Week 10, 2023

played in West Virginia, WV

58 degrees, fair, 10 mph wind

Hartford Whalers	0	3	8	0	-	11
West Virginia Beasts	0	14	7	7	-	28

Scoring Summary
2Q: 14:23 WVA - Greg Galloway 1 run (Wayne Curie extra point)
2Q: 03:41 WVA - Tito Dabbs 4 pass from Peter Van Verth (Wayne Curie extra point)
2Q: 00:12 HAR - Kendall Bailey 23 field goal
3Q: 05:13 WVA - Burt Terry 15 pass from Peter Van Verth (Wayne Curie extra point)
3Q: 02:30 HAR - Oliver Wuerffel 20 pass from Donnie Johnston (Donnie Johnston pass to Earnest Goldberg for conversion)
4Q: 02:08 WVA - Greg Galloway 3 run (Wayne Curie extra point)

Scoring Summary
2Q: 14:23 WVA - Greg Galloway 1 run (Wayne Curie extra point)
2Q: 03:41 WVA - Tito Dabbs 4 pass from Peter Van Verth (Wayne Curie extra point)
2Q: 00:12 HAR - Kendall Bailey 23 field goal
3Q: 05:13 WVA - Burt Terry 15 pass from Peter Van Verth (Wayne Curie extra point)
3Q: 02:30 HAR - Oliver Wuerffel 20 pass from Donnie Johnston (Donnie Johnston pass to Earnest Goldberg for conversion)
4Q: 02:08 WVA - Greg Galloway 3 run (Wayne Curie extra point)

Team Statistics HAR WVA
Record 5-4 4-5
First Downs 13 21
- by Rushing 2 6
- by Passing 10 13
- by Penalty 1 2
Total Net Yards 328 347
- Offensive Plays 57 65
- Yards per Play 5.75 5.34
Net Rushing Yards 73 98
- Rushing Attempts 14 30
- Yards per Rush 5.21 3.27
Net Passing Yards 255 249
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 43 - 24 - 1 33 - 23 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 255 261
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 2/12
- Yards per Pass Play 5.93 7.11
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/12 7/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.9 7.4
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 8/55 5/25
Punt Returns/Yards 3/28 2/22
Kick Returns/Yards 4/115 3/53
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/12
2pt Conversions 1/1 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 3/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 32 OWN 27
Time of Possession 25:28 34:32

Team Statistics	HAR	WVA
Record	5-4	4-5
First Downs	13	21
- by Rushing	2	6
- by Passing	10	13
- by Penalty	1	2
Total Net Yards	328	347
- Offensive Plays	57	65
- Yards per Play	5.75	5.34
Net Rushing Yards	73	98
- Rushing Attempts	14	30
- Yards per Rush	5.21	3.27
Net Passing Yards	255	249
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	43 - 24 - 1	33 - 23 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	255	261
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	2/12
- Yards per Pass Play	5.93	7.11
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/12	7/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.9	7.4
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	8/55	5/25
Punt Returns/Yards	3/28	2/22
Kick Returns/Yards	4/115	3/53
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/12
2pt Conversions	1/1	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	3/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 32	OWN 27
Time of Possession	25:28	34:32

Drive Charts

Hartford Whalers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:18	1:52	OWN 29	3	6	Punt
1	8:31	2:41	OWN 20	4	28	Punt
1	4:35	1:58	OWN 45	3	8	Punt
2	14:13	2:27	OWN 35	3	8	Punt
2	3:32	1:02	OWN 39	3	6	Punt
2	1:05	0:58	OPP 46	5	40	Field Goal
3	15:00	5:04	OWN 20	9	34	Punt
3	8:27	1:05	OWN 46	3	4	Punt
3	5:04	2:46	OWN 41	6	59	Touchdown
4	14:53	1:57	OWN 26	5	23	Punt
4	10:18	2:57	OWN 18	6	70	Fumble
4	2:25	0:17	OWN 5	2	0	Interception
4	2:00	0:43	OWN 38	4	7	Downs
4	0:03	0:03	OWN 44	1	0	Game

