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Falcon Football Sorylines
Falcon Football Notebook - Week 11
Redmon, King Earn Top League Honors, 15 Named All-MEC
Falcons Climb To No. 18 In AFCA Poll
 

The Matchup

- Saturday's playoff appearance will be the first for Fairmont State since the Falcons made the field in the 1988 NAIA Playoffs and were eliminated in the opening round on the road against Hillsdale, Mich., 42-7.

- Saturday is Fairmont's first home playoff game since 1981. That season FSU was also eliminated in the NAIA Playoffs by Hillsdale, 12-7.

- Fairmont's last wins in the playoffs both came 49 years ago in 1967 when the Falcons defeated Northern Michigan, 21-7, in the NAIA Semifinals and then claimed the NAIA National Championship with a 28-21 victory over Eastern Washington in a game played at West Virginia University's old Mountaineer Field.

- Mike Roscoe's 29-year-old school record finally fell Thursday evening in Fairmont State's seven-point win over Glenville State.Thursday night FSU true freshman receiver Laurence King finished with nine catches for 82 yards giving him 81 catches for the season for 869 yards and five touchdowns.

- Hibbs' 275 passing yards allowed him to pass Bryan Harman, a two-time league offensive player of the year, for second place in Fairmont State history in career passing yards. Hibbs, a four-year starter from Odenton, Md., now has 8,664 passing yards in his FSU career. Hibbs' two touchdown passes Thursday allowed him to tie Harman for second place in school history behind Furgason with 64 touchdown passes.

- Terrell Charles needs just 147 yards to become the first 1,000 yard rusher at Fairmont State since Doug Brazil in 2007.

- The last matchup between Fairmont State and Indiana (PA) came back in 1997, a 30-29 victory for the Falcons in the home opener at Indiana.

- Following last week's win over Glenville, Fairmont State jumped four spots in the AFCA poll and are now ranked 18th in the country.

Scouting the Offense

- Fairmont State senior wide receiver Fabian Guerra is currently second all-time in career receiving yards at Fairmont State with 2,743. Guerra needs 343 yards to become the all-time school leader in receiving yards. The senior became the all-time school leader in recpeitons early this season with 227 (Jason Trent, 203).

- Guerra is also tied for third in school history with 19 receiving touchdowns.

- As a senior, Guerra ranks 17th in the country in receptions per game (6.9). Guerra is second on the team in both receptions (70) and yards (787), earning second team All-MEC honors.

- Ironically, Wendell Johnson, Fairmont State's all-time leading rusher with 3,745 yards, and Guerra, the school's all-time leader in receptions (227), both went to Christopher Columbus High School in Miami. 

- Wide receiver and return specialist Laurence King was named MEC Offensive Freshman of the Year on Tuesday afternoon, when the league office announced its post season awards. King was a first team All-MEC selection as a kick returner and a second team selection as a receiver.

King, a freshman from Greenbelt, Md., is turning heads this season with his outstanding play-making ability. King led the team and conference in receptions with 81 and had a team-high 869 receiving yards this season. King is also second on the team with five touchdown receptions.

- In addition, King is one of just eight players in NCAA Division II with a pair of kick return touchdowns this season. King is fifth in the country and leads the MEC in kick return average (32.3).

- King is the one of only three individuals in FSU history to catch 70 or more passes in a single season and his 81 receptions are the most in a single season by a Falcon receiver. During the Glenville State game, King broke Mike Roscoe's 29-year old single-season school record for catches, which was 75 back in 1987.

- In addition to being ranked 10th nationally in receptions per game, King is third in the MEC in all-purpose yards with 1,520 this season.

- King recorded back-to-back 100-yard receiving performances against Notre Dame College and Shepherd. 

- Quarterback Cooper Hibbs finished the regular season ranked second in the MEC in passing yards per game (259.5), forth in passing efficiency (134.5) and forth in total offense (258.5). Hibbs earned second team All-MEC on Tuesday when the league announced its postseason honors. 

