Toro Bowl (Beat Central Lakes 38-14)...Suffered only loss in week 3 to Snow 24-7; won 9 straight to close the year El Toro Bowl (Lost to New Mexico Military 32-16)...Forfeited five games because of transfer waivers

2013

Arizona Western

2-10

2-8

2012

Arizona Western

8-2

6-2

El Toro Bowl (Beat Nassau 42-37)...Dropped one-point contest to Glendale and season-finale to Snow

2011

Arizona Western

11-1

8-0

National Championship (Lost to East Mississippi 55-47)...Trailed 27-0 to the Lions before nearly pulling off comeback

2010

Arizona Western

10-2

7-1

Heart of Texas Bowl (Lost to Blinn 31-27)...Reggie Bullock led the nation in rushing (1,830 yards)-NPOY

2009

Arizona Western

9-2

9-0

Mississippi Bowl (Los to East Mississippi 27-24)...Reggie Bullock finished 2nd in the nation in rushing (1,417 yards)

2008

Arizona Western

6-5

5-4

2007

Joliet

10-2

Graphic Edge Bowl (Beat North Iowa Area 28-21)

2006

Joliet

7-4

Graphic Edge Bowl (Lost to Iowa Central 30-19)

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HEAD COACH 1 NATIONAL TITLE • 12 JAYHAWK CHAMPIONSHIPS • 24 BOWL APPEARANCES Minnick was there, finishing as the No. 2 team in the nation in 1993 and 1995. In 1994, they went 11-0 and were crowned Midwest Bowl Champions. Minnick eventually followed MacDougall to Joliet, where in 2002, they became the first non-scholarship program in the history of the NJCAA to win the overall National Championship. The year before, DuPage was crowed the best non-scholarship team in the land. When MacDougall retired following the 2005 season, Minnick replaced his mentor, winning 10 games in 2007 and pushing his team past Iowa Area Community College in the Graphic Edge Bowl. He was named Region IV Coach of the Year at season’s end. Minnick’s’ time at Joliet ended following

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the 2007 season, when he took the head job at Arizona Western. Four years later, Joliet dropped the program completely, ending one of the most dominating eras of football in region history. During his head coaching stops, Minnick has tutored some of the top players in the country, including safety Bryce Beekman and defensive back Elijah Blades, two stalwarts at Arizona Western last year who signed with Washington State and Texas A&M respectively. His 2017 team produced Bryce Perkins, now the starting quarterback at Virginia. His runner-up squad from 2016 was led by National Defensive Player of the Year Patrick Macon, who inked with Oklahoma State before he transferred to South Florida. Also on that team was four-star tight end Jeremy Patton, who burned the

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Broncbusters for a touchdown during the National Championship Game. He had offers from several Power-5 schools before landing at Arkansas. In 2009 and again in 2010, Minnick coached one of the nation’s best backs in Reggie Bullock, who went onto play at East Carolina. In 2011, he mentored another dazzling running back in Damien Williams, who played at Oklahoma and spent time with the Kansas City Chiefs. In 2012, Randy Gregory spent one season at Arizona Western; transferred to Nebraska; then was taken in the second round of the 2015 NFL Draft by the Dallas Cowboys.

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AARON CHEATWOOD DEFENSIVE COORDINATOR • 1ST SEASON

A THE CHEATWOOD FILE Hometown............................................... Parker, AZ High School............... Parker High School, 2004 College..........................................Arizona Western Family...........................................................Wife: Bre ........................................... Sons: Carson and Duke

COACHING HISTORY 2019-Present: Garden City Defensive Line Coach, DC 2010-2018: Yuma Catholic High School Head Coach/O-Line, D-Line, DB’s, QBs, Defensive Coordinator, Offensive Coordinator, Assistant Athletic Director 2007-2009: Arizona Western Defensive Line, Offensive Line

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aron Cheatwood enters his first season as defensive coordinator and third as a defensive assistant at Garden City Community College. Before landing in Finney County, he spent the previous two seasons as the Head Coach at Yuma Catholic High School in Yuma, AZ.

During his time at Arizona Western, Cheatwood’s position group was ranked near the top in the NJCAA with multiple players moving on and producing in the NFL.

With the departure of longtime Minnick assistant, Jerry Dominguez following the spring season, Cheatwood was promoted to DC.

During his eight years there, Cheatwood carried multiple titles: Offensive Line Coach, Defensive Line Coach, Defensive Backs Coach, Quarterback Coach, Defensive Coordinator, Offensive Coordinator, Assistant Athletic Director and Head Football Coach. The school played in four state championships and won three.

During his first two seasons as defensive line coach, the Broncbusters finished in the top 20 in yards per game allowed (14th in the spring and 20th in 2019). During that same time frame, he tutored two All-Americans: defensive end, Ali Gaye, who signed with Louisiana State following the 2019 campaign, and defensive lineman, Raymond Cutts, who returns for his second season in Garden City as a Rivals Preseason NJCAA All-American.

He left Arizona Western after three seasons to become the defensive coordinator at Yuma Catholic.

After graduating from Parker High School in 2004, Cheatwood played two years at Dana College in Blair, Neb. He also spent time at Arizona Western.

He began his career as the Defensive line coach at Arizona Western College in the spring of 2007. The next two seasons, he moved over to the offensive side of the ball to coach the o-line.

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RYAN FELKER

OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR • FIRST SEASON

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yan Felker begins his first season as the offensive coordinator at Garden City Community College.

Felker comes to Garden City after spending the past two seasons as the Head Coach and offensive coordinator at Gila River College in Gilbert, AZ. There, he led the River Hawks to a 6-0 mark in 2020 and a conference title while being named coach of the year. His team went 8-1 in 2019.

THE FELKER FILE Hometown...........................................Tolleson, AZ High School...................................Tolleson (1992) College..................................Arizona State (2000) Family....................................................Wife: Regina ........................................................ Daughter: Chloe ......................................................................Son: Brett

COACHING HISTORY 2021-Present: Garden City Offensive Coordinator 2019-2021: Gila River College Head Coach/Offensive Coordinator/ quarterbacks/ 2012-2018: Mesa Community College Head Coach/Offensive Coordinator/ quarterbacks 2010-2011: Scottsdale Community College Defensive Coordinator/Recruiting Coordinator 2008-2010: Eastern Arizona College Co-Defensive Coordinator 2008-2010: Thatcher High School Head Baseball Coach 2002-2008: Desert Edge High School Head Football Coach 2001-2002: Millennium High School Assistant football coach/Assistant baseball coach/Assistant boys basketball coach 2000-2001: Sunnyslope High School Assistant football coach/Assistant baseball coach

With 21 years of experience as a high school and collegiate coach, he previously spent seven seasons as the head coach at Mesa Community College (AZ) where he established a program that was one of the best in the country. He led the Thunderbirds to a 41-32 record, including four bowl appearances, the most noteworthy of which was a victory in 2016 over 10-0 Lackawanna (Pa.) College 48-42 in doubleovertime to capture the Valley of the Sun Bowl title. Mesa was a regular fixture among the NJCAA polls during his tenure and finished fifth in 2016. Felker takes great pride in social coordination and community service. While at Mesa, he worked to develop an elementary school reading program as well as Mesa’s annual “Friday Night Lights” with the City of Mesa Youth Sports. During the 2015-2016 school year Mesa’s football program was presented with the “Team Community Service” award. In his career, Felker has been a coordinator at the collegiate level on both offense and defense, coaching DB’s and QB’s. He has coached 20 players

to NFL opportunities, including 2015 first-round NFL Draft pick Damarious Randall. 21 others have made AAF, Canadian Football League and Arena Football League rosters. During his time at Mesa, Felker coached the 2016 National Offensive Player of the year, QB Rathen Ricedorff, as well as 21 All-Americans, 126 players that have moved on to Division I schools and 232 have moved on to fouryear institutions overall. Before joining Mesa, Felker coached at Scottsdale Community College, holding the positions of defensive coordinator and DB coach in 2011, as well as recruiting coordinator, in 2010. Previously, he served at Eastern Arizona College for two years as co-defensive coordinator and defensive backs coach. He also recruited Arizona for the Gila Monsters. In 2009 his EAC defense finished second in the nation statistically. Cornerback Prince Ryans earned first team All-American, All-Region and All-Conference honors and was the Western States Football Conference Defensive Player of the Year. In 2008 both of his starting cornerbacks received All-WSFL recognition with Jamaine Olson, receiving a full scholarship at Utah State. Prior to coaching in college, Felker coached high school for eight years, the last six as a head coach.

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ANTONIO BANKS DEFENSIVE BACKS • FIRST SEASON

A THE BANKS FILE Hometown.............................. Newport News, VA High School................................................ Warwick College................................... Virginia Tech (1997) Family: .....................Wife: Yaosca Salinas-Garcia ............................ Step sons: James and Mauricio ............................................. Daughter: Nyka Banks

COACHING HISTORY 2021-Present: Garden City Defensive Backs 2020: Allegheny College Defensive Backs 2017-2020: IMG Academy Defensive Backs 2016-2017: Cairo Bears Head Coach 2011-12: University of Tennessee Assistant strength coach 2010: University of South Florida Intern strength coach 2008-09: Murray State Assistant running back coach 2007-08: Carson-Newman College Assistant coach 2008: Calvary Stampede CFL Internship 2006: Alphen Eagles Head Coach 2006: Indiana State Assistant Coach 2006: East-West Shrine Bowl Guest Coach 2005: Arizona Cardinals NFL Internship 2005: Amsterdam Admirals (NFL Europe) Assistant Coach 2005: Indiana State Assistant Coach 2004-05: Averett University Assistant Coach 2004: Minnesota Vikings NFL Internship

ntonio Banks begins his first season as the defensive backs coach at Garden City Community College. He will focus on the safeties.

Banks brings a wealth of knowledge to Tom Minnick’s staff in 2021. He has more than 17 years of coaching experience, spending last season directing the secondary at Allegheny College. Before that, he was the DB coach at IMG Academy, one of the most prestigious high school programs in the country. During his three years there he tutored future firstround NFL draft pick Greg Newsome II and thirdround selection Andre Cisco, who was taken by the Jacksonville Jaguars. Banks also has plenty of international experience having coached the Cairo Bears of the Egyptian Federation of American Football during the 2016 and 2017 campaigns. “We have some really good pieces coming back in the secondary, and we are very fortunate to have coach Banks for the fall,” Minnick said. “He has coached at every level.” From 2011-2012, Banks was the assistant strength coach at the University of Tennessee. The year prior, he was an intern strength coach at South Florida.

played or coached in the pro ranks, they just want results.” The humble Banks had coaching stops at Murray State and Carson-Newman College. He then spent the 2008 season as an intern with the Calvary Stampede of the Canadian Football League. Two years before that, he was back on the international front as the Head Coach of the Alphen Eagles of the European Football League. He began his coaching career as an intern with the Minnesota Vikings in 2004. As a player, Banks was a star defensive back at Virginia Tech from 1993-1996. During his freshman campaign, the Newport News, VA native was named the most valuable player of the Independence Bowl. Four years later, he was the 113th overall selection of the Vikings where he played four seasons. He also had stints in NFL Europe with the Amsterdam Admirals and Frankfurt Galaxy as well as the CFL with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers and Montreal Alouettes. Banks is married to Yaosca Salinas-Garcia and has two stepsons: James and Mauricio. He has one daughter: Nyka.

“It’s not about how many places I’ve been, but how I can help these guys get to the next level,” Banks said. “That’s what I’m about. Most guys don’t care that I

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TREY JACKSON DEFENSIVE LINE • FIRST SEASON

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THE JACKSON FILE Hometown.................................... Indianapolis, IN High School................................... Warren Central College..........................................Central Missouri

COACHING HISTORY 2019-2021: IMG Academy Defensive line 2016-2018: Central Missouri Grad Assistant/Offensive line/Defensive line 2013-2016: Warrensburg High School Defensive line

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rey Jackson begins his first season as the defensive line coach at Garden City Community College. He spent the last two seasons coaching the varsity defensive line at IMG Academy after spending a season at East Central University as the defensive line coach in the 2018 season.

Jackson also played two seasons at Joliet Junior College, where he was a two-year starter and helped the team to a Graphic Edge Bowl victory. He was also a two-year starter as a prep at Warren Central High School in Indianapolis, Ind. He helped the Warriors to a No. 3 ranking in the nation and the last two of four-straight state titles.

Before that, Jackson spent two years at Central Missouri as a graduate assistant, where he assisted with the offensive and defensive lines. Over the two seasons he helped the team advanced to the 2016 playoffs and a victory in the 2017 Mineral Water Bowl.

A native of Indianapolis, Ind., he graduated with a bachelor’s degree in sport management from Central Missouri in 2015 and a master’s degree in sport management from UCM in 2018.

From 2013-16, Jackson was the defensive line coach at Warrensburg High School. Jackson got into coaching after spending two seasons in the Continental Indoor Football League, playing for the Mid-Missouri Outlaws and Dayton Silverbacks. He jumped to the indoor league after two seasons at Central Missouri (2009-10), leading the team to its second playoff berth in school history and an 11-3 record his senior season. That 2010 football team was inducted into the UCM Hall of Fame in February 2018.

2017..............Mineral Water..... Central Missouri

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obert Ortiz begins his first season as the offensive line coach at Garden City Community College.

He joins Tom Minnick’s staff after spending the previous two years as the offensive line coach at Gila River Community College where his unit led the league in all offensive categories. The River Hawks finished the season unbeaten and was nationally ranked for the first time in program history.

THE ORTIZ FILE Hometown........................................La Puente, CA High School..................................Los Altos (2012) College................. Riverside Community (2015)

In 2016, his squad yielded only six sacks in 14 games, paving the way for the No. 5 offense in the country. Before taking the job at Murrieta Valley, he was the head offensive and defensive line coach at Mount Miguel High School in Spring Valley, CA. He began his coaching career as a student assistant at Riverside Community College in 2011.

Prior to that, he spent a pair of seasons as the offensive line coach at Murrieta Valley High School in Murrieta, CA where he assisted in leading the team to its first league title in eight years while helping guide them to the state championship game.

COACHING HISTORY 2021-Present: Garden City Offensive Line 2019-2021: Gila River College Offensive line 2016-2019: Murrieta Valley High School Head Coach/Offensive line/Offensive Coordinator 2017-2018: Mount Miguel High School Offensive line/Defensive line/Run Game Coordinator 2011-2014: Riverside City College Student assistant

BOWLS COACHED 2013..............So. Cali Bowl...................... Riverside 2012..............Golden State Bowl.......... Riverside 2011..............Golden State Bowl.......... Riverside

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ohan Stokes begins his first season as an assistant defensive backs coach at Garden City Community College.

For Stokes, he reunites with Aaron Cheatwood, the man he played high school football for at Yuma Catholic High School in Yuma, AZ. There, he was a star defensive back before becoming a two-sport athlete at Lake Forest College in Chicago (football and track). He was a two-year letterman for the Foresters while majoring in education.

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Stokes grew up all over Arizona but spend most of his time calling Somerton home. He has seven siblings: DJ, Lily, Malyk, Isabelle, James, Ully, and Sir). His foster parents are Bill Akins and Mellisa Miranda.

Garden City is Stokes first official coaching job after spending the previous few years mentoring youth athletes at the Boys and Girls Club in Tempe, AZ.

Hometown........................................Somerton, AZ High School.................................... Yuma Catholic College....................................................Lake Forest

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rey Stewart begins his first season as the wide receivers’ coach at Garden City Community College.

He joins Tom Minnick’s staff after spending two years as the assistant wide receivers coach at Colorado Mesa University where he had one AllAmerican WR and a highly talented group.

Stewart had a career plagued by injuries, but that never stopped him from being the hardest working and smartest wide receiver in his group. He looks to bring his passion for the game, knowledge of the position, and variety of teaching methods to the Broncbusters.

Before coaching, Stewart was a part of a three-peat conference championship team that reached #23 in the national rankings. The Mavericks led the conference in almost every offensive statistical category in 2017. THE STEWART FILE Hometown............................................. Tucson, AZ High School.................................................Cienega College..........................................................Pima CC

COACHING HISTORY 2021-Present: Garden City Wide Receivers 2019-2021: Colorado Mesa University Assistant wide receivers

Prior to that, he spent a season playing Junior College football for Jim Monaco and Brian Hernandez at Pima CC. Stewart entered the JUCO world after being the only true freshman starter at his NAIA, Arizona Christian University where they won the first conference championship in school history his freshman year.

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offensive coordinator, Mike Orthmann calling the shots, average just isn’t good enough, even they were heavy favorites in their season 1 NATIONAL TITLE • 12 JAYHAWK CHAMPIONSHIPS • 24ifopener. BOWL APPEARANCES

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GARDEN CITY, KS-450 days. That’s how long it had been since Tom Minnick last coached in a game. Crazy, right? But on Saturday, the future Hall of Famer was back doing what he loves, and his team took out more than a year’s worth of frustration on a totally overmatched opponent.

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Jordan Ford was electric rushing for 182 yards and two touchdowns, Iowa State transfer Devin Larsen threw a pair or scores, and Garden City crushed Arkansas Baptist 63-6 at Broncbuster Stadium.

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Ford and Kentucky-transfer Xavier Peters carried the load on Garden City’s opening drive. Following a short punt by Arshaad Yancy that set the Broncbusters up at the Buffalo 39, the sophomore returner raced off right guard for 19 yards. Peters followed with a physical 18yard rumble, and the Broncbusters were setup with first-and-goal at the 2. Two plays later, it was Ford again, blasting up the middle for a one-yard touchdown and a 6-0 advantage. Thanks to another short field, Garden City made it 13-0 the next time they had the ball, driving 36 yards in just three plays before Peters wiggled across the goal line off the left side. It was a welcome site for Minnick, who made the decision during camp to move the former Wildcat from defensive end to running back. The sophomore made a splash in his Broncbuster debut spearheading a ground attack that produced 294 yards on 54 attempts. Peters averaged almost five yards per tote. In all honestly, Garden City didn’t need the running attack to be great on Saturday. If fact, average would have sufficed. But with veteran

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In the second quarter, defensive end Arvell Ferguson dashed into the backfield and sacked Cedric Andrews in the end zone for a safety. Then, right before the half, Ford put the finishing touches on a nine-play, 75-yard march with a three-yard scoring run, putting Garden City up 22-0 going into the locker room. Larsen didn’t have to do much in the season opener, but one look at the 6-4 redshirt freshman’s pinpoint accuracy in gusty conditions was all Minnick and company needed to see. On Garden City’s first possession of the third, Larsen showed off that powerful right arm with a seven-yard slant into the wind to Khamran Laborn, squeezing the line-drive pass in between two defenders. He followed that up with a beautiful ball to Scieneaux Jarmon in the back-left corner of the end zone that made it 29-0. After Chris Smith’s 30-yard scoop and score stretched the lead to 36-0, Larsen was at it again, launching a 40-yard bomb that Austin Simmons came up with at the Arkansas Baptist 10. One play later, Larsen went right back to the freshman from Sandy Springs, GA in the right corner of the end zone, lobbing a fade that Simmons snagged away from LaKendrick Holm for a touchdown and a 42-0 advantage. Austin Simmons added a two-yard scoring run early in the fourth, Devion Hodges turned a short field into an eight-yard touchdown jaunt later on, and Martez Jones sprinted 27 yards to the end zone to make it 63-6. The only blemish on this day came midway through the third when Andrews, who was absolutely crunched by Ferguson before he got rid of the ball, hit Andre Barnes for a 53yard touchdown. Other than that, the Buffaloes did nothing, totaling just 80 yards on the day. Larsen finished 8-of-13 for 114 yards and two touchdowns for Garden City, which won a season opener for the fifth consecutive year. Simmons caught three balls for 66 and a score, and Raymond Cutts tallied five tackles and two forced fumbles. Andrews was 7-of-13 for 77 yards and a touchdown for Arkansas Baptist, who have now been outscored 117-6 in their last two games dating back to the 2019 season.

GC RUSHING: Ford 23-182, Peters 10-5, Jones 3-39, Hodges 9-19, Larsen 5-11, huggins 1-2, Irwin 2(-1), Dominguez 1 (-3); GC PASSING Larsen 8-13-114, Dominguez 1-2-0, Irwin 0-1; GC RECEIVING: Simmons 3-66-1, Williams 1-26, Damous 2-22, Sonn 1-11, Jarmon 1-81, Laborn 1-7; GC TACKLES (TFL/QS): Fuhrman 8 (2), .5 ARK RUSHING: BARNES 13-10, Goodall 11-1, Cheeks 1 (-1), Andrews 10 (-4); ARK PASSING: Andrews 7-13, 77; ARK RECEIVING: BARNES 1-53-1; ARK TACKLES (TFL/QS): Sanders 8 (3.5)

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nearly 200 yards of total offense while limiting the Greyhounds to just one first down.

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And while the passing game may be a work in progress, Iowa State transfer, Devin Larsen, threw one of the prettiest balls of the young season on the Broncbusters’ second possession, lofting a rainbow down the right sideline to Jalen Williams, who snagged it away from defensive back, Mondo Walker for a 26yard touchdown and a 7-0 lead. It was the first of two beauties from the redshirt freshman signal caller, who dropped a fourth-down dime on Garden City’s next possession to Austin Simmons, who dragged across the back of the end zone before Larsen hit him right in the chest for a 14-0 advantage with 7:36 to go in the quarter.

Following Fort Scott’s lone touchdown of the day: a 39-yard scoring toss from Wright to Reece Thomas, the Broncbusters landed a knockout blow. Hodges’ 24-yard run the next time Garden City had the ball, pushed Minnick’s squad inside the red zone. A couple of plays later, Ford barreled into the end zone for a 49-9 lead with 9:26 to go in the period. Xavier Peters tacked on a pair of rushing touchdowns late in the quarter, and Hodges reached the end zone twice in the final frame, including a 15-yard jaunt that polished off a five-play 60-yard drive that helped break a 22-year-old mark. The Broncbusters racked up 570 yards of total offense, gained 28 first downs and totaled 453 yards on the ground. They played turnover free football for a second straight week, and Huggins’ diving third-quarter interception provided Garden City’s lone takeaway. Meantime Larsen finished 7-of-20 for 106 yards and two touchdowns for the Broncbusters, which won their fifth straight game over Fort Scott. Wright was 14-of-26 through the air for the Greyhounds, which were limited to just 137 total yards and minus-47 on the ground. They were 2-of-14 on third down and surrendered five sacks.

After forcing a Fort Scott three-and-out, the Broncbusters wasted no time getting the running game going, and Ford’s 63-yard dash to the end zone on the first play of Garden City’s ensuing drive, gave the brown and gold a three-touchdown lead before some fans had even filed into the stadium. It was all part of a first quarter in which the home team put up

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The Broncbusters will get their shot at the topranked Blue Dragons, which blew out Butler on Saturday night, in three weeks. But in the meantime, the brown and gold are wasting no time thrashing their way to the top of the league standings, even if that meant beating the breaks off a longtime rival.

The Broncbusters added to their lead in the second. University of Florida transfer, Jonathan Huggins capped off a six-play, 45-yard march with a one-yard plunge out of the wildcat that stretched it to 28-0. Then, after the Broncbusters surrendered a 61-yard pass play from Jiya Wright to Mystikal McGhee that led to a 40-yard Ishmael Roy field goal, Garden City immediately answered when Khamran Laborn took the ensuing kickoff back 95 yards to the house to make it 35-3. Ford added a 10-yard rushing touchdown in the final four minutes, and the Broncbusters had a 42-3 halftime edge.

GC RUSHING: Ford 15-164-3, Hodges 10-115-2, Jones 6-89-0, Peters 9-63-2, Paige 2-14-0, Larsen 3-8-0, Huggins 1-1-1; GC PASSING: Larsen 7-20, 106; GC RECEIVING: Drake 3-52, Williams 2-34-1, Bailey 1-11-0, Sonn 1-8-0, Simmons 1-7-1; GC TACKLES (TFL/QS): GibsonBattles 8 (1.5) FSC RUSHING: Morgan 5-25, Fuller 3 (-3), Caudle 3 (-19), Wright 7 (-42); FSC PASSING: Wright 15-27-197-1; FSC RECEIVING: Thomas 3-77-1; FSC TACKLES (TFL/QS): McCorkle 9

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brown and gold up at the Highland 28. Three plays later, Garden City faced another third this time Khamran Laborn scooped up 1 NATIONAL TITLE • 12 JAYHAWK CHAMPIONSHIPS • 24down, BOWL APPEARANCES Larsen’s ankle-high throw and darted 30 yards up the right numbers for a touchdown. It was one of two scoring strikes in the first period with the other coming in the final 90 seconds when the Iowa State transfer connected with Ford on 23-yard screen pass that put Garden City up 13-0.

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As good as the offense has looked through 12 quarters, it was the defense that shined in this one. Jerry Dominguez’s unit had five takeaways, intercepting former eight-man star Quinn Buessing twice while forcing three fumbles, none more impressive than Keylon Kennedy’s spectacular chase down of Raequan Prince in the third quarter where he punched the ball out of the sophomore receiver’s hands after he galloped 76 yards to the Garden City 2. Exzavieus Roberson recovered it in the end zone, and the shutout was preserved. That much is true, and you can add Roberson’s name to the mix. The freshman safety gave the Broncbusters a five-touchdown lead in the second quarter when he read a telegraphed pass from Buessing, picked it off, and raced 60 yards down the right sideline for Garden City’s second defensive touchdown of the season. Sprinkle in a pair of Tahron Sims fumble recoveries, and the Broncbusters smothered Highland into submission. They limited the Scotties to minus-12 yards on the ground, the second straight game where they held an opponent to negative yardage.

There was no way on earth Garden City was going to bust out the entire repertoire against Highland. But leading 20-0 after Ford raced 14 yards to the end zone early in the second, offensive coordinator, Mike Orthmann reached deep into his bag of tricks. On first-and-10 from the Highland 37, Larsen took the snap, faked a pitch to Martez Jones then rolled to his left. A split second later, he pitched the ball back to Jarmon who then floated a pass to a wide-open Jones, who slipped free down the right sideline for a touchdown. It was a perfect play design, and it gave the Broncbusters a commanding 27-0 lead. The Broncbusters proceeded to put the Scotties out of their misery in the second half. Ford added a four-yard rushing touchdown in the third, and Devion Hodges slammed in from three yards out one minute into the final period to make it 51-0. That’s when Minnick pulled Larsen and inserted Oregon transfer, Mike Irwin, who polished off a five-play, 31yard drive late in the game with a perfect dart to Makholven Sonn in the back-right corner of the end zone. Hodges finished the day with 11 carries for 93 yards, filling in for Xavier Peters, who missed the game with a foot injury. Laborn caught three balls for 118 yards and a score, and Jarmon had two catches for 45. Buessing finished 10-of-19 for 145 yards and two picks for the Scotties, which dropped their seventh straight game to Garden City. Prince reeled in six balls for 123 yards.

For the second time in three weeks, Garden City scored on its opening drive. The Broncbusters marched 63 yards in six plays highlighted by Larsen’s 31-yard strike to Scieneaux Jarmon on third-and-6 that set the

GC RUSHING: Ford 23-111-2, Hodges 11-93-1, Jones 9-30, Irwin 1-2, Larsen 1 (-2); GC PASSING Larsen 7-16-210 ; GC RECEIVING: Laborn 3-129-1, Jarmon 2-46, Jones 1-37-1, Ford 1-23-1, Damous 1-12-0, Sonn 1-5-1; GC TACKLES (TFL/QS): Seumal 10 (2) HIGH RUSHING: Johnson 9-11, JOnes 12-10, Atkins 3-9, Gleich 1 (-4), Buessing 6 (-36); HIGH PASSING: Buessing 9-19-76-2; HIGH RECEIVING: Prince 5-122, Campbell 2-30, Schroedl 1-5, Jones 2-2, McCoy 2 (-2); ELS TACKLES (TFL/QS): Thomas 7

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resulting in an incompletion. On second-andgoal, the Pirates were flagged for holding, pushing them back to the 11. That eventually setup a costly mistake by veteran quarterback Brock Domann, whose next pass was picked off by Keylon Kennedy at the 2.

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Larsen entered Saturday’s game with a rightshoulder injury, which made things worse once the Iowa State transfer was sacked three times, the last of which put pressure on that ailing right arm. But it wasn’t all on Larsen; the offensive line struggled mightily to protect, leaving plenty of question marks going into the second half. Meantime, Independence blew a golden chance to put an absolute stranglehold on the game. After Thomas sprinted around right end for a 13-yard touchdown run on the first play of the second quarter that put the Pirates up 7-0, the rest of the period for Jason Martin’s team was defined by a series of gaffs, ones that appeared almost inexplicable.

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And for the most part, the 1-2 punch of Thomas and Reggie Williams was neutralized, rushing for a combined 95 yards on 20 carries. But it wasn’t the defense that put Garden City in a tricky spot all night, it was the offense, which fell flat on its face over the first 30 minutes. The Broncbusters managed just four first downs and 91 total yards.

Midway through the second quarter, Independence marched 64 yards in seven plays to the Garden City 1. But instead of handing the ball to Thomas, offensive coordinator Alex Farrah called a pass play on first down,

Following the turnover, the Broncbusters appeared to have dug themselves out of a third-down hole inside their own 5 when Larsen threw a strike to Khamran Laborn for 27 yards. But safety Demarcus Griffin stripped the freshman wide receiver, and Nadame Tucker recovered for the Pirates at the Garden City 29. The fortunate part was that Independence failed to capitalize on the Broncbusters’ first-half blunders. Martin’s team, which was penalized 15 yards for unsportsmanlike conduct once they got the ball back, were forced to punt from the Garden City 37. Garden City trailed 7-0 at the break. At the beginning of the third, Minnick replaced the battered Larsen with Irwin, who immediately infused life into the Broncbuster cause. And after the Pirates went up 10-0 on Wilson Yee’s chip shot 21-yard field goal early in the fourth, Irwin went to work. Facing a second-and-20 from midfield on Garden City’s ensuing possession, the freshman fired a strike to Laborn over the middle, who danced his way for 36 yards to the Independence 14. One play later, the two hooked up again, this time for a touchdown that sliced the Independence lead to 10-7. The Pirates also helped the cause when they gambled on a fourth-and-1 at the Broncbuster 38 with 8:01 to play. The call: a quarterback draw out of the shotgun, which was stuffed by Christian Fuhrman for no gain. It was another head scratcher, considering what Martin’s options were in the backfield. Trailing by three, Irwin connected with Scieneaux Jarmon in heavy traffic for four yards and a first down. Three plays later, on third-and-2 from the Pirate 43, the freshman side-armed a screen pass to Devion Hodges, who maneuvered his way up the right sideline for 23 yards and a first down. Then, Irwin hit Ford, this time for the go-ahead score. Irwin finished 11-of-16 for 144 yards for Garden City, which won for the 14th time in their last 15 road games. Jordan Ford tallied 57 yards on 21 carries, Laborn had four catches for 81 and a score, and Chris Smith recorded a game-high 11 tackles.

GC RUSHING: Ford 21-57, Hodges 3-9, Larsen 5-7, Huggins 1 (-1); GC PASSING: Irwin 11-16-144; GC RECEIVING: Laborn 4-81-1, Williams 4-29, Damous 3-25, Hodges 1-23-1, Ford 1-20-1, Jarmon 2-10, Simmons 1-5; GC TACKLES (TFL/QS): Smith 11 INDY RUSHING: Domann 13-80, Thomas 15-62-1, Williams 5-33, Brantley 1-23, Wilson 1 (-3); INDY PASSING: Domann 15-30-215-1; INDY RECEIVING: Allenye 5-97, Brantley 3-40, Sparks 2-30, Wilson 1-20, Damron 2-15, Parr 1-12, Thomas 1-1; INDY TACKLES (TFL/QS): Wilkins 4

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wiped off the board because of a holding penalty.

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Drew Dallas’s team took advantage of a rare defensive miscue when Ivan Thomas beat Exzavieus Roberson for a 48-yard touchdown down the middle of the field that put the Blue Dragons up 10-0 with 5:55 remaining in the first.

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HUTCHINSON, KS-CJ Ogbonna threw for 140 yards and two touchdowns, the Broncbuster ground game, which had been one of the best in the nation all season, was limited to just 31 yards, and the top-ranked Blue Dragons beat No. 3 Garden City 23-7 at Gowans Stadium.

