Week 1, 2022

played in West Virginia, WV

51 degrees, rain, 5 mph wind

Hartford Whalers	0	0	6	0	-	6
West Virginia Beasts	7	17	0	0	-	24

Scoring Summary
1Q: 00:21 WVA - Bernard Strong 20 pass from Deron Markel (Sammy Knabe extra point)
2Q: 05:38 WVA - Sammy Knabe 24 field goal
2Q: 02:00 WVA - Andre Thomason 39 pass from Deron Markel (Sammy Knabe extra point)
2Q: 00:40 WVA - Bernard Strong 11 pass from Deron Markel (Sammy Knabe extra point)
3Q: 01:25 HAR - Everett Levine 1 run (Everett Levine run for conversion failed)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 00:21 WVA - Bernard Strong 20 pass from Deron Markel (Sammy Knabe extra point)
2Q: 05:38 WVA - Sammy Knabe 24 field goal
2Q: 02:00 WVA - Andre Thomason 39 pass from Deron Markel (Sammy Knabe extra point)
2Q: 00:40 WVA - Bernard Strong 11 pass from Deron Markel (Sammy Knabe extra point)
3Q: 01:25 HAR - Everett Levine 1 run (Everett Levine run for conversion failed)

Team Statistics HAR WVA
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 15 23
- by Rushing 2 8
- by Passing 12 15
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 282 455
- Offensive Plays 63 73
- Yards per Play 4.48 6.23
Net Rushing Yards 35 97
- Rushing Attempts 15 30
- Yards per Rush 2.33 3.23
Net Passing Yards 247 358
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 48 - 28 - 1 40 - 30 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 247 377
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 3/19
- Yards per Pass Play 5.15 8.33
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 2/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/14 6/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.1 6.6
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/33 7/46
Punt Returns/Yards 2/35 2/8
Kick Returns/Yards 4/124 1/12
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 1/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 30 OWN 24
Time of Possession 24:43 35:17

Team Statistics	HAR	WVA
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	15	23
- by Rushing	2	8
- by Passing	12	15
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	282	455
- Offensive Plays	63	73
- Yards per Play	4.48	6.23
Net Rushing Yards	35	97
- Rushing Attempts	15	30
- Yards per Rush	2.33	3.23
Net Passing Yards	247	358
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	48 - 28 - 1	40 - 30 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	247	377
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	3/19
- Yards per Pass Play	5.15	8.33
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	2/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/14	6/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.1	6.6
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/33	7/46
Punt Returns/Yards	2/35	2/8
Kick Returns/Yards	4/124	1/12
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	1/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 30	OWN 24
Time of Possession	24:43	35:17

Drive Charts

Hartford Whalers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:16	3:13	OWN 7	6	15	Punt
1	7:29	1:05	OWN 21	3	-5	Punt
1	4:54	1:04	OWN 44	3	6	Punt
1	0:09	1:30	OWN 40	3	3	Punt
2	5:30	1:18	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
2	1:46	0:26	OWN 31	1	23	Fumble
2	0:33	0:33	OWN 36	2	-1	Half
3	15:00	2:21	OWN 49	4	13	Punt
3	7:49	6:30	OWN 20	12	80	Touchdown
4	14:09	2:33	OWN 34	5	25	Punt
4	9:53	0:57	OWN 30	3	-6	Punt
4	8:30	2:05	OWN 42	12	57	Interception
4	1:50	1:36	OWN 20	7	38	Downs

West Virginia Beasts
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:44	OWN 18	4	27	Punt
1	10:03	2:34	OWN 25	5	13	Punt
1	6:24	1:30	OWN 29	3	1	Punt
1	3:50	3:41	OWN 17	7	83	Touchdown
2	13:39	8:09	OWN 20	16	73	Field Goal
2	4:12	2:26	OWN 30	6	70	Touchdown
2	1:20	0:47	OWN 46	4	54	Touchdown
3	12:39	4:50	OWN 20	8	36	Punt
3	1:19	2:10	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
4	11:36	1:43	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
4	8:56	0:26	OWN 34	3	0	Punt
4	6:25	4:35	OWN 1	10	55	Punt
4	0:14	0:14	OWN 42	1	-1	Game

