Week 14, 2023

played in West Virginia, WV

36 degrees, fair, 4 mph wind

Newark Bulldogs	14	17	10	0	-	41
West Virginia Beasts	0	3	0	6	-	9

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:06 NWK - Rich Sparkman 10 run (Butch Schulz extra point)
1Q: 03:18 NWK - Jeremy Satre 13 pass from Travis Kennedy (Butch Schulz extra point)
2Q: 15:00 NWK - Fred Preston 66 pass from Travis Kennedy (Butch Schulz extra point)
2Q: 13:31 NWK - Rich Sparkman 5 run (Butch Schulz extra point)
2Q: 08:12 WVA - Wayne Curie 26 field goal
2Q: 04:30 NWK - Butch Schulz 20 field goal
3Q: 09:13 NWK - Butch Schulz 46 field goal
3Q: 05:28 NWK - Rich Sparkman 5 run (Butch Schulz extra point)
4Q: 10:04 WVA - Wayne Curie 35 field goal
4Q: 01:28 WVA - Wayne Curie 21 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:06 NWK - Rich Sparkman 10 run (Butch Schulz extra point)
1Q: 03:18 NWK - Jeremy Satre 13 pass from Travis Kennedy (Butch Schulz extra point)
2Q: 15:00 NWK - Fred Preston 66 pass from Travis Kennedy (Butch Schulz extra point)
2Q: 13:31 NWK - Rich Sparkman 5 run (Butch Schulz extra point)
2Q: 08:12 WVA - Wayne Curie 26 field goal
2Q: 04:30 NWK - Butch Schulz 20 field goal
3Q: 09:13 NWK - Butch Schulz 46 field goal
3Q: 05:28 NWK - Rich Sparkman 5 run (Butch Schulz extra point)
4Q: 10:04 WVA - Wayne Curie 35 field goal
4Q: 01:28 WVA - Wayne Curie 21 field goal

Team Statistics NWK WVA
Record 11-2 6-7
First Downs 26 10
- by Rushing 11 6
- by Passing 14 4
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 465 217
- Offensive Plays 68 49
- Yards per Play 6.84 4.43
Net Rushing Yards 177 109
- Rushing Attempts 44 23
- Yards per Rush 4.02 4.74
Net Passing Yards 288 108
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 24 - 19 - 0 24 - 14 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 288 118
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 2/10
- Yards per Pass Play 12.00 4.15
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 2/2
3rd Down Conversions 6/13 1/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.8 6.4
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 7/40 4/28
Punt Returns/Yards 4/27 2/22
Kick Returns/Yards 3/73 6/130
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 5 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 4/1 0/3
Avg. Drive Start OWN 36 OWN 27
Time of Possession 35:32 24:28

Team Statistics	NWK	WVA
Record	11-2	6-7
First Downs	26	10
- by Rushing	11	6
- by Passing	14	4
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	465	217
- Offensive Plays	68	49
- Yards per Play	6.84	4.43
Net Rushing Yards	177	109
- Rushing Attempts	44	23
- Yards per Rush	4.02	4.74
Net Passing Yards	288	108
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	24 - 19 - 0	24 - 14 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	288	118
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	2/10
- Yards per Pass Play	12.00	4.15
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	2/2
3rd Down Conversions	6/13	1/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.8	6.4
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	7/40	4/28
Punt Returns/Yards	4/27	2/22
Kick Returns/Yards	3/73	6/130
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	5	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	4/1	0/3
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 36	OWN 27
Time of Possession	35:32	24:28

Drive Charts

Newark Bulldogs
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	6:03	OWN 34	10	66	Touchdown
1	7:38	4:27	OWN 30	8	70	Touchdown
1	0:28	0:48	OWN 23	2	77	Touchdown
2	14:33	1:10	OPP 17	3	17	Touchdown
2	11:12	1:39	OWN 1	3	8	Punt
2	8:06	3:42	OWN 20	11	77	Field Goal
2	3:21	3:05	OWN 21	8	23	Punt
3	11:42	2:34	OWN 33	5	38	Field Goal
3	6:27	1:07	OPP 17	3	17	Touchdown
3	3:18	4:40	OWN 35	10	37	Missed FG
4	9:57	2:51	OWN 38	3	7	Punt
4	1:23	1:23	OWN 37	3	3	Game