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28:04

31:56

Tom Minnick was not pleased walking back to the locker room at the break, especially after his team squandered several opportunities to take the lead in the second quarter. After slicing a 10-0 deficit to three six minutes into the period, the Broncbusters closed the half with three straight three-and-outs. It was frustrating considering the road team had a stiff 40 mph wind at their back. This wasn’t all on Irwin by any stretch because he didn’t have much help. Wide receivers Jalen Williams and Scieneaux Jarmon combined for four backbreaking drops, the running game never got going, and the defense, which played well most of the day, had two coverage busts that led to Blue Dragon scores. Marching into the wind in the opening frame, the Broncbusters did nothing on their first drive of the game. And on third-and-8, Irwin was swallowed up by Jalen Moss for a six-yard loss. That set the Blue Dragons up with a short field, which eventually led to Alfonso Deleon’s 34-yard field goal that put Hutchinson up 3-0. The three points was a win for Garden City, which dodged a major bullet when Tye Edwards fourth-down touchdown run was

Hutchinson had a chance to add to their lead late in the first quarter. But after their drive stalled at the Garden City 29, Deleon’s 48-yard field goal was blocked by Raymond Cutts. It meant very little in the grand scheme of things because the Broncbusters gained just seven yards on their ensuing possession to close the quarter. The Broncbusters caught another break in the second after Joe Carol’s punt sailed backwards and lost 25 yards, setting the Blue Dragons up at the Garden City 13. Then on third-and-5, Antoine Davis was called for a questionable pass interference penalty in the end zone that gave the home team first-and-goal from the 2. But the Blue Dragons short circuited after that. Back-to-back false start infractions pushed them back to the 16, and then on third-andgoal, Ogbonna’s pass to the end zone was knocked away by Davis. The following play, it was the sophomore corner again, this time blocking Deleon’s 32-yard field goal to keep it a 10-point game. Facing a third-and-12 from their own 28, Irwin launched a bomb down the middle that Khamran Laborn plucked out of the sky for 63 yards, setting the Broncbusters up firstand-goal at the nine. Three plays later, Irwin went back to his trusty target on a slant for an eight-yard touchdown that pulled the brown and gold within three, 10-7 with 9:20 left in the second. But GCCC did nothing the rest of the half, gaining just one yard of total offense over the final seven minutes of the quarter. Meantime the Blue Dragons added to their lead late in the half when Ogbonna found Thomas again for a 12-yard score, capping off a five-play, 64yard drive that gave Hutch a 17-7 lead. Yet the game was still hanging there in the final quarter. Trailing by 10 though, the Broncbusters could never get out of their own way. A punt followed by a pair of fourth-down failures put Minnick’s squad on life support. Then the Blue Dragons finally pulled the plug when Anwar Lewis galloped 50 yards for the game-clinching touchdown with 5:49 to go.

GC RUSHING: Ford 11-55, Laborn 2-11, Hodges 3-1, Jones 1-1, Irwin 5 (-73); GC PASSING Irwin 22-48-217; GC RECEIVING: Laborn 8-131-1, Jarmon 5-40, Williams 2-18, Simmons 2-17, Otto 1-15, Hodges 1-0, DAmous 3 (-4); GC TACKLES (TFL/QS): Wembley 10 (3.5), 2 HUTCH RUSHING: Edwards 21-157, Lewis 7-65, Ogbonna 8-4, Graham 1 (-4), Hoff 4 (-8); HUTCH PASSING: OGBONNA 9-20-140-2; HUTCH RECEIVING: Thomas 2-61-2, Howell 5-51, Braham 1-20, Henderson 1-8; HUTCH TACKLES (TFL/QS): Folsom 8 (3), 2

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Mike Irwin, who made his second straight start for the ailing Devin Larsen, engineered a 10-play, 88-yard drive that included a beautiful connection with Scieneaux Jarmon on a seam route for 24 yards. Two plays later, Ford galloped into the end zone off left tackle, putting the Broncbusters up 7-0 with 5:14 remaining in the period. But the rest of the half was highlighted by more inconsistency and some head-scratching decisions.

GAME 6 34 24

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GARDEN CITY, KS- Marred by a slew of flags, sloppy play, and ejections, the Broncbusters found a way. Jordan Ford tallied his fourth 100-yard rushing game of the season, totaling 154 on the ground and three scores, and sixth-ranked Garden City came from behind to beat the Conquistadors 34-24 at Broncbuster Stadium. It was the brown and gold’s fifth straight victory over their rivals from the east.

MI

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SCORING AND STATISTICAL SUMMARY

IN

1

2

3

4

F

Dodge City

0

7

10

7

24

Garden City

7

3

10

14

34

1

GC

Ford 6-yd td run

2

DC GC

Hall 2-yd td run Carol 26-yd field goal

3

DC DC GC GC

Hall 65-yd td run Guidry 38-yd field goal Ford 16-yd td run Carol 41-yd field goal

4

DC GC GC

McKee 62-yd td pass to Gaines Ford 35-yd td run Hodges 29-yd td run DC

GC

16

21

Rush/Yards

33/171

41/195

Pass Yards

241

204

13-31-0

12-25-0

1-1

1-1

Fumbles/Lost Penalties/Yards Time of Possession

12-130

8-81

26:32

32:30

OPPORTUNITY USA

Though Dodge City failed to score despite moving the ball to the Garden City 6, they hit the home team where it really hurt. On a fourth-down scramble, third-string quarterback Rashad McKee, who made his first start of the season for Head Coach Ricky Coon, was lying on the ground when Davis came in late and hit him helmet to helmet. Moments later, the sophomore corner was tossed igniting a testy first half between two teams with no love loss for one another. Truth be told, the Conquistadors where their own worst enemy all night. They failed inside the red zone twice in the first 15 minutes of the game with the second of those opportunities coming to a screeching halt when Arvelle Ferguson and Michael Harris stuffed Mel Dantzler on fourth-and-goal from the 1.

First Downs

Com/att/int

Garden City looked rather uninspired to begin the contest. Jace Orndorff’s soaring punt on Dodge City’s first possession deflected off the thigh of return man Khamran Laborn, and Slayton Clark recovered for the Conquistadors at the Broncbuster 34. And that sequence proved to be even more costly.

The second-year coach though needed to see more from his offense, which got a jump start midway through the first quarter when

After Dodge City knotted the score on CJ Hall’s two-yard rushing touchdown that was setup by McKee’s perfect 43-yard toss to Deonte Rarrieck down the left sideline, the Broncbusters marched to the Conquistador 8-yard line on their ensuing possession. But with just over a minute to go in the second, Irwin inexplicably clocked the ball on secondand-1, leaving the coaching staff in a state of shock. They eventually failed to convert on third down, and instead had to settle for a 25-yard field goal by Joe Carol that put Garden City up 10-7 at the break. And they needed to in the second half once Dodge City grabbed the lead. Hall’s 65-yard dance to paydirt on the Conquistadors’ first offensive sequence of the third put the road team up 14-10. Then, after a Garden City threeand-out, Landon Guidry drilled a 38-yard field goal to make it 17-10. That effort was spearheaded by improved offensive line play and by Ford, whose 16-yard touchdown run midway through the third, tied the game at 17. The Broncbusters added a field goal late in the quarter to go back up by three. But Dodge City, which had lost 15 straight games to ranked opponents entering Saturday night’s tilt, refused to go away, and on their first possession of the fourth, McKee slipped a pass to Willie Gaines, who raced 62 yards for a touchdown, putting the Conquistadors ahead 24-20 with 12:36 remaining. It was all Broncbusters after that, thanks in large part to Ford, whose 35-yard rushing touchdown on Garden City’s next possession put the Broncbusters on top for good. Later in the quarter, Irwin fit a ball into a tight window down the left sideline for Laborn, who made a spectacular over-the-shoulder catch for a 45-yard gain. Three plays after that, Devion Hodges weaved his way 29 yards to the end zone, giving the home squad a 10-point cushion with 6:14 to go.

GC RUSHING: Ford 35-154-3, Hodges 4-43-1, Irwin 2 (-2); GC PASSING: Irwin 12-25-204; GC RECEIVING: Jarmon 4-94, Laborn 3-71, Williams 3-21, Simmons 2-18; GC TACKLES (TFL/QS): Deravil 9 DC RUSHING: Hall 14-131-2, Dantzler 8-33, Falson 2-5, McKee 8-4, Gaines 1 (-2); DC PASSING: McKee 13-31-241; DC RECEIVING: Brown 4-69, Gaines 1-62-1, Edwards 5-61, Rarrieck 1-43, Dantzler 1-5, Hall 1-1; DC TACKLES (TFL/QS): Hardy 11 (.5)

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Carol added a chip-shot field goal in the final two minutes of the second quarter, giving the a 13-0 halftime advantage. More 1 NATIONAL TITLE • 12 JAYHAWK CHAMPIONSHIPS • 24Broncbusters BOWL APPEARANCES impressively, the brown and gold outgained Coffeyville 170-44 over the first two quarters.

GAME 7 20 0

5.2

1

GARDEN CITY, KS-The Broncbusters limited the Red Ravens to just 177 total yards and harassed Nick Arvay and Kolbe Langhi all night, Devion Hodges posted his second 100-yard rushing game of the season with 16 carries for 160, and fifth-ranked Garden City blanked Coffeyville 20-0 at Broncbuster Stadium. It was the first time in 80 all-time meetings that the brown and gold shutout the Red Ravens.

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SCORING AND STATISTICAL SUMMARY 1

2

3

4

F

Coffeyville

0

0

0

0

0

Garden City

0

13

0

7

20

2

4

GC GC GC

Hodges 21-yd td run Carol 42-yd field goal Carol 20-yd field goal

GC

Hodges 40-yd td run

COFF

Meantime, Hodges put the game on ice late in the final period, racing 40 yards to the end zone to put the Broncbusters up 20-0. On the play, the freshman back broke three tackles at the line of scrimmage before squirting free. It put the finishing touches on another 200-yard rushing night for the Broncbusters, who tallied 277 on 42 carries. Irwin finished 8-of-16 for 53 yards for Garden City, which beat Coffeyville for the fifth straight time. Ford sprinkled in 94 yards on 20 carries, Laborn had four catches for 18, and Arvell Ferguson recorded five tackles, two quarterback hurries and a pass breakup. Langhi was 4-of-15 for 26 yards for Coffeyville, which hasn’t won in Garden City since 2015. Dorian Lewis had three carries for 25, and Bryce Childress caught three balls for 36.

But just like the last three contests, the Broncbuster offense was stuck in neutral to start. They went three-and-out on their first two possessions and fumbled on a punt return early in the second quarter. Yet, they did manage to sandwich a scoring drive in between all of that, marching 74 yards in just four plays highlighted by Hodges’ 21-yard rushing touchdown on the third play of the second period to put Garden City up 7-0. After the Red Ravens went nowhere on their ensuing possession, Garden City drove 55 yards in 10 plays the next time they had the ball. Jordan Ford, who was knocked out of the game in the second half, scampered for 16 yards to the Broncbuster 41. A few plays later, Mike Irwin, who was making his third straight start for the injured Devin Larsen, zipped a spiral to Khamran Laborn for 12 yards to the Coffeyville 29. And once the drive stalled at the Red Raven 25, Joe Carol drilled a season-long 42-yard field goal to make it 10-0 with 6:30 left in the half.

GC

First Downs

10

15

Rush/Yards

28/90

42/277

Pass Yards

87

53

11-31-2

8-16-0

Com/att/int

A slew of second teamers were pushed into action thanks to multiple suspensions stemming from the Dodge City game two weeks ago. And still, Garden City didn’t miss a beat-holding Coffeyville to just 55 total yards through the first three quarters.

The second half was dominated again by Dominguez’s unit, spearheaded by Elijah Deravil, who ended one Coffeyville drive in the third when he picked off Langhi inside the Broncbuster 10. Then, on the final play of the game, the freshman corner intercepted Arvay’s desperation heave near the end zone, capping off another brilliant defensive performance.

Fumbles/Lost

0-0

1-1

Penalties/Yards

7-50

6-57

Time of Possession

26:43

33:17

GC RUSHING: Hodges 16-160-2, Ford 20-94, Irwin 4-26, Jones 1-0, Laborn 1 (-3); GC PASSING Irwin 8-16-53; GC RECEIVING: Laborn 4-18, Simmons 1-16, Jarmon 2-11, Damous 1-8; GC TACKLES (TFL/QS): Hill 8 COFF RUSHING: Lewis 3-25, Farmer 5-24, Thomas 5-19, Jackson 6-16, Johnson 1-15, Childress 1-6; COFF PASSING: Arvay 7-16-1; COFF RECEIVING: Childress 3-36, Wilson 2-28, Taylor 2-10, Johnson 1-9; COFF TACKLES (TFL/QS): Collier 13 (.5)

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where that side of the ball had done most of the heavy lifting, offensive coordinator Mike Orthmann, who was coaching in his final game, put together a masterful plan. Ford extended the Broncbuster lead a few minutes later when he torched the Grizzlies’ defense for a 40-yard touchdown run. Then, following a Butler punt, Joe Carol salvaged another scoring drive with a 30-yard field goal early in the second to make it 17-6.

GAME 8 52 40

DE

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5.2

2.2

1

EL DORADO, KS- Jordan Ford comes from a football family. His dad, Glenn played defensive back at Georgia, and his brother Christian was a wide receiver at Mississippi State. So, it was no surprise when the younger Ford took the nation by storm in 2021. And Saturday night’s performance brought him that much closer to history.

HO

DG

SCORING AND STATISTICAL SUMMARY

ES

1

2

3

4

F

Garden City

14

17

14

7

52

Butler

6

13

14

7

40

1

GC BUT GC

Irwin 2-yd td run Petrie 40-yd td run Ford 40-yd td run

2

GC BUT GC GC BUT

Carol 29-yd field goal McDonald 53-yd td run Ford 37-yd td run Hodges 43-yd td run Davenport 50-yd td pass to Lewis

3

BUT GC

Hodges 27-yd td run McDonald 16-yd td run Hodges 61-yd td run Petrie 42-yd td run

4

GC

Irwin 5-yd td pass to Laborn Davenport 29-yd td pass to Johnson GC

BUT

30

19

Rush/Yards

63/480

23/283

Pass Yards

112

195

10-13-0

8-20-1

1-0

1-0

Fumbles/Lost Penalties/Yards Time of Possession

19-151 OPPORTUNITY USA 11-114 42:54

Right from the start, Garden City’s offense, which struggled with inconsistency over the previous month, produced its best game of the season. On their opening drive, Mike Irwin navigated the Broncbusters eight plays, 78 yards, which was highlighted by the sophomore’s 24-yard run that set the brown and gold up first-and-goal at the 4. Two plays later, the transfer from Oregon powered across the goal line, giving the road team a 7-0 advantage four minutes into the contest. The Grizzlies, which finished with a losing record for the first time since 1997, answered back the first time they touched the ball. Tevin Petrie’s 40-yard rumble to paydirt got Butler on the board, although the extra point was blocked.

First Downs

Com/att/int

The sophomore ran 31 times for 222 yards and two scores, his backfield mate Devion Hodges added 179 yards and three touchdowns, and No. 5 Garden City outdueled Butler 52-40 at BG Products Stadium. With his showing, Ford nudged in front of New Mexico Military’s Anthony Grant for the NJCAA lead in rushing yards. If he holds on, he will become just the fourth Broncbuster in history to win the rushing title.

17:06

Butler gashed Jerry Dominguez’s vaunted unit for 478 total yards. But during a season

But Tim Scaffner’s group never mailed it in, and Kevontae McDonald’s 53-yard touchdown run with 13 minutes to go in the half, made it a four-point contest. Garden City countered with the next 14 points, starting with Ford’s 37-yard scoring dash that capped off a six-play, 67-yard drive that put the Broncbusters up 24-13 with 10:03 left in the second period. That was followed by Tyrese Gibson Battle’s spectacular interception on Butler ensuing possession where the freshman batted Nick Davenport’s line-drive pass up in the air before falling backwards with the ball in his lap. Less than a minute later, Hodges turned the turnover into a 43-yard rushing touchdown that made it 31-13. With the game appearing to get out of hand, Butler saved face late in the second when Davenport took advantage of a coverage bust and found a streaking Eddie Lewis for a 49-yard touchdown that closed the gap to 31-19 going into the locker room. Hodges polished off a long 13-play, 86-yard drive that ate up almost eight minutes of the third quarter with a 27-yard scoring run to stretch the lead back to 19, 38-19. But Butler answered quickly, and McDonald’s 16-yard sprint down the sideline, pulled the Grizzlies back to within 12. Irwin’s five-yard touchdown pass on a perfect slant early in the final period put Garden City on top 52-33. And even after the Grizzlies retaliated with Davenport’s 39-yard scoring toss to one-time TCU commit, Karter Johnson, the life had been sucked out of BG Products Stadium. Butler never scored again as Minnick’s team, which held the ball for almost 43 minutes on Saturday, put a once proud program out of its misery by running out the clock. Garden City finished the night with 480 rushing yards on 63 carries, averaging nearly eight yards per tote. Irwin was 10-of-13 for 112 yards and a touchdown, and Exzavieus Roberson led the way with four tackles.

GC RUSHING: Ford 31-222-2, Hodges 12-179-3, Irwin 12-66-1, Jones 2-7, Peters 6-6; GC PASSING: Irwin 10-13-112; GC RECEIVING: Simmons 3-59, Laborn 3-23-1, Damous 2-18, Jarmon 1-6, Hodges 1-6; GC TACKLES (TFL/QS): Roberson 4 (1) BUT RUSHING: McDonald 6-113-2, Petrie 7-97-2, Kempf 7-48, Davenport 3-25; BUT PASSING: Davenport 8-20-195-1; BUT RECEIVING: Lewis 4-100-1, Johnson 1-39-1, Kempf 1-29, Shadd 1-17, Lassiter 1-10; BUT TACKLES (TFL/QS): Berry 8 (2), 1

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2021 SPRING STATS 147 ALL-AMERICANS • 3 RUNNER-UP FINISHES • 3 NJCAA PLAYERS OF THE YEAR 2021 SPRING RESULTS

(Overall: 7-1 | Jayhawk: 6-1 | Home: 5-0 | Away: 2-1 | Neutral: 0-0)

Date

Opponent

Score

Site

Overall

Top Passer

Top Rusher

Top Receiver

March 27

Arkansas Baptist

W 63-6

Garden City, KS

April 3

Fort Scott

W 76-9

Garden City, KS

1-0

Larsen (8-13-114-0, 2 TD)

Ford (23-182-2)

Simmons (3-66-1)

2-0

Larsen (7-20-106-0, 2 TD)

Ford (15-164-3)

Drake (3-52-0)

April 10

Highland

W 58-0

April 17

Independence

W 14-10

Garden City, KS

3-0

Larsen (7-16-210-0, 2 TD)

Ford (23-111-2)

Laborn (3-129-1)

Independence, KS

4-0

Irwin (11-16-144-0, 2 TD)

Ford (21-57-0)

Laborn (4-81-1)

April 25

Hutchinson

May 1

Dodge City

L 23-7

Hutchinson, KS

4-1

Irwin (22-48-217-0, 1 TD)

Ford (11-55-0)

Laborn (8-131-1)

W 34-24

Garden City, KS

5-1

Irwin (12-25-204-0, 0 TD)

Ford (35-154-3)

Jarmon (4-94-0)

May 15 May 22

Coffeyville

W 20-0

Garden City, KS

6-1

Irwin (8-16-53-0, 0 TD)

Hodges (16-160-2)

Laborn (4-18-0)

Butler

W 52-40

El Dorado, KS

7-1

Irwin (10-13-112-0, 1 TD)

Ford (31-222-2)

Simmons (3-59-0)

TEAM STATS

GC

Ranking

Scoring

324

5th

Points per game

40.5

5th

Total offense

3268

7th

Yards per game

408.5

9th

Passing yards

1288

15th

Comp-Att-Int

94-186-0

17th

161

25th

Passing yards per game Passing yards per attempt

6.9

19th

Passing yards per completion

13.7

17th

12

14th

Rushing yards

Passing touchdowns

1980

4th

Rushing attempts

348

3rd

Rushing yards per game Yards per rush

247.5

3rd

5.7

5th

Rushing touchdowns

29

3rd

1st downs

170

5th

Rushing 1st downs

101

3rd

Passing 1st downs

56

7th

Penalty 1st downs

13

12th

3rd down %

36%

16th

4th down %

30%

31st

6-7

13th

Field goals PATs Fumbles-lost

40-44

5th

7-4

22nd

JORDAN FORD

PASSING NAME

GP

COMP

ATT

PCT

YDS

Y/G

Y/A

TD

INT

LG

Mike Irwin

8

55

111

49.50%

634

79.3

5.7

4

0

63

Devin Larsen

5

27

59

45.80%

479

95.8

8.1

6

0

76

Totals

8

94

186

50.50%

1288

161

6.9

12

0

76

Opponent

8

92

201

45.80%

1326

165.8

6.6

7

7

76

RUSHING NAME

GP

RUSH

YDS

Y/G

AVG

TD

LG

FUM

LOST

8

179

1039

129.9

5.8

12

63

-

-

Fumbles recovered

8

7th

Jordan Ford

Defensive INTs

7

11th

Devion Hodges

8

68

619

77.4

9.1

10

61

-

-

8th

Martez Jones

8

22

166

20.8

7.5

1

54

-

-

5

25

114

22.8

4.6

3

18

-

1

Defensive TDs

2

Sacks

25

9th

Xavier Peters

Penalties

74

37th

Devin Larsen

5

14

24

4.8

1.7

0

16

1

34th

Cae'lon Paige

2

2

14

7

7

0

9

-

-

Khamran Laborn

8

4

7

0.9

1.8

0

10

4

3

Penalty yards

633

Time of possession per game

33:47:00

OPPORTUNITY USA

1st

Mike Irwin

8

27

3

-6.6

0.111

1

24

-

-

Totals

8

348

1980

247.5

5.7

29

63

7

4

Opponent

8

248

911

113.9

3.7

8

65

12

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ALL-PURPORSE YARDS GP

REC

REC/G

YDS

Y/G

AVG

TD

LG

NAME

Khamran Laborn

8

26

3.3

460

57.5

17.7

4

76

Jordan Ford

Scieneaux Jarmon

7

17

2.4

215

30.7

12.6

1

39

Khamran Laborn

Bryce Damous

8

12

1.5

81

10.1

6.8

0

12

Devion Hodges

Jalen Williams

7

12

1.7

128

18.3

10.7

1

26

Scieneaux Jarmon

Austin Simmons

8

10

1.3

129

16.1

12.9

2

40

Martez Jones

Devion Hodges

8

3

0.4

29

3.6

9.7

1

23

Makholven Sonn

7

3

0.4

24

3.4

8

1

11

Jordan Ford

8

2

0.3

43

5.4

21.5

2

23

Donovan Bailey

3

1

0.3

11

3.7

11

0

11

Martez Jones

8

1

0.1

37

4.6

37

1

37

Dawson Otto

6

1

0.2

15

2.5

15

0

15

Totals

8

94

-

1283

160.4

13.6

13

76

Opponent

8

92

-

1326

165.8

14.4

7

76

NAME

RETURNS NAME

KR

YDS

AVG

TD

LG

PR

YDS

AVG

TD

LG

Khamran Laborn

10

294

29.4

1

38

15

84

5.6

0

26

Devion Hodges

5

82

16.4

0

31

-

-

-

-

-

Martez Jones

2

14

7

0

9

-

-

-

-

-

Ryan Guerrero

1

0

0

0

0

-

-

-

-

-

Keylon Kennedy

-

-

-

-

-

1

3

3

0

3

Makholven Sonn

-

-

-

-

-

3

40

13.3

0

19

Totals

18

390

21.7

1

38

19

127

6.7

0

26

Opponent

35

386

11

0

30

5

0

0

0

0

GP

RUSH

RCV

PR

KR

YDS

YPG

8

1039

43

-

-

1082

135.3

8

7

460

84

294

845

105.6

8

619

29

-

82

730

91.3

7

-

215

-

-

215

30.7

8

166

37

-

14

217

27.1

Xavier Peters

5

114

-

-

-

114

22.8

Jalen Williams

7

-

128

-

-

128

18.3

Austin Simmons

8

-

129

-

-

129

16.1

Bryce Damous

8

-

81

-

-

81

10.1

Makholven Sonn

7

-

24

40

-

64

9.1

Cae'lon Paige

2

14

-

-

-

14

7

Devin Larsen

5

24

-

-

-

24

4.8

Keylon Kennedy

5

-

-

3

-

3

0.6

Jonathan Huggins

4

2

-

-

-

2

0.5

Totals

8

1980

1283

127

390

3780

472.5

Opponent

8

911

1326

0

386

2623

327.9

CHRIS SMITH

KICKING GP

FGM

FGA

PCT

LG

XPM

XPA

PCT

PTS

Joe Carol

8

6

7

86%

42

40

44

91%

58

Totals

8

6

7

86%

42

40

44

91%

58

Opponent

8

4

7

57%

40

10

14

71%

22

GP

PUNT

YDS

AVG

LG

IN20

NAME

PUNTING NAME

FC

TB

BLK

Joe Carol

8

36

1212

33.7

63

9

5

2

0

Totals

8

36

1212

33.7

63

9

5

2

0

Opponent

8

53

1669

31.5

53

15

2

5

0

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SCORING NAME

PTS

RUSH

REC

KR

PR

INT

FUM

XPM

FGM

Jordan Ford

84

12

2

-

-

-

-

-

-

Devion Hodges

66

10

1

0

-

-

-

-

-

Joe Carol

58

-

-

-

-

-

-

40

6

Khamran Laborn

30

0

4

1

0

-

-

-

-

Xavier Peters

18

3

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Jonathan Huggins

12

2

-

-

-

0

0

-

-

Martez Jones

12

1

1

0

-

-

-

-

-

Austin Simmons

12

-

2

-

-

-

-

-

-

Scieneaux Jarmon

6

-

1

-

-

-

-

-

-

E. Roberson

6

-

-

-

-

1

0

-

-

Chris Smith

6

-

-

-

-

-

1

-

-

Totals

324

29

13

1

0

1

1

40

6

Opponent

112

8

7

0

0

-

0

10

4

DEFENSE NAME

GP

TAKS

SCK

TFL

FF

FR

INT

PBU

Eilye Oshaye-Hill

7

11

1

6

-

-

-

-

Christian Fuhrman

8

26

1.5

6.5

-

-

-

-

K. Abrams-Verwayne

8

20

3

8

-

-

-

-

Antoine Davis

8

27

-

0

-

-

-

7

Cameron Johnson

8

15

1

2.5

1

-

-

-

Exzavieus Roberson

8

24

-

2

1

1

1

4

Chris Smith

8

21

1

1.5

1

2

-

-

Raymond Cutts

8

18

4.5

12.5

2

-

-

-

Arvell Ferguson

8

19

3.5

7

1

-

-

3

Vaai Seumalo

8

8

2

7.5

-

-

-

-

Mailei Wembley

8

12

3

5.5

1

-

1

2

Ryan Guerrero

7

11

1

2.5

-

-

-

-

Tyrese Gibson-Battles

8

11

-

2.5

-

-

1

-

Jonathan Huggins

4

17

0.5

8

-

1

1

-

Darius Johnson

7

8

1

2

1

-

-

-

Elijah Deravil

8

15

-

0

-

-

2

1

Shawn Smith

7

11

0.5

1.5

1

1

-

1

Michael Harris

7

9

0.5

2

-

-

-

1

Shemar Pearl

7

11

1

5.5

-

-

-

1

GP

TAKS

SCK

TFL

FF

FR

INT

PBU

Keylon Kennedy

5

8

Mark Robinson

8

4

-

1

2

1

1

5

-

1.5

1

-

-

-

Daniel Lavelle

7

Kerrick Alexander

6

6

-

2.5

-

-

-

-

5

-

1

1

-

-

-

Geokobe Jackson Tahron Sims

7

5

0.5

0.5

-

-

-

-

5

5

-

0.5

-

2

-

-

Jerome Simmons

7

2

-

0

-

-

-

-

Jeremiah Hayes

3

1

-

0

-

-

-

-

Chris McNair

6

2

-

0

-

-

-

-

Jadrain Scurry

6

0

-

0.5

-

-

-

-

Jalen Celestine

6

1

-

0

-

-

-

-

Xavier Peters

5

0

-

0

-

-

-

-

Joe Carol

8

1

-

0

-

-

-

-

Kerondo Gobern

5

1

-

0

-

-

-

-

Tuakimoana Leota

3

1

-

1

-

-

-

-

Totals

8

336

25

91.5

13

8

7

25

Opponent

8

313

21

68

3

3

-

22

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OPPONENT

SCORE

YDS

PASS

C-A

COMP %

RUSH

R

Y/R

INT

FUM

TACK

SAC

PEN YDS

TOP

Mar 27

vs. Arkansas Baptist

W, 63-6

434

140

9-16

56%

294

54

5.4

-

4

86.0

3

80

35:28

Fort Scott

W, 76-9

570

117

8-21

38%

453

47

9.6

1

3

84.0

5

40

34:33

Apr 3 Apr 10

Highland (KS)

W, 58-0

486

252

9-21

43%

234

45

5.2

2

4

110.0

6

103

32:43

Apr 17

at Independence

W, 14-10

256

193

16-26

62%

63

33

1.9

1

1

93.0

1

74

30:45

Apr 25

at Hutchinson

L, 23-7

201

217

22-48

46%

-16

23

-0.7

-

-

68.0

3

47

28:04

May 1

Dodge City

W, 34-24

399

204

12-25

48%

195

41

4.8

-

1

87.0

3

81

32:30

May 15

Coffeyville

W, 20-0

330

53

8-16

50%

277

42

6.6

2

-

82.0

4

57

33:17

May 22

at Butler

W, 52-40

592

112

10-13

77%

480

63

7.6

1

-

37.0

-

151

42:54

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SCORE

COMP

ATT

PCT

vs. Arkansas Baptist

W, 63-6

0

1

0.00%

Fort Scott

W, 76-9

1

1

100.00%

YDS

Y/A

TD

INT

SAC

YDS

0

0

0

0

0

0

11

11

0

0

0

0

Highland (KS)

W, 58-0

1

4

25.00%

5

1.3

1

0

0

0

at Independence

W, 14-10

11

16

68.80%

144

9

2

0

0

0

L, 23-7

22

48

45.80%

217

4.5

1

0

5

73

W, 34-24

12

25

48.00%

204

8.2

0

0

0

0

at Hutchinson Dodge City Coffeyville

W, 20-0

8

16

50.00%

53

3.3

0

0

0

0

at Butler

W, 52-40

10

13

77.00%

112

8.6

1

0

4

21

Devin Larsen

SCORE

COMP

ATT

PCT

YDS

Y/A

TD

INT

SAC

YDS

vs. Arkansas Baptist

W, 63-6

8

13

61.50%

114

8.8

2

0

0

0

Fort Scott

W, 76-9

7

20

35.00%

106

5.3

2

0

0

0

Highland (KS)

W, 58-0

7

16

43.80%

210

13.1

2

0

0

0

at Independence

W, 14-10

5

10

50.00%

49

4.9

0

0

0

0

L, 23-7

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Dodge City

W, 34-24

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Coffeyville

W, 20-0

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

at Butler

W, 52-40

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Jordan Ford

SCORE

RUSH

YDS

Y/A

LNG

TD

FUM

LOST

vs. Arkansas Baptist

W, 63-6

23

182

7.9

36

2

-

-

Fort Scott

W, 76-9

15

164

10.9

63

3

-

-

Highland (KS)

W, 58-0

23

111

4.8

32

2

-

-

at Independence

W, 14-10

21

57

2.7

14

0

-

-

L, 23-7

11

55

5

25

0

-

-

W, 34-24

35

154

4.4

35

3

-

-

at Hutchinson

RUSHING

at Hutchinson Dodge City Coffeyville

W, 20-0

20

94

4.7

44

0

-

-

at Butler

W, 52-40

31

222

7.2

40

2

-

-

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SCORE

RUSH

YDS

Y/A

LNG

TD

FUM

LOST

vs. Arkansas Baptist

W, 63-6

9

19

2.1

8

1

-

-

Fort Scott

W, 76-9

10

115

11.5

26

2

-

-

Highland (KS)

W, 58-0

11

93

8.5

45

1

-

-

at Independence

W, 14-10

3

9

3

9

0

-

-

L, 23-7

3

1

0.3

3

0

-

-

at Hutchinson Dodge City

W, 34-24

4

43

10.8

29

1

-

-

Coffeyville

W, 20-0

16

160

10

10

2

-

-

at Butler

W, 52-40

12

179

14.9

61

3

-

-

Ellis Merriweather

SCORE

RUSH

YDS

Y/A

LNG

TD

FUM

LOST

vs. Arkansas Baptist

W, 63-6

3

39

13

27

1

-

-

Fort Scott

W, 76-9

6

89

14.8

54

0

-

-

Highland (KS)

W, 58-0

9

30

3.3

9

0

-

-

at Independence

W, 14-10

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

L, 23-7

1

1

1

1

0

-

-

W, 34-24

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

at Hutchinson Dodge City Coffeyville

W, 20-0

1

0

0

0

0

-

-

at Butler

W, 52-40

2

7

3.5

7

0

-

-

SCORE

RUSH

YDS

Y/A

LNG

TD

FUM

LOST

vs. Arkansas Baptist

W, 63-6

10

45

4.5

18

1

-

-

Fort Scott

W, 76-9

9

63

7

11

2

-

-

Xavier Peters

Highland (KS)

W, 58-0

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

at Independence

W, 14-10

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

at Hutchinson Dodge City

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L, 23-7

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

W, 34-24

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Coffeyville

W, 20-0

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

at Butler

W, 52-40

6

6

1

4

0

-

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Ark

FSC

HIGH

INDY

Hutch

DC

Coff

BUT

Total

Eilye Oshaye-Hill

4

4

Christian Fuhrman

8

6

6

3

7

9

3

10

2

4

8

-

41

5

2

40

Kevin Abrams-Verwayne

4

0

Antoine Davis

2

7

7

4

7

4

10

4

7

7

2

38

2

6

3

38

Cameron Johnson

5

Exzavieus Roberson

2

6

5

6

5

4

5

4

5

5

2

38

5

5

6

-

32

Chris Smith Raymond Cutts

2

1

5

6

2

4

11

5

3

5

3

35

7

5

5

3

0

32

Arvell Ferguson

7

2

Vaai Seumalo

3

6

4

3

2

3

6

2

29

10

2

1

4

1

1

28

Mailei Wembley

2

4

Ryan Guerrero

6

5

1

3

10

5

2

-

27

3

-

1

4

6

-

25

Tyrese Gibson-Battles

4

8

4

1

1

-

4

2

24

Jonathan Huggins

4

5

7

8

-

-

-

-

24

Darius Johnson

6

1

2

2

2

5

3

-

21

Elijah Deravil

2

-

2

-

1

9

4

2

20

Shawn Smith

3

5

7

2

1

-

-

2

20

Michael Harris

-

3

5

2

-

5

3

-

18

Shemar Pearl

-

4

2

7

-

2

1

1

17

Keylon Kennedy

6

0

4

2

3

-

-

-

15

Mark Robinson

2

-

3

2

3

1

1

2

14

Daniel Lavelle

3

-

5

2

2

-

-

-

12

-

2

-

-

5

-

2

9

1

3

2

-

-

1

2

-

9

Kerrick Alexander Geokobe Jackson Tahron Sims

-

-

3

-

-

3

-

2

8

Jerome Simmons

2

1

3

-

1

-

-

-

7

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THIRD-YEAR HEAD COACH, TOM MINNICK HAS DELIVERED HIS MARCHING ORDERS: NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP OR BUST!