West Virginia Beasts
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:42	OWN 30	3	-6	Punt
1	11:26	2:55	OWN 28	7	27	Punt
1	5:50	1:15	OWN 12	3	3	Punt
1	2:37	3:24	OWN 20	7	80	Touchdown
2	11:46	8:14	OWN 24	14	76	Touchdown
2	2:30	1:25	OWN 2	3	2	Punt
2	0:07	0:07	OWN 11	1	-2	Half
3	9:56	1:29	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
3	7:22	2:18	OWN 24	6	76	Touchdown
3	2:18	2:25	OWN 27	3	3	Punt
4	12:56	2:38	OWN 20	4	26	Punt
4	7:21	4:56	OWN 12	7	39	Punt
4	2:08	0:08	OPP 3	1	3	Touchdown
4	1:17	1:14	OPP 45	3	8	Missed FG

Game MVP: Peter Van Verth, West Virginia Beasts

Rushing Statistics

Hartford	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Everett Levine	10	63	6.30	22	1	0
Edgar Page	4	10	2.50	8	0	0

West Virginia	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Greg Galloway	19	57	3.00	11	1	2
Richie Tanner	6	31	5.17	21	1	0
Peter Van Verth	3	0	0.00	3	0	0
Bryce Burgess	2	10	5.00	10	1	0

Passing Statistics

Hartford	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Donnie Johnston	43	24	255	0/0	1	25	1	71.4

West Virginia	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Peter Van Verth	33	23	261	2/12	2	39	0	113.3

Receiving Statistics

Hartford	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Earnest Goldberg	8	14	107	13.38	35	25	0
WR Ron Reeves	4	9	29	7.25	3	11	0
WR William Meier	4	9	42	10.50	6	17	0
RB Everett Levine	2	3	19	9.50	0	10	0
WR Jeffrey Russell	2	2	14	7.00	1	8	0
TE Courtney Poliska	2	2	25	12.50	2	15	0
TE Oliver Wuerffel	1	1	20	20.00	0	20	1
WR Kerry Fleischer	1	3	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0

West Virginia	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Bernard Strong	8	11	142	17.75	35	36	0
WR Burt Terry	4	6	33	8.25	2	15	1
TE Tito Dabbs	3	4	9	3.00	2	4	1
WR Andre Thomason	2	3	52	26.00	37	39	0
RB Greg Galloway	2	2	2	1.00	4	3	0
TE Willie Malone	2	3	10	5.00	0	8	0
WR Nicky Rickman	2	4	13	6.50	2	7	0

Interception Statistics

Hartford	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

West Virginia	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Robert Moss	1	12	12.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Hartford	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
William Meier	1	0	0	0
Spencer Ellwood	0	0	1	0

West Virginia	Fumb	Recov	Force
Peter Van Verth	1	1	0
Dominic Strong	0	1	0
Jerome Watkins	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Hartford	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Barry Folse	8	355	44.4	34.1	53	3

West Virginia	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Melvin Schulz	8	353	44.1	38.1	52	2

Kicking Statistics

Hartford	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Kendall Bailey	1/1	0/0	0/0	23	0/0

West Virginia	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Wayne Curie	0/1	0/1	0/1	0	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Hartford	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ron Reeves	3	28	9.3	0

West Virginia	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Don Streets	2	22	11.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Hartford	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ron Reeves	2	64	32.0	0
Kerry Fleischer	2	51	25.5	0