West Virginia Beasts
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	8:57	1:19	OWN 29	3	1	Punt
1	3:11	2:43	OWN 19	4	15	Punt
2	13:23	2:11	OPP 49	3	2	Punt
2	9:33	1:27	OPP 35	5	26	Field Goal
2	4:24	1:03	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
2	0:16	0:16	OWN 1	1	7	Half
3	15:00	3:18	OWN 9	5	17	Punt
3	9:08	2:41	OWN 22	5	10	Fumble
3	5:20	2:02	OWN 31	3	3	Punt
4	13:38	3:41	OWN 35	7	47	Field Goal
4	7:06	5:43	OWN 20	10	76	Field Goal

Game MVP: Travis Kennedy, Newark Bulldogs

Rushing Statistics

Newark	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Rich Sparkman	28	116	4.14	16	5	3
Gary Jamison	13	32	2.46	9	0	0
Travis Kennedy	3	29	9.67	12	1	0

West Virginia	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Greg Galloway	16	81	5.06	16	4
Richie Tanner	4	15	3.75	10	1
Peter Van Verth	3	13	4.33	5	0

Passing Statistics

Newark	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Travis Kennedy	24	19	288	0/0	2	66	0	144.4

West Virginia	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Peter Van Verth	23	13	88	2/10	0	23	0	65.1
Devin Freeman	1	1	30	0/0	0	30	0	118.8

Receiving Statistics

Newark	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Jose Hoover	6	8	91	15.17	16	29	0
TE Fred Preston	4	4	91	22.75	42	66	1
WR Jessie Lucas	3	3	25	8.33	7	16	0
TE Quinn Glover	3	4	45	15.00	21	26	0
WR Jeremy Satre	2	3	25	12.50	5	13	1
FB Roger Sherman	1	1	11	11.00	7	11	0
WR Mitchell Brown	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

West Virginia	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Andre Thomason	4	5	25	6.25	4	9
WR Bernard Strong	4	6	64	16.00	31	30
WR Burt Terry	2	6	15	7.50	6	18
TE Willie Malone	2	2	2	1.00	0	3
TE Tito Dabbs	1	1	9	9.00	2	9
WR Howard Thelwell	1	2	3	3.00	4	3
RB Richie Tanner	0	2	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Newark	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

West Virginia	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Newark	Recov	Force
Rich Sparkman	1	0
Vernon Franklin	1	0
Antoine Nece	0	1
Craig Downs	0	1

West Virginia	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Andre Thomason	1	0	0	0
Peter Van Verth	1	0	0	0

Punting Statistics

Newark	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Drew Compton	3	138	46.0	38.7	55	2

West Virginia	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Melvin Schulz	6	279	46.5	42.0	55	3

Kicking Statistics

Newark	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Butch Schulz	2/3	1/2	0/0	46	5/5

West Virginia	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Wayne Curie	3/3	0/0	0/0	35	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Newark	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rich Sparkman	3	18	6.0	0
Sean Hitchcock	1	9	9.0	0

West Virginia	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jack Dobler	1	10	10.0	0
Howard Thelwell	1	12	12.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Newark	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jessie Lucas	2	43	21.5	0
Sean Hitchcock	1	30	30.0	0

West Virginia	Ret	Yards	Avg
Andre Thomason	3	84	28.0
Nicky Rickman	2	27	13.5
Bernard Strong	1	19	19.0