- Hibbs currently ranks second in school history in career completions (728) and career passing yards (8,664), is tied for second in passing touchdowns (64) and is third in total offense (8,650).

- In addition to being among the league leaders in all passing categories, Hibbs is also in the top 30 in the country in passing yards, completions and completion percentage.

- With his 275 yards passing against Glenville State, Hibbs moved past Bryan Harman for second in school history in passing yards. The senior is also just one touchdown pass from also passing Harman for second all-time in that category.

- Senior quarterback Cooper Hibbs has hooked up with senior receiver Fabian Guerra 203 times for 2,469 yards and 16 touchdowns over the duos four-year career as teammates.

- Fairmont State has outscored its opponents 69-29 in the fourth quarter and holds a 143-72 scoring advantage in the second half of games this season.

- Fairmont State has four receivers with at least 30 receptions and five with at least 259 yards through the air this season. King is first on the team with 81 receptions for 869 yards and five scores, Guerra has 70 receptions for 787 yards and six touchdowns, Andre Hall has 40 receptions 539 yards, JeFf Iweh has 18 recpetions for 288 yards and Brandon Boyd has pulled in 31 receptions for 259 yards.

- King (2nd) and Guerra (4th) are both ranked in the top 10 in the MEC in receptions per game this season. 

- Four different FSU receivers have recorded a 100-yard performance this season (Guerra, King, Hall, Jeff Iweh) and seven different FSU receivers have hauled in a touchdown pass this season.

- Fairmont State has also had success running the football this season as starting running back Terrell Charles has recorded four 100-yard games and five multiple touchdown performances this season. Charles totaled 853 yards on 187 carries this season, averaging 4.6 yards per rush. Charles has also crossed the goal line 12 times, which is tied for second in the Mountain East Conference. Charles was named second team All-MEC for his efforts this season.

- Charles ended the regular season in third place in the MEC in rushing, averaging 77.5 yards per game during the 2016 season.

- In addition to three 100-yard performances by Charles, James Oliver also rushed for over 100-yards in week five against Urbana, finishing the afternoon with 127 yards on 17 carries.

Scouting the Defense

- Quincy Redmon, a junior from Keyser, W.Va., is the MEC Defensive Player of the Year after leading a resurgent Falcon defense in 2016. Redmon led the league with 12 sacks (10 solo), and was fourth in the league with 15 tackles for a loss. FSU held teams to just 95.5 yards rushing and just 15.1 points per game during the regular season. Redmon also earned first team All-MEC honors as a defensive end.

- Redmon ranks 16th in the country in sacks per game this season. The junior defensive end ranks fourth on the team in tackles with 50, including 23 solo stops. Redmon also has 15 TFL, two forced fumbles, three fumble recoveries and a blocked kick this season.

- The FSU defense had eight players earned league honors on Tuesday afternoon when the league announced its all-conference teams. Quincy Redmon, Marcus Porter, Jacob Jean-Charles and Stephen Turner were each named to the MEC first team while Jerry Iweh and Emanuel Ivey each earned second team honors. Defensive lineman Josh Ballard and cornerback Demonne Cox also received MEC honorable mention.

- Fairmont's nationally-ranked defense is seventh in the country in scoring defense (15.1) and sixth in forced turnovers (30). The Falcons are also fifth in NCAA Division II in passes intercepted (21) and are 37th in the country in red-zone defense.

- FSU also leads the MEC in scoring defense, turnover margin, sacks, opponent third-down conversion, sacks and pass-efficiency defense.

- The Falcon defense limited its first nine opponents to 20 points or less, however they have allowed their last two opponents to score 27 and 30 points, respectively.

- The defense has recorded at least one interception in 13 of their last 16 games, including multiple picks in ten of those games. The Falcons have recorded three interceptions in five of the last eight games.