West Virginia	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Don Streets	2	32	16.0	0
Bernard Strong	1	21	21.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Hartford	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Craig Ligeski	7	1	0.0	21	22
OLB Gus Hammond	6	1	0.0	23	26
S Darnell Malicki	5	0	0.0	21	19
OLB Spencer Ellwood	4	0	1.0	21	21
S Orlando Brisset	4	0	0.0	13	25
DE Derek McKinley	3	0	1.0	24	26
S Dana Ellison	3	5	0.0	25	30
ILB Pat Foley	3	1	0.0	17	16
OLB Marc Rogers	3	0	0.0	11	14
DT Nick Baerg	2	2	0.0	16	17
CB Tom Kerr	2	1	0.0	14	22
CB Omar Couture	2	0	0.0	24	28
OLB Donnie Cortez	1	1	0.0	15	21
CB Harry Crane	1	1	0.0	26	29
DE Roderick Urbanski	1	1	0.0	6	9
DT Blake Devine	1	1	0.0	17	18
WR Ron Reeves	1	0	---	---	---
DE Harvey Gonzalez	1	0	0.0	11	13

West Virginia	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
CB Robert Moss	5	1	12	42
DT Shawn Coronado	4	1	7	18
ILB Dominic Buchanan	4	1	12	32
S Nathan Lowe	4	0	13	27
CB Dominic Strong	3	1	8	34
OLB Jerome Watkins	3	0	9	32
CB Kevin Stanton	2	2	8	31
CB Steve Griffin	2	2	7	24
OLB Michael Cibella	2	1	2	9
S Don Streets	2	0	7	24
OLB Erik Smith	1	0	5	13
DE Luther Farley	1	0	8	32
OLB Howard Clemons	1	0	2	3
S Jack Dobler	1	0	11	40
DT Mario Bell	1	0	5	11
DE Benjamin Flora	0	1	10	27
ILB Alex Henson	0	1	2	0

Pass Rush Statistics

Hartford	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Derek McKinley	1.0	0	0	26
OLB Spencer Ellwood	1.0	0	0	21
DE Roderick Urbanski	0.0	1	0	9
OLB Gus Hammond	0.0	0	1	26
ILB Pat Foley	0.0	0	1	16
DE Mickey Atkins	0.0	0	1	22
DE Harvey Gonzalez	0.0	0	1	13

West Virginia	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DT Fernando Greer	1	1	25
DT Shawn Coronado	1	0	18
DE Luther Farley	0	2	32
OLB Jerome Watkins	0	1	32
DE Jonathan Fehr	0	1	16

Pass Defense Statistics

Hartford	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Craig Ligeski	4	0	22
S Darnell Malicki	4	0	19
S Orlando Brisset	3	1	25
CB Omar Couture	3	0	28
OLB Gus Hammond	2	0	26
S Dana Ellison	2	0	30
DE Derek McKinley	1	0	26
OLB Donnie Cortez	1	0	21
CB Harry Crane	1	0	29
ILB Pat Foley	1	0	16
CB Tom Kerr	1	0	22

West Virginia	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Jerome Watkins	5	0	0	32
S Nathan Lowe	3	1	0	27
CB Robert Moss	3	0	1	42
S Don Streets	2	1	0	24
OLB Michael Cibella	2	0	0	9
CB Dominic Strong	2	0	0	34
OLB Erik Smith	1	1	0	13
CB Kevin Stanton	1	1	0	31
CB Steve Griffin	1	1	0	24
DT Shawn Coronado	1	0	0	18
OLB Howard Clemons	1	0	0	3
S Jack Dobler	1	0	0	40
DT Mario Bell	1	0	0	11
ILB Dominic Buchanan	0	1	0	32

Blocking Statistics

Hartford	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Shannon Bonnette	1	4	12	32
William Swift	1	2	12	39
Oliver Wuerffel	1	1	6	16
Craig Codeke	1	1	5	5
Courtney Poliska	1	1	9	25
Graham Donovan	0	2	9	38
Rex O'Connor	0	2	13	43
Artie Keating	0	1	3	11

West Virginia	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Harvey Durham	2	4	27	0	25
Randy Ellard	1	8	30	0	35
Vernon Lynnwood	1	6	30	0	35
Graham Woods	1	2	14	1	8
Chuck Maurer	1	2	16	1	27
Glen Shannon	1	2	3	0	10
Bryce Burgess	1	1	14	0	13
Dave Bates	1	1	19	0	25
Chester Rhodes	0	1	11	0	10