Defensive Statistics

Newark	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Junior El Nino	5	1	0.0	21	26
CB Craig Downs	5	1	0.0	17	20
ILB Hardy Henry	4	2	0.0	19	22
OLB Warren McCormick	4	0	0.0	18	17
DE Antoine Nece	3	0	1.0	19	17
DT Zach Reed	3	0	1.0	13	17
S Oliver Brooks	3	2	0.0	11	9
ILB Drew Ludwig	2	2	0.0	4	4
CB Alvin Gordon	2	1	0.0	11	16
DE Stephen Brigham	2	1	0.0	13	16
OLB Eric Sewick	2	0	0.0	9	10
CB Rickey Richard	2	0	0.0	13	19
OLB Mickey Vedros	2	0	0.0	2	4
S Sean Hitchcock	0	3	0.0	16	19
DT Ray Hatcher	0	3	0.0	22	20

West Virginia	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DT Fernando Greer	6	0	0.0	22	9
ILB Dominic Buchanan	5	3	0.0	36	21
OLB Jerome Watkins	5	2	0.0	44	24
CB Steve Griffin	5	2	0.0	24	15
S Don Streets	5	1	0.0	29	13
DE Benjamin Flora	4	1	0.0	34	16
CB Robert Moss	4	0	0.0	28	18
CB Dominic Strong	3	1	0.0	28	13
S Jack Dobler	3	1	0.0	32	18
DT Mario Bell	3	1	0.0	16	8
DT Todd Warren	3	0	0.0	26	14
DE Luther Farley	3	0	0.0	27	14
CB Kevin Stanton	2	1	0.0	25	13
ILB Alex Henson	2	0	0.0	21	10
DE Jonathan Fehr	2	0	0.0	16	11
S Nathan Lowe	1	2	0.0	34	18
DE Barry Mendenhall	1	1	0.0	12	7
DT Shawn Coronado	1	0	0.0	19	15
WR Bernard Strong	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Howard Clemons	0	1	0.0	3	4

Pass Rush Statistics

Newark	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Zach Reed	1.0	1	0	0	17
DE Antoine Nece	1.0	0	0	0	17
DE Terrell Rice	0.0	1	1	0	10
DE Vernon Franklin	0.0	0	2	0	12
DE Stephen Brigham	0.0	0	1	1	16
ILB Hardy Henry	0.0	0	0	1	22

West Virginia	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Luther Farley	1	0	14
DE Barry Mendenhall	0	1	7
DE Benjamin Flora	0	1	16
ILB Dominic Buchanan	0	1	21

Pass Defense Statistics

Newark	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Craig Downs	2	2	20
CB Alvin Gordon	2	0	16
ILB Hardy Henry	2	0	22
OLB Mickey Vedros	2	0	4
DE Antoine Nece	1	0	17
OLB Eric Sewick	1	0	10
OLB Warren McCormick	1	0	17
DE Stephen Brigham	1	0	16
CB Rickey Richard	1	0	19
S Junior El Nino	1	0	26

West Virginia	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Kevin Stanton	3	0	13
S Jack Dobler	3	0	18
S Don Streets	2	0	13
ILB Alex Henson	2	0	10
CB Robert Moss	2	0	18
OLB Jerome Watkins	1	1	24
DT Fernando Greer	1	0	9
ILB Dominic Buchanan	1	0	21
S Nathan Lowe	1	0	18
CB Dominic Strong	1	0	13
DE Jonathan Fehr	1	0	11
CB Steve Griffin	1	0	15

Blocking Statistics

Newark	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Jessie German	4	8	1	37	22
Norman Enright	3	7	1	37	23
Roger Sherman	2	4	0	35	14
Wendell Sands	1	8	0	37	20
Kurt Bensen	1	5	1	37	21
Shane Brush	1	4	0	42	24
Fred Preston	1	2	0	36	15
Kerry Covington	0	2	0	7	1
Quinn Glover	0	1	0	11	10

West Virginia	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Lamar Todd	5	7	0	22	1	22
Vernon Lynnwood	2	5	0	21	0	24
Dave Bates	1	3	1	19	0	21
Hardy Stephens	1	2	0	19	1	21
Harvey Durham	1	1	0	22	0	21
Randy Ellard	0	1	0	6	0	10
Tito Dabbs	0	1	0	17	0	17

