PLAYER PROFILES
back at Varina High School for head coach Stu Brown ... Garnered first-team allregion honors as a senior after earning second-team distinction as a junior ... Twotime first-team all-district honoree ... Named second-team All-Metro as a senior ... Served as team captain and garnered team MVP honors as a senior ... Recipient of the Rivalry Series U.S. Marine Scholarship Award ... Totaled 82 tackles, five sacks and four interceptions (all returned for touchdowns) in ‘08 ... Recorded two interceptions as a junior ... Helped lead team to a pair of district and regional championships during his career ... Helped team earn a 31-5 record during his three seasons as a starter ... Also earned four letters in track and one in basketball ... Honor Roll student ... Served as the Forensics Club President from 2006-09 and was a journalist for the school newspaper ...
SOPHOMORE YEAR (2010) Appeared in five games as a reserve offensive lineman ... REDSHIRT FRESHMAN YEAR (2009) Appeared in eight games and earned a pair of starts against Rhode Island and New Hampshire ... FRESHMAN YEAR (2008) Redshirted as a scout team offensive lineman ... HIGH SCHOOL Two-year letterwinner at defensive end, tackle and offensive tackle at Mount Pleasant for Head Coach Mark Lyons ... Captained squad in senior season ... Selected to participate in the Pennsylvania Big 33 football game ... First-team All-Keystone Conference offensive tackle in 2006 and 2007 ... Named to second-team AAA all-state squad as a senior after earning third-team honors as a junior ... Named squad’s outstanding lineman after both junior and senior seasons ... Named team MVP as a senior ... Rated a two-star recruit by both Scout.com and Rivals.com ... Started the final 22 games of his scholastic career ... A member of SADD (students against destructive decisions) and Quiz Bowl ... PERSONAL Son of Dawn and Robert Gumbita, Sr. ... Majoring in kinesiology ... Father played football at California University of Pa ... Born on May 5, 1990 in Pittsburgh, Pa.
REDSHIRT FRESHMAN YEAR (2010) Appeared in eight games as a reserve cornerback and as a member of special teams ... Finished the season with six tackles, all solo stops, and a PBU ... Recorded multitackle efforts in the wins against VMI and Richmond ... FRESHMAN YEAR (2009) Practice squad defensive back ... HIGH SCHOOL Three-year starter and four-year letterwinner as a wide receiver and defensive
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PERSONAL Son of Richard Hester and Tomiko Hester-Moses ... Majoring in economics with a minor in psychology ... Member of the Student Hip Hop Organization ... Member of 1 and 4 ... Born on February 16, 1991 in Richmond, Va. Hester’s Career Defensive Stats Year G/S T A Total TFL/Yds Sacks/Yds FF FR/Yds INT/Yds PBU QBH Blk 2010 10/0 6 0 6 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0/0 1 0 0
Elected as one of five team captains for 2011 season ... Returning All-Conference defensive end ... Preseason All-CAA selection ... Speed, strength and game experience position him to be one of league’s top defensive players ... Plays with tremendous motor ... Brings 22 career TFLs into senior season, including 12 sacks ... JUNIOR YEAR (2010) One of the Tribe’s top defensive players, he garnered second-team all-conference honors as a defensive end ... Ranked tied for second in the CAA with 5.5 sacks and tied for sixth with 12.5 tackles for a loss ... Ranked third in the league among defensive linemen with 5.2 tackles per game ... Posted his best performance of the season in the win at New Hampshire, totaling eight tackles (seven solo), 3.0 sacks and 4.0 tackles for a loss ... Also came up huge in the triumph against VMI, recording a season-high nine tackles with a sack and 2.0 TFLs ... Recorded a sack at North Carolina ... Tallied seven stops and 1.5 TFLs in the NCAA Playoff game versus Georgia Southern ... Registered seven tackles and a TFL in the season opener at UMass ... Notched six tackles and 0.5 TFL in wins against Richmond and Old Dominion ... SOPHOMORE YEAR (2009) Appeared in all 14 games as a reserve defensive end ... Recorded 18 tackles, 7.0 tackles for a loss, 4.5 sacks and a forced fumble ... Posted a huge game in the win at Rhode Island, totaling 3.0 TFLs, 2.0 sacks and a forced fumble ... Recorded a season-high five tackles with 1.5 TFLs at Richmond ... Tallied a sack and a fumble recovery in the win against James Madison ... Posted a sack versus Weber State ... Added a half sack in the victory against Delaware ...
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