2011 Rutgers Football Media Guide

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SCARLET KNIGHTS NEWCOMERS

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JOHN CLARKE Fr. • DB • 5-9 • 174 Hackensack HS Hackensack, N.J.

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Prior to Rutgers: Two-year varsity starter at Hackensack for head coach and former Rutgers assistant Mike Miello … competed as both a wide receiver and safety for the Comets ... First Team Big North Division III AllLeague selection as a senior … also earned all-league honors as a junior … ran track for the Comets where he competed in the 100 meters and high jump … earned honorable mention all-county honors … joins fellow Comet Malcolm Bush at Rutgers … born 8/13/93 … has yet to declare a major.

ANTHONY DiPAULA Fr. • P • 6-1 • 190 St. John Vianney HS Manalapan, N.J.

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2011: Enrolled at Rutgers in January and competed in spring drills. Prior to Rutgers: Three-year letterwinner and two-year starter for head coach Skip Edwards at St. John Vianney HS … led the Shore Conference with 10 field goals, with a long of 46 yards … averaged 43.4 yards per punt, which also led the conference … scored 52 points as a senior, the most by any kicker in the conference … connected on 70 extra points over his career … only two of his 34 kickoffs were returned … Asbury Park Press All-Shore Second Team selection … finished his senior season 10-of-12 on field goal attempts … All Shore Media All-Conference First Team honoree at punter ... born 2/22/93 … has yet to declare a major.

JUSTIN DOERNER

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Jr. • P • 5-10 • 170 Redondo Union HS (Los Angeles Harbor Junior College) Redondo Beach, Calif.

Prior to Rutgers: Spent previous two seasons at Los Angeles Harbor Junior College where he handled the Seahawks’ kickoffs and punting duties … ranked 13th best kicker at Chris Sailer Kicking School … earned first team all-conference honors in 2010 at Los Angeles Harbor … averaged 38.2 yards on 43 punts with five of 50 or more yards and averaged 58.4 yards on 56 kickoffs in 2010 for the Seahawks … Los Angeles Harbor won back-to-back American Division Central Conference titles in his two years there … two-year varsity letterwinner as a wide receiver and safety for Gene Simon at Redondo Union High School where he graduated in 2009 … did not start kicking until junior college … has a sister who plays on the volleyball team at Cal Poly Pomona College … born 12/29/89 … has yet to declare a major.

DARREN DUNGEE Fr. • LB • 6-2 • 220 Morristown HS Morristown, N.J.

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Prior to Rutgers: First Team All-State selection by the Star-Ledger during his senior season at Morristown High School … played on the varsity team and started all three years he was eligible (freshmen are ineligible for varsity) at Morristown for head coach Chris Hull … competed as both a middle linebacker and a

fullback … also earned all-conference and all-district honors his senior campaign … guided the Colonials to a 9-4 record and a state championship with 124 tackles as a senior … Morristown also made state playoff appearances in Dungee’s sophomore and junior season … threeyear varsity wrestler at Morristown at 215 pounds where he totaled more than 100 victories and placed fourth in the state as a junior … brother, Raymond, is a junior wrestler at Wilkes University … born 4/16/93 … has yet to declare a major.

QUENTIN GAUSE Fr. • LB • 6-1 • 224 Bishop Kearney HS Rochester, N.Y.

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Prior to Rutgers: Four-year starter for head coach Eddie Long at Bishop Kearney High School … rated the No. 2 prospect in New York according to Super Prep Magazine … played both running back on offense and linebacker on defense … senior season statistics included 124 tackles on defense, including four forced fumbles, three fumble recoveries and two interceptions … also totaled 1,611 rushing yards and 220 passing yards on offense … threestar recruit according to ESPN Recruiting, Rivals.com and Scout.com … rated the No. 40 outside linebacker nationally by Rivals.com … thirdranked prospect in the Empire State by Rivals.com … rated the No. 57 athlete nationally by ESPN Recruiting and the No. 67 outside linebacker prospect in the country by Scout.com … 114 tackles and six sacks as a junior … also posted 14 touchdowns and over 1,000 yards of total offense as a junior … two-time New York State Sportswriters Association All-State selection … two-time All-Greater Rochester selection by the Rochester Democrat & Chronicle …played in the All-World Gridiron Classic in Charleston, S.C. … also a sprinter on the track and field team ... born 10/30/92 … has yet to declare a major.

KYLE GEORGE Fr. • DE • 6-3 • 251 Willingboro HS Willingboro, N.J.

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Prior to Rutgers: Two-year starter for head coach Reggie Lawrence at Willingboro High School … All-South Jersey by the Philadelphia Inquirer … All-Courier-Post First Team selection on defense … Star-Ledger First Team All-State honoree as a senior on defense … All-South Jersey First Team selection on defense by the Star-Ledger … finished senior season with 66 tackles, 12 sacks and nine pass breakups for the Chimeras … on offense at tight end, caught 10 passes for 167 yards and three touchdowns … ranked the No. 12 overall prospect in New Jersey by Rivals.com … rated the No. 15 weakside defensive end prospect in the nation by Rivals.com … No. 31 prospect in New Jersey by SuperPrep Magazine … three-star recruit according to Rivals.com and Scout.com … Burlington County Times All-County selection on defense … helped lead squad to two appearances in the South Jersey Group 2 state playoffs as a junior and senior ... born 4/21/92 … has yet to declare a major.


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