MESSAGE


by MIKE PILOSOF photography by SHRIMPLIN PHOTOGRAPHY

RECEIVED


G

If you live in Tom Minnick’s world, expectations are always high. And now after battling through an abbreviated spring season played with a global pandemic in the backdrop, it seems as if the Broncbusters are ready to tackle anything. But make no mistake about it, anything less than a trip to Little Rock in December, will be considered a disappointment. That’s because in Minnick’s world, it’s always now or never!

It wasn’t that long after the dust settled on a season that nobody, not even the billionaire tycoons who run some of the most valuable franchise on earth, thought with absolute certainty, that games at any level, would be played without interruption. COVID-19 had its fingerprints all over the sports landscape, causing athletic departments to rethink their most basic necessities. The crazy thing is it wasn’t unprecedented. In fact, in 1918, Major League Baseball slogged e through the Spanish Flu pandemic, a nightmare considering the lack of technological advancement that modern medicine provides. They

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BIG V Vaai Seumalo was once a star volleyball player in Hawaii. Now he's a D-I prospect anchoring Aaron Cheatwood's defensive line

even managed to play the Fall Classic. Still, 2020 will go down as a lost year; the first time since World War II that football was not played in the fall. And if it had been, Garden City may have sprinted to the National Championship Game. Tom Minnick, whose legendary resume will someday land him in the NJCAA Hall of Fame, brought in a slew of five-star recruits in a matter of weeks including former University of Miami quarterback Jarren Williams. But the NJCAA’s decision to push fall sports to the spring put most of those players in limbo, and Williams jetted back to Division-I, while former Florida State running back Anthony Grant transferred to New Mexico Military. Oh, what could have been? It also didn’t help matters that spring football turned into a mirage, a who’s who of teams that didn’t play. Hutchinson claimed the program’s first National Championship, but they did so during an abbreviated campaign with powerhouses East Mississippi, Gulf Coast, Northwest and Lackawanna, the 2019 National runner-up, sitting out. Throw that in with the fact that most teams didn’t have much time off before the start of camps in August, and 2021 may be one of the craziest seasons in Junior College history. Enter the Broncbusters, a team that, for the second straight year, fell one win shy of reaching the big game. And they bring back a wealth of experience on defense. On the front line, All-American end Raymond Cutts, who started seven games in the spring, returns after posting a team-best 4.5 sacks including a season-high 1.5 in a 20-0 win over Coffeyville. He finished sixth in the nation in quarterback sacks and tallied 32 tackles. Also back is end Xavier Peters, the transfer from Kentucky who spent the early part of the spring as a bulldozer running back behind Jordan Ford. Those two


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join Missouri commit Shemar Pearl, who battled injuries during the spring, Eliye Oshaye-Hill, and Vaai’ Seumalo, whose recruiting really took off during the summer. In the middle, linebacker Christian Fuhrman is back for his third season under Minnick. The red-shirt freshman notched 40 tackles, the second most on the squad behind Hill’s 41. Hard-hitting Cameron Johnson and his 38 stops is back along with Shawn Smith, who returned from a torn ACL in 2019 to post 20 tackles, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery during the spring. “Every year, our goal is to play in the National Championship game,” Minnick said. “Conference accolades are great, but we have our eyes on the big prize.”

O

n the back end, corner Keylon Kennedy returns after missing the final three games of the spring. The shutdown corner landed on the NJCAA All-America second team after recording 15 tackles. He also made opposing quarterbacks think twice before throwing to his side of the field. He teams with preseason All-American Exzavieus Roberson, whose scintillating pick6 vs. Highland will go down as one of the best plays of the spring season. “Our defense has a chance to be really good again,” Minnick explained. “With that many guys back, they know the system, and they know what to expect." On offense, the line returns pretty much intact. Carter Habich is back at center with Nymonta Doucoure, the lone holdover from the Jeff Sims’ era, at left guard. Isaiah Adams, who holds offers from Central Florida, Bowling Green, Buffalo, Liberty, UMASS, Ohio, and Syracuse will start at left tackle, while Chris Carter is back at right tackle. “I said it at media day, but the strength of this team is our offensive line,” Minnick said. “We’ve got everyone back. And we added some depth

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with a couple of transfers." In the backfield, starter Jordan Ford transferred to the University of Tulsa, leaving Devion Hodges as the new man in charge. He will get some much-needed help from Will Knight, a transfer from Delaware who began his collegiate career at Old Dominion, and before that-led Smyrna High School to three straight state championships. At quarterback is 23-year-old journeyman Rhett Ricedorff, who played for his father, Randy at Show Low in Arizona. Also, in the mix is Illinois State transfer Jack Baltz, who played in four games for the Redbirds in 2019. On the perimeter, the Broncbusters lost All-Conference wide out Khamran Laborn, who transferred to Buffalo. Replacing him will be Jacobi Bellazin, who once held offers from Georgia, Ohio State, Oregon, TCU, Tennessee, Arizona State, Arkansas, Duke, Florida State, Houston, Indiana, and Kansas State. Scieneaux Jarmon returns as well with newcomer Demetrius Wilson, a 6-3 transfer who’s had stints at both Snow and Iowa Western. “We will be more up-tempo this season,” Minnick explained. “It will be a little more wide open." That’s because of the shakeup in the coaching staff. Longtime Minnick assistant Mike Orthmann retired, leaving the play-calling duties to Ryan Felker-who spent the past two seasons as the head man at Gila River College in Gilbert, AZ. He brought with him offensive line coach Robert Ortiz. On the other side of the ball


Jerry Dominguez left to take a job at Western New Mexico, prompting Minnick to promote Aaron Cheatwood to defensive coordinator. The new lead man won three state titles at Yuma Catholic High School in Yuma, AZ and spent the past two seasons coaching the defensive line. Joining Cheatwood is defensive line coach Trey Jackson, who coached the last two years at IMG Academy, and Tony Banks, a former star defensive back at Virginia Tech who was drafted by the Minnesota Vikings in 1996. CONFERENCE RACE Gone are the days where the Jayhawk Conference preseason poll was a general consensus. For more than a decade, the Butler Grizzlies were the darlings of the region. That is no longer the case; not by a long shot. Defending National Champion Hutchinson was picked to win the league, but not by a landslide. Garden City was slated second, but one could make the argument that the Broncbusters are the top team in the region. During the spring, no team other than Snow in the National Championship Game, stayed within two touchdowns of the Blue Dragons. And while Minnick and his staff aren't into moral victories, to play Hutchinson tight for most of the way with a backup quarterback and without their top defensive player in Florida transfer Jonathan Huggins, who broke his arm in the

Independence game, has to count for something. "Hutch is the team to beat, make no mistake about that," Minnick said. "We gave ourselves a shot in that game, but we didn't get it done. But maybe it's a good thing to not have that big target on our backs this year. Maybe it will allow our guys to focus more this fall." At this point, it appears to be a three-team race with Garden City, Hutchinson, and Independence. The Pirates, who smashed Butler in week one, are as talented as anyone in the conference. The Blue Dragons, which suffered a season-opening loss to Coffeyville thanks to a seven-turnover debacle that no one, not even Minnick saw coming, are still very much the same squad from the spring. "It was definitely surprising, but I say it all the time that anyone in this league can beat anyone," Minnick added. "You can't fall asleep or be overconfident against any of these teams."

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WELCOME TO THE PLAYOFFS t has been a longtime coming, but finally, during an abbreviated offseason, the powers that be approved a new four-team playoff. What does that mean exactly, and how will it be structured? Well, for starters, the top four teams in the final regular-season poll, will be bracketed. The No. 1 team will host the No. 4 and No. 3 travels to No. 2. The winner of those two semifinals games will meet in Little Rock on Dec. 17 for the National Championship Game. Additionally, there is a bit of a kicker for the Jayhawk this year. With the alliance with the three Iowa schools on a one-year hiatus, the conference approved to return to the playoff format for the 2021 season. So, the Broncbusters will play seven regular season games before opening the Region playoffs on Nov. 6.

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ALPHABETICAL ROSTER 1 NATIONAL TITLE • 12 JAYHAWK CHAMPIONSHIPS • 24 BOWL APPEARANCES No.

Player

Pos

Ht.

Wt.

Yr.

Hometown/High School

No.

Player

Pos

Ht.

Wt.

Yr.

Hometown/High School

9

Kevin- Abrams-Verwayne

DE

6'3

235

Soph

Marietta,GA/Marietta

4

Wembley Mailei

LB

6'2"

220

RSoph

Midvale,UT/Saint Francis

78

Isaiah Adams

OL

6'6"

315

RSoph

Oakwood,CAN/MacClean

21

Javier Morton

DB

6'2"

185

Frosh

Atlanta, GA/Stephenson

15

Jack Baltz

QB

6'4"

205

C-Frosh

Birmingham,AL/LincolnWay East IL

84

Favour Okhavhe

TE

6'4"

225

Frosh

Palatine,IL/Palatine

7

Jacobi Bellazin

WR

5'9"

185

RFrosh

Baton Rough, LA Livoina

6

Shemar Pearl

DE

6'6"

235

Soph

Plano,TX/Plano West

82

Keyshawn Buckley

WR

5'10

175

Frosh

Atlanta,GA/Chapel Hill

2

Xavier Peters

DE

6'4"

255

RSoph

Westchester,OH/Lakota West

75

Chris Carter

OL

6'8"

275

C- Frosh

Atlanta,GA/Mays

17

Marquez Powell

WR

6'3

195

Soph

Henderson,NV/Liberty

Matthew Purnell

QB

6'1"

218

Frosh

Mesa,AZ/Higley

88

Shawnary Charles

WR

6'1"

188

Soph

Phoenix,AZ/Camelback

16

50

Manuel Chavez

LB

6'1

220

Frosh

Tribune,KS/Leoti

51

Tyler Reeves

OL

6'3

320

Frosh

Elkhart,KS/Elkhart

74

Brian Cooley

OL

6'6"

300

Soph

Laurel,MS/Laurel

10

Rhett Ricedorff

QB

6'3

205

Frosh

Show Low,AZ/Show Low

0

Raymond Cutts

DT

6'3"

280

RFrosh

Orlando,FL/Jones

20

Exzavieus Roberson

DB

6'1"

180

Frosh

Lakeland, Fl/Lakeland

72

Jabaree Dawkins

OL

6'4

320

Frosh

Eustis,FL/

32

Randy Robinson

DB

6'0

180

Soph

Chandler,AZ/Chandler

22

Marcus Dean

DB

6'2"

186

RSoph

San Diego,CA/Mira Mesa

56

Quentin Ross

OL

6'3"

298

Frosh

Baton Rough, LA/Woodlawn

27

Elijah Deravil

DB

6'1"

200

Rfrosh

Miami,Fl/North Miami

99

Vaai' Seumalo

DT

6'3"

310

Frosh

Maunaloa,HI/Molokai

77

Nymonta Doucoure

OL

6'6"

350

RSoph

Columbus,OH/Walnut Ridge

14

Martiel Singleton

WR

5'10

165

Frosh

Lubbock,TX/Monterey

19

David Elder

WR

5'9"

185

C- Soph

Henderson,NV/Liberty

5

Chris Smith

DB

6'2"

200

Soph

Dacula,GA/Dacula

60

Kysean Fenderson-Gentle

OL

6'5"

285

Frosh

Wichita,KS/Wichita East

12

Shawn Smith

LB

6'1"

220

Frosh

Lakeland, Fl/Lakeland

28

Manace Freeman

RB

5'10"

195

C-Frosh

Phoenix,AZ/ Phoenix Christian

26

Dedrick Talbert

RB

5'11

220

Soph

Baton Rough,LA/Broadmoore

45

Christian Fuhrman

LB

6'1

230

Soph

Queen Creek,AZ/Queen Creek

37

Gregory Thomas

DB

5'11

180

Frosh

Powder Springs,GA/Langston Hughes

24

Tyrese Gibson-Battles

DE

6'4"

206

C- Frosh

Maple Heights,OH/Maple Height

31

Fuafiva Tulafale

LB

6'4

255

Frosh

Waiphu,HI/Waiphu

43

William Greig

K/P

5'10

165

Soph

Saint Jones/FL/Bartram Trail

18

Demetrius Wilson

WR

6'3

200

Soph

Milwaukee, WI/Hamilton

44

Josh Griffis

DE

6'5"

268

Soph

Starke FL/IMG

30

Maurice Woods

LB

6'0

190

Frosh

Houston,TX/MacArthur

79

Carter Habich

OL

6'5"

300

RSoph

Monroe,WA/Monroe

55

Kashawn Hannah

OL

6'5"

300

C-Soph

Little River,SC/N. Myrtle Beach

23

Dwayne Harris

DB

6'4

175

Frosh

Haines,FL/Lakewales

29

Johnny Harris

DB

6'2"

180

Frosh

Safford,FL/Seminole

87

Logan Hartzell

TE

6'4"

230

R- Frosh

Leawood,KS/Shawnee Mission South

89

Jason Hernandez

K/P

5'10"

165

Frosh

Garden City,KS/Garden City

83

Vontarious Hill

WR

6'2"

180

R Frosh

Pensacola,FL/Pine Forest HS

90

Eilye-Oshaye Hill

DT

6'3"

295

Soph

Phoenix, AZ/ Marcos De Niza

11

Devion Hodges

RB

5'7"

185

RFrosh

Carol Stream, IL/ North

13

Jacob Hollins

LB

6'2"

220

RSoph

Fresno,CA/Central

33

Adrian Hopper

DB

6'1"

215

R Soph

Wichita,KS/Wichita South

81

Scieneaux Jarmon

WR

6'4"

205

RSoph

Chandler,AZ/Hamilton

3

Cameron Johnson

LB

6'2"

180

Soph

Hoschton,GA/Mill Creek

8

Darius Johnson

DT

6'3"

290

Soph

Spokane,WA/Gonzaga Catholic

34

Martez Jones

LS

6'1

200

Soph

Kirkwood,MO/Kirkwood

1

Keylon Kennedy

DB

5'11"

185

RSoph

Daytona Beach, FL/Mainland

42

Koy Kenny

LB

6'1

220

Frosh

Ulysses,KS/Ulysses

25

William Knight

RB

5'11

225

C- Soph

Smyrna,DE/Smyrna

92

Alexander Lemon

DT

6'3"

290

Soph

Houston,TX/Mount Miguel

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Player

Pos

Ht.

Wt.

Yr.

Hometown/High School

No.

Player

Pos

Ht.

Wt.

Yr.

Hometown/High School

0

Raymond Cutts

DT

6'3"

280

RFrosh

Orlando,FL/Jones

50

Manuel Chavez

LB

6'1

220

Frosh

Tribune,KS/Leoti

1

Keylon Kennedy

DB

5'11"

185

RSoph

Daytona Beach, FL/Mainland

51

Tyler Reeves

OL

6'3

320

Frosh

Elkhart,KS/Elkhart

2

Xavier Peters

DE

6'4"

255

RSoph

Westchester,OH/Lakota West

55

Kashawn Hannah

OL

6'5"

300

Soph

Little River,SC/N. Myrtle Beach

3

Cameron Johnson

LB

6'2"

180

Soph

Hoschton,GA/Mill Creek

56

Quentin Ross

OL

6'3"

298

Frosh

Baton Rough, LA/Woodlawn

4

Wembley Mailei

LB

6'2"

220

RSoph

Midvale,UT/Saint Francis

60

Kysean Fenderson-Gentle

OL

6'5"

285

Frosh

Wichita,KS/Wichita East

5

Chris Smith

DB

6'2"

200

Soph

Dacula,GA/Dacula

72

Jabaree Dawkins

OL

6'4

320

Frosh

Eustis,FL/

Brian Cooley

OL

6'6"

300

Soph

Laurel,MS/Laurel

6

Shemar Pearl

DE

6'6"

235

Soph

Plano,TX/Plano West

74

7

Jacobi Bellazin

WR

5'9"

185

RFrosh

Baton Rough, LA Livoina

75

Chris Carter

OL

6'8"

275

Frosh

Atlanta,GA/Mays

8

Darius Johnson

DT

6'3"

290

Soph

Spokane,WA/Gonzaga Catholic

77

Nymonta Doucoure

OL

6'6"

350

RSoph

Columbus,OH/Walnut Ridge

9

Kevin- Abrams-Verwayne

DE

6'3

235

Soph

Marietta,GA/Marietta

78

Isaiah Adams

OL

6'6"

315

RSoph

Oakwood,CAN/MacClean

10

Rhett Ricedorff

QB

6'3

205

C- Frosh

Show Low,AZ/Show Low

79

Carter Habich

OL

6'5"

300

RSoph

Monroe,WA/Monroe

11

Devion Hodges

RB

5'7"

185

RFrosh

Carol Stream, IL/ North

81

Scieneaux Jarmon

WR

6'4"

205

RSoph

Chandler,AZ/Hamilton

12

Shawn Smith

LB

6'1"

220

C- Frosh

Lakeland, Fl/Lakeland

82

Keyshawn Buckley

WR

5'10

175

Frosh

Atlanta,GA/Chapel Hill

13

Jacob Hollins

LB

6'2"

220

RSoph

Fresno,CA/Central

83

Vontarious Hill

WR

6'2"

180

Frosh

Pensacola,FL/Pine Forest HS

14

Martiel Singleton

WR

5'10

165

Frosh

Lubbock,TX/Monterey

84

Favour Okhavhe

TE

6'4"

225

Frosh

Palatine,IL/Palatine

15

Jack Baltz

QB

6'4"

205

C-Frosh

Birmingham,AL/LincolnWay East IL

87

Logan Hartzell

TE

6'4"

230

Frosh

Leawood,KS/Shawnee Mission S.

16

Matthew Purnell

QB

6'1"

218

C- Frosh

Mesa,AZ/Higley

88

Shawnary Charles

WR

6'1"

188

Soph

Phoenix,AZ/Camelback

17

Marquez Powell

WR

6'3

195

C- Soph

Henderson,NV/Liberty

89

Jason Hernandez

K/P

5'10"

165

Frosh

Garden City,KS/Garden City

18

Demetrius Wilson

WR

6'3

200

C- Soph

Milwaukee, WI/Hamilton

90

Eilye-Oshaye Hill

DT

6'3"

295

Soph

Phoenix, AZ/ Marcos De Niza

19

David Elder

WR

5'9"

185

C- Soph

Henderson,NV/Liberty

92

Alexander Lemon

DT

6'3"

290

Soph

Houston,TX/Mount Miguel

20

Exzavieus Roberson

DB

6'1"

180

C- Frosh

Lakeland, Fl/Lakeland

99

Vaai' Seumalo

DT

6'3"

310

Frosh

Maunaloa,HI/Molokai

21

Javier Morton

DB

6'2"

185

Frosh

Atlanta, GA/Stephenson

22

Marcus Dean

DB

6'2"

186

RSoph

San Diego,CA/Mira Mesa

23

Dwayne Harris

DB

6'4

175

Frosh

Haines,FL/Lakewales

24

Tyrese Gibson Battles

DE

6'4"

206

C- Frosh

Maple Heights,OH/Maple Height

25

William Knight

RB

5'11

225

C- Soph

Smyrna,DE/Smyrna

26

Dedrick Talbert

RB

5'11

220

Soph

Baton Rough,LA/Broadmoore

27

Elijah Deravil

DB

6'1"

200

Rfrosh

Miami,Fl/North Miami

28

Manace Freeman

RB

5'10"

195

C-Frosh

Phoenix,AZ/ Phoenix Christian

29

Johnny Harris

DB

6'2"

180

Frosh

Safford,FL/Seminole

30

Maurice Woods

LB

6'0

190

Frosh

Houston,TX/MacArthur

31

Fuafiva Tulafale

LB

6'4

255

Frosh

Waiphu,HI/Waiphu

32

Randy Robinson

DB

6'0

180

R-Soph

Chandler,AZ/Chandler

33

Adrian Hopper

DB

6'1"

215

R Soph

Wichita,KS/Wichita South

34

Martez Jones

LS

6'1

200

Soph

Kirkwood,MO/Kirkwood

37

Gregory Thomas

DB

5'11

180

Frosh

Powder Springs,GA/Langston Hughes

42

Koy Kenny

LB

6'1

220

Frosh

Ulysses,KS/Ulysses

43

William Greig

K/P

5'10

165

Soph

Saint Jones/FL/Bartram Trail

44

Josh Griffis

DE

6'5"

268

Soph

Starke FL/IMG

45

Christian Fuhrman

LB

6'1

230

Soph

Queen Creek,AZ/Queen Creek

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0

RAYMOND

2

CUTTS

DT, 6-3, 270, RFR Jones Orlando, FL

XAVIER

PETERS

DE, 6-4, 255, RSO Lakota West Westchester, OH

Spring season • 1st-team NJCAA All-American • 32 taks (4.5 FL), 2 FF, blk • Started 7 games--SH 7 taks vs. Indy

Spring season • Played in 5 games • Moved from DE to RB (25 car, 114 yds, 3 tds) • SH 63 yds, 2 tds vs. Fort Scott

Before Garden City • Transferred from Central Florida (RS his freshman season) • Had offers from Auburn, Baylor, Cincinnati, Clemson, Kentucky (19 scholarship offers in all) • Defensive Line MVP at the Rivals 3-stripe Camp • Runs a 4.65 40 • 125 tackles and 10 sacks his senior year • 4-year starter & 3-star recruit • Also played high school baseball

Before Garden City • Transferred from Kentucky • Played in three games in 2019--made first-career tackle vs. Vanderbilt; then redshirted • Signed with Florida State out of HS in 2018--saw action in two games • Made collegiate debut vs. Wake Forest in a 38-17 win • Consensus four-star prospect • Ranked as the No. 5 overall prospect in Ohio & No. 15 OLB in country • Ranked 5th in the state, 6th at his position and 75th nationally-Rivals • Tabbed by ESPN as Ohio’s 12th-ranked prospect • Under Armour All-American • 78 tackles, six sacks, two forced fumbles as a senior

Personal • Parents: Tamkia Stafford (mom)

Personal • Son of Tiffany Gates and William Peters • Has a son, Xavier Peters Jr...two siblings: Willica & William

1

KEYLON

3

KENNEDY

DB, 5-11, 185, RSO Mainland Daytona Beach, FL

JOHNSON

LB, 5-11, 180, SO Mill Creek Hoschton, GA

Spring season • 2nd-team NJCAA All-American • 15 taks (1 FL), 2 ff, 1 fum rec, int, blk • SH 6 taks vs. Ark Baptist; lone pick vs. Indy

Spring season • Played in 8 games • 38 taks, sack, ff • SH 6 taks vs. Indy and FSC; lone sack vs. Highland

Before Garden City • Transferred from Fort Hays State (redshirted in 2017) • In 2018-started all 12 games at DB--All-MIAA Honorable Mention (won conference title) • Tied for 7th on team in taks w/ 49 (SH 10 taks vs. Pitt State) • All-Area Honorable Mention at DB his senior year • Led Mainland to 11-1 record his senior year • Three-star prospect • Rated as No. 1 JUCO DB by Gridiron RR

Freshman Season • Played in eight games--recorded 3 tackles • Fall Honor Roll

Personal • Son of Karelle and Eric Givens • Mom is a nurse, and dad owns his own trucking company • Wants to own his own fashion designing company

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Before Garden City • Had 84 tackles (7 FL), five sacks and a fumble recovery his senior year • 22 tackles, two fumble recoveries his junior season • Played for Kevin Smith Personal • Born: 6/23/01

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4

WEMBLEY

MAILEI

LB, 6-2, 220, RSO St. Francis Honolulu, HI Spring season • Played in 8 games • 27 taks (5.5 FL), 3 sacks, ff, int, 2 pbus • SH 10 taks, 2 sacks vs. Hutch Before Garden City • Transferred from Snow College (redshirted) • Before that, played for Minnick at Arizona Western in 2018--10 games, 20 taks, 1 sack (SH 6 taks vs. Eastern Arizona) • Was a 2-star running back in high school • Was born in Honolulu, HI • Played football, basketball and volleyball in high school • Led St. Francis to first-ever D-II volleyball title • Played in 2018 Polynesian Bowl • Honor Roll student at Garden City • Rated as 16th best safety in Junior College by Gridiron RR • High School Football All-Star

6

SHEMAR

PEARL

DE, 6-6, 235, SO Plano West Plano, TX Spring season • Played in 7 games--17 taks (5.5 FL), sack, pbu Freshman Season • Played in 11 games--recorded 22 tackles, 2 sacks • Season high three taks vs. Ellsworth & Fort Scott • Registered a sack vs. Dodge City and Hutch • 3-star prospect: offers from Baylor, Missouri, South Carolina, Texas Tech COMMITTED TO MISSOURI BACK IN JUNE Before Garden City • Committed to Missouri out of High School • Had offers from Alabama, Ark, Baylor, Georgia, Notre Dame & Purdue • 75 tackles, 11 sacks, 7 ff, 5 fr his senior year • Ranked as No. 41 weak-side DE and No. 74 overall • Born in Huntsville, AL • 2nd-team All-District Personal • Son Ericka Coley Born: 6/18/01 • Studying computer engineering

5

CHRIS

SMITH

DB, 6-2, 200, SO Dacula Dacula, GA Spring season • Played in 8 games • 35 taks (1.5 FL), sacks, ff, 2 fum rec • SH 11 taks vs. Indy Freshman Season • Played in 10 games--four tackles, int, forced fumble • Had an int vs. Hutch; Forced fumble vs. Highland • Season-high two tackles vs. Fort Scott

7

JACOBI

BELLAZIN

WR, 5-9, 185, RFR Livonia Baton Rouge, LA Before Garden City • Rated a four-star wide receiver by 247 Sports...Had 37 Division-I offers including Florida State, Georgia, Houston, Ohio State, Michigan State, Oregon, Tennessee, Virginia, Kansas State, Purdue, Virginia Tech, Wake Forest and Wisconsin...Considered one of the top receivers in the country...At one point, committed to TCU

Before Garden City • Two-star recruit who played DE and OLB in high school • Had 15 offers including Rutgers, Ball State, South Florida, & Temple • Also ran 300-meter hurdles in high school • Junior Season--75 taks, two ff, six sacks, two pick 6’s and 4 int • Senior-69 taks, five sacks, 4 ff and two scoop and scores • All American in 2017 and All Region 2 years Personal • Son of Rodney and Delene Smith • Wants to be a nursing home administrator

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8

DARIUS

JOHNSON

DT, 6-3, 290, SO Gonzaga Catholic Spokane, WA

10

RHETT

RICEDORFF

QB, 6-3, 205, FR Show Low Show Low, AZ

Spring season • Played in 7 games--21 taks (2 FL), sack, ff • SH 6 taks vs. Arkansas Baptist Freshman Season • Played in 11 games--32 tackles, .5 sacks • Season-high 6 taks vs. Coffeyville • Recorded .5 sacks vs. Coffevyille • Has offers from Hou, S. Dakota, W. Kentucky, Liberty, N. Colo Before Garden City • 2-star; led Gonzaga Prep to state qtrs his junior and senior seasons • All-American wrestler in high school • Finished 7th in National High School Wrestling Tournament • Member of the Junior National Wrestling Team

Before Garden City • Transferred from Chandler Gilbert Community College • Played for the Gila River Hawks under Ryan Felker • Played for his father, Randy, who is an Athletic Director and coach • 1st team All-State in 2017; 1st-team All-American • All-American for Gila River Hawks • Three-year starter in high school Personal • Dad Randy-Athletic Director and coach • Mom Rebecca is an office manager • Brother Rathen played QB at Weber St. • Dad won state title at Westwood High School in 1972 • Brother won state title at Show Low in 2010

Personal • Son of Tessa and Beau Johnson • Older brother Gage plays Arena Football and cage fights; other brother Turin plays football and wrestles; twin 11-year old brothers Kain and Tristan play football and wrestle

9

KEVIN

ABRAMS-VERWAYNE

DE, 6-3, 235, SO Marietta Marietta, GA

11

DEVION

HODGES

RB, 5-7, 185, RFR Glenbard North Carol Stream Spring Season • Played in 8 games • 68 car, 619 yds, 10 tds • (3) 100-yd games • SH 179 yds, 3 tds vs. Butler

Spring season • Played in 8 games--38 taks (8 FL), 3 sacks, blk • 3rd on team in tackles • SH 7 taks vs. Highland, Hutch, Dodge, Coffeyville Freshman Season • Played in six games--recorded three tackles

Personal • Walked on to the football team • Football and track in high school • State qualifier in long jump (16th)

Before Garden City • Recorded 36 tackles and two sacks his senior year • Helped team reach state quarterfinals his junior season • Played DE and OLB • First-team all-region as a junior • Played on the No. 3 team in the country Personal • Born: 8/12/01 • Loves shoes and plans on opening up his own shoe reseller storeKain and Tristan play football and wrestle

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SHAWN

SMITH

LB, 6-1, 220, FR Lakeland Lakeland, FL Spring season • Played in 7 games • 20 taks (1.5 FL), .5 sacks • SH 7 taks vs. Highland Before Garden City • Won state title in 2019 • Injured left ACL in 2019 • Had 20 tackles in a high school game • Also played basketball • 83 taks, 3.5 sacks, 2 int, 3 fr, 2 ff as a senior • 21 taks, 2 sacks, int, fum rec as a junior

14

MARTIEL

SINGLETON

WR, 5-10, 165, FR Monterey Lubbock, TX Before Garden City • First-team All-Area in 2019 • Tore PCL in 2018 • Three-year starter in high school • Senior year-41 rec, 777 yds, 3 tds • Junior year-27 rec, 478 yds, 5 tds Personal • Family is deaf • Wants to be a business owner • Mom Lori Whitfield is an advocate for the deaf • Was born in Dallas

Personal • Son of Shawn and Latosha Smith • Plays the drums

13

JACOB

HOLLINS

LB, 6-2, 220, RSO Central Fresno, CA Before Garden City • Started collegiate career at Illinois in 2018; then transferred to Fresno State (2019-21) • Tore his labrum in 2020 • Played in 6 games last season at Fresno State--18 taks (2.5 FL), sack • Fall Academic All-Mountain West team • Played in 8 games at Illinois in 2019-primarily on special teams • 136 taks, 12 FLO, 1 pick as a senior...38 taks as a junior • 3-star recruit...All-Conference DB • Defensive most valuable player Personal • Born in San Jose, CA • Cousin Stevie Smith played WR for the Bills • Cousin Dion Jordan plays DE for the Seahawks • Favorite athlete is Ray Lewis

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JACK

BALTZ

QB, 6-4, 205, FR Lincoln Way East Birmingham, AL Before Garden City • Transferred from Illinois State-played in four games in 2019 • 3-year letter-winner in high school • Won state title as a backup in 2017 • Set single-season record passing yards and passing tds in 2018 • 2,532 yard, 31 tds as a senior • 1st team All-State and All-Conference • Finalist for Chicago-land Player of the Year • Academic All-Conference • New Orleans Elite 11 Finalist Personal • Born Nov. 3, 2000 in Greenville, NC • Son of Gary and Sarah Baltz • Has three siblings • Member of the National Honor Society and Honor Roll

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16

MATTHEW

PURNELL

QB, 6-1, 218, FR Higley Mesa, AZ

WILSON

WR, 6-3, 200, SO Hamilton Milwaukee, W

Before Garden City • Transferred from Gila River in Arizona • Two-year starter in high school • Led Gila River to HJCAC conference title • Also played basketball and ran track in high school • Started high school career at Desert Ridge

Before Garden City • Transferred from Snow; began collegiate career at Iowa Western • Three-year starter in high school • Moved to wide receiver as a freshman in high school • Did not play his senior season

Personal • Wants to get his Master's in Business Management with a minor in finance to become an industrial real estate agent • Dad Dave is an aerospace engineer; mom Kim is an HR Manager • 3.7 GPA

17

18

DEMETRIUS

MARQUEZ

POWELL

WR, 6-3, 195, SO Liberty Las Vegas, NV

Personal • Favorite tam: Green Bay Packers • Was premature • Honor Roll student and most valuable player in high school