Special Teams Tackles

Hartford	Tackles	STPlays
Dana Ellison	2	15
Courtney Poliska	2	15
Earnest Goldberg	1	7

West Virginia	Tackles	STPlays
Erik Smith	3	29
Bernard Strong	2	16
Don Streets	1	24
Nicky Rickman	1	9

Participation

Hartford	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Dana Ellison	---	---	25	30	15	70
Harry Crane	---	---	26	29	9	64
Donnie Johnston	14	43	---	---	---	57
Rex O'Connor	13	43	---	---	---	56
Earnest Leathers	13	40	---	---	---	53
Omar Couture	---	---	24	28	1	53
Derek McKinley	---	---	24	26	2	52
William Swift	12	39	---	---	1	52
Shannon Bonnette	12	32	---	---	8	52
Spencer Ellwood	---	---	21	21	9	51
Donnie Cortez	---	---	15	21	15	51
Ron Reeves	5	27	---	---	19	51
Earnest Goldberg	11	32	---	---	7	50
Gus Hammond	---	---	23	26	1	50
Darnell Malicki	---	---	21	19	9	49
Courtney Poliska	9	25	---	---	15	49
Graham Donovan	9	38	---	---	---	47
Craig Ligeski	---	---	21	22	---	43
Blake Devine	---	---	17	18	7	42
Mickey Atkins	---	---	19	22	1	42
Orlando Brisset	---	---	13	25	---	38
Richard Particelli	2	11	---	---	24	37
Everett Levine	10	27	---	---	---	37
Tom Kerr	---	---	14	22	---	36
Nick Baerg	---	---	16	17	2	35
William Meier	8	22	---	---	5	35
Kerry Fleischer	4	15	---	---	15	34
Pat Foley	---	---	17	16	1	34
Oliver Wuerffel	6	16	---	---	10	32
Eugene Liszkiewicz	---	---	6	7	16	29
Roderick Urbanski	---	---	6	9	13	28
Monty Burnett	6	14	---	---	7	27
Marc Rogers	---	---	11	14	1	26
Arnold Sinclair	4	6	---	---	16	26
Harvey Gonzalez	---	---	11	13	---	24
Artie Keating	3	11	---	---	9	23
Jeffrey Russell	1	8	---	---	13	22
Edgar Page	4	12	---	---	4	20
Harvey Barge	2	4	---	---	8	14
Brady Sluiter	1	3	---	---	9	13
Craig Codeke	5	5	---	---	1	11
Barry Folse	0	0	---	---	8	8
Kendall Bailey	0	0	---	---	4	4
Deion Owens	0	0	---	---	1	1
Chad Harding	0	0	---	---	---	0
Morris Lucas	---	---	0	0	---	0

West Virginia	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Bernard Strong	27	32	---	---	16	75
Vernon Lynnwood	30	35	---	---	9	74
Randy Ellard	30	35	---	---	4	69
Peter Van Verth	30	35	---	---	---	65
Robert Moss	---	---	12	42	8	62
Don Streets	---	---	7	24	24	55
Harvey Durham	27	25	---	---	---	52
Jack Dobler	---	---	11	40	1	52
Chuck Maurer	16	27	---	---	9	52
Dominic Strong	---	---	8	34	9	51
Tito Dabbs	21	17	---	---	12	50
Erik Smith	---	---	5	13	29	47
Greg Galloway	23	22	---	---	1	46
Dominic Buchanan	---	---	12	32	2	46
Nicky Rickman	12	23	---	---	9	44
Dave Bates	19	25	---	---	---	44
Jerome Watkins	---	---	9	32	2	43
Luther Farley	---	---	8	32	3	43
Nathan Lowe	---	---	13	27	1	41
Steve Griffin	---	---	7	24	10	41
Benjamin Flora	---	---	10	27	3	40
Burt Terry	19	20	---	---	1	40
Kevin Stanton	---	---	8	31	1	40
Richie Tanner	6	10	---	---	24	40
Willie Malone	7	15	---	---	17	39
Andre Thomason	13	16	---	---	4	33
Todd Warren	---	---	8	22	3	33
Fernando Greer	---	---	8	25	---	33
Shawn Coronado	---	---	7	18	7	32
Bryce Burgess	14	13	---	---	5	32
Graham Woods	14	8	---	---	9	31
Chester Rhodes	11	10	---	---	9	30
Jonathan Fehr	---	---	4	16	4	24
Zack Adams	6	4	---	---	12	22
Barry Mendenhall	---	---	6	11	2	19
Mario Bell	---	---	5	11	1	17
Glen Shannon	3	10	---	---	---	13
Michael Cibella	---	---	2	9	1	12
Alex Henson	---	---	2	0	7	9
Howard Clemons	---	---	2	3	4	9
Melvin Schulz	0	0	---	---	8	8
Bryan Blades	---	---	0	0	8	8
Wayne Curie	0	0	---	---	6	6
Howard Thelwell	2	3	---	---	---	5
Dean Dole	0	0	---	---	1	1
Devin Freeman	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	37	7.4
Middle	1	6	6.0
Right	8	30	3.8
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	50	5.6
Middle	15	38	2.5
Right	4	13	3.3
None	2	-3	-1.5