- Eleven different players have now recorded an interception this season with Stephen Turner and Trevon Shorts each returning one for a touchdown. In addition to Emanuel Ivey's five interceptions this season, Turner has picked off four passes, and Jerry Iweh, Zack Hoover, and Michael Porter each have two picks for the Falcon defense in 2016. Ivey recorded three interceptions in Fairmont's week 11 victory over Glenville State.

- Ivey's three interception performance against the Pioneers helped him garner MEC Defensive Player of the Week honors for week 11. Ivey became the third FSU player to earn defensive player of the week honors this season (Stephen Turner, Demonne Cox). 

- Junior defensive end Quincy Redmon had a total of 12 sacks this season for the FSU defense. The school record for sacks in a single season is 14 that was set by standout defensive lineman Randy Jones in 1981.

- In addition to leading the conference in interceptions this season with 21, the Falcons have also broken-up 53 passes.

- Fairmont State's Marcus Porter leads the Falcons this season with 88 total stops, including 50 solo and 6.0 for losses. Porter has also forced a fumble and recorded a safety this season from his middle linebacker position. Porter is sixth in the MEC in total tackles this season.

- Senior safety Emanuel "Manny" Ivey leads the Falcons this season with seven pass break-ups and is tied for second on the team with 53 total stops.

- Fairmont is first in the MEC in turnover margin at plus-12. The Falcons have a league-leading 21 interceptions and are fourth in the MEC with nine fumble recoveries. The Falcons have recorded more turnovers than their opponent in nine of 11 games this season.

- Out of 12 forced fumbles this season, the Falcons have recovered nine of them to force a turnover.

- Fifteen different players have recorded 20 tackles on the season and 15 players have recording a sack for the FSU defense. Quincy Redmon (12.0) and Josh Ballard (7.0) are leading the Falcons in sacks this season and Redmon is in the top 10 nationally in fumble recoveries with three. The Falcons have 84.0 tackles for loss this season.

Scouting IUP

• The No. 5-seeded Indiana (PA) Crimson Hawks enter Saturday's Super Region 1 first round matchup with an overall record of 9-1, finishing PSAC play with a 6-1 record.

• The Crimson Hawks lone loss this season was a 31-28 loss to the top team in the region California (PA) on Oct. 8.

• Since the matchup with the Vulcans, IUP has tallied five-straight wins, including a 42-13 victory over Bloomsburg last Saturday.

• The Crimson Hawks are ranked in the top ten nationally in several categories including rushing offense (4th – 278.5), scoring offense (4th – 47.0), turnover margin (2nd 1.9), team passing efficiency (1st – 187.47), turnovers lost (6th – 10), turnovers gained (9th – 29), fewest passes had intercepted (7th – 4), passes intercepted (3rd – 22), third-down conversions (3rd – 0.58), passing yards per completion (2nd – 20.18), blocked kicks (2nd – 8), blocked punts (5th – 4) and defensive touchdowns (8th – 5).

• IUP finished the regular season ranked first in the PSAC with 278.5 yards rushing per game and finished second in scoring with an average of 47.0 points per game.

• Lenny Williams led the Crimson Hawks offense by throwing for 1,832 yards, 14 touchdowns and only one interception before getting injured. Mike Pietropola has also been in the mix, including starting the Bloomsburg game due to Williams' injury. Pietropola has thrown for 357 yards, three touchdowns and three interceptions in limited action this season.

• Samir Bullock leads the ground attack for IUP with 892 yards rushing and eight scores. Chris Temple and Williams tie for the team-lead with 12 rushing touchdowns and over 670 yards on the ground.

• Walt Pegues leads all receivers with 846 yards and seven touchdowns. JoJo Gause and Allen Wright both chipped in four touchdown receptions this season.

• Kevin Clark leads all defenders with 91 total tackles, including five for a loss and one fumble recovery.

• Deandre Easterling leads IUP with 4.5 sacks while Jay Watkins leads the squad with six interceptions.