19

DAVID

ELDER

WR, 5-9, 185, SO Liberty Las Vegas, NV

Before Garden City • Transferred from Feather River Community College • Had surgery to repair a torn labrum • Four years on varsity; three as a starter • HS team knocked off Westlake, TX his junior year • Had an offer from Hawaii in high school • Had interest from Colorado, Nevada, Notre Dame, Washington • Senior year-40 rec, 654 yds, 7 tds • Junior year-41 rec, 538 yds, 7 tds • Lost to powerhouse Bishop Gorman in state semifinals his senior year

Before Garden City • Transferred from Feather River College • Also spent time at Snow and Gila River • Two-year starter in high school • Senior year: 29 car, 225 yds, 3 tds...20 rec, 250 yds • Junior year: 36 rec, 459 yds, 2 tds • Team lost to Bishop Gorman in state semis his senior year • Also on the track team Personal • Dad David is a network engineer; mom Honey is a real estate agent

Personal • Born in San Bernardino, CA • Has a son

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ROBERSON

DB, 6-1, 180, FR Lakeland Lakeland, FL

MARCUS

DEAN

DB, 6-2, 186, RSO Mira Mesa San Diego, CA 2019 Season • 5 tackles • Played in 6 games

Spring Season • Played in 8 games • 36 taks (2 FL), ff, fum rec, int, 4 pbus • SH 6 taks vs. Coffeyville • Had a pick-6 vs. Highland (57 yards) Before Garden City • Played football and basketball in high school • Began high school career from Kathleen; then transferred to Lakeland his senior year • Cousin Fenley Graham plays for the Florida Gators • Moved from safety to cornerback in high school • Models his game after Pro Football Hall of Famer, Ed Reed • All-County selection

Before Garden City • Rated as a 3-star defensive back by 247 Sports • Had an offer from BYU • Played wide receiver and defensive back in high school • Senior year had 55 ta ckles and four picks • As a junior-tallied 15 catches for 335 yards and three touchdowns • Had 18 catches for 273 and four scores as a sophomore • Led team to a 10-3 finish his senior year--lost to Lincoln in San Diego Sectional Championship • Helped turn around a team that finished 1-9 his sophomore season • Also ran track...One of the top recruits in San Diego • 2nd team All CIF as a senior...2017 state champ in 400 meters Personal • Son of Victor Dean • Brother Victor Dean Jr. played at Fresno State and Portland State • Sister Arryanna Dean rack track at Alabama A&M

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JAVIER

MORTON

DB, 6-2, 185, FR Stephenson Atlanta, GA Before Garden City • 4-star safety • Had 20 Division-I offers including Georgia Tech, Miami, Oregon, Alabama, Florida, Tennessee, Florida State, Nebraska, Ohio State, and Texas • Originally signed with Fort Scott • Originally committed to Alabama • Also ran track (100, 200 and 400 meters)

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DWAYNE

HARRIS

DB, 6-4, 175, FR Lakewales Haines, FL Before Garden City • Began high school career at Ridge Community before transferring to Lake Wales • Played basketball and ran track in high school • Started HS as a QB; then moved to WR; then to DB • 4-year starter in high school • 25 taks, 1 it as a senior Personal • Mom Nicole is a nurse • Relative Quinton Dent played DB at South Alabama from 2014-2016 • Wants to be a police officer • Likes to sing • Favorite team: Dallas Cowboys • Favorite player: Stephon Gilmore

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TYRESE

GIBSON-BATTLES

DE, 6-4, 206, FR Maple Heights Maple Heights, OH

TALBERT

RB, 5-11, 220, SO Broadmoore Baton Rouge, LA

Spring Season • Played in 13 games • 24 taks (2.5 FL), int • SH 8 taks vs. Fort Scott Before Garden City • Transferred from Urbana University (D-II) in 2020 after the school closed • 1st-team all-conference • All-District HM Personal • Son of Palice Gibson and Kareem Hardy • Favorite team: Cleveland Browns

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DEDRICK

WILLIAM

Before Garden City • Transferred from Southern University • Started college career at Grambling State in 2019 • Four-year starter in high school • MVP of Love and Peace Bowl in 2019 • High School MVP • 1st team all-district in 2019 • Played strong safety as a freshman; switched to running back as a junior • In 2018, rushed for 250 yards, 2 tds in one quarter Personal • Only one of his mother's children to graduate high school and go to college • In 2019, nearly died after appendix ruptured • Wants to be a doctor or chiropractor • Favorite team: Saints and LSU

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KNIGHT

RB, 5-11, 225, SO Smyrna Smyrna, DE

ELIJAH

DERAVIL

DB, 6-1, 200, RFR North Miami Miami, FL

Before Garden City • Transferred from University of Delaware • Two years at Delaware; before that was at Old Dominion • Second rusher in program history to reach 900-plus rushing yards • Played in 12 games in 2019--919 yds, 8 tds • All-CAA Second team • (4) 100-yd rushing games as a freshman • Won three straight state titles in high school • Delaware all-time rushing leader with 6,490 yards and 97 touchdowns • 2,164 rushing yards as a senior • Gatorade High School Player of the Year • Had surgery on left shoulder in 2017

Spring Season • Played in 8 games • 20 taks, 2 int, pbu, block • SH 9 taks vs. Dodge • Had 2 picks vs. Coffeyville Before Garden City • Transferred from Bethune Cookman (Redshirted) • 20 solo tackles as a senior, 2 int • Also ran 200 hurdles on track team Personal • Favorite team: Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Personal • 4 siblings; 3 brothers • Majoring in health behavior science

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MANACE

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FREEMAN

RB, 5-10, 195, FR Phoenix Christian Phoenix, AZ Before Garden City • Transferred from Northern Arizona • Golden Eagle Scholar athlete in 2021 • 2A Conference Offensive Player of the year in 2019 • All-2A Conference 1st team • Region Offensive Player of the Year • 2,232 yards, 37 tds as a senior (12.3 yards per carry) • Broke 3,000-yard mark during high school career • 234 career tackles (111 as a senior), 15 career sacks • Led Phoenix Christian to state title game in 2019 (ran for 138 yards, 2 tds) • Shattered his knee cap freshman year of high school • 3-year starter in HS

MAURICE

WOODS

LB, 6-0, 190, FR MacArthur Houston, TX Before Garden City • Had an offer from Tulsa • All-District team

Personal • Mom, Nancy is a nurse • 3.4 GPA • Wants to be a real estate agent

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JOHNNY

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HARRIS

DB, 6-2, 180, FR Seminole Safford, FL Before Garden City • Played two years of high school ball • Played WR and DB in high school • Had a pick-6 in state title game • 1st-team all-conference • Led team to state title as a senior (13-0) • 25 taks, 1 pick as a senior Personal • Favorite team: Miami Dolphins

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FUAFIVA

TULAFALE

LB, 6-4, 255, FR Waiphu Waiphu, HI Before Garden City • Won state title in 2019 • 4-year starter in high school • 3-star recruit • Had an offer from Hawaii • Had interest from Boise State, Cal, Nevada, San Jose State, Texas, UCLA, USC, Washington • Also played basketball Personal • Favorite team: Steelers

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RANDY

ROBINSON

DB, 6-0, 180, RSO Chandler Chandler, AZ

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MARTEZ

JONES

LS, 6-1, 200, SO Kirkwood Kirkwood, MO

Before Garden City • Transferred from Gila River • Wrestled, played baseball, basketball, swam and ran track in high school • 3-year starter in high school • Moved from QB to DB • Led team to state title in 2017

Spring Season • Played in 8 games • 22 car, 166 yds, td (7.5 avg) • SH 89 yards vs. Fort Scott; Lone TD vs. Arkansas Baptist

Personal • 3.2 GPA • President's Honor Roll • Cousin Eddie George played at Ohio State and for the Houston Oilers, Tennessee Titans and Dallas Cowboys from 1996-2004 • Mom Tamara is a hairstylist • Dad Randy is a contractor

Before Garden City • Played running back in high school • Ran track (100 meters and long jump) • Won state title as a sophomore in 2016 • 4th most rushing yards in single season in Kirkwood History • Played entire junior season with torn groin • Started junior and senior seasons • 1300 yards and 15 touchdowns as a senior • 2200 career rushing yards and 22 tds

Freshman season • Played in 10 games as a freshman

Personal • Dad played quarterback at Kirkwood in 1991 • Wants to be a video editor

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ADRIAN

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HOPPER

DB, 6-1, 215, RSO Wichita South Wichita, KS

Before Garden City • Transferred from West Georgia • Started collegiate career at Arkansas Baptist • Also enjoys playing golf • Four years on varsity in high school, two years as a starter • Moved from WR to DB

2018 Season • Did not play

Personal • Has a tax business • Wants to be an accountant • Mom is a travel agent; dad is a contractor

2017 Season • Redshirted Before Garden City • Birthday: 2/14/99

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THOMAS

DB, 5-11, 180, FR Langston Hughes Powder Springs, GA

2019 Season • Played in 11 games • 11 tackles • SH 3 tackles vs. Fort Scott and Iowa Central

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KOY

KENNY

LB, 6-1, 220, FR Ulysses Ulysses, KS Before Garden City • Played four years on varsity in high school • Played football and basketball in high school • Played quarterback in high school • Played in Kansas Shrine Bowl Personal • Lost his father, Jason in 2018 • Jason was head coach and Athletic Director at Ulysses • Mom Andrea is a teacher • 4.0 GPA • Wants to be a ranch manager • Favorite team: Patriots

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WILLIAM

GREIG

K/P, 5-10, 165, SO Bartram Trail St. Jones, FL Before Garden City • Transferred from Highland • Played football and soccer in high school • First-team all-state freshman and junior year • Four-year starter in high school Personal • 3.0 GPA • Dad works for the government

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JOSH

GRIFFIS

DE, 6-5, 268, SO IMG Starke, FL Before Garden City • Transferred from Florida State • Played in 7 games in 2020--4 taks (1 FL) • 3-star recruit • No. 23 weak-side DE by 247 and No. 75 overall prospect in FL • 29 taks including 22 solo stops and 5.5 sacks in 9 games as a senior • Was part of a defense that recorded 34 sacks in 2019 • 16 taks, 1 sack as a junior • 38 taks, 6 sacks and 2 ff as a sophomore • Began high school career at Clay • Picked FSU over Louisville (originally committed to Louisville; then Florida)

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CHRISTIAN

FUHRMAN

LB, 6-2, 235, RFR Queen Creek Queen Creek, AZ Spring Season • Played in eight games • 2nd leading tackler with 40 stops (6.5 FL), 1.5 sacks • HM All Conference • SH 10 taks vs. Indy Before Garden City • Played baseball, football and ran track in high school • Senior season-60 tackles, four sacks • 70 tackles, one sack, fumble rec as a junior • Team made it to the state quarterfinals his junior season • Reached state semis as a sophomore (lost to eventual state champion Williams Field) • Baseball team won 24 games his junior year (24-5) • First-team All-Region defensive lineman as a junior • Two years on varsity Personal • Son of Christy Fuhrman and Andy Fuhrman • Mom is a nurse

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MANUEL

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CHAVEZ

LB, 6-1, 220, FR Leoti Tribune, KS

Personal • Older brother Jose played at Sterling • Favorite player: Travis Kelce • 3.6 GPA • National honor society

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Personal • Son of Warren and Kirstal Hannah • Wants to be a PE Coach • Favorite player: Russell Westbrook

QUENTIN

ROSS

OL, 6-2, 315, FR Woodlawn Baton Rouge, LA

Before Garden City • 3-year starter in high school • 1st team all-district 2020 • 2nd team all-league DT in 2020 • Part of only undefeated team in Elkhart history • Personal • Cousin Austin Dale played LB at Fort Hays State • Dad Freddie travels the country building power lines; mom Nichole is a cosmetologist • 3.8 GPA

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Before Garden City • Transferred from Itawamba Junior College--Played in five games • 2019 All-Zone Blitz Team • Never started • Played both guard and tackle in high school • Was also a discus thrower • Played in the Shrine Bowl

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REEVES

OL, 6-3, 320, FR Elkhart Elkhart, KS

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HANNAH

OL, 6-3, 317, SO North North Myrtle Beach, SC

Before Garden City • Started high school career at Greeley County • Grew up in Leoti and moved to Tribune in 4th grade • After his brother Zach passed away in 2018, moved back to his hometown • Team was state runner up as a senior • Defensive player of the year in 2021 • Didn't play his junior year • Played basketball, golf and ran track

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KASHAWN

@GCCC_FOOTBALL

Before Garden City • All-District as a junior and senior • Three-year starter in high school • Was a three-star recruit • Had interest from Prairie View A&M, Clemson, SMU, Baylor, Northwestern, Georgia State, Memphis, LSU • Also played baseball • Started playing when he was five • Played center in high school Personal • Favorite player: 49ers offensive lineman, Trent Williams • Raised by a single mom

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KYSEAN

OL, 6-5, 285, FR Wichita East Wichita, KS Before Garden City • Had ACL surgery in 2017 • 2-year starter in high school • Played tight end, qb and long snapper • Best game-3 sacks, 4 TFL and a blocked field goal vs. Kapaun • Junior year vs. Great Bend-threw for 230 yards, 4 tds and had 1 rushing score Personal • Favorite player: Tony Gonzalez • Mom Kyra is a hotel manager; dad Darrin is a sheet metal mechanic • Wants to be a trainer or a mechanic

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FENDERSON

Before Garden City • Transferred from East Mississippi • Tore his right ACL • Three years on varsity • All-Region team Personal • Principal scholar • Studying sports communications

75

DAWKINS

Before Garden City • Played DE and TE in high school • Discus thrower • Started prep career at Leesburg before transferring to Eustis

COOLEY

OL, 6-6, 300, SO Laurel Laurel, MS

JABAREE

OL, 6-4, 290, FR Eustis Eustis, FL

BRIAN

CHRIS

CARTER

DE, 6’8, 260, FR Mays Atlanta, GA Before Garden City • Three years on varsity; two as a starter • Changed from OT to DE his senior year • Won state title at Cedar Grove High School in 2018 • Was one of the tallest football players in Georgia • Also played basketball Personal • Son of Frances Hunter

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NYMONTA

DOUCOURE

OL, 6’4, 350, RSO Walnut Ridge Columbus, OH

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CARTER

HABICH

OL, 6-5, 300, RSO Monroe Monroe, WA

Spring Season • 2nd team all-conference • Played in all 8 games

Spring Season • Played in 8 games • All-Conference Honorable Mention

Freshman Season • Played in 10 games last year • Honorable Mention All-American as a freshman • Redshirted in 2018

Before Garden City • Started college career at Arizona Western with Minnick in 2018 before transferring to Garden City temporarily after AWC shutdown before signing with Louisiana Tech in 2019 • Biggest memory: beating Miami in the Independence Bowl last year • Played in two games at LA Tech in 2019 • Played in 11 games on the OL for Arizona Western in 2018 • Lettered in football and track in high school • Also had an offer from Central Florida in High School • Two-star prospect

Before Garden City • All-Ohio third team as a senior • All-District and All-State • Only played one year of varsity football • Lived in Africa when he was younger Personal • Son of Nika • Born: 9/20/00 • Favorite team: Cleveland Browns

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Personal • Son of Roger and Shanna • Favorite player: Hall of Fame OL Walter Jones • Born: 3/20/00 • One sibling: Jayce

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ADAMS

OL, 6-5, 315, RSO MacClean Oakwood, Canada

SCIENEAUX

JARMON

WR, 6-4, 205, RSO Hamilton Chandler, AZ

Spring Season • Played in all 8 games • 2nd-team All-Conference • Has offers from UCF, Buffalo, Liberty, Bowling Green, Hawaii, Jackson State, UMASS, Ohio, Syracuse, and Texas State Before Garden City • Transferred from Wilfrid Laurier University in Canada (Located in Ontario) • Played for the Durham Dolphins football Club

Spring Season • Played in seven games-17 rec, 215 yds, td • Season high 94 yds vs. Dodge; lone td vs. Arkansas Baptist Freshman Season • Played in six games--0 catches Before Garden City • Transferred from Arizona State (walked-on) • Started HS at Cesar Chavez then transferred to Hamilton • Played three sports: basketball, football and track • On track team (200 and 400 meters; high jump) • Ran a sub 4.5 40-yard dash • 938 yards and four touchdowns his senior year Personal • Son of Eureka Hall, former LSU National Championship sprinter, and arguably one of the most accomplished athletes to ever come out of Arizona • Mom coaches high school volleyball and track • Favorite team: New York Jets (fan his whole life)

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KEYSHAWN

BUCKLEY

WR, 5-10, 175, FR Chapel Hill Atlanta, GA

OKHAVHE

TE, 6-4, 225, FR Palatine Palatine, IL Before Garden City • Born in Nigeria • Only started one year in high school • Moved from DE to TE

Before Garden City • 3-year starter in high school • Played varsity all four years • Played QB in high school • 25 rec, 454 yds, 5 tds as a senior • All-Sentinel first team

Personal • Favorite player: TE Kyle Pitts (Atlanta Falcons)

Personal • Loves to fish • Favorite player: Cam Newton

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VONTARIOUS

HILL

WR, 6-2, 180, RFR Pine Forest Pensacola, FL Before Garden City • Transferred from Coahoma • Had 21 offers including Illinois, Indiana, Oregon, Rutgers • 33 rec, 619 yds, 7 tds as a senior • 20 rec, 545 yds, 7 tds as a junior • 3-star recruit

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LOGAN

HARTZELL

TE, 6-4, 230, RFR Shawnee Mission South Leawood, KS Before Garden City • Transferred from Lincoln University • Changed from DE to TE his senior year Personal • Favorite player: Travis Kelce

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SHAWN

CHARLES

WR, 6-1, 188, SO Camelback Phoenix, AZ

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EILYE

OSHAYE-HILL

DT, 6-3, 295, SO Marcos De Niza Phoenix, AZ

Before Garden City • Transferred from Northern Arizona • Played basketball, football and ran track in high school • 32 rec, 322 yds, 3 tds as a senior • 15 rec, 102 yds, 2 tds as a junior

Spring Season • Played in 8 games-Leading tackler w/41 stops (6 FL), 1 sack • All-Conf 2nd team Freshman Season • Played in 10 games as a freshman • Recorded 26 tackles and one sack Before Garden City • Was a high school wrestler • All-City junior and senior year • Three-year starter in football • 41 tackles his senior year Personal • Son of Tanishya • Born: 6/25/01 • Wants to be a software engineer • Favorite NFL team: Philadelphia Eagles • Born in Indianapolis • Wants to be a graphic designer

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JASON

HERNANDEZ

K/P, 5-10, 165, FR Garden City Garden City, KS

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ALEXANDER

LEMON

DT, 6-3, 290, SO Mount Miguel Houston, TX

Before Garden City • 2-time All-Stater • Broke his wrist wrestling in high school Personal • Brother Miguel Hernandez played football and soccer at Garden City High School and GCCC • Works at Menards on the weekends • Wants to be a fitness trainer

Before Garden City • Transferred from Iowa Central • 2017 1st team all-conf • 2018 1st team all-conf • Cracked his patella in high school • 4-year starter in high school • Moved from LB to DT; also played center • Led Mount Miguel to first postseason victory in four decades • Personal • Was going to give up football after his poppa passed away in 2019, but he decided to keep playing • Wants to be a music teacher

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SEUMALO

DT, 6-3, 310, FR Molokai Maunaloa, HI Spring Season • Played in eight games-28 tackles (7.5 FL), 2 sacks • Season high 10 taks Before Garden City • All-Hawaii Bowl Defensive MVP • Honor Roll • Played on the offensive line as a senior • Led team in pancake blocks as a senior • Has only played football for one year • Played at an eight-man school that played 11-man his one year--first time they had played 11 man in more than a half-century • Played basketball and volleyball for three years • Had to negotiate with his dad to let him play football Personal • Son of Vaai and Naomi • Favorite team: New York Giants because when he was a kid he was a giant compared to everyone else

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BOWL RECAPS 2018 NJCAA TITLE GAME Nov. 29, 2018 • Pittsburg, KS

9 10

GARDEN CITY EAST MISSISSIPPI

2017 HEART OF TEXAS

2016 NJCAA TITLE GAME

Dec. 2, 2017 • Copperas Cove, TX

Dec. 3, 2016 • Yuma, AZ

41 48

GARDEN CITY TRINITY VALLEY

25 22

GARDEN CITY ARIZONA WESTERN

GC

EMCC

GC

TV

First Downs

9

14

First Downs

20

23

First Downs

12

20

Rushes-Yards

54-166

36-115

Rushes-Yards

31-86

44-171

Rushes-Yards

32-131

46-155

Passing Yards

Passing Yards

GC

Passing Yards

AZW

16

96

337

252

192

218

Passes-comp-int

2-10-2

17-31-0

Passes-comp-int

30-57-2

21-49-2

Passes-comp-int

13-22-0

16-30-2

Plays-Yards

Plays-Yards

Plays-Yards

64-182

67-211

88-423

93-423

54-323

76-373

Fumbles-Lost

4-2

2-1

Fumbles-Lost

2-0

0-0

Fumbles-Lost

2-2

3-2

Penalties-Yards

5-55

6-31

Penalties-Yards

4-31

5-43

Penalties-Yards

6-60

7-40

score by quarter

score by quarter

score by quarter

Garden City

0

0

3

6

--

9

Garden City

0

7

14

20

--

41

Garden City

7

12

0

6

--

25

East Mississippi

3

7

0

0

--

21

Trinity Valley

10

7

14

17

--

48

Ariz Western

0

14

0

8

--

22

scoring

scoring

scoring

EMCC-Josh Smith 36-yard field goal EMCC-Everitt Cunningham 10-yard fumble recovery GC-Ben Raybon 24-yard field goal GC Dedrick Mills 1-yard td run

TV-Eppler 16-yd td pass to Mullins TV-Angel Sevier 46-yard field goal TV-Eppler 21-yd td pass to Mullins GC-Wilson 5-yd td pass to Kilby GC Wilson 3-yd td pass to Kilby TV-Eppler 1-yd td run GC-Williams 40-yd int return TV-Eppler 21-yd td pass to Wallace GC-Dotson 20-yd int return GC Wilson 13-yard td pass to Simmons TV-Robinson 100-yd kickoff return GC-Wilson 10-yd td pass to Davis TV-Sevier 42-yard field goal TV-Robinson 25-yd int return

GC-Huslig 85-yd td run GC-Howard fumble recovery in the end zone AZW-Gant 14-yard td pass to Anderson AZW-Miles 20-yd fumble return GC-Huslig 32-yard td pass to Hughes AZW-Gant 8-yd td pass to Patton GC-Huslig 1-yd td pass to Hazlett

game summary

statistical leaders

This game will always be remembered for what didn’t happen. Following Dedrick Mill’s one-yard rushing touchdown on fourth-and-goal early in the fourth quarter, Head Coach Jeff Sims appeared to catch East Mississippi off guard on the ensuing point after. Instead of kicking, Sims directed quarterback Nick Bohn to go for two. When he took the snap, the freshman signal caller pitched it back right to Kahari Love, who had missed most of the season with a leg injury. On any other day, the play probably works. Against the Lions, JaQuez Akins was ready, peeling off a block, and chopping Love down a foot short of the goal line-preserving East Mississippi’s 10-9 advantage. The Broncbusters never scored again, and Everitt Cunningham’s 10-yard scoop and score in the second quarter, proved to be the difference.

Rushing:

GC-Wilson 17-64 TV-Thomas 16-103

Passing:

GC-Wilson 30-57-4-337-2 TV-Eppler 21-49-3-252-2

Receiving:

GC-Davis 14-169-1 TV-Wallace 4-57-1

statistical leaders Rushing:

GC-West 22-110 EMCC-McIntosh 18-69

Passing:

GC-Moore 2-10-0-16-2 EMCC-deWeaver 17-29-0-96-0

Receiving:

GC-Watt 1-13 EMCC-Drummond 6-39

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statistical leaders Rushing:

GC-Huslig 11-112-1 AZW-Rodriguez 29-135

Passing:

GC-Huslig 13-22-2-192-0 AZW-Gant 16-30-2-218-2

Receiving:

GC-Phillips 2-64 AZW-McKnight 5-62

game summary

game summary Garden City climbed out of a 17-0 hole to take a 41-38 lead after Terry Wilson hit Daniel Davis for a 10-yard score. But Trinity Valley tied the game on a 42-yard field goal by Angel Sevier; then took the lead in the final seconds when Prince Robinson intercepted Terry Wilson and returned it 25 yards for a touchdown.

After jumping out to a 13-0 lead, Garden City watched as the Matadors scored 14 unanswered points, the last of which came on Jekyren Miles 20-yd fumble return for a touchdown. But the Broncbusters regained the momentum before the half when Peyton Huslig hit Mike Hughes for a 32-yard score. In the second half, Arizona Western went back on top early in the fourth quarter; then had a chance to put the game away late before failing on a critical fourth down deep in Garden City territory. Huslig then engineered the most famous drive in program history, marching the Broncbusters 85 yards in six plays, punctuating it with a one-yard, gamewinning touchdown pass to Harley Hazlett.

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BOWL RECAPS 2012 MISSISSIPPI BOWL

2013 CAPITAL OF KANSAS

2005 DIXIE ROTARY BOWL

Dec. 2, 2012 • Biloxi, MS

Dec. 8, 2013 • Pittsburg, KS

21 47

GARDEN CITY TYLER

Dec. 3, 2005 • St. George, UT

31 29

GARDEN CITY COPIAH-LINCOLN

31 35

GARDEN CITY DIXIE STATE

GC

TYLER

GC

CL

First Downs

14

21

First Downs

23

18

First Downs

18

21

Rushes-Yards

29-30

52-289

Rushes-Yards

38-310

14-33

Rushes-Yards

34-201

43-143

Passing Yards

Passing Yards

GC

215

245

305

412

191

256

Passes-comp-int

18-35-1

14-29-0

Passes-comp-int

14-26-1

32-51-1

Passes-comp-int

10-20-0

17-31-1

Plays-Yards

Plays-Yards

Plays-Yards

54-392

74-399

4-35

10-99

64-245

81-534

Fumbles-Lost

4-3

1-1

Penalties-Yards

9-82

12-182

score by quarter

Passing Yards

DIXIE

64-615

46-445

Fumbles-Lost

1-0

0-0

Penalties-Yards

7-50

6-50

Penalties-Yards

score by quarter

score by quarter

Garden City

0

9

0

12

--

21

Garden City

0

14

14

3

--

31

Garden City

14

7

10

0

--

31

Tyler

6

10

17

14

--

47

Copiah-Lincoln

7

7

9

6

--

29

Dixie State

0

14

14

7

--

35

scoring

scoring

scoring

Tyler-Taylor 5-yd td run GC-Team safety GC-Curran 11-yd td pass to Burchfield Tyler-Taylor 2-yd td run Tyler-Kaba 20-yard field goal Tyler-Price 55-yd td pass to Carraway Tyler-Price 3-yd td pass to Reynolds Tyler-Kaba 24-yard field goal Tyler-Price 72-yd td pass to Carraway GC-Jones 5-yd td pass to Nile Daniel GC-Jones 43-yd td pass to Snell Tyler-Bennett 20-yd td run

CL-Rogers 12-yd td pass to Craig GC-Tyler 12-yd td run CL-Rogers 12-yd td pass to Craig GC-Tyler 3-yd td run CL-Long 29-yard field goal GC-Marshall 63-yd td run CL-Rogers 18-yd td pass to Craig GC-Tyler 29-yd td run CL-Rogers 33-yd td pass to Keene GC-Peterson 32-yard field goal

GC-Windsor 12-yd td run GC-Windsor 27-yd td pass to Atkins Dixie-Diederichs 8-yd td run GC-Windsor 52-yd td run Dixie-Diederichs 3-yd td run GC-Dreiling 27-yard field goal GC-Windsor 10-yd pass to Atkins Dixie-McAllister 1-yd td run Dixie-Bankhead 35-yd fumble return

statistical leaders

Rushing:

GC-Marshall 14-99-1 CL-Lee 6-12

Rushing:

GC-Bean 3-33 Tyler-Bennett 21-116-1

Passing:

Passing:

GC-Curran 11-22-1-116-0 Tyler-Price 14-29-3-241-0

GC-Marshall 14-27-1-284-1 CL-Rogers 29-50-4-358-1

Receiving:

Receiving:

GC-Snell 6-104-1 Tyler-Carraway 5-159-2

GC-Daniel 4-124 CL-Craig 11-171-3

game summary After Garden City recorded a safety early in the second quarter, Jake Curran hit Monterio Burchfield for an 11yard touchdown that gave the Broncbusters the lead 9-6. But it only lasted four minutes as Terrance Taylor restored order for the Apaches with a two-yard scoring run. What followed was 34 straight points by Tyler, capped off with Randy Price’s 72-yard touchdown pass to Lamar Carraway with two minutes to play in the third.

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statistical leaders

statistical leaders

GC-Windsor 11-107-2 Dixie-Diederichs 26-100-2

Passing:

GC-Windsor 10-20-2-191-0 Dixie-McAllister 8-16-0-133-1

Receiving:

GC-Atkins 4-52-2 Dixie-Matice 5-99

game summary

game summary In his final game as head coach, Jeff Tatum went out on top. Tyler Peterson drilled a 32-yard field goal as time expired, giving Garden City a monumental upset over the Mississippi State Champions, No. 7 Copiah-Lincoln. The game seemed in doubt after the Broncbusters surrendered a 33-yard touchdown pass from Chandler Rogers to Christian Keene with 41 seconds to play. But All-American Nick Marshall engineered a 66-yard drive, spearheaded by Rod Coleman’s spectacular 59-yard grab off a deflection. That eventually setup Peterson.

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Rushing:

Garden City was in full command after Rod Windsor connected with Damian Atkins for a 27-yard touchdown pass to put the Broncbusters up 14-0 in the first quarter. But the game flipped in the second when J.T. Diederichs, the game’s most valuable player, scored two rushing touchdowns to pull Dixie State within seven at the break. Diederichs added his third score of the contest four minutes into the second half. In the final stanza, the Broncbusters watched a 10-point lead evaporate when Keauntea Bankhead returned a fumble 35 yards for a touchdown with 5:12 remaining.

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BOWL RECAPS 2002 VALLEY OF THE SUN Dec. 7, 2002 • Glendale, AZ

42 46

GARDEN CITY GLENDALE GC

2001 VALLEY OF THE SUN

2000 NJCAA TITLE GAME

Dec. 1, 2001 • Scottsdale, AZ

Dec. 2, 2000 • Glendale, AZ

39 31

GARDEN CITY SCOTTSDALE

GLEN

GC

7 13

GARDEN CITY GLENDALE

SCOTT

GC

GLEN

First Downs

21

27

First Downs

17

13

First Downs

12

7

Rushes-Yards

44-394

47-309

Rushes-Yards

44-228

36-52

Rushes-Yards

42-88

30-18

Passing Yards

85

309

Passing Yards

186

244

Passing Yards

128

175

Passes-comp-int

9-24-1

15-36-1

Passes-comp-int

12-20-0

17-38-1

Passes-comp-int

8-19-1

10-21-0

Plays-Yards

68-479

83-618

Plays-Yards

64-414

74-296

Plays-Yards

61-216

51-193

Fumbles-Lost

0-0

0-0

2-2

1-1

3-1

2-1

Penalties-Yards

8-72

10-75

15-140

11-90

10-75

8-60

Fumbles-Lost

score by quarter

Penalties-Yards

Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards

score by quarter

score by quarter

Garden City

6

8

0

21

--

42

Garden City

9

7

13

10

--

39

Garden City

0

0

0

7

--

7

Glendale

7

7

7

25

--

46

Scottsdale

0

0

10

21

--

31

Glendale

0

3

7

3

--

13

scoring

scoring

scoring

Glen-Ruff 7-yd td run GC-Reddick 70-yd punt return Glen-Copeland 12-yd td pass to White GC-Thompson 94-yd td run Glen-Copeland 13-yd td run GC-Harris 19-yd td pass to Tatum Glen-Copeland 55-yd td pass to White GC-Thompson 63-yd td run GC-Thompson 3-yd td run Glen-McIntosh 1-yd td run Glen-Ruff 22-yd td run GC-Harris 6-yd td run Glen-Copeland 68-yd td pass to Tanner

GC-Gerald 65-yd punt return GC-Lacevic 40-yard field goal GC-Homoika 1-yd td run Scott-Tomco 35-yd td pass to Gonzales Scott-Johnson 22-yard field goal GC-Harris 61-yd td run Scott-Rogers 1-yd td run GC-Thompson 26-yd td run Scott-Tomco 19-yd td pass to Holcombe GC-Lacevic 43-yard field goal Scott-Tomco 38-yd td pass to Miller

Glen-Saucedo 42-yard field goal Glen-Cota 73-yd td pass to Marcos GC-Jenkins 5-yd td pass to Jones Glen-Saucedo 47-yard field goal

statistical leaders

statistical leaders

Rushing:

GC-Harris 17-140-1 Scott-Jones 15-72

Rushing:

GC-Thompson 25-323-3 Glen-Ruff 21-117-2

Passing:

Passing:

GC-Harris 9-24-1-85-1 Glen-Copeland 15-35-4-309-1

GC-Barkley 10-19-0-186-0 Scott-Tomco 17-38-3-244-1

Receiving:

Receiving:

GC-Thompson 3-23 Glen-White 4-102-2

GC-Sullivan 6-108 Scott-Holcombe 3-57-1

game summary In a wild fourth quarter that saw the two teams combine for 46 points, it was Glendale quarterback Jeremy Copeland delivering the final dagger with a 68-yard, goahead touchdown pass to Ben Tanner with 13 seconds remaining, giving the Gauchos a dramatic four-point, come-from-behind victory. Garden City appeared to have the game in hand just moments earlier when Andrew Harris bolted six yards to the end zone to put the Broncbusters up 42-40 with 55 seconds left. The loss spoiled one of the most prolific, single-game rushing performances in the history of the school. Tyson Thompson finished with 323 yards on 25 carries, the second most ever. The teams exchanged scores all the way up until the fourth quarter when Thompson broke off scoring runs of 63 and 30 yards on back-to-back possessions. He added a 94-yard sprint earlier in the game.