Detailed Passing Statistics

Hartford	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Donnie Johnston	43	24	3	3	2	6	5	0	1

West Virginia	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Peter Van Verth	33	23	5	3	1	1	4	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	21	15	152	7.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	20	8	83	4.2
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	20	10.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	7	2.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	13	112	6.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	5	55	6.9
Long (19+ Yds)	5	3	87	17.4

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Hartford	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Earnest Goldberg	14	8	0	107	2	32
WR Ron Reeves	9	4	1	29	0	27
WR William Meier	9	4	1	42	0	22
WR Kerry Fleischer	3	1	0	-1	0	15
RB Everett Levine	3	2	0	19	0	27
WR Jeffrey Russell	2	2	0	14	0	8
TE Courtney Poliska	2	2	0	25	0	25
TE Oliver Wuerffel	1	1	0	20	1	16

West Virginia	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Bernard Strong	11	8	0	142	4	32
WR Burt Terry	6	4	0	33	0	20
WR Nicky Rickman	4	2	1	13	0	23
TE Tito Dabbs	4	3	0	9	0	17
WR Andre Thomason	3	2	0	52	1	16
TE Willie Malone	3	2	0	10	0	15
RB Greg Galloway	2	2	0	2	0	22

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Hartford	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

West Virginia	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Greg Galloway	6	11	1.83	3.00
Richie Tanner	1	2	2.00	5.17

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Hartford	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Donnie Johnston	3	2	29	9.67	5.93

West Virginia	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Peter Van Verth	4	3	26	6.50	7.91

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Hartford	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Earnest Goldberg	1	1	9	9.00	7.64
TE Oliver Wuerffel	1	1	20	20.00	20.00
WR William Meier	1	0	0	0.00	4.67

West Virginia	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Nicky Rickman	2	1	7	3.50	3.25
WR Burt Terry	1	1	15	15.00	5.50
TE Tito Dabbs	1	1	4	4.00	2.25

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Hartford	Rushes	Conversions
Edgar Page	3	1
Everett Levine	1	0

West Virginia	Rushes	Conversions
Peter Van Verth	2	0
Greg Galloway	2	1
Richie Tanner	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Hartford	Att	Comp	Conversions
Donnie Johnston	8	5	2

West Virginia	Att	Comp	Conversions
Peter Van Verth	11	8	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Hartford	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jeffrey Russell	2	2	0
WR William Meier	2	1	1
WR Earnest Goldberg	1	0	0
WR Ron Reeves	1	1	0
WR Kerry Fleischer	1	0	0
TE Courtney Poliska	1	1	1

West Virginia	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Burt Terry	5	4	4
WR Bernard Strong	2	2	1
TE Willie Malone	2	1	0
RB Greg Galloway	1	1	0
WR Nicky Rickman	1	0	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)