Special Teams Tackles

Newark	Tackles	STPlays
Craig Downs	3	13
Levon Bullock	2	15
Rickey Richard	1	23
Wendell Sands	1	6
Nicky Doyle	1	4

West Virginia	Tackles	STPlays
Erik Smith	2	23
Don Streets	1	21
Richie Tanner	1	19
Greg Galloway	1	11
Alex Henson	1	11
Bryce Burgess	1	10
Chester Rhodes	1	9

Participation

Newark	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Rich Sparkman	31	15	---	---	23	69
Travis Kennedy	44	24	---	---	---	68
Fred Preston	36	15	---	---	17	68
Shane Brush	42	24	---	---	---	66
Roger Sherman	35	14	---	---	17	66
Wendell Sands	37	20	---	---	6	63
Norman Enright	37	23	---	---	2	62
Jessie German	37	22	---	---	---	59
Kurt Bensen	37	21	---	---	---	58
Rickey Richard	---	---	13	19	23	55
Jose Hoover	33	20	---	---	---	53
Junior El Nino	---	---	21	26	4	51
Nicky Doyle	---	---	21	25	4	50
Craig Downs	---	---	17	20	13	50
Hardy Henry	---	---	19	22	4	45
Ray Hatcher	---	---	22	20	3	45
Jessie Lucas	22	15	---	---	4	41
Sean Hitchcock	---	---	16	19	6	41
Antoine Nece	---	---	19	17	4	40
Warren McCormick	---	---	18	17	4	39
Oliver Brooks	---	---	11	9	18	38
Mitchell Brown	22	9	---	---	1	32
Eric Sewick	---	---	9	10	13	32
Stephen Brigham	---	---	13	16	3	32
Zach Reed	---	---	13	17	2	32
Alvin Gordon	---	---	11	16	2	29
Quinn Glover	11	10	---	---	7	28
Vernon Franklin	---	---	11	12	3	26
Terrell Rice	---	---	10	10	5	25
Jeremy Satre	14	10	---	---	---	24
Gary Jamison	13	9	---	---	---	22
Drew Ludwig	---	---	4	4	14	22
Frankie Hamrick	2	0	---	---	18	20
Louie Grier	13	6	---	---	---	19
Marvin Pennock	7	3	---	---	6	16
Mickey Vedros	---	---	2	4	10	16
Casey Lofton	1	3	---	---	11	15
Levon Bullock	0	0	---	---	15	15
Kerry Covington	7	1	---	---	6	14
Butch Schulz	0	0	---	---	11	11
Brad Godfrey	3	0	---	---	6	9
Dwayne Ayodele	---	---	1	1	6	8
Matthew Jeffries	---	---	2	2	---	4
Drew Compton	0	0	---	---	3	3
Zach Wynn	0	0	---	---	3	3
Mark Fletcher	0	0	---	---	---	0