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statistical leaders Rushing:

GC-Jenkins 18-51 Glen-Tharrington 11-53

Passing:

GC-Jenkins 8-18-1-128-1 Glen-Cota 10-21-1-175-0

Receiving:

GC-Jones 5-99-1 Glen-Westbrooks 4-41

game summary

game summary The Broncbusters took a 16-0 lead into the locker room; then scored early in the third when Anthony Sullivan hit James Gerald for a touchdown on a wide-receiver option pass to put Garden City up 23-0. Scottsdale cut the lead to seven in the final minute before the Broncbusters recovered the onside kick.

Garden City fans will never forget the name Michael Rosecrans. Trailing 13-7 with less than two minutes to play, the Broncbusters moved the ball 56 yards in five plays. They were right on the edge of the red zone when Corey Jenkins rolled left to throw a pass. Once he released it, Rosecrans deflected the ball into the air. Tim Patrick made the game-clinching interception, handing Garden City a gut-wrenching loss. Glendale struck first with a field goal in the second; then Steve Cota went for broke, hitting Mark Marcos for a 73-yard touchdown to put the Gauchos up 13-0 going into the fourth.

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BOWL RECAPS 1999 REAL DAIRY BOWL

1998 VALLEY OF THE SUN

DEC. 4, 1999 • Pocatello, ID

Dec. 5, 1998 • Mesa, AZ

26 59

GARDEN CITY RICKS

1997 NJCAA TITLE GAME Dec. 6, 1997 • Bedford, TX

17 14

GARDEN CITY MESA

13 48

GARDEN CITY TRINITY VALLEY

GC

RICKS

GC

MESA

First Downs

12

36

First Downs

19

11

First Downs

13

16

Rushes-Yards

29-160

36-190

Rushes-Yards

41-206

38-93

Rushes-Yards

34-134

49-154

Passing Yards

Passing Yards

Passing Yards

GC

TV

126

382

207

143

89

40

Passes-comp-int

10-21-3

29-51-2

Passes-comp-int

18-32-1

9-20-2

Passes-comp-int

13-27-2

6-11-0

Plays-Yards

50-286

87-572

Plays-Yards

73-413

58-236

Plays-Yards

61-223

60-194

9-77

6-40

Penalties-Yards

Fumbles-Lost

3-1

1-1

Fumbles-Lost

3-2

3-2

Penalties-Yards

9-96

8-65

Penalties-Yards

7-82

4-20

score by quarter

score by quarter

score by quarter

Garden City

7

7

6

6

--

26

Garden City

3

0

0

14

--

17

Garden City

7

0

0

6

--

13

Ricks

7

24

14

14

--

59

Mesa

0

0

7

7

--

14

Trinity Valley

0

28

17

3

--

48

scoring

scoring

scoring

GC-Jenkins 27-yd td run Ricks-Pace 1-yd td run Ricks-Harris 13-yd td run Ricks-Kemp 6-yd td run GC-Teal 63-yd blocked field goal return Ricks-Harris 30-yd td pass to Spencer Ricks-Edwards 21-yard field goal Ricks-R. Harris 19-yard td pass to K. Harris GC-Gay 75-yd td run Ricks-R. Harris 12-yd td pass to Chappell Ricks-R. Harris 16-yd td pass to Pace GC-Ballard 22-yd td pass to Ross

GC-Murphy 32-yard field goal Mesa-Robles 72-yd td pass to Williams Mesa-Brown 23-yd blocked punt return GC-Woodyard 3-yd td run GC-Murphy 30-yard field goal GC-Murphy 30-yard field goal

GC-Murphy 10-yd td run TV-Dockery 5-yd td run TV-Jamison 85-yd blocked field goal return TV-Bennett 20-yd td pass to Jones TV-Bennett 3-yd td pass to Needham TV-Woodard 39-yard field goal TV-Hunter 49-yd interception return TV-Needham 9-yd td run TV-Woodard 32-yard field goal GC-Murphy 20-yd td run

statistical leaders Rushing:

GC-Gay 16-132-1 Ricks-Kemp 6-58-1

Passing:

GC-Jenkins 3-8-0-44-3 Ricks-Harris 29-50-4-382-2

Receiving:

GC-Ross 7-135-1 Ricks-Pace 6-90-1

game summary Things started off well for Garden City when Corey Jenkins found a crease and raced 27 yards for the game’s first touchdown four minutes into the first quarter. But everything went south from there. Ricks rattled off 24 second-quarter points to take a 31-14 lead at the intermission. In the third, Kyle Harris reeled in a 19-yard touchdown pass, and Tyler Scharman added a seven-yard scoring run to put Ricks up by 25 points. The Broncbusters were thoroughly outplayed, as they were out gained 572-286. They surrendered 36 first downs, and Jenkins was picked off three times. Garden City’s only other score in the first half came on Anthony Teal’s blocked field goal that he returned 63 yards for a touchdown.

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statistical leaders Rushing:

GC-Wright 21-138 Mesa-Hinchey 18-67

Passing:

GC-Penn 18-30-0-207-1 Mesa-Robles 7-11-1-115-2

Rushing:

Receiving:

GC-Ross 7-47 Mesa-Williams 5-117

GC-Murphy 20-115-2 TV-Booe 20-55

Passing:

GC-Edgerton 12-26-0-84-2 TV-Bennett 5-10-2-40-0

Receiving:

GC-Frisbie 7-73 TV-Jones 1-20-1

statistical leaders

game summary Garden City trailed in the fourth quarter three times during the 1998 regular season. They lost all three times. In the Valley of the Sun Bowl, they found themselves in familiar territory, but this time they flipped the script. John Murphy took out a year’s worth of frustration on the Thunderbirds, converting a 33-yard field goal with 15 seconds remaining, giving the Broncbusters their first fourth-quarter come-from-behind victory. In fact, Murphy drilled two kicks in the final three minutes, helping Garden City overcome a 7-3 deficit. Ashante Woodyard added a three-yard touchdown run in the final period. The Broncbusters ran all over Mesa for most of the afternoon, out gaining them 413-236. But on more than one occasion they failed to finish drives, turning the ball over three times.

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game summary Frank Murphy’s first-quarter touchdown run gave Garden City a 7-0 lead. But a disastrous second-quarter, fueled by Michael Jamison’s blocked field goal returned for a touchdown; coupled with Terrance Bennett’s two touchdown passes, put the Cardinals up 28-7 at the half. Michael Hunter added a 49-yard pick six in the third.

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BOWL RECAPS 1995 VALLEY OF THE SUN

1996 REAL DAIRY BOWL

1994 DIXIE ROTARY BOWL

Dec. 2, 1995 • Glendale, AZ

Dec. 7, 1996 • Pocatello, ID

42 35

GARDEN CITY RICKS

Dec. 3, 1994 • St. George, UT

26 24

GARDEN CITY GLENDALE

DIXIE STATE

GC

RICKS

First Downs

23

17

Rushes-Yards

213

First Downs

25

19

Rushes-Yards

54-268

31-137

Passing Yards

119

Rushes-Yards

50-185

40-157

240

209

Passes-comp-int

Passing Yards

11-21-1

12-32-1

Plays-Yards

75-508

63-346

Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards

GC

21 26

GARDEN CITY

Passes-comp-int

2-1

5-3

10-122

13-116

score by quarter

GLEN

GC

9-19-1

Plays-Yards

Passing Yards

332

362

score by quarter

DIXIE

209

210

Passes-comp-int

15-28-3

13-28-0

Plays-Yards

78-394

68-367

Fumbles-Lost

2-2

2-1

Penalties-Yards

7-50

4-25

score by quarter

Garden City

6

8

14

14

--

42

Garden City

20

6

0

0

--

26

Garden City

0

7

14

0

--

21

Ricks

14

7

7

7

--

35

Glendale

6

3

0

15

--

24

Dixie State

6

6

7

7

--

26

scoring

scoring

scoring

Ricks-Mayall 22-yd blocked punt return Ricks- Robinson 17-yd td pass to Garcia GC-Wilson 14-yd td run Ricks-Robinson 49-yd td pass to Rydaich GC-Wilson 2-yd td GC-Wilson 74-yd td run GC-Wise 4-yd td pass to Sullivan Ricks-Robinson 5-yd td run Ricks-Robinson 25-yd td pass to Atkin GC-Wilson 5-yd td run GC-Wilson 1-yd td run

GC-Kingsby 49-yd td run GC-Elder 17-yd td pass to McDonald Glen-Richardson 1-yd td run GC-Elder 21-yd td pass to Kingsby Glen-Hartfield 36-yard field goal GC-Kingsby 2-yd td run Glen-Richardson 18-yd td run Glen-Schafer 3-yd td pass to Hayward

Dixie-Otuafi 1-yd td run Taylor 2-yd td run GC-Dillon 3-yd td run Dixie-Taylor 18-yd td pass to Griffin GC-Dillon 1-yd td run GC-Williams 46-yard fumble return Dixie-Taylor 25-yd td pass to Griffin

statistical leaders

statistical leaders statistical leaders

Rushing:

GC-Dillon 35-179-2 Dixie-Vakapuna 19-95

Rushing:

Rushing:

GC-Wilson 30-204-5 Ricks-Garcia 14-89

GC-Kingsby196-3 Glen-

Passing:

Passing:

Passing:

GC-Wise 10-20-1-207-1 Ricks-Robinson 11-31-3-207-1

GC-Elder 9-19-2-119-1 Glen-

GC-Windsor 15-28-0-209-3 Dixie-Taylor 12-27-2-183-0

Receiving:

Receiving:

Receiving:

GC-McDonald 4-153 Ricks-Atkin 3-59-1

GCGlen-

GC-Good 5-65 Dixie-Griffin 5-93-2

game summary

game summary Most valuable player Tyler Wilson had the game of his life, rushing for five touchdowns, the first of which helped Garden City climb out of an early 14-0 hole. His second score made it a seven-point game at the half. In the third, Wilson exploded for a 74-yard touchdown run before Josh Sullivan added a four-yard score to tie the game going into the fourth quarter. After Dan Robinson’s touchdown pass put Ricks back on top early in the final period, the Broncbusters answered quickly. Wilson tallied two more touchdown runs, including a one-yard scamper with 4:24 remaining to give Garden City their first lead of the day. That touchdown was setup by John Wise’s 67-yard completion to Darnell McDonald that put the Broncbusters at the 2-yard line.

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game summary

Garden City rode the back of Tywone Kingsby, who rushed for 99 of his game-best 196 yards in the first half as the Broncbusters raced out to a 20-6 firstquarter lead. Kingsby started the day with a 49-yard touchdown run on the third play from scrimmage. He added a two-yard score in the second period that gave Garden City what appeared to be a commanding 26-9 halftime advantage. But the Broncbuster offense stalled, going the final 37 minutes without scoring. Meantime, Glendale made a furious fourth-quarter push. Nate Richardson’s 18-yard rushing touchdown coupled with Daryl Schafer’s three-yard scoring toss to Phil Hayward pulled the Gauchos to within two in the final minute. Things went from bad to worse for Garden City as they tried to close out the game. Jon Elder threw what looked to be a costly pick. But Darnell McDonald knocked the ball free from the defender’s hands, giving the ball back to the Broncbusters, who ran out the clock.

Garden City’s perfect season came down to one play. Trailing 26-21 with less than a minute to go in the fourth, the Broncbusters were facing fourth-and-goal from the 16. Chris Windsor, the NJCAA Player of the Year, hit running back Corey Dillon over the middle. But the future NFL star was chopped down inches shy of the goal line, putting an end to the Broncbusters National Title hopes. But the story of this game came down to five costly turnovers. Windsor threw three picks, and Garden City fumbled three times; yet the Broncbusters were up two going into the fourth quarter. That lead did not last for long as Dixie State went on top for good 13 seconds into the final period when Jamon Taylor hit Thedo Griffin for a 25-yard score.

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BOWL RECAPS 1992 MINERAL WATER

1991 CENTENNIAL BOWL

Dec. 5, 1992 • Excelsior, MO

Nov. 20, 1991 • Pocatello, ID

12 10

GARDEN CITY ITAWAMBA

1990 CENTENNIAL BOWL Nov. 16, 1990 • Pocatello, ID

39 42

GARDEN CITY RICKS GC

29 17

GARDEN CITY RICKS

GC

IT

First Downs

7

21

Rushes-Yards

RICKS 62

Rushes-Yards

59-317

62

Rushes-Yards

38-72

49-154

Passing Yards

334

Passing Yards

105

162

Passing Yards

24

91

6-7-1

11-34-2

422

224

Passes-comp-int

GC

Passes-comp-int

Passes-comp-int

3-11-1

8-20-0

Plays-Yards

Plays-Yards

49-96

69-245

Fumbles-Lost

Fumbles-Lost

Fumbles-Lost

1-0

3-3

Penalties-Yards

Penalties-Yards

Penalties-Yards

7-64

9-75

score by quarter

score by quarter

score by quarter

396

Plays-Yards

RICKS

Garden City

0

6

6

0

--

12

Garden City

7

3

7

22

--

39

Garden City

14

0

9

6

--

29

Itawamba

0

7

0

3

--

10

Ricks

0

14

21

7

--

42

Ricks

7

3

7

0

--

17

scoring

scoring

scoring

GC-Alford 18-yd td run IT-Jones 16-yd td run GC-Elliott 52-yd td run IT-Harris 23-yard field goal

GC-Bouie 7-yd td run Ricks-Putnam 60-yd td pass to Moreland GC-Atkins 41-yard field goal Ricks-Putnam 35-yd td pass to Higley GC-James 58-yd punt return Ricks-Putnam 12-yard td pass to Rydalch Ricks-Putnam 3-yd td run Ricks-Kay 1-yd td run Ricks-Kalama 1-yd td run GC-Bouie 1-yd td run GC-Bouie 13-yd td run GC-Woodward 10-yd td pass to Alford

GC-Benton 6-yd td run GC-Benton 31-yd td run Ricks-fumble recovery for td Ricks-field goal GC-Team safety GC-Atkins 37-yard field goal GC-Clark 25-yd td run

Rushing:

GC-Bouie 31-149 Ricks-

statistical leaders

Passing:

GC-Shoemaker 6-7-0-79-1 CL-Hoge 10-30-0-162-1

Rushing:

GCRicks-

Receiving:

GC-Benton 7-81 Ricks-

Passing:

GCCL-

Receiving:

GCRicks-

statistical leaders Rushing:

GC-Elliott 23-85-1 IT-Jones 22-104-1

Passing:

GC-Hill 3-11-0-24-1 IT-Young 8-20-0-91-0

Receiving:

GC-Williams 2-13 IT-Jordan 2-24

game summary Despite a dominating performance by Itawamba, the Broncbusters found a way. Garden City mustered just 96 yards of total offense while surrendering 245. But in the end, it was the defense that stood tall. A pass interference call gave the Indians a first down at the Broncbuster 38 with 2:10 remaining. After Itawamba moved the ball to the 27, Linc Harden forced a fumble that Todd Stone recovered, putting the game on ice. Garden City gained only six yards in the first half, but only trailed 7-6. In the third, James Elliott galloped 52 yards for the go-ahead touchdown.

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statistical leaders

game summary

game summary Garden City found themselves down 42-17 entering the fourth quarter before putting together a furious rally. Kevin Bouie scored two rushing touchdowns in the final period, and Kelly Woodward hit Eric Alford for a 10-yard score, pulling the Broncbusters to within three, 42-39. But that’s as close as Garden City got. Ricks seemingly put the game away in the second half when they scored 28 unanswered points.

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Linebacker Brent Venables led a relentless Broncbuster defense that sacked Ricks’ quarterback Chris Hoge seven times. Meantime the offense was humming, thanks to two early touchdown runs by Gerald Benton that put Garden City up 14-0. Ricks got back into it, starting with a fumble recovery for a touchdown and a field goal before the half. But the Broncbuster defense responded in the third quarter with a safety before Shannon Atkins hit a 37-yard field goal to give them a nine-point cushion.

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BOWL RECAPS 1989 CENTENNIAL BOWL

1978 BEEF EMPIRE BOWL

1977 BEEF EMPIRE BOWL

Nov. 17, 1989 • Pocatello, ID

Nov. 18, 1978 • Garden City, KS

Nov. 19, 1977 • Garden City, KS

19 17

GARDEN CITY RICKS

0 19

GARDEN CITY RANGER

15 15

GARDEN CITY SCOTTSDALE

GC

RICKS

GC

RAN

First Downs

18

12

First Downs

13

13

First Downs

18

23

Rushes-Yards

52-206

19-(-6)

Rushes-Yards

57

152

Rushes-Yards

139

216

Passing Yards

59

252

Passing Yards

157

170

Passing Yards

191

143

Passes-comp-int

6-17-2

23-36-2

Passes-comp-int

13-25-2

6-10-0

15-30-2

9-17-0

Plays-Yards

69-265

55-246

Plays-Yards

214

322

Plays-Yards

330

359

0-0

2-2

Fumbles-Lost

2-1

6-5

Fumbles-Lost

2-0

3-3

10-73

10-95

Penalties-Yards

7-75

6-57

Penalties-Yards

5-55

10-100

Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards

score by quarter

GC

Passes-comp-int

score by quarter

GLEN

score by quarter

Garden City

13

0

0

6

--

19

Garden City

0

0

0

0

--

0

Garden City

0

6

6

3

--

15

Ricks

0

3

0

14

--

17

Ranger

13

6

0

0

--

19

Scottsdale

0

7

0

8

--

15

scoring

scoring

scoring

GC-Young 25-yd td pass to Benton GC-Daniels 91-yd interception return Ricks-Evans 37-yard field goal Ricks-Simpson 1-yd td run GC-Young 5-yd td pass to Benton Ricks-Downey 5-yd td pass to Moss

RAN-Worsham 36-yd td pass to Turner RAN-Cartwright 3-yd td run RAN-Worsham 65-yd td pass to Fuller

SCOTT-Morris 2-yd rushing td GC-Kelly 74-yd td pass to Friede GC-Kelly 9-yd td pass to McAlpine SCOTT-Morris 3-yd rushing td GC-Balluch’s 29-yard field goal

statistical leaders

statistical leaders Rushing:

Rushing:

GC-Lister 23-108 Ricks-Knechtal 4-32

Passing:

Passing:

GC-Young 6-17-2-59-2 Ricks-Downey 23-36-1-252-2

Receiving:

Receiving:

GC-Smith 4-29 Ricks-Hedquist 2-22

game summary Garden City’s defense took it to another level. The Broncbusters limited Ricks to minus-6 yards on the ground, and Danny Daniels had a spectacular 91-yard interception return in the first quarter that gave the road team a 13-0 edge. Monroe Young tossed two touchdown passes, the first was a 25-yard beauty to Gerald Benton. His last one came in the fourth quarter when he found Benton again from five yards out. Ricks kept things close, pulling to within seven in the final frame when Brian Downey found Eric Moss for a fiveyard score. Broncbuster running back Charles Lister set a Centennial Bowl game record with 108 yards on 23 carries.

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GC-Smith 49-0 RAN-Thompson 75-0

Rushing:

GC-Kelly 10-19-0-119-1 RAN-Worsham 6-10-2-170-0

GC-Smith 12-89-0 SCOTT-

Passing:

GCRAN-

GC-Kelly 15-30-2-191-2 SCOTT-Anderson 9-17-0-143-0

Receiving:

GCSCOTT-

game summary Ranger took full advantage of Garden City miscues, scoring two touchdowns off of three Broncbuster turnovers. But the home team could not take advantage of five Ranger fumbles, suffering their first shutout loss in two years. Ranger scored twice in the opening quarter; then put the clamps down right before the half when David Worsham lofted a 65-yard touchdown pass to Buddy Fuller that put them up 13-0. The Broncbuster offense was stuck in mud, literally, throughout the night, totaling just 57 yards on the ground. They had just 26 over the first 30 minutes of the game.

game summary Head Coach Moe Cotter, nor anyone else, saw this ending coming. Garden City’s Tim Crossland blocked Udon McSpadden’s 31-yard field goal with eight seconds on the clock, preserving a 15-15 tie. After a scoreless first period, Mike Morris got Scottsdale on the board with a two-yard rushing touchdown in the second. Garden City got right back in it when Butch Kelly hit Mike Friede for a 74-yard score. But the Broncbusters missed the extra point and trailed 7-6 at the half. Kelly put Garden City on top in the third with a nine-yard scoring toss before Morris added his second rushing touchdown of the day for the Artichokes.

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1967 STERLING SILVER BOWL

1976 BEEF EMPIRE BOWL

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0 41

GARDEN CITY DEL MAR

GC

NEO

GC

ELS

First Downs

24

9

First Downs

13

15

First Downs

9

12

Rushes-Yards

263

197

Rushes-Yards

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49-177

Rushes-Yards

76

116

Passing Yards

Passing Yards Passes-comp-int

130

195

9-19-2

12-34-3

393

Plays-Yards

Passing Yards

GC

DEL

17

27

2-17-1

2-9-0

Plays-Yards

93

143

110

145

Passes-comp-int

9-22-2

9-18-1

Passes-comp-int

392

Plays-Yards

61-167

67-322

Fumbles-Lost

4-2

6-1

Fumbles-Lost

3-0

1-0

Fumbles-Lost

3-3

2-2

Penalties-Yards

2-26

5-49

Penalties-Yards

2-10

5-65

Penalties-Yards

90

115

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score by quarter

score by quarter

Garden City

7

0

14

7

--

28

Garden City

0

0

0

14

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14

Garden City

0

0

0

0

--

0

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0

7

0

6

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13

Ellsworth

7

14

14

0

--

35

Del Mar

14

14

6

7

--

41

scoring

scoring

scoring

GC-Robertson 3-yd td run NEO-Vining 3-yd td run GC-Reynolds 28-yd td pass to German GC-Cornelius 1-yd td run GC-Reynolds 33-yd td pass to Dillingham NEO-Allen 12-yd td run

ELS-Wykle 15-yd td pass to Sallis ELS-Wykle 1-yd td run ELS-Reed 1-yd td run ELS-Palmer 34-yd td run ELS-Wykle 31-yd td pass to Sims GC-Wylie 8-yd td run GC-Wylie 1-yd td run

DEL-Webster rushing td DEL-Webster 19-yd td run DEL-Webster rushing td DEL-Clemmons 6-yd td run DEL-Clemmons 50-yd td run DEL-Clemmons 38-yd td run

statistical leaders Rushing: Passing: Receiving:

GC-Cornelius 27-154 NEO-Robertson 18-46

Rushing:

GCNEO-

GC-Britto 13-36 ELS-Palmer 20-98-1

Passing:

GCNEO-

GC-Wylie 8-23-0-171 ELS-Wykle 9-18-2-145-1

Receiving:

GC-Sheehy 3-26 ELS-Sims 7-123-1

game summary After a slow start, Garden City broke open a 7-7 deadlock once Ronn Reynolds hit Ron German for a 28-yard touchdown to make it 14-7 in the third. Terry Cornelius added a one-yard touchdown run, and Reynolds zipped a 33-yard scoring toss to Erron Dillingham

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statistical leaders

GCDEL-

Passing:

GC-Tuck Glasse 2-17-0-17-1 DEL-

Receiving:

GC-Patterson 1-9 DEL-

game summary

game summary In their second postseason game in school history, Garden City was completely outmatched. Ellsworth raced out to a 21-0 halftime lead. Quarterback Lee Wykle fired a 15-yard scoring strike to Jim Sallis to get the Panthers on the board in the first. Ellsworth added two more touchdowns in the second period: Wykle and Mike Reed both blasted in from a yard out, puting the Broncbusters in a three touchdown hole. Mike Palmer put Ellsworth up 28-0 in the third on a 34-yard sprint to the end zone, and Wykle lasered a 31-yard scoring strike to Dwight Sims, who caught a game-high seven balls for 123 yards. Garden City’s only two touchdowns of the afternoon came in the fourth on two Bill Wylie rushing touchdowns: one from eight yards; the other from inside the 1.

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The 1950 Broncbusters were defined by a stout running game and a powerful defense. But in the Little Sugar Bowl, neither did much to help their cause. Del Mar dominated every phase, sprinting out to a 28-0 halftime lead. Late in the second period, Garden City punter Duane Hays had his kick blocked, and Del Mar picked it up at the 6 yard line. On the very next play, Billy Clemmons blasted in from six yards out to give the Texans a four-touchdown advantage. Clemmons added a 50-yard touchdown run in the third and a 38-yard score in the final period.

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ALL-TIME RESULTS ED HALL ERA (1946)

Career Record: 3-3 (.500) 1946 (3-3) Dodge City......................................... L.................................................. 32-6 Pueblo................................................. L.................................................. 24-0 Pratt..................................................... W................................................13-12 Hays JV................................................ L................................................14-12 Panhandle......................................... W.....................................................7-0 Pratt..................................................... W.................................................. 20-7

BRYCE RODERICK ERA(1947) Career Record: 2-5 (.286)

1947 (2-5) Dodge City........................................ W.....................................................6-0 Pueblo................................................. L.................................................. 12-7 La Junta.............................................. W.................................................. 12-6 Hays JV................................................ L.................................................. 13-8 Panhandle.......................................... L.................................................. 40-6 Hutchinson........................................ L.................................................. 47-0 Pratt...................................................... L................................................20-14

ED BENDER ERA(1948-1949) Career Record: 2-13-2 (.118)

1948 (0-8-1) Pueblo................................................. L.....................................................7-6 McCook............................................... L.................................................. 24-6 Hays JV................................................ T.....................................................6-6 Lamar................................................... L................................................14-13 Dodge City......................................... L...............................................27013 Cowley................................................. L.................................................. 15-7 Butler................................................... L.................................................. 39-0 Pratt...................................................... L.................................................. 19-0 Hutchinson........................................ L.................................................. 69-0 1949 (2-5-1) Pueblo................................................. L.................................................. 28-0 McCook.............................................. W................................................14-12 Dodge City......................................... L.................................................. 25-6 Lamar................................................... T.....................................................6-6 Cowley................................................. L.................................................. 26-6 Hutchinson........................................ L.................................................. 47-0 Pratt..................................................... W................................................20-13 Butler................................................... L................................................65-13

JACK MORRIS ERA(1950-1955) Career Record: 31-26 (.544)

1950 (9-2; state champions) Pueblo................................................ W.................................................. 26-0 McCook.............................................. W.................................................. 32-6 Dodge City........................................ W.................................................. 13-7 Lamar.................................................. W................................................25-13 Cowley................................................ W................................................39-13 Hutchinson........................................ L.................................................. 27-6 La Junta.............................................. W.................................................. 53-7 Pratt..................................................... W.................................................. 25-6 Butler.................................................. W.................................................. 32-7 Coffeyville......................................... W.................................................. 10-9 Del Mar *............................................. L.................................................. 41-0 *Little Sugar Bowl Monroe, LA

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1951 (7-2-1) McCook.............................................. W.................................................. 21-8 Pueblo................................................ W................................................32-20 Butler................................................... T................................................14-14 Dodge City........................................ W.................................................. 21-0 Tonkawa............................................. W.................................................. 52-7 Hutchinson....................................... W.................................................. 12-0 Lamar.................................................. W.................................................. 47-6 Hays JV............................................... W.................................................. 38-6 Compton, CA..................................... L................................................32-12 Coffeyville.......................................... L................................................24-14

1957 (2-8) Independence................................. W................................................34-19 Cowley................................................. L.................................................. 14-0 Pratt...................................................... L.................................................. 14-6 Dodge City......................................... L................................................61-13 Phoenix............................................... L................................................25-13 NEO....................................................... L.................................................. 48-0 Hutchinson....................................... W................................................33-26 Butler................................................... L................................................13-12 Coffeyville.......................................... L.................................................. 37-0 Parsons................................................ L.................................................. 26-7

1952 (2-7-1) La Junta.............................................. W.................................................. 18-6 Cowley................................................. L.................................................. 13-7 Butler................................................... L.................................................. 21-7 Dodge City......................................... L................................................31-30 Tonkawa.............................................. T.....................................................7-7 McCook............................................... L.................................................. 32-7 Hutchinson........................................ L................................................40-28 Independence................................. W.................................................. 61-0 Coffeyville.......................................... L................................................31-14 Compton............................................ L.................................................. 38-0

1958 (3-8) Alumni................................................ W.................................................. 13-0 Independence.................................. L.................................................. 26-7 Cowley................................................. L................................................26-19 Pratt...................................................... L.................................................. 19-7 Dodge City......................................... L................................................33-19 Pueblo................................................. L................................................38-13 NEO....................................................... L................................................40-13 Hutchinson....................................... W................................................20-14 Butler................................................... L................................................38-19 Coffeyville.......................................... L................................................21-19 Parsons............................................... W................................................26-20

1953 (2-7-1) Cowley................................................. L.................................................. 13-7 Wichita St. Fr...................................... L.................................................. 13-7 Dodge City......................................... L.................................................. 13-7 Phoenix.............................................. W................................................25-13 Independence.................................. L................................................20-14 Hutchinson........................................ L................................................25-20 Butler................................................... T................................................21-21 Coffeyville.......................................... L.................................................. 18-6 McCook............................................... L................................................39-13 1954 (3-7) Cowley................................................. L.................................................. 28-0 NEO....................................................... L................................................32-13 Dodge City......................................... L................................................22-19 Trinidad............................................... L................................................51-26 Phoenix............................................... L.................................................. 40-6 Hutchinson....................................... W................................................14-12 Butler.................................................. W................................................41-26 Coffeyville.......................................... L................................................28-19 Parsons............................................... W.................................................. 74-6 Independence.................................. L.................................................. 12-6 1955 (8-1-1) Independence................................. W.................................................. 25-6 Cowley................................................. T................................................13-13 Pratt..................................................... W.................................................. 37-6 Dodge City........................................ W.................................................. 18-7 Bacone................................................ W.................................................. 28-0 Phoenix............................................... L................................................33-27 Hutchinson....................................... W................................................34-12 Butler.................................................. W................................................33-12 Coffeyville......................................... W.................................................. 19-0 Parsons............................................... W................................................55-19

JIM DUNCAN ERA(1956-1958) Career Record: 9-22 (.290)

1956 (4-6) Independence.................................. L................................................13-12 Cowley................................................ W.....................................................7-0 Pratt...................................................... L.................................................. 13-7 Dodge City......................................... L.................................................. 31-6 Emporia State.................................. W................................................33-26 Wichita St. FR..................................... L.................................................. 49-0 Hutchinson........................................ L.................................................. 34-6 Butler.................................................. W.................................................. 21-6 Coffeyville.......................................... L.................................................. 52-6 Parsons............................................... W.................................................. 12-0

LELAND KENDALL ERA(1959-1960) Career Record: 16-4 (.800)

1959 (8-2) Alumni................................................ W.................................................. 16-6 Independence.................................. L................................................35-13 Cowley................................................ W................................................21-13 Pratt..................................................... W.................................................. 37-6 Dodge City........................................ W.....................................................7-6 Pueblo................................................ W................................................19-14 Highland............................................ W.................................................. 26-8 Hutchinson....................................... W.................................................. 47-0 Butler.................................................. W.................................................. 38-6 Coffeyville.......................................... L.................................................. 19-6 Parsons............................................... W................................................46-13 1960 (8-2) Alumni................................................ W.................................................. 26-0 Independence.................................. L.................................................. 13-7 Cowley................................................ W.................................................. 13-7 Pratt..................................................... W.................................................. 13-6 Dodge City........................................ W................................................22-14 Roswell................................................ L................................................20-13 Highland............................................ W.................................................. 34-7 Hutchinson....................................... W.................................................. 48-0 Butler.................................................. W.................................................. 52-0 Coffeyville......................................... W.................................................. 46-6

HOMER SALTER ERA(1961-1966) Career Record: 20-40 (.333)

1961 (3-8) Independence................................. W.....................................................6-0 Cowley................................................. L.....................................................7-0 Pratt..................................................... W.............................................. Forfeit Dodge City......................................... L.................................................. 38-6 Wilburton........................................... L.................................................. 32-6 Roswell................................................ L.................................................. 35-0 Hutchinson........................................ L.................................................. 13-0 Butler................................................... L.................................................. 20-0 Coffeyville.......................................... L.................................................. 19-0 Parsons............................................... W.....................................................7-0