Game MVP: Deron Markel, West Virginia Beasts

Rushing Statistics

Hartford	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	TD
Everett Levine	8	19	2.38	7	1
Edgar Page	5	8	1.60	4	0
Donnie Johnston	2	8	4.00	5	0

West Virginia	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Greg Galloway	24	82	3.42	15	3
Brent Henderson	5	16	3.20	9	0
Peter Van Verth	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0

Passing Statistics

Hartford	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Donnie Johnston	48	28	247	0/0	0	23	1	63.4

West Virginia	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Deron Markel	39	29	367	3/19	3	45	0	128.9
Peter Van Verth	1	1	10	0/0	0	10	0	108.3

Receiving Statistics

Hartford	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR William Meier	7	12	67	9.57	13	18
WR Earnest Goldberg	6	12	58	9.67	17	15
WR Ron Reeves	6	8	46	7.67	8	13
RB Everett Levine	4	5	24	6.00	3	12
TE Arnold Sinclair	2	3	23	11.50	0	23
WR Kerry Fleischer	1	4	3	3.00	0	3
WR Jeffrey Russell	1	1	6	6.00	1	6
RB Edgar Page	1	1	20	20.00	6	20
TE Oliver Wuerffel	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
FB Monty Burnett	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

West Virginia	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Bernard Strong	12	14	163	13.58	72	45	2
WR Andre Thomason	7	10	116	16.57	63	39	1
WR Burt Terry	3	4	31	10.33	10	13	0
RB Greg Galloway	2	2	10	5.00	6	7	0
TE Dean Compton	2	2	11	5.50	4	8	0
WR Jimmy Roberts	1	3	15	15.00	0	15	0
FB Bryce Burgess	1	1	6	6.00	6	6	0
TE Herb Fonseca	1	1	11	11.00	0	11	0
WR Howard Thelwell	1	2	14	14.00	5	14	0
RB Moe Peko	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Hartford	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

West Virginia	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
DE Luther Farley	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Hartford	Fumb	Force
Arnold Sinclair	1	0
Derek McKinley	0	1
Spencer Ellwood	0	1

West Virginia	Fumb	Recov	Force
Deron Markel	1	0	0
Andre Thomason	1	0	0
Earnest High	0	1	0
Bryce Burgess	0	1	0
Kurt Buhner	0	1	0
Harvey Ingle	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Hartford	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Barry Folse	8	373	46.6	38.1	59	2

West Virginia	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Melvin Schulz	8	342	42.8	33.4	48	1

Kicking Statistics

Hartford	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT

West Virginia	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Sammy Knabe	1/1	0/0	0/0	24	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Hartford	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ron Reeves	1	17	17.0	0
William Meier	1	18	18.0	0

West Virginia	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Don Streets	2	8	4.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Hartford	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ron Reeves	4	124	31.0	0

West Virginia	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Chad Prince	1	12	12.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Hartford	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Typail Calderon	9	0	0.0	22	33
S Darnell Malicki	7	0	0.0	15	22
ILB Craig Ligeski	6	4	1.0	27	37
DE Derek McKinley	6	0	0.0	27	35
OLB Marc Rogers	5	2	0.0	17	19
OLB Spencer Ellwood	4	0	1.0	16	28
S Dana Ellison	4	0	0.0	19	19
OLB Donnie Cortez	3	4	0.0	21	32
DT Nick Baerg	3	1	0.0	18	23
CB Harry Crane	3	1	0.0	30	43
CB Eugene Liszkiewicz	3	0	0.0	12	20
DE Mickey Atkins	2	1	1.0	16	31
CB Omar Couture	2	2	0.0	23	36
ILB Pat Foley	2	0	0.0	17	24
S Orlando Brisset	1	1	0.0	11	25
FB Monty Burnett	1	0	---	---	---