West Virginia	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Jerome Watkins	---	---	44	24	4	72
Don Streets	---	---	29	13	21	63
Bernard Strong	21	23	---	---	16	60
Dominic Buchanan	---	---	36	21	3	60
Nathan Lowe	---	---	34	18	7	59
Willie Malone	19	18	---	---	20	57
Dominic Strong	---	---	28	13	14	55
Vernon Lynnwood	21	24	---	---	9	54
Jack Dobler	---	---	32	18	3	53
Benjamin Flora	---	---	34	16	2	52
Robert Moss	---	---	28	18	3	49
Greg Galloway	19	16	---	---	11	46
Hardy Stephens	19	21	---	---	6	46
Tito Dabbs	17	17	---	---	11	45
Lamar Todd	22	22	---	---	---	44
Steve Griffin	---	---	24	15	5	44
Luther Farley	---	---	27	14	2	43
Peter Van Verth	18	25	---	---	---	43
Harvey Durham	22	21	---	---	---	43
Todd Warren	---	---	26	14	2	42
Alex Henson	---	---	21	10	11	42
Kevin Stanton	---	---	25	13	2	40
Dave Bates	19	21	---	---	---	40
Shawn Coronado	---	---	19	15	3	37
Andre Thomason	14	13	---	---	9	36
Richie Tanner	5	10	---	---	19	34
Fernando Greer	---	---	22	9	2	33
Burt Terry	8	13	---	---	8	29
Jonathan Fehr	---	---	16	11	2	29
Mario Bell	---	---	16	8	1	25
Barry Mendenhall	---	---	12	7	4	23
Erik Smith	---	---	0	0	23	23
Bryce Burgess	3	7	---	---	10	20
Howard Thelwell	8	10	---	---	2	20
Nicky Rickman	1	3	---	---	15	19
Randy Ellard	6	10	---	---	2	18
Chester Rhodes	4	2	---	---	9	15
Graham Woods	1	5	---	---	9	15
Michael Cibella	---	---	8	3	---	11
Chuck Maurer	1	4	---	---	6	11
Howard Clemons	---	---	3	4	2	9
Wayne Curie	0	0	---	---	7	7
Devin Freeman	5	1	---	---	---	6
Melvin Schulz	0	0	---	---	6	6
Bryan Blades	---	---	0	0	3	3
Dean Dole	0	0	---	---	3	3

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	16	49	3.1
Middle	12	74	6.2
Right	16	54	3.4
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	27	6.8
Middle	15	46	3.1
Right	4	36	9.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Newark	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Travis Kennedy	24	19	4	0	0	1	3	0	0

West Virginia	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Peter Van Verth	23	13	1	1	1	2	4	2	0
Devin Freeman	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	1	5	2.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	8	74	8.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	8	118	13.1
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	91	22.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	3	2	0.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	7	54	6.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	4	62	6.9
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Newark	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jose Hoover	8	6	91	2	20
TE Quinn Glover	4	3	45	1	10
TE Fred Preston	4	4	91	1	15
WR Jessie Lucas	3	3	25	0	15
WR Jeremy Satre	3	2	25	0	10
WR Mitchell Brown	1	0	0	0	9
FB Roger Sherman	1	1	11	0	14

West Virginia	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Bernard Strong	6	4	0	64	2	23
WR Burt Terry	6	2	1	15	0	13
WR Andre Thomason	5	4	0	25	0	13
RB Richie Tanner	2	0	0	0	0	10
TE Willie Malone	2	2	0	2	0	18
WR Howard Thelwell	2	1	0	3	0	10
TE Tito Dabbs	1	1	0	9	0	17

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Newark	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Rich Sparkman	4	25	6.25	4.14
Gary Jamison	2	3	1.50	2.46

West Virginia	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Greg Galloway	2	-3	-1.50	5.06
Richie Tanner	1	1	1.00	3.75

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Newark	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Travis Kennedy	7	5	46	6.57	12.00

West Virginia	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Peter Van Verth	3	2	8	2.67	3.83

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Newark	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Jose Hoover	4	2	19	4.75	11.38
TE Fred Preston	2	2	14	7.00	22.75
WR Jeremy Satre	1	1	13	13.00	8.33

West Virginia	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Andre Thomason	1	1	9	9.00	5.00
WR Burt Terry	1	0	0	0.00	2.50
TE Willie Malone	1	1	-1	-1.00	1.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Newark	Rushes	Conversions
Rich Sparkman	3	1
Gary Jamison	1	0
Travis Kennedy	1	1

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

Third Down Passing Statistics

Newark	Att	Comp	Conversions
Travis Kennedy	8	5	4

West Virginia	Att	Comp	Conversions
Peter Van Verth	6	5	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Newark	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Quinn Glover	3	3	3
WR Jose Hoover	2	1	0
WR Jeremy Satre	1	0	0
WR Mitchell Brown	1	0	0
TE Fred Preston	1	1	1

West Virginia	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Andre Thomason	2	1	0
WR Bernard Strong	2	2	1
TE Willie Malone	2	2	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)