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ALL-TIME RESULTS 1962 (4-6) Independence.................................. L.................................................. 14-6 Cowley................................................. L................................................14-12 Career Record: 3-3 (.500) Pratt..................................................... W................................................19-14 Dodge City......................................... L.................................................. 14-6 Wilburton.......................................... W................................................20-13 Roswell................................................ L.................................................. 42-0 Hutchinson........................................ L.....................................................7-0 Butler.................................................. W.................................................. 49-7 Coffeyville.......................................... L................................................21-12 Parsons............................................... W................................................53-35 1963 (7-3) Independence................................. W.................................................. 46-0 Cowley................................................ W.................................................. 13-7 Pratt..................................................... W.................................................. 33-6 Dodge City........................................ W.................................................. 19-7 Fort Scott........................................... W................................................21-14 Roswell............................................... W.................................................. 19-7 Hutchinson....................................... W................................................20-13 Butler.................................................. W.................................................. 34-6 Coffeyville.......................................... L.................................................. 12-7 Parsons............................................... W.................................................. 40-0

1963 JERRY REGAN VS. PRATT

1966 (2-8) Independence.................................. L.................................................. 20-7 Cowley................................................ W................................................26-19 Pratt...................................................... L.................................................. 47-6 Dodge City......................................... L................................................18-16 Sterling, CO........................................ L................................................34-26 McCook............................................... L.................................................. 19-0 Hutchinson........................................ L.................................................. 33-0 Butler.................................................. W................................................33-12 Coffeyville.......................................... L................................................49-25 Fort Scott............................................ L................................................20-14

BOB RILEY ERA(1967) Career Record: 8-3 (.727)

Independence................................. W.................................................. 33-0 Cowley................................................ W................................................35-13 Pratt..................................................... W.................................................. 13-6 Dodge City........................................ W.....................................................6-0 Sterling, CO........................................ L................................................27-12 McCook.............................................. W.................................................. 14-9 Hutchinson....................................... W................................................27-21 Butler.................................................. W................................................34-13 Coffeyville......................................... W................................................35-27 Fort Scott............................................ L................................................19-18 Ellsworth*........................................... L................................................35-14 *Sterling Silver Bowl Sterling, KS

GEORGE WALSTAD ERA(1968-1974) Career Record: 38-28 (.576)

1968 (1-7-1) Independence.................................. L.................................................. 35-0 Cowley................................................. T.....................................................7-7 Pratt...................................................... L.................................................. 10-6 Dodge City......................................... L.................................................. 39-7 McCook............................................... L.................................................. 39-0 Hutchinson........................................ L.................................................. 27-0 Butler.................................................. W................................................27-13 Coffeyville.......................................... L................................................46-28 Fort Scott............................................ L.................................................. 27-0

1964 (2-8) Independence.................................. L................................................17-13 Cowley................................................. L................................................26-19 Pratt..................................................... W................................................26-20 Dodge City......................................... L................................................27-13 Lawton................................................ L.................................................. 55-0 McCook............................................... L................................................46-20 Hutchinson........................................ L.................................................. 34-7 Butler.................................................. W.................................................. 18-0 Coffeyville.......................................... L.................................................. 28-6 Fort Scott............................................ L................................................41-19 1965 (2-7-1) Independence................................. W................................................13-12 Cowley................................................. L.................................................. 19-6 Pratt..................................................... W.................................................. 26-0 Dodge City......................................... L................................................27-13 Lawton................................................ L.................................................. 43-7 McCook............................................... L.................................................. 45-0 Hutchinson........................................ L.................................................. 23-0 Butler................................................... T.....................................................7-7 Coffeyville.......................................... L.................................................. 34-7 Fort Scott............................................ L................................................47-14

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1969 (3-7) Independence.................................. L................................................21-14 Cowley................................................ W.................................................. 14-6 Pratt..................................................... W.................................................. 13-7 Highland............................................. L.....................................................8-6 McCook............................................... L.................................................. 26-6 Trinidad............................................... L.................................................. 36-7 Hutchinson........................................ L.................................................. 45-0 Butler................................................... L.................................................. 28-6 Coffeyville......................................... W................................................34-13 1970 (7-3) Independence............................................ W..........................................................49-15 Cowley........................................................... W..........................................................28-10 Pratt................................................................ W............................................................ 27-7 Highland....................................................... W............................................................ 51-6 Dodge City................................................... W..........................................................35-24 Trinidad.......................................................... L...........................................................27-20 Hutchinson................................................... L............................................................. 26-6 Butler............................................................. W............................................................ 21-0 Coffeyville.................................................... W............................................................ 34-6 Fort Scott....................................................... L...........................................................14-12 1971 (7-3) Independence............................................ W............................................................ 40-6 Cowley............................................................ L...........................................................27-26 Pratt................................................................ W............................................................ 10-7 Highland....................................................... W............................................................ 57-7 Dodge City................................................... W..........................................................34-14 Fairbury.......................................................... L...........................................................28-20 Hutchinson.................................................. W..........................................................28-20 Butler............................................................. W............................................................ 35-6 Coffeyville.................................................... W..........................................................41-14 Fort Scott....................................................... L...........................................................31-21

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1972 (7-3) Independence................................. W.................................................. 31-7 Cowley................................................. L................................................35-14 Pratt..................................................... W................................................36-30 Air Force JV........................................ L................................................42-14 Dodge City........................................ W................................................14-11 Fairbury.............................................. W................................................14-12 Hutchinson....................................... W................................................34-26 Coffeyville......................................... W.................................................. 21-3 Butler.................................................. W................................................42-21 Fort Scott............................................ L................................................40-14 1973 (6-3) Independence................................. W................................................47-13 Cowley................................................. L.................................................. 13-6 Pratt..................................................... W................................................20-14 Dodge City........................................ W.................................................. 31-7 Fairbury.............................................. W................................................20-12 Hutchinson........................................ L................................................23-10 Butler.................................................. W.................................................. 50-0 Coffeyville......................................... W................................................41-10 Fort Scott............................................ L................................................47-10 1974 (7-2) Independence................................. W................................................26-21 Cowley................................................ W.................................................. 28-7 Pratt..................................................... W.................................................. 24-0 New Mexico Military...................... W.................................................. 34-7 Dodge City......................................... L.....................................................3-0 Hutchinson........................................ L................................................20-14 Butler.................................................. W.................................................. 20-6 Coffeyville......................................... W................................................14-10 Fort Scott........................................... W.................................................. 13-9

MOE COTTER ERA(1975-1978) Career Record: 29-16 (.644)

1975 (6-5) N.D. State........................................... W................................................29-14 Independence................................. W.................................................. 22-0 Cowley................................................ W.................................................. 26-0 Pratt..................................................... W.................................................. 27-7 New Mexico Military....................... L.................................................. 32-7 Dodge City......................................... L................................................24-21 Air Force Prep................................... W.................................................. 21-7 Hutchinson........................................ L................................................17-14 Butler.................................................. W................................................22-13 Coffeyville.......................................... L................................................41-37 Fort Scott............................................ L................................................35-14 1976 (8-4) Highland........................................................ L...........................................................21-19 Independence............................................. L...........................................................23-21 Cowley........................................................... W............................................................ 35-0 Pratt................................................................ W..........................................................27-10 New Mexico Military................................. W............................................................ 23-8 Dodge City................................................... W............................................................ 14-0 Air Force Prep.............................................. W..........................................................40-12 Hutchinson.................................................. W..........................................................24-20 Butler............................................................. W..........................................................40-10 Coffeyville..................................................... L............................................................. 38-0 Fort Scott....................................................... L...........................................................31-16 NE Oklahoma*............................................ W..........................................................28-13 *Beef Empire Bowl Garden City, KS

1977 (8-3-1)

Highland........................................................ L...........................................................33-18 Fort Scott...................................................... W..........................................................53-28 Independence............................................. L................................................................7-6 Cowley........................................................... W............................................................ 51-7 Pratt................................................................ W..........................................................20-13 Air Force Prep............................................... L...........................................................16-14 Dodge City................................................... W..........................................................25-20 New Mexico Military................................. W..........................................................21-20 Hutchinson.................................................. W............................................................ 10-6 Butler............................................................. W............................................................ 35-7 Coffeyville.................................................... W............................................................ 31-7 Scottsdale*.................................................... T...........................................................15-15 *Beef Empire Bowl Garden City, KS

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ALL-TIME RESULTS 1978 (7-4) Fort Scott............................................ L................................................13-12 L................................................41-26 Independence.................................. Career Record: 3-3 (.500) Cowley................................................ W.................................................. 10-3 Pratt..................................................... W................................................19-18 Air Force Prep................................... W.................................................. 30-6 Dodge City........................................ W................................................42-16 New Mexico Military...................... W................................................25-18 Hutchinson....................................... W.................................................. 18-0 Butler.................................................. W.................................................. 31-8 Coffeyville.......................................... L.................................................. 28-7 Ranger*............................................... L.................................................. 19-0 *Beef Empire Bowl Garden City, KS

RAY SEWALT ERA(1979-1980) Career Record: 14-6 (.700)

1979 (7-3) Fort Scott............................................ L................................................20-14 Independence................................. W................................................50-36 Cowley................................................ W................................................24-20 Pratt..................................................... W.................................................. 21-6 Air Force Prep................................... W................................................35-21 Dodge City........................................ W.................................................. 54-7 New Mexico Military....................... L................................................24-20 Hutchinson....................................... W.................................................. 24-7 Butler.................................................. W................................................47-21 Coffeyville.......................................... L.....................................................7-6 1980 (7-3) West Texas State JV........................ W................................................20-15 Independence................................. W.................................................. 30-8 Panhandle......................................... W.................................................. 21-6 Air Force Prep................................... W.................................................. 22-6 New Mexico Military...................... W................................................34-10 Texas Tech JV..................................... L.................................................. 19-0 NE Oklahoma.................................... L.................................................. 45-0 Adams State JV................................ W.................................................. 57-0 Colorado 76ers................................ W.................................................. 58-0 Highland............................................. L................................................30-20

RAY BRAUN ERA(1981) Career Record: 3-6 (.333)

1981 (3-6) Fort Scott............................................ L.................................................. 17-7 Hutchinson....................................... W................................................26-15 Pratt...................................................... L................................................23-10 Coffeyville.......................................... L................................................42-14 Dodge City........................................ W................................................30-14 New Mexico Military...................... W.................................................. 24-6 Independence.................................. L................................................27-20 Butler................................................... L.................................................. 48-8 Cowley................................................. L.....................................................9-0

HANK HETTWER ERA(1982-1985) Career Record: 9-25 (.265)

1982 (0-8-1) Fort Scott............................................ L................................................24-23 Hutchinson........................................ L.................................................. 41-8 Pratt...................................................... L................................................30-28 Coffeyville.......................................... L.................................................. 61-7 Dodge City......................................... L................................................55-20 NE Oklahoma.................................... L.................................................. 41-7 Independence.................................. T................................................14-14 Butler................................................... L................................................33-20 Cowley................................................. L................................................28-21

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1983 (2-7) Fort Scott........................................... W................................................41-20 Hutchinson........................................ L.................................................. 14-0 Pratt...................................................... L................................................31-17 Coffeyville.......................................... L................................................54-17 Dodge City......................................... L................................................40-14 Air Force Prep................................... W................................................34-33 Independence.................................. L................................................33-14 Butler................................................... L.................................................. 45-0 Cowley................................................. L................................................28-24 1984 (4-5) Hutchinson........................................ L................................................19-14 Pratt...................................................... L.....................................................7-6 Coffeyville.......................................... L.................................................. 51-0 Dodge City......................................... L.................................................. 28-0 Air Force Prep................................... W................................................20-12 Independence................................. W................................................55-52 Butler................................................... L.................................................. 54-7 Haskell................................................ W................................................34-27 Fort Scott........................................... W.................................................. 20-7 1985 (3-6) Hutchinson........................................ L................................................42-14 Pratt...................................................... L................................................19-16 Coffeyville.......................................... L.................................................. 22-6 Dodge City......................................... L.................................................. 35-6 Air Force Prep................................... W................................................24-16 Independence.................................. L................................................28-10 Butler................................................... L.................................................. 29-7 Haskell................................................ W.................................................. 48-0 Fort Scott........................................... W................................................44-21

1989 (10-2) NE Oklahoma.................................... L.................................................. 21-0 Dodge City........................................ W.................................................. 26-8 Coffeyville......................................... W.................................................. 10-7 Butler.................................................. W................................................31-27 Hutchinson....................................... W................................................41-14 Air Force Prep................................... W.................................................. 44-6 Independence................................. W.................................................21=3 Dodge City........................................ W................................................27-20 Fort Scott........................................... W................................................50-15 Independence+.............................. W.................................................. 53-3 Butler+................................................. L................................................28-20 Ricks*.................................................. W................................................19-17 +Region VI Playoffs *Centennial Bowl Pocatello, ID 1990 (8-3) Panhandle......................................... W................................................42-13 Dodge City........................................ W................................................41-21 Coffeyville.......................................... L.................................................. 27-7 Butler.................................................. W................................................18-13 Hutchinson....................................... W.................................................. 49-0 Air Force Prep.................................... L................................................42-33 Independence................................. W................................................36-19 Dodge City........................................ W................................................32-26 Fort Scott........................................... W.................................................. 28-3 Butler+................................................. L................................................28-20 Ricks*.................................................. W................................................29-17 +Region VI Playoffs *Centennial Bowl Pocatello, ID

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BRIAN MCNEELEY ERA(1986-1991) Career Record: 43-22 (.662)

1986 (3-6) Hutchinson....................................... W................................................22-15 Pratt...................................................... L................................................43-42 Coffeyville.......................................... L................................................20-14 Dodge City......................................... L................................................19-13 Air Force Prep................................... W................................................23-17 Independence.................................. L.....................................................9-6 Butler................................................... L................................................31-18 Highland............................................ W.................................................. 42-6 Fort Scott............................................ L................................................27-24 1987 (7-4) Hutchinson....................................... W................................................20-19 Panhandle......................................... W.................................................. 47-7 Coffeyville.......................................... L.................................................. 38-7 Dodge City........................................ W................................................31-20 Air Force Prep................................... W.................................................. 40-7 Independence.................................. L................................................27-23 Butler................................................... L................................................25-20 Highland............................................ W.................................................. 34-7 Fort Scott........................................... W.................................................. 36-7 Independence+.............................. W.................................................. 10-7 Butler................................................... L................................................17-16 +Region VI Playoffs 1988 (7-4) Air Force Prep .................................. W................................................48-16 NE Oklahoma.................................... L.................................................. 17-6 Dodge City........................................ W.................................................. 21-0 Butler.................................................. W................................................31-22 Hutchinson........................................ L................................................24-16 Highland............................................ W.................................................. 35-7 Independence................................. W................................................35-18 Coffeyville.......................................... L................................................35-10 Fort Scott............................................ L.................................................. 35-9 Independence+.............................. W................................................25-14 Coffeyville+....................................... W................................................21-16 +Region VI Playoffs

1991 (8-3-1) Navarro................................................ L................................................17-10 Colorado State JV........................... W................................................30-25 Butler.................................................. W.................................................. 36-0 Hutchinson....................................... W.................................................. 34-3 Air Force Prep................................... W................................................62-28 Independence................................. W.................................................. 21-7 Dodge City........................................ W.................................................. 14-7 Fort Scott............................................ L................................................42-34 Coffeyville.......................................... T................................................14-14 Fort Scott+........................................ W.................................................. 21-7 Coffeyville+....................................... W................................................25-20 Ricks*................................................... L................................................42-39 +Region VI Playoffs *Centennial Bowl Pocatello, ID

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ALL-TIME RESULTS JEFF LEIKER ERA(1992-1995) Career Record: 3-3 (.500) 33-11 (.750)

JIM GUSH ERA(1996-1998) Career Record: 29-7 (.806)

1992 (9-3; region champs) Navarro................................................ L.................................................. 44-6 Butler.................................................. W................................................24-23 Hutchinson....................................... W................................................34-19 Air Force Prep................................... W.................................................. 28-7 Independence................................. W................................................32-30 Dodge City........................................ W.................................................. 13-0 Fort Scott............................................ L.................................................. 27-7 Coffeyville.......................................... L................................................19-17 Butler+................................................ W.................................................. 37-7 Fort Scott+........................................ W................................................21-14 Coffeyville+....................................... W.................................................. 26-0 Itawamba*........................................ W................................................12-10 +Region VI Playoffs *Mineral Water Bowl Excelsior, MO

(10-2, region runner-up; Real Dairy Bowl Champs) Fort Scott........................................... W.................................................. 24-0 Hutchinson........................................ L................................................39-25 Hardon Simmons JV...................... W.................................................. 29-0 Highland............................................ W.................................................. 58-2 Dodge City........................................ W................................................72-14 Butler.................................................. W................................................34-23 Independence................................. W.................................................. 50-7 Coffeyville......................................... W................................................28-12 Dodge City+..................................... W.................................................. 54-0 Hutchinson+.................................... W................................................42-19 Coffeyville+........................................ L................................................42-35 Ricks*.................................................. W................................................42-35 +Region VI Playoffs *Real Dairy Bowl Pocatello, ID

1993 (5-5) NE Oklahoma.................................... L................................................31-21 Fort Scott............................................ L................................................27-17 Butler................................................... L.................................................. 24-6 Air Force Prep................................... W................................................17-10 Independence................................. W.................................................. 28-7 Coffeyville......................................... W................................................28-13 Dodge City........................................ W................................................36-17 Hutchinson........................................ L.................................................. 26-9 Fort Scott+........................................ W................................................14-10 Coffeyville+........................................ L.................................................. 30-3 +Region VI Playoffs

1997 (10-2, region champs; National Runner-Up) Fort Scott........................................... W.................................................. 59-0 Hutchinson....................................... W................................................45-14 Air Force Prep................................... W................................................57-21 Highland............................................ W.................................................. 67-7 Dodge City........................................ W.................................................. 57-6 Butler.................................................. W................................................56-32 Independence................................. W................................................13-10 Coffeyville.......................................... L................................................41-13 Dodge City+..................................... W................................................37-16 Hutchinson+.................................... W.................................................. 26-2 Coffeyville+....................................... W................................................31-30 Trinity Valley*.................................... L................................................48-13 +Region VI Playoffs *Red River Bowl-National Championship Game Bedford, TX

1994 (10-1; conference champs; region champs) Dodge City........................................ W.................................................. 41-0 Fort Scott........................................... W................................................38-21 Butler.................................................. W................................................39-12 Air Force Prep................................... W................................................45-12 Independence................................. W.................................................. 41-0 Coffeyville......................................... W................................................44-26 Dodge City........................................ W.................................................. 38-7 Hutchinson....................................... W................................................58-14 Independence+.............................. W.................................................. 33-3 Hutchinson+.................................... W................................................49-26 Dixie State*........................................ L................................................26-21 +Region VI Playoffs *Dixie Rotary Bowl St. George, UT 1995 (9-2) Dodge City........................................ W................................................37-26 Hutchinson....................................... W................................................22-14 Fort Scott........................................... W................................................22-21 Air Force Prep................................... W................................................43-13 Dodge City........................................ W.................................................. 44-6 Butler.................................................. W.................................................. 58-7 Independence................................. W................................................59-28 Coffeyville.......................................... L................................................26-14 Fort Scott+........................................ W................................................35-16 Hutchinson+..................................... L................................................34-22 Glendale*........................................... W................................................26-24 +Region VI Playoffs *Valley of the Sun Bowl Glendale, AZ

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2000 (11-1; region champs; National Runner-Up) Fort Scott........................................... W................................................42-17 Hutchinson....................................... W.................................................. 24-0 Air Force Prep................................... W.................................................. 68-3 Highland............................................ W................................................66-10 Independence................................. W.................................................. 55-8 Dodge City........................................ W.................................................. 37-0 Butler.................................................. W................................................20-12 Coffeyville......................................... W.................................................. 20-7 Independence+.............................. W.................................................. 43-0 Hutchinson+.................................... W.................................................. 42-0 Butler+............................................ W4OT............................................23-17 Glendale*............................................ L................................................13-10 +Region VI Playoffs *Valley of Sun Bowl-National Championship Game Glendale, AZ

1998 (9-3) Fort Scott........................................... W.................................................. 15-0 Hutchinson....................................... W.................................................. 41-0 Air Force Prep................................... W.................................................. 20-3 Highland............................................ W.................................................. 19-7 Dodge City........................................ W................................................18-16 Butler................................................... L................................................30-15 Independence.................................. L................................................25-15 Coffeyville......................................... W................................................28-13 Dodge City........................................ W.................................................. 19-0 Butler+................................................ W................................................24-13 Coffeyville+........................................ L.....................................................7-0 Mesa*.................................................. W................................................17-14 +Region VI Playoffs *Valley of Sun Bowl Mesa, AZ

BOB LARSON ERA(1999-2004) Career Record: 46-18 (.719)

1999 (10-2) Fort Scott........................................... W................................................63-13 Hutchinson....................................... W.................................................. 32-3 Air Force Prep................................... W................................................58-24 Highland............................................ W.................................................. 75-7 Dodge City........................................ W................................................56-12 Butler.................................................. W................................................44-38 Independence................................. W.................................................. 70-7 Coffeyville......................................... W................................................43-28 Independence+.............................. W................................................57-15 Coffeyville+....................................... W................................................57-15 Butler+................................................. L................................................37-34 Ricks*................................................... L................................................59-26 +Region VI Playoffs *Real Dairy Bowl Pocatello, ID

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ALL-TIME RESULTS 2001 (9-2) Dodge City........................................ W................................................31-12 Coffeyville......................................... W................................................48-34 Career Record: 3-3 (.500) Butler.................................................. W.................................................. 14-7 Independence................................. W.................................................. 59-7 Fort Scott............................................ L................................................24-17 Highland............................................ W................................................59-13 Hutchinson....................................... W.................................................. 31-6 Independence+.............................. W.................................................. 72-9 Hutchinson+.................................... W.................................................. 45-7 Butler+................................................. L................................................15-14 Scottsdale*........................................ W................................................39-31 +Region VI Playoffs *Valley of Sun Bowl Scottsdale, AZ

2006 (6-4) Trinity Valley..................................... W................................................21-17 Butler................................................... L.................................................. 29-7 Dodge City........................................ W.................................................. 31-7 Hutchinson....................................... W.................................................. 35-9 Highland............................................ W................................................21-17 Independence................................. W................................................24-14 Air Force Prep................................... W.................................................. 29-6 Coffeyville.......................................... L................................................24-20 Fort Scott............................................ L.................................................. 34-7 Butler+................................................. L.................................................. 42-7 +Region VI Playoffs

2002 (7-4) Dodge City........................................ W................................................20-12 Coffeyville.......................................... L.................................................. 19-6 Air Force Prep................................... W.................................................. 28-9 Butler................................................... L.................................................. 19-7 Independence................................. W................................................46-14 Fort Scott........................................... W................................................34-19 Highland............................................ W................................................70-14 Hutchinson....................................... W................................................42-14 Highland+......................................... W.................................................. 36-7 Coffeyville+........................................ L................................................41-20 Glendale*............................................ L................................................46-42 +Region VI Playoffs *Valley of Sun Bowl Glendale, AZ

Career Record: 20-18 (.526)

2003 (5-5) Dodge City........................................ W................................................21-19 Coffeyville.......................................... L.................................................. 23-7 Air Force Prep.................................... L................................................24-14 Butler................................................... L................................................34-24 Independence................................. W.................................................. 37-7 Fort Scott........................................... W................................................38-14 Highland............................................ W................................................48-13 Hutchinson........................................ L................................................24-12 Fort Scott+........................................ W................................................63-28 Butler+................................................. L................................................35-28 +Region VI Playoffs 2004 (6-4) Dodge City........................................ W................................................27-17 Coffeyville.......................................... L................................................41-13 Cisco.................................................... W................................................37-14 Butler................................................... L................................................32-24 Independence................................. W.................................................. 61-7 Fort Scott........................................... W.................................................. 55-7 Highland............................................ W................................................71-21 Hutchinson........................................ L................................................28-21 Dodge City+..................................... W................................................35-21 Butler+................................................. L.................................................. 33-8 +Region VI Playoffs

JJ ECKERT ERA(2005-2006) Career Record: 13-8 (.619)

2005 (7-4) Fort Scott........................................... W................................................21-13 Independence................................. W.................................................. 30-0 Cisco..................................................... L................................................22-19 Butler................................................... L................................................62-31 Dodge City........................................ W................................................30-22 Highland............................................ W................................................71-27 Coffeyville......................................... W................................................25-21 Hutchinson....................................... W................................................50-14 Highland+......................................... W.................................................. 49-7 Coffeyville+........................................ L................................................40-26 Dixie State*........................................ L................................................35-31 +Region VI Playoffs *Dixie Rotary Bowl St. George, UT

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2007 (7-3) Trinity Valley..................................... W................................................28-19 Butler................................................... L.................................................. 31-0 Dodge City........................................ W................................................21-14 Hutchinson....................................... W................................................31-10 Highland............................................ W.................................................. 46-3 Independence................................. W................................................34-13 Air Force Prep................................... W................................................22-15 Coffeyville......................................... W.................................................. 19-7 Fort Scott............................................ L................................................24-20 Fort Scott+......................................... L................................................55-28 +Region VI Playoffs

JEFF TATUM ERA(2011-2012) Career Record: 9-11 (.450)

2011 (2-7) NE Oklahoma.................................... L................................................26-20 Highland............................................ W.................................................. 14-0 Coffeyville.......................................... L.................................................. 45-7 Fort Scott............................................ L................................................14-12 Air Force Prep.................................... L................................................38-34 Butler................................................... L.................................................. 37-0 Hutchinson........................................ L................................................54-12 Dodge City......................................... L................................................22-14 Independence................................. W................................................44-37 2012 (7-4) Independence................................. W................................................56-49 Cisco.................................................... W................................................24-19 Hutchinson........................................ L................................................63-49 Air Force Prep................................... W................................................47-21 Fort Scott........................................... W................................................42-13 Butler................................................... L................................................84-13 Highland............................................ W................................................28-17 Dodge City........................................ W................................................28-17 Coffeyville.......................................... L................................................54-47 Butler+................................................. L................................................58-17 Copiah-lincoln*............................... W................................................31-29

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2008 (6-4) Cisco.................................................... W................................................27-14 Butler................................................... L................................................34-29 Air Force Prep................................... W.................................................. 30-7 Fort Scott............................................ L................................................31-24 Independence................................. W................................................23-15 Coffeyville.......................................WOT.............................................27-20 Highland............................................ W................................................37-10 Dodge City........................................ W................................................53-34 Hutchinson........................................ L.................................................. 17-0 Butler+................................................. L................................................24-19 +Region VI Playoffs 2009 (4-5) Cisco.................................................... W.................................................. 19-7 Air Force Prep.................................... L................................................20-13 Butler................................................... L.................................................. 17-0 Fort Scott............................................ L................................................45-35 Independence................................. W.................................................. 30-7 Coffeyville.......................................... L.................................................. 35-0 Highland............................................ W.................................................. 45-0 Dodge City........................................ W.................................................. 46-0 Hutchinson........................................ L................................................55-14 2010 (3-6) NE Oklahoma................................... W................................................32-23 Highland............................................. L................................................22-17 Coffeyville.......................................... L.................................................. 31-2 Fort Scott........................................... W................................................16-13 Air Force Prep.................................... L................................................26-14 Butler................................................... L................................................35-12 Hutchinson........................................ L.................................................. 27-3 Dodge City........................................ W.................................................. 29-3 Independence.................................. L.................................................. 10-6

MATT MILLER ERA(2013-2014) Career Record: 6-14 (.300)

2013 (2-8) Independence.............................Forfeit............................................. 67-0 Cisco................................................Forfeit...........................................35-21 Hutchinson........................................ L................................................34-24 Air Force Prep...............................Forfeit...........................................35-34 Fort Scott........................................... W................................................33-14 Butler................................................... L................................................20-10 Highland............................................. L................................................20-17 Dodge City........................................ W................................................41-22 Coffeyville.......................................... L................................................37-34 Tyler*.................................................... L................................................47-21 *Capital of Kansas Bowl Pittsburg, KS 2014 (4-6) Highland............................................ W................................................29-26 Dodge City......................................... L................................................41-21 Ellsworth............................................ W................................................36-30 Independence................................. W................................................41-14 Iowa Western.................................... L.................................................. 45-3 Hutchinson........................................ L................................................44-14 Fort Scott............................................ L................................................32-28 Butler................................................... L.................................................. 56-6 Iowa Central..................................... W.................................................. 13-7 Coffeyville.......................................... L................................................84-21

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ALL-TIME RESULTS JEFF SIMS ERA(2015-2018) Career Record: 3-3 (.500) 33-13 (.717)

2015 (3-8) Highland............................................ W................................................36-28 Dodge City......................................... L................................................40-35 Ellsworth............................................. L................................................38-14 Air Force Prep.................................... L................................................25-22 Independence.................................. L.................................................. 20-7 Iowa Western.................................... L.................................................. 20-7 Hutchinson........................................ L................................................49-14 Fort Scott............................................ L................................................36-20 Butler.................................................. W................................................25-20 Iowa Central..................................... W................................................54-12 Coffeyville.......................................... L................................................42-33

Coffeyville......................................... W................................................58-14 Hutchinson....................................... W................................................20-19 Butler................................................... L................................................34-27 2020-21 (7-1; 2nd place in conference) Arkansas Baptist............................. W.................................................. 63-6 Fort Scott........................................... W.................................................. 76-9 Highland............................................ W.................................................. 58-0 Independence................................. W................................................14-10 Hutchinson........................................ L.................................................. 23-7 Dodge City........................................ W................................................34-24 Coffeyville......................................... W.................................................. 20-0 Butler.................................................. W................................................52-40

2016 (11-0; National Champs) Ellsworth............................................ W.................................................. 30-7 Highland............................................ W.................................................. 13-7 Independence................................. W.................................................. 25-7 Hutchinson....................................... W................................................16-14 Butler.................................................. W.................................................. 43-0 Iowa Western................................... W................................................27-17 Coffeyville......................................... W................................................39-13 Dodge City........................................ W.................................................. 36-7 Iowa Central..................................... W.................................................. 35-0 Fort Scott........................................... W.................................................. 27-6 Arizona Western*............................ W................................................25-22 *El Toro Bowl-National Championship Game Yuma, AZ 2017 (8-4) Ellsworth............................................ W.................................................. 31-7 Highland............................................ W................................................27-23 Independence.................................. L................................................27-23 Hutchinson........................................ L................................................31-28 Butler.................................................. W................................................36-30 Coffeyville......................................... W................................................41-32 Iowa Western.................................... L................................................41-14 Dodge City........................................ W................................................41-14 Air Force Prep................................... W................................................29-20 Iowa Central..................................... W.................................................. 37-0 Fort Scott........................................... W.................................................. 69-0 Trinity Valley...................................... L................................................48-41 2018 (10-1; conference champs; National Runner-up) Dodge City........................................ W................................................52-24 Ellsworth............................................ W.................................................. 16-8 Independence................................. W................................................28-21 Iowa Western................................... W................................................16-13 Fort Scott........................................... W................................................57-17 Iowa Central..................................... W................................................44-14 Highland............................................ W................................................51-31 Coffeyville......................................... W................................................51-15 Hutchinson....................................... W................................................24-21 Butler.................................................. W................................................22-10 East Mississippi*............................... L.................................................. 10-9 *National Championship Game Pittsburg, KS

TOM MINNICK ERA

Career Record: 15-4 (.789)

2019 (8-3; 2nd place in conference) Snow.................................................... L................................................30-27 Dodge City........................................ W................................................42-22 Ellsworth............................................ W.................................................. 61-0 Independence.................................. L................................................31-28 Iowa Western................................... W................................................28-14 Fort Scott........................................... W................................................42-16 Iowa Central..................................... W................................................43-27 Highland............................................ W.................................................. 37-7

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NJCAA PLAYER OF THE YEAR • FRANK MURPHY

To say Jeremy Faulk came out of nowhere in 2015 may be the ultimate understatement. The Palatka, FL native was not heavily recruited out of Palatka High School. He had 71 tackles, three sacks and two fumbles his senior season, earning a spot in the Florida vs. Georgia All-Star Game. But it did little to attract Power-5 schools, so Faulk inked with Florida Atlantic, giving his commitment to then assistant coach Jeff Sims. “If I told you that Jeremy Faulk would be as good as he was in 2015, I’d be lying to you,” Sims said. “At Florida Atlantic, he couldn’t even get on the field. He just needed a chance.” He redshirted with the Owls in 2013; then was on the scout team a year later. That prompted a change in scenery for Faulk. And when Sims was let go after Carl Pelini was fired, the defensive lineman left the program. Then came November, 2014. Following a 3-8 campaign, Matt Miller was fired as Head Coach. A few weeks later, Sims was hired, setting up a reunion between a journeyman coach and an upstart defensive tackle. The marriage worked. And despite another 3-8 season, Faulk made the most of his opportunity. He recorded 10 or more tackles four times, including a season-high 13 vs. Air Force Prep and Iowa Western. In the Broncbusters week-nine upset of No. 1 Butler, Faulk registered eight tackles, 1.5 sacks and a pass breakup, closing the year with 87 stops, 17 for loss and three sacks. Once the season ended, Faulk signed with Baylor. But off-the-field issues that got Art Briles axed, had Faulk searching for another program. In August, 2016, Faulk returned to Garden City, spearheading one of the best defenses in Junior College history. He finished the year with 75 tackles and six sacks, pulverizing Hutchinson with 18 stops in week four, all while playing with a 102-degree fever. CAREER STATISTICS Year

Tackles

TFL

Sacks

Force fum

Fum Rec

Breakup

2015

87

18.5

3

2

2

3

2016

75

15

6

2

1

3

Totals

162

33.5

9

4

3

6

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Frank

1997

2015

Jeremy Faulk

Frank Murphy’s path to Garden City was indeed a bumpy one. Growing up in Florida, Murphy signed as a wide receiver with Itawamba Community College in 1995. The following year, he transferred to Garden City and redshirted during the 1996 season. But in 1997, Murphy made a name for himself, becoming the most lethal weapon in the NJCAA. Murphy’s 15 carry, 212-yard performance during a 59-0 rout of Fort Scott in the season opener, definitely opened some eyes. A month later, his offensive antics were on full display, carrying 16 times for 225 yards and a touchdown in a 57-6 victory over rival Dodge City. It was all part of a resume that included six 100-yard rushing games. Murphy guided Garden City to the Jayhawk Conference Championship, which included a victory over Coffeyville in the Region VI title game, the same Red-Raven squad that had squashed the Broncbusters 41-13 a month earlier. The win propelled Garden City into their first-ever National Championship Game, falling to Trinity Valley 48-13. While the on-the-field accolades shined brightest, the final numbers are even more impressive considering what he was dealing with off-thefield. By season’s end, the sophomore tallied 1,370 rushing yards and 20 touchdowns. He caught 17 balls for 266 yards and returned two kickoffs for scores; the most eye-popping of which came vs. Hutchinson, where he raced 88 yards to the end zone in a 26-2 humiliation of the Blue Dragons. His most impressive feat though came vs. Highland, scoring six touchdowns in the first half. As a side note, Murphy did all of that even though a hamstring injury sideline him for Garden City’s postseason opener vs. Dodge City. Murphy eventually signed with Kansas State where he was a reserve running back, totaling 257 yards and five touchdowns in 1998. In 1999, he was second on the team with 541 yards on the ground and six scores. The following April, Murphy was taken in the sixth round of the 2000 NFL Drafty by the Chicago Bears. CAREER STATISTICS Year

Carries

Yards

TD’s

Rec YDS

Rec TD’s

KO TD

1997

210

1,370

20

266

4

2

Totals

210

1,370

20

266

4

2

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1994

NATIONAL AWARDS Chris

Windsor

The Broncbusters fell short of winning a National Championship, but they were ranked in the top five for most of the season. Windsor became the first Garden City quarterback since Rallegh Kelly in 1977 to be named a firstteam All-American. On New Year’s Eve, Windsor signed with Southern Mississippi over Kansas and Kansas State. In fact, he was close to signing with the Jayhawks before he left Lawrence to take one more official visit. When Windsor left the building, Kansas signed Northeastern Oklahoma quarterback Ben Rurtz. CAREER STATISTICS Year

NJCAA PLAYER OF THE YEAR • CHRIS WINDSOR

Comp

Att

Yards

TDs

INT

1994

148

235

2,252

24

6

64

Totals

148

235

2,252

24

6

64

Prior to his arrival in Garden City, Chris Windsor had already made headlines. In 1993, he led Jones County to a 9-2-1 record and an appearance in the Texas Junior College Shrine Bowl. But following the season, the dual-threat quarterback wanted a change of scenery. In February, 1994, Windsor transferred to Garden City, setting the stage for one of the greatest single-seasons in program history. In week one vs. Dodge City, Windsor showed off his efficiency, finishing 10-of-12 for 142 yards and three touchdowns in a 41-0 shutout. A few weeks later vs. Independence, he did it again, going 9-of-12 for 237 yards and two touchdowns. From that point on, Windsor was nearly unstoppable. He threw for 275 and three touchdowns in a win over powerhouse Coffeyville. He followed that up with a 17-of-28, 217-yard, four touchdown performance in a 38-7 victory over Dodge City and a 243-yard, five scoring toss game vs. Hutchinson. The five touchdowns still stands as the second most in a game in school history. With their 49-26 rout of Hutchinson in the Jayhawk Conference Championship Game, Windsor had done something no other quarterback at Garden City had ever done to that point-lead the Broncbusters to an undefeated season. But he had paid a price. Windsor was knocked out of the contest with a fractured jaw. But after getting it wired shut, he returned to throw for 156 yards and two touchdowns. Windsor’s only downfall during the 1994 season came in the Dixie Rotary Bowl vs. Dixie State, where he threw three interceptions in a 26-21 loss. It was only the second time all year he had tossed multiple picks in the same game (he threw two vs. Dodge City). Still, what Windsor accomplished that year was incredible. He threw for 2,252 yards, the third highest single-season total in program history. He completed 63 percent of his passes, and threw 24 touchdowns to only six interceptions, while the offense ranked second in the nation in yards per game (489). He was named the conference offensive player of the year and a first-team, NJCAA All-American, earning a spot amongst 11 finalists for National Player of the Year. Windsor eventually beat out six other quarterbacks including Donald Sellers from the National Champion Trinity Valley Cardinals and Daren Wilkinson from Ricks, who led the country with 3,104 yards and 31 touchdowns.