West Virginia	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Dominic Buchanan	6	4	11	35
S Harvey Ingle	6	3	12	41
OLB Jerome Watkins	4	1	9	17
CB Kevin Stanton	4	1	4	27
S Marlon Blake	4	0	9	19
CB Chad Prince	3	0	11	41
DE Barry Mendenhall	2	1	12	22
S Brady Money	2	1	10	35
S Don Streets	2	0	9	21
CB Oscar Webb	2	0	7	27
ILB Tony Levine	1	1	3	9
CB Steve Griffin	1	1	13	37
DE Benjamin Flora	1	0	8	33
DT Nate Dayoc	1	0	12	35
DT Todd Warren	1	0	10	29
OLB Earnest High	1	0	3	15
OLB Michael Cibella	0	2	8	25
DT Shawn Coronado	0	2	11	34

Pass Rush Statistics

Hartford	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
ILB Craig Ligeski	1.0	0	1	0	37
OLB Spencer Ellwood	1.0	0	0	0	28
DE Mickey Atkins	1.0	0	0	0	31
DE Derek McKinley	0.0	1	0	0	35
DT Blake Devine	0.0	0	1	0	20
DT Nick Baerg	0.0	0	0	1	23

West Virginia	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Benjamin Flora	1	1	0	33
DE Barry Mendenhall	1	0	0	22
S Brady Money	0	1	0	35
DE Luther Farley	0	1	0	26
DT Shawn Coronado	0	0	1	34

Pass Defense Statistics

Hartford	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Darnell Malicki	7	0	22
S Typail Calderon	5	0	33
CB Harry Crane	3	1	43
CB Eugene Liszkiewicz	3	0	20
DE Derek McKinley	2	0	35
OLB Spencer Ellwood	2	0	28
OLB Donnie Cortez	2	0	32
CB Omar Couture	2	0	36
S Orlando Brisset	1	1	25
DT Nick Baerg	1	0	23
OLB Marc Rogers	1	0	19
ILB Pat Foley	1	0	24
ILB Craig Ligeski	0	1	37

West Virginia	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Harvey Ingle	5	0	0	41
CB Kevin Stanton	4	0	0	27
ILB Dominic Buchanan	3	1	0	35
S Marlon Blake	3	1	0	19
CB Chad Prince	3	0	0	41
S Don Streets	2	0	0	21
S Brady Money	2	0	0	35
ILB Tony Levine	1	1	0	9
CB Oscar Webb	1	1	0	27
CB Steve Griffin	1	1	0	37
DE Benjamin Flora	1	0	0	33
DT Nate Dayoc	1	0	0	35
OLB Jerome Watkins	1	0	0	17
OLB Michael Cibella	0	1	0	25
DE Luther Farley	0	0	1	26

Blocking Statistics

Hartford	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
William Swift	2	2	12	37
Arnold Sinclair	1	1	11	22
Graham Donovan	0	4	7	8
Craig Codeke	0	2	8	40
Monty Burnett	0	1	7	17
Brady Sluiter	0	1	1	4
Shannon Bonnette	0	1	10	38
Keith Boyington	0	1	6	11

West Virginia	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Lamar Todd	5	8	2	24	1	38
Lionel Foss	4	5	0	23	0	34
Harvey Durham	1	2	0	25	1	37
Randy Ellard	0	4	0	25	1	27
Kurt Buhner	0	4	0	25	0	34
Brady Bronson	0	2	0	5	0	9
Horace Obedoza	0	2	0	11	0	11
Marlon Staton	0	1	0	5	0	16
Dave Bates	0	1	0	7	0	9

Special Teams Tackles

Hartford	Tackles	STPlays
Harry Crane	1	21
Corwin Davidson	1	15
Dana Ellison	1	13

West Virginia	Tackles	STPlays
Dean Compton	2	15
Don Streets	1	22
Chad Prince	1	16
Dave Bates	1	9
Tony Levine	1	7