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Player Pos. Team Jordan Ford.................. RB................1st Raymond Cutts........... DE...............1st Jonathan Huggins...... DB...............2nd Keylon Kennedy.......... DB...............2nd K. Merriweather.......... LB................2nd Nymonta Doucoure... OL...............HM Ali Gaye.......................... DL...............HM Bam Olaseni................. OL...............1st Charles West................. RB................2nd Dedrick Mills................ RB................HM Howard Watkins.......... OL...............HM Nigel Kilby..................... TE................1st Jamie Tago.................... DL...............1st Mike Hughes................ DB...............1st Tra Minter...................... RB................2nd BJ Blount........................ DB...............HM Jeremy Faulk................ DL...............1st Brandon Snell.............. WR..............HM Brandon Snell.............. WR..............2nd Errol Clark...................... LB................HM Tyreek Hill...................... RB................2nd Nick Marshall............... QB...............2nd Chaz Nelson................. DE...............1st Mark Spaight................ LB................2nd Dontrell Johnson........ DB...............HM Eugene Smith.............. QB...............HM Cameron Kenney........ KR................1st Zach Roth...................... OL...............2nd JR Bryant........................ LB................HM Phil Loadholt................ OL...............1st Kevin Dixon.................. DT...............HM Derrick Raymer............ P..................HM Phil Loadholt................ OL...............1st Marcus Cross................ RB................HM Luke Dreiling................ K..................1st Rodney Allen................ DT...............1st Luke Dreiling................ K..................1st DJ Johnson................... DT...............1st Andre Hall..................... RB................HM Marcus West................. LB................HM Cullen Homolka.......... FB................HM Corey Reddick.............. DB...............HM Shawn Steiner............. OL...............1st Lance Carson............... OL...............HM Derrick Pope................. LB................1st Clint Werth.................... OL...............2nd Berin Lacevic................ K..................2nd Korey Banks.................. DB...............HM Jon Hawk....................... OL...............HM Jared Packard............... OL...............1st Henry Bryant................ DE...............1st Corey Jenkins............... QB...............2nd Clint Werth.................... OL...............1st Roger Ross.................... WR..............HM John Culp...................... DT...............HM Ervin Holloman........... DT...............1st Jeremie Frazier............ TE................HM Corey Jenkins............... QB...............HM C.J. Jones....................... WR..............2nd Travis Schwartz........... LB................1st OPPORTUNITY USA

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Roger Ross.................... WR..............HM Hamlin Milligan........... DB...............1st Cliff Holloman.............. DT...............1st Ashante Woodyard.... DB...............HM Mike Love...................... OL...............2nd Matt Lehning............... DB...............HM Frank Murphy.............. RB................1st Deone Horinek............ P/K..............HM Tyson Wilson................ RB................2nd Kevin Brooks................ DB...............1st Jeff Kelly......................... LB................1st Darnell McDonald...... WR..............2nd Andy Dupont............... OL...............2nd Tywone Kingsby......... RB................2nd Rodney Artmore......... DB...............1st Mino Marroquin.......... OL...............2nd Corey Terry.................... DE...............HM Mike Ruddle................. TE................HM Jabbar Threats............. DE...............HM Eric Janeau.................... OL...............2nd Corey Dillon.................. RB................1st Chris Windsor............... QB...............1st Ray Eagle....................... DT...............1st Perez Davis................... OL...............HM James Elliott................. RB................HM Marcus Phillips............ DE...............HM Eric Alford...................... WR..............HM Damon Pauge.............. LB................1st Mike James................... DB...............2nd Kevin Bouie................... RB................1st Dart Frost...................... LB................1st Chance Rudzik............. DT...............2nd Mike Bryan.................... OL...............1st Brent Venables............ LB................1st Kevin Bouie................... RB................1st Kelly Rush...................... DE...............HM Gerald Benton............. WR..............HM Gerald Dixon................ LB................1st Gerald Benton............. WR..............HM Fred Petty...................... DT...............HM Danny Daniels............. DB...............HM Charles Lister............... FB................HM Michael Fox.................. DE...............1st Melvin Evans................ DT...............HM John Clark..................... LB................HM Demetrius Hill.............. DT...............1st Shawn Massey............. RB................HM Robert Bailey................ WR..............2nd Kelly Stouffer................ QB...............HM Keith Walters................ DT...............2nd Keith Hall....................... DL...............HM Mike Jensen.................. OL...............2nd Greg Jennings............. LB................2nd Glen Buggs................... RB................2nd Dwayne Crutchfield.. RB................1st Bruce Campbell........... OL...............1st Raleigh Kelly................. QB...............1st Mike Friede................... WR..............HM Darrell Oakley.............. DL...............2nd Willis Tompkins........... OL...............HM Robert Robertson....... RB................1st

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Corey Johnson............. WR..............HM Chaz Nelson................. DE...............HM Nate Davis..................... LB................HM Korey Jones.................. LB................HM Avonte Jones............... WR..............1st Dontrell Johnson........ DB...............1st Corey Johnson............. KR................1st Corey Johnson............. WR..............2nd T.J. Hawkins.................. OL...............2nd Terry Vaughn................ DL...............2nd Taylor Elder................... DB...............2nd Chase Bieberle............. RB................HM Korey Jones.................. LB................HM Derek Jonas.................. P..................HM Cameron Kenney........ WR..............1st Ray Carter...................... OL...............1st Eugene Smith.............. QB...............1st Terry Vaughn................ DL...............2nd Andre Jones................. WR..............HM Cameron Horesky....... WR..............HM Marcus Cane................. OL...............HM Brad Youngers............. OL...............HM Ryan Smith................... RB................HM Aaron Anderson......... LB................HM J.J. Williams................... LB................HM Jarrett Hernandez...... LB................HM Cameron Kenney........ KR................HM Wes Martin.................... TE................1st Cameron Kenney........ WR..............1st Zach Roth...................... OL...............1st Byron Jones.................. OL...............1st JR Bryant........................ LB................1st Cameron Kenney........ KR................1st Cameron Kenney........ P..................1st Chris Barry..................... OL...............2nd Eugene Smith.............. QB...............2nd Demetrious WarmbleDB...............2nd Kelcey Wilson............... OL...............HM Maurice Greer.............. RB................HM Demarcus Cleveland.DL...............HM Aaron anderson.......... LB................HM Demarcus Robertson.DB...............HM Hiram Atwater............. DB...............HM Cameron Kenney........ K..................HM Phil Loadholt................ OL...............1st Sean Setzer................... QB...............2nd J.J. Ford........................... TE................2nd Jeff Blanchard.............. RB................HM Michael Choate........... WR..............HM Adam Conway............. WR..............HM

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Corey Reddick.............. DB...............1st Marcus West................. LB................2nd Ced Williams................. DB...............2nd Kevin James.................. DL...............HM Kenyada Tatum........... KR................HM K.J. Harris....................... KR................HM Jeremy Johnson.......... TE................HM Clint Werth.................... OL...............1st Jon Hawk....................... OL...............1st Jordan Lang.................. OL...............2nd Shawn Steiner............. OL...............1st Kyle Barkley.................. QB...............HM K.J. Harris....................... RB................2nd Lance Carson............... DL...............1st Gabe Nyenhuis............ DL...............2nd James Jackson............. DL...............2nd Derrick Pope................. LB................1st Marcus West................. LB................HM Wes Lundeen............... LB................HM Cedric Williams............ DB...............1st Luke Stone.................... DB...............2nd Kendall McVay............. DB...............HM Ken McNickle............... P..................1st Berin Lacevic................ K..................2nd C.J. Jones....................... WR..............1st Jon Hawk....................... OL...............1st Jared Packard............... OL...............1st Corey Jenkins............... QB...............1st Aaron Arnold............... OL...............2nd Henry Bryant................ DL...............1st Lance Carson............... DL...............1st Derrick Pope................. LB................1st Korey Banks.................. DB...............1st Remuise Johnson....... DB...............1st Ivan Butler..................... DL...............2nd Khreem Smith.............. DL...............HM Drew Thon.................... LB................HM Les Chaves.................... DB...............HM C.J. Jones....................... KR................1st Curtis Ansel.................. P..................1st Berin Lacevic................ K..................2nd

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Careertied Record: 3-3 (.500) Series 41-41-3 2020-21.............................................. Garden...........................................................52-40 2019..................................................... Butler..............................................................34-27 2018..................................................... Garden...........................................................22-10 2017..................................................... Garden...........................................................36-30 2016..................................................... Garden............................................................ 43-0 2015..................................................... Garden..........................................................25-20 2014..................................................... Butler .............................................................. 56-6 2013..................................................... Butler.20-10 2012..................................................... Butler ........................................................58-17** .............................................................. Butler.84-13 2011..................................................... Butler.37-0 2010..................................................... Butler.35-12 2009..................................................... Butler.17-0 2008..................................................... Butler.24-19** .............................................................. Butler.34-29 2007..................................................... Butler.31-0 2006..................................................... Butler.29-7** .............................................................. Butler.62-31 2005..................................................... Butler.62-31 2004..................................................... Butler.33-8** .............................................................. Butler.32-24 2003..................................................... Butler.35-28** .............................................................. Butler.19-7 2002..................................................... Butler.19-7 2001..................................................... Butler.15-14** .............................................................. Butler.14-7 2000..................................................... Garden..............................................23-17** 4ot .............................................................. Garden..........................................................20-12 1999..................................................... Butler.37-34** .............................................................. Garden..........................................................44-38 1998..................................................... Garden......................................................24-13** .............................................................. Butler.30-15 1997..................................................... Garden..........................................................56-32 1996..................................................... Garden .........................................................34-23 1995..................................................... Garden............................................................ 58-7 1994..................................................... Garden..........................................................39-12 1993..................................................... Butler.24-6 1992..................................................... Garden........................................................ 37-7** .............................................................. Garden..........................................................24-23 1991..................................................... Garden............................................................ 36-0 1990:.................................................... Butler.28-20** .............................................................. Garden..........................................................18-13 1989..................................................... Butler.28-20** .............................................................. Garden......................................................... 31-22 1988..................................................... Garden..........................................................31-22 1987..................................................... Butler.17-16** .............................................................. Butler.25-20 1986..................................................... Butler.31-18 1985..................................................... Butler.29-7 1984:.................................................... Butler.54-7 1983..................................................... Butler.45-0 1982..................................................... Butler.33-20 1981..................................................... Butler.48-8 1979..................................................... Garden..........................................................47-21 1978..................................................... Garden............................................................ 31-8 1977..................................................... Garden............................................................ 35-7 1976..................................................... Garden..........................................................40-10 1975..................................................... Garden..........................................................22-13 1974..................................................... Garden............................................................ 20-6 1973..................................................... Garden............................................................ 50-0 1972..................................................... Garden..........................................................42-21 1971..................................................... Garden............................................................ 35-6 1970..................................................... Garden............................................................ 21-0 1969..................................................... Garden..........................................................34-13 1968..................................................... Garden..........................................................27-13 1967..................................................... Garden..........................................................34-13 1966..................................................... Garden..........................................................33-12 1965..................................................... Tied.....................................................................7-7 1964..................................................... Garden............................................................ 18-0 1963..................................................... Garden............................................................ 34-6 1962..................................................... Garden............................................................ 49-7 1961..................................................... Butler.20-0 1960..................................................... Garden............................................................ 52-0 1959..................................................... Garden............................................................ 38-6 1958..................................................... Butler.38-19 1957..................................................... Butler.13-12 1956..................................................... Garden............................................................ 21-6 1955..................................................... Garden..........................................................33-12 1954..................................................... Garden..........................................................41-26 1953..................................................... Tied................................................................21-21 1952..................................................... Butler.21-7 1951..................................................... Tied................................................................14-14 1950..................................................... Garden............................................................ 32-7 1949..................................................... Butler.65-13

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Garden City leads 55-26

2020-21..........................................Garden......................................................20-0 2019.................................................Garden................................................... 58-14 2018.................................................Garden................................................... 51-15 2017.................................................Garden................................................... 41-32 2016.................................................Garden................................................... 39-13 2015.................................................Coffeyville............................................ 42-33 2014.................................................Coffeyville............................................ 84-21 20130...............................................Coffeyville........................................... 37-34 2012.................................................Coffeyville............................................ 54-47 2011.................................................Coffeyville...............................................45-7 2010.................................................Coffeyville...............................................31-2 2009.................................................Coffeyville...............................................35-0 2008.................................................Garden................................................... 27-20 2007.................................................Garden......................................................19-7 2006.................................................Coffeyville............................................ 24-20 2005.................................................Coffeyville........................................ 40-26** ..........................................................Garden................................................... 50-14 2004.................................................Coffeyville............................................ 41-13 2003.................................................Coffeyville...............................................23-7 2002.................................................Coffeyville...............................................19-6 2001.................................................Garden................................................... 48-34 2000.................................................Garden......................................................20-7 1999.................................................Garden............................................... 57-15** ..........................................................Garden................................................... 43-28 1998.................................................Coffeyville............................................. 7-0** ..........................................................Garden................................................... 28-13 1997.................................................Garden............................................... 31-30** ..........................................................Coffeyville............................................ 41-13 1996:................................................Coffeyville........................................ 42-35** ..........................................................Garden................................................... 28-12 1995.................................................Coffeyville............................................ 26-14 1994.................................................Garden................................................... 44-26 1993.................................................Coffeyville...........................................30-3** ..........................................................Garden................................................... 23-13 1992.................................................Coffeyville............................................ 19-17 1991.................................................Garden............................................... 25-20** ..........................................................Tie............................................................ 14-14 1990.................................................Coffeyville...............................................27-7 1989.................................................Garden......................................................10-7 1988.................................................Garden............................................... 21-16** ..........................................................Coffeyville............................................ 35-10 1987.................................................Coffeyville...............................................38-7 1986.................................................Coffeyville............................................ 20-14 1985.................................................Coffeyville...............................................22-6 1984.................................................Coffeyville...............................................51-0 1983.................................................Coffeyville............................................ 54-17 1982.................................................Coffeyville...............................................61-7 1981.................................................Coffeyville............................................ 42-14 1979.................................................Coffeyville................................................. 7-6 1978.................................................Coffeyville...............................................28-7 1977.................................................Garden......................................................31-7 1976.................................................Coffeyville...............................................38-0 1975.................................................Coffeyville............................................ 41-37 1974.................................................Garden................................................... 14-10 1973.................................................Coffeyville............................................ 47-10 1972.................................................Garden......................................................21-3 1971.................................................Garden................................................... 41-14 1970.................................................Garden......................................................34-6 1969.................................................Coffeyville............................................ 34-13 1968.................................................Coffeyville............................................ 46-28 1967.................................................Garden................................................... 35-17 1966.................................................Coffeyville............................................ 49-25 1965.................................................Coffeyville............................................ 49-25 1964.................................................Coffeyville...............................................28-6 1963.................................................Coffeyville...............................................12-7 1962.................................................Coffeyville............................................ 21-12 1961.................................................Coffeyville...............................................19-0 1960.................................................Garden......................................................46-6 1959.................................................Coffeyville...............................................19-6 1958.................................................Coffeyville............................................ 21-19 1957.................................................Coffeyville...............................................37-0 1956.................................................Coffeyville...............................................52-6 1955.................................................Garden......................................................19-0 1954.................................................Coffeyville............................................ 28-19 1953.................................................Coffeyville...............................................18-6 1952.................................................Coffeyville............................................ 31-14 1951.................................................Coffeyville............................................ 24-14 1950.................................................Garden......................................................10-9

2020.................................................Garden................................................... 34-24 2019.................................................Garden................................................... 42-22 2018.................................................Garden................................................... 52-24 2017.................................................Garden................................................... 41-14 2016.................................................Garden......................................................36-7 2015.................................................Dodge.................................................... 40-35 2014.................................................Dodge.................................................... 41-21 2013.................................................Garden................................................... 41-22 2012.................................................Garden................................................... 61-20 2011.................................................Dodge.................................................... 22-14 2010.................................................Garden......................................................29-3 2009.................................................Garden......................................................46-0 2008.................................................Garden................................................... 53-34 2007.................................................Garden................................................... 21-14 2006.................................................Garden......................................................31-7 2005.................................................Garden................................................... 30-22 2004.................................................Garden............................................... 35-21** ..........................................................Garden................................................... 27-17 2003.................................................Garden................................................... 21-19 2002.................................................Garden................................................... 20-12 2001.................................................Garden................................................... 31-12 2000.................................................Garden......................................................37-0 1999.................................................Garden................................................... 56-12 1998.................................................Garden..................................................19-0** ..........................................................Garden................................................... 18-16 1997.................................................Garden............................................... 37-16** ..........................................................Garden......................................................57-6 1996.................................................Garden..................................................54-0** ..........................................................Garden................................................... 72-14 1995.................................................Garden..................................................44-6** ..........................................................Garden................................................... 37-26 1994.................................................Garden......................................................41-0 1993.................................................Garden................................................... 36-17 1992.................................................Garden......................................................13-0 1991.................................................Garden......................................................14-7 1990.................................................Garden............................................... 32-26** ..........................................................Garden................................................... 41-21 1989.................................................Garden............................................... 27-20** ..........................................................Garden......................................................26-8 1988.................................................Garden......................................................21-0 1987.................................................Garden................................................... 31-20 1986.................................................Dodge.................................................... 19-13 1985.................................................Dodge.......................................................35-6 1984.................................................Dodge.......................................................28-0 1983.................................................Dodge.................................................... 40-13 1982.................................................Dodge.................................................... 55-20 1981.................................................Garden................................................... 20-14 1979.................................................Garden......................................................54-7 1978.................................................Garden................................................... 42-16 1977.................................................Garden................................................... 25-20 1976.................................................Garden......................................................14-0 1975.................................................Dodge.................................................... 24-21 1974.................................................Dodge......................................................... 3-0

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1973..................................................... Garden............................................................ 31-7 1972..................................................... Garden..........................................................14-11 1971..................................................... Garden..........................................................34-14 1970..................................................... Garden..........................................................35-24 1968..................................................... Dodge............................................................. 39-7 1967..................................................... Garden...............................................................6-0 1966..................................................... Dodge...........................................................18-16 1965..................................................... Dodge...........................................................27-13 1964..................................................... Dodge...........................................................27-13 1963..................................................... Dodge............................................................. 19-7 1962..................................................... Dodge............................................................. 14-6 1961..................................................... Dodge............................................................. 38-6 1960..................................................... Garden..........................................................22-14 1959..................................................... Garden...............................................................7-6 1958:.................................................... Dodge...........................................................33-19 1957..................................................... Dodge...........................................................61-13 1956..................................................... Dodge............................................................. 31-6 1955..................................................... Garden............................................................ 18-7 1954..................................................... Dodge...........................................................22-19 1953..................................................... Dodge............................................................. 13-7 1952..................................................... Dodge...........................................................31-30 1951..................................................... Garden............................................................ 21-0 1950..................................................... Garden............................................................ 13-7 1949..................................................... Dodge............................................................. 25-6 1948..................................................... Dodge...........................................................27-13 1947..................................................... Garden...............................................................6-0 1946..................................................... Dodge............................................................. 32-6

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Garden City leads 31-30

2020.................................................Garden......................................................76-9 2019.................................................Garden................................................... 42-16 2018.................................................Garden................................................... 57-17 2017.................................................Garden......................................................69-0 2016.................................................Garden......................................................27-6 2015.................................................Fort Scott.............................................. 36-20 2014.................................................Fort Scott.............................................. 32-28 2013.................................................Garden................................................... 33-14 2012.................................................Garden................................................... 42-13 2011.................................................Fort Scott.............................................. 14-12 2010.................................................Garden................................................... 16-13 2009.................................................Fort Scott.............................................. 45-35 2008.................................................Fort Scott.............................................. 31-24 2007.................................................Fort Scott.......................................... 55-28** ..........................................................Fort Scott.............................................. 24-20 2006.................................................Fort Scott.................................................34-7 2005.................................................Garden................................................... 21-13 2004.................................................Garden......................................................55-7 2003.................................................Garden................................................... 38-14 2002.................................................Garden................................................... 34-19 2001.................................................Fort Scott.............................................. 24-17 2000.................................................Garden................................................... 42-17 1999.................................................Garden................................................... 63-13 1998.................................................Garden......................................................15-0 1997.................................................Garden......................................................59-0 1996.................................................Garden......................................................24-0 1995.................................................Garden................................................... 22-21 1994.................................................Garden................................................... 38-21 1993.................................................Garden............................................... 14-10** ..........................................................Fort Scott.............................................. 27-17 1992.................................................Garden............................................... 21-14** ..........................................................Fort Scott.................................................27-7 1991.................................................Garden..................................................21-7** ..........................................................Fort Scott.............................................. 42-34 1990.................................................Garden......................................................28-3 1989.................................................Garden................................................... 50-15 1988.................................................Fort Scott.................................................35-9 1987.................................................Garden......................................................36-7 1986.................................................Fort Scott.............................................. 27-24 1985.................................................Garden................................................... 44-21 1984.................................................Garden......................................................20-7 1983.................................................Garden................................................... 41-20 1982.................................................Fort Scott.............................................. 24-23 1981.................................................Fort Scott.................................................17-7 1979.................................................Fort Scott.............................................. 20-14 1978.................................................Fort Scott.............................................. 13-12 1977.................................................Garden................................................... 53-28 1976.................................................Fort Scott.............................................. 31-16 1975.................................................Fort Scott.............................................. 35-14 1974.................................................Garden......................................................13-9 1973.................................................Fort Scott.............................................. 47-10 1972.................................................Fort Scott.............................................. 40-14 1971.................................................Fort Scott.............................................. 31-21 1970.................................................Fort Scott.............................................. 14-12 1969.................................................Fort Scott.............................................. 47-14 1968.................................................Fort Scott.............................................. 47-14 1967.................................................Fort Scott.............................................. 19-18 1966.................................................Fort Scott.............................................. 20-14 1965.................................................Fort Scott.............................................. 47-14 1964.................................................Fort Scott.............................................. 41-19

VS. HIGHLAND

Garden City leads 30-6

2020.................................................Garden .....................................................58-0 2019.................................................Garden......................................................37-7 2018.................................................Garden................................................... 51-31 2017.................................................Garden................................................... 27-23 2016.................................................Garden......................................................13-7 2015.................................................Garden................................................... 36-28 2014.................................................Garden................................................... 29-26 2013.................................................Highland............................................... 20-17 2012.................................................Garden................................................... 28-17 2011.................................................Garden......................................................14-0

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2010.................................................Highland............................................... 22-17 2009.................................................Garden......................................................45-0 2008.................................................Garden................................................... 37-10 2007.................................................Garden......................................................46-3 2006.................................................Garden................................................... 21-17 2005.................................................Garden................................................... 71-27 2004.................................................Garden................................................... 71-21 2003.................................................Garden................................................... 48-13 2002.................................................Garden..................................................36-7** ..........................................................Garden................................................... 70-14 2001.................................................Garden................................................... 59-13 2000.................................................Garden................................................... 66-10 1999.................................................Garden......................................................75-7 1998.................................................Garden......................................................19-7 1997.................................................Garden......................................................67-7 1996.................................................Garden......................................................58-2 1988.................................................Garden......................................................35-7 1987.................................................Garden......................................................34-7 1986.................................................Garden......................................................42-6 1980.................................................Highland............................................... 30-20 1977.................................................Highland............................................... 33-18 1976.................................................Highland............................................... 21-19 1970.................................................Garden......................................................51-6 1969.................................................Highland.................................................... 8-6 1960.................................................Garden......................................................34-7 1959.................................................Garden......................................................26-8

VS. HUTCHINSON Garden City leads 40-39 2020.................................................Hutch........................................................23-7 2019.................................................Garden................................................... 20-19 2018.................................................Garden................................................... 24-21 2017.................................................Hutch..................................................... 31-28 2016.................................................Garden................................................... 16-14 2015.................................................Hutch..................................................... 49-14 2014.................................................Hutch..................................................... 44-14 2013.................................................Hutch..................................................... 34-24 2012.................................................Hutch..................................................... 63-49 2011.................................................Hutch..................................................... 54-12 2010.................................................Hutch........................................................27-3 2009.................................................Hutch..................................................... 55-14 2008.................................................Hutch........................................................17-0 2007.................................................Garden................................................... 31-10 2006.................................................Garden......................................................35-9 2005.................................................Garden................................................... 50-14 2004.................................................Hutch..................................................... 28-21 2003.................................................Hutch..................................................... 24-12 2002.................................................Garden................................................... 42-14 2001.................................................Garden..................................................72-9** ..........................................................Garden......................................................31-6 2000.................................................Garden..................................................43-0** ..........................................................Garden......................................................24-0 1999.................................................Garden......................................................32-3 1998.................................................Garden......................................................41-0 1997.................................................Garden................................................... 45-14 1996.................................................Garden............................................... 42-19** ..........................................................Hutch..................................................... 39-25 1995.................................................Hutch................................................. 34-22** ..........................................................Garden................................................... 22-14 1994.................................................Garden............................................... 49-26** ..........................................................Garden................................................... 58-14 1993.................................................Hutch........................................................26-9 1992.................................................Garden................................................... 34-19 1991.................................................Garden......................................................34-3 1990.................................................Garden......................................................49-0 1989.................................................Garden................................................... 41-14 1988.................................................Hutch..................................................... 24-16 1987.................................................Garden................................................... 20-19 1986.................................................Garden................................................... 22-15 1985.................................................Hutch..................................................... 42-14 1984.................................................Hutch..................................................... 19-14 1983.................................................Hutch........................................................14-0 1982.................................................Hutch........................................................41-8 1981.................................................Garden................................................... 26-15 1979.................................................Garden......................................................24-7 1978.................................................Garden......................................................18-0 1977.................................................Garden......................................................10-6 1976.................................................Garden......................................................14-0 1975.................................................Hutch..................................................... 17-14 1974.................................................Hutch..................................................... 20-14

1973.................................................Hutch..................................................... 23-10 1972.................................................Garden................................................... 34-26 1971.................................................Garden................................................... 28-20 1970.................................................Hutch........................................................26-6 1969.................................................Hutch........................................................45-0 1968.................................................Hutch........................................................27-0 1967.................................................Garden................................................... 27-21 1966.................................................Hutch........................................................33-0 1965.................................................Hutch........................................................23-0 1964.................................................Hutch........................................................34-7 1963.................................................Hutch..................................................... 20-13 1962.................................................Hutch.......................................................... 7-0 1961.................................................Hutch........................................................13-0 1960.................................................Garden......................................................48-0 1959.................................................Garden......................................................47-0 1958.................................................Garden................................................... 20-14 1957.................................................Garden................................................... 33-26 1956.................................................Hutch........................................................34-6 1955.................................................Garden................................................... 34-12 1954.................................................Garden................................................... 14-12 1953.................................................Hutch..................................................... 25-20 1952.................................................Hutch..................................................... 40-28 1951.................................................Garden......................................................12-0 1950.................................................Hutch........................................................27-6 1949.................................................Hutch........................................................47-0 1948.................................................Hutch........................................................69-0 1947.................................................Hutch........................................................47-0

VS. INDEPENDENCE

Garden City leads 50-25-1

2020.................................................Garden................................................... 14-10 2019.................................................Indy......................................................... 31-28 2018.................................................Garden................................................... 28-21 2017.................................................Indy......................................................... 27-13 2016.................................................Garden......................................................25-7 2015.................................................Indy............................................................20-7 2014.................................................Garden................................................... 41-14 2013.................................................Indy.........................................................forfeit 2012.................................................Garden................................................... 56-49 2011.................................................Garden................................................... 44-37 2010.................................................Indy............................................................10-6 2009.................................................Garden......................................................30-7 2008.................................................Garden................................................... 23-15 2007.................................................Garden................................................... 34-13 2006.................................................Garden................................................... 24-14 2005.................................................Garden......................................................30-0 2004.................................................Garden......................................................61-7 2003.................................................Garden......................................................37-7 2002.................................................Garden................................................... 46-14 2001.................................................Garden..................................................72-9** ..........................................................Garden......................................................59-7 2000.................................................Garden..................................................43-0** ..........................................................Garden......................................................55-8 1999.................................................Garden............................................... 56-17** ..........................................................Garden......................................................70-7 1998.................................................Indy......................................................... 25-15 1997.................................................Garden................................................... 13-10 1996.................................................Garden......................................................50-7 1995.................................................Garden................................................... 59-28 1994.................................................Garden..................................................33-3** ..........................................................Garden......................................................41-0 1993.................................................Garden......................................................28-7 1992.................................................Garden................................................... 32-30 1991.................................................Garden......................................................21-7 1990.................................................Garden................................................... 32-19 1989.................................................Garden..................................................53-3**