Participation

Hartford	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Harry Crane	---	---	30	43	21	94
Craig Ligeski	---	---	27	37	2	66
Donnie Johnston	15	48	---	---	---	63
Derek McKinley	---	---	27	35	1	63
Rex O'Connor	14	47	---	---	---	61
Omar Couture	---	---	23	36	1	60
Earnest Goldberg	12	36	---	---	10	58
Earnest Leathers	14	44	---	---	---	58
Typail Calderon	---	---	22	33	2	57
Donnie Cortez	---	---	21	32	3	56
Craig Codeke	8	40	---	---	7	55
Shannon Bonnette	10	38	---	---	7	55
Spencer Ellwood	---	---	16	28	8	52
Dana Ellison	---	---	19	19	13	51
William Swift	12	37	---	---	1	50
Arnold Sinclair	11	22	---	---	15	48
Mickey Atkins	---	---	16	31	---	47
Pat Foley	---	---	17	24	5	46
Everett Levine	10	36	---	---	---	46
Roderick Urbanski	---	---	17	20	9	46
Ron Reeves	4	27	---	---	12	43
Orlando Brisset	---	---	11	25	7	43
Nick Baerg	---	---	18	23	1	42
William Meier	7	33	---	---	2	42
Marc Rogers	---	---	17	19	5	41
Blake Devine	---	---	12	20	8	40
Darnell Malicki	---	---	15	22	1	38
Monty Burnett	7	17	---	---	13	37
Kerry Fleischer	3	17	---	---	13	33
Eugene Liszkiewicz	---	---	12	20	1	33
Edgar Page	8	18	---	---	2	28
Oliver Wuerffel	7	19	---	---	1	27
Gus Hammond	---	---	6	4	16	26
Keith Boyington	6	11	---	---	8	25
Richard Particelli	0	0	---	---	23	23
Corwin Davidson	4	4	---	---	15	23
Jeffrey Russell	2	11	---	---	7	20
Graham Donovan	7	8	---	---	---	15
Sedrick Banks	3	11	---	---	1	15
Brady Sluiter	1	4	---	---	8	13
Barry Folse	0	0	---	---	8	8
Ronnie Bowler	---	---	4	2	1	7
Deion Dobler	---	---	0	0	4	4
Kendall Bailey	0	0	---	---	2	2
Bo Barajas	0	0	---	---	---	0
Deion Owens	0	0	---	---	---	0

West Virginia	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Bernard Strong	30	37	---	---	8	75
Steve Griffin	---	---	13	37	22	72
Chad Prince	---	---	11	41	16	68
Kurt Buhner	25	34	---	---	8	67
Nate Dayoc	---	---	12	35	16	63
Deron Markel	20	42	---	---	---	62
Lamar Todd	24	38	---	---	---	62
Harvey Durham	25	37	---	---	---	62
Burt Terry	23	22	---	---	14	59
Lionel Foss	23	34	---	---	1	58
Greg Galloway	25	32	---	---	1	58
Harvey Ingle	---	---	12	41	---	53
Randy Ellard	25	27	---	---	---	52
Don Streets	---	---	9	21	22	52
Brady Money	---	---	10	35	6	51
Dominic Buchanan	---	---	11	35	2	48
Shawn Coronado	---	---	11	34	---	45
Bryce Burgess	8	21	---	---	16	45
Dean Compton	11	18	---	---	15	44
Andre Thomason	16	26	---	---	1	43
Herb Fonseca	15	18	---	---	9	42
Benjamin Flora	---	---	8	33	---	41
Todd Warren	---	---	10	29	---	39
Moe Peko	6	8	---	---	23	37
Earnest High	---	---	3	15	18	36
Barry Mendenhall	---	---	12	22	---	34
Oscar Webb	---	---	7	27	---	34
Michael Cibella	---	---	8	25	---	33
Jerome Watkins	---	---	9	17	6	32
Kevin Stanton	---	---	4	27	---	31
Marlon Staton	5	16	---	---	9	30
Jimmy Roberts	9	19	---	---	1	29
Luther Farley	---	---	3	26	---	29
Marlon Blake	---	---	9	19	---	28
Dave Bates	7	9	---	---	9	25
Brady Bronson	5	9	---	---	9	23
Horace Obedoza	11	11	---	---	---	22
Tony Levine	---	---	3	9	7	19
Brent Henderson	5	10	---	---	---	15
Peter Van Verth	10	1	---	---	---	11
Glen Shannon	0	0	---	---	9	9
Melvin Schulz	0	0	---	---	8	8
Sammy Knabe	0	0	---	---	6	6
Howard Thelwell	2	4	---	---	---	6
Nolan Sato	---	---	0	0	1	1
Dana Rayfield	0	0	---	---	1	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	9	3.0
Middle	12	26	2.2
Right	0	0	0.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	53	4.8
Middle	6	17	2.8
Right	12	28	2.3
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Hartford	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Donnie Johnston	48	28	2	4	4	6	3	1	1

West Virginia	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Deron Markel	39	29	5	3	1	3	2	1	0
Peter Van Verth	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	1	3	1.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	30	18	111	3.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	8	110	7.9
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	23	11.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	7	61	8.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	14	137	7.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	8	134	11.2
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	45	15.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Hartford	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Earnest Goldberg	12	6	0	58	0	36
WR William Meier	12	7	3	67	0	33
WR Ron Reeves	8	6	1	46	0	27
RB Everett Levine	5	4	0	24	0	36
WR Kerry Fleischer	4	1	0	3	0	17
TE Arnold Sinclair	3	2	0	23	1	22
TE Oliver Wuerffel	1	0	0	0	0	19
FB Monty Burnett	1	0	0	0	0	17
WR Jeffrey Russell	1	1	0	6	0	11
RB Edgar Page	1	1	0	20	1	18

West Virginia	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Bernard Strong	14	12	0	163	3	37
WR Andre Thomason	10	7	1	116	2	26
WR Burt Terry	4	3	0	31	0	22
WR Jimmy Roberts	3	1	0	15	0	19
RB Greg Galloway	2	2	0	10	0	32
TE Dean Compton	2	2	0	11	0	18
WR Howard Thelwell	2	1	0	14	0	4
FB Bryce Burgess	1	1	0	6	0	21
TE Herb Fonseca	1	1	0	11	0	18
RB Moe Peko	1	0	0	0	0	8

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Hartford	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Everett Levine	3	5	1.67	2.38
Edgar Page	1	3	3.00	1.60

West Virginia	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Greg Galloway	1	-2	-2.00	3.42

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Hartford	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Donnie Johnston	7	2	26	3.71	5.15

West Virginia	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Deron Markel	5	3	35	7.00	9.41

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Hartford	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Kerry Fleischer	2	0	0	0.00	0.75
WR Earnest Goldberg	1	1	14	14.00	4.83
TE Oliver Wuerffel	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
FB Monty Burnett	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
RB Everett Levine	1	1	12	12.00	4.80
TE Arnold Sinclair	1	0	0	0.00	7.67

West Virginia	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Bernard Strong	3	3	35	11.67	11.64
WR Andre Thomason	1	0	0	0.00	11.60
WR Jimmy Roberts	1	0	0	0.00	5.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Hartford	Rushes	Conversions
Everett Levine	2	1
Donnie Johnston	1	0

West Virginia	Rushes	Conversions
Greg Galloway	5	2
Brent Henderson	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Hartford	Att	Comp	Conversions
Donnie Johnston	11	5	3

West Virginia	Att	Comp	Conversions
Deron Markel	9	5	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Hartford	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Ron Reeves	4	3	1
WR Earnest Goldberg	3	1	1
WR William Meier	2	0	0
FB Monty Burnett	1	0	0
RB Edgar Page	1	1	1

West Virginia	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Bernard Strong	5	3	2
WR Jimmy Roberts	2	0	0
WR Andre Thomason	1	1	1
TE Dean Compton	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 68,000 (68,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 15,500 (15,500)
End Zone 11,200 (11,200)
Mezzanine 6,500 (6,500)
Sideline Seats 9,900 (9,900)
Club Seats 15,000 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes 9,900 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	68,000 (68,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	15,500 (15,500)
End Zone	11,200 (11,200)
Mezzanine	6,500 (6,500)
Sideline Seats	9,900 (9,900)
Club Seats	15,000 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes	9,900 (9,900)