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SERIES RECORDS ..........................................................Garden......................................................21-3 1988.................................................Garden............................................... 35-14** ..........................................................Garden................................................... 35-18 Career Record: 3-3 (.500) 1987.................................................Garden..................................................10-7** ..........................................................Indy......................................................... 27-23 1986.................................................Indy.............................................................. 9-6 1985.................................................Indy......................................................... 28-10 1984.................................................Garden................................................... 55-52 1983.................................................Indy......................................................... 33-14 1982.................................................Tied......................................................... 14-14 1981.................................................Indy......................................................... 27-20 1980.................................................Garden......................................................30-8 1979.................................................Garden................................................... 50-36 1978.................................................Indy......................................................... 27-23 1977.................................................Indy.............................................................. 9-6 1976.................................................Indy......................................................... 28-10 1975.................................................Garden......................................................22-0 1974.................................................Garden................................................... 26-21 1973.................................................Garden................................................... 47-13 1972.................................................Garden......................................................31-7 1971.................................................Garden......................................................40-6 1970.................................................Garden................................................... 49-15 1969.................................................Indy......................................................... 21-14 1968.................................................Indy............................................................35-0 1967.................................................Garden......................................................33-0 1966.................................................Indy............................................................20-7 1965.................................................Garden................................................... 13-12 1964.................................................Indy......................................................... 17-13 1963.................................................Garden......................................................46-0 1962.................................................Indy............................................................14-6 1961.................................................Garden........................................................ 6-0 1960.................................................Indy............................................................13-7 1959.................................................Indy......................................................... 35-13 1958.................................................Indy............................................................26-7 1957.................................................Garden................................................... 34-19 1956.................................................Indy......................................................... 13-12 1955.................................................Garden......................................................25-6 1954.................................................Indy............................................................12-6 1953.................................................Indy......................................................... 20-14 1952.................................................Garden......................................................61-0

VS. ARIZONA WESTERN

Garden City leads 1-0

1979.................................................Garden................................................... 35-21 1978.................................................Garden......................................................30-6 1977.................................................Air Force................................................ 16-14 1976.................................................Garden................................................... 40-16 1975.................................................Garden......................................................21-7 1974.................................................Air Force JV.......................................... 42-14

VS. IOWA CENTRAL Garden City leads 6-0

2019.................................................Garden................................................... 43-27 2018.................................................Garden................................................... 44-14 2017.................................................Garden......................................................37-0 2016.................................................Garden......................................................35-0 2015.................................................Garden................................................... 54-13 2014.................................................Garden......................................................13-7

VS. AIR FORCE PREP

Garden City leads 28-8

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VS. DIXIE STATE

Dixie State leads 2-0

2005.................................................Dixie State............................................ 35-31 1994.................................................Dixie State............................................ 26-21

VS. GLENDALE

Glendale leads 2-1

2019.................................................Garden................................................... 28-14 2018.................................................Garden................................................... 16-13 2017.................................................Iowa Western....................................... 41-14 2016.................................................Garden................................................... 27-16 2015.................................................Iowa Western..........................................20-7 2014.................................................Iowa Western..........................................45-3

2002.................................................Glendale................................................ 46-42 2000.................................................Glendale................................................ 13-10 1995.................................................Garden................................................... 26-24

VS. SCOTTSDALE

VS. ELLSWORTH

Garden City leads 1-0-1

Garden City leads 5-2

2019.................................................Garden......................................................61-0 2018.................................................Garden......................................................16-8 2017.................................................Garden......................................................31-7 2016.................................................Garden......................................................30-7 2015.................................................Ellsworth............................................... 38-14 2014.................................................Garden................................................... 36-30 1967.................................................Ellsworth............................................... 34-14

Tyler leads 1-0 2013.................................................Tyler........................................................ 47-21

VS. NE OKLAHOMA 2017.................................................Garden................................................... 29-20 2015.................................................Air Force................................................ 25-22 2013.................................................Garden................................................... 35-34 2012.................................................Garden................................................... 47-21 2011.................................................Air Force................................................ 38-34 2010.................................................Air Force................................................ 26-14 2009.................................................Air Force................................................ 20-13 2008.................................................Garden......................................................30-7 2007.................................................Garden................................................... 22-15 2006.................................................Garden......................................................29-6 2003.................................................Air Force................................................ 24-14 2002.................................................Garden......................................................28-9 2000.................................................Garden......................................................68-3 1999.................................................Garden................................................... 58-24 1998.................................................Garden......................................................20-3 1997.................................................Garden................................................... 57-21 1995.................................................Garden................................................... 43-13 1994.................................................Garden................................................... 45-12 1993.................................................Garden................................................... 17-10 1992.................................................Garden......................................................28-7 1991.................................................Garden................................................... 62-28 1990.................................................Air Force................................................ 42-33 1989.................................................Garden......................................................44-6 1988.................................................Garden................................................... 48-16 1987.................................................Garden......................................................40-7 1986.................................................Garden................................................... 23-17 1985.................................................Garden................................................... 24-16 1984.................................................Garden................................................... 20-12 1983.................................................Garden................................................... 34-33 1980.................................................Garden......................................................22-6

Series tied 2-2

VS. IOWA WESTERN

VS. TYLER 2016.................................................Garden................................................... 25-22

VS. TRINITY VALLEY

2001.................................................Garden................................................... 39-31 1977.................................................Tied......................................................... 15-15

VS. RICKS

Garden City leads 3-2

1999.................................................Ricks....................................................... 59-26 1996.................................................Garden................................................... 42-35 1991.................................................Ricks....................................................... 42-39 1990.................................................Garden................................................... 29-17 1989.................................................Garden................................................... 19-17

VS. MESA

NEO leads 9-2

Garden City leads 1-0

2011.................................................NEO......................................................... 26-20 2010.................................................Garden................................................... 32-23 1993.................................................NEO......................................................... 31-21 1989.................................................NEO............................................................21-0 1988.................................................NEO............................................................17-6 1982.................................................NEO............................................................41-7 1980.................................................NEO............................................................45-0 1976.................................................Garden................................................... 28-13 1958.................................................NEO......................................................... 40-13 1957.................................................NEO............................................................48-0 1954.................................................NEO......................................................... 32-13

1998.................................................Garden................................................... 17-14

VS. HARDIN SIMMONS JV

Garden City leads 1-0

1996.................................................Garden......................................................29-0

VS. NAVARRO

VS. CISCO

Navarro leads 2-0

Garden City leads 5-1 2013.................................................Garden................................................... 35-21 2012.................................................Garden................................................... 24-19 2009.................................................Garden......................................................19-7 2008.................................................Garden................................................... 27-14 2005.................................................Cisco....................................................... 22-19 2004.................................................Garden................................................... 37-14

1992.................................................Navarro.....................................................44-6 1991.................................................Navarro.................................................. 17-10

VS. COLORADO STATE JV Garden City leads 1-0

1996.................................................Garden................................................... 30-25

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SERIES RECORDS VS. PANHANDLE STATE Garden City leads 4-1

1990.................................................Garden................................................... 42-13 1987.................................................Garden......................................................47-7 1980.................................................Garden......................................................21-6 1947.................................................Panhandle...............................................40-6 1946.................................................Garden........................................................ 7-0

VS. FAIRBURY

VS. PHOENIX

Garden City leads 2-1

Phoenix leads 3-1

1973.................................................Garden................................................... 20-12 1972.................................................Garden................................................... 14-12 1971.................................................Fairbury................................................. 28-20

VS. TRINIDAD VS. HASKELL

VS. EMPORIA STATE

Trinidad leads 3-0

Garden City leads 1-0

Garden City leads 2-0

1985.................................................Garden......................................................48-0 1984.................................................Garden................................................... 34-27

VS. NEW MEXICO MILITARY Garden City leads 7-2

1981.................................................Garden......................................................24-6 1980.................................................Garden................................................... 34-10 1979.................................................NMMI..................................................... 24-20 1978.................................................Garden................................................... 25-18 1977.................................................Garden................................................... 21-20 1976.................................................Garden......................................................23-8 1975.................................................NMMI........................................................32-7 1974.................................................Garden......................................................34-7 1963.................................................Garden......................................................19-7

VS. ROSWELL

1970.................................................Trinidad................................................. 22-20 1969.................................................Trinidad....................................................36-7 1968.................................................Trinidad................................................. 51-26

VS. WEST TEXAS STATE

Wichita State leads 2-0

McCook leads 8-4

1969.................................................McCook................................................. 46-20 1968.................................................McCook....................................................39-0 1967.................................................Garden......................................................14-9 1966.................................................McCook....................................................19-0 1965.................................................McCook....................................................45-0 1964.................................................McCook................................................. 46-20 1953.................................................McCook................................................. 39-13 1952.................................................McCook....................................................32-7 1951.................................................Garden......................................................21-8 1950.................................................Garden......................................................32-6 1949.................................................Garden................................................... 14-12 1948.................................................McCook....................................................24-6

Texas Tech leads 1-0

1980.................................................Texas Tech...............................................19-0

VS. ADAMS STATE JV Garden City leads 1-0

1980.................................................Adams State...........................................57-0

VS. COLORADO 76ERS Garden City leads 1-0

1980.................................................Garden......................................................58-0

VS. BACONE

Garden City leads 1-0 1955.................................................Garden......................................................28-0

VS. LAJUNTA

VS. STERLING

Sterling leads 2-0

1967.................................................Sterling.................................................. 27-12 1966.................................................Sterling.................................................. 34-26

1952.................................................Garden......................................................18-6 1950.................................................Garden......................................................53-7 1947.................................................Garden......................................................12-6

VS. TONKAWA

Garden City leads 1-0-1

VS. LAWTON

VS. TEXAS TECH JV

1956.................................................Wichita State..........................................49-0 1953.................................................Wichita State....................................... 41-13

Garden City leads 3-0

Garden City leads 1-0

1980.................................................Garden................................................... 20-15

1956.................................................Garden................................................... 33-26

VS. WICHITA STATE

VS. MCCOOK

Roswell leads 3-0 1962.................................................Roswell.....................................................42-0 1961.................................................Roswell.....................................................35-0 1960.................................................Roswell.................................................. 20-13

1957.................................................Phoenix................................................. 25-13 1955.................................................Phoenix................................................. 33-27 1954.................................................Phoenix....................................................40-6 1953.................................................Garden................................................... 25-13

Lawton leads 2-0

1965.................................................Lawton.....................................................43-7 1964.................................................Lawton.....................................................55-0

1952.................................................Tied.............................................................. 7-7 1951.................................................Garden......................................................52-7

VS. COMPTON

Compton leads 2-0

VS. WILBURTON Tied 1-1

1962.................................................Garden................................................... 20-13 1961.................................................Wilburton................................................32-6

1952.................................................Compton.................................................38-0 1951.................................................Compton.............................................. 32-12

VS. LAMAR

VS. PUEBLO

Garden City leads 2-1-1

Pueblo leads 5-3

1959.................................................Garden................................................... 19-14 1958.................................................Pueblo................................................... 38-13 1951.................................................Garden................................................... 32-20 1950.................................................Garden......................................................26-0 1949.................................................Pueblo......................................................28-0 1948.................................................Pueblo........................................................ 7-6 1947.................................................Pueblo......................................................12-7 1946.................................................Pueblo......................................................24-0

1951.................................................Garden......................................................47-6 1950.................................................Garden................................................... 25-13 1949.................................................Tied.............................................................. 6-6 1948.................................................Lamar..................................................... 14-13

VS. RANGER

Ranger leads 1-0

1978.................................................Ranger......................................................19-0

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Career Record: (.500) Fort Hays State 3-3 leads 2-1-1

1951............................................ Garden................................................ 38-6 1948............................................ Tied.........................................................6-6 1947............................................ Hays..................................................... 13-8 1946............................................ Hays...................................................14-12

VS. DEL MAR

Del Mar leads 1-0

1950............................................ Del Mar............................................... 41-0

VS. COWLEY

Cowley leads 17-15-2

1983............................................ Cowley..............................................28-24 1982............................................ Cowley..............................................28-21 1981............................................ Cowley...................................................9-0 1979............................................ Garden..............................................24-20 1978............................................ Garden................................................ 10-3 1977............................................ Garden................................................ 51-7 1976............................................ Garden................................................ 35-0 1975............................................ Garden................................................ 26-0 1974............................................ Garden................................................ 28-7 1973............................................ Cowley................................................ 13-6 1972............................................ Cowley..............................................35-14 1971............................................ Cowley..............................................27-26 1970............................................ Garden..............................................28-10 1969............................................ Garden................................................ 14-6 1968............................................ Tied.........................................................7-7 1967............................................ Garden..............................................35-13 1966............................................ Garden..............................................26-19 1965............................................ Cowley................................................ 19-6 1964............................................ Cowley..............................................26-19 1963............................................ Garden................................................ 13-7 1962............................................ Cowley..............................................14-12 1961............................................ Cowley...................................................7-0 1960............................................ Garden................................................ 13-7 1959............................................ Garden..............................................21-13 1958............................................ Cowley..............................................26-19 1957............................................ Cowley................................................ 14-0 1956............................................ Garden...................................................7-0 1955............................................ Tied....................................................13-13 1954............................................ Cowley................................................ 28-0 1953............................................ Cowley................................................ 13-7 1952............................................ Cowley................................................ 13-7 1950............................................ Garden..............................................39-13 1949............................................ Cowley................................................ 26-6 1948............................................ Cowley................................................ 15-7

VS. PARSONS

Garden City leads 8-1 1963............................................ Garden................................................ 40-0 1962............................................ Garden..............................................53-35 1961............................................ Garden...................................................7-0 1959............................................ Garden..............................................46-13 1958............................................ Garden..............................................26-20 1957............................................ Parsons............................................... 26-7 1956............................................ Garden................................................ 12-0 1955............................................ Garden..............................................55-19 1954............................................ Garden................................................ 74-6

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Garden City leads 23-13

1986............................................ Pratt...................................................43-42 1985............................................ Pratt...................................................19-16 1984............................................ Pratt........................................................7-6 1983............................................ Pratt...................................................31-17 1982............................................ Pratt...................................................30-28 1981............................................ Pratt...................................................23-10 1979............................................ Garden................................................ 21-6 1978............................................ Garden..............................................19-18 1977............................................ Garden..............................................20-13 1976............................................ Garden..............................................27-10 1975............................................ Garden................................................ 27-7 1974............................................ Garden................................................ 24-0 1973............................................ Garden..............................................20-14 1972............................................ Garden..............................................36-30 1971............................................ Garden................................................ 10-7 Iowa Western 3-2 1970............................................ Garden.leads ............................................... 27-7 1969............................................ Garden................................................ 13-7 1968............................................ Pratt..................................................... 10-6 1967............................................ Garden................................................ 13-6 1966............................................ Pratt..................................................... 47-6 1965............................................ Garden................................................ 26-0 1964............................................ Garden..............................................26-20 1963............................................ Garden................................................ 33-6 1962............................................ Garden..............................................19-14 1961............................................ Garden.............................................forfeit 1960............................................ Garden................................................ 13-6 1959............................................ Garden................................................ 37-6 1958............................................ Pratt..................................................... 19-7 1957............................................ Pratt..................................................... 14-6 1956............................................ Pratt..................................................... 13-7 1955............................................ Garden................................................ 37-6 1955............................................ Garden................................................ 37-6 1949............................................ Garden..............................................20-13 1948............................................ Pratt..................................................... 19-0 1947............................................ Pratt...................................................20-14 1946............................................ Garden................................................ 13-2

VS. COPIAH-LINCOLN Garden City leads 1-0

2012............................................ Garden..............................................31-29

VS. EAST MISSISSIPPI

East Mississippi leads 1-0

2018............................................ East Mississippi................................ 10-9

VS. ITAWAMBA

Garden City leads 1-0

1992............................................ Garden City.....................................12-10

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INDIVIDUAL RECORDS RUSHING RECORDS Most rushing yards in a season Clyde Russell..................................................1971................................................................2,092 Dwayne Crutchfield.....................................1979................................................................1,812 Kevin Bouie.....................................................1990................................................................1,759 Tyson Wilson..................................................1996................................................................1,724 Kevin Bouie.....................................................1991................................................................1,650 Clyde Russell..................................................1972................................................................1,588 Ricky Kelly.......................................................1974................................................................1,587 Andre Hall.......................................................2003................................................................1,489 Charles West...................................................2018................................................................1,492 Tywone Kingsby............................................1995................................................................1,479 Dedrick Mills...................................................2018................................................................1,428 Robert Robertson.........................................1976................................................................1,411 Frank Murphy.................................................1997................................................................1,362 Corey Dillon....................................................1994................................................................1,349 Ben Gay............................................................1999................................................................1,342 Terry Cornelius..............................................1976................................................................1,324 Tra Minter........................................................2016................................................................1,255 1990 KEVIN BOUIE

Tyson Wilson (285) and Chris Crawford (144).................................. 1996 vs. Dodge City Tywone Kingsby (127) and Corey Dillon (120)......................... 1994 vs. Independence Essex Law (209) and James Elliott (143)......................................1992 playoffs vs. Butler Essex Law (228) and James Elliott (112).......................................1992 vs. Air Force Prep Kevin Bouie (141) and Dan Shurley (133)......................................... 1991 vs. Dodge City Charles Lister (144) and Victor Smith (109).................................1989 vs. Air Force Prep Victor Smith (133) and Monroe Young (102)................................... 1988 vs. Dodge City Terry Lewis (170) and Chris Bailey (101)............................................. 1987 vs. Panhandle James Vaughn (208) and Chris Bailey (113).............................. 1981 vs. Independence James Vaughn (173) and Sherman Fields (108)............1981 vs. New Mexico Military James Vaughn (145), Paul Brown (139) and Nate Grier (106).......1980 vs. Adams St. Dwayne Crutchfield (305), Glen Buggs (171) and Alvin Baker (125)..1979 vs. Butler Dwayne Crutchfield (175) and Glen Buggs (169).......................... 1979 vs. Hutchinson Dwayne Crutchfield (187) and Glen Buggs (101)........................................ 1979 vs. Pratt Robert Robertson (133) and Terry Cornelius (168)...................................1976 vs. Butler Robert Robertson (179) and Terry Cornelius (104)...................1976 vs. Air Force Prep Robert Robertson (161) and Terry Cornelius (150)................................1976 vs. Cowley Ricky Kelly (200) and Roger Dixon (129)......................................................1973 vs. Butler Ricky Kelly (249) and Roger Dixon (114)................................................. 1973 vs. Fairbury Clyde Russell (180), Tim King (165) and Dennis Reece (104 )..................1971 vs. Indy Manny Britto (140) and Bob Crutchfield (168)...........................................1967 vs. Butler Most career rushing yards Clyde Russell..................................................1971-1972.....................................................3,680 Kevin Bouie.....................................................1990-1991.....................................................3,409 Ricky Kelly.......................................................1973-1974.....................................................2,598 Most rushing tds in a single game Frank Murphy.................................................1997........................................................................ 6 Tyson Wilson..................................................1996........................................................................ 6

Most rushing yards in a single game Kevin Bouie.....................................................1991....................................... 346 vs. Coffeyville Tyson Thompson..........................................2002.......................................... 323 vs. Glendale Dwayne Crutchfield.....................................1979................................................ 305 vs. Butler Clyde Russell..................................................1971....................................... 296 vs. Coffeyville James Elliott...................................................1992....................................... 292 vs. Coffeyville Tyson Wilson..................................................1996......................................285 vs. Dodge City Clyde Russell..................................................1972...............................277 vs. Independence Dedrick Mills...................................................2018......................................267 vs. Dodge City 2 or more 100-yard rushers in same game Jordan Ford (164) and Devion Hodges (115)...............................2020-21 vs. Fort Scott Jordan Ford (222) and Devoin Hodges (179)...................................... 2020-21 vs. Butler Ramon Jefferson (168) and Ellis Merriweather (120).................... 2019 vs. Dodge City Ramon Jefferson (162) and Jadon hayes (119).................................. 2019 vs. Fort Scott Dedrick Mills (267) and Charles West (201)...................................... 2018 vs. Dodge City Dedrick Mills (240) and Charles West (237)......................................... 2018 vs. Fort Scott Charles West (142) and Dedrick Mills (125)............................... 2018 vs. Independence Dedrick Mills (117) and Charles West (116)..................................2018 vs. Iowa Western Mario Whitney (101) and Marcus Cross (102).................................. 2004 vs. Dodge City Chris Nelson (162) and Andre Hall (127)............................. 2003 playoffs vs. Fort Scott KJ Harris (152) and Tyson Thompson (323)...........................................2002 vs. Glendale Tyson Thompson (160) and Deangelo Green (131)............... 2002 vs. Independence Daniel Davis (126) and Zach Dechant (107)......................................... 2000 vs. Highland Ben Gay (162) and Corey Jenkins (110)...................................... 1999 vs. Independence Corey Jenkins (109) and Ben Gay (101)........................................................1999 vs. Butler Ben Gay (170) and Corey Jenkins (141)........................................1999 vs. Air Force Prep Corey Jenkins (161) and Gay (118)......................................................... 1999 vs. Fort Scott Frank Murphy (124) and Eric Hesser (132)...................................................1997 vs. Butler

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PASSING RECORDS Most passing touchdowns in a single game Darren Pudgill................................................6........................................................ 1986 vs. Pratt Butch Kelly......................................................5.............................................. 1977 vs. Fort Scott Nick Marshall..................................................5.......................................... 2012 vs. Hutchinson Chris Nelson...................................................5............................................... 2004 vs. Highland Chris Windsor.................................................5.......................................... 1994 vs. Hutchinson Darren Pudgill................................................5............................................... 1986 vs. Highland Todd Porter.....................................................5.........................................2015 vs. Iowa Central Chris Nelson...................................................4............................................... 2003 vs. Highland Peyton Huslig.................................................4......................................................2016 vs. Butler David Edgerton.............................................4........................................... 1997 vs. Dodge City Chad Williams................................................4.............................................. 1989 vs. Fort Scott Butch Kelly......................................................4.............................................1977 vs. Coffeyville Kelly Stouffer..................................................4...................................................1982 vs. Cowley Terry Wilson....................................................4.......................................... 2017 vs. Hutchinson Terry Wilson....................................................4.........................................2017 vs. Trinity Valley 2012 NICK MARSHALL

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INDIVIDUAL RECORDS Most passing yards in a single game Kelly Stouffer..................................................492..............................................1982 vs. Cowley Nick Marshall..................................................464........................................2012 vs. Coffeyville Akeem Jones..................................................414.................................2013 vs. Air Force Prep Nick Marshall..................................................405..................................... 2012 vs. Hutchinson Kelly Stouffer..................................................391................................................... 1982 vs. Pratt Eugene Smith................................................305.................................................2008 vs. Butler

Most receiving touchdowns in a single game Mike Friede.....................................................5.............................................. 1977 vs. Fort Scott Last time they had (2) 100-yard receivers in the same game Daniel Davis (117) and Nigel Kilby (115).......................................... 2017 vs. Hutchinson Marquis Harris (152) and Roger Ross (117).................................1998 vs. Air Force Prep

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Most interceptions thrown in a game Jason Hooper.................................................5.............................................. 1993 vs. Fort Scott Congrad Hergert...........................................5........................................................ 1981 vs. Pratt Terry Coltrain..................................................5...................................................1964 vs. Lawton Steve Roth.......................................................4......................................1980 vs. Air Force Prep Most passing yards in a single season Nick Marshall..................................................2012................................................................3,142 Kelly Stouffer..................................................1982................................................................2,328 Chris Windsor.................................................1994................................................................2,214 Eugene Smith................................................2008................................................................2,099 Butch Kelly......................................................1977................................................................2,030 Rod Windsor...................................................2005................................................................1,814 RECEIVING RECORDS Most receiving yards in a single game Mike Friede.....................................................239......................................... 1977 vs. Fort Scott Gary Landis.....................................................232.................................................1982 vs. Butler George Ross...................................................207........................................1997 vs. Coffeyville Roger Ross......................................................189............................... 1998 vs. Independence Daniel Davis....................................................169....................................2017 vs. Trinity Valley 1977 MIKE FRIEDE

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TEAM RECORDS RUSHING RECORDS Most rushing yards in a game 613.....................................................................1979........................................................ Vs. Butler 511.....................................................................2018.................................................Vs. Fort Scott 480.....................................................................2020-21.................................................. Vs. Butler 473.....................................................................1971............................................... Vs. Coffeyville 473.....................................................................2000....................................... Vs. Independence 469.....................................................................1984....................................... Vs. Independence

Fewest rushing yards allowed in a single game Dodge City......................................................-103..................................................................1996 Independence...............................................-76.....................................................................2001 Adams State...................................................-73.....................................................................1980 Independence...............................................-70.....................................................................2001 Panhandle State............................................-58.....................................................................1990

Fewest rushing yards in a game -75......................................................................2015..............................................Vs. Dodge City -42......................................................................1992.................................................... Vs. Navarro -26......................................................................2008............................................. Vs. Hutchinson -23......................................................................1965.................................................Vs. Fort Scott

Most passing yards allowed in a single game Haskell..............................................................494....................................................................1984 Butler................................................................417....................................................................2014 Fort Scott.........................................................417....................................................................1985 Copiah-Lincoln..............................................412....................................................................2012 Butler................................................................388....................................................................2012

PASSING RECORDS Most passing yards in a game 532.....................................................................2015........................................... Vs. Iowa Central 492.....................................................................1982......................................................Vs. Cowley 464.....................................................................2012............................................... Vs. Coffeyville 414.....................................................................2013.........................................Vs. Air Force Prep 405.....................................................................2012............................................. Vs. Hutchinson

Most total yards allowed in a single game Hutchinson.....................................................716....................................................................2012 Independence...............................................707....................................................................1984 Butler................................................................680....................................................................2012 Iowa Western.................................................663....................................................................2017 Coffeyville.......................................................651....................................................................2014 Butler................................................................648....................................................................2014

TOTAL OFFENSE RECORDS Most total yards in a single game 725.....................................................................2012............................................... Vs. Coffeyville 677.....................................................................2012....................................................... Fort Scott 663.....................................................................2000..................................................Vs. Highland 658.....................................................................2003.................................................Vs. Fort Scott 643.....................................................................2015........................................... Vs. Iowa Central

Fewest total yards in a single game Adams State...................................................-40.....................................................................1980 Independence...............................................1.........................................................................2013

Most points scored in a game 76........................................................................2020-21...........................................Vs. Fort Scott 75........................................................................1999..................................................Vs. Highland 74........................................................................1954.....................................................Vs. Parsons 72........................................................................2001....................................... Vs. Independence 72........................................................................1996..............................................Vs. Dodge City Most turnovers in a game 9..........................................................................2014............................................... Vs. Coffeyville SPECIAL TEAMS RECORDS Longest field goal Eddie Clement...............................................52 yards...................... 1980 vs. Independence WINS AND LOSSES Most consecutive wins 13....................................................................................................................................... 2016-2017 Most consecutive losses 7.....................................................................................................................................................2015 Most consecutive losses over multiple seasons 7......................................................................................................................................... 1983-1984 7......................................................................................................................................... 1948-1949 DEFENSIVE RECORDS Most rushing yards allowed in a single game Coffeyville.......................................................519....................................................................1982 Dodge City......................................................510....................................................................1982 Hutchinson.....................................................493....................................................................2015 Coffeyville.......................................................482....................................................................1983 Iowa Western.................................................476....................................................................2017 Coffeyville.......................................................474....................................................................1984

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Most points allowed in a single game Coffeyville.......................................................84......................................................................2014 Butler................................................................84......................................................................2012 Largest margin of victory Fort Scott.........................................................69......................................................................2017 Highland..........................................................68......................................................................1999 Parsons.............................................................68......................................................................1954 Independence...............................................67......................................................................2013 Fort Scott.........................................................67............................................................... 2020-21 Air Force Prep.................................................65......................................................................2000 Independence...............................................63......................................................................2001 Independence...............................................63......................................................................1999 Largest margin of defeat Butler................................................................71......................................................................2012 Hutchinson.....................................................69......................................................................1948 Coffeyville.......................................................63......................................................................2014 Lawton.............................................................55......................................................................1964 Coffeyville.......................................................54......................................................................1982 Most turnovers forced in a game Highland..........................................................9.........................................................................2004 Fort Scott.........................................................9.........................................................................1985 Pratt...................................................................8.........................................................................1963 Hutchinson.....................................................8.........................................................................1994 Highland..........................................................8.........................................................................2008 Most sacks in a game Fort Scott.........................................................19......................................................................2004

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COLLEGE PRESIDENT 147 ALL-AMERICANS • 3 RUNNER-UP FINISHES • 3 NJCAA PLAYERS OF THE YEAR

dr. ryan ruda

7TH PRESIDENT, GARDEN CITY COMMUNITY COLLEGE

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he board of trustees unanimously approved, on Feb. 12, 2019, Dr. Ryan Ruda as the seventh President of Garden City Community College.

Before taking on the lead roll, Ruda served as the interim President since the summer of 2018. Dr. Ruda has been a part of Garden City Community College for more than two decades, most recently serving as the vice president of instruction and student services. He began his tenure as a counselor before being named Director of Counseling in 2003. From there, Dr. Ruda held numerous leadership roles on campus including Athletic Director. Dr. Ruda is also very active in our Southwest Kansas community, where he volunteers on the United School District 363 Holcomb school board and the Board of the Garden City Area Chamber of Commerce. He participates in the Garden City Rotary Club and sits as an exofficio member of the Garden City Community College Endowment Association Board. Dr. Ruda completed his Doctorate in Community College Leadership through the Rouche Graduate Center at National American University in 2018. He also earned a Master of Science in Counseling and a Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice, both at Fort Hays State University.

Dr. Ruda and his wife, Amanda, have three daughters in middle and high school—Madi, Nicole, and Malia, all of whom attend school in Holcomb. When Dr. Ruda entered the Presidential role at Garden City Community College, he brought with him a renewed focus on student-centered and value driven decision making at the faculty, staff, and administrative levels. Dr. Ruda himself exemplifies the “BroncBUSTER” values, as they are called on campus. He is a servant leader, is a very relatable individual, and his passion for student success permeates the entire campus at GCCC.

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ATHLETIC DIRECTOR 1 NATIONAL TITLE • 12 JAYHAWK CHAMPIONSHIPS • 24 BOWL APPEARANCES

COLIN LAMB

DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS

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olin Lamb has been a staple at Garden City Community College for more than 20 years.

Within the last four months, Lamb was promoted to Vice President of Student services. Before that, he served as interim Athletic Director and Dean of Students.

Lamb’s hard work and commitment to Garden City Community College and its students allowed him to move up into multiple administrative roles throughout his career. He played a key roll in the success of the 2016 National Championship and 2018 National Runner-up teams, as well the hiring of Head Coach Tom Minnick, who took Arizona Western to the National Championship Game three different times. Lamb earned an Associate’s of Arts Degree from Garden City Community College and transferred to Washburn University where he earned both a Bachelor’s and Master’s degree. Lamb serves on various committees at GCCC, and has earned numerous awards over the past 19 years. He has overseen and helped write two TRIO/SSS grants through the Department of Educationtotaling more than $2 million. Some of his committee appointments include: the Academic Review Committee, Behavioral and Discipline Committee, and the Security and Safety Committee.

Lamb was born and raised in Garden City, KS. He is married to Winsom Lamb and has two sons, Kyler (21) and Isaac (17). Lamb’s son, Kyler, was an all-state basketball player at Garden City High School, earning a scholarship to play for the Broncbusters this season. His wife, Winsom, is a social-science instructor at Garden City Community College, and their youngest son, Isaac, plays football and basketball at Garden City High School.

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ASST. ATHLETIC DIR. 147 ALL-AMERICANS • 3 RUNNER-UP FINISHES • 3 NJCAA PLAYERS OF THE YEAR

MIKE PILOSOF

ASSISTANT ATHLETIC DIRECTOR/SPORTS INFORMATION

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ike Pilosof begins his first year as the Assistant Athletic Director at Garden City Community College. He also serves as the sports information director, a position he has held since 2016.

sportscast and newscasts.

Born in Brooklyn, NY, Pilosof grew up in Las Vegas, NV. He graduated from Bonanza High School before receiving his Bachelor's Degree in Journalism and Media Studies from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas in 2007.

His wife, Amber, is a registered nurse at Siena Medical Clinic and works in the college health department. Together, they have four children: Ryan (16), Gavin (16), Connor (14), and Benjamin (12).

In 2020, Pilosof started his own production company, Pilosof Films, which specializes in commercial, sports, and wedding cinematography.

After school, he began his play-by-play career at K-101 Radio in Woodward, OK. There, he worked as the news and sports director for a two-station cluster. In 2012, he took a job as the assistant news and sports director for Wright Wradio in Weatherford, OK where he called games for Southwestern Oklahoma State. A year later, he was hired as the sports director at the Western Kansas Broadcast Center in Garden City. For the past nine years, Pilosof has served as the radio play-byplay voice for Garden City Community College football, men's and women's basketball, and baseball. From 2013-2018, he called games for Garden City High School. Pilosof was recognized by both the Oklahoma and Kansas Association of Broadcasters numerous times for excellence in play-by-play,

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